I have been refraining from writing anything about the death of this man for a few days. Trying to put my thoughts in some sort of order. Unfortunatly I cannot seem to say anything with any sort of significance about him. Perhaps it is because I never got to know him very well, even though I had the desire to do so. Now my opportunity is gone. His funeral was an amazing experience. He had obviously impacted some people in a major way, and hearing about this made me want to do this as well. Hearing about the positives in his life made me want to be better, do more, and be more positive while doing it. I am sure he wasn't perfect. He was just a man after all. But he was a man that you couldn't help but look up to.
Thank you.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Friday, June 18, 2010
More BOOKS!
It's been a while since I spoke of the books in my life. I have been on an excellent streak of books so here are a few of them.
1) First off, from the spawn of Stephen King, Joe Hill. His second novel, and far superior to his first outing, Horns. I was somewhat hesitant to start this one after the major disappointment of his first book, Heart Shaped Box. My expectations where high, he is Stephen Kings son after all, but the book just didn't take off, it had the speed, just not the wings.
Horns on the other hand feels like the work of a pro, with characters I cared about, and little details that just suckered me in. I don't like going into plot descriptions so I won't. The writing is what I care about, and this is one well written book.
2) The boy in the stripped pyjamas. I know this is a movie as well, I have yet to see it. The book is above par for a children's novel. It touches on very important moral and ethical issues and though sometimes in a ham handed way, I occasionally had to remind myself this was a book for 12ish year olds. I look forward to reading this one with the kids and talking with them about it.
3) Tevyeh the dairyman. The basis for the play and movie Fiddler on the Roof, this book is amazing. The style is funny and very Jewish (many praises to God, lots of sarcasm) and incredibly easy to read. If I had one word to describe this it would be refreshing. Why? Go read, you will see.
4) The Case for God. I am halfway through this and so far I am very impressed. It is a history of the human relationship with the idea of gods from the earliest of recorded human history. It can occasionally get a little dry, but if you are interested in ethics, philosophy, theology, god psychology, spirituality, religion etc etc. then this book is for you!
Till next time.
1) First off, from the spawn of Stephen King, Joe Hill. His second novel, and far superior to his first outing, Horns. I was somewhat hesitant to start this one after the major disappointment of his first book, Heart Shaped Box. My expectations where high, he is Stephen Kings son after all, but the book just didn't take off, it had the speed, just not the wings.
Horns on the other hand feels like the work of a pro, with characters I cared about, and little details that just suckered me in. I don't like going into plot descriptions so I won't. The writing is what I care about, and this is one well written book.
2) The boy in the stripped pyjamas. I know this is a movie as well, I have yet to see it. The book is above par for a children's novel. It touches on very important moral and ethical issues and though sometimes in a ham handed way, I occasionally had to remind myself this was a book for 12ish year olds. I look forward to reading this one with the kids and talking with them about it.
3) Tevyeh the dairyman. The basis for the play and movie Fiddler on the Roof, this book is amazing. The style is funny and very Jewish (many praises to God, lots of sarcasm) and incredibly easy to read. If I had one word to describe this it would be refreshing. Why? Go read, you will see.
4) The Case for God. I am halfway through this and so far I am very impressed. It is a history of the human relationship with the idea of gods from the earliest of recorded human history. It can occasionally get a little dry, but if you are interested in ethics, philosophy, theology, god psychology, spirituality, religion etc etc. then this book is for you!
Till next time.
Friday, June 11, 2010
So many swirly little ideas
Why? Oh brain, must you constantly torment me with so many thoughts. Constantly corrupting my silence with new insights, and random thought fodder. Granted often these thoughts disappear into the ether, never to be heard or thought again. Were do all these thoughts go? What are they made of?
Perhaps God feeds off these unused thoughts, ever hungry for more. The better the forgotten idea, the more He is satiated by it. Maybe not.
Perhaps God feeds off these unused thoughts, ever hungry for more. The better the forgotten idea, the more He is satiated by it. Maybe not.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Don't think you're mad at me because you don't agree with me, it's probably because you are too dumb to have a good argument.
Here is a little rant for you. Lately I have noticed (especially on facebook) whenever I get involved in a discussion, someone on the opposing side gets very rilled up and starts getting mad. They start name calling, and continue stating the same argument repeatedly. In other words they make themselves look like the simpletons they are. Once you point out the holes in their arguments, the brain damage becomes more evident.
Well Chris, what makes you think you are so much smarter than these other random people? Perhaps you are the moron.
I have thought of this, but there is a difference between myself and most morons.
1) When someone makes a good point I tell them I agree with them.
Most morons will not make any concessions. Every word they say is the absolute truth, everything you say is false. Unless you agree unreservedly of course.
2) When I make a mistake, I agree. I made a mistake.
A moron is always right. Period.
3) I try not to argue about things I don't know.
OK. Sometimes I have been known to be a moron when it comes to this point. Morons will argue about anything, with anyone.
4) I try not to be arrogant, self righteous and closed minded.
The typical view of a Christian are these things exactly, but I would say they are sure signs of a moron. Fundamentalist have these attributes. Whether Christian, Muslim, Agnostic or atheist. Fundamentalist are generally these three things, and when you get into a discussion with such a person, beware.
Often a perfectly normal person can transform into a moron. Religion, politics and environmentalism are all hot button moron issues at the moment. So be wary. Even you (I) can be a moron.
Think before you speak.
Learn before you think.
or something
Well Chris, what makes you think you are so much smarter than these other random people? Perhaps you are the moron.
I have thought of this, but there is a difference between myself and most morons.
1) When someone makes a good point I tell them I agree with them.
Most morons will not make any concessions. Every word they say is the absolute truth, everything you say is false. Unless you agree unreservedly of course.
2) When I make a mistake, I agree. I made a mistake.
A moron is always right. Period.
3) I try not to argue about things I don't know.
OK. Sometimes I have been known to be a moron when it comes to this point. Morons will argue about anything, with anyone.
4) I try not to be arrogant, self righteous and closed minded.
The typical view of a Christian are these things exactly, but I would say they are sure signs of a moron. Fundamentalist have these attributes. Whether Christian, Muslim, Agnostic or atheist. Fundamentalist are generally these three things, and when you get into a discussion with such a person, beware.
Often a perfectly normal person can transform into a moron. Religion, politics and environmentalism are all hot button moron issues at the moment. So be wary. Even you (I) can be a moron.
Think before you speak.
Learn before you think.
or something
Friday, May 14, 2010
Back to the real world.
So I have been talking a lot of theology, philosophy with a little metaphysics to spice things up, but now it is time to put in a solid chunk of reality.
This is how I see it. Civilization as we know it is hooped. We have filthy greedy leaders, with filthy greedy masters, who have decided to think only of themselves and their short term gain. They don't even think off thier own children let alone us, and our children.
We, as in the masses, are too many. We can't agree enough to step up and demand anything. We whine and complain in fits and starts, but never enough to scare the masters. We change to high efficiency light bulbs and washing machines, and drive our SUVs to the store across the street.
Meanwhile oil spills into the ocean, killing indiscriminately. The shrimpers whine about their livelihoods. What about the countless living creatures dieing because of of a couple cost cutting corner cutters? Yup. I said it.
This is the slow decent my friends. I look forward to watching and participating. I want to do my part, make my dent. My children will be toughened, hardened by the life of the future. Food will be harder to get, water will taste a little funny. Life will go on. The earth will spin. Perhaps we need a little fall. A little lesson in reality. Humanity will adapt, culture will change. We will be taught a lesson, and a few generations from now perhaps, humanity will be all the better for it.
This is how I see it. Civilization as we know it is hooped. We have filthy greedy leaders, with filthy greedy masters, who have decided to think only of themselves and their short term gain. They don't even think off thier own children let alone us, and our children.
We, as in the masses, are too many. We can't agree enough to step up and demand anything. We whine and complain in fits and starts, but never enough to scare the masters. We change to high efficiency light bulbs and washing machines, and drive our SUVs to the store across the street.
Meanwhile oil spills into the ocean, killing indiscriminately. The shrimpers whine about their livelihoods. What about the countless living creatures dieing because of of a couple cost cutting corner cutters? Yup. I said it.
This is the slow decent my friends. I look forward to watching and participating. I want to do my part, make my dent. My children will be toughened, hardened by the life of the future. Food will be harder to get, water will taste a little funny. Life will go on. The earth will spin. Perhaps we need a little fall. A little lesson in reality. Humanity will adapt, culture will change. We will be taught a lesson, and a few generations from now perhaps, humanity will be all the better for it.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Wisdom
A person who truly thirsts for knowledge and wisdom, should be able to recognize that they are lacking something. Just as you cannot fill a cup with water when it is already full.
I am reading a lot of philosophy and theology these days and realizing how much has already been thought. I am also realizing that in order to think about these ideas I have to understand that I don't know everything already.
At one point in time I was searching for nothing but meaning. I wanted to know that my life had a meaning or a purpose. The more I searched the less I could claim a random universe could have meaning. So I started a search for myself, needless to say what I found did not impress me. I came to a realization that relationships are somehow important. Not just any relationship either, I had this need for a 'true' , 'deep' or 'real' relationship. Something I could not get from myself. It had to be from other people.
I have over the years searched in vain for god. This elusive old man in the sky. He would throw people into a fire and turn his back on them if he was mad. He would drown them in rain. He would turn them to salt. This god was a caricature. A little child's god. If I wanted or needed I would pray and sometimes I would get my childish wish. One point god. Sometimes I was ignored. One point for the little kid pity party. God lost.
As an adult I noticed a trend in society at large. I didn't know what it was called at the time, but know I call it the destruction of the sacred. Nothing is sacred in western culture. Everything can be bought. Everything is a commodity. The west prides itself on how morally superior, how post modern, how separated from God it is. Good for you west.
I hear how the Bible is bad because it has slavery in it. It instructs people how to care for thier slaves. How horrible! How 300 years ago. We are so past that now, right? I bet there are more slaves now than ever in the history of humanity. Oops, I mean sweat shop laborers, child prostitutes and underpaid, overworked 'employees'.
Nothing is sacred. Sin is dead, right? We have evolved past that stage, no worries about sin.
You and I have something in common. The capacity for sin. You, me, your Mom, all have the capacity in us to be a killer, a thief a sinner. The thin veneer of culture can be whiped off any one of us, under the right conditions Hitler did what he did.
As an adult I was introduced to Jesus. It was not an instant match, no love at first sight. Christians had given me too many reasons to be leery of Christ. To this day I do not take my faith sitting down. I am constantly thinking about and questioning God. I have come to a place where I don't care about rational scientific thought (it interests me, but I no longer worry about it in the God aspect of my life).
I have come to accept the non-rational, because there is a part of me that does not want everything to the explained. I have come to accept that people (including myself) are never going to be what I would like them to be, because we can't be. We are not capable of being God. I have no choice but to accept that there is something bigger, better and perfect in existence, because if there isn't life would be too sad and painful. I no longer have a child's understanding of god. I totally understand how much I don't understand, how much mystery there is. To tell you the truth I am fine with that. It overjoys me to know how little I know. Like a little sponge I hope to be wrung out by God, and filled back up with Gods wisdom.
I am reading a lot of philosophy and theology these days and realizing how much has already been thought. I am also realizing that in order to think about these ideas I have to understand that I don't know everything already.
At one point in time I was searching for nothing but meaning. I wanted to know that my life had a meaning or a purpose. The more I searched the less I could claim a random universe could have meaning. So I started a search for myself, needless to say what I found did not impress me. I came to a realization that relationships are somehow important. Not just any relationship either, I had this need for a 'true' , 'deep' or 'real' relationship. Something I could not get from myself. It had to be from other people.
I have over the years searched in vain for god. This elusive old man in the sky. He would throw people into a fire and turn his back on them if he was mad. He would drown them in rain. He would turn them to salt. This god was a caricature. A little child's god. If I wanted or needed I would pray and sometimes I would get my childish wish. One point god. Sometimes I was ignored. One point for the little kid pity party. God lost.
As an adult I noticed a trend in society at large. I didn't know what it was called at the time, but know I call it the destruction of the sacred. Nothing is sacred in western culture. Everything can be bought. Everything is a commodity. The west prides itself on how morally superior, how post modern, how separated from God it is. Good for you west.
I hear how the Bible is bad because it has slavery in it. It instructs people how to care for thier slaves. How horrible! How 300 years ago. We are so past that now, right? I bet there are more slaves now than ever in the history of humanity. Oops, I mean sweat shop laborers, child prostitutes and underpaid, overworked 'employees'.
Nothing is sacred. Sin is dead, right? We have evolved past that stage, no worries about sin.
You and I have something in common. The capacity for sin. You, me, your Mom, all have the capacity in us to be a killer, a thief a sinner. The thin veneer of culture can be whiped off any one of us, under the right conditions Hitler did what he did.
As an adult I was introduced to Jesus. It was not an instant match, no love at first sight. Christians had given me too many reasons to be leery of Christ. To this day I do not take my faith sitting down. I am constantly thinking about and questioning God. I have come to a place where I don't care about rational scientific thought (it interests me, but I no longer worry about it in the God aspect of my life).
I have come to accept the non-rational, because there is a part of me that does not want everything to the explained. I have come to accept that people (including myself) are never going to be what I would like them to be, because we can't be. We are not capable of being God. I have no choice but to accept that there is something bigger, better and perfect in existence, because if there isn't life would be too sad and painful. I no longer have a child's understanding of god. I totally understand how much I don't understand, how much mystery there is. To tell you the truth I am fine with that. It overjoys me to know how little I know. Like a little sponge I hope to be wrung out by God, and filled back up with Gods wisdom.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Pt. 3 The Law
This one will be short and sweet.
Many see the law, as some sort of opposite to grace, but it is not. The law is a part of grace and vice-versa.
We are under grace, "Yet that does not mean that we need not keep the law. We are not under the law in the sense that it condemns us; it no longer pronounces judgment or condemnation on us. No! but we are meant to live it, and we are even meant to go beyond it." - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
I have been absorbing this book slowly, Studies in the sermon on the mount, by Martyn Loyd-Jones. I have been pondering this dichotomy for a while, and then this book plops into my hands one day, and finaly clears some things up for me.
"But let me put it this way. Is it not true to say of many of us that in actual practice, our view of the doctrine of grace is such that we scarcely ever take the plain teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ seriously? We have so emphasized the teaching that all is of grace and, that we ought not to try to imitate His example in order to make ourselves Christian, that we are virtually in the position of ignoring His teaching altogether and, of saying that it is nothing to do with us because we are under grace. Now I wonder how seriously we take the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
As the final thought I will leave you with this idea.
The law is not something you do to be/become Christian. Because you are Christian you will live the law, because that is how you ought to live; and that is how you are meant to live.
"If my heart has been broken in the presence of God I cannot refuse to forgive; and, therefor, I say to any man who is imagining fondly that his sins are to be forgiven by Christ, though he does not forgive anybody else, Beware, my friend, lest you wake up in eternity and find Him saying to you, 'depart from me; I never knew you.'" - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
Harsh.
Many see the law, as some sort of opposite to grace, but it is not. The law is a part of grace and vice-versa.
We are under grace, "Yet that does not mean that we need not keep the law. We are not under the law in the sense that it condemns us; it no longer pronounces judgment or condemnation on us. No! but we are meant to live it, and we are even meant to go beyond it." - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
I have been absorbing this book slowly, Studies in the sermon on the mount, by Martyn Loyd-Jones. I have been pondering this dichotomy for a while, and then this book plops into my hands one day, and finaly clears some things up for me.
"But let me put it this way. Is it not true to say of many of us that in actual practice, our view of the doctrine of grace is such that we scarcely ever take the plain teaching of the Lord Jesus Christ seriously? We have so emphasized the teaching that all is of grace and, that we ought not to try to imitate His example in order to make ourselves Christian, that we are virtually in the position of ignoring His teaching altogether and, of saying that it is nothing to do with us because we are under grace. Now I wonder how seriously we take the gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
As the final thought I will leave you with this idea.
The law is not something you do to be/become Christian. Because you are Christian you will live the law, because that is how you ought to live; and that is how you are meant to live.
"If my heart has been broken in the presence of God I cannot refuse to forgive; and, therefor, I say to any man who is imagining fondly that his sins are to be forgiven by Christ, though he does not forgive anybody else, Beware, my friend, lest you wake up in eternity and find Him saying to you, 'depart from me; I never knew you.'" - Studies in the sermon on the mount.
Harsh.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Pt. 2 Grace
As a Christian how can I deny the awesomeness that is Grace? To put it simply I can't.
My favorite story regarding grace is the prodigal son. I think if my son were to act that way, if he came back, I would probably scold him and give him a swift kick in the pants, before grudgingly letting back into my house. But, the parable is not about humans. It is about how God loves us, even thought we spit in His face, tell him we wish He was dead, and turn our backs on him, the second we glimpse back we see that He is still there waiting for us. This is something I think a lot of people have a problem with.
Just because God loves you, doesn't mean he makes us love Him. We choose to turn our backs on him. We choose to walk away.
The prodigal son thought he had it so good. He partied it up, spent all his money, had a bunch of fun and BOOM! Crash back down to earth. He was treated like garbage by his friends, got sick and when all seemed lost he started heading back home.
As soon as his father saw him, the father started running to great him. As soon as you turn to face God He is there to great you. All you have to do is turn around, God does the running.
So there you are facing God. He ran up to you, hugs you. Do you hug him back?
He gets the best cow and has it butchered for you. Do you smile and thank him?
He throws a party for you, and defends your betrayal to your resentful brother. Do you bow down and repent?
Just because God has grace does that mean we have earned it or deserved it? Does that mean we can rest on our larals and just sit around claiming we are righteous? Is grace an everlasting girt, or something we need to constantly ask for?
More in part 3. The Law.
My favorite story regarding grace is the prodigal son. I think if my son were to act that way, if he came back, I would probably scold him and give him a swift kick in the pants, before grudgingly letting back into my house. But, the parable is not about humans. It is about how God loves us, even thought we spit in His face, tell him we wish He was dead, and turn our backs on him, the second we glimpse back we see that He is still there waiting for us. This is something I think a lot of people have a problem with.
Just because God loves you, doesn't mean he makes us love Him. We choose to turn our backs on him. We choose to walk away.
The prodigal son thought he had it so good. He partied it up, spent all his money, had a bunch of fun and BOOM! Crash back down to earth. He was treated like garbage by his friends, got sick and when all seemed lost he started heading back home.
As soon as his father saw him, the father started running to great him. As soon as you turn to face God He is there to great you. All you have to do is turn around, God does the running.
So there you are facing God. He ran up to you, hugs you. Do you hug him back?
He gets the best cow and has it butchered for you. Do you smile and thank him?
He throws a party for you, and defends your betrayal to your resentful brother. Do you bow down and repent?
Just because God has grace does that mean we have earned it or deserved it? Does that mean we can rest on our larals and just sit around claiming we are righteous? Is grace an everlasting girt, or something we need to constantly ask for?
More in part 3. The Law.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Law vs. Grace. No longer a debate.
Something I have been thinking about for a while now is a "Christian Problem". The question of Following the Law, and the grace that is given freely from Jesus Christ. Some people see this as one of the major dilemmas of Christianity. In other words, why do I have to do anything, when Jesus has done it for me already? Why should I have to be/do good when I am already accepted by Jesus? This is my central theme. Read on if you are interested.
Do you have to do something in order to be Christian?
Some would say yes, others no. Let me use an analogy to illustrate.
You have a problem. You broke your leg. You go into the emergency room and after the inevitable wait, a doctor comes into the room. He asks you a bunch of questions. Slowly the questions start to become a little odd.
"Do you cook much?"
"What's your specialty?"
"OOH sounds good, can I have the recipe?"
You ask if he can get to the leg, it really hurts. He smiles and starts looking around the room, he looks a little lost.
You ask how long has he worked there. He says this is is first day... as a doctor. He just finished going to chef school, and he got a job in the hospital as a doctor. Sounds a little absurd I hope.
If you call yourself a doctor are you one? What about a lawyer, accountant or dentist? Just because you say or think you are, does that make you that thing? Just because I claim to be a tree does that make me a tree? No.
So if someone claims to be saved by Christ, does that mean they are? Is a Christian different than your average Joe? Is Christianity merely a moral code? I don't have the answers nessisarily, but I think these are important questions.
So point number one would be: Just because you claim to be something doesn't mean you are.
I will delve deeper soon, think of this as part one of a bigger idea. Until next time.
Do you have to do something in order to be Christian?
Some would say yes, others no. Let me use an analogy to illustrate.
You have a problem. You broke your leg. You go into the emergency room and after the inevitable wait, a doctor comes into the room. He asks you a bunch of questions. Slowly the questions start to become a little odd.
"Do you cook much?"
"What's your specialty?"
"OOH sounds good, can I have the recipe?"
You ask if he can get to the leg, it really hurts. He smiles and starts looking around the room, he looks a little lost.
You ask how long has he worked there. He says this is is first day... as a doctor. He just finished going to chef school, and he got a job in the hospital as a doctor. Sounds a little absurd I hope.
If you call yourself a doctor are you one? What about a lawyer, accountant or dentist? Just because you say or think you are, does that make you that thing? Just because I claim to be a tree does that make me a tree? No.
So if someone claims to be saved by Christ, does that mean they are? Is a Christian different than your average Joe? Is Christianity merely a moral code? I don't have the answers nessisarily, but I think these are important questions.
So point number one would be: Just because you claim to be something doesn't mean you are.
I will delve deeper soon, think of this as part one of a bigger idea. Until next time.
Monday, March 29, 2010
The scientists checklist
A little note.
This was inspired by a guy out there in internet land who did a "God's Checklist", and proceeded to rip apart Christianity (or at least he thought he was). So I figured using what little knowledge I have of the scientific view of the origin of the universe ,I would pick apart at that.
Just for fun.
I find the scientific arguments easy to pick at, mainly because they have no foundation to start with. What was before the big bang? What happened to start the big bang? On and on I could go. Questions with no answers.
In the beginning...
1) Somewhere, and we don't know where, there is a huge, massive, pile of something. Just sitting there(wherever that is), don't ask. Check
2) Where did this stuff come from? Don't ask. Check.
3) Somehow, this massive pile of something exploded, starting time, gravity and essentially everything. Check
4) How did this thing explode if it started time? Don't ask. Check
5) After billions and billions of years, stuff started to calm down a bit and stars and planets formed. Check
6) On some insignificant planet, many many many random chances happened and life started... spontaneously. The conditions just happened to be right and from no life, comes life. Check
7) So now we have a single celled organism, sitting on this planet, doing what single celled organisms do, and BAM all by itself it decides to self replicate. Interesting. Check
8) Random, chance and mutation change the organism, and make it bigger, and bigger over the generations until it's the size of dinosaurs and whales, instead of just making it more efficient. Check
9) The sun will collapse in on itself, and the universe will do the same, and life has no meaning. It was just an accident, with no significance. Check
10) If I were still an atheist I would have killed myself long ago. Logic brings only one conclusion to this scenario, pointless, meaningless, nothingness. No point, why bother? Check
If my facts are wrong feel free to correct me, I have little actual understanding of the theoretical beginning of the universe. All I know is it makes little logical sense to me.
This was inspired by a guy out there in internet land who did a "God's Checklist", and proceeded to rip apart Christianity (or at least he thought he was). So I figured using what little knowledge I have of the scientific view of the origin of the universe ,I would pick apart at that.
Just for fun.
I find the scientific arguments easy to pick at, mainly because they have no foundation to start with. What was before the big bang? What happened to start the big bang? On and on I could go. Questions with no answers.
In the beginning...
1) Somewhere, and we don't know where, there is a huge, massive, pile of something. Just sitting there(wherever that is), don't ask. Check
3) Somehow, this massive pile of something exploded, starting time, gravity and essentially everything. Check
4) How did this thing explode if it started time? Don't ask. Check
5) After billions and billions of years, stuff started to calm down a bit and stars and planets formed. Check
6) On some insignificant planet, many many many random chances happened and life started... spontaneously. The conditions just happened to be right and from no life, comes life. Check
7) So now we have a single celled organism, sitting on this planet, doing what single celled organisms do, and BAM all by itself it decides to self replicate. Interesting. Check
8) Random, chance and mutation change the organism, and make it bigger, and bigger over the generations until it's the size of dinosaurs and whales, instead of just making it more efficient. Check
9) The sun will collapse in on itself, and the universe will do the same, and life has no meaning. It was just an accident, with no significance. Check
10) If I were still an atheist I would have killed myself long ago. Logic brings only one conclusion to this scenario, pointless, meaningless, nothingness. No point, why bother? Check
If my facts are wrong feel free to correct me, I have little actual understanding of the theoretical beginning of the universe. All I know is it makes little logical sense to me.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Argg!! Enough procrastinating
Just to get myself back into the talking to myself groove, I'm going to do another "books you should read" blog... but only 5 this time.
1) The tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo: A Great children's book(or Young Adult as they call it). I am looking forward to reading this one out loud with the children. Adventure and action galore with a misty old-timey fairy tale feel.
2) The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham: This is actually a book I should re-read, as it has been a while. I remember it as a very well done future dystopia. Lots of tension and mystery. Civilization thrown back into the dark ages.
3) The princess Bride, by William Goldman: Any time I meet a fellow book lover I tell them to read this book. It is an example of writing perfection (my opinion of it). I love the use of fictionally breaking through the fourth wall. Great story, awesome execution.
4) The Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins: This is another "Young Adult" series that is fairly popular and has a good story. The writing is mediocre and sometimes the characters are just not as good as they should be, but the story is great. So far I have read two of the three books (last book due in Aug) and the second book is a huge improvement, if the third book is as good as the second I will be happy.
5) The wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum: I was hesitant to start this one, the movie being not so good. Often the movie is not so good, so I gave it a shot and surprise, the book is great! Elizabeth is sitting through entire chapters often asking for more when I stop. The sign of a good book.
1) The tale of Despereaux, by Kate DiCamillo: A Great children's book(or Young Adult as they call it). I am looking forward to reading this one out loud with the children. Adventure and action galore with a misty old-timey fairy tale feel.
2) The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham: This is actually a book I should re-read, as it has been a while. I remember it as a very well done future dystopia. Lots of tension and mystery. Civilization thrown back into the dark ages.
3) The princess Bride, by William Goldman: Any time I meet a fellow book lover I tell them to read this book. It is an example of writing perfection (my opinion of it). I love the use of fictionally breaking through the fourth wall. Great story, awesome execution.
4) The Hunger Games Trilogy, Suzanne Collins: This is another "Young Adult" series that is fairly popular and has a good story. The writing is mediocre and sometimes the characters are just not as good as they should be, but the story is great. So far I have read two of the three books (last book due in Aug) and the second book is a huge improvement, if the third book is as good as the second I will be happy.
5) The wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum: I was hesitant to start this one, the movie being not so good. Often the movie is not so good, so I gave it a shot and surprise, the book is great! Elizabeth is sitting through entire chapters often asking for more when I stop. The sign of a good book.
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