Foul weather anticipated for the beginning of March. White Euro Hetnorm Male TeaParty-caused global climate chaos! Totally unexpected.
There's cold and sleet in the forecast.
My dear, I don't give a damn.
Let March roar in like a lion
So April arrives like a lamb.
"The wicked see the righteous, and they feel shame. So in their anger they seek to tear down the righteous. They love their wickedness too much to cast it aside."
Posted by: Azenogoth
That was succinct.
No question about the tearing down part. Shame may not be the right word; presumes capacity therefor. They may just be tearing down what they are incapable of comprehending.
Like the helper monkey nearly killing the patient. (Best story I found on the ONT, by Weirddave.)
http://minx.cc/?blog=86&post=347507#c21838133
"nanananana - I already entered a correction for that." —Vic
Fortunately, I didn't see that first, or I would not have taken the opportunity to parade my knowledge of pasture mines.
Andrea Mitchell (scrunt-in-waiting) is either a massive liar or stupider than a cow paddy, or both.
http://tinyurl.com/q3pv2c9
Posted by: Vic
At last! A topic within the purview of my expertise!
That's cow paTTy, unless the cattle are among the rice... or they're Irish. Avoid confusion: use the standard "meadow muffins."
((doffs mortarboard))
"When are you Morons from NYC going to GTFO?" —Vic
And when you do, and are tempted to look back, just keep saying, "pillar of salt."
Hey, remember how we were all New Yorkers after 9/11, how admirable folks there seemed in the wake of that?
"...remember, simply defeating the web cam is not enough; you have to physically block it or remove it from the computer.
http://tinyurl.com/nx2r5vk"
Posted by: Vic
And cell cams, front and back.
My nephews laugh at the tinfoil hat uncle with tape on the cell, and the dummy plug that cuts out the mic. Or... used to laugh....
"Oh, the federal judge? Remove him from the bench, apply boiling tar, feather, and a fast trip to another State; preferably not mine."
I want to start a news network, solely to have newscasters employing Vic's scripts. 
Y'know, I can imagine Vic isn't always amused by the older than dirt jokes... but when I typed "Vic's" above, autoincorrect tried to substitute "God's."
Why, yes, I was sitting there writing comments to myself on the ONT to pass the time. So?
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Morning, Glories.
Don't let the idiots get to ya. One day at a time.
Rising? Blood pressure and anger.
Falling? Hope.
—Poppins
We need our Poppins. Please don't wig out.
It's not easy to care about the world, but not be too into it. To have righteous fury without debilitating rage.
I wonder that I don't get as pumped up about how things are going today. Maybe it's that I believe in the long-term outlook — really, really long-term. Or maybe it's that I burned out my give-a-dang meter back around when we handed Nam to the Commies.
Or maybe I've just been pacified by the chemtrails.
Anyway, hang in there. Don't let the idiots get to you; then they win!
"lingua franca" is Latin for "I would just say 'common language,' but using Latin makes me seem oh so much smarter."
Theology =/= faith.
Theology is intellectual, a belief system you hold for reasons. It serves the questions our minds ask. We crave Answers, need answers, even if it's "turtles all the way down.x
Faith would be something other than just intellectual. It's not unreasonable, but it's not Reasoned. True faith may even defy your theology, which can cause personal spiritual conflict. Which is why Right Belief (as the Buddhists put it) matters.
I have a great theology; works for me. And since, like every believer, I wouldn't believe what I believe if I didn't think it was true, I truly want to help others to "upgrade" their theology. But like the classic XKCD cartoon about the guy who can't go to bed because "someone is still wrong on the internet," if you want to help others get past confused religious beliefs, you've got a lifetime career.
Some truth-seekers are open to improvement of understanding, but True Believers cannot be corrected. And I wouldn't want to. If the story of Jonah motivates you to duty, why would I want to argue about its historicity vs legend status? Meaning yields to value.
The most faithful people I know have a slew of what I consider confused beliefs. I would give all my intellectualizing and philosophizing for one mustard seed's worth of the faith I see in them.
Ok. Wonder what a 2nd cup of coffee will do....
Ah, the Rise and Fall of the Village Idiot's Apprentice Empire.
Or "domain" — in keeping with earlier Seinfeld references.
Five o'clock. Sure, brain, I'll get up. Why not! It's close to Six. Sorta.
Thoughts that drive me from my bed:
If the English language is the lingua franca of commerce, how come the British and the Americans can't agree on the definition of "billion"?
So who else is up and are you rising or falling?
Drew has a post up about the Ukraine. The coffee put signals that it's shutting off. The day moves on.
Mmmm. Milady baked Irish Soda Bread biscuits yesterday. Thunk I'll go warm one up. Don't have any gravy, so lotsa butter will have to do.
(Yes, spellnanny, lotsa is a word, to me. Now it is to you, too. Such a pitiful vocabulary!)
Somebody not long back memorably mentioned a grandmother who liked to make sure the butter was as thick as the bread. Recalling that encourages me when I'm slathering it on.
(Because you probably missed it on the ONT....)
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When I said state attorney generals didn't have to follow the law, I didn't mean they could start enforcing immigration and ignoring Obamacare enforcement.
Why do rayciss right wing hatemongers always twist everything?
Posted by: Judge Dredd Holder
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"Studies have shown that extracting teeth through the anal cavity causes less bleeding and improves recovery times from oral surgery."
Posted by: Sean Bannion
And thanks to modern anasthetics, it's completely painless... after the needle's initial prick....
"Seriously where are the so called tolerant gay groups condemning the gay couples suing businesses into closure?"
Posted by: votermom
Hiding in the closet with us.
"I think a strongly worded letter should be hand delivered… on a flaming spear."
Posted by: J.J. Sefton
When "flame wars" move from virtual to literal.
"NTSB rules that shipping oil on rail cars is an unacceptable risk."
If only we had, like, some history, some experience, on shipping oil by rail, so we could know what those risks might be!
Or, I dunno, some safe, proven way of piping stuff like that around.
TRAITORS ARE IN CHARGE IF THE COUNTRY.
Not news to folks here, I know. I just needed a good morning scream.
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Morning, Glories.
