Dirty Hippies, Part 2?

Galations 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

I'm sick and tired of people posting bulletins on myspace about how "unashamed" of God they are, and how I'm not really a Christian if I don't attach my name to a list, or repost a misleading bulletin.

You might well be a Christian, but I don't believe you if you don't let His Spirit demonstrate the preceeding list of attributes in your life. I don't need told how Christian you are, I want to be see it in practice in your life.

Dirty Hippies

The other morning, I had the pleasure of interviewing a bunch of dirty hippies who were traveling through with a presentation on "Climate Change and the Individual Effort". It was a benign enough premise to begin with, and I figured it to be a very easy interview. Wrong.

First of all, they weren't even supposed to be my guests, they were subs. At any rate, the interview was tough from the get-go. I would pose a question and there would be 30 seconds of dead air while they would all decide who was going to talk, and when they finally came to a consensus, the ringleader, an obvious fan of mullets, weed, and never-removed aviators, would give the most insanely vague responses in the vein of "yeah, man...(random hippie gibberish here.)"

Even direct questions were answered with the vaguery of a three year old being interrogated by a reprimandant mother.

"What are some of the statistics that demonstrate the purported warming trend in our global climate?"

"I don't have any figures right off hand, but (blah blah blah rainforests, blah blah carbon output, blah blah blah killing off species of marmoset in Indochina blah blah blah."

"Do you support federal mandates encouraging the production and availability of bio fuels and alternative sources of energy?"

"Corporate Entities are bad, M'Kay. Blah blah blah the almighty dollar somethingorother. Big Brother. Ooga booga!"

"What can our community do to reduce our energy consumption and contribute in a positive manner to our climate?"

"Well, it requires a change in lifestyle, blah blah blah rain catchments, blah blah Composting blah blah blah don't truck anything into town blah blah grow your own organic gardens."

I have an idea. How about a shower. And take off those sunglasses. Also, lay off the weed, man, cuz it's affecting your ability to not sound like a complete ignorant a-hole.

The fun never stops. More Interview Stories to come, I'm sure of it.

Blue Blazes

Well, crap. It's uncomfortably hot. I love warm weather, in fact, I could live where it was 80 all the time. This 100 degree afternoon isn't fun at all. To make it more painful, the electric bill will reflect the need for a little more A/C. Blah. Whaddya do.

To counteract the negativity in the preceeding statements...

I'm totally in love. Totally. I was yesterday, and before that. I've been "officially" in love for a couple of months.
Today I woke up even further in it.
Love is a many splendored thing, indeed!

Faster Than Angels Fly

I know, I'm supposed to save money. I couldn't pass up the new Big & Rich cd.

I really like some of the tracks. Lyrically, they still suffer from the "Coming to Your City" syndrome, or the "I'm a white rap/rocker bragging about myself" tendency, but only in limited doses. What strikes me is the production: very well done.

I may write more if the mood strikes me; this was just a "Knee Jerk" reaction.

If I Have To Paint...

I decided to go with "Damn Cool".

Did You Know (aka Random Stuff Alert)

That there's a wicked-cool guitar track on "Lost In This Moment". And it's only one note. I love hearing things through 'el cheapo' speakers in the control room.

5:55 am and I'm up!?

And quasi-functional!

God Bless Coca-Cola.

God has blessed my family. And my new family. And Me.

Postin a Pic For My Blog

Layin It Down For Yous.

Okay, here's the deal. I wanted to get more "diary" like and personal in a blog. My real friends deserve more than the bait they're getting over at myspace. Friends, feel free to comment, and offer advice, criticism, or whatever. I'd prefer to keep this strictly friends. I hope I can write in an uncensored candor here.

Ah, Yes. A Blogspot Blog!

I'm here, and new to the Blogspot world! If you're a friend, please add me!