Pulp Politicians
Oct 30, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Bowtie | NOISE: Kids Playing }
Yes, I know, political flash cartoons abound. But this one may be my favorite.
Priorities
Oct 30, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Decent | ITUNES: “Carnival” – Natalie Merchant }
A friend of mine had this on his signature line and I loved it:
There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on Alzheimer’s research. This means that by 2030, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them…
Voting
Oct 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Apprehensive | NOISE: Kids watching TV }
Thanks to Kyle for this addition to our political conversation:
Voting
Oct 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
This conversation has helped me solidify who I am voting for:
Voting
Oct 28, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: 9.0 | ITUNES: “99 Problems” Jay-Z }
This election talk reminded me of a conversation I had with a guy in the Netherlands. They are a constitutional monarchy. And with this system, they have 150 directly elected (that means popular vote, not the electoral system) congress type people.
Whenever they have their elections if a certain percentage (I think 60%) of people don’t vote, they throw out the election results and start over. It’s illegal not to vote there.
But marijuana and prostitution are legal, so I guess it’s all good. (Read sarcasm here.)
Halloween Party
Oct 27, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Dozing Off | TV: Grace Flipping Channels }
We had our 4th annual Halloween Party at Bob tonight. You can see the pictures here.
Here are my favorites. This is JD looking as handsome as always:
JD and I playing nice:
My kids:
Voting
Oct 27, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Swell | TIVO: “Wife Swap” }
Thanks to Steve for this good article by John Piper on voting even when you are disillusioned.
Here’s the summary:
Now, if you are dissatisfied today the way I am, why vote? The answer is that if you don’t, you are guilty of the very oversimplification you condemn. There is no escape from responsibility by pointing out the imperfections of leaders. That is the only kind of leaders there will ever be. Our calling in this world is not to wait for the arrival of the perfect, but to pick our way through the thicket of flaws. We would be arrogant to put ourselves above this fray and say, “A curse on both your houses.”
The Lord Jesus does not give us this luxury of disengagement. He says, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s” (Matthew 22:21). Caesar—even pagan Caesar—has his claim on our lives. Why? Because God Almighty, whom we serve above all men, made human governments his way of running the world. “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God” (Romans 13:1). In a democratic republic like ours that means at least: VOTE.
Majoring on the Minors
Oct 27, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Thoughtful | ITUNES: “All I Want” – The Lightning Seeds }
Majoring on the Minors
For some reason, that phrase has been on my brain today. I really don’t know why and I’m not sure how it popped into my brain, but here it resides. Here are some of my random thoughts.
*I DO THIS. How often I major on things that are so insignificant. I get worked up over something that doesn’t really matter. Something that is personal preference or cultural. But, ultimately, who cares?
*WHEN I SAY “WHO CARES?” AM I MAKING A MINOR OUT OF SOMONE ELSE’S MAJOR? Just because it is a minor in my life, does that make it a minor in everyone’s? The phrase “don’t major on the minors” implies that there is a standard line in the sand: majors on one side, minors on the other. But is that really the case? Three cases in point:
1) PIERCINGS. I am reading a book right now where the author says everythime he sees someone with a piercing, he thinks they are trying “to find themselves.” To him, he sees a big problem. For me, I got my eyebrow pierced because I thought it looked good and my wife thought it was hot (my word, not hers…) on me. For me, minor issue. For that guy, major. Who is right? Me, for sure…
2) LANGUAGE. For one person, the word “sucks” means nothing. For some, it is majorly offensive because it carries cultural baggage. Who is right?
3) ALCOHOL. For one person, it is a minor issue. Beer with dinner, no biggie. Just make sure you don’t give it to a minor, that would make it a major. For another, it is a big deal. And they can even point to scripture or culture or whatever to make their point (right or wrong, they can do it). So who is right?
Majoring on minors. Or gray areas. They make life interesting.
Jaden
Oct 26, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: Yeah, Buddy | NOISE: Jaden Laughing }
Jaden came over again tonight.
The Onion
Oct 26, 2004 Uncategorized Hodge Podge
{ MOOD: LMAO | NOISE: Beep }
Republicans urging minorities to get out and vote on November 3rd.
