Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Care for a Chuckle?

I wish I had a DS.

Happy Birthday Old People!

We all get older, creeping inexorably closer to that time when we will all wear diapers...again. One of my few joys in life is that my brother is older than I. In fact he has reached the decrepit stage on this very day! He has turned 30. 30 is a scary number for someone in their 20s. It seems old even when it is less than two years away.

30.

Some people who are in their 30s try to pretend that they are still young, what a sham. They aren't fooling anyone. What is more pathetic than a 38 year-old trying to be "hip"? Really. Embrace the fact that you are in your thirties.

These days it seems that people want to pretend they are young right up until the point that they keel over dancing the Macarena at their 97th birthday party...trying to pick up chicks.

There are so many great things about growing older. I don't know what they are, but I'm sure one of you ancient people out there can let me know what they are at some point.

Happy birthday old older brother!

And happy birthday to my sweet sister who is still young...i.e. 26...or is it 27? I'm pretty sure 26, I'll stick with that one.

Required Reading

Don't read this fast, savor it like a fine wine, sounding each word slowly in your mind, really get the feeling of what is going on. It is fabulous. Who do we really have to fear?

2 Kings 19:8-35


8 Then the Rabshakeh returned and found the king of Assyria warring against Libnah, for he heard that he had departed from Lachish. 9 And the king heard concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia, “Look, he has come out to make war with you.” So he again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 “Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: ‘Do not let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.” 11 Look! You have heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by utterly destroying them; and shall you be delivered? 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered those whom my fathers have destroyed, Gozan and Haran and Rezeph, and the people of Eden who were in Telassar? 13 Where is the king of Hamath, the king of Arpad, and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?’”
14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the LORD, and spread it before the LORD. 15 Then Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said: “O LORD God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. 16 Incline Your ear, O LORD, and hear; open Your eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God. 17 Truly, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste the nations and their lands, 18 and have cast their gods into the fire; for they were not gods, but the work of men’s hands—wood and stone. Therefore they destroyed them. 19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the LORD God, You alone.”
The Word of the LORD Concerning Sennacherib

20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Thus says the LORD God of Israel: ‘Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria, I have heard.’ 21 This is the word which the LORD has spoken concerning him:

‘The virgin, the daughter of Zion,
Has despised you, laughed you to scorn;
The daughter of Jerusalem
Has shaken her head behind your back!

22 ‘ Whom have you reproached and blasphemed?
Against whom have you raised your voice,
And lifted up your eyes on high?
Against the Holy One of Israel.

23 By your messengers you have reproached the Lord,
And said: “By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter the extremity of its borders,
To its fruitful forest.

24 I have dug and drunk strange water,
And with the soles of my feet I have dried up
All the brooks of defense.”

25 ‘Did you not hear long ago
How I made it,
From ancient times that I formed it?
Now I have brought it to pass,
That you should be
For crushing fortified cities into heaps of ruins.

26 Therefore their inhabitants had little power;
They were dismayed and confounded;
They were as the grass of the field
And the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops
And grain blighted before it is grown.

27 ‘But I know your dwelling place,
Your going out and your coming in,
And your rage against Me.

28 Because your rage against Me and your tumult
Have come up to My ears,
Therefore I will put My hook in your nose
And My bridle in your lips,
And I will turn you back
By the way which you came.
29 ‘This shall be a sign to you:
You shall eat this year such as grows of itself,
And in the second year what springs from the same;
Also in the third year sow and reap,
Plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them.

30 And the remnant who have escaped of the house of Judah
Shall again take root downward,
And bear fruit upward.

31 For out of Jerusalem shall go a remnant,
And those who escape from Mount Zion.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts[a] will do this.’
32 “Therefore thus says the LORD concerning the king of Assyria:

‘He shall not come into this city,
Nor shoot an arrow there,
Nor come before it with shield,
Nor build a siege mound against it.

33 By the way that he came,
By the same shall he return;
And he shall not come into this city,’
Says the LORD.

34 ‘For I will defend this city, to save it
For My own sake and for My servant David’s sake.’”

Sennacherib’s Defeat and Death

35 And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel[b] of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians one hundred and eighty-five thousand; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses—all dead.

Thursday, July 26, 2007

A Blog Post to Read

Between the pictures and wonderful use of the English language, this post about mornings and coffee is great to look at and read, at least I think so.

Invisible Rope



Friday, July 20, 2007

New Wallpaper



Yep, this is indeed a post about the new wallpaper on my laptop, really. Normally I just grab something purty and peaceful and let it go, but this picture from Interfacelift.com is just fantastic.

Matt Mosher took the picture and posted it, I feel like I have a window to a beautiful lake. I wish I could jump through the monitor and go canoing like I used to at Lake Mattawamkeag.

In case you are curious, we used to camp in the southern section, in the middle cove I believe.

Don't forget to click the Satellite link to actually see the tiny islands.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Relient-K

As they were driving in Pennsylvania their bus caught on fire. They were all asleep (except for the driver) who managed to rouse them all and get them out unscathed. Here is the tale and some musings about the event from the band's blog.

Dogfighting

NFL Quarterback wannabe Michael Vick was recently indicted on charges relating to dogfighting. I have seen videos of dogfights and they are repugnant and disgusting. The people cheering the dogs on as they attempt to kill each other for no reason other than bets placed should all be shot in my opinion.

When I worked at the Humane Society studies like these were taken seriously, we had posters hanging that stated the fact that most child abusers were animal abusers first. This only makes sense since they had to get their start somewhere. I have troubles believing that one day someone wakes up and says, "I think I want to molest children today."

There has to be a beginning for this and studies seem to show that there is a link.

ERGO:

Animal abusers, like people who force dogs to fight each other for no reason, should all be put down like their dogs have to be in order to prevent the possibility of further harm to society.

Here is a list of the ways that dogs on Michael Vick's property were dealt with when they either lost a fight or (gasp) were unwilling to fight.

From the San Fransisco Chronicle:

""Some of the grisly details in these filings shocked even me, and I'm a person who faces this stuff every day," he said. "I was surprised to see that they were killing dogs by hanging them and one dog was killed by slamming it to the ground. Those are extremely violent methods of execution — they're unnecessary and just sick.""

Also, from the same story:


"
About eight young dogs were put to death at the Surry County home after they were found not ready to fight in April 2007, the indictment said. They were killed "by hanging, drowning and/or slamming at least one dog's body to the ground."

The indictment also outlined a rough chronology:

_ In March 2003, after a pit bull from Bad Newz Kennels lost in a fight, it said Peace consulted with Vick about the losing dog's condition, then executed it by wetting it with water and electrocuting it;"

Just as rapists and murderers should be put down these people, if found guilty of this horrible crime, should not be allowed to continue on with a slap on the wrist. The maximum penalty for this is 6 years in prison and $350,00.00 in fines, seems incredibly light for people who cruelly and callously killed dogs by hanging since they refused to fight.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Reminder

Sometimes it is good to be reminded that we do serve a powerful, spiritual, mystical, and mysterious God. One Who is not held back by the laws of physics or what we weak humans can comprehend.

That is what the Flyleaf testimony did for me, God is great and strong, not weak, pathetic, and wringing His hands hoping we do what he had planned. He controls the universe, He did not set it in motion and sit back.

He is a hands-on type of God, His presence can be seen throughout Creation and felt powerfully on Sunday mornings.

Testimonial

I was going to be witty, but it just seemed wrong by the time I finished watching this.

Caveat

The "Breathe Today" video isn't the same version of the song I have on my CD of Flyleaf, so the version you hear isn't the Insanely Awesome (TM) version sadly.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Flyleaf Goodness

All Around Me



I'm So Sick (Live)



Cassie (Accoustic)



Breath Today - An insanely awesome song



I'm So Sick



Fully Alive

Standing On Line for a Movie







And the Best Trailer....(since it has Spider-Pig)

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

New Favorite Website

Will It Blend?



Ever wanted to see an iPhone put through a blender? Click Here!!

Monday, July 09, 2007

I Can Title This Now!!

Apparently I can't type titles to my posts at the moment...

Anyway, just a few things, firstly, I give you the Fallout 3 Trailer:



Secondly, I give you a quick review of Transformers.

If you liked Transformers (the toys and cartoon) go watch this movie, if you like giant robots beating the snot out of each other, go see this movie. This is one of the few movies I would recommend seeing in a theater since it is so big and loud and destruction filled.

Ok, time to get back to working on how to get a post title going..