07.01.11
Posted in Church Issues and Bible Interpretations, quotes at 12:33 am by Administrator
“9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.”
Proverbs 31:9
I think of the above verse when considering whether our Presidents are doing their job as leaders of our nation because that passage deals with what the job of a king is. So when thinking of our President, does he protect the poor and needy? That was one of the concerns of King Lemuel, who some believe was actually King Solomon. And this is why during the Presidential elections back in 2008 where claims were being made that Obama “only” worked on charities, thus was unqualified for the position of U.S. President, I thought it odd. Because I thought the fact that he worked for charity showed that he cared for the needy– an “essential” trait for a leader. I found that hardly a point to hold against him. But how is he doing now? Is he still advocating for the needy or is he succumbing to the pull of corporate interests?
Marlakins
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05.27.11
Posted in quotes at 7:14 am by Administrator
“History is often not what actually happened, but what is recorded as such.”
~Henry L. Stimson, United States Secretary of War
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05.24.11
Posted in Church Issues and Bible Interpretations, History, quotes at 1:08 pm by Administrator
My youngest son found this time-lapsed video of all the nuclear explosions from 1945 to 1998. It starts out a bit slow in the beginning as the a-bomb comes into development. The first being detonated in New Mexico, the Trinity test followed by Hiroshima (Uranium) and then Nagasaki (Plutonium). A few months later all the other testings follow starting with Able and Baker as part of Operation Crossroads in the Bikini Atoll. It gets crazy with all the subsequent nuclear tests, literally thousands. I believe the first underground test was done in 1951, and in 1963 above ground testing was banned and only underground testing was done. But other countries were not included with that agreement, so I think India, Pakistan, and later North Korea tested their nuclear bombs above ground. The video only covers up to 1998, so North Korea doesn’t show up.
Enjoy watching your tax dollars at work! The video can be viewed here. Gives us a little peak as to why nuclear reactors are so dear to the establishment (nuclear reactors are essential for the development of nuclear bombs because it’s through nuclear reactors that plutonium and tritium, etc. are developed for the making of nuclear bombs. We are a warmongering country after all, so we need this shit). The B Reactor at Hanford, Washington was the site where plutonium was made for the first bomb test (Trinity), and the bomb used on Nagasaki (Fat Man). The site left a lot of radioactive contamination today and has cost billions of dollars to clean up. The clean up is ongoing and runs to the tune of about 2 billion a year from some sources I’ve read.
“20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!”
~Isaiah 5:20
Marlakins
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05.06.11
Posted in quotes at 9:39 am by Administrator
“The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.”
~Proverbs 18:23
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04.22.11
Posted in quotes at 12:30 am by Administrator
“For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.”
~James 2:13
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03.25.11
Posted in quotes at 10:35 am by Administrator
“One must create the ability in his staff to generate clear, forceful arguments for opposing viewpoints as well as for their own. Open discussions and disagreements must be encouraged, so that all sides of an issue are fully explored.”
~Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, father of the nuclear submarine
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03.11.11
Posted in quotes at 1:17 am by Administrator
“A person’s a person no matter how small.”
~Horton, Horton Hears a Who, Dr. Seuss
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02.04.11
Posted in family stuff, quotes at 1:51 am by Administrator
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
~Mark Twain
The above quote was used in one of the eulogies for my dad. My cousin used it to describe my dad’s love for traveling and exploring. Dad left his safe harbor (the Philippines) when he was in his early 20’s and continued to explore, dream, and discover by traveling the world until the day he died at the age of 79.
Marlakins
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01.14.11
Posted in quotes at 1:02 am by Administrator
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
~Abraham Joshua Heschel
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01.07.11
Posted in quotes at 2:57 pm by Administrator
“God has two dwellings: one in heaven and the other in a meek and thoughtful heart.”
~Izaak Walton
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