Comments for Elementary...My Dear Watson http://elementaryjwatson.com Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comment on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of . . . The Green Mist? by Susan http://elementaryjwatson.com/uncategorized/the-chronicles-of-narnia-the-voyage-of-the-green-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-4263 Susan Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:35:24 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=808#comment-4263 Thank you very much for your well thought out and very accurate review of the VDT. I thought they did very well with the first film, following the book very closely, and staying true to Lewis's theme. Prince Caspian was a disappointment because they left out the half of the book about Aslan, and showed Peter and Caspian as rivals. Peter's character was thoroughly debased, I thought. The perfect older brother, and the High King of Narnia was reduced to a brawling insecure school boy. What a mess! You said everything there is to say about VDT. What a waste of talent and gorgeous special effects, not to mention all the changes in theme that you discussed. Christianity is very important to many Americans and to take Lewis's great Christian works and reduce them to something like, what, the X-Men? Anyway, thank you for your review. Thank you very much for your well thought out and very accurate review of the VDT. I thought they did very well with the first film, following the book very closely, and staying true to Lewis’s theme. Prince Caspian was a disappointment because they left out the half of the book about Aslan, and showed Peter and Caspian as rivals. Peter’s character was thoroughly debased, I thought. The perfect older brother, and the High King of Narnia was reduced to a brawling insecure school boy. What a mess! You said everything there is to say about VDT. What a waste of talent and gorgeous special effects, not to mention all the changes in theme that you discussed. Christianity is very important to many Americans and to take Lewis’s great Christian works and reduce them to something like, what, the X-Men?
Anyway, thank you for your review.

]]> Comment on The Credability Game by Joel http://elementaryjwatson.com/uncategorized/the-credability-game/comment-page-1/#comment-3680 Joel Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:03:44 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=1099#comment-3680 Great post. Perfect analogy! Great post. Perfect analogy!

]]> Comment on Creepy Guys and the Herd Mentality by Martha http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/creepy-guys-and-the-herd-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-3094 Martha Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:22:10 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=1040#comment-3094 How about walking her home like they did in the olden days? I agree with the other post- the herd is for protection. How about walking her home like they did in the olden days? I agree with the other post- the herd is for protection.

]]> Comment on Creepy Guys and the Herd Mentality by Rayj http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/creepy-guys-and-the-herd-mentality/comment-page-1/#comment-3093 Rayj Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:22:43 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=1040#comment-3093 We are perfectly aware we are in a herd. We do that for protection (and fun). To avoid the awkward parking lot ask out we pretend to be on our phone or in an extreme hurry. If we want to be asked out, we will give you the chance. I do feel your pain, the fine line between being weird stalker and greatest guy ever is simply the subjective reality of whether or not we like you. We are perfectly aware we are in a herd. We do that for protection (and fun). To avoid the awkward parking lot ask out we pretend to be on our phone or in an extreme hurry. If we want to be asked out, we will give you the chance.

I do feel your pain, the fine line between being weird stalker and greatest guy ever is simply the subjective reality of whether or not we like you.

]]> Comment on Give the Guy a Chance to Fail by Joel http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/give-the-guy-a-chance-to-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-3060 Joel Tue, 24 May 2011 01:44:16 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=974#comment-3060 Wow, Jon. Great article. You are saying so much stuff here that needs to be said, but no one is bold enough to say it. I sure don't want to be the guy to have said it. :) More power to you, man. Wow, Jon. Great article. You are saying so much stuff here that needs to be said, but no one is bold enough to say it. I sure don’t want to be the guy to have said it. :) More power to you, man.

]]> Comment on Ministry to 1 or 100? by Martha http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/ministry-to-1-or-100/comment-page-1/#comment-3042 Martha Wed, 18 May 2011 00:26:26 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=970#comment-3042 Eccl. 4:9-12 comes to mind. The pair is stronger because of the Holy Spirit in the midst (assuming both are believers). I think of famous missionary pairs- John and Betty Stam, Elizabeth and Jim Elliot. I do agree on the married couples opening up their homes as a ministry to singles. Eccl. 4:9-12 comes to mind. The pair is stronger because of the Holy Spirit in the midst (assuming both are believers). I think of famous missionary pairs- John and Betty Stam, Elizabeth and Jim Elliot. I do agree on the married couples opening up their homes as a ministry to singles.

]]> Comment on Ministry to 1 or 100? by Nicki http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/ministry-to-1-or-100/comment-page-1/#comment-3040 Nicki Tue, 17 May 2011 21:02:58 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=970#comment-3040 Perhaps it's something to consider when choosing your partner - can you and he/she minister to others together? Does what you want for your relationship with both your partner and with your community mesh with what that person wants? Perhaps it’s something to consider when choosing your partner – can you and he/she minister to others together? Does what you want for your relationship with both your partner and with your community mesh with what that person wants?

]]> Comment on Who Are You Marrying? by mj http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/who-are-you-marrying/comment-page-1/#comment-3009 mj Thu, 12 May 2011 15:52:31 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=948#comment-3009 :) Looking forward to the book! :) Looking forward to the book!

]]> Comment on What Does it Mean When a Guy Asks You Out? by Now About that Courtesy Date http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/what-does-it-mean-when-a-guy-asks-you-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2889 Now About that Courtesy Date Fri, 06 May 2011 04:28:47 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=877#comment-2889 [...] When a guy asks a girl out he’s genuinely interested in something he saw. He asks her out and she says yes. If he doesn’t find any deal breakers on that first date, he’s going to ask for another, most likely. If the girl is simply giving him a courtesy date, that only gives him one chance to be “spectacular.” Considering how nervous most guys are on a first date with a girl they’re even mildly interested in, spectacular just isn’t going to happen. [...] [...] When a guy asks a girl out he’s genuinely interested in something he saw. He asks her out and she says yes. If he doesn’t find any deal breakers on that first date, he’s going to ask for another, most likely. If the girl is simply giving him a courtesy date, that only gives him one chance to be “spectacular.” Considering how nervous most guys are on a first date with a girl they’re even mildly interested in, spectacular just isn’t going to happen. [...]

]]> Comment on What Does it Mean When a Guy Asks You Out? by Charlie http://elementaryjwatson.com/love-and-dating/what-does-it-mean-when-a-guy-asks-you-out/comment-page-1/#comment-2878 Charlie Thu, 05 May 2011 17:02:07 +0000 http://elementaryjwatson.com/?p=877#comment-2878 I advise that you print out copies of this. When you like a girl, you hand her a copy and say, "Read this, and then I have a question for you." I advise that you print out copies of this. When you like a girl, you hand her a copy and say, “Read this, and then I have a question for you.”

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