Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Lordy (makes note to self to avoid that particular area).
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They're no problem.
Except during Rumspringa.
Balthazzar
N. Germanic Descent
Two things I was informed to never talk about: Politics and religion, so I don't .... except in places like these. I figure people are capable enough to figure out their own paths, and I'm not content to stand as an idle arm. I get active with my faith. It's like I live it and some people don't even acknowledge this about me. I suppose because I never speak about it ... except in places like these.
I'm a full time student, full time practitioner, and full-time truth oriented individual who, well ... gets bored. I like heavy metal music, dark clothes, and solitude. Maybe I'm a goth Christian or maybe I'm something else. I'm the Donnie and Marie of the religious world, I guess. A little country, a little rock and roll, with heavy metal influences.
There, I feel all exposed now.
I'm a full time student, full time practitioner, and full-time truth oriented individual who, well ... gets bored. I like heavy metal music, dark clothes, and solitude. Maybe I'm a goth Christian or maybe I'm something else. I'm the Donnie and Marie of the religious world, I guess. A little country, a little rock and roll, with heavy metal influences.
There, I feel all exposed now.
I relate to this... though I'm not Christian, and there's certainly no country music for me...
Well... I didn't want to be the one to tell you to pull up your pants...
Balthazzar
N. Germanic Descent
It's not my pants I was concerned about. We wear masks sometimes. I'm a religious man. I'm a rebellious religious man. I'm a faithful rebellious religious man. I'm a faithful rebellious religious man who enjoys politics and hashing things out ... A good battle every now and then, helps fortify the soul.
Life's a battle. We're on the battlefield. We're on the stage and our lives are in the balance.
I know your pants hadn't actually fallen, I was being silly.
I was thinking this morning...
The Gita was given to Arjuna when he refused to fight.
It was inappropriate for him to refuse to fight; he was a warrior. It was what he was meant to do. Instead of fighting on the field, he chose to 'fight'(argue with) Krishna about not wanting to fight.
But, if he hadn't gotten all soft for a moment, Krishna could not have given him the Gita.
Maybe being obstinate isn't a failing, maybe its all part of the plan.
Truthseeker
Non-debating member when I can help myself
Yes, I lived in Xenia when the great Xenia tornado came through in 1974. However, at the time the tornado hit my parents and I went to Dayton to service the Toyota. My younger brother Lloyd was still at the house. We were surprised when we were coming back that there was a traffic jam, and we could only enter Xenia by one route. One guy directing traffic was yelling at people like he was upset about something. Ambulances raced by us. We went on the route that went by the Arrowhead development, and I started seeing damaged roofs. Soon I was seeing houses with only the cement foundation left. I was shocked. I was calculating in my head from what I could see of the path of the tornado whether it had hit the Parsonage next to the Quaker church. My father was the Minister there at the time. It appeared to me that the path would miss it. It did miss the church and parsonage. About two blocks away there was total carnage. About 36 died that day. I was surprised it was only about 36. It passed though close to downtown Xenia. The courthouse with the clock was still there. The damage was not far from that.
One reason that not more than 36 died is that it hit most of the schools, it was a school day, but it hit after the kids had gone home. My mother was a schoolteacher then, so that really limited her options in her profession.