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Today's my birthday. Wow, I'm getting old!
If you're reading this, make my day and please leave a comment. I just wonder if anyone ever reads these posts. Thanks!
Ig <><
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
"Runaway bride" - my thoughts:
Hey, gotta get away and think? ROAD TRIP, DUDE! Oh wait... that's illegal now. When did this country become communist?
Seriously, this world, or at least this country (US), can't seem to find any kindness, forgiveness, etc, in their hearts. We always seem to have a person convicted before they're even tried. And when they ARE tried and convicted, we seem to want the maximum penalty that the law allows.
This girl who left town recently and went to Las Vegas and Albuquerque doesn't deserve punishment. She needed to get away and think for a while. Since when is that a crime? GIVE ME A BREAK! Sure... she inconvenienced a lot of people, and maybe she should give a public apology. But to fine her thousands of dollars and possibly sentence her to jail? This is an outrage!
Hey, I just farted in public and caused several people to be uncomfortable, and possibly "grossed out" for a while. Well, I hope you all visit me in jail because I can't possibly pay the fines thrown at me due to the lawsuits won against me by the people surrounding me in that "fart" moment. The world -- too hardcore, too litigious, too unsympathetic. I've always said in a "joking around manner" that this world would be a great place to live if it weren't for people. Now I wonder how joking around I am when I say it.
ig <><
P.S. A personal note to Jennifer Wilbanks: Hey babe, a little less Red Bull, alright? Your eyes are gonna 'splode.
Hey, gotta get away and think? ROAD TRIP, DUDE! Oh wait... that's illegal now. When did this country become communist?
Seriously, this world, or at least this country (US), can't seem to find any kindness, forgiveness, etc, in their hearts. We always seem to have a person convicted before they're even tried. And when they ARE tried and convicted, we seem to want the maximum penalty that the law allows.
This girl who left town recently and went to Las Vegas and Albuquerque doesn't deserve punishment. She needed to get away and think for a while. Since when is that a crime? GIVE ME A BREAK! Sure... she inconvenienced a lot of people, and maybe she should give a public apology. But to fine her thousands of dollars and possibly sentence her to jail? This is an outrage!
Hey, I just farted in public and caused several people to be uncomfortable, and possibly "grossed out" for a while. Well, I hope you all visit me in jail because I can't possibly pay the fines thrown at me due to the lawsuits won against me by the people surrounding me in that "fart" moment. The world -- too hardcore, too litigious, too unsympathetic. I've always said in a "joking around manner" that this world would be a great place to live if it weren't for people. Now I wonder how joking around I am when I say it.
ig <><
P.S. A personal note to Jennifer Wilbanks: Hey babe, a little less Red Bull, alright? Your eyes are gonna 'splode.
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Friday, April 23, 2004
Saturday, July 26, 2003
His shoulders...
I currently have a lot of things that normally would weigh a person down to the point of insanity. My son is about to become homeless (long story); I'm about to become a grandfather but there are strong signs of a problem with the pregnancy; I was just denied Social Security once again, yet I'm disabled; my father could die at any time, etc.
I put everything on God's shoulders. I couldn't bear all of this by myself, and His shoulders are much larger than can be imagined. May I suggest the same for you? We live in a world of hurt. We all have problems, small and/or large. Look to God for help.
ig <><
I currently have a lot of things that normally would weigh a person down to the point of insanity. My son is about to become homeless (long story); I'm about to become a grandfather but there are strong signs of a problem with the pregnancy; I was just denied Social Security once again, yet I'm disabled; my father could die at any time, etc.
I put everything on God's shoulders. I couldn't bear all of this by myself, and His shoulders are much larger than can be imagined. May I suggest the same for you? We live in a world of hurt. We all have problems, small and/or large. Look to God for help.
ig <><
Thursday, July 03, 2003
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
The Lord's Prayer...
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Good news...
Study: Mental Fitness Wards Off Dementia/Alzheimer's
By JEFF DONN, Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) -- An absorbing book or a challenging crossword puzzle may keep your mind more than busy. It may keep it healthy, too, according to a 21-year study of mental breakdown in old age.
Read the entire article here!
ig <><
Study: Mental Fitness Wards Off Dementia/Alzheimer's
By JEFF DONN, Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) -- An absorbing book or a challenging crossword puzzle may keep your mind more than busy. It may keep it healthy, too, according to a 21-year study of mental breakdown in old age.
Read the entire article here!
ig <><
Monday, June 16, 2003
Word of the Day...
The Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16 is:
Davy Jones's locker \day-vee-joanz-LAH-ker\ noun
: the bottom of the ocean
Example sentence:
The old seaman shook his head sadly and said, "That ship
was sunk on a reef three years ago, and every poor soul aboard
sent to Davy Jones's locker."
Did you know?
Was there a real Davy Jones? Folks have been pondering that
question for centuries. Sailors have long used "Davy Jones" as
the name of a personified evil spirit of the ocean depths, but
no one knows exactly why. Some claim the original Davy Jones was
a British pirate, but the evidence that this person existed is
lacking. Others swear he was a London pub owner who kept drugged
ale in a special locker, served it to the unwary, then had them
shanghaied. But the theory considered most plausible is
that "Davy" was inspired by St. David, the patron saint of
Wales. (St. David was often invoked by Welsh sailors.) "Jones"
is traced to Jonah, the biblical figure who was swallowed by a
whale. --Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
ig <><
The Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 16 is:
Davy Jones's locker \day-vee-joanz-LAH-ker\ noun
: the bottom of the ocean
Example sentence:
The old seaman shook his head sadly and said, "That ship
was sunk on a reef three years ago, and every poor soul aboard
sent to Davy Jones's locker."
Did you know?
Was there a real Davy Jones? Folks have been pondering that
question for centuries. Sailors have long used "Davy Jones" as
the name of a personified evil spirit of the ocean depths, but
no one knows exactly why. Some claim the original Davy Jones was
a British pirate, but the evidence that this person existed is
lacking. Others swear he was a London pub owner who kept drugged
ale in a special locker, served it to the unwary, then had them
shanghaied. But the theory considered most plausible is
that "Davy" was inspired by St. David, the patron saint of
Wales. (St. David was often invoked by Welsh sailors.) "Jones"
is traced to Jonah, the biblical figure who was swallowed by a
whale. --Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day
ig <><
Sunday, June 15, 2003
Yesterday's photo shoot...
Yesterday I shot a few rolls of film for my son's band. He's a very good drummer for a somewhat local Christian rock band. It's been quite some time since I've done any photography "for hire", but it's about like riding a bicycle-- you don't forget how. We walked through trails in the woods and got some really nice shots. A couple of them will, hopefully, end up on their first CD. It's great "getting back in the saddle" for an afternoon.
ig <><
Yesterday I shot a few rolls of film for my son's band. He's a very good drummer for a somewhat local Christian rock band. It's been quite some time since I've done any photography "for hire", but it's about like riding a bicycle-- you don't forget how. We walked through trails in the woods and got some really nice shots. A couple of them will, hopefully, end up on their first CD. It's great "getting back in the saddle" for an afternoon.
ig <><
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
The Lord's Prayer...
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
Ain't it nice?
Ain't it nice?
I think we all need to simply look up at the sky once a day or so. Maybe compare the green trees to the blue hue of the sky. It's somewhat cathartic to me, maybe even therapeutic. This photo is simple-- sky, clouds, and moon. That's all. But isn't it beautiful? God's good!
ig <><
Ain't it nice?
I think we all need to simply look up at the sky once a day or so. Maybe compare the green trees to the blue hue of the sky. It's somewhat cathartic to me, maybe even therapeutic. This photo is simple-- sky, clouds, and moon. That's all. But isn't it beautiful? God's good!
ig <><
Monday, June 02, 2003
The Lord's Prayer...
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
Matthew 6:9-13
The Lord's prayer really isn't that long. It doesn't take any time at all to say/pray it. And... it pretty much "covers all of the bases". Way back when I was a teenager, I used to say it every night before I went to bed- even before I was a Christian. Drunk and/or stoned, it really didn't matter. God still heard me. And believe me, most of the time I was drunk and/or stoned!
ig <><
Friday, May 30, 2003
Goodbye Dad... sort of...
Yesterday I learned that my father, who lives about 1800 miles away from me, has got very little time left on this earth. He lives in a rest home with hospice and can only eat puréed food. And he rarely eats all of his food, usually about 30-75 percent. He can only talk in a whisper because of some damage done during surgery. I can't get out there to visit him for "the last time" because of this stupid Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and anxiety disorder that I suffer from.
How do I truly feel about all of this? I'm angry that I'm too sick to visit him. On the other hand, we were never very close. The last time I saw him was in 1977! Distance is not good for a father/son relationship when money is an issue.
Anyway, I've pretty much "written off" the possibility of visiting him before he dies. I know that I'll see him in Heaven, but I also know that I will have a hard time dealing with the guilt of not going out there to see him while he's still on this earth. I'll be saying stuff like "Well, it's too late now!" and "Only if I...".
ig <><
Yesterday I learned that my father, who lives about 1800 miles away from me, has got very little time left on this earth. He lives in a rest home with hospice and can only eat puréed food. And he rarely eats all of his food, usually about 30-75 percent. He can only talk in a whisper because of some damage done during surgery. I can't get out there to visit him for "the last time" because of this stupid Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and anxiety disorder that I suffer from.
How do I truly feel about all of this? I'm angry that I'm too sick to visit him. On the other hand, we were never very close. The last time I saw him was in 1977! Distance is not good for a father/son relationship when money is an issue.
Anyway, I've pretty much "written off" the possibility of visiting him before he dies. I know that I'll see him in Heaven, but I also know that I will have a hard time dealing with the guilt of not going out there to see him while he's still on this earth. I'll be saying stuff like "Well, it's too late now!" and "Only if I...".
ig <><
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Some excerpts...
Here are a few excerpts from my trivia page. Click on the link at the right for the entire trivia webpage.
Here are a few excerpts from my trivia page. Click on the link at the right for the entire trivia webpage.
- Antarctica got its first ATM (automatic [bank] teller machine) in 1997.
- Antarctica is technically a desert (frozen desert) since the continent gets less than ten inches of precipitation per year.
- Less than one percent of the continent of Antarctica is exposed (not covered with ice).
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Random trivia...
Did you know that Antarctica has a mountain that is over 16,000 feet tall? It's named "Vinson Massif". Sources vary with their information, but at the most, it is 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) tall. I had no idea. I never knew there were any mountains in Antarctica.
I love trivia. I started writing down bits of information around 1990 and haven't stopped. Of course, now I use the computer instead of pen and paper-- most of the time. I've learned very much from these little bits of information.
If you'd like to visit my trivia website, click here and then click on my trivia page. God bless!
ig <><
Did you know that Antarctica has a mountain that is over 16,000 feet tall? It's named "Vinson Massif". Sources vary with their information, but at the most, it is 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) tall. I had no idea. I never knew there were any mountains in Antarctica.
I love trivia. I started writing down bits of information around 1990 and haven't stopped. Of course, now I use the computer instead of pen and paper-- most of the time. I've learned very much from these little bits of information.
If you'd like to visit my trivia website, click here and then click on my trivia page. God bless!
ig <><
Monday, May 26, 2003
All above average?
If everyone was above average, then everyone would also be average and below average because there would be no standard for "average". What is the standard for average, anyway? I know that to find the average in a mathematical situation, you take the high and low and add them and then divide by two (just for a very simplistic example).
I don't mean to make your head spin. It's just one of the many things I think about once in a while. It's like cloning. Do we really want exact copies of people already residing on this big blue marble? I'm pretty sure that the scientific community would, just for kicks, but for what practical reason?
ig <><
If everyone was above average, then everyone would also be average and below average because there would be no standard for "average". What is the standard for average, anyway? I know that to find the average in a mathematical situation, you take the high and low and add them and then divide by two (just for a very simplistic example).
I don't mean to make your head spin. It's just one of the many things I think about once in a while. It's like cloning. Do we really want exact copies of people already residing on this big blue marble? I'm pretty sure that the scientific community would, just for kicks, but for what practical reason?
ig <><
Sunday, May 25, 2003
Tolerance...
People get frustrated when I don't hear them and they have to repeat what they said. Why? Why do I almost feel guilty because I didn't understand something that was said? God forbid that I go through the process of going deaf. We all know that it's usually a gradual process. If something happened and I became deaf tomorrow, people would be tolerant of that situation. They seem to live a double standard. They are okay with total deafness, but not partial deafness. I remember my mother gradually going deaf. It was very frustrating for her when people would get upset as a result of having to repeat something.
Another thing-- have you ever noticed that people quite often will repeat what they said in a lower volume? I guess they think that they are annunciating better at a lower volume.
It's a lot like having CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). After all, I don't look sick! I look pretty darn healthy. But if I was in a wheelchair, I would find sympathy out the wazoo. It goes back to what I said about the double standard thing. If I'm just partially sick, then I don't deserve sympathy. But, on the other hand, if I'm so sick that I look the part, then there's understanding.
ig <><
People get frustrated when I don't hear them and they have to repeat what they said. Why? Why do I almost feel guilty because I didn't understand something that was said? God forbid that I go through the process of going deaf. We all know that it's usually a gradual process. If something happened and I became deaf tomorrow, people would be tolerant of that situation. They seem to live a double standard. They are okay with total deafness, but not partial deafness. I remember my mother gradually going deaf. It was very frustrating for her when people would get upset as a result of having to repeat something.
Another thing-- have you ever noticed that people quite often will repeat what they said in a lower volume? I guess they think that they are annunciating better at a lower volume.
It's a lot like having CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome). After all, I don't look sick! I look pretty darn healthy. But if I was in a wheelchair, I would find sympathy out the wazoo. It goes back to what I said about the double standard thing. If I'm just partially sick, then I don't deserve sympathy. But, on the other hand, if I'm so sick that I look the part, then there's understanding.
ig <><
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