Two Lefts Don't Make a Right...but Three Do by Relient K
Relient K's witty 2003 pop-punk record hides real heart and faith under its fast hooks and silly jokes.
Music
2003
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), directed by Gore Verbinski, follows a blacksmith and a pirate captain as they rescue the governor's daughter from a crew of cursed pirates. Johnny Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow, a man who staggers through danger as though the whole world is a ship in a storm.
Movies
Monthly update #0158 • June 2003
Monthly update 158 • June 2003 • 2003-06-01 - 2003-06-30
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Daisy Town by René Goscinny
The story of how Daisy Town grew from empty prairie into a rowdy boom town, and how Lucky Luke is hired as sheriff to clean it up, with the four Dalton brothers among the troublemakers.
Books
ABBA: The Album by ABBA
ABBA's 1977 release, craft and polish in every chorus. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Adoration by Newsboys
Newsboys turn to congregational praise on this 2003 worship album, trading clever pop for songs the church can sing.
Music
Pentecost
I understand a little more about Pentecost now. The Holy Spirit came down on the first believers.
Christianity
Monthly update #0157 • May 2003
Monthly update 157 • May 2003 • 2003-05-01 - 2003-05-31
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The Hanged Man's Rope by Morris
A title story plus several short tales, including Lucky Luke saving an innocent man from the rope and the Daltons taking to robbing trains.
Books
Ascension Day
I understand a little more about Ascension Day now. Jesus ascended to heaven to be with the Father.
Christianity
Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell’s Animal Farm is a sharp satirical novella where farm animals rebel against their human farmer, Mr. Jones, to create a society based on equality.
Books
The Beautiful Letdown by Switchfoot
Switchfoot's 2003 breakthrough turns the ache of feeling out of place into a call to live for so much more.
Music
Monthly update #0156 • April 2003
Monthly update 156 • April 2003 • 2003-04-01 - 2003-04-30
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Sarah Bernhardt by Jean Léturgie
Lucky Luke is hired to escort the great French actress Sarah Bernhardt on her American tour while a hidden saboteur tries to wreck it at every stop.
Books
Arrival by ABBA
ABBA's 1976 release, bright, well-built pop songs. I reached it late and it has stayed with me.
Music
Happy Easter
I understand a little more about Easter now. The cross shows how much God cares.
Christianity
Good Friday
I understand a little more about Good Friday now. The cross shows how much God cares.
Christianity
Johnny English
Johnny English (2003), directed by Peter Howitt, is a British spy comedy. Rowan Atkinson plays Johnny English, a bumbling MI7 agent who becomes Britain's last hope when every other spy is killed at a funeral.
Movies
Monthly update #0155 • March 2003
Monthly update 155 • March 2003 • 2003-03-01 - 2003-03-31
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The One-Armed Bandit by Bob de Groot
Two inventor brothers tour the gambling towns with their new slot machine, and Lucky Luke is hired to guard them from the cardsharps it threatens.
Books
ABBA by ABBA
ABBA's 1975 release, craft and polish in every chorus. I found it some years after it appeared and was glad I did.
Music
Monthly update #0154 • February 2003
Monthly update 154 • February 2003 • 2003-02-01 - 2003-02-28
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The Daltons' Stash by Vicq
A counterfeiter sends the Daltons after a buried treasure, but the spot turns out to sit inside a prison built to hide a secret hotel for crooks.
Books
Waterloo by ABBA
ABBA's 1974 release, melodic songs with a strong hook. I came to it well after release and have returned to it since.
Music
Monthly update #0153 • January 2003
Monthly update 153 • January 2003 • 2003-01-01 - 2003-01-31
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