Wednesday, November 20, 2013…
Today’s music trivia band has got to be one of the sexiest
bands ever, in my opinion. Their music
just seems to be soaked with sensual feelings and it just appeals to my inner
being. I don’t know if it is just me,
but their music works for me. Songs such as “Original Sin”, “Listen Like
Thieves”, and “Suicide Blonde” were some of their big hits back in the 90s. Their
lead singer and front man died unexpectedly in November 1997 in a freak
accident and possible suicide in a Sydney hotel room. The surviving members later enlisted a new
lead singer to continue their bands existence.
Can you name this Australian rock band’s name?
Yesterday’s trivia contest was won by Tim B with the correct
answer of, “Hootie and the Blowfish”. Past
trivia contest answers are…. “Dread
Zeppelin”, “Edie Brickell and New Bohemians”, “Eric Clapton”, “Eric Johnson”, “Elvis
Costello and The Attractions”, “Fleetwood Mac”, “Frank Sinatra”, “Frank Zappa
and The Mothers”, “Gin Blossoms, and “The Grateful Dead”,
My Mom was a great cook.
I mean she could make something out of nothing and it would taste
great! Homemade chicken soup, navy bean
soup, homemade cornbread… mmmm… She could take leftover turkey and make meals
for weeks. Most of my family would get
tired of the leftover turkey, but not me.
I could make turkey sandwiches for weeks… and I did! Our garage was connected to our house back
home, just off the kitchen, and it was used as a freezer during the winter
since it was not insulated. Our leftover
turkey from Thanksgiving would be kept out on my Dad’s workbench in the baking
tray with aluminum foil covering it for weeks and I would be digging off
whatever turkey I could scrape off the bones.
I miss those days! If your folks
are alive, make sure you tell them how much they mean to you. They won’t be
here forever. Cherish the moments! Now, I’m hungry… L
Well, my doctor said my stress test was normal and I have no
blockage currently in my arteries. So, I am wondering, what is causing the
shortness of breath I have been experiencing?
We originally thought it was the blood pressure medications I have been
taking. Then after changing those out
several times the doctor thought it was maybe blocked arteries, which I thought
it was also. Now apparently it is not
that either, so now I am confused. You know it must really be something when
the doctors don’t know what is causing this.
What the heck is causing this issue?
I really would like to know!
Is anybody out there tech savvy? I listen to a daily podcast and I would like
to know how I can download it daily and listen to it without having to be
hooked up to the internet. I thought if
I downloaded it that it would work, but I must be doing something wrong.
Facebook seems to be a big waste of time. People think that by proclaiming their
undying faith, or their love for their children or grandchildren that makes
them a better human being. I’m here to
tell you that it doesn’t. Just because you post something on Facebook it does
not make you a better person. Your
actions do. So quit telling me on Facebook how much you love Jesus, and your
kids, and your grandkids and go prove it.
Just because you are religious that does not mean you are a better human
that the atheist down the block. It just
means you are more religious than the other guy, not a better human being. Not
a better neighbor. Not a better
coworker. Not a more courteous driver on the freeway. You are just more religious than the other
guy. Do you think your God will love me
any less because I did not “Like” your religious post or I did not share it
with others? If you think that then your
God is a fallacy. Religion has become
just another crutch for many in today’s society. If I wore a t-shirt that had “Atheist” or
“Agnostic” printed on it, people would come out of the woodwork to try to
change my mind. Your non-stop proclamations
of your religious beliefs do not make you a better person. Your behavior makes you a better person. How you treat your fellow man makes you a
better person. How you treat a complete
stranger makes you a better person. So knock off all your proclamations about
your religious beliefs and start acting like a good human.
The bible was written by some guys, most who never even met
Jesus, and Jesus did not write your bible.
Your interpretations of what’s in there is exactly that… your
interpretations. We all can interpret it the way we choose. It is only a book of proverbs to steer you in
what some guys think is the right direction, to keep you in line. Remember, church & state were not always
separate until we became the United States and had the freedom of religion or
the freedom of no religion. The world
would be better off if we had no religion.
Take all that gold and luxury items in churches, cathedrals, synagogues,
temples, etc and feed the poor with all that excess. Do you think your god really wants a gold cup
to drink out of? And gold candlesticks, and gold items to lavish his house
with? Of course not. If he does, then do you really want a god
like that? I would think not. I’m tired of religious babble and would like
the poor to share in all that wealth.
Join me in that wish. I’m sure
your god would want it that way too.
I wonder how many readers will get upset about this rant of
mine? Did you ever see the Bill Maher
movie, “Religulous”? I thought it was a
great movie. I guess most of you out
there never even saw it. Anyways, I am
tired of the Moral Majority viewpoint of everything that goes on today.
The best words ever spoken slightly touching religion was by
Linus Van Pelt in the movie, “It’s a Charlie Brown Chiristmas”... where he
quoted the verse of the birth of Christ.
I mean, if Linus quoted it, it had to be important to the season, right?
I always wondered, if Joseph and Mary were his birth
parents, were their names Joseph & Mary Christ? Nobody I ever asked in Catholic school ever
gave me a straight answer to that question.
I asked a lot of questions in Catholic school that never really got
answered. Like what about Noah and the flood.
Did everyone on the Earth except those on the ark? If so, then logically we all descended from
those people on the ark, right? And then
later there must have been brother and sisters making babies together,
right? I mean, how gross that must have
been. How did Noah get the duck billed
platypus’, kangaroos and Tasmanian Devils all from Australia? Did he raid a zoo, or what? How did all that happen as well as finishing
up the ark before all the rain came?
As you can probably tell, I was always in hot water with all
of the Nuns back when I went to Catholic school. I had more time standing in
the corner than I did at my desk somedays.
I decided to post 10 things you may not have known about me
below, just in case you were wondering what the heck happened to me along the
way… Enjoy!
10 Things you probably did not know about me
1. I went to Catholic school for 9 years and was
an Altar Boy for 6 years
2. I
was a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout
3. I
can fly almost anything with wings
4. I
would rather be around little kids way more than adults
5. I am
allergic to Penicillin, Raspberries, bees, Poison Oak/Poison Ivy, and wool
6. I
was appointed Student Leader (Dorm Chief) during USAF Basic Training
7. I
played hockey for 10 years
8. I give
lifelong nicknames to almost all kids
9. I was almost paralyzed twice
10. I am a romantic at heart
Until next time… Be Good!
- cb
