August 1, 2005

A Secular Franciscan Meme.

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jim @ 7:32 pm

Randy, of A Secular Franciscan Life, created his own meme (I think he could probably use some jigsaw puzzles), and he listed me among those he would like to see respond thereto. Randy is a good guy, and he has provided me with answers to some of my Idaho questions. In addition, over the years, he has provided me with lots of good stuff to read, so I am happy to oblige, although I don’t know how to do the html for those nifty bullets that he used on his site.

Five Light Reads
Jeffrey Deaver’s Books The Lincoln Rhyme series.
Harlan Coben’s Books
Janet Evanovich’s Books The hilarious misadventures of Stephanie Plum, the hapless Trenton-based bounty hunter.
Clive Cussler’s Books What guy doesn’t want to be Dirk Pitt?

Five Reads that Make Me Think
The Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
The Naked Ape by Desmond Morris
Travels by Michael Crichton
1984 by George Orwell

Five Songs that Turn Me On
N.B. I always have a tough time answering this question. There are just tooooooo many. However, here are the ones that came to mind today.
Running on Empty by Jackson Brown This pretty much describes my life
China Grove by the Doobie Brothers If the underlying hook in that song doesn’t grab you by the diaphragm and not let go, there is something definitely wrong with you.
Where or When by Dion and the Belmonts
In My Life by the Beatles
Let it Be Me by the Everly Brothers

Five Best Movie Dramas
Casablanca I agree with Randy on this one
The Godfather, Parts I and II
Sophie’s Choice An emotionally draining experience, but a wonderful film
Fail Safe
Saving Private Ryan

Five Best Movie Comedies
Blazing Saddles
The Odd Couple
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Jerk “This is shit, and that’s Shinola.”
Vacation

Rather than tag anyone, I hereby invite anyone who stops by here to have a go at it.

8 Comments »

  1. Good movie choices, esp. Sophie, which I wouldn’t have thought of off the top. Casablanca of course! Out of curiosity, if you’ve seen it, what do you think of the original (oldish) “The In-Laws” for a light “G” comedy? I like it. Serpentine, Shel!

    Comment by dogette — August 1, 2005 @ 7:50 pm

  2. Nifty bullets are accomplished with the <ul>, <li>, </li>, and </ul> tags. ul is Unordered List, li is List Item, /li is End List Item, and /ul is End Unordered List.
    I’d bet the ‘write a post’ of your blog has little tags for those 🙂

    Comment by DMerriman — August 1, 2005 @ 8:34 pm

  3. “…I don’t know how to do the html for those nifty bullets that he used on his site.”

    Jim, the easiest way to put bullet points on your lists is with a Sharpie and just draw them on the screen. Trust me…

    Comment by Randy — August 1, 2005 @ 9:05 pm

  4. Randy,

    I don’t have a “Sharpie” in my tool kit. If duct tape won’t work, I call a pro.

    Comment by Jim - Parkway Rest Stop — August 1, 2005 @ 9:10 pm

  5. “The Jerk” – one of the funniest movies ever. I still yell out loud, once a year, “The new phone book is here! I’m SOMEBODY now!” And the image of him snapping his fingers and trying to tap his toes just kills me.

    Comment by Shamrock — August 1, 2005 @ 10:30 pm

  6. I love LOVE “The Jerk” – Steve Martin’s best movie ever. “I was born a poor black child” – how can you NOT laugh at that?

    Comment by Kate — August 1, 2005 @ 11:04 pm

  7. And let’s not forget the best romantic song ever:

    “Oh I’m picking out a Thermos for you”

    I love that movie.

    Comment by rita — August 2, 2005 @ 5:59 am

  8. 5 Songs
    1. Please Please Me – the Beatles
    2. Thunder Road – Springsteen
    3. Tracks of my Tears – Smokey Robinson
    4. Beautiful Boy – John Lennon
    5. Satisfaction – Rolling Stones

    5 Movies, Drama
    1. Goodfellows
    2. Deerhunter
    3. The Dirty Dozen
    4. Rio Grande
    5. From Here to Eternity

    5 Movies, Comedies
    1. Caddyshack
    2. Little Nicky
    3. Back to School
    4. Animal House
    5. Trading Places

    Comment by cousin gary — August 2, 2005 @ 12:05 pm

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