Get into the holiday spirit, people! "Hear those sleigh bells jingaling ring-ring-ringaling: OOH!" "I'm dreaming of a White Christmas..." "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus..." "Grandma got run over by a reindeer!"
(I threw that last one in because some people think it's funny. Don't be offended now-- hey, where ya going? Don't feel that holiday spirit yet? Come on back! C'mon -- there's plenty of glow to go around!)
You'll remember this Christmas treat from long ago, when thoughts of old St. Nick and presents under the tree made your little heart go "pitter-patter pitter-patter." So why not put on a cozy sweater, get a mug of cocoa and snuggle down with a loved one to enjoy a holiday favorite that's warmed the hearts of generations. Say a special Christmas prayer together, then click the Play button.
Merry Christmas, everybody!
Love, Bill
11/29/2008
It's the season for adorable Christmas TV specials! This one's my favorite -- guaranteed to put you in the Christmas spirit.
With the holiday season upon us, you might find yourself wondering how many people go to Hell every day. The Biblehelp.org experts have an answer.
Here are the basics; get the rest at Biblehelp:
There are many comprehensive studies that break the world's population down by religion. If you compare these belief systems with the Bible, you'll have a basic idea as to how many people believe in the Biblical plan of salvation. Based on these studies, it has been estimated that only 7% of the world's population is going to Heaven (1.68 per second). Even if this research is wrong and 75% of the world is going to Heaven; we still have 38,000 people going to Hell every day.
They're being generous with the 75% figure. According to Biblehelp's actual reckoning, 139,500 men, women and children step off the elevator into Hitler's Bargain Basement every single day.
That's nearly fifty-one million in a year, a half-billion since this time in 1998.
Paints an amazing picture, doesn't it? Imagine being the guy who sets up this universe.
"Let's see, we'll have some magnificent galaxies of stars here - ZING! - and we'll put a bunch of planets whizzing about them over there - ZING! -
and, let's see, why don't we make the Caribbean, get some nice blue water going - ZING! - let's have some amazing flippy floppy finny things to keep things hopping - ZING! ZING! ZING! - and, wait, you're not gonna believe this - ZING! - did I tell ya? One day they'll call it a platypus -
and, hey, let's make something that can enjoy all of this a little bit closer to the way we enjoy it, you know? Something with a mind that can comprehend things. Oh yeah, the monkeys are sharp cookies, and their crazy shenanigans keep me in stitches, but I got a different idea now: picture a chimp that can run a four-minute mile, cook an amazing omelette and make the lights go off when he claps his hands. Check 'em out, ladies and gentlemen, presenting - ZING! ZING! - Man and Woman!
OK Man and Woman, here's the instructions: breed. Like dogs in heat. I'm not kidding. When you're taking a break, stop and enjoy this thing, this universe we made. It's amazing, let me tell you. Check out the passion fruit, better do it before the price goes up. Share everything with all the millions and billions of kids you're gonna make. Teach them the beauty I've personally invested in all of this, because -- I realize I'm tooting my own horn here, but, hey -- that beauty is my beauty. And I've put some of that beauty in you, and that beauty's going into your kids, too. So make sure they know all about it.
Oh, and speaking of your kids, I've got a special message for them, but I'll leave it to you to pass it along, OK? Here's the message I want you to pass on to your kids:
Ninety-three percent of them will spend eternity in the tortuous fires of Hell.
Can you remember that? You might want to write it down someplace so you don't forget. OK? Got it? Go and play nice now."
As the year winds down it might not be a bad idea to check in with The World Clock for a little perspective.
This is just a screenshot. Find the real deal at Poodwaddle.
11/17/2008
The cover to "The American Conservative" says it all.
If you voted for George W. Bush -- and especially if you voted for him twice -- give yourself a bruising smack in the face for your contribution to these 'achievements.'
11/16/2008
Ruining a nation can really screw with your body. Case in point: America's Fratboy King, George W. Bush
Image taken from Surfcasting Rhone Island.
11/15/2008
Time Viper(tm)
Hey, dig this concept I developed late in the last century. It was declined and I moved on, but it's still got a lot going for it -- so hands off until your check clears. Music is by this guy.
11/08/2008
Welcome a new face to the artblog community -- Eemya and "Brainydum - Photo Art"
rock onward -
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11/07/2008
Barack Obama: Intelligent, competent, and probably soon to be the most-photographed president ever
More find more photos here.
11/05/2008
America's Gaping Wound of Ignorance?
According to the New York Times, the deep-red portions of this map are those parts of America where even more people voted for the Republican presidential ticket in 2008 than in 2004.
Think about all these people have gone through during the past eight years:
- the catastrophically poor management of Hurricane Katrina
- losing homes in the recent economic debacle
- a shrinking job market as companies ship work overseas
- sky-high gas prices
- seeing their children maimed physically or psychologically or even killed in an Iraq warfor which they were given one deceitful justification after another
- being continually lied to day after day, week after week, by their leaders in Washington
It boggles the mind.
On the map their counties gather together like a gaping wound hemmoraging the life of a once-vital nation.
Want to know who put Bush in the White House and kept him there? These folks, Karl Rove's love children: easily led, easily deceived, ever-willing to embrace misery.
The pointless Sarah Palin referred to these as 'the real America.'
Since when is masochism patriotic? Which of the founding fathers flouted ignorance as a distinctly American virtue? When did someone decide that the inability to learn through even the most dire circumstances is one of America's founding principles?
Let the new administration should use this map as a guide for focusing educational resources. No Child Left Behind was a joke; most teachers will confirm that, and some of the congress people who voted for it later admitted, "We realized NCLB's goals were absolutely unattainable, but, gosh, it was such good rhetoric!"
How about NUBSLB -- No Unpenitent Bush Supporter Left Behind?
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