Comments on: Critical Thinking http://ancienttruthmodernsound.com/critical-thinking Frank thoughts on our times from the view of the Gospel. Sat, 11 Sep 2010 02:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Frank http://ancienttruthmodernsound.com/critical-thinking#comment-2263 Frank Fri, 23 May 2008 13:32:34 +0000 http://ancienttruthmodernsound.com/critical-thinking#comment-2263 From William Shatner: On September 8, 1966, for the first time we entered "Space: The Final Frontier". The reviews were not great. Showbusiness magazine Variety said: "William Shatner . . . appears wooden." Wooden? Me, wooden? Not that I took it personally, of course. I barely even remember reading that review, sitting at the kitchen table on a rainy morning, eating three eggs while Gloria, dressed in a pale green cotton top, got our daughters ready for school. As a professional actor, those things don't bother me. And that review has continued to not bother me for more than four decades. From William Shatner:

On September 8, 1966, for the first time we entered “Space: The Final Frontier”. The reviews were not great. Showbusiness magazine Variety said: “William Shatner . . . appears wooden.”

Wooden? Me, wooden? Not that I took it personally, of course.

I barely even remember reading that review, sitting at the kitchen table on a rainy morning, eating three eggs while Gloria, dressed in a pale green cotton top, got our daughters ready for school.

As a professional actor, those things don’t bother me. And that review has continued to not bother me for more than four decades.

]]> By: Frank http://ancienttruthmodernsound.com/critical-thinking#comment-2262 Frank Thu, 22 May 2008 02:06:20 +0000 http://ancienttruthmodernsound.com/critical-thinking#comment-2262 I know. Simon is the best part of American Idol. He's my favorite part, too. It's fun for me to watch him shred the egos of the talentless hacks on International TV. But, think about it ... what are they going to remember, Paula saying "I thought it was nice" or the brutal truth that Simon spoke? I'm not saying anything is wrong with what Simon does. I just think we should try to be more kind, gracious and loving to the people in our real lives. I know. Simon is the best part of American Idol. He’s my favorite part, too. It’s fun for me to watch him shred the egos of the talentless hacks on International TV. But, think about it … what are they going to remember, Paula saying “I thought it was nice” or the brutal truth that Simon spoke?

I’m not saying anything is wrong with what Simon does. I just think we should try to be more kind, gracious and loving to the people in our real lives.

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