So we'll get right down to... hey, WAKE UP!
- First, to get it out of the way: I think everyone in Christendom sent me an alert about the coming global bacon shortage. I just don't believe it.
- But anyway, to me the big news was that the Brits have a National Pig Association. Yikes.
- More to the point, one of the dear ones at CBC (Phyllis D.) pointed me to 25 things that helped create the world's bacon shortage. That's probably it.
- Here's a later report saying the earlier report is bologna. Now, true, it's an MSM report, so... who knows?
- Magnificent Lego Obsession Update. I'll save the snark and just say, "Dude." (Frank Turk)
- John feels everyone ought to just man up, step away from the Legos, and do model trains and airplanes... like this!
- Seriously, (1) it's quite brilliant, and (2) I hope the guy does something commensurately constructive with that kind of mind.
- Heh.
- Lacking the word-spreading support system that other authors enjoy, I gratefully share with you two new five-star reviews, one of The World-Tilting Gospel, and the other of God's Wisdom in Proverbs.
- Are you, like me, baffled that in a purportedly rational universe, Obama's support can even still be in single digits? Here's your explanation. And here (a classic).
- What's offensive, BTW, isn't Romney mentioning the 47%. What's offensive is the 47%.
- Just whoa. Darth Vader as you've never heard him, but could have heard him, and will never want to hear him again.
- To get that out of your mind, have a look at Vader in love. (Turk)
- Oh, what the heck.
- Part of the path to totalitarianism is for the state to make it harder and harder for the church to do what the church does. (thx Robert Sakovich)
- Speaking of totalitarianism, gloomy gus Denny Burk is saying that the voters of America are hopeless, clueless, national-death-wish-ridden idiots. Well, those aren't his exact words.
- Meanwhile, Doug Wilson says Romney wins. But he's a postmill, so you can't take anything he says too seriously.
- It is comforting to see Romney reaching out to younger voters. (thx Jill Miller)
- Very inside joke for IT geeks, courtesy of Randy Talley:
- Woof. Julie Garrett found a very cool (from this distance) video of a car being hit by lightning.
- From my dear wife: what is the secret of well-behaved Latino children? It is a mystery no longer: it is... la chancla!
- ...then, from Jay Budzilowski, something sure to delight DAOD: Henri 2, Paw de Deux. Yep, an existentialist cat.
- Well, they've just made it against the law to be a practicing Christian parent in Delaware.
- Oh, yeah:
- As if it weren't bad enough that our coming robot overlords are learning to fly, walk and run — Jim Foster found out that they're even learning to swagger!
- Not only that, but they're learning how to lull unwary humans into inattention.
- All I can say about this vid is... squirrel!
- Do note the universal word.
- Well, Isn't That Nice? alert: at least someone is willing to talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Tangentially: coolest "bad link" page I've seen in awhile.
- Here's a fun montage of TV show theme songs. (h-t Denny Burk)
- There's something I was going to explain in detail for you, but I just...
- And of course the Roman Catholic Church has totally changed since Luther's day. You got the memo, right? Totally. Changed. Er...sorta. (Randy Talley)
- Of course, there are two kinds of people in the world: people who have not seen/do not love The Princess Bride, and decent people. Assuming you're the latter (you read this blog, after all), you'll be able to add to these eleven reasons we still love The Princess Bride 25 years later.
- Okay okay, it's a sensationalistic title and not strictly true... but still, this is a cool picture, and some of the comments (I didn't read them all) are pretty funny.
- Wow, over already? That was like... like... how to describe it? Like this!
- And then:
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So, when you can't sleep and you realize H&T is up, it's kinda like, well I guess I don't really need sleep now anyway. (1:52 AM)
Clean Flea - that's so sad, but thanks! (c:
I'm sure you've seen it, but JUST in case you haven't, here is a photo of the Princess Bride cast after 25 years with a poignant little photo of Andre in the corner.
And that cat in the gif...you been in my house???
...and of Peter Falk.
I'm so glad my wife's cat likes her more than me. We wouldn't be friends if 4AM was cuddle time.
I've missed the Existential Cat!
My Friday is now better.
There's always a bacon shortage at my house.
There's always a bacon shortage at my house.
About the story on taxation related to the Roman church in Germany, it may be that it's the Romans who are removing folk from the church for ducking taxes, but all members of any church pay taxes to that particular church.
If you were baptized, then you pay.
When I lived there a non-believing co-worker complained about it to me, and said to me "if there is a God, I don't think he'd want that."
It was his primary reason for avoiding the church altogether.
I couldn't disagree on that count.
It's my Friday smorgasbord :D
Let me pass on the deep and abiding thanks from the Grasshopper boys, for the LEGO Great Ball Contraption. They also howled at La Chancla.
Those vids of the 47% just make me shudder. Were it not for the grace of God I wouldn't want to bring children into this world. Heck, I wouldn't want to live in it myself.
Julie G
Sorry, Dan, I've never liked The Princess Bride.
But I do enjoy bacon :-)
98% of Christians who have seen them love The Princess Bride and The Shawshank Redemption. I think that they're both okay, but very overrated.
"the voters of America are hopeless, clueless, national-death-wish-ridden idiots."...but THEY get a free phone n' stuff!
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