Up With The Good…Down With The Bad

Friday, upon returning home from the Bible Class, I made the mistake of entering my home by stepping up on the porch with the leg which has the bad knee (knowing I should step up with the good knee).  Needless to say, I was in desperate need of pain killers which I immediately began to self-administer.  Possibly, I took a few to many because around 3:00 p.m. I decided to go to the Dollar Store and as I exited my home I stepped down with the leg which has the good knee.  More pain — more pain killers…before long I was staggering around the house like Foster Brooks at a Dean Martin Roast.

I usually receive two or three calls per month, but as you might know, the phone rang at 6:50 p.m. — it was Shortfellow with a question about a radio-preacher.  I’m sure he must have thought I had just returned from Daddy Sam’s, but such was not the case.

I don’t believe I want any more pain medication.  Not only do they make a person kinda goofy, now I’m sore from bumping into walls and kicking the bedpost with my little toe.

Now, there is a sign posted by my backdoor — Up with the good / down with the bad.

A Cowboy Ain’t Always Right

Yesterday, while watching an episode of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theatre, I heard a cowboy say the strangest thing….” Women ain’t built to know what they want.  That’s the reason they need a man.”

Evidently, that cowboy never met any of the women in my life.  Not only do they know what they want — they know what I want even when I don’t want it.

Indoctrination

A Massachusetts father was handcuffed and jailed after he objected to Lexington’s Estabrook Elementary School teaching his 5-year-old son about homosexuality.

David Parker, his wife, and another family are fighting what is described as a court order for segregation, after U.S. District Judge Mark Wolf ruled if they didn’t agree with the school’s advocacy for homosexuality, they could take their children out of school and send them elsewhere or home school them.

Here is some of what the honorable judge had to say…

“The rights of religious freedom and parental control over the upbringing of children would undermine teaching and learning…”

“As it is difficult to change attitudes after they have developed, it is reasonable for public schools to attempt to teach understanding and respect for gays and lesbians…”

Wolf concluded that Christians who attend schools in the state of Massachusetts need such teachings to be engaged and productive citizens.

What Judge Wolf is saying is that public schools have a right and obligation to indoctrinate young children into an unholy lifestyle.

I have a few words for Judge Mark Wolf…

Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:  Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.  1st Corinthians 6:9  NIV

The acts of the sinful nature are obvious:  sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery.  I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Galatians 5:19, 21b  NIV

The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be know about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them.  For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities — His eternal power and divine nature — have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.  For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.  Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools…Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.  They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator — who is forever praised.  Amen.  Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts.  Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.  In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another.  Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.  Romans 1:18-22, 24-27  NIV

Where Have They Gone?

Today, while listening to one of my Polly Bergen records, I began to think of the good old days when a woman was really a woman.  Polly is an absolutely gorgeous lady, as was Veronica Lake and Grace Kelly and several others.  Where has the beauty gone?  Where are those who captivated our hearts and caused us to get just a little weak in our knees at the mention of their name?

Not to mention any names, but today we have paunchy pachyderms, liquored-up losers, and slimy socialites pushed in our face (no pun intended) by a mass media who is after a fast buck.

Please bring back some of the beauty, the theatrical prowess, the sagacity we enjoyed back there in the 40’s and 50’s and early 60’s.

Shortfellow Omits Photo

For those of you who read Shortfellow’s blog about Reece’s Revenge….I think this may be the culprit.

Islamofacists Love Sheehan

Islamofacists are thankful for the efforts of activist and congressional candidate Cindy Sheehan, according to WorldNetDaily.  They say that Sheehan’s anti-Iraq war activities and her rants against President Bush “give us hope that the U.S. will change its Mideast policies.”

Aaron Klein, author and WND Jerusalem bureau chief, states in his book he read to terrorists quotes from the mother of fallen soldier Casey Sheehan such as “Bush is the biggest terrorist in the world,” “Bush is worse than Osama bin Ladan,” and her labeling of Iraqi insurgents as “freedom fighters.”

Jihad leaders were thankful for the anti-war activist.

Palestinian terrorist leaders were elated to hear Sheehan blamed the Iraq war on Israel, according to Klein.  Ala Senakreh, West Bank chief of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said, “I agree with her completely and thank her from deep in my heart when she dares to tell Americans that their children are killed for the interests of Israel.”

Abu Hamed, leader of the Al Asqa Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip, urged Americans to listen to Ms. Sheehan.  Quote — “I hope that all the Americans will understand what this great mother understood.  We hope you do not consider this mother as a humanitarian case who speaks from her own pain, because she is saying the truth.  I hope you will take her as a good example.

One Reason Why I Don’t Eat Chicken

Early Riser

I shared this tale with fellow blogger Shortfellow about five or six months back, but I decided I would post it for your reading pleasue.

A few years back I went to Nashville to visit a friend in the publishing business.  With $55.00 in my pocket, I headed east in my little Chevette and arrived at a motel outside Nashville about thirteen hours later.  I chose this particular motel because [being the conservative I am] the sign next to the highway read “$10.75 tax incl.”  The next morning I arose at my usual time, about 3:00 a.m., and sat around and read until about 7:30 when I decided to go to the Country Music Hall of Fame and look things over.  When I arrived at the shrine of Country Music, around 8:00 a.m., I thought, “How strange!  No one is here to see this magnificent ediface.”  I entered the building and toured the facility, sat through two or three music videos, and visited the gift shop [where I wanted to purchase several items -- but no one was there to take my money].  About 9:45 I decided it was time to leave and make preparations for my appointment which would be in a couple of hours.  As I reached the front door I was surprised to see a very long line of people standing outside the door.  Then, I noticed the sign…”Open 10:00 a.m.”  Nervous and fearfull of arrest, the only thing I could think of was to pose as a janitor [which I did].  As I passed the crowd I welcomed all the visitors to Nashville, and told the waiting crowd, “The Hall of Fame will be opening in just a few minutes.”

Shoo Clinton !

One evening last week I saw Hillary cavorting (on the news) with her friend and financier, Norman Hsu.  For some reason, unknown to me, a 1954 Studebaker came to mind.  I checked out the headlights — no comparison.  Could it be the front bumper?  Nothing there.  It must be the trunk.  Anyway, as I checked out the ex-first-lady and presidential candidate hopeful I thought (hoped) maybe, just maybe, she’ll drive off into the sunset – just like the 1954 Studebaker.

Short Shortfellow

My friend Shortfellow wrote a blog today concerning the melt down of paunchy performer Britney.  I was extremely disappointed that he did not post a picture or video of the putrid performance.  So, for your pleasure I am posting this photo for my friend, Shortfellow.  I was fortunate enought to miss the MTV awards show, but I searched the net and found this unassuming pic.