Captian's Log The Death of the Father 22 Feb 2018 ~There be spoilers ahead~ Ragnarok and Black Panther, the latest additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), possess a disturbing element regarding the father figure. In both films, previously idealized…
Captian's Log Psychopath’s Testimony 6 Jan 2018 ~Minor Spoilers~ It seems to be a major theme in movies, a problem culture wrestles with, the integration of the self with the legacy from a father. And whether the…
Captian's Log The Beginning of Wisdom 20 Jul 2017 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom… Well, now they were both crying. I had the younger brother in my lap—he was curled up in a ball, sobbing into my…
Captian's Log Father’s Heart 16 Jun 2017 ~Mild Spoilers~ I finally got my dad to see Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 this week. He loved it. I talked about this movie in my post, the Father’s…
Captian's Log Puppet or What? 6 Jun 2017 I have been enjoying an engaging set of lectures by Dr. Jordan B. Peterson. The series is called, Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief. I just finished the final…
Captian's Log Mea Culpa 28 May 201730 May 2017 ~Spoiler Warning~ I give you my mea culpa: I went to see Dead Men Tell no Tales this weekend, and–except for the second movie–no matter how corny or illogical they…
Captian's Log The Father’s Redemption 6 May 201728 May 2017 In some popular media fatherhood is depicted as less than masculine; a father is displayed as an ineffective backup mother, auxiliary, in the way, and vestigial. However, the last four or…
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