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Cute Little Homily


(Father and 6 year old Daughter driving on a rainy afternoon.)

"What are you thinking?" I asked

"The rain," she began, "is like sin, and the windshield wipers are like God wiping our sins away.

" I will always remember this whenever I turn my wipers on. In order to see the rainbow, you must first endure some rain.

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As much as I hate to get sucked into these things, there are times when the alternatives are far too passive to tolerate. Unsolicited ‘god-mails’ are becoming epidemic lately and my inbox is cluttered with them. They are sent by relatives, friends, new acquaintances, and strangers with unparalleled consistency, and requests to desist are resolutely ignored. This borders on harassment and I don’t see the need to be polite any longer.

The more these seekers of simplistic canon induce others to adopt their beliefs, the more they are able to convince themselves that maybe there is something to it. It is a form of delusional reinforcement and there is nothing beautiful, or cute, about it. It appeals only on a grade school level and is intended to be embraced by those who need to conveniently sum up their reality on a grade school level.

I have a suggestion for these clueless people. Find out what's missing in your life. Jesus didn't just preach ... he went out and healed the sick, fed the poor, and soothed the distraught. When’s the last time you volunteered at a hospital, soup kitchen, or homeless shelter? Armchair Christians … you’re arrogant, spoiled American brats with pat little homilies and scant substance. And you are responsible for the empowerment of George W. Bush and his demonic apostles.

As far as your precious bible is concerned, I refuse to live my life cringing in the shadow of an inconsistent bogeyman concocted by less enlightened mortals.

Bye, Bye, American Lie



U.S. Loses 2-1, Eliminated From WBC



It first became obvious with our “Operation Shock and Awe”, that arrogant description of our formidable war-making prowess in Iraq, but it really began as far back as Viet Nam and even Korea. We are not the infallible powerhouse we are led to believe we are. We dropped the ball on 911, again with our lack of preparation for Hurricane Katrina, and now we have the American classic game of baseball being played with unprecedented passion and agility by teams representing, heaven help us, the rest of the world. Could it be? Are Americans really mortal?

We are rejoining the pack and becoming part of the rest of the world. It could be a good thing. Maybe the resentment and mistrust of our fellow earthlings will focus on something else. Maybe we will be appreciated for our contributions to humanity once we stop strutting around as if we owned the joint. We are a dense people in a perpetual state of denial. It takes us a while before reality sinks in. Maybe it’s because our duplicitous leaders are always telling us how superior we are from the cradle on. We often wonder how the German people fell for the rhetoric of the Nazi party back in the day. Oh yes, their sense of privilege was reinforced by their leaders and they took the bait. The Jews represented themselves as ‘The Chosen People’ and look how much acrimony has been showered upon them throughout history.

Humility is an attractive trait and was championed by none other than the Christ himself, but he broke his own credo when he announced himself as the ‘messiah’. The rest is history. Nobody likes a braggart.