Harry Potter was knocked off the top ledge by an unexpected competitor -- The Simpsons Movie. Over the weekend The Simpsons Movie had box office receipts of $71.9 Million. How fun!
I have watched (not religiously) The Simpsons for all 19 years and enjoyed throw back my head, hard, belly laughs. This all too true to life, dysfunctional, American family represents our dreams and realities.
What is the big appeal to me? It is reality t.v. on two fronts. Take Bart and Lisa for example. Lisa, is who we want our children to be -- socially aware, high achiever, not overly interested in the opposite sex; Bart is who our children seem to be, at least at times: self-absorbed, irreverent, in and out of trouble.
How about Homer and Marge? Marge - loyal, loving, a bit naive, active and engaged; Homer, well, enough said, right? The man I never want to be, that I feel like too often. In spite of my best intentions and apparent self-confidence, I hear myself saying "duoh!" way too many times in a given day.
It took four years and 158 script drafts for The Simpsons Movie to become a box office hit. God is the God of do-overs. His grace gives me hope. For you, today, may feel like Romans 7:18 (For I know that in me nothing good dwells) or Romans 8:37 (Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors). God is at work, you are making a difference to someone, somewhere, and you are His workmanship! Duoh! Woo hoo! Tune in for more Simpsons, tomorrow.
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I watched a show on one of the FOOD channels this weekend where the contestants were challenged to bake thematic cakes to go with The Simpsons Movie. The winner got $10,000 and a trip to the premier (obviously it was not live).
The only criticism of the cake that won (it was incredible and detailed) was that it was restricted to being placed against the wall. It was not a 360 degree design. Wouldn't life be great if did not have to live 360 degree lives and could hide some parts against the wall?
Thanks for being transparent with the world.
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