Son of BiPolar Expedition

danebrammage @ 2009-12-23T20:05:00

2009-12-24T01:05:28Z

The Trans Siberian Orchestra
Christmas Eve, Sarajevo

www.youtube.com/watch

Twas The Night Before 09

2009-12-19T06:23:14Z

...And I decided to get the Smurf running. There was insurance on it and it was nearly legal...only thing we need are plates and stickers...which will be no problem.

So after charging and losing one battery , I asked PsychoDad for another...he finally comes late, to give me this battery....I was waiting for him just to stop by after work and drop it off.

He waited until I broke his aggits and he showed up at like 2200.

Tugger and I put the battery in with the help of the Pony's high beams and a candle...the vehicle started. She was Smurfy...eve took a picture of her running with a glorious plume of smoke streaming out of her tailpipe as her choke dumped precious fuel into her throttle body.
I let the Smurf warm up

O damn, we are out of gas....ok no it s that side of E we can easily make it to Philly if I wanted to... ...ok lets go to the WaWa

So Tugger and I decide to go to the Wawa , and yes I feel real uncomfortable driving. but I am going to get us there...
.
So we go to Wawa and there is no gas....holy 70s flashback, Batman...pumps are crowded or have pylons in front of them. We find an open pump, and I give money to Tugster ....
I am watching cars stack up as the tanker truck is filling the tanks. The word is being passed that there is no gas, or that the pumps will run in 10 15 minutes. I find this odd.

People are starting to get irate. I am starting to think I can make it to either Exxon on 202 0r WaWa on RT1 .
I turn the key...click..

You got to be shitting me
Click
I look at Tugger

It did start and I dumbassedly turn the key off.

Click
Call PsychoDad
Battery is dead, ..It started , but now it won't
Call me in 10 minutes....

Tug asks if she can get some coffee I said sure.

OK I decide to see if any connections are loose... I find one of the grounds have popped out of the solderless connector. While I m under the hood I look up and see a big Dodge Ram backing up . Driver asks me if I am using the pump. I sid no, they seem to be down.

He goes inside and his wife asks if I am ok, as I am under the hood. I said I beliece I need a hotshot, do youse have cables?
She didn't know
He comes out again, and I ask him if he can please give me a hotshot. He said I can prob jump clutch it. I said Ok thanx....
Merry Christmas....

2 squad cars of staties come in.

Tugger comes out and tells me of the drama that is going on in the store. The gas system is not responding, though there is gas. Peeps were cursing out the workers, who got scared and called the cops.

so , freezing drinking coffee, and sort of disillusioned, I decided to talk to my fellow strandee at the next pump. He is totally on air and a prayer and has to wait it out. He was a musician and just wanted to go home

Another pair of bears come in, and break up some more peeps acting like assholes.

I hear the strains of Bittersweet Symphony over WaWa Radio Network. I look at Tugster and said You hear this? She said I hate this song... no matter....

It was cold enough, and the song was playing .

And it was, momentarily, The Salisbury Christmas Parade. And The OC Christmas Parade, Pocomke, and I was carrying my M1 in the colour guard, and we had the 1st Smurf playing that song, as we did a half step to it.
It was magnificient. WE beat all the other vet's colour guards.....
I came back to the present, I looked at the frozen Tugster in the disabled 2nd Smurf and said, It s gonna be allright

Dad shows up. He gives me instructions. WE are going to his house...WE are going to jump clutch the Smurf in 2nd
get out on 202 and run.

I said to Tugger this is going to be interesting...brace yourself ..we are going in traffic. She said I m scared.. I said, of what?

so right up to 202 exit. I popped the clutch, we re running and we stall...then I am pushed into traffic.. I get on the shoulder , being pushed in second, jump clutch and now she s off....she s running now like a bear....I know I have to make a hard right so I downshift so not as to hit brakes and maybe lose power, and made a wicked right into Genaurdi s parking lot.

After I got it up the hill, PD says that there is a some sort of short or bare wire .... it is on a charger.

We got driven home.

Still ain't giving up

Just Frigging Wow

2009-11-20T20:36:48Z

From Overheard In Philly

I Don't Think That's In The Health Care Reform Bill

Guy on cell phone sitting behind me on the 13 trolley: "Hi can i speak to Brandy in the Fees assessment department?

(30 secs of waiting on hold)

"Hi, Brandy? I spoke to you earlier about wondering if i can get reimbursed because I hooked up with a prostitute before I got to the VA"

13 Trolley at 45th and Chester Ave
Overheard by Shocked Trolley Passenger

Two very overweight women discussing their health problems loudly at a bus stop:

Woman #1: "When my ass flares up, I can barely even sit or walk around."

Woman #2: "Yeah, when mine flares up I have to see my doctor for relief. And then it's like he doesn't even want to deal with it!"

Woman #1: "Girl, you better see my doctor then. He doesn't mind."

Philadelphia Community College
Overheard by That's why I'm a lawyer

Two jocks walking into Anderson Hall:

The one says to the other "Dude, do you know what time it is? ...I feel like we're late."

they continue walking forward, directly in front of a digital clock

other jock says, "nah man..."

Anderson Hall, Temple University
Overheard by Observant Homo

Woman on a cell phone at 34th and Walnut: "Come with us. We're going to go down to fashion week and throw cookies at skinny girls. Well, and eat cookies."

Bus stop at 34th and Walnut
Overheard by phillyear

Of Course, This Will Be Taken Wrong, But

2009-11-20T20:22:07Z

In the hope of understanding, reason and tolerance, I present the following entry....

From BiPolar Expedition...10mmwrench.blogspot.com
Updated 20 Nov 2009

It is the halftime show! The Marcus Hook Catholics are tied with the Radnor Crackers at the half....

And now, coming on the field , fresh from the Resurrection is JESUS Himself! I bet the stigmata gives him a problem with.. O look at those cartwheels! And now he is breakdancing! Spinning on his Holy Head and leaping! It gives new meaning to the words Jumpin Jesus!

Yes now Jesus has a bevy of nuns and they are...shedding those Ol bad habits! :: snort:: : heeeheeheehee:: And look at THOSE Heavenly bodies....in those teeny Catholic school girl mini skirts, if there is enough material to call them that, they are winging COMMUNION HOSTS into the crowd! O this is SOOO wild! Now the blimp is dropping Miraculous Medals! o what a show for these Catholic fans!
Wait, who is this coming in from the sidelines? Martin Luther! He is bringing the Reformation Band, O yes! They are playing "Gloria in Excelsis Deo, no wait it is the intro to their new song, "Put the Bucks in the Pot! For Money , God is Hot" Jesus and Martin Luther are rapping in day glo gold robes! Making gang Signs of the Cross! AWE SOME and the crowd is on their feet! This House That the Catholics Built is ROCKING!
This is thee best halftime show that the Martyr Field Manglers, those Marcus Hook Catholics have ever put together...who could be offended by all the joy and fun that has been had today..."

Now do you, who do not understand, get it? How many of you would be screaming, picketing, writing letters if this spectacle was broadcast on TV? The volume of the howl raised would be heard at the Space Station...and now I ask, How come this is offensive, but other traditions being mocked or sold isn't?

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot....

2009-11-20T20:13:47Z

Yes, Virginia,

2009-11-20T11:23:54Z

There are some legislators who get it.......

Stu Bykofsky: Your home, your castle ... so why hesitate shooting an intruder? Good question.

By Stu Bykofsky
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Columnist

"GUN NUTS" and "gun-hating zealots" will be taking aim at each other before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee today in Harrisburg (check your weapons at the door, please.)It's a public hearing for House Bill 40, which will "eliminate the duty to retreat" if you are confronted by an attacker, according to Dave McGlaughlin, deputy counsel to the committee, and a former Philadelphia defense attorney.
As another chapter in our society's clash of cultures, HB40 will drive most Philadelphians batty and be catnip to Pennsylvanians up north and out west.
The bill expands what's called the Castle Doctrine - the idea that a man's home is his castle and can be defended by any means necessary, up to and including lethal force. (In the 21st century, add "woman" to that description. The Castle Doctrine also applies to businesses.)
HB40 says that a citizen confronted by an attacker and fearing serious bodily harm, death, kidnapping or rape can draw and blast away without fear of prosecution. This is known as the Stand Your Ground Doctrine. Current law requires the victim to first attempt to safely retreat before shooting.
Realistically, it's rare for a district attorney to prosecute an honest citizen even without HB40.
This presents two questions:
1. Why is the law needed, if the above is true?
2. If the above is true, why not make it law?
Here's why not, according to anti-gun advocate Bryan Miller, co-founder of Heeding God's Call, and scheduled to testify today.
It's an unwelcome expansion of the Castle Doctrine, he says, "to everywhere - to churches, schools, malls, everywhere, so that someone can claim they were threatened and use lethal force against the person who they claim [threatened them.]
"Our name for it is Judge, Jury and Executioner," he says. Other critics have called it "Shoot now, ask questions later."
The right of self-protection already exists, Miller says, but he sees it as limited.
"Walking on a street or going through a shopping mall," he says, "we are protected by law and by law-enforcement officers," and that's preferable to giving lethal force to individuals.
The other side is expressed by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, a co-sponsor of the bill who hails from Butler County, about 20 miles north of Pittsburgh.
He sees HB40 as merely reinstating "the common-sense right of a citizen" to defend himself against a threat to his life, kidnapping or rape without fear of being prosecuted or sued.
Metcalfe points to lawsuits that, outrageously, have been filed by perpetrators against "law-abiding citizens trying to defend themselves."
Miller is correct in saying that we have police to protect us, but the crime rate tells us that police aren't omnipresent.
HB40 "restores rights that have been eroded away by the current judicial system that's been giving preferential treatment to criminals," says John Hohenwarter, the National Rifle Association's director of government affairs for Pennsylvania.
In this state, the strongest opposition to guns comes from Philadelphia. Anything to limit or reduce guns in anyone's hands gets immediate applause.
HB40 aims to give the honest citizen added legal protection, and while I can see that a few villains might try to use the law for lethal, "legal" revenge, I can also see that district attorneys are not dense as cheesecake.
"This is not an open-door, green-light to shoot," says the NRA's Hohenwarter. "It still must be a justified self-defense case."
If HB40 passes, critics fear wild gunfire on the streets.
Don't we have that in Philly now?
We need criminal control more than gun control.
E-mail stubyko@phillynews.com or call 215-854-5977. For recent columns:
http://go.philly.com/byko.

And to the opposition....
I REFUSE to be a victim, the end.

The Truth

2009-11-16T03:57:42Z

Meeting you was fate,
becoming your friend was choice,
but falling in love with you was
completely out of my control.

13 Nove

2009-11-13T09:06:10Z

He's totally insane...I betrayed him, but it's ok that he said he loved me, while there was a Jeanne and that thing from York. I betrayed him for meetin for meeting his ex wife, though he said he loved me, and damned near destroyed me.

And I realised in 7 years of his lies, I awakenened alone...and I can't begin to tell Redds, who loves him dearly, what he said and what he says,

Strangely, I don't hate him, and I am not afraid of him....but I see him as what is wrong with the world and why I feel so out of place.

Is that a bad thing.. I don't think so..what can he do? I have allready died and came back.

It's like he blames me for his stupidity and I don't care, What can he do to me? Nothing.....

I am freed with the death I have had...you have no idea how amusing you are , How what you think are soul and heart ripping insults aren't.. but I will not put up with any abuse.

You are such a poor rag around a shivering soul thinking that Christ is gonna save you because you said a prayer one day day...thinking like it is gonna dos count all of the hurt like a diet soda does with 6 donuts.

You cannot hurt me becaue I am not afraid anymore, you have more to fear from me than I have from you or your fallacy of a belief.

I wonder sometimes why I came back, and I wonder if it is to humble you, or if it is to show love to one who thought he knew what it was.

Remember. you are the one who lied......
and you are the one who will regret,
but you will will edit , until you die, until whatever smacks you upside the head and says it to you

I forgive you
even if it isnt christian or white enough
it will be the only one you get

The thing is.. since you were so drunk, you'll never remember it....

Update 9 Nov 2009

2009-11-10T01:21:48Z

Totally ridiculous....

No callbacks from anyone today..lawyers or otherwise...did get my appt w neuro moved back to 4 Dec....

Not being too spiffy...feel really strange: seeing silver hummingbirds. Which are distracting but Iam getting used to them. They are pretty...their wings are like silvery spiderwebs. They just flit around my head.

I feel irrational, I am seemingly trying to reason with myself over the most trivial of crap. I feel like everyone is mad at me, but I know they aren't. I feel useless, but I do things. I feel like a walking contradiction.

Headaches have returned ..no clue what that is about.....I dont want to start chuggin aspirin on top of all of this.

Angry half the time, Optimistic most of the time...finding myself laughing and crying at the same time.
If I could put all of this into words, I think I d write the sequel to the Divine Comedy....

I go to therapy tomorrow.....

Well?

2009-11-07T15:37:39Z

Why Can't I Own a Canadian?

October 2002

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a east coast resident, which was posted on the Internet. It's funny, as well as informative:

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination - Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? - Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.

Your devoted fan,
Jim

NEVER SAY DIE

2009-11-04T20:26:33Z

Hello, Fuck Hoover.....

2009-11-04T04:21:17Z

That should do it.....

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/31/AR2009103102141.html

O and I happen to believe in the Constitution

And Today The Word Is......

2009-11-03T15:47:58Z

Good Day

2009-10-29T22:54:27Z

Went shopping for some personal items and cat items at Ac a mee....I went up to the self check out and realised I was short a quarter on my bill. The 2 young guys, Kurt and Matt, came up with a quarter between them.
I was really grateful, so I called their manager and asked for them to be recognised.

Later at the Hut, I had to call TD Bank, because I needed to get a statement to get my benefits reinstated. I had overdrawn, filling the bike up with gas, and I also needed to ask a few questions, the woman , Christina, helped me with the account and blew off the 35 dollar surcharge. I had asked her if it was possible to lock my account so only a few people could access it. She said yes. Just a matter of paperwork.
Since she also had to deal with me and was efficient and patient, I also asked for her Supervisor, and gave her a good review.

The 2 common themes I heard with both these calls is that it seems to be a rarity that people will not call with a compliment, but will crucify you with complaints. What happened to expressing gratitude for a job well done?

October Recap

2009-10-29T10:07:57Z

I can't sleep , so I might as well write. And why not about this month?

First off ...

The UberExcellent

I had thee party thrown for me on my birthday. JR and Wubbs put it together.. I never suspected a damned thing..damned near had a seizure, stroke heart attack, when I saw everyone there.
It was awesome...it has been a while since I had a really excellent party. I don't remember the last couple, but the ones before that seemed to be the Tara and Billy show.
But enough of that

There was food, snacks , pizza, and Kraken rum,which I never had before, but it was smooth.
A chocolate cake with sweet vanilla frosting
I got new dungarees and a skull t shirt from Chaz and Redds, a gift card from Mike and Dee, JC and Verna gave me some cash, but the raison d'tere was wrapped Vallejoishly in newspaper and ducttape was IKEA stainless cookware and utensils and thee neatest roasting pan from JR and Wubbs...
I was totally speechless. I couldn't stop thanking everyone.
The next night JR and Wubbs christened the cookware with ribeye steaks...it was a memorable meal with concrete mash with skins! I thought I was the only one who did them like that! What a pleasant surprise.

Then we had corned beef sandwiches with homemade coleslaw and homemade Russian dressing..with huge pickles. I went and got soup Pork and dumpling and fire roasted corn and chicken..this was a meal sanctioned by god....

They are so damned good to me, they are a total treasure. I'm glad they are in my life.

Useful, but Exhausting

JC , Chaz et al went to Las Vegas for the Homeland Security Conference. I got to feed dogs cats, drive JC's vehicle and still feel super uncomfortable driving a car, but I did it.
I felt useful

Went to welfare, Im still screwed up reapplied, got doctors notes will reg et benefits.....

Incredibly Weird.....
SAM,SAMfaris and the fact that he has decided since a bunch of people make up a ceremony on the spot it is valid. This of course doesn't apply to Christianity, which was taken , bag and baggage from both Judaism and Roman paganism and a few other things.

He has also decided that bikers....I can't even explain this one it was so weirdly convoluted.

The other night he was so polluted, that he decided to be a bit of a bully. He has Dutch courage or bottle courage. I , of course will not stand for this. And I will not back down, especially from him. He has obviously enjoyed, probably mostly in his head, of being the uber dominant alpha male and Im not going along with that especially in my own parlour, and when he fucking lying. So , yes I got into his face, no I don't like it, but I will not deal with his bullying bullshit.

Got to do laundry over SAM's house and watched Sons of Anarchy....they both were raving and ooing and ahhing and I gotta watch this...and this is how 1% clubs run....If they run like this, it's a wonder they are still with us
This had to be thee most boring piece of video I had seen..It was like watching a profanity laced General Hospital on 2. I almost expect the guys to have mousse in their hair.
And this is a hoot also....
www.republicanoperative.com/forums/entertainment-forum/22660-sons-anarchy.html

I find it hilarious that the Family Values party finds this boring mess palatable...

The Not So Great......

Had a weird brain episode Sunday.....
I got all of a sudden cold and felt seasick. My head felt like someone poured cement into it...I saw an aura and had some real intense hallucinations of people in the house, I watched the cats, but they didnt react, so ok, my brains blown a fuse. I am used to seeing doves on the floor and sounds as wave legnths or odd things like blooming flowers. I had this aura glittering for the longest time and was aware of time.. I IM ed JR and told him what I felt...I didnt move from the sofa, unless I was going to the loo or grabbing a soda. I Imed him like every 30 mins or so, so I know I was right at the abyss, and didnt feel it happen into it.
I assured JR I d call him if I was dying
the next day I felt extremely angry the next day after I was exhausted....

Tuesday I reported it to Allison. I see Doctor G on 3 Nov

Today
Yet again....Samhain was made up as was Beltane and everything else except Christianity.
But, 2012 is the end of the world. Which is a Mayan prophecy .
I said no, we only have a few of the Mayan codices because the dirty, filthy, smallpox laden, ignorant, illiterate Christian Spaniards burned them all. All we know is this last calendar which was one of like 14 the Mayans have, that ends on 2012. The Mayans don't even know what's gonna happen.

His response, There are no Mayans....I said and there are no Tainos either.
Holy shit.....
Then he cant wait for Armageddon and he ll even stay down here for it. I couldn't stifle a laugh. I pointed out that the antichrist , the 666 he was so eager to fight was dead and gone, his name was Nero.

Then I said hmm it s the week of Samhain so your Celtic blood must be firing on all cylinders....this usually upsets him.

Then Redds, left.to which he said, you know she really isnt as intelligent as you........good god....he s his own floor show.

SO now after a Phillies win....I am feeling tired....

I can't wait for tonight s game...or this w/e which sounds like so much fun.......

An Awakening....Maybe?

2009-10-25T21:59:39Z

www.nytimes.com/2009/10/25/world/europe/25surveillance.html

And Just To Dance In The Endzone.....

2009-10-24T20:02:52Z

Red Jacket, A Seneca , on his opposition to Christianity....

"Brother ... listen to what we say. There was a time when our forefathers owned this great island. Their seats extended from the rising to the setting sun. The Great Spirit had made it for the use of Indians. He had created the buffalo, the deer, and other animals for food. He had made the bear and the beaver. Their skins served us for clothing. He had scattered them over the country, and taught us how to take them. He had caused the earth to produce corn for bread.... If we had some disputes about our hunting ground, they were generally settled without the shedding of much blood. But an evil day came upon us. Your forefathers crossed the great water and landed on this island. Their numbers were small. They found friends and not enemies. They told us they had fled from their own country for fear of wicked men, and had come here to enjoy their religion. They asked for a small seat. We took pity on them, granted their request; and they sat down amongst us. We gave them corn and meat; they gave us poison in return.

"The white people, Brother, had now found our country. Tidings were carried back, and more came amongst us. Yet we did not fear them. We took them to be friends. They called us brothers. We believed them, and gave them a larger seat. At length their numbers had greatly increased. They wanted more land; they wanted our country. Our eyes were opened, and our minds became uneasy. Wars took place. Indians were hired to fight against Indians, and many of our people were destroyed. They also brought liquor amongst us. It was strong and powerful, and has slain thousands.

"Brother, our seats were once large and yours were small. You have now become a great people, and we have scarcely a place left to spread our blankets. You have got our country, but are not satisfied; you want to force your religion upon us.

"Brother, continue to listen. You say that you are sent to instruct us how to worship the Great Spirit agreeably to his mind, and, if we do not take hold of the religion which you white people teach, we shall be unhappy hereafter. You say that you are right and we are lost. How do we know this to be true? We ... only know what you tell us about it. How shall we know when to believe, being so often deceived by the white people?

"Brother, you say there is but one way to worship and serve the Great Spirit. If there is but one religion, why do you white people differ so much about it?...

"Brother, we do not understand these things. We are told that your religion was given to your forefathers, and has been handed down from father to son. We also have a religion, which was given to our forefathers, and has been handed down to us, their children. We worship in that way. It teaches us to be thankful for all the favours we receive; to love each other, and to be united. We never quarrel about religion.

"Brother, the Great Spirit has made us all, but he has made a great difference between his white and red children. He has given us different complexions and different customs.... Since he has made so great a difference between us in other things, why may we not conclude that he has given us a different religion?...

"Brother, we do not wish to destroy your religion, or take it from you. We only want to enjoy our own."

Red Jacket on Christian Missionaries

They do us no good. If they are not useful to the white people and do them no good, why do they send them among the Indians? If they are useful to the white people and do them good, why do they not keep them at home? They [the white men] are surely bad enough to need the labor of everyone who can make them better. These men [the missionaries] know we do not understand their religion. We cannot read their book — they tell us different stories about what it contains, and we believe they make the book talk to suit themselves. If we had no money, no land and no country to be cheated out of these black coats would not trouble themselves about our good hereafter. The Great Spirit will not punish us for what we do not know. He will do justice to his red children. These black coats talk to the Great Spirit, and ask for light that we may see as they do, when they are blind themselves and quarrel about the light that guides them. These things we do not understand, and the light which they give us makes the straight and plain path trod by our fathers, dark and dreary. The black coats tell us to work and raise corn; they do nothing themselves and would starve to death if someone did not feed them. All they do is to pray to the Great Spirit; but that will not make corn and potatoes grow; if it will why do they beg from us and from the white people. The red men knew nothing of trouble until it came from the white men; as soon as they crossed the great waters they wanted our country, and in return have always been ready to teach us to quarrel about their religion. Red Jacket can never be the friend of such men. If they [the Indians] were raised among white people, and learned to work and read as they do, it would only make their situation worse.... We are few and weak, but may for a long time be happy if we hold fast to our country, and the religion of our fathers.

“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.” Johann Wolfgang von Goeth

2009-10-24T19:55:06Z

Thanx for this link,JR

rawstory.com/2009/10/n-c-church-to-burn-satans-books-including-works-of-mother-theresa/

Now according to this link, these Christians are going to burn all other Christian books, a lot of music, and have a bbq doing this.
They are only going to preserve the King James version of the Bible because of it's accuracy.

OK, now let me understand this...

These peeps are burning not just a whole bunch of Bibles, which are inacurrate were mistranslated, and written with a bias, 300 years after Christ died for an even later, more inacurrate version of a Bible, that is missing books.
Which is totally amusing about this is that in one of that last few chapters of Revelations, John of Patmos gives a warning about adding or subtracting anything from these writings. Serious, check it out.

Now , they are also burning tomes of other people who maybe have tried to live well or offer guidance. For example, John Paul II forgave his would be assassin, visiting him in prison, following both Matthew 18:21 and 25:39 . which ironically, is in all the other Bibles they are burning, which they consider "satanic", as well as the one they consider sacred.

It is also quite amusing that these people are doing this heinous action under the name of a king in whose reign was the Golden Age of Elizabethan literature. Writers like Shakespeare, Bacon, Donne and others contributed to a literary treasury that we still enjoy today.

At least, for now.

More Shame Ons....

2009-10-23T02:59:40Z

www.nytimes.com/2009/10/11/us/11lodge.html

This crap happens every time one of the networks shows "Dances With Wolves"

How about this then. The Native Americans will make Eucharistic Hosts out of LSD and charge 100 bucks a pop...O wait, that's sacriledge?

What the hell do you think playing trendy with another belief system is.......

You Might Be A Yuppie Biker If:.....

2009-10-22T15:59:55Z

If you drink cappuccino instead of beer
If you can't figure out why the battery on your new bike won't stay charged
If your trailer has more miles on it than your bike
If your leathers still have creases
If you don't ride your bike to work because it scuffs your penny loafers
If you move your bike and the grass is brown under the wheels
If your tattoos wash off
If you have doubled the weight of your bike with bolt on chrome
If you have never kick started a bike before
If you buy bikes as investments

If you wear earplugs
If you really believe that there are bikes that come customized from the factory
If the last time you went to the Harley dealer you came home with golf balls and a toilet seat
If your Harley shirt has a collar
If its not fun to ride unless someone sees you
If you don't ride in the rain
If you think the movie "Wild Hogs" was a classic
If you can't find your oil filter
If you think any motorcycle is too loud
If your ponytail comes off with your cap
If you leave your garage door open just so people can see your bike
If you need a biker lingo book
If you're a HOG member and think you're an outlaw
If when you buy your bike you start calling everyone "Bro"
If you stop 30 miles from Sturgis to unload your bike so you can ride in
If you think the models in the catalogs are what bikers are suppose to look like
If you worry about what bikers are suppose to look like
If real bikers scare you
If you paint your office nick-name (like EasyRider or Chick Maggot) on your Bell open face helmet

If you paid for your new FXSTC in 24 months or less.
If you complained about the "smell and fumes" near the back of your last group ride.
If you won't ride unless it's a group ride.
If everyone on your last group ride works at your law firm, or plays golf with you.
If you've ever said "Isn't it too cold/wet/hot/dry/dark to ride?"
You carry a camcorder instead of a knife

If your saddlebags have a special pocket for your cell phone
If your bike and saddlebags are all colour coordinated

You read this page & say hey I do that!
You put newspaper under your scoot to catch da drippings.
Bikers check out your scoot & say man dat boys got way to much money!
If your jeans are clean, in fact if any spot on you is clean.
You think fringe is a mandatory accessory on your leathers.
You try to look like a biker.
You try to act like a biker.
You've ever stopped at a red light & forgot to put a foot down while sober
You run into the Bros & they say: "Hey lets go here", and you have to call home to check first.
You carry a phone just in case you MIGHT break down!
You think a chain is something you wear around your neck.
You think a missing link is a human race thing.
If bikers give you a nickname something like PUD and you think its cool.
If you read this page & get pissed!!!

You ride a Harley and drive a Mercedes
You have ever ridden with a tie on.

You think a rigid is a hardon.

Your scariest biker experience was waiting for your nw bike financing to be approved.

The bank holds the title to your bike.

You think helmets actually protect your head.
You own a lap dog.
You bought a new Yamaha because you think "Hey, everyone will think its a Harley"

You carry a cell phone, a toothbrush, and fresh underwear in your tool bag.

You know you're a yuppie biker if you go to Sturgis, camp at Glencoe in a monster motorhome.

When people mention Easy Rider you remember your secretary getting bombed at the office xmas party.

If you don't know you're a yuppie biker

You have more different kinds of cycle polish than lubricants in your garage
You don't know who Sonny Barger is.
You refer to Harley-Davidson as "the motor company" or "the boys in Milwaukee"!

Your 2009 National League Champions

2009-10-22T05:24:02Z

2009 National League Champions

It Was Game 4, Bottom Of The 9th......

2009-10-21T05:59:16Z

The score was 4 - 3 Dodgers
Phillies had their last bat
2 outs
2 men on

And this happened

I was stunned, ecstatic, overjoyed, insane, and hoarse from yelling "JROLL!!!..what a win!

2009 National League Eastern Division Champions

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

2009-10-21T05:33:51Z

From Overheard in Philly.com

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Who's My Baby Daddy?

Watching the Phillies Game 1 on tv. A Michelin man tire commercial comes on.

Girl: "Hey there he is! Where's he been? He looks like he lost some weight."

at the house
Overheard by S.1T

With Cialis You Can...When The Time Is Right

Guy 1: (mid conversation)"...and I told her that I can't come on Tuesdays or Sundays."

Random Guy walking past: "Sounds like a personal problem."

The Trocadero
Overheard by S.1T

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

The All Purpose Get-Out-Of-Dinner-Dates Answer

Hip lady wearing Uggs, yapping on the cell phone so everybody can hear: "No that's right I couldn't go to y'alls party. No, I was out cause I went and got an abortion..."

Route 66 bus
Overheard by MayfairMeat

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

I Ain't Listening To No Big City Lawyer

Guy 1: "She's going for an insanity defense."

Guy 2: "She sold the heroin to her son?"

Guy 1: "Yeah."

Guy 2: "The same heroin he overdosed on?"

Guy 1: "Yeah."

Guy 2: "Whats the deal?"

Guy 1: "5 years Consecutive"

Guy 2: "Take the deal."

Ymca locker room West Chester
Overheard by morosejew

Reverse Oediphal Issues?

random ghetto guy walking past my window with group of friends: "you wanna hear something funny? Raheem fucked me in the ass last night. and i liked it! my daddy fucked me in the ass."

15th and Pine
Overheard by mac

Monday, October 12, 2009

I Just Want To Know Which Train Goes To Trenton

Girl to friend: "I really have no desire to ever go to California. I imagine they are ten times worse than New York. It's like if people from Jersey got a whole lot of money."

48th kingsessing
Overheard by philly girl

On The Road To Gattica

2009-10-20T07:14:06Z

Seems like we are on the expressway....

www.aapsonline.org/newsoftheday/0025

Do the words "Master Race" or "Sieg Hiel" ring a bell?

The Sequel....

2009-10-15T04:18:48Z

Check out the 700 level

www.the700level.com/2009/10/choochtober-and-other-photoshop-fun.html