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Ash Wednesday
Remember man that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return.
I won’t be attending the opening night of Mel Gibson’s movie. I’ll be in church. It’s Ash Wednesday.
I wonder if he’s going to miss the opening of his own movie? Or maybe his branch of the church doesn’t observe that tradition? Couldn’t be that he’s be encouraging people to skip out on a service just to go to a movie…
In looking around for Ash Wednesday info, I found this poem by T.S. Eliot. It’s got nothing to do with this post, but so what?
Blessed sister, holy mother, spirit of the fountain, spirit of the garden,
Suffer us not to mock ourselves with falsehood
Teach us to care and not to care
Teach us to sit still
Even among these rocks,
Our peace in His will
And even among these rocks
Sister, mother
And spirit of the river, spirit of the sea,
Suffer me not to be separated
And let my cry come unto Thee.
Posted in Sunday Sermon
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Feel the Power
There’s nothing worse than having your power supply conk out in the middle of a life-or-death online battle. You may think you know of something worse, but trust me there isn’t. Not one, darn thing. Not even that nasty looking rash you got there (you should see someone about that).
Wait.
Yes, there might be one thing worse. Yeah, now that I think about it, that is pretty bad. OK, so there’s one thing worse than having your power supply conk out in the middle of a life-or-death online battle. However, since it’s too terrible to mention, I’ll leave it for you to guess what it is.
I replaced said power supply, by the way (which is why I’m typing this into my blog rather than standing on the street corner handing out fliers about it like I used to do). The funny thing is that I’d never done that before! In 19 years of working with computers, I can’t recall ever replacing a power supply myself. Isn’t that weird? I think it’s weird. Whatever.
Anyway, since the voice in my head that I use when typing these things is starting to devolve into that of a ditzy 14-year-old, I’ll have to quit.
Ta, dahlinks.
If anyone out there knows of any reason I just wasted 10 minutes of my life on the preceding post, instead of just saying “Hey! My PC’s fixed!” please, enlighten me. Thanks.
Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything
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Resolve
Every time I start to think that politics don’t matter… that there’s nothing we can do about it anyway… that they’re all alike… a lovely little Neanderthal like Tom DeLay will come along to set me straight (no pun intended).
In a speech to Knox County Republicans, DeLay clarified for me exactly why he and his cronies must be removed from power. For if he is to be believed, we Americans don’t give a damn about the economy or taxes or jobs or health care or education or the environment or terrorism. What we are (and, by his reckoning, should be) most concerned with is the crisis of homosexuality.
Americans “have been tolerant of homosexuality for years, but now it’s being stuffed down their throats and they don’t like it,” DeLay said. “They know it will undermine the very foundation of this society, will undermine our understanding of what families are.”
The very foundation of this society.
Let that sink in for a bit.
According to DeLay, if the trend continues, when you get up in the morning life as you know it will cease to exist. The fact that the state officially sanctions a commitment between two people in love without regard to their body parts will destroy the very foundation of this society.
“…security and prosperity are not worth anything if you don’t maintain and protect the American family from the onslaught that is attacking the family, starting with gay marriages,” he said. “We believe the American family is headed by a man and woman, and that is marriage, and that is the foundation of this country.”
You unmarried folk have nothing to contribute to society. You celibates are taking up valuable resources, denegrating the sanctity of the family. You homosexuals are an evil blight that must be eradicated…
There is one thing DeLay said that I agree with wholeheartedly, and I will use it to maintain my resolve in working toward the defeat of foul bigots like him:
“Every now and then, an issue that is central to who you are and what your world view is comes along.”
Thank you, Mr. DeLay, for clarifying that for me.
[ Thanks, Scott ]
Posted in Rants 'n' Whines
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Ayuh, y’all.
I say, I say, it looks like ah’ve been down heah just a tad too long. Either that, or I talk like my daddy done. Take the Yankee or Dixie quiz and see for your own self.
[ via Dania ]
Posted in Wouldya Lookit That!
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A Taste of Evil
In case you were wondering, we’ve uncovered a blow-by-blow account of the horrible, evil, despicable, civilization-ending catastrophe that hangs over us like a dark hangy thing.
Beware: It’s a long, sordid tale of lawlessness and villainy. You might want to send the children (and certain Republicans) out of the room.
Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything
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Speed Up Acrobat
Back to things that really matter!
Tired of sitting around filing your nails or cleaning the litter box while you wait for a PDF to load? Grump sent me a cool little utility called Adobe Reader Speed-Up that tweaks Acrobat by “disabling the majority of plugins that are, quite franky, completely useless for most users.”
Posted in Wouldya Lookit That!
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Crossing Over
Yes, I know I wavered slightly in my Great Prediction, but I’m still sticking with it. John Edwards will win.
I need to just come out and say it: I don’t like John Kerry!
No, I don’t know why. No, I’m not voting for Bush. No, I’m not buying into any of the anti-Kerry crap floating in the media toilet bowl. No, John Edward didn’t tell me my dead aunt Matilda told me to vote for John Edwards. I just don’t like him for some reason.
What? You want rational political discussion at 7am? Go watch these bozos and see if they make any more sense than that!
Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything
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See what drugs will do to you, kids?
Heaven help me, I’m watching Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.
What’s next? The Bugaloos??
So much for that 130 IQ…
Posted in Strangeness
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S M R T
In between uploading stats for the SGCBL, gettin’ down an’ chatty with Busy Mom, and watching My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance (yes, I know, we’re all going to hell, whatever), I took a whole bunch of these tests at Psychology Today. Lookie here what I got on the brain test!
The Classical IQ Test: 130
Wow! A score above 130 means that your performance on this test was way above average. Actually, according to this test, you are absolutely brilliant. Only a very small percentage of people score this high.
If I’d known I was that smart, I wouldn’t have wasted all these years trying to live off my stunning good looks.
[ via Mamageek ]
Posted in Wouldya Lookit That!
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