Monday, March 27, 2006
World's Shortest Jokes
First of all: Holy cow! Three posts in two days!
So yeah, I thought of the world's shortest joke today, and then I thought of a second.
Ready?
"Vacuums suck."
"Geology rocks."
You got a competitor?
So yeah, I thought of the world's shortest joke today, and then I thought of a second.
Ready?
"Vacuums suck."
"Geology rocks."
You got a competitor?
How close is too close?
Reflecting on something the pastor said in church last Sunday:
People often wonder what is sin, what is not sin, and "how far" they can go without something being considered sinful. Sad that we want to know how much we can get away with, and when it comes to "giving back" we want to know how little we can do to scrape by.
Sin can be likened to a flame: How near to a flame can you approach without being burned? You only know after you've gone too far.
People often wonder what is sin, what is not sin, and "how far" they can go without something being considered sinful. Sad that we want to know how much we can get away with, and when it comes to "giving back" we want to know how little we can do to scrape by.
Sin can be likened to a flame: How near to a flame can you approach without being burned? You only know after you've gone too far.
Sunday, March 26, 2006
More manly man
I used to live in the town of Manly Iowa, actually.
So yeah, a week or whatever after my manly man post, I thought I'd share what I've been reading. Just finished the fifth book of the Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House" series. I read those books probly seven times as a kid, and haven't touched 'em in probly 20 years. But they're good. And quick reading.
Other reading that has been good recently: "God is here" by Steve Case. "Homestead" by Jane Kirkpatrick.
Yeah. That'll do, pig; that'll do.
So yeah, a week or whatever after my manly man post, I thought I'd share what I've been reading. Just finished the fifth book of the Laura Ingalls Wilder "Little House" series. I read those books probly seven times as a kid, and haven't touched 'em in probly 20 years. But they're good. And quick reading.
Other reading that has been good recently: "God is here" by Steve Case. "Homestead" by Jane Kirkpatrick.
Yeah. That'll do, pig; that'll do.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
Four Minutes
I was so manly today. All by myself, I changed the burned-out lamp in my car's headlight. I grunted and everything, got my hands dirty, and now both headlights shine. Sweet.
Friday, March 10, 2006
Two Wolves (not original)
One evening an old man told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all."
"One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego."
"The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old man simply replied, "The one you feed."
He said, "My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all."
"One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego."
"The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?"
The old man simply replied, "The one you feed."
