Pepsi Vs. Coke:What Else Makes God, God? (Part 3 of 5)
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How about ultimate creative source as a God attribute?I’m A Hero…Sortof…
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Your Score: Sylar
You scored 29 Idealism, 58 Nonconformity, 62 Nerdiness
Congratulation, you’re Sylar, the artist formerly known as Gabriel Gray! You are a seriously nerdy person with an enormous desire to be different, and to be recognized for it. As long as you don’t go eating brains, this doesn’t have to be a bad thing at all. You’re ambitious, intelligent, tenacious, and unique.Your best quality: Panache
Your worst quality: An obsessive desire for recognition and power
| Link: The Heroes Personality Test written by freedomdegrees with a Hat Tip to Kev and MCF |
Pepsi vs. Coke:What Makes God, God? (Part 2 of 5)
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What are some requirements for a god? I mean, honestly just some throw-down requirements?Powerful, someone might say.
Pepsi Versus Coke? (Part 1 of 5)
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Now some people might think that I’m just an overbearing jerk for going into an institution and judging what they believe and that may very well be a personal weakness of mine. After all, who am I to look at what other people believe and say it’s wrong? Really, isn’t religion just like a matter of personal taste: sort of like Pepsi versus Coke?Exposed To Christian Science
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The Christian Science Headquarters was incredibly impressive with its towering Corinthian columns or its courtyard consisting of rectangular(ish) columns decorated with a huge glass light bulb whose lights would reflect off the large and silent pool that culminated in a public fountain. Around the bend sat an impressive building with a waterfall wall softly cascading into a 2 inch pool over black granite creating this highly modern architectural statement made more impressive by the constant Mary Baker Eddy quotes.Boston Is Lovely
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Since we were on such good terms, I decided to let Boston do her thing. She made sure the weather was clear to allow a nice flight and she decided to allow some decent temperature to make the visit even more enjoyable. Encouraged, I went for a walk and she decided to show me her best side which is very hard to describe.Read the rest of this entry »
Given To Fly
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Last year, around this time (but I didn’t post about it), I was boarding a small, seemingly antique propeller-powered plane after being stuck in way-too-modern airport for roughly 10 hours waiting for Boston weather to clear up. My brother, flying in from Jersey, was in the same predicament but his airport had the benefit (spelled luxury) of major airlines, various flights and nice planes.Not that I enjoy flying to begin with. It’s a superpower that I would do poorly with; never going higher than four feet and that with much trepidation. Plus, with all my reading I would know that my super power (and the plane) is likely to fail the first five minutes of flight or the five minutes before landing.
Statistically more people die in car accidents but the fact is that most people also walk away from fender benders: can’t say the same thing for planes. And it’s not like I fear dying, it’’s the whole plummeting to earth at several hundred miles per hour bit that rattles me.
So, when I was finally en-route to Boston, with wide eyes and clenched fists I noted every detail: the rattling of the plane; the absurd volume of the propellers; the wind and rain being pulverized by spinning and the uncomfortable tightness between the seats; and I decided two things.
One: Next time I ride with noise reduction headphones (check).
Two: 2007, I’m flying from D.C. via a major airline. (double check).
Joe’s Corner
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I love home remodeling although thus far I don’t have any concept of how to do it. I mean, I have the concepts in my head but I’m sure if I put my mind to it, and if my wife (maybe foolishly) supports such an outlandish endeavor, I can (probably) do all right with it.But my buddy Joe has gall, support and the know-how to tackle just about any project even if on the outset he doesn’t have all the details: this dude is the man. Here’s a couple of pics from his home renovation project.
The first couple of shots is what he did with his kitchen: gutted and renovated. The next set is making the unused and almost inaccessible attic space into a lounge for baby toys, television, music equipment and all around relaxation fun: basically more living space. Enjoy
The Return
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It’s been over a year since the war started. At this point I’m not quite sure when it started (was it the incursion into my open kitchen, was it the mowing under their Dogwood…who knows) but I do know that the escalation has been steady.Nothing was outside of our purview for battle: they launched a scorched earth campaign and I engaged in chemical warfare. No enemies were taken.
Before the winter I made it a point to fortify the grounds outside the home, placing seed and fertilizer. I demanded that the Bugs give up their positions and move on and all I received in return was a tiny handwritten note which I imagine says “Nuts.”.
With the Spring thaw, hostilities were rekindled and it was only realized upon mowing the lawn. My mower kept hitting ridge after ridge and I thought it was rocks until I pulled back and saw rivers of burrowed Earth throughout the lawn.
Moles, they’ve unearthed the Moles.
8 Random Things
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Doug did it and Rebecca did it, so I’m doing it: with that sort of company I have no choice. It’s 8 random things about me so you do it to if you want.- Although my fulltime job pays me to work from home (cushy) and my freelance pays me to work from home (also cushy) my part time job pays me to stand behind a desk and fix computers.
- I joke about it a lot but I really do want to be a Jedi. With a lightsaber.
- When my wife was in labor with our second, the doctors said there was plenty of time for me to get breakfast. I made it back just in time to be the only person in the room as my daughter’s head popped out.
- I’ve read the Lord of the Rings every year since I was thirteen; that’s tapered down since having kids. Now it’s only every other year.
- I use a pseudonym for writing fiction.
- You may think eating an entire pie of New York pizza is a lot, but I assure you it is not.
- MCF and I worked on a comic concept together but it ended when our dreams were dashed against the sharp rocks of reality.
- I have this mark on my neck that was the result of a bug bite. I call it The Stain as a call back to Herbert’s Dune and then silently hope that I may be the Kwisatch Haderach.
