THE SEVEN DAYS OF CREATION

1. DAY ONE: RIGHT-WING, REPUBLICAN, CHRISTIANS HAD TO BE CREATED RIGHT OFF THE BAT, OTHERWISE, WHO WOULD BELIEVE ALL THIS FANTASY.
2. DAY TWO: TREES WERE CREATED. HOW WOULD WEYERHAEUSER MAKE ANY MONEY. A LIFE WITHOUT TOILET PAPER?
3. DAY THREE: ANIMALS WERE CREATED FOR THE PLEASURE OF THE NRA. THEY MAKE A GOOD EXCUSE ON WHY TO HAVE SO MANY WEAPONS. AND NOAH WOULD HAVE BEEN SHIT OUT OF LUCK.
4. DAY FOUR: ON DAY FOUR, WATER WAS CREATED. HAVE YOU EVER GONE FOUR DAYS WITHOUT A SHOWER?
5. DAY FIVE: MAN WAS CREATED. THIS WAS SOMETHING OF AN AFTER-THOUGHT, AND A BAD ONE.
6. DAY SIX: SEX HAD TO BE CREATED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE LINE. SINCE THE HUMAN RACE HAS ENDED UP BEING PRETTY DUMB, GOD PROBABLY HAD TO USE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. "LAY ON TOP OF ONE ANOTHER AND MAKE A WISH. THAT WOULD BE A MALE AND A FEMALE. TRY NOT TO CONFUSE THAT. YOU MAY NEED TO DO THIS REPEATEDLY, AND TRY NOT TO DISAPPOINT ME.
7. DAY SEVEN: NO SELLING AUTOS OR BEER ON DAY SEVEN. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE THIS OUT, BUT I AM THINKING GOD GOT DRUNK AND BOUGHT A CLUNKER ON DAY SEVEN.

TO BOARD MEMBERS, HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE

The proposed changes to Article 9, Section 3 are disturbing and wrong. It sounds very military, which is not surprising. You have way too may reasons to go into executive session. The state of Arkansas has three. This lacks both transparency and democratic rule. And you can never, by parliamentary procedure, take a vote in private. You are responsible for those who elect you, and we have a right to know how you vote. These changes are a continuing problem with the Board of Directors. It is very, very, disturbing. I would highly recommend you revisit this proposal. Bruce Weik

Trump’s FCC Wants to Kill a Free and Open Internet

Trump’s FCC Wants to Kill a Free and Open Internet



MORE OF THE SAME, NONE OF WHICH IS GOOD.

HOW TO BE A CURMUDGEON

• YOU NEED TO BE A CRUSTY, ILL-TEMPERED, AND USUALLY, OLD MAN; A CANTANKEROUS OLD CODGER. (YOU NEED TO BE A MAN. OR AT THE LEST, DRESS LIKE ONE).
• YOU HAVE TO LOOK MEAN. NO FUNNY LOOKING SMIRKS, LIKE THESE POLITICIANS HAVE.
• WHEN SOMEONE IS NICE TO YOU, YOU IMMEDIATELY GRAB HOLD OF YOUR WALLET.
• YOU KNOW YOU MUST BE WRONG ABOUT SOMETHING, BUT YOU JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS.
• YOU REMAIN SKEPTICAL ABOUT A VIRGIN BIRTH. AND YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED ANYONE WALKING ON WATER.
• YOU STILL THINK COMPUTERS WERE INVENTED BY THE DEVIL.
• MOST MINISTERS MAKE YOU NERVOUS.
• YOU WONDER HOW "RANDOM ACTS OF STUPIDITY" KEEP GETTING CONGRESSMEN ELECTED.
• YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BIG TALKER AND A BIG THINKER.
• YOU FIGURE THAT EVERYONE SHOULD GET THE SAME LEVEL OF HEALTH-CARE THAT OUR POLITICIANS GET. AFTER ALL, WE PAY FOR IT.
• YOU WOULD PREFER THAT FEMALES NOT BE ALLOWED IN TAVERNS. UNLESS, OF COURSE, THEY'RE DANCING.
• BEING A CURMUDGEON ISN'T ALL THAT BAD. PEOPLE LEAVE YOU ALONE.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

"LATE IN LIFE I'VE LOST MY COUNTRY. EVERYWHERE...THE MALICE OF UNEARNED POWER."
Jim Harrison

GOD'S GIFT IN THE MIDST OF VIOLENCE

THE WORLD TREMBLES OUT OF CONTROL.
THE VIOLENCE BUILDS,
        SOME BY TERRORISM,
        SOME BY STATE GREED
                          DRESSED UP AS POLICY,
            VIOLENCE ON EVERY SIDE.

YOU, IN THE MIDST OF THE OUT-OF-CONTROL VIOLENCE.
    WE CONFESS YOU STEADFAST, LOYAL RELIABLE,
        BUT WE WONDER IF YOU YOURSELF ARE ENGAGED
                        IN BRUTALITY.
     WE CONFESS YOU TO BE GOVERNOR AND RULER,
         BUT WE WONDER IF YOU MANAGE.

WE IN THE MIDST OF OUT-OF-CONTROL VIOLENCE,
         WE IN GREAT FAITH,
         WE IN DEEP VOCATIONAL CALL,
         WE IN OUR SEVERAL ANXIETIES.
WE---ALONG SIDE YOU---IN THE TREMBLING.

THIS DAY WE PRAY FOR FREEDOM TO MOVE
               BEYOND FEAR TO CARING,
               BEYOND SELF TO NEIGHBOR,
               BEYOND PROTECTION TO GROWTH.
THAT WE MAY BE A SIGN OF STEADFASTNESS,
      THAT ANXIETY MAY NOT WIN THE DAY.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SAID, "DO NOT BE ANXIOUS."
AND NOW WE SUBMIT TO YOU.

Walter Brueggemann-Prayers for a Privileged People

THINGS THAT STRIKE ME AS ODD

• THAT OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE GIVEN TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES, AND A MAJORITY USED TO SUPPORT WAR. SUBTRACT MOST OF THIS MONEY, AND WE COULD AFFORD UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE AND FREE COLLEGE FOR THE DESERVING.
• THAT ANYONE WOULD READ THE BIBLE LITERALLY. READING A LOT OF IT LITERALLY MAKES NO SENSE. IT IS A FAIRLY WELL WRITTEN, CREATIVE NONFICTION STORY.
• THAT AMERICANS ELECT THE FOOLS THEY DO. I REALLY DON'T GET THIS.
• THAT PEOPLE CAN CHARGE WHATEVER THEY WANT, FOR HEALTHCARE, ELECTRICITY, INSURANCE, CARS, CELL PHONES, GARBAGE REMOVAL, AND WE HAPPILY PAY IT. 
• THAT WE TREAT RICH PEOPLE BETTER THAN WE DO POOR PEOPLE. 
• THAT POLICEMEN PATROL PLAYGROUNDS. I WOULD PREFER THEY NOT BE AROUND THE KIDS.
• THAT PEOPLE WORK HARD, SOMETIMES TWO OR THREE JOBS, AND STILL REMAIN BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.
• THAT WE ARE ALLOWING THE NEWS MEDIA TO BE DOMINATED BY A FEW COMPANIES.
• THAT WE WOULD GO TO CHURCH AND PRAY FOR POOR PEOPLE RATHER THAN HELP THEM. 
• I, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY WE HAVEN'T THROWN TRUMP OUT OF OFFICE YET. THIS STRIKES ME AS ESPECIALLY ODD.

IMAGINE

                   * EVERYONE HAVING A PLACE TO LIVE.
                   * NO ONE GOING TO BED HUNGRY.
                   * GETTING ADEQUATE HEALTHCARE WHEN YOU NEED IT.
                   * PEACE BEING MORE OF A PRIORITY THAN WAR.
                   * EVERYONE HAVING MEANINGFUL WORK.
                   * EDUCATION BEING FREE FROM K-16.
                   * BEING ABLE TO RETIRE AFTER 30 YRS. OF WORK.
                   * PLACING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS ABOVE PROFIT.
                   * A LIVING WAGE BEING PAID TO ALL WORKERS.
                   * NO ONE PERSON OR FAMILY BEING ABLE TO ACCUMULATE OVER                                      25 MILLION DOLLARS IN ASSETS.  
                   * WE HAVE PUBLIC SERVANTS, NOT BOUGHT AND PAID FOR POLITICIANS.
                   * WE ONCE IMAGINED THE ELECTRIC LIGHT-BULB, OR GOING TO THE                                  MOON, OR TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER FROM A
                      DISTANCE.   IMAGINE THAT.