3/29/2011

Bizarre Foods: Pretty Much the Only Food That Andrew Won't Eat


I almost can't believe this. Okay, in this show Andrew goes around the world and eats all kinds of different food, and I mean all kinds. Some of the food he eats is just totally disgusting. Yet, what is one of the very few foods that he is disgusted by? I was definitely surprised.

3/26/2011

Using God's Name as a curse

Hearing people taking God's name in vain makes me sick. Grow up already! You're not being cool and you're not being smart. You're acting like a lowlife with absolutely no class, no morals. Surely, you can be better than that, right?

Daft Punk - Digital Love

3/22/2011

I'm so tired of sin. I'm so tired of a Godless world. Really, nothing matters but God.

Apple Seed


"Any fool can count the seeds in an apple. Only God can count the apples in a seed."

http://www.c28.com/shopping/productdetails.asp?recordid=209542&adid=st_PP&iid=284198

Help Spread Relief & the Gospel to Japan (c28)


from C28.com
Dear Friend,

Japan's devastating earthquakes and tsunami have left thousands of people in both great physical and spiritual need. While tragic, this may be the greatest opportunity ever to share the gospel of grace and truth found only through Jesus Christ with the people of Japan. Did you know that less than 1% of the Japanese population is Christian (Catholic/Protestant)? There is an evangelical Christian organization called CRASH (Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope) that deals with such disaster relief efforts. With every "Save Japan" shirt you purchase, we will donate $10 to CRASH. We must help those going through difficult times by attending to their temporary needs, as well as their eternal needs. "...'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.'" Matthew 25:40 Where our souls spend eternity is most important and CRASH will share the gospel with them in Jesus' name :-)

In His Grace,
Aurelio F. Barreto III, FOUNDER & CEO




http://www.c28.com/shopping/productdetails.asp?recordid=227051&adid=st_PP&iid=284198

3/19/2011

Perigee Moon

Perigee Moon (201103190001HQ)
The full moon is seen as it rises near the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, March 19, 2011, in Washington, D.C. The full moon tonight is called a "Super Perigee Moon" since it is at its closest to Earth in 2011. The last full moon so big and close to Earth occurred in March of 1993. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasahqphoto/5541053611/

3/17/2011

Searching for Significance

by Hollywood Connect

I’ve got a good friend who is a successful writer for television sitcoms. At an event one evening, a woman approached him and asked, “How can I help my young daughter to become a successful Hollywood writer?” In his characteristic wit doused in friendly sarcasm, my friend replied: “Withhold your love from her for the next ten years.”

One of the main reasons many creative people come to Hollywood – and this is at the same time rarely mentioned and rarely denied – is that they are looking for significance, a sense of actually mattering in and to this world. I’m sure that we could summon up a swarm of psychologists who would agree, asserting that many creative people, and especially performers, are driven by a need to fill the hole left by not feeling love or significance in their formative years – perhaps even from a mother or father, as my writer friend suggested.

And without going too far into the depths of pop psychology, it actually may be true. The search for the feeling of significance often motivates us artistic folks to perform – in our writing, our acting, our filmmaking, or whatever it is that we do creatively. That can even, at times, lead to noteworthy accomplishments in our artistic pursuits.

With that said, it’s important to keep in mind that it’s not our talents or abilities that actually make us significant in this life. To fall into the trap of thinking otherwise may or may not allow us to succeed in the world of creativity, but it will certainly leave us continuously chasing after a further sense of meaning. And that’s because the feeling of significance – like all emotions – comes and goes, and eventually fades away.

Ultimately, a significance that fades away is, in the grand scheme of things, insignificant. If we as humans and artists truly have significance, if we truly have meaning – and I’m convinced that we do – it’s because of something, or someone, much more abiding and permanent than any emotion we could have about ourselves.

One of the great schemes of the devil, in all his artful cunning, is to convince us to chase after that which we already have in abundance. So it is with significance: We already have more of it than we know how to wield, and yet our wholehearted pursuit of it drives us toward all sorts of achievement and folly.

I will suggest here, and you’re free to provide evidence to the contrary if you’re able, that you will not become more significant by selling that script you’re writing, or landing that lead role, or directing a feature film, or any other artistic accomplishment that delivers applause or celebrity.

When it comes down to it, we must remember this: We don’t have significance because we are artistic; we are artistic because we have significance. The spotlight does not bring more significance; it only illuminates what is already there.

If we can grasp that fact, it will change who we are as people and why we do what we do as artists.

All my best,

Shun Lee
Actor & Writer

© 2011. All rights reserved.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

The First St. Patrick's Day Parade

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

Over the next 35 years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums.

In 1848, several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their parades to form one New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. Today, that parade is the world 's oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States, with over 150,000 participants.

Each year, nearly three million people line the 1.5-mile parade route to watch the procession, which takes more than five hours. Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Savannah also celebrate the day with parades involving between 10,000 and 20,000 participants.

No Irish Need Apply

Up until the mid-19th century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to a million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.

However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America.

Wearing Green Around the World


Today, St. Patrick's Day is celebrated by people of all backgrounds in the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick's Day has been celebrated in other locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia.

In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick's Day has traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in 1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use St. Patrick's Day as an opportunity to drive tourism and showcase Ireland to the rest of the world. Last year, close to one million people took part in Ireland 's St. Patrick's Festival in Dublin, a multi-day celebration featuring parades, concerts, outdoor theater productions and fireworks shows.

The Chicago River on St. Patrick's Day

Chicago is famous for a somewhat peculiar annual event: dyeing the Chicago River green. The tradition started in 1962, when city pollution-control workers used dyes to trace illegal sewage discharges and realized that the green dye might provide a unique way to celebrate the holiday. That year, they released 100 pounds of green vegetable dye into the river—enough to keep it green for a week!

Today, in order to minimize environmental damage, only 40 pounds of dye are used, making the river green for only several hours. Although Chicago historians claim their city's idea for a river of green was original, some Savannah natives believe the idea originated in their town. They point out that, in 1961, Savannah mayor Tom Woolley had plans for a green river. Due to rough waters on March 17, the experiment failed, and Savannah never attempted to dye its river again.

“St. Patrick's Day.” 2011. The History Channel website. Mar 17 2011, 7:40 http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day.
Happy St. Patrick's Day !

Avalon - People Get Ready (Jesus Is Coming)


Lord Im ready now
Im waiting for Your triumphant return
Youre coming so soon
This world has nothing for me
I find my peace and joy solely in You
Only in You
I want the world to see that
Youre alive and living well in me
Let me be a part of the harvest
For the days are few
Hes coming soon

People get ready Jesus is comin
Soon well be going home
People get ready Jesus is coming
To take from the world His own

There will be a day
When we will be divided right and left
For those who know Him
And those who do not know
Those who know Him well
Will meet Him in the air
Hallelujah
God is with us
Those who do not know
They will hear "Depart, I knew you not"
For my friends you see
There will be a day when well be counted
So know Him well, know Him well

People get ready Jesus is comin
Soon well be going home
People get ready Jesus is coming
To take from the world His own
People get ready Jesus is comin
Soon well be going home
People get readyJesus is coming
To take from the world His own

3/16/2011

Billy Ray Cyrus & His Family


Photo: © 2011 Billboard. All rights reserved. For personal, non-commercial use only.

(February 2011)

The original GQ interview where Billy Ray laments about his family.
http://www.gq.com/entertainment/celebrities/201103/billy-ray-cyrus-mr-hannah-montana-miley?currentPage=1

Link source GQ © 2011 Condé Nast Digital. All rights reserved. For personal, non-commercial use only.

Update (March 2011)

Billy Ray Cyrus: I Called Off My Divorce
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20474605,00.html

Miley Cyrus' Mom: Our Family Is Stronger Than Ever
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20475228,00.html

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H.E.A.L. - Heal Yourself


90's collaboration of rappers sing about H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies). Featuring Big Daddy Kane, Freddy Fox, L.L. Cool J, Harmony, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, KRS 1, Kid Capri, Ms. Melody, Run DMC and Jam Master Jay.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

¡Esta Fue Tu Vida!