Dostoyevsky’s take on Sarcasm
Sarcasm is the last refuge of those with no real argument. Sarcasm is the last refuge of the fool Sarcasm is the Last Refuge of the Powerless. Sarcasm is the …
The Purpose of Tools
My daughter Erin found this going around on the ‘net long ago, and I thought it should make another round, because it is so true! HAMMER: Originally employed as a …
Trusting
Trust comes naturally to small children, but we adults have been burned enough to know better. When we got some horses I took my youngest daughter, Arianna, down to the …
A prayer for Humility in Service
The following is from the book “The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions”. Mighty God, I humble myself for faculties misused, opportunities neglected, words ill-advised, I …
Dead Rats, Slime, and Dog Poo – Trials of an oldest son.
I had the privilege of smelling it up close. In the dark. Down there. There were spiders under there, and all kinds of other bugs. I just knew there were snakes, too. And somewhere down there in the dark corners lurked those maleficent creatures that stared hungrily at me in the middle of the night.
An open Letter to the President from a Stockholder
Mr. President,
As a shareholder in our corporation for over 50 years I felt it incumbent upon me to write you concerning some irregularities in the way you are running the Company. When you were applying for the position which you now hold we, the shareholders of the corporation, were promised that you would bring about new openness and transparency in how the leadership operates our enterprise. You continued to promise this after we hired you for the job. It has come to my attention, however, that there are a large and growing number of shareholders in the corporation who believe that you have withheld information that may indicate that you have overstated your qualifications for this high-level job in the Company. It is this withholding of information I wish to address.
Freedom: Secured ONLY by an armed populance
People who are not gun owners or pro-gun sometimes are unaware that oppression and genocide almost always occurs when citizens’ possession of arms is forbidden and only the government is allowed the power and protection of arms.
Why I hope Micheal Jackson is burning in Hell. – Edited for clarity after a rebuke
Seems awfully mean, doesn’t it? Actually it isn’t mean at all. I wish no harm to Micheal. As a Christian I am always saddened when someone dies without having a saving relationship with Jesus Christ, and such is the case with Micheal Jackson.
So why would I hope he has been condemned to hell?
Killing my Ol’ Man
I want him dead. I have tried to kill him before and failed, but I will try again and again until I see the life drained from his mocking eyes. I will exult in his death! I will rejoice in it and will not have remorse.
The Potter, Part Two – Trust
Most pots think they are smart. They are mistaken. There are pots that think they are smarter than most other pots. This may be true, but in the end it can be to their disadvantage. Most pots believe they are special. This is also true, but it, too, can be a disadvantage. The pots who think they are smarter than others who also think they are more special than other pots are in real trouble.