POTD: A Bridge Too Far

From 2022 07 06 Kinderdijk

A modern bridge, not the Bridge Too Far

Today's photo-of-the-day is from the Rhine River in Netherlands. If you're of a certain age, you might remember the epic war film "A Bridge Too Far". It depicted a failed Allied military operation in Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. Thousands of Allied soldiers were air dropped behind enemy lines. The objective was the bridge at Arnhem. Capturing that would cut off the German army from retreat and give the Allies a safe crossing of the Rhine to invade Germany. The problem was that the road to the bridge was a single lane across marshy land, with several key bridges to capture on the way to Arnhem.

The Devil's Hour (TV 2022)

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The Devil's Hour (TV 2022): A woman wakes from nightmares every night at 3:33 am. It gets creepier from there. Not a horror movie. A murder mystery with the emphasis not on whodunnit, but on mystery: precognition, parallel lives, or just madness? Resolution is satisfactory. B-

Joyful and Triumphant

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye o come ye
To Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels

"Joyful and Triumphant." I've heard those words sung in that Christmas carol since childhood. But recently at a church concert these same words were belted out by a church choir at the top of their lungs singing songs I have never heard before. Not just one song. The whole concert was one of Christian triumphalism sung loud and proud. To me, Christmas carols never sounded quite so, well, contrary to Christian humility. But that could just be me.

The Patient (TV 2022)

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The Patient (TV 2022): Steve Carell as a therapist kidnapped by a serial killer who desperately wants someone to cure him of his urge to kill. Claustrophobic feel. Episodes become more introspective until you don't know who is the patient. Resolution, revealed late, is good. B-

Elections Matter: Book Banning Edition

Source: San Antonio Current.

Richardson ISD and Frisco ISD had school board elections last year. In both cases, some candidates objected to being characterized as being "book banners." The outcomes in the two elections were quite different. The book banners lost in RISD. They won in Frisco ISD. The consequences are now being felt.