I decided to watch this to compare it with Das Boot. A disappointment. It winds up playing like a Navy recruitment film, and doesn’t come close to expressing the gravity of submarine warfare the way Das Boot does. A strange irony to contemplate: maybe being on the winning side leaves less room for honest artistic…

The fact that I am admitting I watched this movie is a better review than I expected to give it :!:. Way better than the Red Sonya-type modern sex heroine flick I thought I was in for, but still no match for Tank Girl.

Need instructions? If you have the 13’x10′ model, your prayers are answered! Here is a PDF of the owner’s manual. Commenters report good service by calling 1-800-775-1965 for other models. Commenters have also, in the spirit of empiricism and reverse engineering, written their own instructions for the 14′ x 12′ and the 10′ x 13′…

The hard-boiled adventures of Sam Spade.

Account of a 4-year motorcycle journey around the world. Given to me by my mom’s second husband, who also gave me a motorcycle when I was 10.

A woman receives lectures from a non-physical entity. Amazon inventory

Whirlwind Another feat of storytelling, this time set in the middle east.

The mysteries of birds, art, ranching, camping, and family are explored.

A biography of my grandmother, a missionary in China who escaped with her 6-year old son (my father) in 1950.

An intense, personal story in the African Congo that puts in vivid relief the ways the things we hold holy can throw us into conflict with our world.