Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Larry Norman is Dead

Larry Norman died on the 25th of Feb at age 60.


As a musician and a Christian, Larry Norman meant alot to me. He showed me that you can be real, speak the truth, and play great music.


Too many christians today are all about the "feel good" factor, and thats ok to a point. Larry sung about sin, and the devil, and salvation. He marvelled at the nature of Jesus, and warned us all to be ready for judgement. He did these things openly, honestly, and as himself and alot of people got upset about it.


But I loved it. Before becoming a Christian I was in a rock band and it was/is important to me that not only the music is honest and quality, but that the lyrics are meaningful, and from the heart. Larry Norman was that kind of musician.


Larry, I'm glad you are now with Jesus, your last years must have been hard, but now you have your portion, and thats all our goals. You will be missed, peace be with you.

Monday, February 18, 2008

more spam with a pertinent message

THOSE BORN 1920-1979



READ TO THE BOTTOM FOR QUOTE OF THE MONTH BY JAY LENO. IF YOU DON'T READ ANYTHING ELSE---VERY WELL STATED





TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!!





First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant.





They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes.





Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints.





We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking





As infants &children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags





Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat.





We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle.





We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this!





We ate cupcakes, white bread, real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because,



WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING!





We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.





No one was able to reach us all day, And we were O.K.





We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.





We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all, no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computer! s, no Internet or chat rooms.......



WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them!





We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.





We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever.





We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and, although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes!





We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them!





Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!!





The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law!





These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever!





T he past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.



We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL!





If YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS!





You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good .



While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were.





Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!





The quote of the month is by Jay Leno:



'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,! are we sure thi s is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'

Lifeʼsʼ Rules according to Bill Gates

Lifeʼsʼ Rules according to Bill Gates


Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!


Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.


Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice- president with a car phone until you earn both.


Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.


Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.


Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.


Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.


Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.


Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time.


Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.


Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one