Jesus Said...

Verily, I say unto you
The people were not created
For the country
The country was created
For the people

For those with ears to hear
The corporation was not created
For the CEO
Nay, the corporation was created
For the customer

For those with eyes to see
Upside-down is passing
For right side up
Inside-out is cheered
As right side out

Stumbling Block

Walk slowly, walk carefully
The road is littered with mines
They will surely find your footfall
You can't avoid it
Walk you must, walk you must

When you plant your weight
On the detonator you will be
Shocked, surprised, unbelieving
Not because you didn't know
It would happen

You won't understand
Why now, why here?
What made this time and place
So explosive, so painful
So unexpectedly?

Don't Say That

Is it ok to say
That you're angry
That you're frustrated
That you're tired?
Is it ok to express
In words you really feel
What it's like inside?

My experience says no
My feelings say yes
My gut is just an
Agnostic
What next?

Secret Budget and It's Still Not Enough

According to George Tenet the CIA needs 5 years to become "the kind of clandestine service that the US requires." What the hell have they been doing since '93 when the first WTC bombing took place?

They're at It Again!

A couple of months ago my mother was going to have surgery, then wasn't, then was, and so on. Well, now it's my dad, code name "Papa". His doctor told him he wanted him to have a pacemaker. The doctor told him this a week or so ago. Papa thought they were just discussing it and that it might happen sometime in May. Then last week the doctor's office called to tell him that he had surgery scheduled for Thursday April 15. He said, "I must have told them to go ahead." I don't think he has a clue. Well, he wasn't sure he even wanted to go thru this, because, after all, he's almost 85. So, he called the doctor last week, and told them he didn't want to do it. Okay, all is well. The doctor's office calls back and says the doctor wants to talk to him about it, and scheduled an appointment for yesterday. I'm thinking that after their talk, they'll just monitor him and wait on the surgery. Well, right in the middle of it all, he decides he'll just go ahead and do it. He calls the doctor, and tells them he'll go thru with it after all. They say okay, the time slot is still open for Thursday, so he takes it. I get home last night (not feeling well) and find out that he's gone ahead and set this up again! I wasn't included in all this, so I'm not sure I'm even needed to be there.

Just put them in a fucking nursing home, if this ever comes up for you (except for y'all, Jennifer and Kirsten)! This is worse than having 3 year olds, because no one will take action based on the word of a 3 year old alone. But, let me tell you, they'll sure do it on the word of an 80 year old, even tho they are no more reliable than 3 year olds!

Well, That Explains It!

Cannabis use linked to early-onset schizophrenia.

A Theology for Our Times

Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping are here to save your soul (and money)! Hallelujah, Glory Be, Reverend Billy pray for me!

Rock & Roll!

It was 50 years ago today that Bill Haley played "Rock Around the Clock" which began the age of rock 'n roll. Oh yeah!