Archive for December, 2007

Just another day in Bushite world

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

I like that word, Bushite. It rhymes nicely with luddite, which of course they are, although Wikipedia defines them as "...This English historical movement has to be seen in its context of the harsh economic climate due to the Napoleonic Wars; but since then, the term Luddite has been ...

Odds and ends

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Random thoughts maybe. Odd things have been running through my mind. Well, anyone who's looked at the main site already knows that. I'm just talking about the past few days. It turns out I hate Christmas music. The last few years it has annoyed me more each ...

A Little Rant on Religion(s)

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Yes, again, or maybe still. I've seen a couple things that have just boggled my mind in recent days and have a couple things I want to say about them. I sort of began this with the story of the teddy bear "scandal" that caused what one might ...

The Celestine Prophecy

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

I am probably the last person in the world to have seen this movie, lol. Jenna led me to it this past week and I watched it, and I have to say I was mostly disappointed. Somehow from the hype, I expected more. I got a personal ...

A beautiful heart

Friday, December 7th, 2007

We've all seen, okay, heard of, the movie, starring Russell Crowe, A Beautiful Mind - I'm the one who hasn't seen it, lol. But this special little girl and her beautiful heart comes from Steve Goodier and is worth sharing. So, for tonight, this is it. ...

Immigrants and America of today

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

I've known this woman for years, we've been friends for more than 10 years actually. We get along fine although we come from completely different sides of the political spectrum. She operates a mail list group that is composed mostly of frothing, as you will see, conservatives, many ...

A teddy bear causes rage

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

Yes, a teddy bear. The story below was written about Muslim fundamentalists, please read it. I'll be back immediately following. Teddy Bear By LEONARD PITTS JR.Just to make sure I've got this straight: Their God is threatened by a teddy bear?As in a plush, cuddly doll in the shape of ...

Amazing Grace - an unfinished work

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Again I quote from this "amazing" film: "When people speak of great men, they think of men like Napoleon, men of violence. They rarely think of peaceful men. But contrast the reception they will receive when they return home from their battles. Napoleon will arrive in pomp and in power, ...

Amazing Grace

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

A couple quotes from the early part of this amazing film: "You found God, sir?" "I think He found me. Do you have any idea how inconvenient that is?" "It is a sad fate to be well known to everybody else and still unknown to himself." Sir Francis Bacon gene suggests a ...