Psalm 71 one

EEEEEEEK!!!!!!!! MY SCHOOL ROOM!!!! BOY!?? BOYS!? WHERE ARE YOU? I can't find you in all this kudzu!! HAAAALLLLP HALLPPP! it's still growing!! make it STOPPPP!! arrrrrrrrggggggg!!!! when I get ahold of that rassafrakin bird . . . . . .

SHUT UP! FEATHERS!!! SPLOOOT! (That was a one gallon container of molases fer the Birdbrain!) SPLAT! Keylime pie hat fer Garth--I'll show ya "discuss"! Haha! ahhhhh I feel better, back to my regularly scheduled programming. . . . bleep . . . bleeeep bleeep bleep bleep . . . .

Krys, You are right-- we don't need to be adversaries about it! With that in mind, I will try to be careful in what I write here--I don't mean to offend anyone with my own personal belief--nor do I want to try to "convert" them! Oak, I agree with most of your post. The joke WAS funny to me because of the "element of perceived truth in it to the teller"--and to me, as I am a creationist believer. When you said the responses by Garth and others are appropriate, at first I totally disagreed. But then I remembered not everybody "does as I do". If I see a title of a thread that I am not going to agree with, many times I just don't even go there--I hate confrontation and hate arguing. So my first response is "What-inna-heck did they (Garth, et al) come in and read this thread for? And why-inna-heck are they posting HERE?" :blink: But after reading Garth's post, I am trying to be fair here. Just cuz I don't like debate, doesn't mean others don't! Garth, you said, "So jokes like the one that started this thread I saw but subtle digs (and unfair ones at that) trying to portray the false dilemna of science vs. God (religion). I mean, look at the thread title, fer crying out loud." Okay, I get it, because when you make biting comments about fundamentalists/evangelicals, I get offended, also. It feels like you are ridiculing me and trying to convert me to your way of thinking. (even when your post isn't directed at Psalm 71 one) And I can't do it-- that would be to deny my Lord Jesus. It's my free choice to believe that way. (your quote, "I mean, we want to keep thinking for ourselves after learning our lesson as regards to TWI, don't we?" Yes, I agree, and my thinking for myself is to accept the Bible as truth by my "Blind faith" as you call it). I can't agree with this. THis is where I am coming from. Nor can I agree with you that creationists are dishonest with science, etc., and it's offensive to me to read it. My beliefs, my opinion, or whatever. We don't agree. But your whole explanation, in post 29, DOES help me see where you are coming from, whether I agree with you or not, so I offer my own apologies for getting my dander up against you. I don't like to argue, I don't do well at it, I've possibly not even made myself clear, maybe I'll just throw pies at you!

I apologized in a PM to CaDreaming for my part in turning a thread that was just posting A JOKE-- A JOKE!!!- --into a debate about Evolution vs Creationism. I figured people who liked the joke, people who believe, "In the beginning God. . . ", would like the AIG website. I did tell Garth I knew he wouldn't believe it-- the link wasn't directed at him. (Just like his and 1000names' links still don't "prove" evolution to me). I agree both theories are just that. Neither side can come up with enough "Factual proof" to convince the other. The "Big Bang" takes as much "blind faith" to beleive as "In the beginning God" (Rhino said it better than my attempt here) I still won't debate with the ones who don't believe "In the beginnig God". That would be fruitless. I would NOT be able to give them enough "Proof" to sway their opinion, nor would they be able to give me enough "proof" to sway mine. Since this was a JOKE! that only "Creationists" would appreciate, Garth's posts right off at the start were out of place and unnecessary, IMO. He could have started his own thread, and it wouldn't have been so rude against CaDreaming in her thread. PS, Ron-- EVERY SENTENCE in your post was wrong? WHOA! Wonder if you should get a medal or something!! Wonder if you set a record! I'm impressed!!!

Linda-- that is funny! I tried to look up the seller, too just to see if her journal seems as funny as her disclaimer. Couldn't find it! siiiiiigh! But thanks for posting her disclaimer!!!

Have any of you ever been to Answers in Genesis? or heard any of Ken Ham's lectures? WHOA!!! Check it out: HERE P.S. Garth, not worth your time-- you won't believe it anyway :) (Not trying to be a smart alec here, and I don't plan on debating their thoughts with you, but other readers here may like the site)

Dot, I've been wondering about your absense and was getting concerned-- thanks for posting back. I was prayin'!

S'cuse me a minnit fer a derail. . . LIFTY!!! WHY I OUGHTA . . . (Psalmie tries to get up and trip again in the tangle of dental floss . . . ) SPLAT! groannnnnnn

I think Jonny's messin wif us!! LOL!!! I'm STILL LAUGHING!!

TONTO!!!! LMAO!!!! I'm glad I wasn't drinking coffee at the moment!!!

I finally broke down and got one last summer--the kind you buy your minutes--and another 60 day's usage on a card at the stores. I'm glad i have one--but very few people have the number, because I bought it for my own conveineince-- not other's!! I LOVE to talk on the phone at home, but my cell phone is the exception. The only time I use it is when I go on long trips or if I'm out running around from store to store for errands. (We're 15 miles from anything, so I save up all the runs I have to do for one day-- and then hit 6-7 stores in a day. Nobody likes to go with me-- I wear em out!! LOL!) When I need to call my hubby, I park and then call him-- I HATE driving with it--and if he calls me, I answer, but tell him I'm in traffic, I'll call him back, and hang up on him--TICKS HIM OFF!!! LOL!! I get irritated with people who want to chat for longs times with me when I am on my cell phone. I've told them I hate talking on the phone, and that i have had to pull over to talk, and they come back with--"You can drive and talk". Gee, I just TOLD THEM I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING AND TALKING!! HELLOOO???? (Actually only two people have done that, and I learned early on, to just not give out my cell phone number!!) And, yes, I get irritated hearing other's conversations in public places, too. And embarrass myself a gazillion times, cuz I start to answer someone when they are all by themselves, and say, "Hiiiii, it's me", or ask a question, or something, and I think they were talking to me, and then see too late they have their little headset thingy on!! AKKKKK!!! One of the funniest things I saw was one Sunday, (ya know, a whole lot less traffic) we were driving on a two-lane road, backed up behind a line of maybe 5-6 cars. The car in front was driving irratically, speeding up, slowing down, running over the center line a bit, etc-- At one point, the road opened up to four lanes and everybody got to pass the front car, where the driver was on his cell phone, oblivious to all the commotion he had caused. On his bumper was a bumper sticker; "HANG UP AND DRIVE!"

Hmmmmm, Born in the Chinese Year of the Pig, and Mar 1 is National PIG DAY! Dang! I couldn't change my icon if I tried!! LOL!!!

HEY FEATHERS!!! I Tried yer idea--now my floor's ruined!! whaaaaaaa!! I want my money back!! StrangeTom-I have that site open in another window right now-- gonna look at it when I'm done here---Thanks!! I did find another DIY site, and they suggested some acid etching stuff! AKKKKK!! Waysider--um, duh! (Duh to me, not to you! LOL!) You're right-- Checking at a paint store for prep for painting makes sense!!! Thanks for the advice. I had already bought the paint, so will stay with that, but will look into stain the next time I want to color concrete. I'm guessing stain on concrete would be like stain on wood vs paint. On wood, when you stain, the grain still shows through, if you paint wood, you cover the grain. Is that true with concrete? Amazingrace, yeah, I'm hoping it will turn out nice. I love projects like this. I have two colors, Deep green and a lighter blue. The green will be the background, then inset from the walls about 12", I am going to put a blue band about 8-10" wide running around the room. I hope it looks good! (Maybe I can borrow a friend's digital camera and take a picture when it's done). I got the paint from a guy who sells discount paint--$5-10 a gallon depending on the name brand. It's the rejects from paint stores where it was mixed to the wrong color or returned, etc. This guy will tint it and match it as close as he can to what you want. Thanks for the advice about the patching, also. I will look for a less caustic cleaner than TSP, but will use it if I have to. (I'm clutzy sometimes, and am worried I'm gonna burn a hole in my legs or something when I'm on my hands and knees doing the cleaning) The other chemical, in burning through my gloves, may have had some user help in it--I WAS scrubbing concrete, with it--the concrete may have been what rubbed the glove tips raw, instead of the chemical burning through it? One more thing--I'm thinking of buying a stippling brush for when I paint--this paint is high gloss, and the guy said it will be VERY slippery when wet. (Not that I plan to get the school room floor wet, too often, but there is that outside door there!) Anyway, I've found out that the stuff--pumice--ya put into concrete paint to keep it from being so slippery will tear our skin up if we sit on the floor--and we do on the floor projects frequently enough. I'm thinking with the stippling brush, I can put a least a little texture into the finish to keep us from sliding across the room if we slipped. (brushing the brush at right angles, like when ya do a linen look on the walls with paint). If any of you DIY-ers have other ideas, run em past me? Thanks NOOOOO, BirdBrain, I'm NOT gonna texture it with bird poop! :P

I sorta got clumsy practicing my flyovers!! Either that er some BIRDBRAIN did some flyovers!! Anyway, I'm getting ready to paint my school room floor. It had carpet and vinyl on it before, (This is in the basement--concrete underneath) and we had all sorts of trouble scooting around on our desk chairs. (Vinyl was a 4'x4' section at the middle of one wall where the door to outside is--furniture had to be arranged around that and our chair wheels got hung up all the time--The room is 9'x 14 with two windows, the outside door, and the door into the room--already a bit hard to arrange, anyway) I pulled up the carpet just fine, but the padding had been glued to the concrete. The vinyl had also been glued, and tacked on three sides (The metal border thingy between vinyl floors and carpet). The glue for the vinyl came up by peeling. The tackless strip for the carpet came up with a claw hammer (with a bit of the concrete to make it interesting). The glue for the padding is a pain inna bu++ !! Went to Home Dep0t and while asking the sales clerk what to use, a customer tells me he can help me--he refinishes floors for a living. Tells me I need M.E.K (Methyl Ethyl Ketone)for the adhesive-- and might as well get some acetone just in case the M.E.K doesn't work. Then I can clean the floor with T.S.P(Tri Sodium Phosphate). Afterwards, I can go over the floor with denatured alcohol to make the concrete dry enough to paint. And suggests I get everything at L0we$ because theirs is priced better. I didn't read the boxes at HD, head over to L0we$, load all the goodies in my cart, and then start reading the directions!! AKKKKKKK!!! :blink: Scary!! <_< I buy the M.E.K and TSP along with some heavy-duty plastic gloves--(touted to be great for use with stripping chemicals), but all along wondering if I really need this stuff? Well, this morning, I shut myself into the school room, taped that door to the rest of the house shut--in hopes of keeping the fumes down, and leave the windows and outside door open. (No return vents in that room) The M.E.K is no great stuff--had to use plenty of elbow grease, anyway, and then hubby and kids complain of the fumes through out the house anyway. AND IT ATE THROUGH MY GLOVES!!! (We have no pilot lights to worry about, but I still don't want all those fumes in the house). So after the room airs out a bit, I use a paint scraper and sander, and get the rest of the glue stuff up (well, there still some to do tomorrow, I got about 3/4 of the room done) I still have to put the concrete patchy stuff on, too--where the concrete chipped away when the tackless strip came up--not sure if that should be done before or after the final floor cleaning. I light mopped with water, but the floor is still pretty stained up with the beautiful GA clay. (builders didn't clean the floor too well before they put the carpet in) After reading the TSP box, I DON'T want to use it!! The floor has no grease or oil--just dirt! (And the smidges of glue that the sander and elbow grease didn't get) Is there anything else I can use that doesn't threaten to take my skin and mucus linings away with the dirt???? (And doesn't leave a residue that will make the paint bubble or not adhere?) I jus' wanted to paint the durn floor dagnabbitt!

sneaking away. . .

David, You're right-- it's evasive action-- and since that ole BIrd is throwing stuff my way, I'm gonna throw the book at him!! haha!! ('cept now that I'm down south, it's "thow" not, Throw ) Moony, I CAN fly-- watch!! SPLAT! Owwww! ooops!

OH HoohooHAA That was sooo much fun!!! (Throwing the taters and gravy, not hacking my way outa the kudzu!! I DON'T appreciate your planting it in our woods-- it covered the house, the street-- lost our dogs, cats and kids fer a few days!! SHEEESH!! (PS--did I tell ya we have another Maltese-- her name's Zipporah-- wife of Moses. Mo-Mo doesn't like Zippie--we keep telling hie she's his bethrothed! He actually liked her when she was in heat the last few weeks, but now he doesn't like her anymore!! heeehhee ) (AND! WHITE DOGS ARE NOT AS MEAN AS WHITE BIRDS!!! NYAH!!!)

WHITEBIRDY-- that is soo sweet! (Shhhh! don't tell anybody I said that!!) We've gotten that chance to do such things, too--and to know we can actually hear God tell us to give in those instances, is awesome! Thanks for sharing that story! God is so good!

HEY BIRDBRAIN! THINK FAST!!! SPLAT!

RON!! That is too funny! (I'm gullible too-- did you REALLY say that?) If ya did, you, ARE CHARMINGLY RUDE!! Hahaha! I'm impressed!! (BTW.. I saw the thread about Andrew's B-day post-- It's prolly on page 2 by now-- happy Belated B-day, Andrew! Sorry I didn't post before when it was here! And Isaac just turned 13 also (in May) and caught up with me in height-- he was racing to get there before his birthday and I threatened him iffin he made it to 5'6 before his birthday, I got to whack him onna haid fer gettin as tall as his mudder before he was 13!! haahaa!)

Can I help? SOMEONE needs to throw pies at the screwers, don't they? Careful, some flying critters may have dropped some banana peels on those rungs!!

I was trying to teach my cat how to catch birds. . . I forgot to tell it to catch small white ones. . .

HEY! HEY!! I didn't say that!!! That nasty ole bird is playin tricks on ya!!! He's SOOOOO bad!! I'm gonna get me a truckload of manure to dump on that dirty bird!!! pttttthhhhhhtttt!

We are in a house church. We had been in a church's "cell group", and they did tell us what we were going to study, the couple that led it were very tied into whatever the leaders told us to do. Long story, but eventually five families left that home group--and ultimately that church, (we were labled the mavericks). The church we were attending seems way more "Twi-ish" than this house church we are now in. They decided what we would study in the group, they pushed their own promotional class, the people quoted the pastors or other great church leaders as if that was as important as the Bible. We followed the leadership as if we were all a bunch of lemmings. When my husband lost his job, he went straight to the pastors--with his tithe of that week--a matter of "trusting God". They told him, "well not see you to fall, Mr Psalm". We got one gift from them-- after being told we had to attend a popular Christian financial class conveniently being offered at the time. the gift was $300. And then in a church-wide meeting they had one Sunday night, they excitedly explained how they were going to be pouring a concrete pad for the church's dumpster-- a mere $3000. Makes ya go hmmmm. Wonder if ya take the money out of the megachurches and really gave it to the poor amongst them, what would happen? Each church has it's marketing plan--and who do they usually win-- the "unchurched"? I can't actually buy that the organized church is "all bad"--not at all, but I know that in the large one we had attended, Jesus had left the building about the time they built this mamoth of a church building. Our Home Church is very much like Mark's report states. as well as what Evan described. At this stage it meets our needs. It is sweet family times, and it often does remind me of the early way twigs--the ones where the money didn't go to hq, the rules weren't handed down from the top, and there was variety in what we did and where we met! Can these home churches go in the wrong direction? yeah-- just like the organized church. I think it really depends on the attendees and who they make Lord of their lives. I also think it's very individual. If I am really following the Lord's guidance-- If he wants me in a mega church--that's where I better be--same as with a small group. As long as I can hear His voice, (not the pastor's), and I obey His voice, I can't go wrong. The location I attend for christian fellowship, is the icing--the relationship with Jesus is the cake!

WOW! thanks for all the birthday food-- er wishes!! Did it really show up that I am 100 years old? that's funny! I tried to take the date back even further, but it olny went back to 1906 My three guys took me out all day-- we went out for breakfast first, then shopping, then to a park-- they hiked, I sat at a picnic table (my ankle wasn't quite ready for uneven terrain!! LOL!). We had a light lunch there, and then we went out to a steak restaurant for dinner. It was a really sweet day!! Now what do i have here to throw back? (YER NOT gettin my chocolate cake! HAH!) Ice Cream sundae, mix it with turkey bacon, the Chef's dirt and TOTW's duck, some chili, peanut butter, tapioca pudding-- the large pearls, too, --ew, cottage cheese makes an UGLY mucky mess, now, big ole spoon catapult. . . FLING! FLING! FLING! SPLAT! SPLAT! SPLOOT! EWWWWW!