At 36, I'm sick of people participating in the glory and the triumphs but not in the hard work. Ante up or get out of the game!
I have been finding catharsis in my purging journey of late. It's been alot of built up baggage and pain sometimes, but it's been worth it. Do I really need this piece of furniture? Why am I holding onto this shirt if it makes me feel fat and ugly? What is the purpose of keeping this book - did I enjoy reading it? Will I want to read it again?
I have been going through the same process in my head with some of the people in my life too...nothing has been verbalized yet. I haven't decided how I want to proceed...but if I'm being cathartic...why not go all the way?
The cards are on the table...I've seen your raise, and I'm calling your bluff. Shut up and put your money where your mouth is!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes by the way!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Down with Seafood!!!
Okay, this won't really impact me since I'm allergic to seafood, and I'm sorry to the members of my family that enjoy it, but my new strategy is going to be to introduce a bill that would make catching, serving or merely eating seafood illegal.
The "Moral Majority" or the "Christian Right" is putting my rights on the voting block and telling America that the Bible says Homosexuality is a sin, and that we homosexuals aren't deserving of the same rights and protections as everyone else. They frequently reference Leviticus as their claim that homosexuality is against God. (even though, it should be pointed out that God is about love, but we won't go there.)
In that same book, Leviticus, comes the verse: “Anything living in the water that does not have fins or scales is to be detestable to you” (Leviticus 11:12) If we are to believe the Moral Majority and the Christian Right and are citing Leviticus as our rule of law, then, seriously, let's have at it! If we, truly are waging wars against the sin and depravity in this nation, then let's wage that war against all of it. Seafood is out! Sorry. Simply has to go! Hope you aren't too attached to those lobsters - you simply can't eat them!
I say we put it to a vote. Let's make it a referendum, state by state to take seafood off of America's table! Let's kick the crap out of anyone who eats it. Caught leaving a seafood restaurant? Well, you will have to worry that the angry mob is going to move in, call you a seafood lover and kick the crap out of you so badly you're left in the intensive care unit. Your family and friends, crying by your bedside will utter the same old statements we hear all the time, he was a good boy, going about his life, he just wanted a little seafood, he shouldn't have to die because of that.
And they'd be correct. You shouldn't have to die because you love seafood (unless, of course you're as allergic as I am, but, that my friends is for another blog). You shouldn't have to worry that you might be beat up by an angry mob leaving a seafood restaurant or a sushi bar. You shouldn't have Bible verses thrown in your face daily and be told you're a sinner.
You know what, neither should I. Neither should my friends. If we are going to really use the Bible as our platform, then let's use it as they say we should, as the rule of law for our life. We don't get to pick and chose the parts we like anymore. That's not how the game is played.
We either take all of it as "law" or we accept that it is a book that was written as a guideline for living life, as life existed, centuries ago. If we are willing to admit that times and attitudes have changed about seafood, then, we must be willing to admit that times and attitudes are changing about other things in the Bible, and then not cart out the same old crap as a defense for our fears of difference. We must not pick and chose. It's all or nothing, and I'm sorry, but that means your teenage daughter can be sold into slavery at an early age and any woman that commits adultery is getting stoned in the town square.
If you don't think I should be voting on your right to put seafood on your table, stop telling people that they can vote on my right to love! I don't care what you do in your kitchen - why the F#@K should you care what I do in my bedroom????!!!!!???
Down with Seafood! It will be easier for me to order at restaurants from now on, with no worry about cross-contamination from that pesky seafood.
The "Moral Majority" or the "Christian Right" is putting my rights on the voting block and telling America that the Bible says Homosexuality is a sin, and that we homosexuals aren't deserving of the same rights and protections as everyone else. They frequently reference Leviticus as their claim that homosexuality is against God. (even though, it should be pointed out that God is about love, but we won't go there.)
In that same book, Leviticus, comes the verse: “Anything living in the water that does not have fins or scales is to be detestable to you” (Leviticus 11:12) If we are to believe the Moral Majority and the Christian Right and are citing Leviticus as our rule of law, then, seriously, let's have at it! If we, truly are waging wars against the sin and depravity in this nation, then let's wage that war against all of it. Seafood is out! Sorry. Simply has to go! Hope you aren't too attached to those lobsters - you simply can't eat them!
I say we put it to a vote. Let's make it a referendum, state by state to take seafood off of America's table! Let's kick the crap out of anyone who eats it. Caught leaving a seafood restaurant? Well, you will have to worry that the angry mob is going to move in, call you a seafood lover and kick the crap out of you so badly you're left in the intensive care unit. Your family and friends, crying by your bedside will utter the same old statements we hear all the time, he was a good boy, going about his life, he just wanted a little seafood, he shouldn't have to die because of that.
And they'd be correct. You shouldn't have to die because you love seafood (unless, of course you're as allergic as I am, but, that my friends is for another blog). You shouldn't have to worry that you might be beat up by an angry mob leaving a seafood restaurant or a sushi bar. You shouldn't have Bible verses thrown in your face daily and be told you're a sinner.
You know what, neither should I. Neither should my friends. If we are going to really use the Bible as our platform, then let's use it as they say we should, as the rule of law for our life. We don't get to pick and chose the parts we like anymore. That's not how the game is played.
We either take all of it as "law" or we accept that it is a book that was written as a guideline for living life, as life existed, centuries ago. If we are willing to admit that times and attitudes have changed about seafood, then, we must be willing to admit that times and attitudes are changing about other things in the Bible, and then not cart out the same old crap as a defense for our fears of difference. We must not pick and chose. It's all or nothing, and I'm sorry, but that means your teenage daughter can be sold into slavery at an early age and any woman that commits adultery is getting stoned in the town square.
If you don't think I should be voting on your right to put seafood on your table, stop telling people that they can vote on my right to love! I don't care what you do in your kitchen - why the F#@K should you care what I do in my bedroom????!!!!!???
Down with Seafood! It will be easier for me to order at restaurants from now on, with no worry about cross-contamination from that pesky seafood.
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