Archive for September 29th, 2008
Cooking For a Crowd: The Potato Bar
I am the Director of Youth Ministries at our church, and at out program we eat together every week. Some weeks have more people than others, of course, but we are getting good at providing meals for semi-large crowds (like 25 – 30 people) with minimal prep and even less of a budget. I wanted […]
29Sep2008 | bryan | 2 comments | Continued
Conspiracy theroies – from simple to complex
Holy Cow! Our system of education must surely be failing. I suppose that mentally ill people with sound knowledge could make irrational judgments. But all Conspiracy Theorists are not mentally ill. So what is this phenomenon of conspiracy that seams to permeate our modern society? Crazy Sprinkler Lady: [wp_youtube]_c6HsiixFS8[/wp_youtube] Irony abounds in the following video […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Redneck Bait Shop and Bank Loans
Bobby John scratched his beard, pondering. Then he said, “Billy Bob, you sure being quite.” Billy Bob sat behind the counter of the Bait Shop, his usual post when the boys showed up for some palaver. The stool squeaked as Billy Bob leaned on the counter, “We aint been doing so good here at the […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Redneck Bait Shop and Bank Loans | Continued
Coming to yourself – escaping parental domination
We commented in an earlier post that ‘original sin’ equates with escaping the dysfunction of your family of origin. That includes escaping the domination of parents. Parent are powerful – the most powerful two people a child will ever experience. That is the fundamental triangle of life, Father, Mother, Child. The lens through which we […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Coming to yourself – escaping parental domination | Continued
America Should be Led By Grown-Ups
For this writer the words “United States of America” bring a sense of well being. We are proud to be an American. But why, we ask ourselves? Because America means everything that is good about humanity. America means pride, honor, integrity, ingenuity, exploration, curiosity, kindness, dignity, understanding, openness, comfort, fairness, leadership, bravery, courage, humility, beautiful, […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Pelosi Blew This Deal
This is a big deal! America’s financial stability rests on the ability of Congress to put a bi-partisan package together. This package needed to cover necessary principles of protection for taxpayers. These principles were not partisan – they could have reached an agreement But House Speaker Pelosi had to get in front of the cameras […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Hypocrisy is a Bridge to Nowhere
Local hypocrites beg Feds for money. That might have been a better headline in a local newspaper. The actual headline is, “Local Officials rallying for funds.” This small Missouri community is very conservative – the joke around town is that we have too many churches and not enough strip joints (127 Churches, one strip joint). […]
29Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Hypocrisy is a Bridge to Nowhere | Continued