tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87067512024-03-07T20:13:23.012-08:00War is peace; freedom is slavery; ignorance is strength.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-206563129614605792009-10-06T08:20:00.000-07:002009-10-06T09:08:01.544-07:00You can't grow up to be anything YOU want!You hear that phrase quite a bit growing up. Parents, teachers, etc. often told us that with enough hard work, we could grow up to do anything we wanted to. The fact is that this just isn’t true. For example, no matter how hard Shaquille O’Neil tried, he would have never been able to be a Jockey. He’s just too big, too tall. At the same time, Emmanuel Lewis (T.V.’s Webster) could never become an NBA star; again, he’s too small. (he’s still only 4’3”). <br /><br />I once had a discussion with a missionary companion who held the belief that anyone could be anything that they wanted. He argued that, if I really wanted to, I could definitely wrestle for BYU if I just bulked up and worked harder. This guy was over 6 feet tall, 250 lbs of muscle and literally looked like an ogre. His brother was a professional wrestler; his whole family was very athletic. It was in his Genes. He claimed that, before he started working hard and bulking up, he was just a little skinny guy. Really, genetics had nothing to do with his size and power? Certainly he got as far as he did by working hard etc., but, if anyone has ever met me, they would know that I don’t have the right build, or the required agility that it takes to become a college level wrestler. If I were to work really hard, I could certainly get better, probably even mediocre. I would probably never be at his level no matter how hard I tried. <br /><br />I learned a great lesson once in Science class. We learned about different types of muscle. There is fast twitch muscle and slow twitch muscle for starters. Fast twitch muscle is the type of muscle we use when we need to move quickly. Conversely, slow twitch muscles are what we use to move slowly, or use our strength. As you may have guessed, a sprinter will have an abundance of fast twitch muscles and a weight lifter will have more slow twitch muscle. We are born with both types of muscles, some have more of one and less of the other. That’s why some people are naturally stronger or faster than others. We also have some muscles that will change from one to the other, they can become fast twitch or slow twitch depending on how we train them. By sprinting, those muscles become fast twitch, by body building they become slow. Either way, there are certain amounts that will stay what they are. They will not change. <br /><br />In other words, God has made us to do certain things. He has made us a certain way. We are not all made to be world class sprinters, wrestlers or basketball players. God has given us the tools for us to succeed; it’s just that sometimes we think we should succeed one way, while God wants us to succeed in another. I’m not saying that we shouldn’t work hard at things we aren’t initially good at, as a matter of fact I think God wants us to do that as well. We just shouldn’t get down on ourselves when we fail.<br /><br />This long winded post was really a way for me to say that, we may not be able to grow up to be anything that WE want, but that we can grow up to be anything that GOD wants.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-87510285082079111862009-10-01T12:24:00.000-07:002009-10-06T09:08:34.543-07:00A couple of thoughts on the internet.It's hard to remember how life was before the internet. How did we settle arguments? How did we meet strange people that we would never ever let into our homes, but still be their friend? I could ask these questions all day long. <br /><br />If there was a stone age, a bronze age, and an Iron age, what age came after that? I'm guessing a steel age or something? Well, I'm pretty sure that it's definite that we now live in the information age, or maybe it's the Silicon age, i'm not sure.<br /><br />Anyway, the information that has become more readily available to members of the church is vast. The things we can learn about our history is both terrible and wonderful. Wonderful because we can get a better portrayal of Church doctrine and history through the years, and terrible because of the same thing.<br /><br />I read a bit about Joseph's plural wives the other day that I only vaguely about. Regardless of what Joseph had done, I still have faith that he was a Prophet, it's just that I have a different perspective of him. I'm sure that many people have lost their testimonies over that vast amounts of data available out there, I just hope that as many or more will join over the it as well. The other day, a girl I knew in high school asked through Facebook (I recently added her as a friend) If I knew how to get her a copy of the Book of Mormon. I sent her links to the web page. I'll probably follow up with her in the next little while. Hopefully it works out.<br /><br />We live in a wonderful time, Blog on!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-9180159063743490542009-04-15T13:11:00.000-07:002009-04-15T13:14:00.736-07:00Why can't I get mistaken for this guy?http://people.forbes.com/profile/ian-m-cook/21068<br />Ian M. Cook<br /><br />President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board<br />Colgate-Palmolive Company<br />New York , NY<br />Sector: CONSUMER GOODS / Personal Products<br />Officer since January 2004<br /> <br />Director , PepsiCo, Incorporated<br />Purchase , NY<br />Sector: CONSUMER GOODS / Processed & Packaged Goods<br /><br />Compensation for 2008<br />Salary $1,075,000.00<br />Bonus $0.00<br />Other Annual Compensation $0.00<br />Long term incentive plan payouts $0.00<br />Restricted stock awards $2,638,077.00<br />Security underlying options $0.00<br />All other compensation $210,918.00<br />Option awards $ $4,741,913.00<br />Non-equity incentive plan compensation $3,162,500.00<br />Change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings $3,291,519.00<br />Total Compensation $15,119,927.00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-58073055518336992932008-11-04T21:04:00.000-08:002008-11-04T21:05:37.390-08:00What a long strange trip it's been...I have one word to say for this country.<br /><br />W00t!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-87294670350607230432008-10-28T14:45:00.000-07:002008-10-29T06:12:03.309-07:00You can't be a good member of the church and a Socialist?I know no one reads this blog, but, in the Temple study blog, there was a great post quoting from Ezra Taft Benson saying that socialism was against God's way.<br /><a href="http://www.templestudy.com/2008/10/28/a-prophet-declares-redistribution-of-wealth-is-socialism/">A prophet declares redistribution of wealth is socialism </a><br /><br />This started a pretty good debate and a comment was posted that I wanted to respond to, but the comments were closed at the blog entry, so I didn't get to say anything. Well, here goes.<br /><br /><blockquote>Phillip Garding<br />Posted October 28, 2008 at 1:49 pm | Permalink<br />This discussion reminds me of a friend who showed me to G.A. quotes from the early 1900’s about how public schools are bad because we need inspired and righteous teachers. That is all well and good for the members of the church, but what about educating the other 90% of the American children? Voluntary, private charities do great work and we should support them, but they have never and will never have the resources to address the degree of poverty in the world. I have no doubt that the poor in our country are far better off because of controlled government welfare programs than they would be without them.</blockquote><br /><br /><br />To that I'd like to say an overwhelming AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!<br /><br />I will admit that when I was in High School, my family partook in a great Sin. A sin called welfare. I can't exactly recount the circumstances, but we weren't doing very well financially. We actually went to the church first, and we received help a couple of times. The Bishop started making my parents feel guilty about it, so they stopped. We went on welfare for a period of time that I can't remember.<br /><br />Anyway, sorry to force all of you out there to help me outAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-87912237160853952622007-10-19T22:27:00.000-07:002008-06-10T08:05:09.604-07:00Confuse Morality with Christianity?Gotta love the recent attack by Pastor Robert Jeffress who said that people confuse morality with Christianity. Now, does he realize the implications of what he is saying there? It just amazes me the stuff they will come up with to try to discredit the church. <br /><br />Actually, I recall that the savior did equate Morality with christianity in many places. I was reading tonight in John 13. He said, "A New commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another... By this shall men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another" He didn't say "By this shall men know that ye are my desciples, if you beleive in the trinity". Jesus taught that his desciples will be known for their moral choices. <br /><br />How wrong Pastor Jeffress is.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-22071042481481615962007-07-04T08:15:00.000-07:002007-07-04T08:31:09.131-07:00Making the plunge... (or, why would I go to Utah?)I've only been to Utah twice. The first time was when I went to the MTC. The other time was when I visited my in-laws there for a week and a half. Now, I am probably going to move there, at least for about 9 months. I am actually enrolling in a program there so I can get some certifications. <br /><br />I never planned on moving there. I am not a fan of the state actually. First off, the summer is freaking hot, and the drivers aren't particularly polite in my experience. It's just a flat, dry desert. I don't blame people for liking it, just, it isn't nessisarily my bag if you know what I mean. I guess there are probably worse places on Earth. <br /><br />Well, at least I should be able to attend my mission reunion this year. We'll see if any of my comps that I liked show up...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-21379160566678424952007-05-01T11:36:00.000-07:002007-05-01T11:38:40.112-07:00Gotta love Ken Jennings.Ken offers his own take on "The Mormons" and other thoughts <a href="http://ken-jennings.com/blog/?p=414">here</a>.<br /><br />I love reading his blog.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-59702457710638805602007-04-25T16:00:00.000-07:002007-04-25T16:01:50.422-07:00My thoughts on the shootings..Here is the first installment of a two-part discussion. The first thing I would like to talk about is high school itself.<br /><br />Every time there is a school shooting, I pay attention. I try to learn a little bit about the character of the killer. I think there are two things that are common among these school shootings. One is that these kids/young adults were bullied; the other is that they also suffered from some kind of mental issues, often depression. Usually they suffer from more than one mental problem. Bullying can and does happen outside of school, but I want to talk specifically about bullying inside schools.<br /><br />I was bullied a lot when I was young. I don’t want to talk about that here, but it’s something that defined me in many ways. When I hear about these killers, a part of me dies inside. I feel for them. I know how much they must have hurt inside. I know that they probably felt that life was unbearable. They saw no way out. They wanted some kind of revenge. Most of the time, these kids don’t even get revenge with the same people who bullied them. They just go into a random classroom or hall and open fire at the world. At least what they see is the world. I can really sympathize with these kids.<br /><br />In my mind, much of the problem lies in the high school institution.<br /><br />First off, school sucks. I’m not anti-high school necessarily, but I’m no huge supporter either. For some reason, there is a high-school mindset that kids get. Immediately after I graduated high school, I realized that high school wasn’t real life. While in school I thought that if I did horribly in high school, I was going to do horribly in life. It turns out that high school is nothing like life in the real world. If someone had sat me down and explained to me that there was a huge difference between the two, and would have given me an alternative to high school, I think I would have been better off. I honestly think that if someone had shown these kids that there was more to life, things might have been different for them. Most of them were smart; they probably would have easily been able to move more smoothly into college. All of my college experiences have been good. I never felt alienated or bullied at all in college. It’s a completely different world. I guess the one could argue that Cho was in college. I guess that’s true, but I think that most of the damage had been done by the time he left high school. His perception of reality was way gone by then. From what I have read, Virginia Tech is a lot like a high school anyway. With it’s cliques and such. Maybe Cho would have been better off at a community college. One that isn’t filled with spoiled rich kids etc. <br /><br />If my kids are bullied, first I will try helping them resolve their problems. If that solution does not work, I will let them drop out. I will help them get their GED or home school them. They could probably even get into college early. I think that the traditional high school system is way outdated and for many kids, completely ineffectual. Some kids thrive in the environment. That’s cool, but I recognize that there are alternatives to the system. I will do what is best for my kids.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-33439998102258177982007-03-26T10:05:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:25:47.450-07:00Wolf in sheeps clothing.I left church after sacrament this Sunday because I had sick kids, so I didn't see it. As my wife was leaving, there was a DVD on the windshield of our van. On the cover was two pictures. In the top left corner there were the words JESUS CHRIST with a picture of Christ, and on the bottom right there was a picture of Joseph Smith, and in large letters, were JOSEPH SMITH. The whole feel of the cover screams LDS. Someone has obviously worked hard on making it look LDS friendly. <br /><br />The look and feel of the cover was pretty good, my wife was fooled by it. I think even my seven year old son, the one who actually found it, was a little excited to watch it. I knew immediately because, first off, why would a legitimate DVD need to be snuck under the windshield wipers of cars in LDS parking lots?<br /><br />Taking a look at the website that is listed on the cover also gives it away. <a href="http://www.goodnewsforlds.com/">Good for LDS</a> When visiting the website, we find a famillar name on there, Sandra Tanner.<br /><br />I immediately drove to the church and took all the DVDs off the windshields of the cars. There were about 20 of them out there. They were only on the windshields on the outer edges of the parking lot. They obviously wanted to be as discreet as possible.<br /><br />When I got home, I explained to my son what the video was and what the people who left it wanted to do. We then threw the videos away.<br /><br />My wife kept asking "Why would they do this?". I think we all would really like to know the answer to that question. Whay do some people feel that they are pro-Christ by being anti-Mormon?<br /><br />Sad indeed.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1170048513413390602007-01-28T21:26:00.000-08:002007-01-28T21:28:33.423-08:00Donny Osmond/Weird Al take 2 (White and Nerdy)Check this out. It's the unused footage of Donny in Al's video<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GWc6QQ9JlMc"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GWc6QQ9JlMc" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1169748759192317482007-01-25T10:04:00.000-08:002007-01-25T10:12:39.203-08:00How men can be more snobbish on Sundays (scholars, please read)In the recent discussion on business attire on Nine moons, Tim J. brings up a question that is often used in support of wearing very expensive clothes.<br /><br />He says: "Why didn’t the Roman soldiers rent Christ’s robe after his crucifiction like they did his garment?"<br /><br />This is an interesting question, one that I am definitely not qualified to answer. The first thing that one might think is that it was very expensive and they didn't want to ruin it. Therefore Jesus must have been wearing an Armani equivelant robe.<br /><br />But this also brings a knee jerk reaction. Jesus was wearing expensive clothes, while telling others to "sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven." Something tells me that this isn't the case.<br /><br />Doing some research on the net didn't really bring me any scholarly answers, just rhetoric and guesswork.<br /><br />Looking at this occurance from a historical standpoint, why did they cast lots for his coat? Why was it valuable enough to keep?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1167117855872810002006-12-25T23:05:00.000-08:002006-12-25T23:34:24.133-08:00Relying on evidence...My sister has recently gone inactive. Actually she has become Agnostic. She says that she doesn't beleive in God anymore because bad things happen to people. She's currently in the Job Corps, is surrounded by the dregs of society. Most of the people there are kids that society (and their family) have given up on. They are mostly high school dropouts and have been in trouble with the law etc. They are often people who come from abusive homes etc. One kid she knows has been addicted to Meth since he was like 10. His mother made him do it, to get him to help out around the house or some such nonsense. My sister thinks that a just God wouldn't have allowed that to happen. She is taking evidence around her and basing her decision on that.<br /><br />I guess I can understand her frustration. Many people go through the period she is going through. She is seeing some pretty messed up people. It may be years before she comes back, she may possibly never come back. Believing in God can be difficult to do, I understand that. I have seen my fair share of messed up people on my mission. What I don't understand is why she started drinking and smoking.<br /><br />My sister is taking evidence around her to base her non-belief in God. Why is she not using evidence in her decision to drink and smoke. Hasn't she seen how alcohol and other addictions have destroyed these very same people she is basing her decision to not beleive in God on? Alcoholism runs in my family. My father had it, my grandfather, grandmother and a few of my uncles had it. Hasn't she seen people who have died from lung cancer, how it becomes a ball and chain, controlling peoples lives.<br /><br />What about that evidence?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1162939946597282672006-11-07T14:38:00.000-08:002006-11-07T15:18:38.286-08:00Some suggestions for the wives out there...<a href="http://theresurgence.com/md_blog_2006-11-03_evangelical_leader_quits">http://theresurgence.com/md_blog_2006-11-03_evangelical_leader_quits</a><br /><br />With the recent recent <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/11/05/haggard.allegations/index.html">Ted Haggart</a> contraversy, some evangelicals have been doing damage control. One evangelical blogger is making suggestions to help pastors to avoid bad situations. Some of what he said makes a lot of sense, but one suggestion kind of sticks out. <br /><br /><blockquote>It is not uncommon to meet pastors’ wives who really let themselves go; they sometimes feel that because their husband is a pastor, he is therefore trapped into fidelity, which gives them cause for laziness. A wife who lets herself go and is not sexually available to her husband in the ways that the Song of Songs is so frank about is not responsible for her husband’s sin, but she may not be helping him either.</blockquote><br /><br />So, I've been married for over 7 years now, and sometimes my wife "let(s) herself go". You know, I sometimes get the hankering for a male prostitute and some Meth.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1161634559609362882006-10-23T13:15:00.000-07:002006-10-23T13:17:00.750-07:00CTR vs. WWJDI’m not sure who came up with CTR, but I have always liked the acronym. It’s a simple reminder to make right decisions. At first, I didn’t like WWJD because of the fact that it may invoke the saviors name too often. I think that some people use WWJD in a flagrant way still. However, I was thinking about these two acronyms the other day and I started applying them into certain situations. In a way, WWJD is superior in some ways, and CTR is superior in others.<br /><br />Choose the Right. In some ways it’s a subjective term. What’s right in a given situation? CTR gives the person more leeway to decide what is right. This is good because what’s right in one situation can be wrong in another. It fits in perfectly with free will. It’s good points can also be its bad points.<br /><br />What Would Jesus Do? This is less subjective. If you are in any situation, think to yourself “WWJD?” If Jesus wouldn’t perform that act, then you shouldn’t do it. It’s that simple.<br /><br />Let’s use Torture for example.<br /><br />CTR. The internal thinking would be something like this “Should I torture this person? Well, torturing this person might help us back home. That’s a good thing right? Nephi was told to kill Laban, so, as long as it’s for good, I guess torture is the right thing to do…"<br /><br />WWJD. “Would Jesus torture people? No, I guess he wouldn’t”<br /><br />WWJD, I think can actually help us keep the savior in mind more often when making decisions than CTR. In some ways I like it better, but probably wouldn’t wear the T-Shirt.<br /><br />I’m just sayin’Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1160813446113516042006-10-14T00:48:00.000-07:002006-10-14T01:10:46.156-07:00Greater love hath no man than this...One of my favorite scriptures is John 15:13, it reads "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."<br /><br />Not all of us will be able to do this for others. It's not often that we will have to sacrifice our lives to save another, at least I hope not to be put in that position. Movies where a main character chooses to sacrifice him or herself for the others nearly always touch me in some way, even if it's a lame movie. Unless of course it's Armageddon where Bruce Willis sacrifices himself. I don't mind watching him die :-) The other movie however that breaks me down to tears is Deep Impact. I am touched by the sacrifice of the astronauts and their sacrifice, and the family that sends Elijah Wood and their daughter with the baby off to safety. I always break into tears. You can tell which of the two movies I like the best :-)<br /><br />What I love to hear more than anything are true stories of this kind of self sacrifice. I read an article today in ABC news of a Navy SEAL who smothered a grenade to save his comrades. I'm sure he could have easily jumped the other direction in an effort to try and save himself. Instead, he must have realized that he could save more lives if he sacrificed himself. That man is a true hero.<br /><br />I sometimes wonder if I could make that kind of sacrifice. Of course hope that I would. I may never have the chance to jump on a bomb or push someone out of the way of a train or a car only to be hit myself, but I do have the oppurtunity give of my time and talents to my family and friends and to the church. This can be a true challenge. I've heard that it is easer to die for the lord than it is to live for him. I beleive this to be true. This, however, does not take away from those like the Navy SEAL who sacrificed himeself for the greater good. He made the ultimate sacrifice. As Spock said (many times over the period of three movies) "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one". On a side note, Star Trek II where spock dies is also a tear jerker for me. Amazing Grace on bagpipes is always a tear jerker...<br /><br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=2566407&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">SEAL Falls on Grenade to Save Comrades</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1160500065063391442006-10-10T10:00:00.000-07:002006-10-10T10:09:48.006-07:00"Nothing happens in contradiction to nature"I was watching the X-Files the other day, and I came across this gem of a quote.<br /><br /><blockquote>Nothing happens in contradiction to nature, only in contradiction to what we know of it. -Dana Scully</blockquote><br /><br />To me this summarizes the relationship between Science and Religion. Just because science cannot prove that there is a spirit, doesn't mean that it isn't so. Science has just not reached the point where it can study the spirit. This can be applied to all other gospel concepts that cannot be proven through science. <br /><br />I'm sure there are others who beleive this, but I love the quote. I'll probably be using it in my signature on discussion forums.<br /><br />The Truth is out there.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1158996691052420352006-09-23T00:21:00.000-07:002006-09-23T00:31:31.063-07:00U.S. National Slavery MuseumThe U.S. National Slavery Museum project has been ongoing for over 10 years. They want to make a museum dedicated to the rememberance of slavery. I personally think it's a great idea. Slavery was so horribly dispicable that we absolutely HAVE to remember what happened. We must stare the act straight in the eye. By doing this, perhaps we can keep the beast at bay and never partake in it again. <br /><br />My skin crawls when I think about treating human beings like animals. Slavery is nothing short of turture in and of itself.<br /><br />I donated to the cause. You should think about it. We can't forget.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usnationalslaverymuseum.org/contribute.asp">Donate</a><br /><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/22/cosby.civil.war.ap/index.html?section=cnn_topstories">CNN Story</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1158637439021394492006-09-18T20:38:00.000-07:002006-09-18T20:43:59.043-07:00Donny Osmond and Weird Al make a great team.I am a big Weird Al fan so I have been waiting for his new album to arrive. It will be here on September 26th. Anywho, one of the songs included is "White and Nerdy", a parody of Chamillionaire's "Ridin' Dirty" (a song I hadn't really heard). Al released a video of the song and guess who's in it. You guessed it, Donny Osmond. He's dancing around like a complete idiot. I was laughing so hard. Very funny. Check it out.<br /><br />Watch the Video <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=90827837&MyToken=0f4f2a85-be31-449e-876f-ac0144034aeb">here</a>. You have to scroll down a little. Here is a link to a section in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_and_Nerdy">wikipedia</a> about the song.<br /><br />Long live Weird Al.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1158355656171461912006-09-15T14:14:00.000-07:002006-09-15T14:30:24.510-07:00Hate has a new voice...When I think about white supremacy, usually skin heads and punk rock music are what I think of. I am not so naive to think that all white supremists are punk rockers or that they listen to punk music, it's just the steriotype.<br /><br />Anyway, be prepared for kinder, gentler hate. I just heard of two teen twin sisters (say that 10 times real fast) who are making music that is "is intended for white people,". So declares their website. <br /><br />It's always sad to me to see young people spreading what is ignorance and hate. They claim to be trying to "preserve" the white race, and not spreading hatred. Fundamentally, they feel that the white race is superior. "Preserving the white race" is much more PC than hating all others.<br /><br />I hope this doesn't start a trend. We already have to worry about sex and violence in pop music, I would hate to now have to monitor "white pride."<br /><br />I guess this is nothing new, there is plenty of music out there that promotes hatred of white people.<br /><br />http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2449483&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=2449483&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312">ABC News</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1158255975198036132006-09-14T10:16:00.000-07:002006-09-14T10:46:15.256-07:00What the gospel can do for you...When I was between the age of 4-5, I had a girlfriend. Her name was Cansey. She had red hair. I once told my parents that she had beautiful blonde hair. I of course thought that blonde was another way of saying beautiful. Probably because I had heard others talk about girls with "beautiful blonde hair". Regardless, this is one of the stories that my mom has told for years. Probably the only reason I remember the story at all. My only brief memory of her is that she kissed me on the back while I was walking home from her house. She moved away before school started, and in the back of my mind I always wondered about her. You know, first love and all. I guess it is one of those fond memories I like to look back on.<br /><br />Recently, I have started scouring the internet to find people who I used to know. I have recently come in contact with a couple of people from high school and one kid from elementary school who I only remember because I have him in some pictures from a field day, and the fact that we called him kissyfur because of the cartoon by that name and the fact that his name was Kristopher. Anyway, I decided to look up Cansey the other day. I found her, but in one of the most unlikely places.<br /><br />I went to google and typed in her name. I happen to know her full name so it made things easier. I highly doubt that there are too many people with the same name anyway. I don't remember what exact combination I used, but eventually I found someone with the same name in the same general area that I thought she should live in and the right age. I found her on the county sherrifs web site. No, she isn't an officer there, she is an inmate. The website shows current inmates in the system so she is in Jail as I type this post. It says she is in for parole violation, but a glance at the picture shows sores on her mouth, a dazed look on her face and she has the appearance of a 40 year old. She is 31 as of August. It's pretty obvious that she is there because of drugs.<br /><br />I can't help but remember that we both were once happy, playful children. We lived in the same trailer park. We were merely three trailers down the road from each other. We are the same age. What a difference time can make. I have three beautiful children and a wonderful family. I have made mostly good choices in my life. I give all the credit to the spirit of God. My parents were also a good influence on me, though they were not perfect and we didn't always go to church (father was a non-member).<br /><br />I can't help but wonder what went wrong in her life. What influences did she have? My heart goes out to her, and I am seriously considering sending her a letter. I don't know what I would say. Perhaps it wouldn't do any good, but perhaps it would. Maybe I should only pray for her. <br /><br />It only illistrates to me that anything can happen to anybody. Anyone can make the wrong choices and end up like the sweet little girl I used to know, in peril and in desperate need to the gospel or some other good influence in their lives.<br /><br />To me she will always be that "beautiful blonde" redheaded girl I knew when I was knee high to a grasshopper.<br /><br />God Bless you Cansey.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1158185159850260632006-09-13T15:02:00.000-07:002006-09-13T15:05:59.863-07:00Bush says U.S. seeing religious reawakening<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=domesticNews&storyID=2006-09-13T181300Z_01_N13197671_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-RELIGION.xml&archived=False&src=091306_1442_ARTICLE_PROMO_also_on_reuters">Source</a><br /><br />This is a pretty strange claim. To me it's somthing coming from left field. Where is he seeing this "reawakening"? I personally don't see it at all.<br /><br />Does anyone else have any imput on this subject. Perhaps someone can point out where he is getting this evidence.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1157093517194146792006-08-31T23:49:00.000-07:002006-08-31T23:51:57.206-07:00Coming to an LDS clothing store near you...<a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyid=2006-08-31T134618Z_01_L28839747_RTRUKOC_0_US-TURKEY-SWIMSUITS.xml&src=rss">Muslim Swimwear</a><br /><br />What do you think? Is this the next trend in LDS clothing?<br /><br />He! He!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1154366018061014522006-07-31T09:35:00.000-07:002006-07-31T10:13:38.156-07:00If you had any questions before about Isreal, they have been answeredIn my limited reading about the last days and the battle of Armageddon, I had read that all nations would gather against Israel, and that at the last minute, the lord would come and deliver them. Because of this scriptural understanding, I had always, at least in the back of my mind, had support or at least sympathy for Israel. <br /><br />My question has always been "What would make the world come up against Isreal?"<br /><br />Well, I think that question has been answered. Granted, I don't think that the time for the second coming is that close. There are far too many things to happen, but what is happening between Isreal and Hezbullah right now makes me wonder what is in the future for Isreal.<br /><br />The Israeli justice minister Haim Ramon announced on Israeli army radio Thursday that "all those in south Lebanon are terrorists who are related in some way to Hezbullah." <br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/28/wmid28.xml">Source</a><br /><br />Apparently though, on Israel’s list of terrorists are children. Sunday morning they bombed a building that housed sleeping civilians, mostly children. Of the 54 deaths, most of them were children. <br /><br />Why didn't they evacuate the area? Why didn't they leave; partly because Isreal is blowing up many of the vehicles that are leaving? What exactly do they expect the refugees to do?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/07/31/wmid131.xml">Source</a><br /><br />Well, if the world teams up against Isreal at this point, I can hardly blame them. It also saddens me that the U.S. isn't doing much to help bring about a cease-fire. More and more innocents are dying while we wait for a cease-fire that will be "permanent" and "lasting". I personally don't understand why a temporary cease-fire will be detrimental to a long term resolution.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706751.post-1151453481191625382006-06-27T17:04:00.000-07:002006-06-27T17:15:12.956-07:00Orrin Hatch is underhandedThe hoo-ha over the "flag burning" amendment is completely ridiculous. I really don't understand the need to create a law outlawing the desecration of the flag. It stinks of idol worship if you ask me. <br /><br />It is painfully obvious that this whole thing is another ploy by the Republicans to paint the Democrats as "un-American". Hatch pretty much affirms this when he said "I think this is getting to where they are not going to be able to escape the wrath of the voters,"<br /><br />He is all but admitting that he hopes that this vote will hurt Democrats. I have noticed that Hatch is fond of being under-handed. I think he is an embarrassment to the church. Not for his stands on issues, but his underhanded and vicious style of politics. He is as bad as Carl Rove.<br /><br />This is a completely un-necessary amendment. I think it undermines freedom of speech and it is a form of idol worship, something that many people are guilty of. Honoring the flag is one thing, but worshipping it by outlawing any desecration of it is going too far.<br /><br />What say ye? <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/27/washington/27cnd-flag.html?ex=1309060800&en=47e975cc61cf1de3&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">New York Times Article</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17109430531198187222noreply@blogger.com7