Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Here is something to think about...
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary.
My confession: I am a Jew, and every single one of my ancestors was Jewish. And it does not bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are: Christmas trees.
It doesn't bother me a bit when people say, "Merry Christmas" to me. I don't think they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu . If people want a crèche, it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away .
I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat. Or maybe I can put it another way: where did the idea come from that we should worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too.
But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to. In light of the many jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.
Billy Graham's daughter was interviewed on the Early Show and Jane Clayson asked her "How could God let something like this happen?" (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are, but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?"
In light of recent events...terrorists attack, school shootings, etc. I think it started when Madeleine Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK. Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK.
Then Dr. Benjamin Spock said we shouldn't spank our children when they misbehave because their little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK.
Now we're asking ourselves why our children have no conscience, why they don't know right from wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. Probably, if we think about it long and hard enough, we can figure it out. I think it has a great deal to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW."
Funny how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell. Funny how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says . Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Are you laughing?
Funny how when you forward this message, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. Pass it on if you think it has merit. If not then just discard it.. no one will know you did. But, if you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in.
My Best Regards . Honestly and respectfully, Ben Stein Amen!
by BigMike at 3:47 PM 1 comments
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Urine Test
A friend emailed this to me and it is nearly perfect! Enjoy!
Like a lot of folks in this country...I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urinetest, with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Please understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet.I do on the other hand have a problem with helping someone sitting on their butt and using drugs.
Could you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? Please pass this along if you agree or simply delete if you don't. Hope you all will pass it along though.
by BigMike at 11:04 PM 1 comments
Labels: Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, N.A.D.S., Urine Test
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Back from vacation....
by BigMike at 5:52 PM 2 comments
Labels: Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, vacation, WildBill
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Finding new friends....
Wild Bill over at Passionate Blogger wrote a incredible article (I don't feel that I have used incredible lightly) "Give And Receive Series - Part 2 - StumbleUpon" in which he made it very plain that you must stop being so concerned about yourself/your blog and really concentrate on helping others build up their blog. I thought long and hard and decided that every person that commented on Wild Bill's post I would go to their blog and comment and Stumble them. This is a wonderful way to meet new bloggers and make friends with people that you might not have ever meet before.
I have decided that in this post (and I will update it as much as I can) I will put links to those blogs I went to visit and visit them on a regular basis.
***More NewerUpdate! More new friends added today, 8/30/07, Welcome to the list!
http://www.bustachange.com/
http://patriciasingleton.blogspot.com/
http://www.velveteenmind.com/
http://www.writersnotes.net/
http://musingsofamiddleagedwoman.blogspot.com/
http://everyeveryminute.com/blog/
http://radioactiveliberty.com/
http://priscillapalmer.com/priscillapalmer/
http://stresstopower.com/blog/ andhttp://cheerfulmonk.com/
http://www.iambossy.com/
http://www.bloggingtune.com/
http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/
http://www.procompro.blogspot.com/
http://marcomblog.web-log.nl/
http://www.carloselorio.com/
www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/
by BigMike at 2:55 PM 17 comments
Labels: Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, friends, N.A.D.S., PassionateBlogger, Stumble
Sunday, August 26, 2007
N.A.D.S. office
by BigMike at 6:05 PM 3 comments
Labels: Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, N.A.D.S., office, Oklahoma, storm
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Let your ART race!!!
Not everything has to be a Disaster. Here at N.A.D.S. we like to have some fun and enjoy some artwork. Whilest stumbling around I came across Art.com and it asked me to create a masterpiece. Being "the Artist formerly known as Sheriff Bob" I took to it like a fish to water, only to find upon my artwork completion that it recorded my every brush stroke. COOL! Click on the link above and watch my art work, even create your own.
by BigMike at 9:55 PM 0 comments
Labels: Art.com, Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, N.A.D.S.
Natural Selection finds a way!
by BigMike at 7:42 PM 4 comments
Labels: Disaster, Disasterologist, Disasterology, Kingfisher, N.A.D.S., Natural Selection, Oklahoma, storm
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Oil company exects see thier own shadow, gas prices rise
Just tonite I witnessed on the news a second mine collapsed but the price of coal didn't go through the roof over night. My last post mentioned the word pediphile, oh, look Wal-Mart is raising the price of ammo!
by BigMike at 9:08 PM 1 comments
Labels: big oil, BigMac, Disasterologist, Disasterology, gas, N.A.D.S., Texas
The PedophileBlogger goes to jail for now.
by BigMike at 3:01 PM 0 comments
Labels: blogger, McClellan, N.A.D.S., pedophile, pedophilia