Slightly ominous. Parallels, o how boring life would be without you...
"Pft, everybody is over-reacting."
Perhaps, but it's also true that we might be under-reacting.
"WHAT? Are you serious?"
Yes, I'm serious. Hey, it's possible.
"Do you ever blog anything except controversial news and opinion articles?"
Yes, yes I do.
"Well?"
Hey, I've been busy. College is a mosquito.
"Sucks your blood, eh?"
Yeah, that and money.
"You could have said vampire."
I suppose.
"So, when you're done being so busy...?"
I'll start blogging more substantial things, I promise. I have tons of ideas--piles of plans. I'd like to do a post on aspects of death, another one on a Xian view of literature, perhaps even one defending "Xian" and "Xmas" as terms ("Keep Christ in Christmas!" What? He's still there. Etymology, anyone?), and perhaps a few posts on my developing aesthetic theory, etc. etc.
So stick aroond (as they say in Scotland). One of these days I'll have a real post up.
Cheers,
Thursday 29 October 2009
Thursday 22 October 2009
Dear God, Save Us
If Obama signs the 'hate crimes bill,' it will be time to begin looking to change my nationality.
A 'hate crime' is a thought crime, and it's a crime against the American people to legislate thoughts.
The predictions are, of course, that because 'hate crimes' are so ill defined, that as soon as someone can claim emotional and psychological distress over something someone has said out of 'hate'--bingo. Hate crime.
Of course, all advocates claim that the bill will be applied equally to all. Right, so if I ever get beat up for being a Christian, everyone will jump to my rescue and claim that I was a victim of hate? No, I'll tell you what will happen. I'll be accused of provoking the attack by being hateful myself. If I get beaten up for witnessing to someone, I'll be accused of hate speech against other religions, hate speech against 'alternative lifestyles,' and general bigotry.
It doesn't matter which way it goes. Christians lose. And they call this progress. Pft.
It's bloody favoritism, that's what it is.
Just watch, I wouldn't be surprised if this post earns me some 'hate speech', just like this post did.
Peace,
A 'hate crime' is a thought crime, and it's a crime against the American people to legislate thoughts.
The predictions are, of course, that because 'hate crimes' are so ill defined, that as soon as someone can claim emotional and psychological distress over something someone has said out of 'hate'--bingo. Hate crime.
Of course, all advocates claim that the bill will be applied equally to all. Right, so if I ever get beat up for being a Christian, everyone will jump to my rescue and claim that I was a victim of hate? No, I'll tell you what will happen. I'll be accused of provoking the attack by being hateful myself. If I get beaten up for witnessing to someone, I'll be accused of hate speech against other religions, hate speech against 'alternative lifestyles,' and general bigotry.
It doesn't matter which way it goes. Christians lose. And they call this progress. Pft.
It's bloody favoritism, that's what it is.
Just watch, I wouldn't be surprised if this post earns me some 'hate speech', just like this post did.
Peace,
Friday 16 October 2009
Friday Miscellanies
Why the Obama Administration Will Implode in Weeks.
Even the Norwegians Know Obama Can't Keep his Promises.
Baby hit by Train -- this is actually a happy story.
And here are the past winning entries of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (the worst first sentence of a novel contest).
-Peace
Even the Norwegians Know Obama Can't Keep his Promises.
Baby hit by Train -- this is actually a happy story.
And here are the past winning entries of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest (the worst first sentence of a novel contest).
-Peace
Monday 12 October 2009
When Persons are Attacked for Who They Are...
New York Man Beaten for Being Gay. Clearly, violence is not a way to solve these sorts of problems. Please pay attention to the quote in this article. Remember it. It is a significant quote. I'll even reproduce it here:
"When someone is attacked for being who they are, and for being proud of who they are, there is no other explanation for that attack than hatred and bigotry," said New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the first openly gay speaker of the city council.
When someone is attacked for being who they are, and for being proud of who they are, there is no other explanation for that attack than hatred and bigotry--really? I think we'll be finding out very soon. I'll be referring back to this in the future.
Peace.
When someone is attacked for being who they are, and for being proud of who they are, there is no other explanation for that attack than hatred and bigotry--really? I think we'll be finding out very soon. I'll be referring back to this in the future.
Peace.
Insurers Against Healthcare Reform
Destroying private business through federal tax-funded competition?
Sounds good to me! While we're at it, why don't we give the government a monopoly on carrying first-class mail? In fact, let's give our responsible federal government the job of helping the nation's poor (or nations', if you prefer) and responding to natural disasters! Oh! And let's hand over our children to our caring government's tutelage.
OH WAIT, we already do all that.
1) Stamps are too expensive,
2) our welfare programs subsidize promiscuity and the birth of bastard children (oh, but just think if we had free abortions! Problem solved!--a la Margaret "Racist" Sanger),
3) FEMA did an expensive, crappy job with Katrina (while local and state Churches and ministries responded immediately, albeit invisibly--thanks, CNN),
4) and our kids are stupid.
The Federal government is a giant king Midas that drowns the quality and rockets the cost of anything it touches (and who, if it was in a Dickens novel, would be in debtors prison right now). Way to go, Feddy.
Cheers,
EDIT: Apparently Insurers' attacks made the White House grumpy. A quote from the article:
"This is a self-serving analysis from the insurance industry, one of the major opponents of health insurance reform," [Linda Douglass, spokeswoman with the Office of Health Reform] said. "It comes on the eve of a vote that will reduce the industry's profits. It is hard to take it seriously."
Oh, please. Seriously? The insurance companies are self-serving and the Federal government isn't? Our immaculate federal government never acts in its own interests? Our Federal government is an obese baby with grubby hands. The Federal government ALWAYS acts in its own interests. Why do you think we have a system (however imperfect) of checks and balances? (Lately, it's looking more like cheques, and negative balances. Boing--boing--boing).
Bah. There's a baby that needs a bath, a new diaper, and a diet.
Sounds good to me! While we're at it, why don't we give the government a monopoly on carrying first-class mail? In fact, let's give our responsible federal government the job of helping the nation's poor (or nations', if you prefer) and responding to natural disasters! Oh! And let's hand over our children to our caring government's tutelage.
OH WAIT, we already do all that.
1) Stamps are too expensive,
2) our welfare programs subsidize promiscuity and the birth of bastard children (oh, but just think if we had free abortions! Problem solved!--a la Margaret "Racist" Sanger),
3) FEMA did an expensive, crappy job with Katrina (while local and state Churches and ministries responded immediately, albeit invisibly--thanks, CNN),
4) and our kids are stupid.
The Federal government is a giant king Midas that drowns the quality and rockets the cost of anything it touches (and who, if it was in a Dickens novel, would be in debtors prison right now). Way to go, Feddy.
Cheers,
EDIT: Apparently Insurers' attacks made the White House grumpy. A quote from the article:
"This is a self-serving analysis from the insurance industry, one of the major opponents of health insurance reform," [Linda Douglass, spokeswoman with the Office of Health Reform] said. "It comes on the eve of a vote that will reduce the industry's profits. It is hard to take it seriously."
Oh, please. Seriously? The insurance companies are self-serving and the Federal government isn't? Our immaculate federal government never acts in its own interests? Our Federal government is an obese baby with grubby hands. The Federal government ALWAYS acts in its own interests. Why do you think we have a system (however imperfect) of checks and balances? (Lately, it's looking more like cheques, and negative balances. Boing--boing--boing).
Bah. There's a baby that needs a bath, a new diaper, and a diet.
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Monday 5 October 2009
How Superstitious are You?
THIS is an interesting article. Toward the bottom there's a superstition quiz you can take.
At the end of the quiz, the writer notes, "The higher your score, the more supernatural your beliefs. Research among students using this scale showed an average score of 38 in the US and 32 in the UK."
I scored a walloping 9 points. The lowest possible score is 6.
You know, I wasn't really surprised. It's because I'm a Christian. Christianity leaves no room for superstition. I clearly believe in the supernatural, but my belief is a rational one, and it's a belief in an ordered supernatural, because God values order.
If that doesn't make sense, then you haven't understood Christianity.
Peace.
At the end of the quiz, the writer notes, "The higher your score, the more supernatural your beliefs. Research among students using this scale showed an average score of 38 in the US and 32 in the UK."
I scored a walloping 9 points. The lowest possible score is 6.
You know, I wasn't really surprised. It's because I'm a Christian. Christianity leaves no room for superstition. I clearly believe in the supernatural, but my belief is a rational one, and it's a belief in an ordered supernatural, because God values order.
If that doesn't make sense, then you haven't understood Christianity.
Peace.
Friday 2 October 2009
Since when is America a bigger loser than France?
This ("Obama's French Lesson" -Washington Post) is an intriguing article.
When you get rebuked by a Frenchman (and the Frenchman is right)...you know you've sunk to a new level.
Earth to Obama, earth to Obama, come in Mr. Obama...
And while you're at it, this is also a worthwhile piece on Obama and the Olympics.
When you get rebuked by a Frenchman (and the Frenchman is right)...you know you've sunk to a new level.
Earth to Obama, earth to Obama, come in Mr. Obama...
And while you're at it, this is also a worthwhile piece on Obama and the Olympics.
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