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Mr. Jesus, or appropriate subordinates handling written requests:

I am unaccustomed to such missives. Forgive any impropriety or inappropriateness.

We appear to have a situation here with a rogue United States President who hasn't got a clue about foreign policy (or much of anything else); who is about to involve the USA, our good military folks, in something that this world doesn't want, doesn't need, and we shouldn't do. Doesn't look good at the moment, from the perspective down here in mortal life.

I'm sure the Supreme Administration is aware of the situation. I've read that the Most Highs rule in the kingdoms of men. I'm sure that, despite all the Hitlers great and small of history, the world's Ultimate Destiny is under divine overcontrol, all evil redounds to the Good, eventually.

Still, if it's not against Our Father's Will, right now today, hear our plea - mine and all who concur that this is a disaster in the making - and somehow see your way to making sure this doesn't happen.

And if you could smack Obama's and Kerry's noggins together hard enough to make a difference, slip that in, too.

Not intentionally disrespectfully, and as sincerely as my insipidity will allow, your mortal servant,

"now they're escalating it to stunning them?"

Escalate? Ha. Stun gun, baseball bat, fists, tree branch, iron rod, large rock, whatever's handy. Extra squirming with stun guns, though.

Concealed carry is cheating. Protect us, Bronco Bombah. Support Violent RL Gamers Rights!

It's not whether they rip off old blues players.
It's how they do it.
Steve Goodman http://youtu.be/7dTOVOPcsRs

Are we at war yet?

Are we at war yet?

Are we at war yet?

Are we at war yet?

Flaming baby?
http://youtu.be/U0VE7gTehAw

Sorry for rambling. -Chelsea d'afrique
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that apology was sure unnecessary!

just got a 404 Not Found when I clicked your nic just
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Oh yeah. I've been meaning to mention that. You need to put http:// before your website address. If I recall correctly

baldilocks, I have enjoyed your comments on here, and keep meaning to get back to your blog.* I'm glad you got this soapbox to draw so many good points together.

* I might get to other folks' blogs - or my own site - more often if a certain blog didn't keep sucking up my precious little blogtime.

(a race-y tale I told Sunday morn http://minx.cc/?blog=86&post=342802#c21077311 - is self-ref a sin of pride?)

Any heartfelt belief is, almost definitionally, religious and cultural. Those wearing a "religion" as a once-a-week cloak aren't religious in the Enthsiasm sense. But true believers can't truly, e.g., believe Love God as Parent, everybody as siblings, and then go out abusing others.

I'm going contrarian on this. Bring back ha'pennies.

I think I understand the Democrats leaving trash around. Creates jobs, you see. Mean old Republican racists want the trash picker-uppers to starve.

Ah, good morning. So much to pray for, so little of what's required for effective prayer... sincerity... faith... time... Nevertheless...

God bless moki & husband's heart. God bless our military and their leaders, any time, much less in times of threat. God smack America upside the head with a 2x4 and knock some sense into this world. And, while we're here, if you could, free the Mrs from that with which she has suffered so stoically for over 20 years. Please, Mr Jesus, if it's ok with our Dad.

When you pray. I'm told its a good idea to end with, Thanks! An attitude of gratitude and a Your Will be Done goes a long way toward understanding patience, which I normally utterly lack, but have been forced to start to learn.

what...? I... never mind - g'night

6 [29 names] 'Chrishun Nation FanFic'

oh! I guess that was me. heh. 2nd time in top socks.

and momma said I'd never amount to nothin.

um... really was trying to cut & save, not post on the last 1. Sorry 4 length. Say, is a new squirrel up yet?

note 2 self: no composing greater than 2 sentences in the browser.

At least I long ago learned, never digitize anything you don't want to see on the wwweb!

Like all the 1950s rich white families here, we had Servants, domestics, who were all AfAm. The Downstairs folk, at least at our house, were usually the nicest people. Especially, as my older brother often said, compared to most of the backstabbing rich a-holes they served Upstairs at parties. It was racially divided, but not necessarily unfriendly. The 13yo hitchhiker my Grandfather picked up one day became his manservant for life and a grandfatherly figure for me as well, dear old Phinas! (FTR That rich family thing... I've not gone hungry, but that's mostly long past tense.)

There was a time the black folks' kids were just other decent kids, mostly. By the time I was in college, mom's laundress was talking about how unmotivated her kids were. Now, it's been many years since mom hired a black. That's cultural, not racial. Times & circumstances have changed, but the interracial Trust is gone, the mutually beneficial arrangements in the past.

One of the last blacks she employed was a gardener. One day, when I was in high school, mom asked me to deliver something to his home, in the Other World of North Tulsa. (Read up on N Tulsa before & after the 1929 riots - tragic). South Tulsa in those days was white and well-kept. N was... not.

I passed the wall with barbed wire on top that once separated N & S Tulsa, now overgrown and crumbling, and entered a world of poverty and deterioration.

Block after block of You Might Be A Redneck homes (except they were black necks). Unmowed lawns, peeling paint, cars on blocks and sagging people on sagging couches on sagging porches.

Then, I got to my mom's gardener's house. Pretty as could be, an oasis in a swamp. Manicured, weedless lawn, not a shingle askew, plainly proudly kept up. Would be welcome in any middle-class hood. Totally bizarre to see, like a uniformed Marine with a US flag in the middle of an OWS camp. It struck me hard how:

1. yes, my mom always did hire good people, and

2. there wasn't any reason every house in his neighborhood couldn't look like his, except, you know, the Will.

What I heard was he dipped his hand in the blood and then smeared it on himself. -Vic

Yeah, that. Clothing souvie.

Monica did the same thing with El Ropo. (I delouse myself for invoking that image so early in the day)

aimed one floor lower...
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reminds me of my favorite JFK theory: Oswald was aiming for Connelly. Maybe Ray was aiming elsewhere. And then there was that accident in Sarajevo... History randomly shaped by poor aim.

had James Earl Ray aimed one floor lower...
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Is that where Rev Jesse was? I recall JJ was next to MLK, blood on his shirt & all. (Biomemware may be faulty.)