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Robots and Heather
Robots and Heather
by Pauly Hart
12/11/2014
PaulyHart.com
Where Truth Matters.
The only memory I really have of the movie "The Black Hole" was from the fifth grade where had we watched it on an over night field trip. Kail asked me if I thought Heather was pretty and if I would want to "Go Together" and I jumped at the chance because I had a crush on Heather ever since the fourth grade.
Later I found out that Heather, Tara and Whitney were all playing a trick on me. I was crushed. I would probably love this movie and hold it most dear if Heather hadn't killed my soul that day. I had a crush on her even into college where I finally worked up the nerve to ask her out and she said yes. It had only taken me twelve years to summon up the courage...
by Pauly Hart
12/11/2014
PaulyHart.com
Where Truth Matters.
The only memory I really have of the movie "The Black Hole" was from the fifth grade where had we watched it on an over night field trip. Kail asked me if I thought Heather was pretty and if I would want to "Go Together" and I jumped at the chance because I had a crush on Heather ever since the fourth grade.
Later I found out that Heather, Tara and Whitney were all playing a trick on me. I was crushed. I would probably love this movie and hold it most dear if Heather hadn't killed my soul that day. I had a crush on her even into college where I finally worked up the nerve to ask her out and she said yes. It had only taken me twelve years to summon up the courage...
She stood me up. Later I asked her about it and she told me that she hadn't believed that I was serious.
Pauly Hart
12/10/14
Mixed Media for sale
Here is a piece untitled
Mixed media on canvas wrap.
India ink, acrylic, paint pen, latex, oil and pastel
10" by 8"
$150
Price includes shipping, your choice of title and
personalized autograph on the back for you or a loved one.
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Here's a little sumtin sumtin from my homie Mike Lang. He's done some work for me so I figured I would throw a little publicity his way. He's awesome. Find him at http://mlangphotography.com/
My name is Mike Lang. I’m a storyteller with a yearning desire to leave the world a little better than I found it. I live and work at YMCA Camp Tecumseh in Brookston, IN, documenting the tremendous work that happens at camp through photography, writing, and design. I’m lucky to have a loving, inspiring wife who simultaneously keeps my head screwed on straight and forces me outside of my comfort zone.
Amazing work happens behind the lens and the best of it resides at the intersection of art and action, capturing the relationships between people and the world in ways that inspire us to love a little stronger, marvel a little longer, and laugh a little harder. With every session I strive to capture those magic moments that transcend everyday snapshots and tell the kinds of stories that work their way deep into our bones.
If you’re interested in booking a session, or just want to hang out and talk craft beer, media theory, or the latest Drudkh album, get in touch.
Here are some of the shots he has taken for me.
Shots for By the Gates of the Garden of Eden
Undisclosed shoot
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at Camp Tecumseh #givingtuesday
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at Camp Tecumseh as a pirate
google.com/ncr
the good news about google.com/ncr is that it restricts your search to the actual world. the entire open above water internets. still doesn't go into the darknet but that's ok with me, i can't read perl.
so i logged out of my google account and searched my name. it seems that i am still the first five pages of hits for my name, then you start getting pauly d and pauly shore.
ugh... those tiny italians are always messing up my google seo.
whatever.
here is an article from ehow about it
What Is Google NCR?
Visit Google from South Africa, and you'll see the URL "Google.co.za."
Google's search engine offers country-specific sites. When you enter "Google.com" in the address bar, you're automatically directed to the site most appropriate for the country from which you are visiting Google. If you don't want to automatically go to that country's site, use an alternative Web address for Google.com; this address ends in "/ncr."
Google's Country-Specific Sites
Google's country-specific sites are designated by the ending of the URL. Google in Japan, for example, has the URL "Google.co.jp." In France, you'll see "Google.fr" and in the United Kingdom, Google's URL is "Google.co.uk."
How Google Knows
Your IP address shows Google the location from which you are visiting the website. All devices with a public Internet connection are assigned an IP address, which is a series of four numbers, each separated with a period. The IPs are assigned by region, so Google reads your IP address, determines the location and automatically redirects you to the country-specific site.
If your IP address is incorrect, Google may redirect you to the wrong country's Google site. To check your IP address, visit WhatIsMyIPAddress.com and view the address and location that show up automatically. If your location is wrong, that likely explains why Google is taking you to the wrong country site. Visit Google's "Report IP Problems" site to enter an incorrect IP for Google to update, if you wish.
Bypassing Country-Specific Google
If you'd rather visit Google.com without being directed to a country site, type the URL "http://www.google.com/ncr" and bookmark the resulting page. Then, no matter where you are in the world, you can visit this bookmarked page to see the Google.com page.
so i logged out of my google account and searched my name. it seems that i am still the first five pages of hits for my name, then you start getting pauly d and pauly shore.
ugh... those tiny italians are always messing up my google seo.
whatever.
What Is Google NCR?
Visit Google from South Africa, and you'll see the URL "Google.co.za."
Google's search engine offers country-specific sites. When you enter "Google.com" in the address bar, you're automatically directed to the site most appropriate for the country from which you are visiting Google. If you don't want to automatically go to that country's site, use an alternative Web address for Google.com; this address ends in "/ncr."
Google's Country-Specific Sites
Google's country-specific sites are designated by the ending of the URL. Google in Japan, for example, has the URL "Google.co.jp." In France, you'll see "Google.fr" and in the United Kingdom, Google's URL is "Google.co.uk."
How Google Knows
Your IP address shows Google the location from which you are visiting the website. All devices with a public Internet connection are assigned an IP address, which is a series of four numbers, each separated with a period. The IPs are assigned by region, so Google reads your IP address, determines the location and automatically redirects you to the country-specific site.
If your IP address is incorrect, Google may redirect you to the wrong country's Google site. To check your IP address, visit WhatIsMyIPAddress.com and view the address and location that show up automatically. If your location is wrong, that likely explains why Google is taking you to the wrong country site. Visit Google's "Report IP Problems" site to enter an incorrect IP for Google to update, if you wish.
Bypassing Country-Specific Google
If you'd rather visit Google.com without being directed to a country site, type the URL "http://www.google.com/ncr" and bookmark the resulting page. Then, no matter where you are in the world, you can visit this bookmarked page to see the Google.com page.
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November 29th is Louie Day
Today, here in the United States, there is nothing happy about yesterday which absolutely ruins the day before that in which we all sit down with people we rarely see, and are somehow related to, and eat dead birds.
So I have decided to embark on the creation of a new holiday... Not something to be scoffed, mind you... But something to be used in place of any other word for this time of year in the United States or anywhere else in the world.
Louie Day, today in 2014, falls on November 29th which is the birthday to one of my favorite authors: C.S. Lewis.
She also published a Children's collection of short stories in eleven books entitled: Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag and is the author of over fifteen more manuscripts, collections and short stories.
November 23rd
So I have decided to embark on the creation of a new holiday... Not something to be scoffed, mind you... But something to be used in place of any other word for this time of year in the United States or anywhere else in the world.
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He wrote several wonderful books including a revisit of Pilgrims Progress called: The Pilgrim's Regress as well as a seven novel fantasy series called: The Chronicles of Narnia, as well as his critically acclaimed science fiction space trilogy: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength.
Aside from fiction, he also wrote almost fifty books, collections of letters and poetry collections that are widely regarded as some of the best Evangelical apologetic writers, with his cornerstone books: Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, Surprised by Joy and Till We Have Faces as well as many others.
Not only is it his birthday, but also Louisa May Alcott's as well. She wrote her most famous books: Little Women Trilogy (in four parts) Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men and Jo's Boys as well as her fifteen other novels that she published under her own name or as her pen-name A. M. Barnard or even one that she published anonymously called A Modern Mephistopheles.
Aside from fiction, he also wrote almost fifty books, collections of letters and poetry collections that are widely regarded as some of the best Evangelical apologetic writers, with his cornerstone books: Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, Surprised by Joy and Till We Have Faces as well as many others.
Not only is it his birthday, but also Louisa May Alcott's as well. She wrote her most famous books: Little Women Trilogy (in four parts) Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men and Jo's Boys as well as her fifteen other novels that she published under her own name or as her pen-name A. M. Barnard or even one that she published anonymously called A Modern Mephistopheles.
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She also published a Children's collection of short stories in eleven books entitled: Aunt Jo's Scrap Bag and is the author of over fifteen more manuscripts, collections and short stories.
With these two very prolific authors at our helm, it is our hope to do several things to push back the anxiety and angst of the BLACK FRIDAY PLAGUE that has covered the United States. Both Louisa Alcott and C.S. Lewis were devout believers of family and the love that they have to give and how that, with a great family and a great faith, nothing can stand in your way. Alright I made all that up, but I've read Little Women and Perelandra and I can surmise from both books that the authors weren't Douche-bags.
Louie Day is about returning to your family and letting hope rule your life instead of negative materialism. Too often in this culture have we given ourselves over to the pattern of:
Get ready for the guests, stuff turkey in our mouths, watch something worthless on the idiotbox, get our coats on and go watch a movie, go shopping, help mom and aunt idiot get their winter coats on so they can sit in the snow and wait for the doors to open at midnight.
Woah. This doesn't seem like the turkey day I remember when I was a kid. Something has changed and Louie Day is here to help solve that. Louie Day is NOT about stopping the idiocy on Black Friday. If the police can't do it, I'm not going to try. Louie Day is about corralling in your instincts to use the DAY AFTER BLACK FRIDAY as a day to go out and be idiots.
Louie Day is special for me personally, and maybe, deeply, this is why I have spent so much time on this project. Louie Day falls (respectively) on both my mothers birthday (two days ago) as well as my wife's (tomorrow). But that's ok. Somebody had to take the reigns on this thing and I'm kinda glad that it's me.
So, basically, celebrate your family on Louie Day. And if you don't like these two authors, celebrate another fine Louie! Leave your Louis or Louie or Lewie in the comments below with what birthday they were born! Let's celebrate ALL THE LOUIES!
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| Happy Louie Day Louis |
November 23rd
1934 - Lewis Alan Hoad, Sydney Australia, tennis star
1407 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans -died
1995 – Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter -died
November 24th
1867 – Louis de Champsavin, French horse rider
1949 - Anita Louis, US singer
1927 - Emma Lou Diemer, composer
1745 - Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire
1967 – Louis Fratto, American gangster -died
2013 – Lou Hyndman, Canadian lawyer and politician -died
November 25th
1868 – Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
1883 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author
1913 - Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist
1921 - Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer -died
1924 - Lou Brissie, American baseball player -died
November 26th
An exception to the rule of Louie. Nobody famous either was born or died on November 26th.
November 27th
1941 – Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist
2013 – Lewis Collins, English-American actor -died
November 28th
1912 – Morris Louis, American painter
1698 – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France -died
November 29th
1229 - Louis the Stern, ruler of upper Baveria
1832 - Louisa May Alcott, American author
1833 - Louis Douglass Watkins, Brigadier General
1898 - C. S. Lewis, Irish-English author
November 30th
1637 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author
1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet
1976 – Josh Lewsey, English rugby player
1407 – Louis I, Duke of Orléans -died
1995 – Louis Malle, French-American director, producer, and screenwriter -died
November 24th
1867 – Louis de Champsavin, French horse rider
1949 - Anita Louis, US singer
1927 - Emma Lou Diemer, composer
1745 - Maria Louisa of Spain, Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire
1967 – Louis Fratto, American gangster -died
2013 – Lou Hyndman, Canadian lawyer and politician -died
November 25th
1868 – Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
1883 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author
1913 - Lewis Thomas, American physician and essayist
1921 - Louis Lachenal, French mountaineer -died
1924 - Lou Brissie, American baseball player -died
November 26th
An exception to the rule of Louie. Nobody famous either was born or died on November 26th.
November 27th
1941 – Louis van Dijk, Dutch pianist
2013 – Lewis Collins, English-American actor -died
November 28th
1912 – Morris Louis, American painter
1698 – Louis de Buade de Frontenac, Soldier and politician, 3rd Governor General of New France -died
1229 - Louis the Stern, ruler of upper Baveria
1832 - Louisa May Alcott, American author
1833 - Louis Douglass Watkins, Brigadier General
1898 - C. S. Lewis, Irish-English author
November 30th
1637 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French historian and author
1813 – Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet
1976 – Josh Lewsey, English rugby player
Mockingjay Summary
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SPOILER ALERT! THIS IS THE WHOLE MOVIE SPELLED OUT FOR YOU!
Part 1: The Ashes
Katniss takes stock of her new position as a rebel in District 13. She and a few others were extracted from the Quarter Quell (Katniss's second Hunger Games adventure), but Peeta wasn't one of them – he's still missing, under control of the Capitol. Katniss is still haunted by President Snow. After much angst, she decides to be the figurehead, the Mockingjay, for the rebel side. In return, she gets immunity for her friends and permission to kill Snow. Another Games victor, Beetee, makes Katniss a special weapon.
Katniss has to star in commercials for the rebel side, called propos. For one propo, she and a team that includes her old friend Gale are sent into District 8, where they see a hospital get destroyed. This inspires Katniss to call for justice. Because the rebels are gaining in strength, and because Peeta has sent out a coded message to the rebels warning them of an attack, the Capitol releases footage of Peeta being tortured.
Part 2: The Assault
Katniss is horrified by the way Peeta is being treated. The Capitol bombs District 13, just as Peeta warned it would. Citizens of District 13 retreat underground for several days. When it's all clear, Katniss makes another propo, while rebel teams go to rescue Peeta.
The rebels get Peeta and some other folks out of the Capitol, but Peeta's been badly damaged. He's been "hijacked" (as in, brainwashed) and now thinks of Katniss as the enemy. As soon as he sees her, he tries to kill her. Not-so-happy reunion indeed.
Once she recovers from Peeta's attack, Katniss needs to be part of the action. She heads back to District 2 and is part of a summit about whether to attack the other side humanely or inhumanely. Gale suggests some inhumane kinds of weapons and strategies. During the battle that follows, Katniss gets shot. While recuperating, she bonds with another victor who we met in Catching Fire, Johanna, and witnesses the wedding of victors Finnick and Annie.
After a second recovery, Katniss trains to be part of the fighting again. She, Gale, and Finnick are assigned to a special unit that will be filmed during combat and turned into more propos. Right before they go out into the field, Peeta's assigned to their unit too. Hmm. Is it just us, or does that seem like a bad idea?
Part 3: The Assassin
Katniss is afraid for her life. Though Peeta has improved a bit, he's still hijacked and hates Katniss. Her commander, Boggs, agrees that she should watch out. But Boggs is one of the first casualties. Before he dies, he gives her command of their unit.
Katniss tells the others she has a secret mission to kill President Snow, and they follow her on what turns out to be a suicide mission. One by one, their team members are sacrificed as they make their way to the heart of the Capitol. Only five of them, including Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, are left by the time they reach it. Then those three get separated.
During the ensuing battle, many innocent children die. Members of the rebels' medical team, including Prim, Katniss's sister, are also killed. Katniss is badly wounded again. On the positive side, the rebels have gained control and have captured President Snow. Katniss visits the imprisoned President Snow, who says she should blame President Coin (of the rebels) for the attack and Prim's death.
And maybe he's right. It appears the rebels staged the final attack, and the weapon Gale made (you know, the one Katniss thought was inhumane) could have been the one that killed Katniss's sister. Katniss can't forgive him.
In a meeting right before Snow's execution, President Coin says that the remaining Hunger Games victors must vote to determine whether or not the new rebel government should start up the Hunger Games again, as a way to punish the citizens of the Capitol for what they did to the citizens of the Districts. (Wait, we thought the rebels were fighting to end cruel practices like the Hunger Games?) Katniss votes in favor. In part because of Katniss's vote, the answer is yes – the Hunger Games will start again.
Then it's time for Snow's execution. Katniss has the task of shooting him with her famous bow and arrow, but at the last minute, she kills Coin instead. Snow dies anyway.
At this point, Katniss has a serious breakdown. Time passes, but she's pretty much in a fog. Later she learns that she was acquitted during her trial, and she's sent back to the ruined District 12, along with Haymitch and later Peeta. Gale disappears into another district.
Over time, Katniss is able to grieve for her sister and the many others who died. As she begins to rebuild her life, she and Peeta restore a romantic relationship and eventually have children.
Katniss is horrified by the way Peeta is being treated. The Capitol bombs District 13, just as Peeta warned it would. Citizens of District 13 retreat underground for several days. When it's all clear, Katniss makes another propo, while rebel teams go to rescue Peeta.
The rebels get Peeta and some other folks out of the Capitol, but Peeta's been badly damaged. He's been "hijacked" (as in, brainwashed) and now thinks of Katniss as the enemy. As soon as he sees her, he tries to kill her. Not-so-happy reunion indeed.
Once she recovers from Peeta's attack, Katniss needs to be part of the action. She heads back to District 2 and is part of a summit about whether to attack the other side humanely or inhumanely. Gale suggests some inhumane kinds of weapons and strategies. During the battle that follows, Katniss gets shot. While recuperating, she bonds with another victor who we met in Catching Fire, Johanna, and witnesses the wedding of victors Finnick and Annie.
After a second recovery, Katniss trains to be part of the fighting again. She, Gale, and Finnick are assigned to a special unit that will be filmed during combat and turned into more propos. Right before they go out into the field, Peeta's assigned to their unit too. Hmm. Is it just us, or does that seem like a bad idea?
Part 3: The Assassin
Katniss is afraid for her life. Though Peeta has improved a bit, he's still hijacked and hates Katniss. Her commander, Boggs, agrees that she should watch out. But Boggs is one of the first casualties. Before he dies, he gives her command of their unit.
Katniss tells the others she has a secret mission to kill President Snow, and they follow her on what turns out to be a suicide mission. One by one, their team members are sacrificed as they make their way to the heart of the Capitol. Only five of them, including Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, are left by the time they reach it. Then those three get separated.
During the ensuing battle, many innocent children die. Members of the rebels' medical team, including Prim, Katniss's sister, are also killed. Katniss is badly wounded again. On the positive side, the rebels have gained control and have captured President Snow. Katniss visits the imprisoned President Snow, who says she should blame President Coin (of the rebels) for the attack and Prim's death.
And maybe he's right. It appears the rebels staged the final attack, and the weapon Gale made (you know, the one Katniss thought was inhumane) could have been the one that killed Katniss's sister. Katniss can't forgive him.
In a meeting right before Snow's execution, President Coin says that the remaining Hunger Games victors must vote to determine whether or not the new rebel government should start up the Hunger Games again, as a way to punish the citizens of the Capitol for what they did to the citizens of the Districts. (Wait, we thought the rebels were fighting to end cruel practices like the Hunger Games?) Katniss votes in favor. In part because of Katniss's vote, the answer is yes – the Hunger Games will start again.
Then it's time for Snow's execution. Katniss has the task of shooting him with her famous bow and arrow, but at the last minute, she kills Coin instead. Snow dies anyway.
At this point, Katniss has a serious breakdown. Time passes, but she's pretty much in a fog. Later she learns that she was acquitted during her trial, and she's sent back to the ruined District 12, along with Haymitch and later Peeta. Gale disappears into another district.
Over time, Katniss is able to grieve for her sister and the many others who died. As she begins to rebuild her life, she and Peeta restore a romantic relationship and eventually have children.
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieve it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieve it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Thanksgiving Day
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But it's Thanksgiving! Tell me! Who then should be thankful? To the victor goes the spoils, yes! So the white man has all the reason to thank the God of the Bible for "giving" this great land to them. But is that what really happened? And was the land to be given in the first place? At what cost was this land parted with its original inheritors? The cost of the dwellers who already lived here. Uninvited and unwelcomed the white men came... They came into the land and have since divided it up with row upon row of barbed wire and concrete.
The land that was once wild and free has been sold into the slavery of the governments of man, forever lost to the natural beauty that once was. Are you thankful pale face? Thankful for destroying the homes, families and lives of the men and women and grandfathers and children of the tribes and peoples and dynasties and entire nations of people too lengthy to remember?
You are not thankful for this... For you would rather forget it. You would rather me be quiet and not remind you of your sins that you have committed in the name of "Imminent Domain" or rather what was it? Ah yes: "Manifest Destiny". Might I be so bold as to remind you that the story of the Mashpee Wampanoags sitting down with the 53 remaining passengers on board and having a nice dinner of fowl and deer was invented by Abraham Lincoln in order to calm a country torn apart by disunity?
Might I remind you who to be thankful for? They are many. They are one.
First the A'ananin (Aane), Abenaki (Abnaki, Abanaki, Abenaqui), Absaalooke (Absaroke), Achumawi (Achomawi), Acjachemen, Acoma, Agua Caliente, Adai, Ahtna (Atna), Ajachemen, Akimel O'odham, Akwaala (Akwala), Alabama-Coushatta, Aleut, Alutiiq, Algonquians (Algonkians), Algonquin (Algonkin), Alliklik, Alnobak (Alnôbak, Alnombak), Alsea (Älsé, Alseya), Andaste, Anishinaabe (Anishinabemowin, Anishnabay), Aniyunwiya, Antoniaño, Apache, Apalachee, Applegate, Apsaalooke (Apsaroke), Arapaho (Arapahoe), Arawak, Arikara, Assiniboine, Atakapa, Atikamekw, Atsina, Atsugewi (Atsuke), Araucano (Araucanian), Avoyel (Avoyelles), Ayisiyiniwok, Aymara, Aztec, Babine, Bannock, Barbareño, Bari, Bear River, Beaver, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Beothuks (Betoukuag), Bidai, Biloxi, Black Carib, Blackfoot (Blackfeet), Blood Indians, Bora, Caddo (Caddoe), Cahita, Cahto, Cahuilla, Calapooya (Calapuya, Calapooia), Calusa (Caloosa), Carib, Carquin, Carrier, Caska, Catawba, Cathlamet, Cayuga, Cayuse, Celilo, Central Pomo, Chahta, Chalaque, Chappaquiddick (Chappaquiddic, Chappiquidic), Chawchila (Chawchilla), Chehalis, Chelan, Chemehuevi, Cheraw, Cheroenhaka (Cheroenkhaka, Cherokhaka), Cherokee, Chetco, Cheyenne (Cheyanne), Chickamaugan, Chickasaw, Chilcotin, Chilula-Wilkut, Chimariko, Chinook, Chinook Jargon, Chipewyan (Chipewyin), Chippewa, Chitimacha (Chitamacha), Chocheno, Choctaw, Cholon, Chontal de Tabasco (Chontal Maya), Choynimni (Choinimni), Chukchansi, Chumash, Clackamas (Clackama), Clallam, Clatskanie (Clatskanai), Clatsop, Cmique, Coastal Cree, Cochimi, Cochiti, Cocopa (Cocopah), Coeur d'Alene, Cofan, Columbia (Columbian), Colville, Comanche, Comcaac, Comox, Conestoga, Coos (Coosan), Copper River Athabaskan, Coquille, Cora, Coso, Costanoan, Coushatta, Cowichan, Cowlitz, Cree, Creek, Croatan (Croatoan), Crow, Cruzeño, Cuna, Cucupa (Cucapa), Cupeño (Cupa), Cupik.
And the Dakelh, Dakota, Dakubetede, Dawson, Deg Xinag (Deg Hit'an), Delaware, Dena'ina (Denaina), Dene, Dene Suline (Denesuline), Dene Tha, Diegueno, Dine (Dineh), Dogrib, Dohema (Dohma), Dumna, Dunne-za (Dane-zaa, Dunneza), Eastern Inland Cree, Eastern Pomo, Eel River Athabascan, Eenou (Eeyou), Eskimo, Esselen, Etchemin (Etchimin), Euchee, Eudeve (Endeve), Excelen, Eyak, Fernandeno (Fernandeño), Flathead Salish, Fox, Gabrielino (Gabrieleño), Gae, Gaigwu, Galibi, Galice, Garifuna, Gashowu, Gitxsan (Gitksan), Gosiute (Goshute), Gros Ventre, Guarani, Guarijio (Guarijío), Gulf, Gwich'in (Gwichin, Gwitchin), Haida, Haisla, Halkomelem (Halqomeylem), Hän (Han Hwech'in), Hanis, Hare, Hatteras, Haudenosaunee, Havasupai, Hawaiian, Heiltsuk, Heve, Hiaki, Hichiti (Hitchiti), Hidatsa, Hocak (Ho-Chunk, Hochunk), Holikachuk, Homalco, Hoopa, Hopi, Hopland Pomo, Hualapai, Huelel, Huichol, Huichun, Hupa, Huron, Illini (Illiniwek, Illinois), Inca, Ineseño (Inezeño), Ingalik (Ingalit), Innoko, Innu, Inuktitut (Inupiat, Inupiaq, Inupiatun), Iowa-Oto (Ioway), Iroquois Confederacy, Ishak, Isleño, Isleta, Itza Maya (Itzah), Iviatim, Iynu, James Bay Cree, Jemez, Juaneno (Juaneño), Juichun, Kabinapek, Kainai (Kainaiwa), Kalapuya (Kalapuyan, Kalapooya), Kalina (Kaliña), Kanenavish, Kanien'kehaka (Kanienkehaka), Kalispel, Kansa (Kanza, Kanze), Karankawa, Karkin, Karok (Karuk), Kashaya, Kaska, Kaskaskia, Kathlamet, Kato, Kaw, Kenaitze (Kenai), Keres (Keresan), Kichai, Kickapoo (Kikapu), Kiliwa (Kiliwi), Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, Kitanemuk, Kitsai, Klahoose, Klallam, Klamath-Modoc, Klatskanie (Klatskanai), Klatsop, Klickitat, Koasati, Kolchan, Konkow (Konkau), Konomihu, Kootenai (Ktunaxa, Kutenai), Koso, Koyukon, Kuitsh, Kulanapo (Kulanapan, Kulanapa), Kumeyaay (Kumiai), Kuna, Kupa, Kusan, Kuskokwim, Kutchin (Kootchin), Kwaiailk, Kwakiutl (Kwakwala), Kwalhioqua, Kwantlen, Kwapa (Kwapaw), Kwinault (Kwinayl), Laguna, Lakhota (Lakota), Lakmiak (Lakmayut), Lassik, Laurentian (Lawrencian), Lecesem, Lenape (Lenni Lenape), Lillooet, Lipan Apache, Listiguj (Listuguj), Lnuk (L'nuk, L'nu'k, Lnu), Lokono, Loucheux (Loucheaux), Loup, Lower Chehalis, Lower Coquille, Lower Cowlitz, Lower Tanana, Lower Umpqua, Luckiamute (Lukiamute), Luiseño, Lumbee, Lummi, Lushootseed, and the Lutuamian.
As well as the Macushi (Macusi), Mahican, Maidu, Maina (Mayna), Makah, Makushi, Maliseet (Maliceet, Malisit, Malisset), Mandan, Mapuche (Mapudungun, Mapudugan), Maricopa, Massachusett (Massachusetts), Massasoit (Massassoit, Mashpee), Mattabesic Mattole, Maumee, Matlatzinca, Mayan, Mayo, Mengwe, Menominee (Menomini), Mescalero-Chiricahua, Meskwaki (Mesquakie), Metis Creole, Miami-Illinois, Miccosukee, Michif, Micmac (Mi'gmaq), Migueleño, Mikasuki, Mi'kmaq (Mikmawisimk), Mingo, Minqua, Minsi, Minto, Miskito (Mosquito), Missouria, Miwok (Miwuk), Mixe, Mixtec (Mixteco, Mixteca), Mobilian Trade Jargon, Modoc, Mohave, Mohawk, Mohegan, Mohican, Mojave, Molale (Molalla, Molala), Monache (Mono), Montagnais, Montauk, Moosehide, Multnomah, Munsee (Munsie, Muncey, Muncie), Muskogee (Muscogee, Mvskoke), Musqueam, Mutsun, Nabesna, Nadot'en (Natoot'en, Natut'en), Nahane (Nahani, Nahanne), Nahuat, Nahuatl, Nakoda (Nakota), Nambe, Nanticoke, Nantucket, Narragansett, Naskapi, Nass-Gitxsan, Natchez, Natick, Naugutuck, Navajo (Navaho), Nawat, Nayhiyuwayin, Nde, Nee-me-poo, Nehiyaw (Nehiyawok), Netela, New Blackfoot, Newe, Nez Perce, Niantic, Nicola, Niitsipussin (Niitsitapi), Nimiipuu (Nimi'ipu), Nipmuc, Nisenan (Nishinam), Nisga'a (Nisgaa, Nishga), Nlaka'pamux (Nlakapamux), Nomlaki, Nooksack (Nooksak), Nootka (Nutka), Nootsak, Northeastern Pomo, Northern Carrier, Northern Cheyenne, Nottoway, Nuu-chaa-nulth (Nuuchahnulth), Nuxalk, Obispeño, Ocuilteco, Odawa, Ofo, Ogahpah (Ogaxpa), Ohlone, Ojibwa (Ojibway, Ojibwe, Ojibwemowin), Oji-Cree, Okanagan (Okanogan), Okwanuchu, Old Blackfoot, Omaha-Ponca, Oneida, Onondaga, O'ob No'ok (O:b No'ok), O'odham (Oodham), Opata, Osage, Otchipwe, Otoe, Ottawa, Pai, Paipai, Paiute, Palaihnihan (Palaihnih, Palahinihan), Palewyami, Palouse, Pamlico, Panamint, Papago-Pima, Pascua Yaqui, Passamaquoddy, Patuxet, Patwin, Paugussett (Paugusset), Pawnee, Peigan, Pend D'Oreille, Penobscot (Pentagoet), Pentlatch (Pentlach), Peoria, Pequot, Picuris, Piegan (Piikani), Pima, Pima Bajo, Pipil, Pit River, Plains Indian Sign Language, Pojoaque, Pomo (Pomoan), Ponca, Poospatuck (Poosepatuk, Poospatuk, Poosepatuck), Popoluca (Popoloca), Potawatomi (Pottawatomie, Potawatomie), Powhatan, Pueblo, Puget Sound Salish, Purisimeño, and Putún.
And let us not forget the Quapaw (Quapa), Quechan, Quechua, Quilcene, Quileute, Quinault, Quinnipiac (Quinnipiack), Quiripi, Raramuri, Red Indians, Restigouche, Rumsen, Runasimi, Saanich, Sac, Sahaptin, Salhulhtxw, Salinan, Salish, Samish, Sandia, Sanish (Sahnish), San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan, Sanpoil, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santiam, Santo Domingo, Saponi, Sarcee (Sarsi), Sastean (Sasta), Satsop, Savannah, Sauk, Saulteaux, Schaghticoke (Scaticook), Sechelt, Secwepemc (Secwepmectsin), Sekani, Selkirk, Seminoles, Seneca, Seri, Serrano, Seshelt, Severn Ojibwe, Shanel, Shasta (Shastan), Shawnee (Shawano), Shinnecock, Shoshone (Shoshoni), Shuar, Shuswap, Siksika (Siksikawa), Siletz, Similkameen, Sinkiuse (Sincayuse), Sinkyone, Sioux, Siuslaw, Skagit, Skicin, S'Klallam, Skokomish, Skraeling, Skwamish, Slavey (Slave, Slavi), Sliammon (Sliamon), Sm'algyax, Snichim, Snohomish, Songish, Sooke, Souriquois (Sourquois), Southeastern Pomo, Southern Paiute, Spokane (Spokan), Squamish, Sqwxwu7mesh, Stadaconan, St'at'imcets (St'at'imc), Stockbridge, Sto:lo, Stoney, Straits Salish, Sugpiaq, Suquamish, Susquehannock, Suwal, Swampy Cree, Swinomish, Tabasco Chontal, Tachi (Tache), Taensa, Tahltan, Tagish, Tahcully, Taino, Takelma (Takilma), Takla, Taltushtuntude, Tamyen, Tanacross, Tanaina, Tanana, Tano, Taos, Tarahumara, Tataviam, Tauira (Tawira), Teguime, Tehachapi, Ten'a, Tenino, Tepehuano (Tepecano), Tequistlateco (Tequistlatec), Tesuque, Tetes-de-Boules, Tewa, Thompson, Tigua, Tillamook, Timbisha (Timbasha), Timucua, Tinde, Tinneh, Tiwa, Tjekan, Tlahuica (Tlahura), Tlatskanie (Tlatskanai), Tlatsop, Tlicho Dinne, Tlingit, Tohono O'odham, Tolowa, Tongva, Tonkawa, Towa, Tsalagi (Tsa-la-gi), Tsattine, Tsekani (Tsek'ehne), Tsetsehestahese, Tsetsaut, Tsilhqot'in (Tzilkotin), Tsimshian (Tsimpshian), Tsitsistas, Tsooke, Tsoyaha, Tsuu T'ina (Tsuutina), Tualatin, Tubar (Tubare), Tubatulabal, Takudh, Tulalip, Tumpisa (Tümbisha, Tumbisha), Tunica, Tupi, Tuscarora, Tutchone, Tutelo, Tututni, Tuwa'duqutsid, Twana, Twatwa (Twightwee), Uchi (Uche, Uchee), Ukiah (Ukian, Uki, Ukia), Ukomnom, Umatilla, Unami, Unangan (Unangax), Unkechaug (Unquachog) Upper Chehalis, Upper Chinook, Upper Cowlitz, Upper Tanana, Upper Umpqua, Ute, Ventureño, Virginian Algonkin, Wailaki (Wailakki), Wailatpu (Waylatpu), Walapai, Walla Walla, Wampano, Wampanoag, Wanapam, Wanki (Wangki), Wappinger, Wappo, Warijio (Warihio, Warijío), Warm Springs, Wasco-Wishram, Washo (Washoe), Wazhazhe, Wea, Wenatchi (Wenatchee), Wendat, Weott, Western Pomo, Whilkut, White Clay People, Wichita (Witchita), Wikchamni, Willapa (Willopah), Winnebago, Wintu (Wintun), Wishram, Witsuwit'en (Witsuwiten), Wiyot, Wolastoqewi, Wyandot, Yakama, Yanesha, Yaquina, Yavapai, Yawelmani, Yaqui, Yinka Dene, Yneseño, Yocot'an, Yokaia, Yokuts, Yoncalla, Yowlumni, Ysleño, Ysleta del Sur, Yucatec Maya, Yuchi, Yuki, Yuma, Yupik, as well as the Yurok.
And last but most definitely the Zapotec, Zia, Zimshian, Zoque, and the Zuni.
God bless you all the tribes, peoples and care-takers of this land that I now call home. I cannot hope to give you restitution until all men repent for the wrongs we have done you, but you know that you have one friend in my tribe until then.
-Pauly Hart Thanksgiving Day, 2014
New review of my book! 5 of 5 stars on Amazon!
http://www.amazon.com/Gates-Garden-Empire-Bene…/…/1499133847
"I read this book, as I worked alongside the author, and had a great level of respect for him. Going in, I was not sure what to expect. He had mentioned that this book was dark, and it certainly was. However, what I was presented with was an exploration of this world that he created (or stumbled upon by our protagonist Chaucer), that was very dark, yet keeping me turning page after page. Despite the darkness, this was not just some dime novel for cheap scares for the reader. The author was able to work in a lot of his own personal faith, and create a narrative that was both entertaining, yet illustrative of the author himself. The attention to detail and depth of the world that he had created were fantastic, making this story easily believable as one that is/has happened in our own world. The most brilliant part of this whole novel is the fact that the author does indeed make good on his promise to challenge the reader, answering the questions in the narrative, but in doing so, creating so many more. I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who needs a constant page turner, to not only engage their attention, but also to leave them wanting more."
sufferers of melanism at war with sufferers of albinism
what the hell is wrong with hollywood? the judge actually ruled in her favor! yes. it is now against court order for her ex to dress their daughter in "white" clothes or straighten her hair.
those rascally white people and their white ways!
as far as i recall, the most dangerous of the white people that i've ever seen were those two albino ghosts from the matrix, with the weird dredlocks and swords. that was crazy! white people sure can be scary!
thanks to the good lord that i'm not white! whew. what a horror that would be.
but hey, on a serious note, albinism is nothing to be scoffed or mocked.
here is the report from TMZ
Halle Berry just took Gabriel Aubry to court ... claiming he's trying to make their 6-year-old daughter white.
Halle was furious Gabriel was straightening Nahla's naturally-curly hair, lightening it with highlights and she is convinced it's because he does not want the girl to appear to be African American.
Halle didn't show in court Monday morning, but her lawyer Steve Kolodny did, along with Gabriel and after a lot of arguing the judge ruled NEITHER Halle nor Gabriel could change Nahla's look from its natural state.
So the judge is allowing Nahla's hair to grow back naturally.
here is the report from dailymail
Oscar winner Halle Berry's ex made 'completely and totally unacceptable' racial slurs against the actress - and dyed their six-year-old daughter's hair blonde, it was revealed in court today.
The star took her former love, Gabriel Aubry, to court, accusing him of straightening their little girl Nahla's naturally curly hair and lightening it over the past year in a bid to deny her African-American heritage.
As a result, Halle said in court documents, Aubry had caused Nahla 'potential psychological and physical damage' - and could cause her to wonder 'why her natural appearance is not good enough'.
A judge ruled today that neither Halle nor Aubry can now change Nahla's hair, while court records obtained by MailOnline show that Aubry has made shocking racist remarks against the star.
In a note included on Halle's testimony to the court about her ex's 'reprehensible' actions, she referred to the findings of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas, who presided over their recent custody case.
He said: 'The racial epithet made by Petitioner was and is completely and totally unacceptable.
'Nahla is a child of both of these parents, making this sort of comment about Respondent affect the very core and being of Nahla.
'And when Petitioner attacked Respondent for what she is and who she is, he was attacking Nahla because Nahla is part Respondent. And Nahla is part Petitioner. So when Petitioner did those things, that does serious damage to Nahla because he is attacking her core being, who she is.'
Today, a source close to Halle told MailOnline Gabriel had used racially abusive language to Halle - claiming he called her the N word - but said: 'Halle is a great mom, she wants to keep Nahla on an even keel.'Describing Halle's fears over Nahla's hair, the source said: 'Halle kept asking and asking Gabriel about Nahla's hair and he kept denying it.
'What does this say to a six year old who’s half black? Her father is denying her identity.
'Halle then filed the court papers and Nahla's curls came back.'
In her testimony, Halle said: 'I strongly feel that Gabriel's same underlying attitude is at the root in the changes which only he could have been causing to our daughter's hair.'
She told how she had secured scientific evidence to prove she is not 'delusional', as Gabriel had called her, 'about the extensive damage and the changes to the texture and color of Nahla's hair that were observed by me. I was not willing to allow this to be a 'he said-she said' dispute.'
The actress told how she had collected Nahla's hair with a new brush and sent the strands from June 28, 2014, to a laboratory.
Oscar winner Halle Berry's ex made 'completely and totally unacceptable' racial slurs against the actress - and dyed their six-year-old daughter's hair blonde, it was revealed in court today.
The star took her former love, Gabriel Aubry, to court, accusing him of straightening their little girl Nahla's naturally curly hair and lightening it over the past year in a bid to deny her African-American heritage.
As a result, Halle said in court documents, Aubry had caused Nahla 'potential psychological and physical damage' - and could cause her to wonder 'why her natural appearance is not good enough'.
A judge ruled today that neither Halle nor Aubry can now change Nahla's hair, while court records obtained by MailOnline show that Aubry has made shocking racist remarks against the star.
In a note included on Halle's testimony to the court about her ex's 'reprehensible' actions, she referred to the findings of Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Juhas, who presided over their recent custody case.
He said: 'The racial epithet made by Petitioner was and is completely and totally unacceptable.
'Nahla is a child of both of these parents, making this sort of comment about Respondent affect the very core and being of Nahla.
'And when Petitioner attacked Respondent for what she is and who she is, he was attacking Nahla because Nahla is part Respondent. And Nahla is part Petitioner. So when Petitioner did those things, that does serious damage to Nahla because he is attacking her core being, who she is.'
Today, a source close to Halle told MailOnline Gabriel had used racially abusive language to Halle - claiming he called her the N word - but said: 'Halle is a great mom, she wants to keep Nahla on an even keel.'Describing Halle's fears over Nahla's hair, the source said: 'Halle kept asking and asking Gabriel about Nahla's hair and he kept denying it.
'What does this say to a six year old who’s half black? Her father is denying her identity.
'Halle then filed the court papers and Nahla's curls came back.'
In her testimony, Halle said: 'I strongly feel that Gabriel's same underlying attitude is at the root in the changes which only he could have been causing to our daughter's hair.'
She told how she had secured scientific evidence to prove she is not 'delusional', as Gabriel had called her, 'about the extensive damage and the changes to the texture and color of Nahla's hair that were observed by me. I was not willing to allow this to be a 'he said-she said' dispute.'
The actress told how she had collected Nahla's hair with a new brush and sent the strands from June 28, 2014, to a laboratory.
What is fear?
Fear is sleeping in your chair
Knowing that if you lay down
You will drown
Fear is waking up every hour
Coughing until you cry
Trying not to suffocate
Fear is believing that if you sleep
You will be tortured and killed
By the mucus you are creating
Fear is coughing until you faint
vomiting up phlegm brown and red
Fear is your body killing you
Fear is not understanding
Why a just and good God
isn't healing you yet
Knowing that if you lay down
You will drown
Fear is waking up every hour
Coughing until you cry
Trying not to suffocate
Fear is believing that if you sleep
You will be tortured and killed
By the mucus you are creating
Fear is coughing until you faint
vomiting up phlegm brown and red
Fear is your body killing you
Fear is not understanding
Why a just and good God
isn't healing you yet
Ferguson Riot Stew
Up late at night coughing and sneezing and blowing my nose sick as a dog. I can't sleep so I'm watching riots happening in Missouri.
Watching the guns pop, the breaking of windows, burning cars, burning buildings... WHERE IS MY AMERICA?
This is far worse than anything I have ever seen since the 1992 LA Riots. Many of you will be fed a line from the media about WHY this took place.
Let me tell you that this took place in a very controlled fashion. The powers in charge took great measure to have it done in a way that would make the most explosive charge possible.
What did they do?
The people in charge deliberately released information at night on a case that was ambiguous on purpose after dragging the case out for an unnatural time.
Let me repeat those things:
1) Dragging the case out for an unnatural time
2) An ambiguous case
3) Released information at night
How do you make people go crazy for soup?
1) You let the ingredients just sit and bubble for a really long time
2) You make sure that all the ingredients are varied and different
3) You serve it just at the last minute, right before they starve
And then watch the riot happen.
In our metaphor, you are tempting these poor people with the smell of the idea, with the thought of the idea... It's juicy and they have waited for so long, that in the cover of darkness, they would do anything to get a bowl of your delicious soup.
Just like in Ferguson... A big bowl of discord has been served, and now everyone wants their own serving.
Watching the guns pop, the breaking of windows, burning cars, burning buildings... WHERE IS MY AMERICA?
This is far worse than anything I have ever seen since the 1992 LA Riots. Many of you will be fed a line from the media about WHY this took place.
Let me tell you that this took place in a very controlled fashion. The powers in charge took great measure to have it done in a way that would make the most explosive charge possible.
What did they do?
The people in charge deliberately released information at night on a case that was ambiguous on purpose after dragging the case out for an unnatural time.
Let me repeat those things:
1) Dragging the case out for an unnatural time
2) An ambiguous case
3) Released information at night
How do you make people go crazy for soup?
1) You let the ingredients just sit and bubble for a really long time
2) You make sure that all the ingredients are varied and different
3) You serve it just at the last minute, right before they starve
And then watch the riot happen.
In our metaphor, you are tempting these poor people with the smell of the idea, with the thought of the idea... It's juicy and they have waited for so long, that in the cover of darkness, they would do anything to get a bowl of your delicious soup.
Just like in Ferguson... A big bowl of discord has been served, and now everyone wants their own serving.
Dennis Jernigan - I trust in thee
It's one of the better songs for beaten-up souls when needing to find a song to sing to God.
Euthanasia kills things.
I do not agree with killing animals that you love. Humans or pets, I don't think it is right. I do not agree with killing animals that you hate. I do not agree with killing animals in general. I do not agree with killing.
No one set me up to be god over anyone's life. No one set up my divine power to act as a final arbiter between life and death for anyone but myself... And maybe not even then. I hate it, hate the impertinence of it, hate the pride that goes along with it and hate it religiously. Plus, it's a great thing to go around and do: Not kill things.
I would love to say that I am still a vegan and could practice the toleration of others when they kill things, dress it, and pack it in ice for my dinner plate... Sadly this is not the case, as I am a pseudo-meat eater and eat it only once a day as a rule. But I usually think of the poor animal that gave her or his life to provide for me and how Tyson employees and contractors mistreated it.
I would also like to think that I would never wear leather. Do I? Not really but I do have some items that contain a bit of leather.
I also think about pets and people killing them... Not that I would ever do that, but how they change the words: "killing my pet" to "putting it down". Euthanasia is just a polite word for: "I am going to go kill my dog today."
What is wrong with people? When you take on a pet as a small mammal and raise it to behave a certain way (Domestication) you rob it of it's predatory or base natural instincts telling it: "No. Don't worry. I will love you and care for you as long as you are alive. You are my special little princess (or whatever)."
Changing the instincts of an animal is alright, if you have agreed to love them forever. But when you kill that animal at some point where you have come to the end of your patience? Wrong.
"Oh poor Fluffy had a broken leg, a blind eye, arthritis, and couldn't poop without me helping her. We decided to put her down."
Liar. Where is the so called "love" that you promised that dog twelve years ago? Why would you change this animals life to begin with, only to set it up for the vets killing table?
NO.
Animal suffering is something that happens in life. Real life. Not the life that you have pretended for them. Not the life that exists inside your little home, with your little bowl of food on the floor and your little pet bed. Dogs, cats, monkey, ferrets, whatever. Killing mammals that are also pets is wrong in my book.
The morals for this are as follows:
If you:
A) Take the mammal form its natural habitat
B) Change its natural behaviors
C) Change its natural tendencies
D) Change its predator/prey relations
E) Invoke upon it all the "rules" you have set for it
Then you should:
A) Not kill it when it is an inconvenience
B) Not kill it when it bothers you
C) Not kill it when you run out of money to care for it
D) Not kill it when it interrupts your sleep cycle
E) Not kill it, you daft prick
And the basic argument is this: So yeah. Basically you "get" an animal. You have it now and you've basically established yourself in its life as some sort of god. You determine ultimately everything about it, where it poops, where it eats, how much it eats, what it can or can't touch, where it can or can't sleep, and basically if (when the time is ripe) it lives or dies.
Are you god to make that decision? Are you the holiest of holies in heaven almighty? Did you "wake up" from your bed and make a couple of planets one day? Can you even create anything at all?
Then what gives you the right to take that life?
Nothing. You do not have that right.
No one set me up to be god over anyone's life. No one set up my divine power to act as a final arbiter between life and death for anyone but myself... And maybe not even then. I hate it, hate the impertinence of it, hate the pride that goes along with it and hate it religiously. Plus, it's a great thing to go around and do: Not kill things.
I would love to say that I am still a vegan and could practice the toleration of others when they kill things, dress it, and pack it in ice for my dinner plate... Sadly this is not the case, as I am a pseudo-meat eater and eat it only once a day as a rule. But I usually think of the poor animal that gave her or his life to provide for me and how Tyson employees and contractors mistreated it.
I would also like to think that I would never wear leather. Do I? Not really but I do have some items that contain a bit of leather.
I also think about pets and people killing them... Not that I would ever do that, but how they change the words: "killing my pet" to "putting it down". Euthanasia is just a polite word for: "I am going to go kill my dog today."
What is wrong with people? When you take on a pet as a small mammal and raise it to behave a certain way (Domestication) you rob it of it's predatory or base natural instincts telling it: "No. Don't worry. I will love you and care for you as long as you are alive. You are my special little princess (or whatever)."
Changing the instincts of an animal is alright, if you have agreed to love them forever. But when you kill that animal at some point where you have come to the end of your patience? Wrong.
"Oh poor Fluffy had a broken leg, a blind eye, arthritis, and couldn't poop without me helping her. We decided to put her down."
Liar. Where is the so called "love" that you promised that dog twelve years ago? Why would you change this animals life to begin with, only to set it up for the vets killing table?
NO.
Animal suffering is something that happens in life. Real life. Not the life that you have pretended for them. Not the life that exists inside your little home, with your little bowl of food on the floor and your little pet bed. Dogs, cats, monkey, ferrets, whatever. Killing mammals that are also pets is wrong in my book.
The morals for this are as follows:
If you:
A) Take the mammal form its natural habitat
B) Change its natural behaviors
C) Change its natural tendencies
D) Change its predator/prey relations
E) Invoke upon it all the "rules" you have set for it
Then you should:
A) Not kill it when it is an inconvenience
B) Not kill it when it bothers you
C) Not kill it when you run out of money to care for it
D) Not kill it when it interrupts your sleep cycle
E) Not kill it, you daft prick
And the basic argument is this: So yeah. Basically you "get" an animal. You have it now and you've basically established yourself in its life as some sort of god. You determine ultimately everything about it, where it poops, where it eats, how much it eats, what it can or can't touch, where it can or can't sleep, and basically if (when the time is ripe) it lives or dies.
Are you god to make that decision? Are you the holiest of holies in heaven almighty? Did you "wake up" from your bed and make a couple of planets one day? Can you even create anything at all?
Then what gives you the right to take that life?
Nothing. You do not have that right.
Santa Claus in America
Here is a timeline in the United States of Christmas and Santa Claus
1600's: The Puritans made it illegal to mention St. Nicolas' name. People were not allowed to exchange gifts, light a candle, or sing Christmas carols.
17th century: Dutch immigrants brought with them the legend of Sinter Klaas.
1773: Santa first appeared in the media as St. A Claus.
1804: The New York Historical Society was founded with St. Nicolas as its patron saint. Its members engaged in the Dutch practice of gift-giving at Christmas.
1809: Washington Irving, writing under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, included Saint Nicolas in his book "A History of New York." Nicolas is described as riding into town on a horse.
1812: Irving, revised his book to include Nicolas riding over the trees in a wagon.
1821: William Gilley printed a poem about "Santeclaus" who was dressed in fur and drove a sleigh drawn by a single reindeer.
1822: Dentist Clement Clarke Moore is believed by many to have written a poem "An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicolas," which became better known as "The Night before Christmas." Santa is portrayed as an elf with a miniature sleigh equipped with eight reindeer which are named in the poem as Blitzem, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donder, Prancer, and Vixen. Others attribute the poem to a contemporary, Henry Livingston, Jr. Two have since been renamed Donner and Blitzen.
1841: J.W. Parkinson, a Philadelphia merchant, hired a man to dress up in a "Criscringle" outfit and climb the chimney of his store.
1863: Illustrator Thomas Nast created images of Santa for the Christmas editions of Harper's Magazine. These continued through the 1890's.
1860s: President Abraham Lincoln asked Nast to create a drawing of Santa with some Union soldiers. This image of Santa supporting the enemy had a demoralizing influence on the Confederate army -- an early example of psychological warfare.
1897: Francis P Church, Editor of the New York Sun, wrote an editorial in response to a letter from an eight year-old girl, Virginia O'Hanlon. She had written the paper asking whether there really was a Santa Claus. It has become known as the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter.
1920's: The image of Santa had been standardized to portray a bearded, over-weight, jolly man dressed in a red suit with white trim.
1931: Haddon Sundblom, illustrator for The Coca-Cola company drew a series of Santa images in their Christmas advertisements until 1964. The company holds the trademark for the Coca-Cola Santa design. Christmas ads including Santa continue to the present day.
1939 Copywriter Robert L. May of the Montgomery Ward Company created a poem about Rudolph, the ninth reindeer. May had been "often taunted as a child for being shy, small and slight." He created an ostracized reindeer with a shiny red nose who became a hero one foggy Christmas eve. Santa was part-way through deliveries when the visibility started to degenerate. Santa added Rudolph to his team of reindeer to help illuminate the path. A copy of the poem was given free to Montgomery Ward customers.
1949: Johnny Marks wrote the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rudolph was relocated to the North Pole where he was initially rejected by the other reindeer who wouldn't let him play in their reindeer games because of his strange looking nose. The song was recorded by Gene Autry and became his all-time best seller. Next to "White Christmas" it is the most popular song of all time.
1993: An urban folk tale began to circulate about a Japanese department store displaying a life-sized Santa Claus being crucified on a cross. It never happened.
1997: Artist Robert Cenedella drew a painting of a crucified Santa Claus. It was displayed in the window of the New York's Art Students League and received intense criticism from some religious groups. His drawing was a protest. He attempted to show how Santa Claus had replaced Jesus Christ as the most important personality at Christmas time.
So if Odin is Santa Claus, was Jesus born on September 11th?
The Bible does not specifically say the date of Jesus’ birth. We know it was not during the winter months because the sheep were in the pasture (Luke 2:8). A study of the time of the conception of John the Baptist reveals he was conceived about Sivan 30, the eleventh week.
When Zechariah was ministering in the temple, he received an announcement from God of a coming son. The eighth course of Abia, when Zekharya was ministering, was the week of Sivan 12 to 18. Adding forty weeks for a normal pregnancy reveals that John the Baptist was born on or about Passover (Nisan 14).
We know six months after John’s conception, Mary conceived Jesus (Luke 1:26-33). Therefore, Jesus would have been conceived six months later in the month of Kislev. Kislev 25 is Hanukkah.
Was the “light of the world” conceived on the festival of lights?
Starting at Hanukkah, which begins on Kislev 25 and continues for eight days, and counting through the nine months of Mary’s pregnancy, one arrives at the approximate time of the birth of Jesus at the Festival of Tabernacles (the early fall of the year).
During the Feast of Tabernacles
During the Feast of Tabernacles, God required all male Jews to come to Jerusalem. The many pilgrims coming to Jerusalem for the festivals would spill over to the surrounding towns (Bethlehem is about five miles from Jerusalem). Joseph and Mary were unable to find a room at the inn because of the influx of so many pilgrims. They may have been given shelter in a sukkah, which is built during a seven-day period each year accompanying the celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles. Due to the difficulties during travel, it was common for the officials to declare tax time during a temple Feast (Luke 2:1).
We know our Messiah was made manifest into a temporary body when He came to earth. Is it possible He also was put into a temporary dwelling? The fields would have been dotted with sukkoths during this harvest time to temporary shelter animals. The Hebrew word “stable” is called a sukkoth (Gen. 33:17).
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn (Luke 2:7).
Joseph and Mary took the child and flew to Egypt and remained there until they were told by God that Herod was dead. Joseph and Mary brought the baby Jesus into Jerusalem forty days from His birth for Mary’s purification and the child’s dedication (according to Torah this had to be done within forty days of the birth of a male child-not doing so is considered a sin).
This indicates that Herod died within the same forty days, because as long as Herod was alive, they could not appear at the Temple. (According to Josephus’ calculations, Herod’s death occurred during the Autumn in the fourth year before the Common Era 4 b.c.e.).
Later in His life, Yeshua celebrated His birthday on a mountain with three of His disciples. In contrast to birthday parties, such as Herod’s, where people were killed for entertainment, His was a celebration of life. On the Festival of Succoth, Moshe and EliYahu (Elijah), from centuries past, representatives of the Torah and the Prophets, appeared and talked with Yeshua.
One disciple, Kepha (Peter), suggested building three succoth for Yeshua, Moshe, and EliYahu, because it was required for the festival, but he did not understand that these three were fulfilling that which the festival symbolized: they were dwelling in their succoth (temporary tabernacles) of flesh, awaiting their eternal resurrection temples.A number of Christians are celebrating Christ’s birth during the Feast of Tabernacles, complete with decorations and lights on the sukkah, and music celebrating Jesus’ birth.
HERE IS ANOTHER GREAT REFERENCE
Here is the video they reference:
Here is a timeline in the United States of Christmas and Santa Claus
1600's: The Puritans made it illegal to mention St. Nicolas' name. People were not allowed to exchange gifts, light a candle, or sing Christmas carols.
17th century: Dutch immigrants brought with them the legend of Sinter Klaas.
1773: Santa first appeared in the media as St. A Claus.
1804: The New York Historical Society was founded with St. Nicolas as its patron saint. Its members engaged in the Dutch practice of gift-giving at Christmas.
1809: Washington Irving, writing under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker, included Saint Nicolas in his book "A History of New York." Nicolas is described as riding into town on a horse.
1812: Irving, revised his book to include Nicolas riding over the trees in a wagon.
1821: William Gilley printed a poem about "Santeclaus" who was dressed in fur and drove a sleigh drawn by a single reindeer.
1822: Dentist Clement Clarke Moore is believed by many to have written a poem "An Account of a Visit from Saint Nicolas," which became better known as "The Night before Christmas." Santa is portrayed as an elf with a miniature sleigh equipped with eight reindeer which are named in the poem as Blitzem, Comet, Cupid, Dancer, Dasher, Donder, Prancer, and Vixen. Others attribute the poem to a contemporary, Henry Livingston, Jr. Two have since been renamed Donner and Blitzen.
1841: J.W. Parkinson, a Philadelphia merchant, hired a man to dress up in a "Criscringle" outfit and climb the chimney of his store.
1863: Illustrator Thomas Nast created images of Santa for the Christmas editions of Harper's Magazine. These continued through the 1890's.
1860s: President Abraham Lincoln asked Nast to create a drawing of Santa with some Union soldiers. This image of Santa supporting the enemy had a demoralizing influence on the Confederate army -- an early example of psychological warfare.
1897: Francis P Church, Editor of the New York Sun, wrote an editorial in response to a letter from an eight year-old girl, Virginia O'Hanlon. She had written the paper asking whether there really was a Santa Claus. It has become known as the "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" letter.
1920's: The image of Santa had been standardized to portray a bearded, over-weight, jolly man dressed in a red suit with white trim.
1931: Haddon Sundblom, illustrator for The Coca-Cola company drew a series of Santa images in their Christmas advertisements until 1964. The company holds the trademark for the Coca-Cola Santa design. Christmas ads including Santa continue to the present day.
1939 Copywriter Robert L. May of the Montgomery Ward Company created a poem about Rudolph, the ninth reindeer. May had been "often taunted as a child for being shy, small and slight." He created an ostracized reindeer with a shiny red nose who became a hero one foggy Christmas eve. Santa was part-way through deliveries when the visibility started to degenerate. Santa added Rudolph to his team of reindeer to help illuminate the path. A copy of the poem was given free to Montgomery Ward customers.
1949: Johnny Marks wrote the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rudolph was relocated to the North Pole where he was initially rejected by the other reindeer who wouldn't let him play in their reindeer games because of his strange looking nose. The song was recorded by Gene Autry and became his all-time best seller. Next to "White Christmas" it is the most popular song of all time.
1993: An urban folk tale began to circulate about a Japanese department store displaying a life-sized Santa Claus being crucified on a cross. It never happened.
1997: Artist Robert Cenedella drew a painting of a crucified Santa Claus. It was displayed in the window of the New York's Art Students League and received intense criticism from some religious groups. His drawing was a protest. He attempted to show how Santa Claus had replaced Jesus Christ as the most important personality at Christmas time.
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