Author: Benford

Wednesday’s Presidential News Conference

I’m laying lazily in bed, watching the Today Show, thinking I should probably get up and get the day started when, instead of Regis and Kelly coming on at 9am, the President decided to have a news conference. I’m thinking it’s going to be a simple state of the war (we’re not winning…but not losing, either) kinda thing and a few questions that he’ll stumble through. NO…30 minutes later, he’s STILL TALKING and I don’t know if I listened really any of what he’s said. So, I tune in and realize that HE may not have even been listening to any of what he’s said. LOL. Then, the questions come. He insults some reporter and is still stumbling to make any sense of anything. *sigh* I go jump in the shower and when I’m done (granted, I’m not necessarily the longest shower taker), HE’S STILL TALKING!!! I had to change the channel. Finally, an hour later, I pop back over and see a commercial but I flip to another station to find that their news team is analyzing what all he’s said. I’m thinking that shouldn’t take too long.

Hence why I hate politics and it’s a wonder I vote. The modern American government is certainly not what our forefathers envisioned….

If he would have just commented on the Miss USA scandal, it might have been interesting! (NOT)

The DaVinci Code

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=thebigbenfors-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00005JOC9&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=FFFFFF&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr&nou=1 I finally got to watch The DaVinci Code this week. It was pretty much in line with what I remember from the book (I read it several years ago) but it didn’t necessarily disappoint because it’s blown away what I’ve imagined while reading the book. It did leave a few things out but I don’t think that inhibited the telling of the story. In case you haven’t read the book, seen the movie or heard all the hub-bub over it all, the story is about the possibility of the beliefs of the Catholic Church (and even other branches of Christianity) being not what everyone believes. Do I agree? Eh, what does it matter. Dan Brown is a fiction writer and a good one at that. He does make the story seem believable but I guess being the heathen that I am, it could go either way. I really try not to discuss religious beliefs or disbeliefs in public…. It’s easier to keep the peace that way. 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.