Door handle update..

Remember when I wrote that tragic story about my door handle a while back? If not then CLICK HERE and read it, then come back and finish reading this.

Okay, Here is an update!

I had a friend order me a new exterior handle two weeks ago, he gets a better deal because he works for a dealer so I'm getting it for $70.00 instead of $120.00, not bad. Keep in mind that I'm still driving in and out of the mud and mush that I call a driveway. And, I'm still climbing in and out through the passenger door! My Jeep is still lifted so I'm covering my mid section in mud every time I do this. Therefore, I'm still taking a mud bath each and every day :-(
But hey... good news, so I though!
When I came home from work a few nights ago, the box was sitting on my desk, FINALLY!
NOPE! It couldn't be that easy, it was the wrong part. I needed a drivers side door handle and I came home to find a passengers side handle. Today, we discovered that newer model jeeps use the same handles, only on the opposite doors of the jeep. Therefore, when ordering a handle for my WranglerYJ, I have to order a passengers side handle for my drivers side, and vise versa. Confused yet? Me too!
I have a passengers side handle showing up this evening, if it fits, I will be one happy camper.
I'll keep you (my millions of readers) posted :-)

-John


UPDATE: 10:29 AM 12/1/2006
It works :-)

I now have an exterior door handle on my Jeep. This is world breaking news... I'm jumping on a plane in a few minutes where I will be speaking live about my door handle in front of a very large audience. I may also have a book coming out soon. I'll keep 'yah posted!

John

Some peoples kids :-(

Yesterday, as I was coming home from town, I encountered a very late model black mustang flying around the corner totally out of control. It swerved severely left and right and nearly rolled. Tires were screeching and this guy could have killed himself, or someone else.
Just after all that going down, I had realized that my kids walk home every other day down that very rode. It made me so angry at the time that I spun around and followed him with the intent of ripping him out of his pretty little car and slapping him back to reality.
After following him for two blocks he parked his car in front of the High School and started walking across the street. It was obvious that he couldn't have been over 16 years old and I really didn't want to go to jail for roughing up someone's kid. I went to the police department instead, and was going to report what has happened and the location of the black mustang with the last three digits of "300" on the license plate.

When I arrived at the police department two things came to mind.
1. The police won't do anything because it is hearsay.
2. I was 16 once and did the same thing.

What if he was trying to be cool and nearly lost control and scared the crap out of himself. Then someone twice his size puts the smack down on him. Maybe it wouldn't have been the right thing to do.
It just pushed my button because my kids could have been walking on that road 30 minutes or so later.
There I feel better now that I released some anger. :-)
-John

HAPPY EARLY THANKSGIVING!

Yesterday was my Friday. I'm off from work for the next few days. I drank many beers last night and woke up early this morning. No headache, in fact, I was feeling pretty good.

So anyway, I jumped on the tractor and hooked on to the disk. Next thing I know I'm disking up some of the property. I had no intention of doing this, it was a spontaneous decision.



While disking away, a few thoughts ran through my head...

1. I'm so lucky to be here right now, it's such a nice day, city people really don't know what they are missing.

2. Hey, there's my nephews missing shoe... Damn dogs!


3. Shit, I'm stuck!


HAPPY EARLY THANKSGIVING!

John's Reviews - a spamming experiment!

I realize that most of the readers who may accidentally stumble in to this blog have never even heard of "Corning, California".
So why would I take the time to write this blog entry?
Because... I know that search engines suck up key words from my blog.
Since that be the case, I just 'might' eventually get some comments from local people (and some animals) that find my blog via this post.
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My reviews of some GREAT local businesses...

Need auto parts?
I've found that Kragen Auto Parts has the lowest pricing around. They will not only price match, but they will beat all others pricing by 5% guaranteed. I like that!
Also, you don't have to wait in line like in 'other' local auto parts stores.

Coffee?
I can't help but to preach Starbucks. I realize that they charge a ridiculous amount of money for a cup of coffee, but hey, some things are worth it.

Does your car need some attention?
Dickie Kings Corning Auto Center is the lowest price in Corning on auto repair, more importantly, they are also the most 'honest' in the business. This is not just based on my own opinions or experience, this opinion is shared with most of the town.

What ever you do, do not take a "short drive" to any certain large dealer in town to get your car worked on. I've had a bad experience with the "good ole boys".

Got tires?
Bob's Tire is the best in Corning when it comes to honesty, pricing, and customer satisfaction. It's a small place with a two man operation, but they sure beat their competition which I have previously mentioned.

Hungry?
I saved the best for last... FOOD!

In this small town of "Corning" food is not available. You can't get it here, don't even try.
Okay, we do have a local Casa Ramos if you like Mexican food. I must admit that they are really good. Other then that If you want 'good' food then you are going to have to travel to Chico or Redding.

I should confess that my opinions are biased. I like Chinese, Asian, and Sea food. My wife hates it, she prefers Mexican food. I think she's having an affair with a Mexican. Raul?

My favorite place in Chico is Kwando. (..again, my opinions are biased). Kwando serves some interesting stuff, "chicken feet" for example. I eat it all. They have a sushi bar, it's pretty good, but not as fresh as most.
I looooove....... Sushi!
I don't eat it very often because it is so dang expensive. My friend Donny has taken us out for sushi a few times. It is delicious, but nearly $250.00 for one meal seems a bit expensive to me. I try to keep it under 50 bucks for the wife and I. If it is a special occasion such as our anniversary then I can justify up to 150 bucks for dinner, tops! My cheap?
Kwando is an "all you can eat" Chinese, Asian buffet with a sushi bar. I'd give it a 7 1/2 out of 10 on my personal rating system. (which "I" haven't even figured out yet! :-)

If you should stumble in to Redding then you must stop off and eat at the Grand Buffet. We drive to Redding all the time just to eat there. That's an hour drive from here so it must be good food right? It is!
The grand buffet offers the same food as Kwando only they offer more of a selection, and the food tastes even better. Oh, and the sushi is fresher. I love that place.

If your in to fine dining, or if your wanting to take that special someone out and impress her then disregard the above. In that case you should go to a more expensive place for sure. But if you are out and about shopping or something and if you get hungry, those two places offer really good Chinese/Asian food.

One more place in Redding that you may want to try out. This one is for those of you whom are 'sick minded' and think that Chinese/Asian food is disgusting. It's called Jeff's California Cattle Co. They have the biggest and the best burgers that money can buy. I challenge anybody to come up with a place that makes bigger burgers. I'm not over exadurating by saying that the burgers are as big as a birthday cake. I ate "The Forman" which is the second size down from the biggest, I regretted it and decided that I would never show off and attempt to do such act again.
If you want to blow the mind of a co-worker or family member, take them to Jeff's California Cattle Company and ask for the bigg'un!

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There, now, since I did keep it honest up above, let me throw in a few key words here... This is just a one time experiment so don't think that I'm going to start spamming my blog or anything like that.
corning corning, ca 96021 530 824- olive pit bell carter rodgers theatre java lanes rolling hills casino John Daly Signature golf Course maywood school solano truck stop olive view olive city alumni classmate classmates friends haunted ghost ufo sightings property business realty woodson bridge park
I do not expect this experiment to work right away, it will take some time for search engine robots to pick it up. Please do me a favor, if you have found this blog entry by a search engine such as google then please let me know by commenting below. I will also track this via a web counter.
To read my blog CLICK HERE!

Thanks,
-John

$1500.00 Brake Job!

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les snob tires. <--Notice I didn't capitalize :-)
Oh boy, I can smell a law suit coming..

I have spent several thousand dollars at my local les snob in the past year or so. I have three cars sitting in my driveway at this moment and all of them have brand new tires and custom rims on them.
When I drive in there, they should be huffing and puffing to help me out, I would think. My experience with them has been quite the opposite. This wasn't always the case though, this local store was once under different management and it was an excellent place. That manager (I think) has transfered to the Red Bluff store. Good guy, bald man! I don't remember his name, but he had always remembered mine.

First off, the prices are far too high!
My wife mentioned to me that the brakes on the truck were starting to make a raspy noise the other day. I was thinking "oh no", I hope the rotors are okay. When you start hearing that raspy sound it's time to replace the pads, if not then the rotors will go next (that's more expensive).

She took it in to snob tires and I received a phone call that morning.
I refuse to quote them to protect my own butt, it went something similar to this...

THEM: It's going to run you around $1500.00 sir.
ME: HUH? For a brake job? 1500?
THEM: You need all new pads, all new rotors, new calipers, and all new ball joints.
ME: WTF? Don't do anything, put it back together and park it out front. I'll pick it up.

Well I was already too late, the wife had already approved the brake job on the front. I'm not trying to make my wife sound dumb. She, like most females, has minimal knowledge of working on cars. They had replaced the calipers, the rotors, and the pads.
Total cost for "front" brake job... $420.00

Did the rotors and calipers really need replaced? I seriously doubt it.
The pads needed replaced, the rotors likely needed spun, 15.00 at Napa auto parts. I'm not going to continue ranting.. let me just say this. I believe that they just 'might' take advantage of females sometimes.

I did the rear brake job myself last night.
My wifes truck "Ford F150 4x4 5.4 triton V8" has disk brakes all around, this means that the front brakes and assembly are the same as the rear.
I found that the calipers and the right rear rotor were in fine shape. The pads were obviously in need of replacement, and the left rear rotor was pretty rough. I could have taken it to Napa this morning and had it spun for $15.00, but instead, since I was in a hurry, I decided to just buy a new one from Kragen Auto, so I did! $50.00. I also bought new pads for the rear, $24.00. The job took me 45 minutes.

My total for the rear brake job..... less then $85.00
Les Snob's total for the front brake job.... $420.00

I'm not claiming to know all there is to know about brake jobs. I'm an 'Industrial Mechanic', not an 'auto Mechanic'.
I'm not a 'veterinarian' either.. but I know a horses A$$ when I smell one.

I know, I'm being a crybaby. It just seems to me that they are over pricing parts and worse yet replacing them unnecessarily, thus taking advantage of people.. but maybe not!

I have several other les snob stories that I could mention right about now, but I will refrain from doing so because I want this blog to focus more on the positive things in life and less on the negative.

-John

"bunch of bible thumpin going on."

The following email was sent to me from an old friend that I went to school with.....

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Hey, just checked out two of your pages and I gotta say, bunch of bible thumpin going on. I don't know about that. I am not much on the whole religion in the Christianity or Catholic aspect of it. I have a totally different outlook on the subject. I think the bible contradicts itself in too many parts and I don't trust it. I think the most of the people who wrote the books of the bible may have exaggerated and possibly took too much opium before writing about what they witnessed. But if you have questions maybe I can help you a little here and a little there, I have read the bible thoroughly from front to back. Not skipping around or anything. If you want to know then read from the beginning and don't stop till you get to the end. You will see that the books and stories all say the same thing and really don't have a purpose other than to bring the reader in. Kinda like a Stephen King book. LOL.

Anyways, I was gonna post alot of stuff on your page but thought that I might piss a few of your friends off. If you want another way of looking at the bible then read on....

Point #1

The bible is written by many authors on the same subjects(More or less). Why?

Possible to make it seem as though it is real? If more than one person is saying it is so then perhaps it is. Or, could it be that in fact they all did witness the happenings and miracles. Base it on the facts: Back then, if someone said the sky was falling all the people would run and hide. So it must be true if two people said it. Another fact: Bible says Jesus is the son of God, but so was David, so was Adam, so when the bible says John 3.16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son.....so on so on.... it only concludes that Jesus was just the newest son of God for everyone to talk about. Thus, like a soap opera booms into a long and inspiring new rumor.

Point #2

The bible is written by mostly men, mainly because there was possibility of more men around than women? Maybe because women were the lesser and therefore their opinion wasn't worth shit. Lets see if I can track down the truest form of contradiction: Ahhhh Luke 2.23 As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord. That does it. Men are more holy, yet there are less men than women these days so is it that saying that God is abandoning us, by making more unholy than holy.

Point #3

God created the heaven and earth. God is in heaven. We are mere mortals awaiting our decent into the skies above. If god created heaven and earth then where was god before he made heaven? Only someone on drugs would start a book with a beginning that is so open to scrutiny.

Point #4

Just as in todays traditions it was so back then as well, you alway consummate a marriage my having sex with your new spouse. So Mary was a virgin. She was a married virgin. Yeah right. You can bet he tapped that ass as soon as he got her home. The bible recognizes the consummation rituals. The bible also recognizes Mary as Josephs wife. Therefore she couldn't have been a virgin.

If you want me to go on you just let me know... I got plenty more.

By the way if you are asking my religion........ you don't want to know. I am not a sadist or anything. I just believe different strokes for different folks and mine is less unique than most believe. I am still learning. In order to learn about what religion you want to be it is better to learn all kinds. Before making the decision to sign a lifelong contract with one. Besides, I have to admit the bible is good reading if you like a good mindfuck.

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My reply to your letter is like this:
You are more then welcome to post in this blog. I encourage you to do so. I'm looking for everybody's opinions, not just those of Christianity.

If anybody should have answers to her questions then please do reply below. I would like to hear them.

-John

Lesson learned

Each day I learn something new, it's an ongoing process. My wife teaches me lessons in life all the time. Today was no exception!

A few days ago, I made a comment that ticked off my wife. (Lets call her Jennifer because that is her name) I don't remember what it was that ticked her off, but, there is a strong probability that it had something to do with money.

A few minutes later she (Jennifer) stomped off and jumped in to my Jeep Wrangler. She has her own truck, why my Wrangler? Anyway, when she grabbed the door handle on 'MY' Wrangler she apparently jerked it way too hard and broke it internally. I didn't find this out until the next day when I couldn't get my door to open :-(

I approached her with it the next morning, she was settled down by then, and she semi admitted to it. I chose the words "semi admitted" because she didn't deny it when I asked her about it.

So I'm forced to go all the way around to the passenger side of the Jeep, open the door, and then 'reach threw' and open the drivers side door and then walk back around to the drivers side to enter my Jeep.

If this isn't enough of a lesson learned then keep reading, it gets way better!

So I go up and help a friend roof his house this week and as I'm a bit tired from the job. I reach in (through the passenger side) and pull on the door handle, only this time it seems like a longer reach, must be because I'm tired. Take note that my Jeep is lifted. I jump up and grab the inner door handle on the drivers side and oops.. It breaks off!
Now I have no way in to my jeep unless I climb in and out of the passenger side.

Lesson learned? Not YET!

I ordered a new interior handle and drove my old Honda (back up car) until my interior handle gets here.

Night one driving the Honda I had a flat tire (brand new Schwab tire) in the parking lot at work.
Night two of driving the Honda the battery light came on and I ended up driving home at 1:30 in the morning with no headlights. They started getting dimmer and dimmer until they were gone. It's not the recently purchased $100.00 Les Schwab batteries fault. Instead, I believe that it is the recently purchased $300.00 alternator that is to blame, it isn't charging. You may be thinking he's making this up, alternators aren't that expensive. Look up the price of a Honda Accord Alternator and then add the cost to have it installed.

I'm still learning...

Finally my new interior door handle comes in and I installed it, but still no exterior handle yet so I'm back to that old 'reach through' trick again. After all that the Honda has put me through I made a decision to park it and drive the Jeep with no exterior handle.

I live on a dirt road that becomes mud bogging material after the first rain of the year. Our first rain has already happened, therefore, on the way to work today I threw her in to 4WD and did some playing in the mud. She was covered too... so covered that when I went to do my 'reach threw' from the passenger side I covered my (um.. gonads) in mud. You may find that as being funny but I didn't think so at the time.

If I were living on the income that I had two years ago I would have just taken it to a dealer and said FIX IT! but, since money is tighter now days, I want to order the exterior handle and install it myself. I called up the dealer this morning before work. It's $128.00 for the outside handle. Must be made of gold, or something.

Interior door handle... $18.00 (ebay, not bad)
Exterior door handle... $128.00 (Dealer. Sorry, not in stock, must order)
Gonads covered in mud, daily... PRICELESS!

LESSON LEARNED!

The Lake House

Here I go again. It's 6:20 in the morning and I've been up all night. I have to work today but not until this afternoon. The fire is burnt out in the wood stove and the temperature is just right in here. I hear the rain pouring down outside. I wish I could get off from this current schedule where I sleep all day while my family is up enjoying life and then I stay up all night by myself. Life is too short to be living this way.

I'm not too proud or macho to admit that I enjoy tear jerking movies. One of my favorite movies is a movie called "Notebook" It's a tear jerker for sure. If you haven't watched it yet please do yourselves the favor and do so.
Well I just finished watching another movie that made me cry like a baby (lol) so I feel that I had to log in and tell you about it. Run, don't walk, to the video store and rent "The Lake House". I'm not sure if it is out on video yet or not so you might want to call first. I just watched it on Direct ticket via Direct TV. If you have been thinking about sitting down with your wife or anyone that you care about and watching a good movie this one is highly recommended.

I spent the last two days helping a friend do some roofing on his house so I haven't blogged as much. Your comments are always appreciated and encourage me to write more. Not that I'm writing specifically for you or that I'm expecting you to get anything out of my writing. Truthfully, I think I'm writing to myself, for the benefit of myself. As funny and selfish as this may sound.
If your reading this blog then I hope you have a great day. The weather is rainy here in Northern California but It's good weather to spend some time with family and to watch a good movie.

Is your life speeding by as fast as mine is? We need to figure out a way to slow it down. Looking to my left out the window I see that the light is illuminating through the trees on the back side of my property. I didn't used to notice these things.

-John

Dr. Phil's Test:

I took this test this morning as it was email to me by a friend. I usually delete this things but I was bored waiting for the coffee to finish brewing so I humored myself and took the test. I found it so accurate that I decided to blog about it.

Take the test, It's only 10 questions and it will only take you a minute to answer them. After you answer them simply post your total number and I will reply to that number with your test results. I'm wondering if it will be as accurate for you as it was for me.

-John

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Have pen or pencil and paper ready. This is a real test given by the Human Relations Dept. at many of the major corporations today. It helps them get better insight concerning their employees and prospective employer.

It's only 10 Simple questions, so...grab a pencil and paper,
keeping track of your letter answers to each question.

Begin...

1. When do you feel your best?
a) in the morning
b) during the afternoon &and early evening
c) late at night

2. You usually walk...
a) fairly fast, with long steps
b) fairly fast, with little steps
c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
d) less fast, head down
e) very slowly

3. When talking to people you..
a) stand with your arms folded
b) have your hands clasped
c) have one or both your hands on your hips
d) touch or push the person to whom y ou are talking
e) play with your ear, touch your chi n, or smooth your hair

4. When relaxing, you sit with..
a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
b) your legs crossed
c) your legs stretched out or straight
d) one leg curled under you

5. When something really amuses you, you react with...
a) big appreciated laugh
b) a laugh, but not a loud one
c) a quiet chuckle
d) a sheepish smile

6. When you go to a party or social gathering you..
a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed

7 You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted......
a) welcome the break
b) feel extremely irritated
c) vary between these two extremes

8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
a) Red or orange
b) black
c) yellow or light blue
d) green
e) dark blue or purple
f) white
g) brown or gray

9. When you are in bed at night, in those last few moments
before going to sleep you are..
a) stretched out on your back
b) stretched out face down on your stomach
c) on your side, slightly curled
d) with your head on one arm
e) with your head under the covers

10. You often dream that you are...
a) falling
b) fighting or struggling
c) searching for something or somebody
d) flying or floating
e) you usually have dreamless sleep
f) your dreams are always pleasant


POINTS:
1. (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6
2. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 7 (d) 2 (e) 1
3. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 6
4. (a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 2 (d) 1
5. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 2
6. (a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2
7. (a) 6 (b) 2 (c) 4
8. (a) 6 (b) 7 (c) 5 (d) 4 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 1
9. (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 2 (e) 1
10. (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5 (e) 6 (f) 1

Now add up the total number of points, reply in this thread and I will reply to you with your results.

-John

Beautiful Morning..

What a beautiful November morning here in Northern California. I looked out my window this morning and it looked so nice that I decided to grab my camera and snap a few photos of my property. The sun was just coming up and there was a mist in the air but it was surprisingly warm. Tell me what you think...

How long should I wait? BEER!

How long should I wait?

So far, I have went nearly six weeks without Beer. The Doctor told me that I should cut out the Beer because of my acid reflux problem. I didn't take him very seriously about the Beer thing because I really like the taste of Beer.
I've never had a problem with alcohol. I would not consider myself an alcoholic and really I didn't even like the taste of Beer until a few years ago. Your taste buds change supposedly every so many years and mine like Beer :-)

How many times can I say the word Beer in this post?

Well I started drinking a little more in the past year... More Beer that is! I don't like hard alcohol unless it is a mixed drink served at a bar which I only frequent maybe three times a year. So what I'm getting at is that all I like to drink is Beer!

In the past year I started drinking a little more Beer then usual, not a whole lot, but I would have 4 to 6 bottles of Beer each night after work. Is that too much?
Oh and then once a week (my Friday) I would drink a 12 pack to celebrate the end of my work weak. Now, is that too much?

So therefore we are talking about a total of 47 Beers per week. That balances out to nearly 7 Beers a day. Yeah, if you look at it that way then I guess that might be a little too much Beer, but it isn't an extreme amount. I'll bet your average alcoholic drinks much more Beer then that.

It wasn't hard at all to quit drinking Beer so I don't feel that I had a problem with it, but, since I like the taste of Beer, I really do miss it. So I'm asking you, my readers... How long should I go without drinking Beer in order to prove the likelihood that I simply like the taste of Beer and that I do not have a problem with alcohol?

Know what sounds good right now?

A Cold BEER!

-John

Caution: The word Beer was used 22 times in this post. This post is Rated (B).

The Bible in the Beginning.

The Bible in the Beginning is a movie that was referred to me by a good friend of mine. I picked up a copy of this movie off from eBay... I'm an eBay junkie!
I'm not trying to 'get religious' I'm simply trying to be open minded and explore a little. I just want to make it clear to the readers of this blog that I'm in to exploring truth and not religion, however, I'm interested in the beliefs of all religions right now because I think I need to see all views in order to make an accurate assessment to form my own opinion during my personal exploration. which isn't that personal, come to think about it, because I'm writing about it in my blog. LOL!

Okay, back to this movie.
I started watching this movie and right from the start it had became obvious to me that it was going to require a notepad, a pin and several touches of the pause button.
I'm going to give my honest opinion about this movie and it might not be what you people are wanting to hear. I'm keeping it honest here. Here is what I wrote down on that notepad...

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First god created light... and THEN the sun?

God used the word "we" in the bible before he created man?

God had punished Atom and Eve from eating the apple from the tree of knowledge. If I'm not mistaken we are still reaping the punishment today. Should I punish my future grandchildren, and theirs, for the mistakes that my children make today?

Why did God put that tree there to begin with, just to tempt them?

If I remember correctly I think it was Kane that killed his brother. Even if I'm wrong on the name, it is irrelevant. To me, it makes since that he killed his brother because he was created imperfectly and that he was created with the capability of murdering his brother. His fault?

So God is unhappy with his creation.. so he floods the earth and starts fresh and kills all life accept for that which was on Noah's ark. I have to wonder if all of those people including children deserved to die.

The people that god spoke to were prophets, correct? Noah was a prophet right? Not making a point with that.. just a question?

By the time Ishmael is born I am totally lost and confused in this movie. I will have to watch it again and maybe It will be easier to follow along the second time.

The set of this movie is very dark through out and the words are hard for me to understand, partly because of the accent, and partly because of the audio quality. I realize that this is because it is an old movie. George C. Scott looks young in it.

I think, so far, I'm left with more questions then when I started watching this movie. Why did god need several days to create the earth? Why did he need rest? Why is Gos a he?

Keep in mind folks that in many way's I'm pretty intelligent. I'm really good with machinery, electronics, automation, controls, electrical and such... But, when it comes to things like 'this topic' I'm just a simple minded redneck.

Okay, now I'm at a point in the movie where people are using a log to ram through a castle door. I have no Idea what for and once they get through they shout out the words "Bring them out!".
I'm so lost and confused at this point of the movie that I'm turning it off. As I mentioned up above, I may try and watch it over again real soon and perhaps it will make more since to me the second time through.

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There you have it! I'm open to comments, suggestions recommendations, or even constructive criticism if you feel that I need it..

-John