Author Archives: Patrick Belfast

Planned Parenthood Called Me. You Must Respond!

Last night Planned Parenthood called me. Actually, they called for my wife. They wanted her to call  Washington State’s government, because my state is looking to cut significant funding to “Women’s Health” (Planned Parenthood). This got my attention. Planned Parenthood … Continue reading

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Another Observation on Kids Sports

Tonight, both my sons had soccer practice. One is five, the other seven. One of their practices was cancelled be cause of rain. The other was cut short. Meanwhile, the girls’ teams of the same ages were out playing in … Continue reading

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Book Review – The Real-World Guide to Coming Out – A Gay Book Every Pastor Should Read

It’s short. The Real-World Guide to Coming Out is a Gay catechism. You have to read it so see what I mean. Not as short and focused as the Heidelberg. Not as long-winded as the catechistic portions of the Koran. … Continue reading

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Album Review: Lady Gaga’s Born This Way

A few months ago one of the blogs I follow announced that Amazon was selling Lady Gaga’s new album Born This Way for $.99. I can’t say that’s a good deal.  It did occur to me though that this would … Continue reading

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A Sparow Hears A Whisper on Capitol Hill: Inside the Debt Talks – Part 2

Told ya! For context please see my earlier post  “A Sparrow Hears a Whisper on Capitol Hill: Inside the Debt Talks.”

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Movie Review: Captain America: The First Avenger

When I was a kid, I thought Captain America was as silly a character as they come. Somehow a child’s lunchbox was supposed to be more valuable with his cartoon picture on it. Perhaps it was my antipathy of comic … Continue reading

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A Sparow Hears A Whisper on Capitol Hill: Inside the Debt Talks

Over the last week-and-a-half I’ve been in DC, filming a documentary. This gave me access to various congressional offices and conversations with congressmen. The Democrats have loads of free time right now, but the Republicans are very busy. While the … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon

Back in the 1980′s someone at Hasbro figured out that they could sell more toys if they made cartoons about the toys. This insight led to the creation of the cartoon G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, which made them … Continue reading

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Tech Review: Amazon’s Kindle

My father-in-law got me a Kindle for my birthday. At first I wasn’t sure what the value of this little gadget would be, since in my profession I really need access to books, with real pages, upon which I can … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Thor the Mormon

When I heard Kenneth Branagh had directed Thor, a Marvel Comic movie, I had to go see it. Many of the reviews I had read for the film were positive. But I didn’t like that they were saying that Thor … Continue reading

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