Uplifting

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
~ Colossians 1:16

...Which means he created murder, Islam, ISIS, Christianity, the Crusades, death, rape, babies dying days after they were born, satan, cancer, etc...Sounds like a real piece of shit.

Why would you believe in something imaginary, that created all things in life, including the aforementioned evils? Oh, because you are scared to die.

Phox

These guys are big time with me right now. Great vocals, nice mix of instrumentation (I mean they have a banjo player and a bass player who plays the clarinet as well), and they are all very talented musicians.

Check out this live performance -

Religious Question

So, let's assume you believe in the Bible. First off, why do you pick and choose what to follow and abide by when it is supposed to be the word of God? For instance, most folks in modern Christian society don't stone adulterers, and they allow their women to teach in the classroom, and allow them to walk around without their heads covered. But, there are tons of folks out there who stick to their guns about homosexuality.

Second, and my main question - let's say you believe in heaven and hell. I personally think that is extremely wishful thinking. I wish it was true, but it seems way to unfathomable in my mind. OK, so you believe in it. You die and you are my brother or sister, and you ascend into heaven. You're having an amazing time up there next to God and other family members, but Brother Andrew is missing. He became an atheist and ended up burning in hell for eternity. Does God simply erase your mind that I ever existed? If heaven is love, then wouldn't you want to experience the love of your relatives in that place? If I was absent it would seem to damper the spirit of the place if you knew that I was being tortured by Satan for eternity. I know that if I was on an amazing vacation in New Zealand, and I was hiking, and enjoying the scenery, soaking up nature, and having the time of my life. then suddenly I happened to hear that my brother was just captured by Mexican drug cartel, and was being tortured slowly, then it would put a giant damper on my vacation.

I could go on and on about the theory of heaven and hell, but I'll save that for another day. It seems to me that a God who wants to be worshiped so much that he's willing to torture someone for eternity for not paying attention to him seems maniacal. What if that person was the kindest, most altruistic, loving, and compassionate person on the planet, but just so happened to not believe that there was a walking God among us? That person deserves hell, but the a-hole that killed 10 children, then repented and became a born-again Christian later in life gets to enter the pearly gates?

Thanks, but no thanks.

Tulo - 2Lo - Troy Tulowitzki T-Shirt fiasco (#Tulo) (#2Lo) - do hash tags draw in people?

So, my friend makes a shit-load of money selling sports t-shirts, so I figured I'd give it a shot. I created a shirt a few months ago, and I've sold about 30 of them so far. I made my money back, and profited about 30 bucks. Not really worth the time and effort, but my brother and I created another shirt last week. It looks really great, and I thought it would sell really well, but I've yet to sell one of them. I spent over $400 on making the damn shirts, and now I've got a box full of them taking up space in my small house.

Troy Tulowitzki is the short-stop for the Colorado Rockies baseball team and he's having a hell of a year. I figured people would gobble these bastards right up, but boy was I wrong, and boy does it hurt to be out of that kind of cash.

If you like baseball, the Colorado Rockies, or Troy Tulowitzki, then please check out my shirt. It's very good looking ( I wear mine all the time and I'm a Braves fan).

Help a poor brother out,

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191205380/troy-2lo-tulo-tulowitzki-colorado?ref=pr_shop

#Tulo #2Lo

2013-2014

I'm not going to sugar coat it - 2013 was a rough year. I know I'm supposed to "Be Here Now," but I think 2014 will be much better. I'm going to be proactive in making it better.

Here's to a better year!!

Thur Stream of M i nD

Mitochondrial insertions and desertions of spastic scissor longings.
Indigo skies, not so much. Grey. Gray. Your way.
New clouds and new races under way, but I feel the stray bullets.
Disease. Down. Up and all around. I just about stopped, but I'm spinning for who knows what?