Entries by SWatson

The movie, "Gladiator" goes through the story of Maximus, an amazing general in the Roman army. I was discussing with an associate earlier this week about some of Maximus's decisions that shaped his character and what happened to him later on in the story. What makes you decide to take the hard road? Continue reading "Maximus"

My family left me last week during Spring Break and went to hell. I thought, that's just funny. I decided to stay back in heaven... Continue reading "A place called Hell"

Every thing we do in life is selfish. I guess this depends on your definition of the word selfish. But I look at the word that generates an action/inaction that results in a benefit for you. With that definition in mind, we might help others, but in the end, we might also be motivated by how it makes us feel.
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Written by Orson Scott Card, this book was recommended to me by a friend.  The story discusses the future of Earth after cataclysmic event(s) initiated by human race that ends up wiping out 90% of the Earth's population. The survivors create a group called Pastwatch with sophisticated equipment that can "watch" the past.  What happens though is that some of them realize they can alter the past...

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