Category: 10 things
11/02/07 09:14 - 31ºF - ID#41933
10 Things I like about pet Diarrhea
1. If and when it lands in the backyard, rain washes it away.
2. At least right now, it is standard brown (I hate the green stuff).
3. Cat litter works quite well on diarrhea.
4. It hasn't spread to any people I know.
5. Each bout is now small in quantity.
6. It came on my day off, allowing me to get the dog out more quickly and monitor our cats.
7. As much as I hate the mess, it still hasn't stopped our pets from being quite loveable (but they shouldn't push it).
8. (e:Janelle) never asks for another cat when the two we have are ruining everything (good move, btw).
9. They eat less when they are sick.
10. People tend to be sympathtic when one explains that he was late because he was cleaning up runny poo.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: help
11/01/07 02:01 - 52ºF - ID#41920
Short notice lunch opportunity!
I just found out that the Hyatt is unloading used mattresses TOMORROW, and they must be gone by 4pm TOMORROW. Catholic Charities knows of a lot of people in need that can use said mattresses but does not have storage space. Lafayette Presbyterian Church (yes that was a shameless attempt to boost our link count) knows a few people that can use them, AND has some storage space.
So, I am going to spend a few hours tomorrow hauling mattresses, but I could use some help. If you can lend a hauling hand (we have a truck, we just need some man- or woman-power), you would get the satisfaction of people in need (can you imagine not even having a mattress? It's a reality for more people than I we would like to think), and lunch at ETS (or some other place, but hey, I like Tacos. Of course, I like Kuni's too. tempted?)
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: religion
10/31/07 04:41 - 48ºF - ID#41909
The Reformation Polka
New posts below, too, but I couldn't pass this up for the 31st.
Luther's theology on the relationship between the church and the state, by the way, led to the church allowing Hitler to do his thing. Sometimes Christians HAVE to get into politics.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: religion
10/31/07 09:01 - 48ºF - ID#41902
Christianity and Politics
So should religious values be removed from the realm of public debate? While some would like this, as a person of faith, I don't see that as possible. My faith involves values that encompass WAY more than the "moral values," that the media talks about. My faith says that I have to work for peace, for justice, for the hungry, homeless, and imprisoned, and for for the good of an alien/stranger. It says that I have to love my neighbor.
How can I separate loving my neighbor from the way that I vote?
I have not found an issue that is not, to me, a "'moral issue." If I could not base my vote on my faith, I could not vote based on the war, health care, marriage, abortion, education, taxation, or immigration am I leaving an issue out?
Should I just walk into the booth a pull a lever at random?
A lot of people see faith as something like rooting for a sports team. It effects how you dress sometimes, what you do on game day, and who you talk to. Some people are more into it than others, but obviously nobody bases all of their life decisions on their association with a team.
However, its not that way for me, and many other people of faith. All that I am is wrapped up in my faith. To say otherwise is to lie.
So, while I hate the blind obedience that was demonstrated in (e:changeisgood)'s post, and I disagree with that guy's conclusions, I find myself taking action on global warming, BECAUSE of my faith convition, not in spite of it.
Lots of people do horrible things, with and with out faith. Likewise, plenty of people are altruistic without faith to guide them.
Me, I can't imagine living any way except selfishly without my faith. I know (from observation, mostly) that others can do it, but without my faith, I think I would be all about me--which would change my perspective on the war, immigration, and global warming, to name a few things
Which isn't to say that I don't believe in the separation of church and state. More on that later . . .
PS. really, if anybody wants to take a trip to New Orleans, it will be cool. Scroll down in my posts to check it out.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: sermon
10/29/07 10:24 - 53ºF - ID#41872
1984 quote.
When George Orwell wrote, "He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past controls the future," it was a scary picture of government controlling history.
For Christians, this scary quote is actually good news--not because we have taken control of the present (and therefore, history), but because we see efforts of control in the present as fleeting compared to the extraordinarily different power the Christ exhibited in the past, which we believe to be a guarantee of the future.
Fate is not in control, and neither is Caesar, or George W. Bush, or whoever comes after that.
So, because of an event in the past (namely Christ's resurrection and ascension) we have hope for a resurrection-life in the future, and claims to power based on death (i.e. all of them, save God's) are empty--setting us free to live a different way in the present!
We'll spend more time unpacking that idea on Sunday, and considering how it might affect us as individuals and a community.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/29/07 01:23 - 50ºF - ID#41860
Want to go to New Orleans?
The cost of the food/lodging while you work will be $120. Plane tickets are reserved for $300 (round trip) and can be held with a $100 deposit. The deposit is due next Monday.
The work will be construction and deconstruction. There is a special need for skilled workers, but there is plenty to do for everybody. Even those with physical issues can assist in feeding other volunteers or handling the paperwork that is involved in the relief effort.
Want to go? Comment and I will email you an application right away.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
10/29/07 10:23 - 40ºF - ID#41857
I only wrote 13 blogs so far this month
And of those 13, a few were lame, like this one, #14.
And the more lame ones I write, the less likely they are to get read.
Therefore, I will write a good one tonight. Really. #15 will be fantastic.
Will I get to 20 before the end of the month?
You'll have to stay tuned to find out.
Or realize that I would have to post 2 and 3 times a day to get there, which really just defeats the purpose.
So, no, I won't.
Are you still reading this? I'm sorry.
The party was fun. Happy Halloween.
(also happy Reformation Day, All Saint's Day, and All Soul's Day)
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: halloween
10/27/07 05:35 - 54ºF - ID#41840
Research for the party tonight
Conservapedia.org
and
creationwiki.org
as well as at Answers in Genesis
if you want to engage with the distinguished member of the scientific community tonight.
Those sites should cover all of those things that you Roswell Doctors missed in your sinful "universities" and "medical schools."
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: 10 things
10/26/07 09:46 - 47ºF - ID#41812
10 Things I like about google docs
A special 10 things presentation.
I have another relatively new post below, but I couldn't wait to do this one.
Paul, is there a way to imbed the presentation? Or is linking to it best?
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Location: Buffalo, NY
Category: religion
10/25/07 11:08 - 48ºF - ID#41806
Money
And I'm actually ok with asking for money, because I believe in what we are doing. (My guess is that Paul feels the same way regarding asking for estrip money--his appeal inspired this post).
Here's my problem. Most of the proven methods of getting people to give are counter to our message. They either appeal to pride (Christians shouldn't be too keen on that) or fear (we believe that there's nothing for us to fear). It's all well and good for Paul to give out titles and stars (and I DO want my title!), but the church's message is quite different.
So anyway, we normally kick things off with a letter. Here's my first draft. (there will be a 10 things I love about google docs soon)
It's the kind of letter that normally gets written by Presbyterians Pastors, with a little bit of Drew style thrown in.
But I was almost ready to mail it and it didn't feel right. So I scrapped it and wrote this letter.
More honest, more direct, less about pride and/or fear.
To be honest, I don't know if it will make any difference, but I feel much better about the second effort.
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Location: Buffalo, NY
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But you're right...it seriously undermines the desire for an additional cat.