... friend of mine, Judge Jesse B. Caldwell III of North Carolina superior Court, believes that in America at least you can tell a lot about a person by what they drive. Anyone want to disagree with him? With the aid of cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger, plastic surgery, and Ronald McDonald, we're looking more and more alike. In contrast, more people are asserting their identity and claiming their uniqueness by the kinds of cars they drive. Psychologist James Hillman writes that, "As humans become faceless under their ...
... quickly as possible. There is no time of year as obsessed with dashing as Advent. As soon as the Thanksgiving turkey moves off the table and into zip-lock bags in the frig, we're dashing off to some 5am Black Friday sales event at a Tommy Hilfiger store where everything is 40% off, but only for four hours. The round of special events, parties, plays and preparations keep us dashing from one scene to another until Christmas morning. According to one popular Christmas-time tune, we even keep up our break-neck ...
... materialism shapes and molds our values, "Remember who you are!" You are more than your plastic, more than money. As Jesus said, your life is more than food, and your body is more than raiment. The brand you wear is not just Abercrombie and Fitch or Tommy Hilfiger. You are branded as the disciples of Jesus Christ. Maybe the folks who think barcodes and credit cards are the mark of the beast aren't so far off… if we see them as symbols of the rampant materialism of our day, undermining the values of ...
... minutes to help you think. Joseph: Listen — you can tell whoever set you up to do this that I don’t like playing ... you. And no actor in a ratty bathrobe is going to change my mind. RJ: (pulling at his robe) Well, I’ll admit it’s no Tommy Hilfiger, but it was fashionable for the time. Look, nobody “set you up,” and I’m not here to confuse you. I just wanted to help you do what your director said. Think about this part and how important it really was. Joseph: (picking up the script and showing ...
