Parable of the Talents

Im sure most of you have heard of the parable of talents. In case you haven't... here it is...

"And unto one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two, but he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents more."

If anyone typifies this parable of the talents, it is Victoria McDaniel. (Yes I have written a blog about her before, she is that good!) I am convinced that she started off with twenty talents, only to multiply them even further. Her latest example is a Christmas cd that she has composed and produced. If there is anyone looking for original and uplifting compositions, amazing vocals, a great Christmas gift, or simply a dose of Christmas cheer, click here.

Because you cant listen to a blog on your ipod, Im grateful to know that Victoria has made these songs available for purchase. Dont miss out, there is only a limited amount of cds. Once they're gone, they're gone!

Sunday Stroll

Here are a couple pics from our most recent Sunday stroll. Enjoy!

Grapes of Wrath

You wouldnt think cutting grapes could be dangerous... however I'm here to prove you wrong. I know a lot of people dont like gorey pictures, but you should be grateful I am showing the post stitches. One good thing that comes from having a gimp finger is that your husband feels bad for you and does the dishes! Also, because I managed to slice my index finger, my typing is extremely slow which means this blog will be short. Lets hope for a quick recovery so I can get back to blogging!

Small Victories

Corinne and I like to watch movies. Every now and again we will go to the local supermarket and check out a movie from Redbox. The concept behind Redbox is simple, you look through the selection of available movies within what looks like a vending machine, choose the movie or movies you want to watch, and pay one dollar to rent a movie. In theory this is how it works, but the reality is far different. Every time we go to rent a movie from Redbox I think to myself “I am so smart, I only pay $1 for a movie that people at Blockbuster are paying $5 dollars for.” The trick is that I get charged $1 for every day (24 hours) I have the movie rented out for. So even though I tell myself I am paying only $1, we always end up taking at least three days to return the movie, and subsequently end up paying more than that $1.

That is what made this past weekend so amazing. We finally did it; we finally returned a movie within 24 hours of renting it. It only took a good thirty plus tries, but we did it. The movie we ended up watching was Yes Man! I intentionally choose not to see this movie in the theatre because the concept behind it reminded me to much of another Jim Carey movie Liar Liar. (With movie production companies making sequels to movies I thought were bad the first time; i.e., Transformers, Fast and the Furious, the Hulk, I thought it was my duty as a consumer to not support such reckless production of unoriginal movies aimed to appease the mass market.) With a lack of alternative movies to rent from Redbox, I finally succumbed to the inevitable and rented it. After watching the movie I would give it a solid B. I see it this way, the movie, while funny, was unoriginal and uninspiring. Jim Carey is getting old, and to see him dating a girl twenty years younger than himself just seems a little to unrealistic and creepy for me. On the plus side, it had Jim Carey in it. As crazy and bizarre as he is in his movies, he has a way of making the most unnatural behavior seem within the bounds of reality. His attractive co-star Zooey Deschanel, also in 500 Days of Summer, a movie I would give an A, did a great job. Her voice was great as usual, a notable characteristic of every movie I have seen her in, and she continued to play a character that I would consider somewhere in-between indie and hipster. All in all, I would say it was a dollar well spent.