A Thought For Today

A thought from a dear friend.

OK. I'd like to offer a thought for the day, if original thinking is allowed.... :-)

"Thank you God, for life!"

Being human we tend to see life as a series of trials and tribulations, difficulties and annoyances, with scattered moments of joy interspersed here and there. Life is really an opportunity of several decades duration to make decisions and then reap the results of those decisions, to choose integrity or dishonesty, faith or cynicism, love or hate or anger, jealousy or acceptance, revenge or forgiveness. From these decisions we grow our souls, no less than we have grown gardens and reaped the fruit. Though we some day shed our bodies, our souls, ripened, move on and live in a place that is ready and suitable for them as harvested.

That's my thought but I think it could apply to more than just a day.

Ken 2010

God Is God

A few days ago, I asked why God had a thousand attendants and ten thousand servants as that seemed a bit much even for God. The still, small voice said, "God is God." Roger that! He can have all He wants. :-) Later, I stumbled across Malichai 3:16-18. I guess it takes a lot of help to keep a record of all the prayers and mere thoughts about God. I am not sure ten thousand are enough, particularly in hard times.
---William Fortner 2010---

Sword Scabbard

I think of this earthly body as a sword scabbard. Over time, the scabbard gets beat up, knocked around, scratched, soiled, weathered and damaged by any number of harmful occurrences, but when the hand that owns the sword, which is the spirit, draws it forth, it is unblemished, shiny and sharp ready to do the work of the Master's hand.
---William Fortner 2010---

Teats and Sand

Considering their glaring failures when tested, the usefulness of the TSA seems to be somewhere between teats on a boar hog and sand in Vaseline.
---William Fortner 2010---

Permitting Shariah Law in America?

Permitting Islam and Shariah Law in America? What incredible stupidity! I cannot fathom the concept of holding a viper to one's breast and expecting a good outcome.
---William Fortner 2010---

Not Adapting Well

I am not adapting well at all to our new federal government environment. I think it is unconstitutional in just about every aspect. Congress needs to forgo a "vacation" and be forced to take a two month course in high school civics and Gov. 101 and 201 for 8 hours a day six days a week, with an exit test. Failures repeat the course; no pass, no vote. Then they can explain to the electorate, in agonizing detail, exactly how they are going to dismantle unconstitutional legislation dating back to FDR.
---William Fortner 2010---

Good Ol' Boy's Club

If the NRSC cannot open its mind and arms to support conservative Republicans elected by the people I see no reason why the people should open their wallets and checkbooks to support the NRSC. Maybe it is time to close the doors on the "Good Ol' Boy's Club" in DC.
---William Fortner 2010---

Professional Politicians

I don't trust anyone who has been in public office more than 12 years. Congress was never intended to be a career and I dislike career politicians. They are self serving, inveterate nest featherers, pathological liars, professional pickpockets and lean toward imperial arrogance, considering the electorate an unnecessary irritant and an impediment to their continued self awarded life of power and luxury. They inevitably forget who brought them to the dance and why they are there.
---William Fortner 2010---

So Many Lives, So Much Blood

So many lives lost, so much blood shed defending freedom and this country...and WE have squandered that sacrifice by allowing our country to descend to this current sorry state by OUR inattention, OUR indifference and OUR complacency. I fervently pray that "stupid" can, in fact, be fixed.
---William Fortner 2010---

Third Story

Many, many horses were stabled in the cities at the turn of the 20th century. I think someone once said that NYC could never exceed one million people as the horse dookey would rise to the third story. Checking the news this morning, third story is the apparent level of horseshit in ALL the major cities, particularly NYC and Washington DC, and there are very few horses stabled in the cities now. Apparently the level has nothing to do with the presence of large animals.
---William Fortner 2010---

Fashion Statement

Since the president is such a vocal apologist for Islam and its tenets and after having viewed the first lady's choice of attire on several occasions I am forced to reassess my original utter distaste for the burqa. It may be the one fashion statement this administration can make to help preserve what little, if any, dignity this administration may have left.
---William Fortner 2010---

We The People

WE, the people, need to get off our collective asses and make damn sure we FAR outnumber THEY, the imported illegal alien voters, at the polls in November.
---William Fortner 2010---