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The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth

I was in Target today, and among my purchases was the X-Men movies (Hey, the first two weren't bad, and it came with a $10 coupon for the Wolverine Movie.) The 20 something female Target worker commented on the purchase asking if I was getting ready for the new Wolverine movie, and that she was excited for the film. She also mentioned that before Return of the King came out she bought the other two films and watched them in preparation.

Comics and geekdom ain't just for kids (or even just for boys) any more.

On a tangentially related note, is it sad the thing I am most excited about in relation to the upcoming Captain America film is all the tie-ins that will be hitting the shelves?

random thoughts

• The forgiveness of God doesn't simply restore us to the way we were before, but to the way we were meant to be.
• The genesis of Sesame Street was a father wondering aloud if television could be used to teach preschool aged children.
• The Watchmen book is better than the film.
• Same with Prince Caspian.
• Ditto for the Passion of the Christ.
• The Muppet Movie never gets old.
• Disney has DVDs where the commentary isn't simply a rehash of the info learned on the making of documentaries.
• I am now a volunteer for Redwood Kids 
• The main puppet characters at Redwood are named Sven and Ollie.
• When I was a kid, the pastor of my church often told Sven and Ollie jokes.
• I can't believe the good fortune I have had in finding a church/small group.
• This is the fourth time the first church I attended has been the church I made my home church (high school, college, Grace, and now here). In the case of Grace and Redwood Covenant Church (aka RCC) they were not only the first church I attended, but the only church.
• I am contracted to stay at camp through the summer
• I won't make it home for VBS =(
• I am trying to find another, less busy week, to visit Long Beach.
• The act of Jesus kneeling to wash the disciples feet (John 13) is also an act of lifting them up.
• The God who made the cosmos, stripped down, wrapped a towel around himself, and washed the feet of the disciples. Showing not only an example of service, but one of giving worth to those men, an act that would be repeated and magnified as He died on the cross in our place.
• There were no guests (not counting three families of co-workers) this weekend, so that means we don't have to pick up trash before work this morning. (We usually pick Friday afternoon after the kids leave and again Monday or Tuesday after weekend guests leave and before the kids arrive.)
• The fifteen minutes I had before work have now been filled by this list.