Alien Insomniac on Life after WWIII

Sunday, October 24, 2004

Domestic Dispute

No, not that kind. I had the first of what may be several heated discussions with my mother over my choice of church. Mom has never cared much for my church choices. I really haven't shown much interest in Baptist or other predominately African-American churches. Briefly, my church history goes... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 22, 2004

What the hell?

I am on day 5 of eating vegetarian. Strangely I haven't felt an urge to eat meat, but I am a little put off by the selections,or more to the point, LACK THEREOF, on restaurant menus. I am trying this for a month to see if the jolt to my system will help me towards losing weight and bringing my blood... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, October 21, 2004

A new confession of Christ

Copied from Sojourner's Magazine @ http://www.sojo.net/ --- A new confession of Christ by Jim Wallis Because of a deep and growing concern about an emerging "theology of war" in the White House, the increasingly frequent language of "righteous empire," and official claims of "divine appointment" for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, October 17, 2004

Changes are definitely in order

With the help of 4 espresso shots from you know who, I was able to make it through my Sunday shift after my second church service at St. Elias. It is clear to me that in order for this to work I have to get more rest during the other days of the week. So no more than 30 minutes putzing around on the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Credit Cards...grrr

I hate it when I am trying to use the AUTOMATED system and the computer kicks me over into the live person system. I would have pressed ZERO if I had wanted to talk to someone. Sign in to see full entry.

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Curious statistics...

The results of the last game played at home by the NFL's Washington Redskins before the U.S. presidential elections has accurately foretold the winner of the last seventeen of those august political contests, going back to 1940 (or 1936 if you read the qualifier below). If the Redskins win their... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2004

Idiot Etymology

Word: Antioch An ancient city of Southern Turkey that dates back to 300 B.C. Question from someone who heard the term Antiochian: Does that mean against the Ochs? Moral of the story: We cannot always apply English linguistic rules to everything we encounter. In other words, Herpetologist doesn't... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, October 11, 2004

Is it just me, or

do the editorial cartoons of John Kerry look like Tree Beard from LOTR? Sign in to see full entry.

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Before 2001 this might have been a skit on MadTV

Airport security in Toronto wanted to scan (X-Ray) actress Renee Zellweger's cat. I don't see or hear Rod Serling, but I know this has to be a bad Twilight Zone ep. we're living out. Outer Limits maybe. Sign in to see full entry.

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The con continues

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