Friday, January 23, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Nice job Connor...
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1tzgw_be-when-the-president-talks-to-god_music
When the president talks to GodAre the conversations brief or long?
Does he ask to rape our women’s rights
And send poor farm kids off to die?
Does God suggest an oil hike
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Are the consonants all hard or soft?
Is he resolute all down the line?
Is every issue black or white
?Does what God say ever change his mind
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Does he fake that drawl or merely nod?
Agree which convicts should be killed?
Where prisons should be built and filled?
Which voter fraud must be concealed
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
I wonder which one plays the better cop
We should find some jobs. the ghetto's broke
No, they're lazy, George, I say we don't
Just give 'em more liquor stores and dirty coke
That's what God recommends
When the president talks to God
Do they drink near beer and go play golf
While they pick which countries to invade
Which Muslim souls still can be saved?
I guess god just calls a spade a spade
When the president talks to God
When the president talks to God
Does he ever think that maybe he's not?
That that voice is just inside his head
When he kneels next to the presidential bed
Does he ever smell his own bullshit
When the president talks to God?
I doubt it
I doubt it
When the president talks to GodAre the conversations brief or long?
Does he ask to rape our women’s rights
And send poor farm kids off to die?
Does God suggest an oil hike
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Are the consonants all hard or soft?
Is he resolute all down the line?
Is every issue black or white
?Does what God say ever change his mind
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
Does he fake that drawl or merely nod?
Agree which convicts should be killed?
Where prisons should be built and filled?
Which voter fraud must be concealed
When the president talks to God?
When the president talks to God
I wonder which one plays the better cop
We should find some jobs. the ghetto's broke
No, they're lazy, George, I say we don't
Just give 'em more liquor stores and dirty coke
That's what God recommends
When the president talks to God
Do they drink near beer and go play golf
While they pick which countries to invade
Which Muslim souls still can be saved?
I guess god just calls a spade a spade
When the president talks to God
When the president talks to God
Does he ever think that maybe he's not?
That that voice is just inside his head
When he kneels next to the presidential bed
Does he ever smell his own bullshit
When the president talks to God?
I doubt it
I doubt it
Monday, January 5, 2009
Thoughts on taking sides from Thich Nhat Hanh...
"If we take one side, we can't fulfill our task of reconciliation in order to being about peace.
Are there people who can be in touch with both Israelis and Palestinians, Pakistanis and Indians, black and white? Without them, the situation gets worse. There must be people who can get in touch with both sides, understanding the suffering of each, and telling each side about the other. We need people who can help bring meditation and reconciliation to nations in conflict. Can Americans be more than Americans? Can we be people who understand deeply the suffering of both sides? Can we being the message of reconciliation?"
something to think about...
Are there people who can be in touch with both Israelis and Palestinians, Pakistanis and Indians, black and white? Without them, the situation gets worse. There must be people who can get in touch with both sides, understanding the suffering of each, and telling each side about the other. We need people who can help bring meditation and reconciliation to nations in conflict. Can Americans be more than Americans? Can we be people who understand deeply the suffering of both sides? Can we being the message of reconciliation?"
something to think about...
Friday, January 2, 2009
So this is the new year... again...
We had a lovely ringing in of the new year over at the boys with lots of really great company. The boys, Kelly and I, jy's sister, Kelly's cousin, Heather and Brain T.G., Jed and Hannah H.D., Patience and John and then Aaron, Ben, and Kristin.
We danced a lot... drank a lot... laughed a lot... danced some more... had a cheers to the new year, new us.
The girls and I have put a list of new years resolutions on the fridge... things like try more recipes, make dill rice, plant basil/ garlic, love people better, fuck body image concerns, drink more water, laugh more. Those kind of resolutions are fun... and attainable.
If you are looking to take a stand against the violence in Gaza here is how...
January 2-5, 2009
Protests against attacks on Gaza
Friday, January 2, 2009, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Protest Israel's Massacre of Gazans. Ohio Statehouse (Broad St. & High St., Downtown Columbus). For more information contact : Wendy Ake @ 614-595-8650 or wendy.ake@gmail.com. Parking available at meters on streets surrounding Statehouse and parking garage underneath Statehouse Building. Statehouse Parking garage can be accessed from 3rd Street or State Street.
>br? January 2, 2009, 2:30 PM. Cleveland Ohio Protest. Contact Khaled Alabaddi for more info 216-374-7625.
Friday, January 2, 2009, 6:00 PM. Women in Black Vigil. End the vicious cycle of violence!! Bridge on Lane Ave. (West of High St.) Silent vigil (no speakers). Please bring candles and wear some black in mourning for victims of violence. Everyone welcome. For carpooling or more information, contact Connie – 614-531-4146.
Sunday, January 4, 2009, 5:00 PM. End Military Occupations Sunday Night Action. Location: 15th and N. High Street.
Monday, January 5, 2009, 4:30 PM. State of Ohio Public Action at Statehouse. begin gathering infront of it by 4:30pm by 5pm everyone should be there. This Public Action is for the entire state of Ohio and will be HUGE, so spread the word!!! For more information, contact cjp.at.osu@gmail.com6:00-7:00 PM. This vigil is dedicated to protesting the recent escalation of violent attacks on the Gaza Strip that have left nearly 300 people dead in a massacre carried out using U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons. More than 700 people, including women and children, have been injured in the attacks. Everyone is welcome – please wear some black. Bring a sign promoting the power of non-violence (or we will provide one) or expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza.
"promoting the power of non violence and expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza"
Doesn't get much better than that...
We danced a lot... drank a lot... laughed a lot... danced some more... had a cheers to the new year, new us.
The girls and I have put a list of new years resolutions on the fridge... things like try more recipes, make dill rice, plant basil/ garlic, love people better, fuck body image concerns, drink more water, laugh more. Those kind of resolutions are fun... and attainable.
If you are looking to take a stand against the violence in Gaza here is how...
January 2-5, 2009
Protests against attacks on Gaza
Friday, January 2, 2009, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Protest Israel's Massacre of Gazans. Ohio Statehouse (Broad St. & High St., Downtown Columbus). For more information contact : Wendy Ake @ 614-595-8650 or wendy.ake@gmail.com. Parking available at meters on streets surrounding Statehouse and parking garage underneath Statehouse Building. Statehouse Parking garage can be accessed from 3rd Street or State Street.
>br? January 2, 2009, 2:30 PM. Cleveland Ohio Protest. Contact Khaled Alabaddi for more info 216-374-7625.
Friday, January 2, 2009, 6:00 PM. Women in Black Vigil. End the vicious cycle of violence!! Bridge on Lane Ave. (West of High St.) Silent vigil (no speakers). Please bring candles and wear some black in mourning for victims of violence. Everyone welcome. For carpooling or more information, contact Connie – 614-531-4146.
Sunday, January 4, 2009, 5:00 PM. End Military Occupations Sunday Night Action. Location: 15th and N. High Street.
Monday, January 5, 2009, 4:30 PM. State of Ohio Public Action at Statehouse. begin gathering infront of it by 4:30pm by 5pm everyone should be there. This Public Action is for the entire state of Ohio and will be HUGE, so spread the word!!! For more information, contact cjp.at.osu@gmail.com6:00-7:00 PM. This vigil is dedicated to protesting the recent escalation of violent attacks on the Gaza Strip that have left nearly 300 people dead in a massacre carried out using U.S. taxpayer-funded weapons. More than 700 people, including women and children, have been injured in the attacks. Everyone is welcome – please wear some black. Bring a sign promoting the power of non-violence (or we will provide one) or expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza.
"promoting the power of non violence and expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza"
Doesn't get much better than that...
Monday, December 29, 2008
Pray for peace... act for peace
Along with being sick and tired of Christmas... I have been sick and tired of churches for awhile now.
Yesterday, the Columbus Mennonite church though really helped to snap me back into a more loving and peaceful mindset when it comes to churches. The last church service I went to, at a church I won't name, we heard about the mysteries of santa and the mystery of Christmas... keeping Jesus at the center of Christmas. Typical sermon, unfortunately, for this time of year. Hearing that message just added to my current annoyance of the american church who ignores the problems of the city and the world around them.
Well then yesterday... I heard the best message from the alter that I have ever heard in any church anywhere. They spoke of the mass slaughter in Gaza... the women telling of the hellish acts was in tears over it, confessing to the body that she has had violent thoughts towards those doing the slaughtering, tearfully asking us to pray the lords prayer with her, then had us meet her in the lobby to sign a petition begging for this mass murder to be stopped. They also spoke of the Matthew 25 way of meeting Jesus. A man spoke of meeting Jesus last week through a little boy with his shoes on the wrong feet from the west side of the city. Then again meeting Jesus through a little girl overseas affected with AIDS.
It really got me thinking... and comparing the last two messages I heard from two very different churches. I was sick to my stomach at the thought that a majority of churches in this country are speaking of the mysteries of santa from the pulpit and a minority of churches are speaking of the shit that really matters.
What matters is that there is unrest and violence all around us. Hundreds losing their lives in a mass slaughter in Gaza. Children being murdered by our government in Iraq. Innocent men being accused of being terrorists and in result being tortured to the point of insanity or even worse, death. My own friends in this very city sleeping outside in the freezing cold, being ignored by most of the city.
What doesn't matter is the mystery of santa... the mystery of Christmas... or building your church bigger.
Harsh, maybe. But seriously? Stop ignoring the horror of this world going on all around us. If you go to church every week and don't hear about what issues are currently ruining the city or the world you live in and what you can be doing to make a difference beyond writing a check then you should ask yourself what you are doing.
These two hands can only do so much.
"This is a disaster.... where the fuck are the rescue workers?"
Yesterday, the Columbus Mennonite church though really helped to snap me back into a more loving and peaceful mindset when it comes to churches. The last church service I went to, at a church I won't name, we heard about the mysteries of santa and the mystery of Christmas... keeping Jesus at the center of Christmas. Typical sermon, unfortunately, for this time of year. Hearing that message just added to my current annoyance of the american church who ignores the problems of the city and the world around them.
Well then yesterday... I heard the best message from the alter that I have ever heard in any church anywhere. They spoke of the mass slaughter in Gaza... the women telling of the hellish acts was in tears over it, confessing to the body that she has had violent thoughts towards those doing the slaughtering, tearfully asking us to pray the lords prayer with her, then had us meet her in the lobby to sign a petition begging for this mass murder to be stopped. They also spoke of the Matthew 25 way of meeting Jesus. A man spoke of meeting Jesus last week through a little boy with his shoes on the wrong feet from the west side of the city. Then again meeting Jesus through a little girl overseas affected with AIDS.
It really got me thinking... and comparing the last two messages I heard from two very different churches. I was sick to my stomach at the thought that a majority of churches in this country are speaking of the mysteries of santa from the pulpit and a minority of churches are speaking of the shit that really matters.
What matters is that there is unrest and violence all around us. Hundreds losing their lives in a mass slaughter in Gaza. Children being murdered by our government in Iraq. Innocent men being accused of being terrorists and in result being tortured to the point of insanity or even worse, death. My own friends in this very city sleeping outside in the freezing cold, being ignored by most of the city.
What doesn't matter is the mystery of santa... the mystery of Christmas... or building your church bigger.
Harsh, maybe. But seriously? Stop ignoring the horror of this world going on all around us. If you go to church every week and don't hear about what issues are currently ruining the city or the world you live in and what you can be doing to make a difference beyond writing a check then you should ask yourself what you are doing.
These two hands can only do so much.
"This is a disaster.... where the fuck are the rescue workers?"
Goodbye Christmas... at last
Kelly and I cleaned the apt today like mad women... in doing so we ripped down all the christmas decorations and it feels good to be back to normal.
Dad was in the hosptial over Christmas this year... so it was not a special christmas by any means and I am just glad it is all over. The Young and Reitz families were very good to me this year and I felt welcomed and loved like they were my own family. I even got a bottle of Baileys from kellys mom, along with a bunch of other presents from that family. It was lovely.
This year I was most thankful for unconventional family... something Jesus figured out long ago that I am just discovering... (one of the many things).
Dad was in the hosptial over Christmas this year... so it was not a special christmas by any means and I am just glad it is all over. The Young and Reitz families were very good to me this year and I felt welcomed and loved like they were my own family. I even got a bottle of Baileys from kellys mom, along with a bunch of other presents from that family. It was lovely.
This year I was most thankful for unconventional family... something Jesus figured out long ago that I am just discovering... (one of the many things).
Thursday, December 25, 2008
What a Christmas
Right now I feel like there is so much turbulence and hostility and violence and anger in my life... in my heart... and in my mind. It is really disheartening and terribly disturbing.
It feels really foreign and not feeling peace can be really ugly.
I wonder if, the more I let PEACE rule and reign in my heart, in my body, in my mind and in my spirit... I will react differently.
The more I let peace rule me the less I will react and the less I will fight and the less I will anger when I'm feeling hurt.
Feeling anger is an ugly ugly thing. But like my dear friend Thich says... acknowledge your anger. Let it know that you know it is there... that you see it... that you feel it. And let it know that you are going to take good care of it and nurture it. I wonder what made that man angry and even more how he thought to be so gentle to his anger. Gentleness is definitely not on my mind when I'm mad.
Maybe that is the problem. Maybe it should be.
Peace meditation, here I come.
In the words of my sister,
"Merry fucking Christmas"
It feels really foreign and not feeling peace can be really ugly.
I wonder if, the more I let PEACE rule and reign in my heart, in my body, in my mind and in my spirit... I will react differently.
The more I let peace rule me the less I will react and the less I will fight and the less I will anger when I'm feeling hurt.
Feeling anger is an ugly ugly thing. But like my dear friend Thich says... acknowledge your anger. Let it know that you know it is there... that you see it... that you feel it. And let it know that you are going to take good care of it and nurture it. I wonder what made that man angry and even more how he thought to be so gentle to his anger. Gentleness is definitely not on my mind when I'm mad.
Maybe that is the problem. Maybe it should be.
Peace meditation, here I come.
In the words of my sister,
"Merry fucking Christmas"
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