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Post by pegasus on Mar 11, 2013 7:50:16 GMT -7
It's good to see you here. Is this going to be a regular occurance?
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Post by pegasus on Mar 11, 2013 8:07:52 GMT -7
Worship of Tools Day Good morning my friends It's back to gloom and doom but with a change - forecast for rain not snow. So maybe spring will come early after all?? You know it's a slow news day when the lead story refers to a Nostradamus prediction. Doomsayers and conspiracy theorists have gathered because an ancient predicition - this next pope will be the last. Supposedly Malachy O'Morgair, the 12th century Archbishop of Ireland had a strange dream on a visit to Rome. He “saw” all the names of the future popes – complete with identifying characteristics – who would rule the church until the end of time. His "Prophecy of the Popes" named enedict XVI as the 111th - and penultimate - pope. “There is no historical foundation at all to St. Malachy’s list,” said Roberto Rusconi, professor of the History of Christianity at Rome’s University. “Malachy’s gift was to make other people believe in his predictions.” But Malachy’s last pope – who will soon be elected – is described this way: “in extreme persecution, the seat of the Holy Roman Church will be occupied by Peter the Roman…” While none of the Italian Cardinals are called Peter, one favorite to become Pope is Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana. And then approx. 400 years later, Nostradamus, the 16th century French astrologer and seer, predicted much the same as Malachy. Nostradamus warned that the next-to-last pope would “flee Rome in December when the great comet is seen in the daytime.” The Comet ISON, with its 40,000 mile-long tail, has been visible the past couple months as Benedict prepared to abdicate and leave Rome for his temporary home in Castel Gandolfo. And just hours after Benedict announced he would abdicate, a bolt of lightning struck St. Peter’s Basilica, the very heart of Christianity.
"Dum, de dum dum." Now is a perfect time for the latest "the end of the world is near" prophet to arise. "Dum, de hum dum, dum." Thought for Today: "Everybody should have an equal chance -- but they shouldn't have a flying start." --Harold Wilson (1916-1995) British politician and prime minister.
Dramatic Style iris
Have a manageable Monday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 11, 2013 16:18:52 GMT -7
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 11, 2013 16:19:30 GMT -7
It's good to see you here. Is this going to be a regular occurance? I hope so Peg.
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 12, 2013 0:33:29 GMT -7
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Post by pegasus on Mar 12, 2013 9:18:59 GMT -7
Good morning who. I hope things are going well for you today.
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 12, 2013 22:22:40 GMT -7
Hi peg, things went very well thank you.
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Post by pegasus on Mar 13, 2013 10:27:47 GMT -7
who This really should be good afternoon but I thoroughly overslept this a.m. I hope you had a good day.
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Post by pegasus on Mar 13, 2013 10:34:11 GMT -7
GOOD SAMARITAN INVOLVEMENT DAY Good afternoon my friends It's still gloomy but today the forecast is for snow. In other words, it's getting progressively colder. <<shudder>> “Habemus Papam.” The Vatican proto-Cardinal-deacon Jean-Louis Tauran, a Vatican diplomat from Bordeaux, France, made the announcement "We have a pope" after only 5 ballots, the shortest voting period in over 100 years.. He is Jorge Maria Bergoglio, Bishop of Argentina, the first non-European pope (since the first pope, Peter) . Also another first - he has taken the name Francis I after St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of the poor. It fits him. He moved out of the cardinal palace, dismissed his private driver, moved into a small apartment in Buenos Aires, and took the bus to work every day. By living like this, he allowed anyone to approach him without ceremony. He could very well be an extraordinary Pope. Bravo cardinals. You did your job well.
Earlier today we had another horrifying shooting in upstate New York in tow villages in Herkimer County near Utica, NY. Four have been killed and two wounded by a gunman on a shooting spree at a car wash and barber shop . It is believed that the suspect, Kurt Myers, had earlier set fire to his home. And so the deaths by gunfire go on with little being done to stop it. I don't ever want to hear another word out of the NRA, lobbyists for the gun industry. If it weren't for them, maybe we would have a chance of getting some really tough laws against easy access to guns. Thought for Today: "One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done." --Marie Curie (1867-1934) 2-time Novel Prize-winning Polish-born French physicist and chemist,
Early Girl bearded iris
Have a whimsical Wednesday
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Post by pegasus on Mar 15, 2013 11:51:28 GMT -7
Freedom of Information Day Good afternoon my friends and all the newbies. I'm sure you will enjoy it here. Another day like yesterday, gloomy with snow flurries, but slightly warmer with temp in the mid 30s. Today I had my follow up visit to the doctor. The check up went well, as far as it went. I had blood work done and the results won't be ready until tomorrow. My blood pressure was 129/74 and oxygen intake 92%, my weight steady (no gain or loss). So uness somethig pops up with the blood work, I won't be back to the doc's untl September for my yearly physical and early flu shot. The head of an American Indian tribe in Michigan signed a law approving same-sex marriage, then immediately wed a gay couple who had been together for 30 years. Good for them. Any couple who has been together for 30 years deserves to be recognized as a married couple. Maybe some other Native American tribes will follow suit. Maryland will be 18th state to ban the death penalty. From the headlines we see almost every day, I don't see any signs that the death penalty has stopped anyone from committing murder of any type. And to my mind, the death penalthy is only a collective act of murder. #reading#Thought for Today: "Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms." --Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) 7th President of the United States
Beautiful Vision bearded iris
TGIF
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Post by pegasus on Mar 17, 2013 7:33:06 GMT -7
St. Patrick's Day Good afternoon my friends It snowed about an inch last night but it's supposed to become partly cloudy later today. I certainly hope so. The first day of spring is this week and these temps in the 20s don't hack it!! Juvenile court Judge Thomas Lipps in the Steubenville rape case of a drunken and unconscious 16-year-old girl has found the two high school football stars guilty. I can't help wondering if the verdict would have been the same if it had been a jury trial, especially with the fact the two on trial were stars of the local football team? How much more would have been blamed on the girl for her drunkenness and she would have been the one put on trial before a local jury.
It's March Madness time and today is Selection Sunday when the brackets for the NCAA tournament will be announced. I think Kansas, Gonzaga, Louisville and Miami will get the four #1 slots. But I'll be rooting for Syracuse!!
Thought for Today: "It's impossible to move, to live, to operate at any level without leaving traces, bits, seemingly meaningless fragments of personal information." --William Gibson (b. 1948) American writer of science fiction
Baby Blessed bearded iris
I hope you are having a significent Sunday
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Post by whocanibe on Mar 18, 2013 0:24:56 GMT -7
Good morning from a very cold but dry Chiswick.
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Post by pegasus on Mar 18, 2013 8:21:35 GMT -7
Good morning from a very cold but dry Chiswick. And a very good morning to you. We're cold and dry too but the forecast is for snow, sleet and freezing rain.
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Post by pegasus on Mar 19, 2013 8:06:11 GMT -7
Poultry Day Good afternoon my friends It snowed over night a couple of inches and we're supposed to get another inch today. And tomorrow is the vernal equinox and the 1st day of spring? Did you watch Dancing With the Stars last night? I missed the first hour but caught the 2nd. Who are these judges? They looked and acted more like bullies than judges. I don't think I'll be watching any more of this season's programs. You can critique a performance wtthout inflicting pain and humiliation. This morning I watched the first part of the Pope's installation but the boring Latin chanting got to me and I turned it off. I hope that this pope will modernize the church and reform the Curia, which needs it badly. If it's more of the same ol' same ol', I'm afraid the Catholic Church will lose even more relevance to the 21st century. Thought for Today "Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day.” --William Allingham (1824-1889) Irish man of lettesr and poet.
Badlands bearded iris
Have a truly grand Tuesday
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Post by pegasus on Mar 21, 2013 6:58:47 GMT -7
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination Good morning my friends It's a sunny morning but snow prdicted for later today, but it is COLD with temps in the low 20s, about 20 degrees below normal for this time of the year. I wonder whatever happened to global warming? Well, what do youknow? The US Senate has passed a bill that will fund the federal government through the end of the fiscal year in September without any fanfare. Now it goes to the House. I hope that it does the same. The real March Madness begins today. I've picked Louisville, Georgetown, Indiana and Wisconsin as my Final 4 with Louisville and Indiana playing in the championship game. Louisville wins. In the meantime and for the forseeable future, Syracuse is facing "major" NCAA violations, part of an investigation that has been going on for “years,” An investigation that has been going on for years? Are you kidding? www.kolobok.us/smiles/standart/scare.gif[/img Thought for Today: "Words can sting like anything, but silence breaks the heart." --Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978) American author and 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet.
Baja Blue bearded iris
Have a transportingly inspiring Thursday
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