Oh woe is me....

[Serenity]

[Trumpetmaster]

Serenity,
Haven't heard from you lately..
Hope you are OK...
the following is for you. I hope it provides you some strength!

Psalm 46

1 God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains
fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.
Selah
4There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah
8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.
10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."
11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah

[Serenity]

[Serenity]

[Serenity]

[Trumpetmaster]

Serenity,

I know you will get through these tough times.
Please remember you have alot of friends here through B.Com!




Regards,
TM

[Serenity]

Cartoon to Radiohead's "Creep"
(lyrics are safe)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHKoJM8 ... re=related

When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so very special
But I 'm a creep
I 'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul
I want you to notice
When I'm not around
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here

She's running out again
She's running out
She run, run, run run
Run

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so very special
I wish I was special
But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here
I don't belong here

[Serenity]

The Pretenders "Creep"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lML2N4xB ... re=related

Warning: Original lyrics posted in video.

[Serenity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsBw0JnQL0g

I love Sibelius' Largo movement of his 4th symphony. I did not like the young conductor in the YouTube video. Somehow, I picture an older conductor guiding this movement for credibility.

[analog]

maybe you had to both remember the sixties and raise kids to appreciate this one...
but here goes..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaHcCGBS ... re=related

need a joyful noise today?

a.

[Serenity]

[piqaboo]

Prop 8 passed in california.

[Mahlersfifth]

Prop 8 passed in california.

I can't believe it.... California...

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

I can't believe it.... California...

What's not to believe? Mind you, I personally don't care who other people marry, as long as nobody interferes in any weddings featuring me, and it's too bad some of my neighbors disagree. But, apparently more than half of my neighbors disagree. Annoying. Maybe we need to trail some distractors in front of the out-of-state money next time. A couple of red herrings might help.

I wonder if we can find some herring in Chicago, or if they've all moved to DC?

[Mahlersfifth]

I believed California was a state that accepted their gay population as equals, is all Selma.

What about interracial marriages? Do some States still ban those?

[Serenity]

[Shapley]

The proposition was basically pushed by the Catholic and the Mormon church.
We need to separate Church from State! A lot of the Republican party is infected by the religious right. The same can be said for the Democratic party (e.g. Catholic church). How do you practice religious freedom for everyone without biasing your decisions with your particular faith?

We are not expected to check our faith at the door. Catholics, Mormons, and every other faith have the right to petition government, vote, and support or oppose legislation, the same as anyone else. "Seperation of Church and State" is a myth. Those words do not appear in the Constitution. The Constitution guarantees us that the Congress will pass no law regarding the establishment of religion, nor bar the free exercise thereof.

How do you justify the passage of laws that run counter to the morals of the majority of the people? You cannot be a representative republic if the laws are not representative of the public....

[Selma in Sandy Eggo]

I believed California was a state that accepted their gay population as equals, is all Selma.

Lots of people believe lots of wrong stuff about California. The first thing they tend to forget is that California is a lot more different than they ever expected. Whatever they expected. So, whatever you expected, expect to be surprised by what you never expected. We're more conservative than Kansas, and a lot weirder than Massachusetts. Plus, there's the outright weirdos in Hollywood and the raisin pickers out in Selma.

[OperaTenor]

Yes indeed, California just created a second class of society. Maybe we can just start calling them niggers.....

At one of Altoid's dance classes the other day, I spoke with a mother of another member of her class about it. she says she's a teacher, and she explained why she voted for Prop 8. she said she was afraid a "homosexual agenda" would be rammed down school children's throats if 8 passed. IOW, she bought the ad line of 8 proponents, hook, line and sinker. To top it off, she didn't know 8 would deny same sex couples the right to marry, or that they would be denied the same civil liberties enjoyed by straight couples, or that they could now be discriminated against in the workplace, or that existing same sex marriages performed in California could now be nullified. She didn't know any of that.

The other mother there is a Hungarian woman who is refreshingly outspoken. I began to wonder if I was going to have to sit between them as she got so agitated at the other woman's idiocy.

Her response? "Well, if it's that bad, we can just vote it out next year, right?" She doesn't even understand that it's a constitutional amendment(or revision, if you follow the lawsuits).

I refrained from asking her where she teaches, so I'd know where not to take my child....

[jamiebk]

Yes indeed, California just created a second class of society. Maybe we can just start calling them niggers.....

At one of Altoid's dance classes the other day, I spoke with a mother of another member of her class about it. she says she's a teacher, and she explained why she voted for Prop 8. she said she was afraid a "homosexual agenda" would be rammed down school children's throats if 8 passed. IOW, she bought the ad line of 8 proponents, hook, line and sinker. To top it off, she didn't know 8 would deny same sex couples the right to marry, or that they would be denied the same civil liberties enjoyed by straight couples, or that they could now be discriminated against in the workplace, or that existing same sex marriages performed in California could now be nullified. She didn't know any of that.

The other mother there is a Hungarian woman who is refreshingly outspoken. I began to wonder if I was going to have to sit between them as she got so agitated at the other woman's idiocy.

Her response? "Well, if it's that bad, we can just vote it out next year, right?" She doesn't even understand that it's a constitutional amendment(or revision, if you follow the lawsuits).

I refrained from asking her where she teaches, so I'd know where not to take my child....

Just to be clear OT...teaching (or at least exposure/orientation to) gay marriage did take place in San Fran. right before the elections. It seemed like a bonehead move to me when the issue was being so hotly debated...and the proposition on the ballot. It played right into the supporter's hands. What happened was this. A gay teacher and her parter were getting married under the, then legal, ruling. They decided that it would be a good idea to take the class to city hall in SF to watch. The trip was set up as a class field trip and parents were given a chance to "opt out". This was a Charter School BTW. Most of the class went. Anyway, it did seem an inappropriate use of classroom time and I think that the treachers could have accomplished the same thing if they had held a Saturday (or after school) wedding and invited the class. Oh...also, they used school $$ to pay for the transportation.