I’m not a fan of horror movies but there was one Caron and I watched about 10 years ago that to this day, is probably the only one that really sticks in my memory. “The Changeling” (1980), George C. Scott plays a music composer who has just moved to Oregon to escape the painful memories of his wife and daughter who were killed in a car crash. He rents an old and secluded mansion from the historical society as a place to live. Soon after he moves into the house, strange occurrences begin. This is one of those horror movies that can be scary without being bloody and gory. It simply relies on atmosphere and frightening, but subtle images to deliver its chills, and it works.

Earlier today I had the opportunity to watch “An Inconvenient Truth”, A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide. What was revealed in this movie will haunt me for a very long time. I can safely say that this is the scariest piece of film I’ve ever watched. An Inconvenient Truth is not a story of despair but rather a rallying cry to protect the one earth we all share. As a father of 3 wonderful girls, the uncle of several and friend to people who have children it scares me to think that there may not be a planet as we know it when these younglings get older.

The saddest part is that in my lifetime I will probably witness even more distruction of this planet we call home. Our attitude towards the environment must make a drastic change FAST!