NEW POPE EXCITES PROTESTANT PASTOR

by DELindman on March 13, 2013

Wow! The Catholic Church blew most of us over with the selection of an Argentinean bishop to be the next Pope. NB analyst Chris Matthews, a devout Catholic, hoped for a Pope who would focus on some social issues, but felt that after a Polish Pope and a German Pope the cardinals would think it [...]

Tagged as: aging, Argentina, Catholic Church, papal election, Pope, religion

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BUYING INSURANCE FROM A DUCK, A GECKO, AND A PIG

by DELindman on March 1, 2013

Some of the best TV commercials right now are being done by insurance companies. I don’t know why, but they are the ones that are catching my attention and interest. AFLAC, with its duck; Geico, with the gecko and now the cute little pig; and Progressive’s warm, compassionate, but over lipsticked Flo are some of [...]

Tagged as: advertising, AFLAC duck, animals in advertising, gecko, Geico, insurance, pig

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DEVOURING THE NEWS IN ELEPHANTINE QUANTITIES

February 27, 2013

In ways both unexpected and unnecessary just a few years ago, today’s news media devour current events in elephantine quantities. Television networks like MSNBC devote most of their 24-hour daily programming to commentary on today’s news. Hosts cross-pollinate the current wisdom by appearing on each other’s shows as guest experts, and they draw from correspondents [...]

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WHO’S PROTESTING THE INTOLERANCE IN “THE BOOK OF MORMON?”

January 5, 2013

Since I haven’t seen the smash hit musical “The Book of Mormon,” and currently have no intentions of seeing it, I probably shouldn’t be writing this essay. I write out of a lot of ignorance, and I admit that. But based on the reviews I’ve read, the show ridicules a particular religious group and some [...]

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