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On Another Break!
This Masters program has really had me tied up - not much time for apologetics! During the last week of my last session we took a trip to Western NY then to Boston then to NYC... that was a challenge to get everything done while "on vacation." We did have a great time though!
School starts back up on Thursday, Aug 17!
School starts back up on Thursday, Aug 17!
First Time Jesus Was Betrayed
I saw this on "The Argyle Sweater" and had to pass it along...
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Flipping Cool!
OK, nothing about apologetics in this post... but pardon the pun, this is flipping cool!
From what I was reading, this happens frequently, but is seldom caught on video.
Costello Buys A Computer
You have to be old enough to remember Abbott and Costello, and too old to REALLY understand computers, to fully appreciate this.
For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
For those of us who sometimes get flustered by our computers, please read on...
If Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were alive today, their infamous sketch, 'Who's on First?' might have turned out something like this:
COSTELLO CALLS TO BUY A COMPUTER FROM ABBOTT
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?COSTELLO: Thanks I'm setting up an office in my den and I 'm thinking about buying a computer.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name's Lou.
ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.
ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name's Lou.
ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Will it get stuffy in here?
ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What will I see when I look at the windows?
ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.
ABBOTT: Software for Windows?
COSTELLO: No. On the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses and run my business. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?
ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?
ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELL O: For my office?
ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: OK, what did you recommend for my office?
ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office!
ABBOTT: I recommend Office with Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office with windows! OK, let's just say I'm sitting at my computer and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?
ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?
ABBOTT: Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in office is office.
ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in office for windows?
ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue 'W'.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your blue 'W' if you don't start with some straight answers. What about financial bookkeeping? Do you have anything I can track my money with?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?
ABBOTT: It comes bundled with your computer.
COSTELLO: What's bundled with my computer?
ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes with my computer?
ABBOTT: Yes. At no extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer? How much?
ABBOTT: One copy.
COSTELLO: Isn't it illegal to copy money?
ABBOTT: Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.
COSTELLO: They can give you a license to copy money?
ABBOTT: Why not? THEY OWN IT!
(A few days later)
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
ABBOTT: Super Duper computer store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: How do I turn my computer off?
ABBOTT: Click on 'START'…….
A Random Act of Culture
The following video is a surprise performance of Handel's Messiah at a Macy's Department Store (which just happens to have a fabulous pipe organ in it!) The Opera Company of Philadelphia intermixed with the crowd of shoppers caught them off-guard, but the response is nothing short of phenomenal! I'm a fan of these "flash mob" performances, but this one is especially nice to see and hear the praise of our Lord in public - and everyone enjoying it.
Was Handel a Catholic or a Protestant? We see this question asked a lot. He apparently was a Protestant all his life - but did go to Italy and was contracted to write songs for the Catholic liturgy. While he remained Protestant (Lutheran), he did not allow the politics of the Protestant schism to affect his music nor his interest in the Catholic liturgy. Handel wrote music for Anglican, Calvinist, Catholic and his own Lutheran church.
Links for further reading:
http://books.google.com/books?id=-Z7VTQC7zt0C&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.gfhandel.org/reviews/hwv047challenge.htm
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/131christians/musiciansartistsandwriters/handel.html
http://www.gfhandel.org/frosch.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/george-frideric-handel
Was Handel a Catholic or a Protestant? We see this question asked a lot. He apparently was a Protestant all his life - but did go to Italy and was contracted to write songs for the Catholic liturgy. While he remained Protestant (Lutheran), he did not allow the politics of the Protestant schism to affect his music nor his interest in the Catholic liturgy. Handel wrote music for Anglican, Calvinist, Catholic and his own Lutheran church.
Links for further reading:
http://books.google.com/books?id=-Z7VTQC7zt0C&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103#v=onepage&q&f=false
http://www.gfhandel.org/reviews/hwv047challenge.htm
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ch/131christians/musiciansartistsandwriters/handel.html
http://www.gfhandel.org/frosch.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/george-frideric-handel
Parking Problem in Jozi
These men are installing and setting solid steelpillars in concrete to stop vehicles from parking on the pavement outside a sports bar in downtown Jozi (Johannesburg, SA).
They are now cleaning up at the end of the day.
How long do you think it will be before they realize where their vehicle is parked?
They are now cleaning up at the end of the day.
How long do you think it will be before they realize where their vehicle is parked?
Sunday Clothes
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Irish Vacation
Thought this might brighten your day just a wee bit - sure and begorrah.
While on vacation in Rome , I noticed a marble column in St. Peter's with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the telephone was for. The priest told me it was a direct line to heaven, and if I'd like to call, it would be a thousand dollars. I was amazed, but declined the offer.
Throughout Italy, I kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, I asked about it and the answer was always the same: It was a direct line to heaven and I could call for a thousand dollars.
Then -
I finished my tour in Ireland. I decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When I walked in the door I noticed the golden telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating: "DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN: 25 cents." "Father," I said, "I have been all over Italy and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But the price is always a thousand dollars. Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?" The priest smiled and said, "Darlin', you're in Ireland now. It's a local call."
Happy St. Patrick's Day, A wee bit early is ok!!!
May the good earth be soft under you
when you rest upon it,
and may it rest easy over you when,
at the last, you lay out under it,
And may it rest so lightly over you
that your soul may be out
from under it quickly,
and up, and off,
And be on its way to God.
While on vacation in Rome , I noticed a marble column in St. Peter's with a golden telephone on it. As a young priest passed by, I asked who the telephone was for. The priest told me it was a direct line to heaven, and if I'd like to call, it would be a thousand dollars. I was amazed, but declined the offer.
Throughout Italy, I kept seeing the same golden telephone on a marble column. At each, I asked about it and the answer was always the same: It was a direct line to heaven and I could call for a thousand dollars.
Then -
I finished my tour in Ireland. I decided to attend Mass at a local village church. When I walked in the door I noticed the golden telephone. Underneath it there was a sign stating: "DIRECT LINE TO HEAVEN: 25 cents." "Father," I said, "I have been all over Italy and in all the cathedrals I visited, I've seen telephones exactly like this one. But the price is always a thousand dollars. Why is it that this one is only 25 cents?" The priest smiled and said, "Darlin', you're in Ireland now. It's a local call."
Happy St. Patrick's Day, A wee bit early is ok!!!
May the good earth be soft under you
when you rest upon it,
and may it rest easy over you when,
at the last, you lay out under it,
And may it rest so lightly over you
that your soul may be out
from under it quickly,
and up, and off,
And be on its way to God.
Square Root Day
Happy Square Root Day!
It's 3/3/9! The next Square Root Day won't be until 4/4/16!
Enjoy!
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=square-root-day-3309-is-upon-us-2009-03-03
It's 3/3/9! The next Square Root Day won't be until 4/4/16!
Enjoy!
http://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=square-root-day-3309-is-upon-us-2009-03-03
The Rude Parrot
A little humor for Thanksgiving week... (USA)
Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else I could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, I was fed up and I yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. I shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. So, in desperation, I threw up my hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that I'd hurt the parrot, I quickly opened the door to the freezer.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto my outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
I was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As I was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Recently I received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. I tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else I could think of to "clean up" the bird's vocabulary.
Finally, I was fed up and I yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. I shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even ruder. So, in desperation, I threw up my hands, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that I'd hurt the parrot, I quickly opened the door to the freezer.
The parrot calmly stepped out onto my outstretched arms and said, "I believe I may have offended you with my rude language and actions. I'm sincerely remorseful for my inappropriate transgressions and I fully intend to do everything I can to correct my rude and unforgivable behavior."
I was stunned at the change in the bird's attitude. As I was about to ask the parrot what had made such a dramatic change in his behavior, the bird continued, "May I ask what the turkey did?"
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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