Monday, October 30, 2006

Brokeback Mountain - Alma's Song

This is a video I saw on YouTube that is very beautiful, mainly if you've seen the movie "Brokeback Mountain." It seems to illustrate the pain Alma felt over having a husband whom she knew didn't love her with all his heart. If you haven't seen the movie, it is a very powerful one, depicting the pain not only of the gay men in the film, but also of their spouses as well as other loved ones.

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Redeploying Mentally Ill Soldiers

I got this video off of YouTube and it is currently one of the top rated videos on the site. I have to agree with one of the comments to this video, that redeploying mentally ill soldiers is arguably torture.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Only One Sin

Here is a stimulating excerpt, regarding sin, from the book I am reading entitled, "The Kite Runner," by Khaled Hosseini:

"Now, no matter what the mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft... When you kill a man, you steal a life... You still his wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness."

Interesting...

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Smurf Claymation

I found this on YouTube and thought it was TOO cute... and disturbing!

Behind the Education

Found this on YouTube and absolutely LOVE it!