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Saturday, April 30, 2005
Another Triangular Object?
See also Geometry Lesson in New Orleans?
This UFO is most probably a government vehicle.
NEWSBREAKERS When News Breaks, We Bust It.
A mysterious ninja crept into a live television broadcast, whizzing processed cheese toward a news team and quietly tiptoeing through their report.
I don't care if it's Saudi Tradition. I have no respect for Saudi Tradition.
Bush does. Bush doesn't care if he's seen smooching a monarch from a theocratic dictatorship.
This sends a message to the world that BushCo will kiss some terrorist-supporters while killing others.
A message that public beheadings are Okay.
That utter suppression of women and non-muslims is Okay.
When it was discovered that most of the 9/11 highjackers were Saudi, we went to war in Afghanistan.
Osama bin Laden is Saudi, and has yet to be caught.
Suprise Suprise, the military lies
CBS4 Denver: How Far Will The Army Go?If a couple of them do it, there is no reason to trust any of them.
Stanley Hilton Sues Bush Cabal for 9-11 Conspiracy
"Bob Dole's former Chief of Staff, has launched a Federal law suit against top members of the Bush administration in a case alledging that Bush personally ordered 9/11 to take place.
He claims to have incriminating documents showing that Bush personally signed the orders for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."
"Bob Dole's former Chief of Staff, has launched a Federal law suit against top members of the Bush administration in a case alledging that Bush personally ordered 9/11 to take place.
He claims to have incriminating documents showing that Bush personally signed the orders for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon."
More Research
Done for religious arguements, I occasionally run across fresh information.Early Christianity, Primitive Christianity
"Paul was not intimate friends with Yeshua's original followers, students or family.
Paul (and later writings attributed to him) influenced all of the early church fathers. We can consider them more followers of the Pauline teachings than Yeshua's. They found his doctrines in his letters, long considered the earliest Christian writings, which now make up the bulk of the New Testament.
The Pauline teachings also helped to invent hell, a place unknown to Yeshua and the Hebrew religion. The Christian church fathers misinterpreted the Jewish parables of Gehenna, a shadowy "void" place of soul transition and departing, and turned Gehenna into Hell. Almost three hundred years after Paul, the Roman Emperor Constantine adopted Christianity, merged it with his favorite pagan religion, Mithraism, and made it the official Roman Catholic Church. See Mithras for the fascinating similarity between the two religions."
We knew most of that, but misplaced the information that christianity is largely an invention of Paul's.
Although I haven't spoken to my mother (who is an accomplished chrochet artist) in several years, I know that she is generally non-violent; however,if her life or those she loves were at stake, I am fairly certain she could hold her own (without outside aid) against the woman who raised you, if such a situation were to arise.
Treatise on the Most Immature Phrase in the English Language via DRT.
Treatise on the Most Immature Phrase in the English Language via DRT.
Friday, April 29, 2005
Secret Service records raise new questions about discredited conservative reporter
"On at least fourteen occasions, Secret Service records show either the entry or exit time missing. Generally, the existing entry or exit times correlate with press conferences; on most of these days, the records show that Guckert checked in but was never processed out.
I want to ride the vimana!
World's first Hindu theme parkFunny, I found this after waking up thinking about vimanas and merkabahs.
Incoming cloud forces War President into safe bunker
President George Bush was bundled into an underground bunker, Dick Cheney was evacuated to an "undisclosed location" and heavily armed secret servicemen took up defensive positions when a fast-moving cloud scudded towards the White House, it was reported yesterday.The cities and military installations in the United States are normally defended from airborne attack of any type by NORAD, which monitors all air traffic in North America in real time, and rapidly dispatches interceptors whenever there is a flight emergency. The World Trade Center and the Pentagon would normally be two of the best defended buildings in the world.
Not on 9/11/01.
YOu know what I like about
The Beastie Boys?
Compared to any other white rap artist, no one questions they skillz. Even Mathers gets his, lip synching on the SNL, but not the Boys.
Another thing I like about them: they were a struggling rock band who did a joke rap record called "Cookie Puss" and made a career none of them expected.
They were actually making fun of Malcom McLaren for exploiting hip-hop.
I was introduced to the Beastie Boys by this very EP in the 80's. It got so much attention, they ran with it.
"...snippets of a prank phone call over a sleazy but funky drum machine backtrack, intermingled with scratches of an old Steve Martin record. The Beasties, in their best jive-ass voices, repeatedly called a local convenience store asking for the popular ice-cream cake 'Cookie Puss' as if it were the name of an actual person. Of couse, the hapless victim of the call had no alternative to hang up, while the Beasties menacingly muttered 'Damn bitch...she ain't got no right hangin' up on me.' It was sexist, pointless and childishly funny."
They were bored, called a sweetshop, taped it, and put music to it. Now millionaires. Talented ones. Genius.
Found the clip at TIny Little Dots.
The Beastie Boys?
Compared to any other white rap artist, no one questions they skillz. Even Mathers gets his, lip synching on the SNL, but not the Boys.
Another thing I like about them: they were a struggling rock band who did a joke rap record called "Cookie Puss" and made a career none of them expected.
They were actually making fun of Malcom McLaren for exploiting hip-hop.
I was introduced to the Beastie Boys by this very EP in the 80's. It got so much attention, they ran with it.
"...snippets of a prank phone call over a sleazy but funky drum machine backtrack, intermingled with scratches of an old Steve Martin record. The Beasties, in their best jive-ass voices, repeatedly called a local convenience store asking for the popular ice-cream cake 'Cookie Puss' as if it were the name of an actual person. Of couse, the hapless victim of the call had no alternative to hang up, while the Beasties menacingly muttered 'Damn bitch...she ain't got no right hangin' up on me.' It was sexist, pointless and childishly funny."
They were bored, called a sweetshop, taped it, and put music to it. Now millionaires. Talented ones. Genius.
Found the clip at TIny Little Dots.
Think You've Been Abducted By Aliens?
This revelation would ruin careers of hypnotists and ufologists.Sleep Paralysis.
Break it down. Bsti.
Sleep paralysis consists of a period of inability to perform voluntary movements either at sleep onset (called hypnogogic or predormital form) or upon awakening (called hypnopompic or postdormtal form).
What are the symptoms?
* A complaint of inability to move the trunk or limbs at sleep onset or upon awakening
* Presence of brief episodes of partial or complete skeletal muscle paralysis
* Episodes can be associated with hypnagogic hallucinations or dream-like mentation (act or use of the brain).
It most often has an adolescent onset but can begin at any age.
It is actually a natural body function: when we go into REM our body shuts down so we don't act out our dreams and potentially hurt ourselves or others.
One of the most commonly reported experiences associated with SP is that of the sensed presence.
The sensed presence may form the core of subsequent hallucinations involving several modalities.
This presence is interpreted/identified as a specific being depending on the culture.
In some like Japan, it's an old hag witch. In others, it's an incubus/succubus.
In America, thanks to a culture fed with sci-fi stories, UFO sightings/crashes, and repetition of a particular description of aliens, we see....aliens.
Consider that, for the amount of sightings in Mexico and the interest of it's citizens in the subject, very few report being abducted, compared to millions in the US.
Consider also that Mexicans take siestas.
If the "abduction" becomes longer and more detailed that the effects described above such as interaction with these beings, experiments on your body and so forth, You Are Dreaming.
The dreams themselves are a result of shared neurology, the specifics are provided by culture.
Sleep Paralysis has been around since people have been around.
Used to call it "Night Terrors".
Experiments in sleep paralysis have proven this to be the case. The volunteers would experience the paralysis, a feeling of pressure somewhere on the body, and a perceived presence in the room.
In these experiments, no one is abducted.
The presence is grey and amorphous, and the sleeping brain attempts to focus on what it perceives to be there. A face will form, naturally. It will be menacing because we feel helpless and vulnerable.
I've experienced sleep paralysis before, and I've never been abducted, or even seen any being or felt any presence, even though I've been wishing to see aliens all my life and wondering why they choose others and not me. I want to be abducted, most of the people who claim it occurred do not.
I wake up, can't move, feel pressure on my body, or sometimes like I'm floating, then I Wake Up, or go back to sleep to dream about other things, and not about adbuction.
Our minds are built to recognize patterns, and if the patterns do not exist, our minds will still formulate them to fit what has already been experienced.
If an event occurs, our minds will look for corrolations to it, not matter how menial, and often we do not even realize it.
Experiment: Next time you are in a car, look specifically for blue cars. You will start to see mostly blue cars. Same with signs. Look for the pentagram. You will see it everywhere. Look for any shape, any form, any idea, you will see it.
Look for money on the ground. You will find it, even if it's a penny.
So there you have it.
If you've ever experienced any of the above, you suffer from sleep paralysis, or more specifically, you almost woke up during it's process, you have not been abducted by aliens.
If you were a child of 6 who came upon a huge machine on an old dirt road in the woods with giant people inside who invite you in and show you maps of stars and planets?
Anyone's guess.
If you are 7 and experience lost time, and have people to verify it.....
If you are 8 and see a little black cloud following just above and to the right of the car you are riding in, and no one else in the car will even turn their heads to look at it despite your obvious dismay.....
If, on a sunny summer day, you look straight up and see space and vehicles manouvering through it....
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Tummy Talk
What we generally refer to as the "tummy" is actually comprised of the lower esophagus, the stomach, the upper intestines, the lower intestines, and the colon. When someone mentions a "tummy ache", they could mean anything from dyspepsia to diarrhea. We tend to keep the specifics to ourselves. The "tummy" is the body's energy reactor, and though it can sometimes be uncomfortable and often embarrassing, we can't live without it.But base function aside, the stomach seems to be very keenly aware of everything that happens to us. A wide range of emotions are felt in the belly. That sinking feeling in the abdomen before a final exam, the feeling of "butterflies" before a kiss, that "spidey-sense" that warns us that something isn't quite right; the tummy seems to have quite a stake in our emotional well-being. Why do we feel emotions in our stomach? It's not as if it has a mind of its own...
...or does it? Neurogastroenterologists argue that the "tummy" is also a kind of secondary brain. They call it the enteric nervous system; a primitive distributed system of nerves that acts like a simple brain. It can't do mathematics, but it knows when you're happy, and it sure as hell knows when you're anxious.
So don't be so quick to dismiss that "gut feeling". Your gut might just be onto something.
via Creating Passionate Users
The Bush Family's Favorite Terrorist
Consortiumnews.com: "Though the terrorist’s presence has been an open secret in Miami, neither President George W. Bush nor Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has ordered a manhunt. The U.S. press corps has been largely silent as well.The reason is that this terrorist, Luis Posada Carriles, was a CIA-trained Cuban whose long personal war against Fidel Castro’s government is viewed sympathetically by the two Bush brothers and their father. When it comes to the Bush family, Posada is the epitome of the old saying that “one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.”"
Justify this, please.
"Reality" TV is far from "real".
Poll Results: Who do you think is the worst American Idol?I took down my Jabba The Scott post because it was a pointless rant. But look here, 19, 479 people think he's the worst contestant and they are right.
So why is he still in the competition?
Perhaps because they want you to vote for the Worst - American Idol.
"The producers have been pimping Carrie and the rockers to win this show since the beginning. If you're an Anthony or Vonzell fan, I hate to break it to you, but they won't win. Why? Because the producers don't want them to.
This show is not about finding the next big superstar. Your favorite contestant probably won't win, and will probably get a record contract anyway if they're good enough.
The producers wanted Scott in the top group so he could fail, but let's give them the monster that they've created. This pledge is to keep Scott in the competition by voting for him for the entire time alotted every week."
Okay. Now I have a little more perspective on a pointless tv show that I should not even give a shit about.
We know it's rigged, we'll just be coming back to watch Paula Abdul's ongoing nervous breakdown.
I hope Last Comic Standing comes back.
I already forgot who won last time.
SoApBoX � What’s wrong with gay marriage? (Explain it to me like I’m a six year old)
Ellen Degeneres said something to this effect:
The people who are against marriage will say "iff we allow gays to marry each other, what's next, humans marrying animals?" They always go straight to that point.
I have zero problem with gay marriage. It should be allowed. I have zero problem with polygamy, assuming it's consentual. I have no problem with what anyone chooses to do in their life, as long as it's always consentual. Besides, it really is no one else's business.
The only arguement against gay marriage comes from religious people. And it's weak.
God says: My promise to you is to give you what you ask for. Your promise to is to ask.
God doesn't care who you love, as long as you love.
Consider that the christian god is three parts male.
Father, son, holy spirit who knocks up Mary.
Here is your president holding hands with a dictator who opresses women and longs for the destruction of western civilization. They are talking about flowers.
In the ME, holding hands and kissing men is a sign of respect and friendship.
In the West........sooooo gay.
President Bush is gay for oil, as Jon Stewart pointed out.
Ellen Degeneres said something to this effect:
The people who are against marriage will say "iff we allow gays to marry each other, what's next, humans marrying animals?" They always go straight to that point.
I have zero problem with gay marriage. It should be allowed. I have zero problem with polygamy, assuming it's consentual. I have no problem with what anyone chooses to do in their life, as long as it's always consentual. Besides, it really is no one else's business.
The only arguement against gay marriage comes from religious people. And it's weak.
God says: My promise to you is to give you what you ask for. Your promise to is to ask.
God doesn't care who you love, as long as you love.
Consider that the christian god is three parts male.
Father, son, holy spirit who knocks up Mary.
Here is your president holding hands with a dictator who opresses women and longs for the destruction of western civilization. They are talking about flowers.
In the ME, holding hands and kissing men is a sign of respect and friendship.
In the West........sooooo gay.
President Bush is gay for oil, as Jon Stewart pointed out.
People often wonder, if aliens do indeed exist and are visiting this planet, why they don't make direct contact with us.
Simply put, everywhere we exlore, we also conquer.
Here's a story idea anyone can take a crack at.
Our current culture is coddling our children, emphasizing feelings over ambition. Little League games that aren't scored, the elimination of schoolyard games like tag, replaced with circle-of-friends garbage where everybody wins. Removal of potentially offending religious material.
(The bible might offend non-christians simply by being present, the yarmulka might offend muslims, etc). We diagnose and medicate for every little problem.
There are two outcomes to this scenerio:
A) The kids won't be able to handle the real world; rejection, competition, and of course ambition.
B) There would be so many of them that they would actually change the culture to reflect who they are.
B is the premise. What will the world look like 20 years from now as the Coddled emerge into the world as adults?
We are already a lazy, complacent nation fixated on instant gratification. In the future, waiting 6 seconds on line will be far too long.
Simply put, everywhere we exlore, we also conquer.
Here's a story idea anyone can take a crack at.
Our current culture is coddling our children, emphasizing feelings over ambition. Little League games that aren't scored, the elimination of schoolyard games like tag, replaced with circle-of-friends garbage where everybody wins. Removal of potentially offending religious material.
(The bible might offend non-christians simply by being present, the yarmulka might offend muslims, etc). We diagnose and medicate for every little problem.
There are two outcomes to this scenerio:
A) The kids won't be able to handle the real world; rejection, competition, and of course ambition.
B) There would be so many of them that they would actually change the culture to reflect who they are.
B is the premise. What will the world look like 20 years from now as the Coddled emerge into the world as adults?
We are already a lazy, complacent nation fixated on instant gratification. In the future, waiting 6 seconds on line will be far too long.
Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Time Warner's Turner to Launch Online Game Network
Just as Turner's networks largely confine themselves to older programming that has finished its first run, GameTap will not offer games from the current generation of consoles.Then I probably won't bother.
Years ago, when Sega came out, our local cable company offered a box that would let you play all the current games right on your tv. It was genius, but my ex-wife made me return it because my asshole brother in law was on it 24/7 and that pist me off so I unplugged it and said Only For My Use. I paid for it, he did not. And he never asked if he could use it.
In retribution, he played a big part in ruining that marriage, which I still resent but am ultimately happier for it. I would never have met and married my only Niqkita if he hadn't meddled.
Bsti The Lotus Whisperer
Just a few days ago, walking Lola to the park was a struggle. She pulled us all the way, jumping and yip yapping running in circles when we crossed streets.
It was embarrassing.
Yesterday, I tried Cesar Milan's lead technique (even though it says "do not attempt before consulting a professional").
First, we worked in the back yard. After 1/2 hour we moved to the front yard. Then to the end of the block.
A challenge for both of us at first, but she caught on quickly.
She began to understand that there are rules when the lead is on. That I am the pack leader and know what's best.
A few more practice runs this afternoon, then we made an attempt for the park.
I cannot believe the difference it has made. A little yip-yapping at first, but once she grasped that I am the leader, she was a perfect angel all the way to the park, and got rewarded with being off-leash and free to run and chase ball. She never went farther than 20 feet from us and always returned when called.
We crossed streets in a straight line without incident.
We played with other dogs. We stayed close to the pack at all times. We stayed when we were told to.
I am so proud of Lola today.
In just two days, she is relieved of having to make all the decisions, or any decisions, and is much happier for it!
She would even stop and appreciate the beauty of her surroundings.
So proud.
Milan says that most dogs don't neccessarily want to be pack leaders, but will take the role if no one else does.
We still anthropomorphize, but now We Are The Lotus Whisperers.
The Journey
If God does indeed exist, this is what It would really say to us.That Which You Are, I Am.
Vault-C0 - PostApocalyptic
"Nobody knows when the Messiah will return."Not even the Messiah, who told his disciples he would return within their lifetime. More than 2000 years ago.
Oh, you will scroll.
Found this there.
"Everyone who has seriously considered the 9/11 attacks is a conspiracy theorist. To not try to put the pieces together is to be incurious about the most profound event of this new American century."
Read that again, as I did. Anyone who has taken BushCo's story on this event as accurate and Case Closed hasn't really been paying attention to details.
They don't want to.
To them, it is a far more frightening notion that our own government might have been complicit than to simply accept whomever our government blames.
When It Happened, I was inclined to believe too. But I started looking into it, and eventually came to the conclusion that they were indeed complicit, if just for complacency. I don't think Bush knew, and I don't think he knew how to handle it. He was plainly in shock at that school when he got the news.
I feel he was coaxed by his inner staff to deal with it in the manner he did.
"The Bush administration offered its conspiracy theory while the buildings were still ablaze, has done little since then to deviate from it – and has done almost nothing to prove its veracity beyond a shadow of a doubt."
"To blindly believe the U.S. government at times like these is to ignore history and dismiss warnings from people in positions to know how power is really wielded in this country."
Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Picture Gallery of Dog Breeds
First, I'm really hating people who use javascript on their sites lately.
Second, the interface rusts. You click on a picture and have to scroll to the middle to see it.
Third, the dobies are cute, but not nearly as cute as Lola Lotus Toes.
It's nice to see a good amount of uncropped ears.
Cropped looks completely un-natural to me now.
Maya almost looks like Lola, but each Dobie is distinct.
First, I'm really hating people who use javascript on their sites lately.
Second, the interface rusts. You click on a picture and have to scroll to the middle to see it.
Third, the dobies are cute, but not nearly as cute as Lola Lotus Toes.
It's nice to see a good amount of uncropped ears.
Cropped looks completely un-natural to me now.
Maya almost looks like Lola, but each Dobie is distinct.Cassini-Huygens: News-
Organic Materials Spotted High Above Titan's Surface"Scientists believe that Titan's atmosphere may be a laboratory for studying the organic chemistry that preceded life and provided the building blocks for life on Earth."
I wonder why God put that there.
Bush-Saudi Talks Focus on Long-Range Oil Plan
I don't get it. SA is a dictatorship, a theocracy. Why aren't we "democratizing" a state where most of the 9/11 highjackers came from?
Because they-got-the-oil and are, apparently, good kissers.
Kiss a man who wants you and your country gone from this earth.
And I thought Bush was adamantly against men kissing each other.
Hypocrite.
I don't get it. SA is a dictatorship, a theocracy. Why aren't we "democratizing" a state where most of the 9/11 highjackers came from?
Because they-got-the-oil and are, apparently, good kissers.
Kiss a man who wants you and your country gone from this earth.
And I thought Bush was adamantly against men kissing each other.
Hypocrite.
Serenity
Firefly Trailer.Same cast as the series (Baccarin!) and apparently, the same story the series told, but with a larger FX budget.
Yay.
"George Lucas confirmed over the weekend that he's developing two Star Wars projects for the small screen, per Variety. The first is a 3-D animated half-hour show that expands on the Cartoon Network's Clone Wars miniseries, and the other is a live-action series that focuses on several of the franchise's supporting characters. Both shows will be set in the years between the end of Revenge of the Sith and the beginning of Star Wars. Also known as Princess Leia's training-bra years. "
Super-intelligent dogs that sing
That's right, folks. Super-intelligent dogs that sing. And they're facing evolutionary oblivion!National Geographic Channel: Dog Whisperer
We actually upgraded our cable so we could watch this.At first I was skeptical, but after only a few viewings, it was apparent that they were not editing his techniques for time, he really was retraining these dogs within minutes.
Tonight we watched him fix a shi-tzu who refused to walk on a lead. He simply walked a few blocks from the house carrying the dog, put the lead on her, let her get used to it for a few minutes, and let her walk home at her own pace. He then walked with the owner and the dog, and handed over the lead. She visibly stiffened zombie like and the dog would not budge.
There is the problem he said. Loosen up, walk normally. She did, and the dog walked with the lead.
His next task was to correct a boxer who acted aggressivley toward anyone but the family. Chasing people, pushing against the fence whatnot.
To the point that neighbors and veterinarians suggested putting the dog to sleep as irrepairable.
They made the appointment, but saw a tiny ad and called in Milan.
A little lead training and this dog was fixed.
Another dog was once exposed to a laser light pointer, and became obsessed with finding the light to the point of neurosis. Every time they walked the dog, it would search the ground for the light to return. Any thing that shone on walls, sunlight glints, ect would make this dog nuts.
Some lead training, and the dog was essentially fixed.
In fact, in every episode I've seen so far, the lead is the essential tool.
The site says " Do not attempt Cesar's techniques yourself without consulting a professional."
Well, the only "professional" I'd consider taking advise from is Milan himself.
hmmm...
The 20 Happiest Cities:1. Laredo, TX: A+
2. El Paso, TX: A+
3. Jersey City, NJ: A+
4. Corpus Christi, TX: A+
5. Baton Rouge, LA: A
6. Honolulu, HI: A-
7. Fresno, CA: A-
8. San Jose, CA: A-
9. Lincoln, NE: B+
10. Bakersfield, CA: B+
11. Buffalo, NY: B+
12. Anchorage, AK: B+
13. Stockton, CA: B+
14. Shreveport, LA: B+
15. (3-way tie) Madison, WI: B, Montgomery, AL: B, and Des Moines, IA: B
18. Wichita, KS: B
19. (tie) Sacramento, CA: B and Omaha, NE: B
The 20 Most Depressed Cities:
1. Philadelphia, PA: F
2. Detroit, MI: F
3. St. Petersburg, FL: F
4. St. Louis, MO: F
5. Tampa, FL: F
6. Indianapolis, IN: F
7. (3-way tie) Mesa, AZ: F, Phoenix, AZ: F, and Scottsdale, AZ: F
10. Cleveland, OH: F
11. New York, NY: D-
12. Salt Lake City, UT: D-
13. Atlanta, GA: D
14. (3-way tie) Yonkers, NY: D, Pittsburgh, PA: D, and Kansas City, MO: D
17. (3-way tie) Long Beach, CA: D, Los Angeles, CA: D, Nashville, TN" D
20. Portland, OR: D
"Men's Health compiled this list based on antidepressant sales, courtesy of NDC Health; suicide rates, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and the number of days inhabitants reported being depressed, based on the CDC's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System..."
Monday, April 25, 2005
Rice changed terrorism report
Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state, ordered the report to be withdrawn and a new one issued minus the statistics.Suprise suprise, the government lies.
Promenade the Puzzle
I just posted this in my 'Today's Podrida' slot at Olla but thought that it was so fantastic that it really needed to be shared:
PROMENADE THE PUZZLEby Michele Dauria
Flash film with soundtrack by Italian prog-rock band PFM. Winner in the ART category of the 2005 Flash Forward Festival.
SYNOPSIS: abstract and surreal.
The premise seems to be about an elegant looking gent who falls in love with a spirit that he has cast from his cigarette...
Research
The Ten Commandments: Introduction12. And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall he surely put to death:
13. There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.
"What great mystery was concealed on the mountain that made death the penalty for anyone even to 'touch the border of it'? Why the necessity for so much mystery when such an important event was to take place -- except as a precaution to avoid exposure? All acts associated with the event should have been open and aboveboard. They should have been performed in the simplest manner so that all might understand their meaning. This one particular event should have been entirely devoid of confusion or deception."
Mystery about the ceremonies was deliberately created, however, and fear was the instrument used to paralyze the mind in order to make it more receptive.
Sounds like an extraterrestrial encounter to me.
Ever read Childhood's End?
Christian Underground Wants You
American Samizdat: Rebel Scum Since 2001: "Were the Generals in the army of the Christian Underground to declare victory, what sort of world would have supplanted this one? Zero abortions. Zero homosexuality. Zero pre-marital sexual activity. Subjugation of women. Zero tolerance of non-Christian religious beliefs. Fundamentalist Christians on every judicial bench. Widened use of the death penalty. Fundamentalist Christians in every seat in Congress. A Fundamentalist Christian in the Oval Office. Bible-centered government."Tear down theocracies abroad while building your own at home.
I'm pretty sure that's hypocritical.
Sunday, April 24, 2005
The 10ft Liger who's still growing...
At just three years old, Hercules already weighs half a ton. When he is fully grown he is expected to reach 12ft, and almost 90 stone.(with pic)
