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Thursday, September 25th, 2008When I first went into journalism a friend looked at me seriously and said, “I hope you never get writer’s block, what would you do?”
“Write through it, I guess.”
And I have on many occasions. Sometimes writing is cathartic, maybe even easy. Other times it’s nothing but a troublesome burden that leaves me wondering why I […]
Talk To Me
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008Game on
If those tiny tots sitting on your couch playing video games after school aren’t proof enough, a new study reports that 97 percent of 12-17 year olds play video games. No surprise there. But would you believe that 94 percent of girls play video games? It’s true. To get the rest of the scoop […]
Headlines Of The Week
Friday, August 29th, 2008The following headlines will make you wonder where our world is headed to. If you have: Other headlines to add; commentary as to why people do what they do; or think the media revels in such fare only to make money post a comment and tell other Simple Plan readers what you’re thinking. We’ll post […]
The Hills
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Spencer Pratt, villan on MTV’s hit reality series The Hills, recently told US Magazine that “Jesus and I are making the connection.”
That’s a good thing. Real good.
I cannot vouch for Pratt’s sincerity or claim to faith. But if he is truly saying he has started on a faith journey with Jesus Christ I cannot […]
Dog People…They’re Everywhere
Thursday, August 14th, 2008Almost a year ago our family adopted a chocolate lab from a friend who was moving to New York City. Like most families the intrusion of a dog into our already hectic schedules was overwhelming, but more than welcomed. The reason? Jack was two years old, well-trained, great with kids and eager to please. Plus, […]
Facebook Rocks! But So Does Polo
Friday, August 8th, 2008Some experts are estimating that within a couple years social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace will all but eliminate E-mail. I can see why.
Comparing a Facebook page to a regular E-mail is like comparing a large screen, high-definition television complete with surround sound and a remote to a black-and-white set with a knob […]
Read It, Watch It, Hear It
Thursday, July 10th, 2008For sale: Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson’s former sidekick on the Tonight Show, is more than $600,000 behind on his mortgage payments. How does that happen when a person has made millions, if not tens of millions of dollars, over the course of their career?
McMahon might want to visit Daveramsey.com to find out how to get […]
Read It, Watch It, Hear It
Thursday, June 26th, 2008Pixar’s Andrew Stanton, the guy with the big idea for the movie WALL-E, recently talked about his movie, faith, and spirituality in films.
Joel Osteen, Oprah Winfrey or neither? Check out this blog and see what people are saying about Osteen and Winfrey.
This Sunday, get a dose of Chuck Norris in TPE. The issue rocks and […]
Your top sites
Saturday, June 14th, 2008Simple Plan wants to know where you’re top Web destinations are. In other words where do you go for news and information on culture, entertainment, and the media?
Big Shack Attack?
Monday, June 2nd, 2008The Shack, a book that has soared to the top of best-selling lists, has intrigued readers, given hope to would-be novelists, amazed the publishing world, and riled a few theologians along the way with its treatment of the Trinity.
Here are a few facts Simple Plan has discovered about The Shack.
In late May the book debuted […]
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