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Category Archives: Videos
A Hotter New You for 2023!
Note: This commercial isn’t real. And neither are society’s beauty standards. “For me, beauty says nothing. It is a still image on glossy paper. I am fascinated by imperfection, it is neither ugly nor flawed, it is the expression of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes, Videos
Tagged beauty, funny, Photoshop, social media, society, standards
29 Comments
50 Crazy Close Calls
Want proof that the old expression “Somebody up there likes me” is true? Look below! And while you’re at it, ponder this: the vast majority of close calls are never noticed–not even by the one who’s been saved. In fact, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes, Videos
Tagged amazing, danger, daredevil, divine, photoblog, providence, risks
29 Comments
I’m Going Live!
As if reading me weren’t enough, you now have the wonderful/dubious (select one) opportunity to see and hear me live! How? Funny you should ask. Now that public events are happening again, I’ve returned to the world of public speaking! … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged events, Healing River, inspirational, keynote speaker, live, Notzilla
46 Comments
20 Different Versions of Jingle Bells
“Jingle Bells” is one ofthe most widely sung tunes in the world, although its lyrics vary from country to country. It was written by one-hit-wonder James Lord Pierpont (for Thanksgiving) in remembrance of the sleigh races in his hometown of … Continue reading
Making Something Real
Five years ago this month, we dared to enter our not-yet-finished movie Healing River (then titled after its setting, Cincinnati’s gritty inner-city neighborhood Over-the-Rhine) in the world’s largest Christian film festival. It was my first feature film as a writer-director-producer, … Continue reading
April Foolishness
I’ve always appreciated good-hearted pranks, not the mean kind, but the teasy kind. The kind that end with an affable laugh. When I was in high school, I was invited to a ‘Girl Ask Boy’ dance. I arrived with a … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged April Fools Day, funny, gifs, laughter, pranks, surprises, teasing
34 Comments
My Super Bowl Ad!
(See video below) Super Bowl is the most widely viewed event in America. For my non-U.S. friends, it centers on a game played with a miniature zeppelin that only Americans (and Canadians, eh) call a football (Aussie’s have their own … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Videos
Tagged commercial, Doritos, football, funny, Super Bowl, Valentine's Day
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My Thursday Song
Vintage Music Video below* The end of the year always makes me think back on those moments that helped define me. The Daily Planet was, for many years, the biggest “moment” of my life. Marc was a skinny Polish-American Jew. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Videos
Tagged 1960s, guitar, music group, rock band, songwriting, The Daily Planet
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My Recipe for Humble Pie
Image credit: behance.net Thought for the Week One of my most important life experiences was also one of the most educational. And by “educational” I mean painfully humbling. Healing River was my first feature film as a writer-director. I thought I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies, Videos
Tagged Healing River, humility, leadership, motivation, thought for the week, vision
56 Comments
Hello, God?
(See videos at end of this post) My friend Mina is proudly neopagan. What’s a neopagan? Good question. It would be easier to say what a neopagan isn’t, since they represent more of a subculture than a specific set of … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Religion/Faith, Videos
Tagged comedy, Exodus 3:13-14, God, love, misconceptions, Mitch & Allen
51 Comments