08 Jan 07 Fans and Letters

We went to see the film Eragon this past weekend and I, for one, was pleasantly surprised.  The kids have read the book and were able to fill me in on the gaps and discrepancies.

Ever notice how the evil bad guys members of the mutant army look like Raider fans?  Both in the film Eragon and Lord of The Rings don’t the scary mutant things look like an end zone shot from a Raider home game?  Talk about an easy casting assignment.  

Producer - "We need to shoot these battle scenes and need some extras to play the menacing hoard."

Casting Director - "No problem.  The Raiders have a home game this week."

Producer - "Brilliant!"

Casting Director - "Brilliant!"

Speaking of fans, my friend Greg has been having some interesting correspondence with a "concerned" editor of one of those "brotherhood journals."  (I wasn’t sure which word to put into quotation there so I just included both).

Alas, we too have received a letter.  Here is the text of the letter:

Dear Sir,

Have been in Calif since 3 years old but never learned to respect the state (now age 64)

If you were running your state right I wouldn’t be here.

(the signature is one half of an X)

I knew that as a church we were in a position of influence.  We just were not aware of the extent of our influence.  So for all of you who live in California know that we pledge this year to make this state a better place to live. 

Not sure what that means but we make the pledge anyway.