me and the boy


looked after adam this aft. - felicia went to see memoirs of a geisha - i told her she should write her autobiogtaphy and call it "memoirs of a felicia"

the boy was good - he is getting more and more animated - dancing on his tiptoes and climbing all the way to the top of his high chair.

i did some reading - witness of preaching, and tipping point.

we went to the grocery store and got some stuff - also picked up a couple of videos - grizzly man and the original king kong

watched grizzly man tonight - very disturbing documentary of a disturbed man who lived among the grizzlies for 13 years, studying them and "protecting" them until they ate him - a vivid portrait of a man's descent into insanity as he abandons human civilization for the wilds of the bears - i have actually not really heard of a story similar to this one before - very compelling stuff.

tomorrow - life goes back to normal! staff meeting, sermon prep - organizing my life, etc etc.

holidays were good while they lasted.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hey Santosh

Wasn't there some documentary about some guy who built a suit to withstand a bear attack? He rolled down cliffs, was hit by cars to show how strong it was..He was a little unhinged also...

-Warren
11:22 AM
Anonymous said…
This and one other is the only blog I read, so this posting stuff is new to me.

I read about this movie and this guy- he preached his whole life about how much he loved the grizzlies and would do anything to protect them- one of his last words to his girlfriend as he was being eaten was "hit it with a skillet, hit the bear with a skillet!"

ok, Peter...
1:07 PM
Santosh said…
i think that other film was called "the grizzly project" that guy was a bit unhinged as well. in my perspective - this is a much richer film - it is directed by werner herzog who includes several insightful observations about timothy treadwell and the human condition in general.

i actually think this guy had some serious mental health issues.

sn
3:40 PM
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