I posted this on my Facebook page on July 29.
Caught on the horns of a dilemma...literally. "The Spirit is willing but the flesh is weak". It's time for church: my spirit wants to go but my flesh would much rather stay home with my dogs and cats. What to do?
Kum & Go!!!!! Kum&Go gets me to church because I bribe my body with a 52 oz Coke Zero with 3 splashes of vanilla, and a blueberry muffin. Ole sinner body knows it will get its reward if it just cooperates. "I'm On My Way Up To Canaan Land", by way of Kum&Go.
I am so glad I was born for such a time as this!!!!!!!!! — in Rogers.
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Smackdown! Chick-fil-a vs. Starbucks
Don't you hate it when kids don't get along?
I don't share the anti-gay-marriage views of the president of Chick-fil-a, but I love the food, so I will not participate in a boycott of said restaurants. Hint: I also believe in freedom of speech.
Similarly, I am very fond of Starbucks coffee; I will definitely not boycott them, even though some evangelical Christians want to drive them out of business for giving financial support to pro-gay-marriage organizations. Again, I think I heard somewhere that the constitution protects the right of freedom of speech, and the Supreme Court just affirmed the right of corporations to give financial support to causes and politicians as their exercise of free speech.
Where does that leave me? I guess I won't boycott anyone, and I think that's the best practice for everyone.
To quote the late Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"
Perhaps I'll take a photo of myself with bags from Chick-fil-a and Starbucks.
I don't share the anti-gay-marriage views of the president of Chick-fil-a, but I love the food, so I will not participate in a boycott of said restaurants. Hint: I also believe in freedom of speech.
Similarly, I am very fond of Starbucks coffee; I will definitely not boycott them, even though some evangelical Christians want to drive them out of business for giving financial support to pro-gay-marriage organizations. Again, I think I heard somewhere that the constitution protects the right of freedom of speech, and the Supreme Court just affirmed the right of corporations to give financial support to causes and politicians as their exercise of free speech.
Where does that leave me? I guess I won't boycott anyone, and I think that's the best practice for everyone.
To quote the late Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?"
Perhaps I'll take a photo of myself with bags from Chick-fil-a and Starbucks.
Who and What Made You the Way You Are?
Sunday, I posted the following status on my Facebook page.
Who made you the way you are? Who contributed to your successes? In the article, "The Credit Illusion" in the New York Times, David Brooks looks at how our time of life effects how we might answer the credit question. This commentary is not about financial credit, but about life credit. As always, Brooks gets his point across using wit, wisdom, and impeccable writing style.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/opinion/brooks-the-credit-illusion.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share
Who made you the way you are? Who contributed to your successes? In the article, "The Credit Illusion" in the New York Times, David Brooks looks at how our time of life effects how we might answer the credit question. This commentary is not about financial credit, but about life credit. As always, Brooks gets his point across using wit, wisdom, and impeccable writing style.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/opinion/brooks-the-credit-illusion.html?_r=1&smid=fb-share
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