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So, last night, my husband and I went to see the film, "The Identical."   It is the story of two twin boys, separated at birth.   One is raised by his financially strapped biological parents.   The other is raised in a middle class minister's family.   The pastor wants his adopted son to follow in his footsteps, but the son doesn't want to.   Both boys have incredible voices and charisma on stage as musicians and the one who stayed with his biological parents has become a huge star, along the lines of Elvis Presley.   As I was saying in a previous post, more feature films are being made in Christian circles lately, a trend I find fascinating.   Some I've loved and some I didn't.    Opinions are like elbows, as the saying goes.   I have mine; you have yours.   But if you're wanting to hear someone else's opinion before you shell out the cash to watch a flick. . . I don't mind giving you mine.  Opinion, that is.  Y...

California is known as the Golden State, famous for its sunshine.   But the past three years have brought more sunshine than we're used to.   The entire state is now reported as being in a serious drought.   In fact, more than 50% of the state is listed as being in the top-level category of "exceptional" drought.   Some communities have already run out of water.   Lakes and rivers are low. Wildfires are burning, with 216 reported in just one week.   A fire has even been burning in beloved Yosemite National Park, reknown for its world-class waterfalls.   Last month, California decided on a first-ever statewide rationing program that fines people who use water inappropriately.   Before any panic ensues, that basically means the following: 1. No spraying off your concrete driveway or walkways. 2.   No washing your car without a hose shut-off valve. 3.   No oversaturating your lawn until the water runs off into the street. 4....