Monthly Archives: July 2008

Oreos, Cool Whip, and the Modern Romance Movie

Posted on July 30, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Lately I feel like I might know how the cavemen felt, watching all the dinosaurs die off. Something that has always been around begins to fade into memory with only bones and fossils to remind us that it ever existed. … Continue reading →

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The Apologetics.com Interview

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

My interview with Apologetics.com on KKLA in the wee hours of Saturday morning (12-2 a.m. Pacific Time) went swimmingly.  I’ve done plenty of radio interviews, but these typically last 10-20 minutes, not two hours! Fortunately, I was armed with a … Continue reading →

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Radio Interview on KKLA

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

This is very late notice, but I will be interviewed tonight (or, rather, tomorrow morning) from 12:00-2:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on KKLA (99.5 FM), which broadcasts from San Diego to Santa Barbara in California. The interview is for the Apologetics.com … Continue reading →

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Chip Dip, Tatoos, and the Generation Gap

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

In our small Indiana town, we have one grocery store. One of my goals upon arriving here was to win over the clerks of this store. In the six years we have lived here, we have gotten to know our … Continue reading →

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The Owl, the Ass, and the Blog Tour

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

Today’s stop on the Gum, Geckos, and God blog tour is At a Hen’s Pace. A review of the book is posted there as well. My thanks to Jeanne and the other bloggers participating in the tour! Its been a … Continue reading →

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Blog Tour for Gum, Geckos, and God

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

I am doing a blog tour for my book, Gum, Geckos, and God, and it begins TODAY. For the next two weeks, a dozen different bloggers will post my answers to their questions about my book, and they will share … Continue reading →

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The Owl and the Ass

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

Welcome to our blog.  No doubt you have noticed the images of the owl and the ass above.  These are not random, of course.  We chose them because (at least in popular consciousness) they represent “wisdom” and “folly,” respectively.  If … Continue reading →

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Snap Shots

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

Brief comments on film by Amy (unless otherwise noted). Some old, some new.  Domestic films and foreign too. Thumbs Up: Reds:  Such a great movie that it left me wondering “What did they put in Warren Beatty’s Kool-Aid to entice … Continue reading →

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Popular Music and Survival of the Fittest

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Jim Spiegel

Long before I ever became an academician I loved rock n’ roll-from the crunch and sizzle of Jimmy Page guitar riff to the soul-soothing wail of Aretha Franklin.  But most of all, I loved the songs themselves, from love ballads … Continue reading →

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Reflections on the Price of Gas

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Amy Spiegel

I would have never thought that the experience of pumping gas would be an occasion for deep personal reflection.  But as the weeks of high gas prices have dragged on, the Spiegel grocery cart has been “freed” of more and … Continue reading →

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