Stuff happens.

Ever notice how stupid people used to be? For example, look at the persistent belief in spontaneous generation. Until recent times people actually thought that rotten meat "spontaneously generated" flies. Sweaty underwear placed in a bowl and covered with wheat was believed to generate mice.

What a bunch of morons!

Aaron told his brother Moses that everybody cast their gold into the fire and a golden calf came out. Moses didn't believe it, but the point is that this was the kind of story that a lot of people actually would believe.

Yep, stuff just happens. Who knew?

We are fortunate to live in the modern era when people are educated. We know that stuff doesn't just happen without a cause. There are exceptions.

Educated folk today commonly believe that life itself arose by a spontaneous event. Something happened to the primordial soup and Voila!; life began. Words on a page became a living document, evolving to suit the times. Meddling, oath-breaking judges are not to blame for this. We have a Constitution in the USA that is a LIVING DOCUMENT! Pay no attention to the nine lawyers behind the curtain

My god can beat your god

Fatuous. What a great word. definition:
complacently or inanely foolish :silly "a fatuous remark"

The word came to mind up today while discussing popular Christian music with my son. I refer to 7-11 songs: repeat 7 words 11 times. I wonder what the Almighty thinks of our trivializing His works and ways? Contrast the Psalms with the latest sugary sweet praise and worship ditty. "Our God is an awesome God", indeed. Do you really think He's been waiting for our approval?

Complacently foolish. How often do Christians commit the sin of complacency? "If evolution was true then how come we don't see any fish growing legs?" is presented as a conclusive and rational argument for creation. Complacency. For our edification consider the following:

Psalms 68:1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
5 A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
6 God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry land.
7 ¶O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.


He rides upon the heavens. His name is Jah.

Fair weather friends

So now Colin Powell has taken it upon himself to pontificate about the way to victory for his beloved Republican Party. Just a little idea....perhaps "party leaders" like Colin Powell could endorse the Party's Presidential candidate next election?

Really, Mr. Powell, you're a civilian now. The stars on your uniform don't mean jack anymore. What ever makes you think you're some kind of leader? Fair weather soldier is more like it.

This isn't to say the Republican party doesn't need to change some things, but should it rely on a turncoat for advice? No way.

Bile them cabbage down

verse 1
Went up on the mountain
Just to give my horn a blow
Thought I heard my true love say
Yonder comes my beau


refrain
Bile them Cabbage down
Turn them hoecakes round
The only song that I can sing
Is bile them cabbage down


verse 2
Took my gal to the blacksmith shop
To have her mouth made small
She turned around a time or two
And swallowd shop and all
My wife didn't like verse 2


Not boiling any cabbage today but I am boiling
a hood latch for a 1966 Ford F100.  Laundry
detergent and heat will remove paint, grease
and your fingerprints.  Back in the good old
days before Meth labs you could get lye to use
the same way as a parts cleaner.

simple pleasures

Today I worked on some fencing for my wife. It's very pleasing to get a corner post straight.

I pulled out mt collection of items from over the years and found a Ruger 22 rifle which I shall sell. I also found a double barrel shotgun I haven't seen for years. That one I'll keep.

I have more lights than you.

A strange thing about central Arkansas is the pickup truck culture. It's de rigeur that fog lights must be turned on any time the pickup's headlights are turned on. Fog is not necessary. It is also required that the truck be jacked up to the stratosphere thus shining the fog lights directly into the eyes of approaching automobiles' drivers. I saw a variation on this last night when I met a pickup with only the fog lights lit. So neither one of us could see well.

People who drive a Pontiac Grand Am compensate by also keeping the fog lights on at all times.

Don't forget to purchase four wheel drive on your next truck. Who knows, it might snow someday.

You probably wonder where the title "alive in the bitter sea" comes from. Its a reference to the sea of bitter people across the central United States (refer to Barack Obama's famous"bitter clingers comment"). Also refers to a description of life under communist rule in China.

Maybe the bitter people aren't bitter after all. We float in the ocean of troubles but we are alive... Can we survive the rescue attempts?