Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter
I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C.S.Lewis
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 5:19
C.S.Lewis
For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
Romans 5:19
Friday, April 2, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Because I feel like it, that's why......
The Second Coming
TURNING and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
William Butler Yeats
TURNING and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
Surely some revelation is at hand;
Surely the Second Coming is at hand.
The Second Coming! Hardly are those words out
When a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert
A shape with lion body and the head of a man,
A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun,
Is moving its slow thighs, while all about it
Reel shadows of the indignant desert birds.
The darkness drops again; but now I know
That twenty centuries of stony sleep
Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,
And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?
William Butler Yeats
Monday, March 29, 2010
Hi, I'm from the Government and I'm here...
Sure, the last four years of George W had it's down side, and financially, it wasn't the greatest time.
We were looking for greener grass, and we suffered the consequences.
But now the Democrats are in charge!
And they're going to help us out of this tight spot, right?
Right???
We were looking for greener grass, and we suffered the consequences.
But now the Democrats are in charge!
And they're going to help us out of this tight spot, right?
Right???
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sound familiar?
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance. - The Declaration of Independence
(Hat tip to Sissy Willis on twitter)
Actually, while re-reading the Declaration today, I'm finding that the many of the crazy changes that Obama has been trying to bring about since taking office can be found in mirror form within the Declaration.
If I were as paranoid as I feel right now, I'd almost say that his playbook is to simply to repeal every item the founding fathers set out to free us from.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent
But that's just crazy talk . . . right?
(Hat tip to Sissy Willis on twitter)
Actually, while re-reading the Declaration today, I'm finding that the many of the crazy changes that Obama has been trying to bring about since taking office can be found in mirror form within the Declaration.
If I were as paranoid as I feel right now, I'd almost say that his playbook is to simply to repeal every item the founding fathers set out to free us from.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent
But that's just crazy talk . . . right?
Friday, March 12, 2010
Education is cool!
I learned a new word today from SarahK today. I'm pretty sure she's a girl, but different somehow. Kinda grown up an' stuff. I know there's a word for that, but it fails me at the moment. Guess that will be my word for tomorrow. Anyway she's pretty nice for someone that's online. A rare quality nowadays.
In the mean time, my new word:
"Slattern"
In the mean time, my new word:
"Slattern"
slat·tern
Pronunciation: \ˈsla-tərn\
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from German schlottern to hang loosely, slouch; akin to Dutch slodderen to hang loosely, slodder slut
Date: circa 1639
: an untidy slovenly woman; also : slut, prostitute
It doesn't sound as naughty as those other words, or leave a nasty taste in my mouth after saying it. I now vow this to use in place of those others...
"Get those slatterns off the street! There's a politician coming to town!"
"Don't drive down that street at night where the kids can see - the slatterns come out and just stand there."
"Nancy Pelosi wanted to be a slattern when she grew up, but wasn't qualified. She then turned to her second choice..."
"Bill Clinton's in town! Hide the slatterns!"
Yep, I can see this word becoming a regular part of my vocabulary.
Thanks, SarahK.
"Don't drive down that street at night where the kids can see - the slatterns come out and just stand there."
"Nancy Pelosi wanted to be a slattern when she grew up, but wasn't qualified. She then turned to her second choice..."
"Bill Clinton's in town! Hide the slatterns!"
Yep, I can see this word becoming a regular part of my vocabulary.
Thanks, SarahK.
Things I tweeted, random thoughts, or maybe just fever dreams. I get those confused...
"You can change your Levi's, but you can't change your genes." - me
"Why do you think they call it dope?" Because the name markos was already taken.
If you're a Christian, you don't have to like me - you gotta love me. Like it or not, I'm family...
"Why do you think they call it dope?" Because the name markos was already taken.
If you're a Christian, you don't have to like me - you gotta love me. Like it or not, I'm family...
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