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I listened the most wonderful interview the other day.
If you do not remember who Marianne Pearl is, think Angelina Jolie and the movie currently out,The Mighty Heart. She is the wife of the American Jewish journalist that was beheaded in Pakistan, Danny Pearl.” Continue reading “If you hate, the terrorist win”
I was telling a coworker my retirement plan was a double wide in Arkansas. I noticed him looking at me funny. He did not know what a a double wide was. Being the Southern Gentleman that I am, I explained to him it was an extra wide mobile home.
I’m trying to come up with ten commandments for politicians. This is a far as I have gotten:
I rear ended a car a few days ago…
The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!! and he was pissed!
He looked up at me and said “I am NOT happy!”
I said, “Then which one are you?”
This is not as delicious a tale as the time I was bucked off the treadmill while trying to flirt with a sweet young thing. Nor is it as embarrassing as the time I was looking for a cat while the cell phone in my pant’s pocket was meowing at me. But it does typify my life
Continue reading “I wow yet another SYT”
I had to activate a new credit card the other day. I called the 1-800 number given. What I heard was “Press one to continue in English, Prensa dos a continuar en espanol, or stay on the line if you are calling from a rotary phone and the next available operator will assist you.”
Continue reading “Press 1 for English, NO Thanks”
I was utterly shocked to see that Congress is considering voting itself a $4,400 pay raise.
If it based on merit and what they have accomplished, it ought to be a negative pay raise.
When Congress gets us out of Iraq, brings real ethical reform to Congress, and does something about illegal immigration, and then they can give themselves a pay raise. Until then they should suffer like the rest of us with declining buying power.
A friend recently asked me to write about what I believe for a religious studies class she was taking at her local Catholic church. I believe she asked as she knows that I am a little ways from center in my beliefs.
I came across the following quote that seems to summarize my beliefs:
We believe in the formless and eternal Tao, and we recognize all personified deities as being mere human constructs. We reject hatred, intolerance, and unnecessary violence, and embrace harmony, love and learning, as we are taught by Nature. We place our trust and our lives in the Tao, that we may live in peace and balance with the Universe, both in this mortal life and beyond. ~~~~ Creed of the Western Reform Taoist Congregation Continue reading “What I Believe”
My mother’s birthday was going to fall in the middle of the week, so I decided to drive down to Muskogee for the weekend to celebrate it with her. Saturday, we drove to Tulsa, and we went shopping for her a birthday present. Afterwards we had lunch a Macaroni Grill. Since it was such a nice day I decided to take the slower way back to Muskogee rather than the turnpike.
As we were nearing her house traffic on US 69, a major artery, came to a stop. After a while we began to inch forward. I could see three ambulances near the intersection; two different fire department vehicles had passed us as well as a multitude of police vehicles.
Continue reading “We Happened Upon Death”
The question has been asked before, What religion is God?
Hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca, is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is a once in a life time requirement of every able-bodied Muslim. The pilgrimage must take place during the second week of the Islamic month, Dhul Hijjah. During the Hajj, there are many rituals to be observed in a short period of time. One is the Stoning of the Devil, a reenactment of the Devil tempting Abraham three times as he prepared to sacrifice his son, Isaac.
Continue reading “What Religion is God”