2004

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Reflecting on the year 2004

Reflection on the year 2004, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.

Journal

Merry Christmas

Christmas takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus was born to fulfil Gods promise.

Christianity

Monthly update #0175 • November 2004

Monthly update 175 • November 2004 • 2004-11-01 - 2004-11-30

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Dances with Wolves

Dances with Wolves (1990), directed by Kevin Costner, follows Lieutenant John Dunbar. He joins the US Army on the frontier. Costner plays Dunbar with quiet resolve. He builds a post alone. Then he meets Sioux people.

Movies

Monthly update #0174 • October 2004

Monthly update 174 • October 2004 • 2004-10-01 - 2004-10-31

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A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard, tells the life of John Nash, a gifted mathematician. Russell Crowe plays Nash with sharp mind and odd ways. He cracks codes and sees patterns.

Movies

Monthly update #0173 • September 2004

Monthly update 173 • September 2004 • 2004-09-01 - 2004-09-30

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Gladiator

Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, follows Maximus, a Roman general betrayed and sold as a slave. Russell Crowe plays Maximus with fire and grief. He fights in the arena to seek justice.

Movies

Monthly update #0172 • August 2004

Monthly update 172 • August 2004 • 2004-08-01 - 2004-08-31

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The Pianist

The Pianist (2002), directed by Roman Polanski, tells the true story of Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish pianist in Warsaw during World War II. Adrien Brody plays Szpilman with thin hope and quiet skill.

Movies

Monthly update #0171 • July 2004

Monthly update 171 • July 2004 • 2004-07-01 - 2004-07-31

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The Green Mile

The Green Mile (1999), directed by Frank Darabont, is based on the novel by Stephen King. Tom Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, a death row prison guard in Louisiana during the 1930s. His life changes when a new prisoner arrives with a strange and gentle gift.

Movies

Monthly update #0170 • June 2004

Monthly update 170 • June 2004 • 2004-06-01 - 2004-06-30

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Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg, opens with the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach. The camera shakes. Bullets hit sand and men. Blood colours the sea.

Movies

Monthly update #0169 • May 2004

Monthly update 169 • May 2004 • 2004-05-01 - 2004-05-31

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Friends

Friends is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 22 September 1994 to 6 May 2004. David Crane and Marta Kauffman created it. The show follows six friends in their twenties and thirties living in New York City.

TV Series

Pentecost

Pentecost takes on more meaning as I become older. The Holy Spirit descended to empower the church.

Christianity

Ascension Day

Ascension Day takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus left the earth and went back to heaven.

Christianity

The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson, shows the last twelve hours of Jesus Christ's life. Jim Caviezel plays Jesus with deep feeling. He brings out the pain and strength in the role.

Movies

Monthly update #0168 • April 2004

Monthly update 168 • April 2004 • 2004-04-01 - 2004-04-30

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Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie is an American family drama series. It aired on NBC from 11 September 1974 to 21 March 1983. Michael Landon produced and starred in it. The show bases on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her childhood in the American Midwest during the 1870s and 1880s.

TV Series

The Last Castle

The Last Castle (2001), directed by Rod Lurie, is a gripping prison drama that blends intense character-driven storytelling with themes of honour and defiance.

Movies

Happy Easter

Easter takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity.

Christianity

Good Friday

Good Friday takes on more meaning as I become older. Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross for humanity.

Christianity

Monthly update #0167 • March 2004

Monthly update 167 • March 2004 • 2004-03-01 - 2004-03-31

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