Archive for December, 2005

My New Sleigh

Thursday, December 29th, 2005


The day after Christmas my wife and I went and purchased a 2006 Chevrolet Impala. We purchased our Nissan Quest back in 1994 and put close to 150,000 miles on it. The poor thing needs to belong to a mechanic as it old and needs lots of care. Plus the gas mileage was eating me up with my 75 mile commute to work and then 75 miles back.

The Impala is a sweet ride. I’m having to adjust to being so low to the ground after driving my Quest and our Chevy Avalanche. She has a 3.5 liter V-6 engine and there’s quite a lot of room under the hood to work on her. Most important to me is she has anti-lock power brakes all around and there are lot of safety features. I considered this because in two years my daughter will be driving and this is the car she will use most likely. If I do make any changes at all to the Impala, I may put in an MP3 player. Since juggling whether I want that or not.

Just an FYI. I cannot see my cbox again. I’m not ignoring anyone. I need to find out what to do to fix this. Bear with me until then. K?

Reason For the Season

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

As a Christian, Christmas represents a time for me to reflect on the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is the beginning of the hypostatic union or combined divinity and humanity in a single creature. This represents a unique event for the history of mankind and one not replicated nor will it ever be repeated. Christ the second Adam, the third person to exist at creation without the curse of spiritual death.
The first Adam was created whole with a spirit untainted by any corruption. In Genesis 1:26-27 it states that God created man in his image. A lot of folks get hung up on the physical form here, but it is a reference to the human soul which is in the image of God’s essence. When Eve was pulled from Adam’s rib she also received an untainted soul.
The first couple was perfect but eventually they disobeyed God and the result was spiritual death. You can read about this in Genesis 3. There were other curses passed on to man at this time. In Genesis 3:16 woman became cursed for her part in the fall of mankind by bearing the children, (I’m thankful for that. All men should be. I could not imagine being the child bearer. Sorry for the intrusion) pms and all the trouble associated with reproduction. In Genesis 3:17-24 man received the curse of working for a living, where in paradise all had been provided. No longer would he receive the bounty of the earth without labor. The earth too became cursed with thorn and thistle coming into existence.
In Romans 5:18-19 it explains how Adam’s sin cursed all that followed him. It is all significant to note that Eve’s sin is not mentioned as a curse to man, but specifically Adam is charged with passing on the curse to all that follow him. This is why a virgin birth is important, for it is through the male that the curse is transmitted and not the woman. That is why the birth of Jesus is so special. Insemination came not from the seed of man but from God the Holy Spirit. This is presented in Matthew 1:18 and Luke 1:35, the pregnancy of the Virgin Mary. Now in the opening passages of Matthew 1 there is listing of the antecedents of Mary. This is significant as it shows God kept his promise that the savior would be from the line of King David, and it further establishes Jesus with a claim to the throne of Israel. There are numerous other listings of antecedents throughout the Bible. If you follow these from Adam to Abraham to David and then to Mary it is important as it confirms the humanity of Jesus and God keeping his promises to the Jewish people.
But why do we need another Adam? A perfect human existing among all of those who are cursed with spiritual death by the justice of God and are unable to meet the standards of God’s divine righteousness. In Galatians 3:13 it describes how Christ removes the curse from us by taking the curse of all humanity upon himself. From the most innocent tiny babes to the most notorious dictators in history, Jesus did not discriminate in his suffering for us all. For the hypostatic union to work the humanity had to be free from Adam’s sin for the divine may not coexist with anything corrupted by spiritual death.
The purity of Jesus would face much attention from Satan, but I shall leave that for a future post. Perhaps Easter will be a good time to visit this subject.
I choose to take this time to explain why I focus on the birth of Christ at Christmas. Now a lot of people that like to pick at Jesus and the Bible state that they don’t think Jesus was born in December. I have to agree with them. No one knows the exact date of the birth of Christ. But based on the writings in the Bible describing the savior’s birth it is unlikely to have been in the winter. It would have been too cold for the shepherds and the sheep in the countryside for one thing. December 25th is a custom that is firmly entrenched in history now. There are a lot of things done as tradition and as long as they do not interfere with the message of God’s grace then it should not become an issue. I will give thanks to God the Father for sending his son for that is far more important than getting the date right.
Luke 2 describes much of the birth of Christ and the events that occurred historically. We see that Romans under the Emperor Augustus control Israel. They called for a census and this required everyone to travel to their ancestral home. For Joseph and his new wife Mary, pregnant and still a virgin, they must register for this Roman tax. Joseph is also directly related to King David and because of this he had to travel to the ancestral home at Bethlehem in order to register. Unfortunately this registration brought a large number of people to Bethlehem and all the inns were filled. Joseph and Mary had to settle for sleeping in the stables, as that was the only space available.
There in the stables the savior was born. His mother wrapped him in the same cloth used for burying the dead and laid him to rest in a manger (feeding trough for animals). A very humble and symbolic start as he was born to die spiritually for us all.
A host of angels announced the birth to shepherds outside the town. Now these were not just any shepherds mind you. The flocks they guarded were the sheep used by the temple for sacrifice. These sheep were bred to be without blemish in a representation of the perfect humanity of Christ who would be a perfect sacrifice. These shepherds went to Bethlehem and found the child. They worshipped the Lord and then went out and announced the news to all they met as they returned to their flocks.
And that is the humble beginning of our Lord. You may ask where are the three wise men? They arrived at a much later date. Jesus had been taken to the temple and presented for circumcision according to the law. And then he was taken for presentation at the temple in Jerusalem. The three wise men probably arrived when he was a toddler.
Please feel joy on this day. You have been saved by the divine mechanics that allowed for this birth. The Lord Jesus Christ came to Earth for all mankind and not just a few. As part of our soul we are given volition, the opportunity to make a choice. And because of the sacrifice that babe would make as a man, we may choose to have faith that he died for our sins. Once we make this choice we are accepted by Christ and have eternal salvation that neither man nor demon can ever remove from us (John 3:16). We may not even rescind this gift for God places all that belong to him firmly within his grasp. God gives based on his character not that of the recipient of his grade. God also gives salvation freely. Nothing may be added to faith.
Bless you and your families on this time set aside for the remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ, the man-God and savior of all who accept and reject him.

Merry Christmas. I love you all.

Santa Is Coming to Town Mwuhahahaha

Thursday, December 22nd, 2005


You better not pout.
You better not cry!

Any other questions?!?!?!

Ask the elfs. Santa needs some egg nog. hehe

My angel putting the angel on the tree. See Cat. I told you all my daughters wear Santa hats.

Five Wierd Habits

Wednesday, December 21st, 2005

I saw this over at Alisa’s blog and I thought it might be fun or embarrassing. Whatevah! Just a list of five weird habits.

 

  1. I yell at other drivers. Would hate to get their attention by honking or better slamming into their vehicle. I just yell at the stupid suns of a bitches. Must be genetic as I recall my mom doing the same thing.
  2. I cuss too god damn much. I don’t understand my fucking problem. My potty mouth opens up and look out world. Fortunately I am able to stifle it when around the scouts.
  3. I like to press my fingertips together. I will work each finger through a circuit so each combination of possible fingertip contact occurs. It’s like the ying and yang of fingertip contact.
  4. I always have Purell in my pocket. Cannot stand dirty hands.
  5. When I see numbers I like to add them together and then divide into the number of digits. For example, a car license plate like 56J 4T3 is the usual victims of my counting. I would divide 3 by 14 from this license tag. Don’t know why I do this, but I do?

 

So do you have weird habits? Don’t answer right away ha.

 

I’m not gonna tag anyone, because I was not tagged for one thing. I had fun doing it. You can too. If you do it I will read it. If you get a million dollars after doing this, I take full credit for your luck. Please remember me.

Fantastic December Weekend

Monday, December 19th, 2005

I had an excellent weekend. After a brief spasm of bad luck to woman along my periphery things have turned for the better.

Thursday I met some of the Hispanic Boy Scout leaders at their roundtable. My main purpose was to introduce myself and get an idea on what badges they wanted to earn. Also need to know where they plan on holding the fair, times, and the assets available to pursue this endeavor. It’s a bit more involved than I thought it might be. These lads have not had a lot of opportunities to earn these kinds of awards and it boils down to their leadership needs some training. All that time as Cubmaster is going to pay off here. I’ll be helping boys and training men. Look forward to the challenge this task will bring. Sounds like there will be a lot of boys in attendance. It’s possible that there will be a couple hundred Cub Scouts show up at this shindig. The more the merrier, right.

First task is going to be locating sponsors to underwrite badges and food so I can feed these little guys. Then I need to set up an opening ceremony to include the raising of the flag. I anticipate having time to work on five belt loops/activity pins. Then we can move onto a closing ceremony, where the boys will receive their awards on the spot. Maybe throw in a song and/or skit if there is time. Hopefully those little guys will leave motivated to earn more badges and their leaders will understand better how these things are done.

I also got volunteered to help with a Boy Scout Merit Badge Fair. Oh boy, my dance card is getting filled up. I am definitely going to have to attend Scout University in February. I am not trained as a merit badge counselor yet. Though it has been on my to do list for awhile.

I called the missus on the way home and she told me to call her brother. He wanted to know if I was free to go see the Houston Texans NFL game on Sunday. No problem there. I love going to football games and I have not been to a game for the Texans ever. Is this their fourth or fifth season? They have a chance to win as they are playing the Arizona Cardinals.

Friday was uneventful. We chilled out at home and watched a movie. Cannot remember the name at the moment. It was a kid flick.

Saturday I wrote the whole day. I worked on the adventure generator for Fire in the Hole. Damn this thing keeps getting bigger. I’m creating another monster. Hehe. It’s not that bad, but I am trying to make it as friendly for the Game Master (GM) as I can. Savage Worlds players should be used to this system. The d20 players are going to be in for a shock perhaps. But it will be fun. I have ordered it to be so. The main crux of my work was developing a cavern generator. This makes things a lot easier for the GM that does not have time to map things out ahead of time. I still need to work on populating these areas and I suspect that may take two or three days to complete. Or more. A monster I tell you.

Saturday evening rocked (I thought). The missus and I joined her sister and we went to see TUTS presentation of Cats. Go here to read about this production. The stage was set up really nice. Looked like a junkyard. The performers danced well, sang well, and I really enjoyed the show. Not the same for the women with me. They just could not get into the story. Culture gap made it difficult for them. I’d like to see it again. Guess next time I’ll take the kids.

Sunday arrived and my son got good news. His uncle got another ticket for the Texans gmae and the lad was invited to join us. My bro-in-law asked me to drive and I said no problem. We were leaving a little later than I liked, as I like to watch the warm ups. But we needed to meet bro-in-law’s friend to get the ticket for my son. I was impressed by the system they use for parking now. You prepay parking and all of the lots are color coded so driving to the stadium was not the logjam it was in the past with the Oilers. We waited about 30 minutes for the friend to show up and then we walked across Kirby and into the stadium.

Once we crossed the street I learned the awesome news. Not only were we going to the game, but these tickets were suite tickets. So no walking up ramps, we got to use escalators. Of course, by the time we got in they were preparing to kick off. I hate not being in my seat at kickoff, and because the dam usher sent us left instead of right we were still walking to our seats. SOB!!! We walked three quarters round the stadium because of that joker.

Our seats were in the Brazos Suite which was gorgeous. I found that location appropriate since I live within walking distance of the Brazos River. We walked inside and they gave us wrist bands that gave us access to the entire suite. They had coat check, free programs, food and soda. Alcohol had to be paid for, and I was the designated driver so I was unaffected. Food served was normal football fare. Hot dogs with all of the fixings, chips with three different kinds of hot dips, taquitos, and cheese enchiladas made up the buffet line. There were huge buckets of popcorn all over the place and bags of peanuts too. My son enjoyed himself and I did too. The bonus is the Texans won their second game of the season against 12 losses. The team has been pretty pathetic this year. This is the first game I have watched all the way through to the end as well. I think the only reason they won this particular game is the Arizona Cardinals’ QB Kurt Warner was injured early in the game. In fact the general mood of the fans in the stands was they were waiting for the Texans to find a way to lose. The Texans have a good chance to earn the first draft pick this off-season.

We dropped off my bro-in-law and ran over to Borders Bookstore. My son had money burning a hole in his pocket and he wanted to buy some Manga. Then we rushed home to pick up the woman folk.

That evening we went to Tan Tan Restaurant in the Bellaire Chinatown area. We joined my wife’s friends as is our habit most holidays. There were 10 adults and almost the same number of children, so we occupied two tables. We shared a lot of good dishes to include Peking duck, lobster, and steamed fish. Needless to say I got stuffed to the gills. As usual at these things I just kind of sit around like a three year old stuffing my face oblivious to the rest of the goings on. Cannot keep up with the Mandarin at all. And most times when people stop to explain what the joke was it loses a lot in timing or translation.

We were driving home and I kind of scared my daughter. I said I was so happy from the day that I felt drunk. She asked why was I driving. Haha. I had to explain it was not that kind of drunk. Kids.

This morning I saw that Skinwalker appendices are back from the editor. I’m still out of the loop though. But that is just the way things work at the layout stage. It’s like being a father. You’ve done your part and all you can do is sit back and wait for the baby to be delivered.

Monday is almost over. Just two more days and I’m off for the year. 15 hours of work. No confusion this time.

Christmas Tag

Friday, December 16th, 2005

Here is the latest tag going around bloggoland. Here are the rules real neat and concise like.

To Tag :
• State who tagged you;
• List who you want your Santa Claus to be (the bearer of the gift);
• State the gift you wish to get;
• Then invite a few friends to join the tag, and inform them by dropping a comment in their blog.

Tagged by : joec, dude with a quick camera shutter and knows good food

My Santa Claus: the missus of course.

Gift for me : No problem here. The Star Wars Miniature AT AT. It is a beauty. This is sitting in my closet begging me to play. Oh well just 10 more days.







Tagging :

I usually don’t tag. But it’s Christmas and folks just do things differently this time of year.

My victims:

Crazy Cat (Cannot ignore my daughter keke)
mistipurple (This is a short tag. I know your busy)
Selba (Teach you to cover your eyes keke)
Yng LyN (Sorry. No not really haha)
YvY (The price of being my sibling)

This is not too bad ladies. Please dun get mad at me or I will come and hug you and tickle. Maybe I do it anyway. haha

Another Fine Mess

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

I seem to be spreading good luck everywhere I go. At least when I attend Christmas celebrations. I was at Christmas party Saturday night and one of the guest’s had a seizure. Freaked everybody out and she was taken to the hospital. I hope she is recovering. Have not heard as of this time.

 

Today we had a Christmas lunch at my job. This poor girl passed out and conked her noggin real hard. She had given blood earlier that day at a blood drive and she suffered from low blood sugar as a result. Am I a pariah or what?

 

So ladies, invite me to your Christmas festivities. Do it at your own risk and that of your other invitees. The angst of it all.

 

Now in the dumb column, I have pulled off a classic. Somehow I got it in my head that this Friday was my last working day of the year. We got a memo Tuesday and I read it. It showed that we got off on Wednesday at 2:00, so I’m thinking we have a party and then get to leave early. Cool. So I go to clarify this with my boss and she corrected my misconception. I feel so stooooooooopid. Next Wednesday is our last day. Shit!!! Shit!!! Oh well. Glad I did not make any appointments, but I sure wanted that whole week off. Not gonna take vacation, as I need it for Alaska next summer.

 

On my blogger I have been having inconsistent results with cboxes on my home computer. I loaded McAfee Internet Security Suite 2006 recently. The result is it kills my cbox and everyone I visit. But some days I can see all of the cbox, while other days I see either the text or the input section of cbox. I have added the cbox sites in McAfee as sage places, but so far that has not helped. Dang! Then Monday and Tuesday the cbox was showing up no problem. I’m feeling pretty good, thinking my tinkering finally cured my problem. But NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Fricking Windows update d/ls new updates last night while I slept. And then it automatically rebooted my computer. Once again, my cbox are unavailable. Somebody help my dumb ass quick.

 

Skinwalker is still not out. The editor hopes to be done this weekend. We still have a sketch we’re trying to complete as well. So far the artist is not understanding our vision. Maps are being completed too. I am antsy. Wanna get this baby out, but it may be too late for Christmas anymore. What did I do wrong? I really need to improve as a writer and pay more attention to the technical aspects of game writing. Fire in the Hole has to be a lot quicker. It will be.

 

The last two days have been the worst drives to work. Both days took over an hour to get my kids to school and Tuesday my son was 30 minutes late. I got to work two hours late Tuesday and one hour late Wednesday. Tuesday an 18 wheeler (big truck) flipped over. I don’t know what happened this morning. Shit people I need to be on time tomorrow. Roll over folks.

 

Tomorrow I get my Wood Badge project moving. I have to go to a round table and get introduced as the person in charge of the Cub Scout Fair. Hope I have better luck with this. Hope they don’t have Christmas festivities. Don’t want anybody falling ill. Oh boy.

 

 

101 Things About Me

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

[x] I’ve consumed alcohol (I drank like a fish when I was in the army).
[x] I’ve run away from home (My little friend and his brother abandoned our families and made it about 3 blocks. We stopped by the local haunted house. There we hurled rocks at the windows, until an old lady chased us off with a broom. We went home of course.).
[x] I have lied to my parents about where I am (Only every day. It was habitual.)
[ ] I listen to political music
[x] I have collected comic books (I loved Spiderman, X-Men, and Batman. I have a few hundred comics still and I have kept them in immaculate condition bagged in plastic.)
[x] I shut others out when I’m depressed (I want to be left alone in this condition. I don’t go there, but I used to visit quite frequently.)
[] I watch the news.
[ ] I own over 5 rap CDs (Rap music is an oxymoron).
[x] I own an iPod or MP3 (But I listen to Bible sermons on my MP3 more than music.)
[x] I love Disney Movies (My favorite one is Old Yeller)
[x ] I am a sucker for hair/eyes (I love long black hair and almond eyes)
[x] I curse regularly (I cuss like a fish drinks water. It really gets to the point of stupidity sometimes).
[x] I paid for that cell phone ring. (But I only pay for one for each phone)
[x] I am a sports fanatic (I love hockey, American football, basketball, and baseball. Though I am not as bad as I used to be)
[ ] I love Spam (Spam sucks, but I eat when camping.)
[x] I bake well (Pies, cakes. I can get around the kitchen.)
[ ] I would wear pajamas to school.
[ ] I own something from Abercrombie (I’m not very trendy)
[ ] I love Martha Stewart (She’s a bitch)
[x] am guilty oF tYpInG lIkE tHiS (Doesn’t everyone)
[x] I am sometimes self conscious (To the point of stupidity sometimes. I am growing up a little.)
[x] I like to laugh (And I usually laugh too loud and too long.)
[ ] I smoke a pack a day.
[] I have cough drops when I’m not sick
[ ] I can’t swallow pills.
[x] I can swallow about 5 pills at a time no problem.
[ ] I have many scars (more mosquito bites than scars)
[x] I’ve been out of this country. (I went all over the world in the Army. Still travel a bit now and then.)
[ ] I can’t sleep if there is a spider in the room.
[x] I am really ticklish (I will hurt you if you tickle me. I don’t play that.)
[] I’ve seen a therapist (I probably should have)
[x] I love chocolate (And I have the belly to prove it.)
[x] I play video games. (I’m a geek. Hello!)
[x] I watch cartoons (Sure. Jimmy Neutron is my favorite. Also like Batman and Teen Titans.)
[ ] Gotten lost in my city (I’m Boy Scout with a internal compass.)
[x ] Saw a shooting star
[x] I had a Surgery (three times)
[x] Gone out in public in your pajamas (I was in kindergarten last time I did this)
[x] I have Kissed a Stranger (She kissed me and I would do it again.)
[x] Hugged a stranger
[x] Been in a fist fight
[x] Been arrested
[x] Pushed all the buttons on an elevator
[ ] Made out in an elevator
[x] Swore at your parents (I was a horrid son)
[x] Kicked a guy where it hurts (And been kicked too.)
[x] Been to a casino (Vegas and Galveston cruises)
[ ] Been skydiving (Tore cartilage in my knee at Airborne School)
[ ] Broken a bone
[x] Skipped school
[x] Played spin the bottle (Though the girls did not want ME to play)
[x] Gotten stitches (After surgery)
[ ] Drank a whole gallon of milk in one hour
[ ] Bitten somebody
[x] Been to Niagara Falls (Twice and wanna go back)
[x] Gotten the chicken pox
[x] Crashed into a friend’s car (Chasing my friend home from work on a wet night. Smash.)
[x] Been to Japan (Just the airports. I want to see more. Especially Nara.)
[x] Ridden in a taxi
[x] Shoplifted
[x] Been fired
[x] Had feelings for someone who didnt have them back (All the fucking time in High School. Me=Loser)
[x] Stole something from your job
[x] Gone on a blind date (A few times. There was a reason why each of these girls did not get asked out on dates. Did not stop me from making out with them. I was no winner)
[x] Lied to a friend (Most embarrassing.)
[ ] Had a crush on a teacher
[ ] Celebrated Mardi Gras in New Orleans
[x] Been married (Currently)
[ ] Gotten divorced
[ ] Saw someone die
[ ] Been to Africa
[x] Driven over 400 miles in one day (I live in Texas. It takes a while to go places sometimes. This ain’t no dinky county sized state0
[x] Been to Canada (I love Toronto and want to visit Vancouver)
[x] Been to Mexico (It was nice, but its been almost 30 years. Suspect it has changed)
[x] Been on a plane
[] Thrown up on a bar
[x] Eaten Sushi
[ ] Been snowboarding
[x] Been Skiing (So much fun)
[x] Been to a motor cross show
[ ] Lost a child
[x] Gone to college
[X] Graduated college (Bachelors degree in Hotel Restaurant Management and Masters of Science in Accountancy and Taxation.)
[x] Done hard drugs
[x] Had someone cheat on you (It fucking hurt)
[x] Smoked a cigarette (Used to smoke three packs on days worked night shift. Have not smoked in over 20 years now)
[X] Smoked a cigar (Like one at weddings)
[ ] Made out with a member of the same sex (Gag me. Though a German tried to kiss me once. I ran away. If I kicked his ass they would have thrown me in jail and lost the key.)
[ ] Slept with a co-worker
[ ] Purposely set a part of myself on fire (Did it accidently once on guard duty trying to light a heater. Lit my parka on fire instead. Rolling in the snow put out the fire.)
[ ] Been in an abusive relationship (Does being abused as child count)
[x] Laid on your back and watched cloud shapes go by (I wish for that kind of time)
[x] Made a snow angel
[x] Had a tea party (With my daughter when she was little.)
[x] Flown a kite (Let myself go free)
[x] Built a sand castle (Fun at the beach with my kids)
[x] Gone puddle jumping (I was a little boy)
[ ] Played dress up
[ ] Jumped into a pile of leaves
[ ] Gone sledding
[x] Cheated while playing a game (Only to win)
[x] Been lonely (Particularly when I was in the army.)
[x] Fallen asleep at work/school
[x] Watched the sun set (We get beautiful sunsets in Texas)
[ ] Felt an earthquake
[x] Touched a snake (I’m real scared of snakes)
[X] Slept beneath the stars (Boy Scouts, Army bivouaks)
[x] Been tickled
[ ] Been robbed
[x] Been misunderstood (I’m married with children)
[ ] Won a contest (Lack confidence to enter)
[x] Ran a red light (Every day)
[ ] Been suspended from school
[x] Been in a car accident
[ ] Had braces
[x] Eaten a whole gallon of ice cream in one night (When I was a teenager)
[x] Had deja vu (All the time)
[ ] Danced in the moonlight
[x] Hated the way you look (Only when I look in the mirror)
[ ] Pole danced
[ ] Been obsessed with post-it notes
[x] Squished barefoot through the mud
[x] Been lost (I hate it)
[x] Been to the opposite side of the country
[x] Swam in the ocean
[x] Felt like dying (was very suicidal before I got married)
[x] Cried yourself to sleep
[x] Played cops and robbers
[ ] Recently colored with crayons/colored pencils/markers
[x] Sung karaoke (I enjoy this)
[ ] Paid for a meal with only coins
[x] Done something you told yourself you wouldn’t (Way too much)
[X] Made prank phone calls (hehehehe)
[X] Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (Damn coca cola stings too)
[ ] Caught a snowflake on your tongue
[ ] Danced in the rain
[x] Written a letter to Santa Claus (Every year)
[x] Blown bubbles
[ ] Made a bonfire on the beach
[x] Crashed a party (Went to a lot of prom parties uninvited)
[x] Gone rollerskating (prefer, iceskating or better yet hockey)
[ ] Had a wish come true
[ ] Worn pearls
[ ] Jumped off a bridge
[ ] Screamed penis in public
[ ] Screamed vagina in public
[ ] Ate dog/cat food
[X] Told a complete stranger you loved them (I wanted to get laid)
[ ] Kissed a mirror
[x] Sang in the shower (I rock)
[x] Had a dream that you married someone
[ ] Glued your hand to something
[ ] Kissed a fish
[ ] Worn the opposite sexes clothes
[ ] Sat on a roof top
[ ] Screamed at the top of your lungs
[ ] Done a one-handed cartwheel
[ ] Talked on the phone for more than 5 hours
[x] Stayed up all night
[x] Didn’t take a shower for a week (In the Army)
[x] Climbed a tree
[ ] Had a tree house
[X] Are scared to watch scary movies (Like being scared this way)
[ ] Worn a really ugly outfit to school just to see what others say
[ ] Played chicken
[x] Pushed into a pool/lake with all your clothes on
[ ] Been told you’re beautiful by a complete stranger.
[x] Been easily amused
[x] Caught a fish then ate it
[ ] Caught a butterfly
[x] Laughed so hard you cried
[ ] Cried so hard you laughed
[x] Had someone moon/flash at you (Goofy teenagers)
[x] Cheated on a test
[ ] Have a Britney Spears CD
[x] Grown a beard

Picked up this meme from Selba. Pick it up if you have the time.

Christmas vs Communism

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

I want to further pursue my fight to keep Christmas in the Holiday (from the word Holy Day) Season. It is being taken out everywhere you look. My first strike for Christmas was my post Tannenbaum with the story of the first Christmas tree.

Why do I want Christmas to be called Christmas? Well it’s an attack against Christianity. And more frightening (at least in my view) is that it is a push by the socialists to destroy American democracy. This has been an ongoing process since Marx wrote the Communist Manifesto and I would just rather not see it occur. Communism has failed everywhere it has been implemented. Why do these people want America to pursue a failed experiment?

The communists have had a plan for converting the US to the communist system for quite some time. This plan is documented and was in fact presented by Florida Congressional Representative A. S. Herlong, Jr. into the Congressional Record January 10, 1963. The information he read came from a book titled The Naked Communist, authored by Cleon Skousen, a former FBI agent. At that occasion he read 45 Communist goals for defeating America. My observations will be parenthesized and hopefully in blue. He read:

1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war. (Reagan fought this. Result the communist lost power in Europe.)

2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war. (see 1)

3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength. (Liberal Socialists are constantly seeking to weaken US military capabilities)

4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war. (Today we openly trade with the PRC [People’s Republic of China]. We helped North Korea build nuclear plants. We are opening up to Cuba)

5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites. (See 1. The PRC owns a lot of our national debt and if they decided to cash it in chances are the US could suffer economically)

6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination. (We always help folks no matter how much they hate us)

7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N. (This is done)

8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev’s promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N. (Reagan got rid of the Communists, right? But is Germany the US’s friend any longer?)

9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress. (Now we just concern our selves with Iran, Iraq and North Korean nuclear capability.)

10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N. (Reagan ditto)

11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.) (This is the modern Tower of Babel. It serves only to disrupt American interests and diminish our efforts to live peaceably in the world. Can anyone state anything good the UN has achieved without US dollars/support? It should be closed down. At least moved to Paris where it might look more effective.)

12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party. (I believe they have a right to exist under our Constitution as long as they uphold the Constitution. But then they would not be Communists.)

13. Do away with all loyalty oaths. (This is evident by the atheistic attacks against the Pledge of Allegiance. These attacks are made against Scouting with its oaths that encourage patriotism by America’s youth.)

14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office. (This is seen more today by the PRC, who is actively seeking our technology. Why do they need rocket technology, especially for aiming systems? What are they going to use silent submarines for?)

15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States. (Look at the Democrats with their internationalist leanings. Democrats have a blatant socialist agenda.)

16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights. (Why are the courts so important? Because a socialist judge creates the laws the democracy refuses to. That is why it is vital to keep any more socialists out of the Supreme Court.)

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers’ associations. Put the party line in textbooks. (Schools do not promote patriotism and education as they did 100 years ago. Now it’s a focus on political correctness and egalitarianism. The motivation for a child to be their best is shoved aside into a group think lets not make anybody feel bad mediocrity. How can we produce a better engineer, or fly to Mars when we do not prepare our children to be challenged?)

18. Gain control of all student newspapers. (Socialistic Professors control journalism schools and university publications. They ensure the socialistic dogma is spread in all student periodicals and papers.)

19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack. (Student activism has shown itself quite a bit since 1963 when this point was read into the Congressional Record. This led to the defeat in Viet Nam and still arises today for various other goals of the socialistic agenda.)

20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions. (The media supports the socialist agenda by promoting its ideas and burying any counter thoughts. When anyone is competent they are diminished and destroyed if possible by the press. The press pushes an agenda that promotes internationalism and no longer promotes patriotism. I believe there is no American press, as it does not represent true American thought.)

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures. (This is achieved. In WWII there were numerous patriotic films that helped build American will to fight until our enemies were defeated. For the Iraq War we get crap like Jarheads.)

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms." (The NEA is accomplishing this with its destruction of art form. How is a picture of a crucifix in a glass of urine art? Further evidence of this comes in the attack on patriotic monuments. This is often achieved through racist arguments in the South where our past is under attack. These same attacks are now being directed against the Founding Fathers. This is the legacy of slavery, which has become a weapon of the socialists.)

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art." (See 22)

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press. (This is evident as porn become free speech)

25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV. (When I was a kid you could walk to the mall and the worst word you might here is darn. Now I don’t know what is more vulgar. A rap album or a visit to the movies, and that is before the movie even starts to roll. I admit I have a potty mouth, but I miss gentler times. Especially as a father.)

26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy." (This is evident. Nobody can argue that the socialists have succeeded here.)

27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch." (Communist have never liked religion. Opiate for the masses is a term that Lenin coined. This is why Christmas is being attacked. Faith is considered inferior to logic and rationalism. It all expounds a higher order. Socialists want to be on top of the pecking order.)

28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state." (Quite successful. The socialists have no doubt succeeded on this point.)

29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis. (The idea that the Constitution is a living document is championed by the socialists. They use this ideology to support the anti-American agenda.)

30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man." (We see this attack under full sway now. Smearing slave owners and men that were successful in business. These men took a great risk when the chose to move against the British and many of them lost everything to create the America that is being destroyed today.)

31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over. (Everywhere there is an emphasis on superiority of things not American. The American Indians are portrayed as an enlightened society before the white man’s arrival, when they were a bunch of warring tribes scraping out a difficult living. Europe is considered the blueprint that America should follow. But tell me if that is the case, why did our ancestors leave Europe? Because they wanted something they could not find in Europe. Freedom. Something the Communists truly fear and hate.)

32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture–education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc. (The move to bigger federal government is achieving this. What happened to state sovereignty and the charity of the church?)

33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus. (The control of the courts is affecting this)

34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities. (This has certainly been achieved.)

35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI. (Hoover’s FBI no longer exists. And this destruction of the FBI, CIA, and military intelligence is evident in the terrorist attack on 9-1-01.)

36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions. (This is done. The unions do not care about the worker. Its all about power.)

37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business. (This is certainly true as more American businesses leave for overseas. GM is on its way to expand in China. Intel announced yesterday they will invest One Billion in India. Why? Because presently we don’t have enough engineers in America. We would if we taught our kids.)

38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat]. (Police are second guessed and hand tied. It is a wonder anyone seeks employment in law enforcement in this country anymore. No one is considered a criminal. They are victims of their environment. Yeah, right.)

39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals. (If I disappear come look for me in the hospitals. I’d be most appreciative.)

40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce. (This is evident in the introduction of homosexual marriage and allowing gays to adopt children. Children need nurturing not confusion which the gay life style presents. How many people are married just once? It’s easy to separate. And then you can go for a test rides, until you find a new mate.)

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents. (The government can take children away from their parents if they choose. Not a lot a parent can do to stop the government. This is not prevalent yet, but there are cases where the government has taken children from parents. This door is cracked open and watch out for it to widen.)

42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems. (Once again this started in the 60s and violence arises in the pursuit of the socialist agenda.)

43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government. (We see this in Rhodesia and South Africa. Mozambique has been a disaster. So far Mandela has fair in South Africa, but AIDS is rampant there and child rape is shocking. Of course our mainstream media avoids these topics as they promote the socialist agenda. I look for South Africa to suffer from a huge blood bath after Mandela’s death. There is no one capable to replace him and he is quite old.)

44. Internationalize the Panama Canal. (This has been done. Dumbest thing ever. But former President Jimmy Carter never met a Communist he did not like. So it is no surprise he gave away the Canal Zone.)

45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike. (The International Court would love to hold sway within the 50 states. Former President Clinton worked to great effort to place us under the World Court. The Supreme Court, especially, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsberg cites and promotes international law in recent decisions.)

It’s frightening as an American to see what the Socialists/Communists/Democrats have achieved. And they have done this in small baby steps since the end of World War II. America needs to take back its soul, history, and culture. We don’t have to be a bully to the world to achieve this. We just have to be proud to be an American and follow the American Constitution. Does American want to be a Socialist nation when every single socialist nation has failed or is failing?

What is even more frightening is the thought of an America socialist tyrant in charge. In the 20th Century we saw Lenin, Hitler (Nationalist Socialist, not right wing at all), Stalin, Benito Mussolini, Mao Tze Tung, Chou En-Lai, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pat, and Kim Il San. Think of all of the people these men murdered or allowed to die to keep their nation socialistic. Because that is the socialist mind set. If you don’t follow us, we’ll bury you.

Today I will settle for Christmas back. Tomorrow I want my nation back.

Merry Christmas.

 

This is My Life Quiz

Wednesday, December 7th, 2005

Last week I tried to post this at work and could not get blogger to cooperate. So I have brought it home and after much delays here it is. I picked this up at Yvy’s blog btw.

This Is My Life, Rated
Life: 6.6
Mind: 6.1
Body: 4.4
Spirit: 5.6
Friends/Family: 7.2
Love: 7.3
Finance: 6.1
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

Skinwalker filled my weekend as my characters all had some problems. But these have been corrected and that will be one less possible thing for reviewers to pick on. Also found one of the feats I made for the Shaman class was already created, so another nit pick nipped in the bud. Most important of all I have selected my author photograph. Here it is for my blog buddies to view first.

So anyone need some stamps licked. Lollipops? Ice cream cones. Anything?