Did You Hear About The Tin Man?

Archie Brown has been intrigued by the commercials he has seen promoting the new mini-series that begins this weekend on the Sci-Fi Channel. It is a recreation of The Wizard of Oz. It looks so interesting that even Archie's wife, Ronda, is considering watching, despite the fact she does not like science fiction. Archie's only misgiving is that he is seldom home to see each installment of a mini-series and he does not like to record shows. But he may start the movie in hopes that it is both good and that he will be home to see it all.

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Did You Hear About A Great New Revenge Movie?

There are some great movies that are built around the theme or revenge. Probably my favorite is Rob Roy, which starred Liam Neeson. I have considered the villain in that film to be one of the best of all history. He was truly wicked and made himself to the object of evil.

At one point in the movie he brutally violated Rob Roy's wife and left her alive to tell her husband of the vindictive act, just to provoke Roy into presenting himself for combat with a sword. His being a superior swordsman left him sure that if Roy came to face him it would mean the demise of the fugitive Roy.

But the villain did not fully measure the power of revenge. Though Rob Roy was not nearly the expert with a sword, his passion and commitment were more than enough to overcome the villain. In the climactic scene, Roy simply grabbed his opponent's sword, despite the damage to his hand, and plunged a blade into the heart of his nemesis. It was one of the most powerful scenes I have ever seen.

I was just encouraged to visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site, to see the trailer and read about the plot of the movie. Revenge is the major theme of this movie, starring Johnny Depp as a common man who has everything dear to him taken by a man of powerful position. But he uses a razor to "straiten" everything out! I can hardly wait to see the movie to open, on December 21, so I can compare the power this film to that of Rob Roy!

In the mean time I will visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace to get more information!

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Did You Hear About Art Briles Leaving Houston?

Five years ago, Archie Brown was very pleased that the University of Houston hired Art Briles as head football coach of the Cougars. He was an alumnus and former player at Houston, and he indicated that this was his dream job. So Archie was very disappointed today when Briles left Houston to go to Baylor, which Archie sees and as a lesser job, though in a more important conference!

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Did You Hear About The Explosion At The Mine Where The 7 Dwarfs Work?

There was a great explosion at the mine where the Seven Dwarfs work. Snow White heard the blast and ran to the site. At the mouth of the cave, with smoke and dust billowing out, she began to shout, "Can you hear me? Is anyone there? Are you there? Please let me know you are all right!"

She finally heard a voice saying, "Vote for Hillary."

Snow White thought to herself, "Well, at least Dopey is okay."


Archie Brown thought the little joke was cute.

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Did You Hear About The Screen Writers Strike?

Archie and Ronda Brown do not watch a lot of television outside sporting events. But they do like Law and Order and a few other dramas. They are now wondering what will happen to the series now that there is a writers' strike going on in Hollywood. Maybe it will be settled soon and there won't have to be an interruption or injection of many re-runs.

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Did You Hear About Buying A Washing Machine?

The size of Archie and Ronda Brown's family has doubled recently when two grandsons came to live with them. One of the things the change demanded was that their small and older appliances be upgraded. They started with a new LG Washing Machines. Archie researched the machines online through Krillion.com. They pointed him to the store nearest the Browns with the type of washer Ronda decided on. The online process allowed the Browns to get just what they wanted without having to go from store to store to compare prices and availability. Archie was very pleased with the whole process.

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Did You Hear About UT's Last Second Win?

Archie Brown and his seven year old grandson were watching the University of Texas and Oklahoma State football game on television. When the score got to 35-14 in favor of OSU, Archie and Andy went out to play a little baseball. When they had finished, Archie turned on the television in time to see the UT field goal at the end of the game that put the Longhorns in the victory column, 38-35!

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Did You Hear About My Grandsons' Soccer Team?

Archie and Ronda Brown had Archie's dad and step mom and Ronda's mom over today so they could all go to watch the Brown's grand sons in their last soccer game of the season. They have played in a league at the YMCA. It was their first time to play organized soccer and they have enjoyed it. All the grand parents and great grandparents made a noisy cheering section. And one of the grandsons scored the only goal of the match. It was a fun time for the family!

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Did You Hear About The New Y?

A new YMCA has opened in the neighborhood where Archie and Ronda Brown live. They have signed up as members, in part so that the boys can play in the leagues the Y promotes. But Archie and Ronda are also going to visit the gym at least twice a week to do the FitLinxx workouts. In the first five visits Archie has done his circuits successfully, having lifted a total of over 13,000 pounds.

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Did You Hear About Moving Year Old Posts To The Front

Archie Brown liked some of his old posts and thought the stories were worthy to be brought to the front of his archives so that new visitors to his blog could read them. He found out today that those do not count as content between his pay per post postings so he will not get credit for his work done on those posts.

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Did You Hear About The First Time We Used Valet Parking?

The first year that of the celebration of their anniversaries together, Larry and Barbara Searcy, Archie and Ronda Brown went to a restaurant that was far more classy than either couple had ever visited. For the first time in their lives they pulled up to the door and used the valet parking. They felt like big shots. But that was just the beginning.

Did You Hear About The Time The Boys Bought Baseball Cards?

Archie Brown and his buddies, Wayne and Barry, were in the store one day in the 1950's. Each bought a pack of Topps Bubble gum with baseball cards inside. It was the first of many trips to buy gum and baseball cards.

Wayne and Barry loved the New York Yankees, because they were so good. But Archie was a Cardinals and Dodgers fan. He would always trade Wayne and Barry for Dodgers cards, like those of Duke Snider and Roy Campenella and Sandy Koufax; giving them his Yankees with the likes of Mickey Mantle.

Or even better, he would take a clothes pin and pin the cards of Yankees so they stuck into the spokes of his bicycle. Then when he rode the bike, it sounded like he was shooting a machine gun!

That was the best thing to do with a Yankee!

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Did You Hear About Lyndsey's Blog?

Archie Brown's friend Lyndsey, is now a blogger. She and Archie have worshiped together for about fifteen years and they really get along well. They have shared in a lot of projects and efforts at the church. Now they also have the blogging bond.

You might like getting to know Lyndsey as well. Stop by Lyndsey’s blog and tell her I sent you!

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Did You Hear About Our Construction Project?

Archie Brown's congregation has been in the midst a renovation for the past nine months or so, but they got to reoccupy the auditorium yesterday for the first time. They have been having two services each week in the fellowship hall for the duration of the construction. Being together yesterday was so nice, and the place looks great! Archie loves it!

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Did You Hear About The Trips To Take The Boys To School?

Archie Brown enjoyed taking his grandsons to school in the morning, especially on the days the weather is nice enough to walk. Andy and Zack like to walk with their grandpa. Sometimes they stop at the big drainage ditch, the one with a guard rail by the sidewalk, so they can throw a rock or spit into the water. Sometimes they walked down the alley behind the shops and across a path to the east side of the school.

It was always an adventure, and made going to school a fun time of day.

Did You Hear About The Time The Quarterback Broke Up With The Cheerleader?

Archie Brown was a sophomore in a consolidated school district. The high school he attended was made up of tenth through twelfth graders from seven small communities
in North Texas. He was sitting in second period biology class when his new friend from one of the neighboring towns, John Sawyer, broke the news.

Dale Douglas, the quarterback on the football team, had just broken up with Barbara Boston, the cheerleader. Archie thought Barbara was one of the prettiest girls he had ever seen. He had fallen for her the moment he saw her, on the first day of school in fifth period English class. Mrs. Hall had done him the greatest favor he could imagine when she arranged the seating of the class alphabetically. Barbara Boston sat right in front of him every day! She always greeted Archie with a warm smile, and laughed at his attempts at humor.

When John announced the news of the break-up, Archie asked several questions about Barbara. John had gone to junior high with her, so he had some answers for Arch. As they left biology, Archie told John, “I am going to ask Barbara to go to PlayLand Park with me this weekend.” PlayLand Park was an amusement park in the MetroPlex area, about 50 miles to the south, and a big attraction to those in the rural areas of the region.

John said, “No way, she would never go out with you. No body from here knows you very well and she is way too popular to be seen with a nobody.” Archie’s fear was that John was right, but he put on his best face of confidence and replied, “We’ll see!”

After fourth period History class was over, Archie went straight to the English classroom.
He was at his desk, working up his nerve to ask Barbara out. He swallowed hard when she entered the room. So he was mortified when his buddy, John, blurted out for all to hear, “Hey, Archie, did you ask Barbara yet?” Everybody laughed, and Archie turned bright red.

Barbara set her books down on her desk and turned to Archie. She said, “What are you going to ask me, Archie?” He could hardly get the words out, because his throat was so tight. His reply was, “Well, I was going to ask you to go to PlayLand Park with me this Saturday.” Barbara never took her eyes off Archie, and said, “Well, then ask me.”

When he did, she said, “yes.” Archie could hardly believe it. Neither could John, for that matter. There was probably a lesson in English class that day, but Archie never knew it.
And the date on Saturday was flawless, sitting together with Barbara on the roller coaster and the Ferris wheel, & sharing a pizza for dinner. Barbara was attentive and fun. She even gave Archie a quick kiss when he dropped her off that night.

No long relationship developed for Archie and Barbara. The next week she and Dale got back together. But Archie had a memory for life!

Did You Hear About The Time I Decided Not To Smoke Cigarettes?

Archie, Wayne and Barry were going to the Saturday matinee at the local theater. It was the typical double feature and a cartoon offering. The guys seldom missed a Saturday matinee when they were 12!

As was their habit, they did not walk along the street, but cut through on the path between two businesses. It saved them about three blocks on their journey.

The difference this day was that as they passed the fenced in gas meter of one of the businesses, they found that someone had left a pack of Winston cigarettes on the conrete half wall of that fence. There were 9 cigarettes and a book of matches. So the boys decided thay would experiment. Each of them was going to smoke three of the cigarettes, but Archie decided about two puffs into his first one that it did not taste good so he did noteven finish that one.

And he never took another puff for the rest of his life. He did not care how cool others thought it made them look, he thought it was dumb to do put something in his mouth that tasted so bad!

Did You Hear About Hurricane Dean in Dominica?

Archie Brown and a group from his congregation went down to Dominica to follow up on some mission work they have been doing in the Caribbean for many years. When they reached there yesterday, they go to see some of the damage that was done by Hurricane Dean last month. There is almost no fruit on trees now, nearly 99% of it was blown away by Dean. There are places where the rock and mud slides took out houses and roads. It will take nearly 200 million dollars for the infrastructure to be repaired, and the government here is seeking help from other countries.
But the spirits of the people are up, most of the fields have already been replanted and hope is the order of the day!

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Did You Hear About Popcorn?

Archie Brown and his wife Ronda love popcorn. The advent of microwave popcor was, in the mind of the Browns, one of the greatest breakthroughs in the history of snack foods! They especially love the the flavors that feature the extra butter or theater butter. So they were particularly disappointed that there has been a link found between the chemicals in those buttery flavors and a rare disease. The Browns hope that the changes that take place in the recipes will taste as good as the old ones!

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