tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post115034909823560846..comments2024-03-12T04:51:46.468-05:00Comments on Blue Gal: How many Unitarians does it take...Fran / Blue Galhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1162181129710094132006-10-29T22:05:00.000-06:002006-10-29T22:05:00.000-06:00Well the War on Terrah is only five years old but ...Well the War on Terrah is only five years old but the U*U war on The Emerson Avenger spans a decade now. . . Makes for some great parody though.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150682191475404392006-06-18T20:56:00.000-05:002006-06-18T20:56:00.000-05:00ironically we don't have a newspaper, radio or TV ...ironically we don't have a newspaper, radio or TV because I am one of the people who do get perpetually angry (still fuming about G. Bay and three people commiting suicide - US prison commander response: it's an act of asymetrical war - UN and world response: Are you serious? Are you monsters? US response: There are other countries in the world? Where did they come from?)<BR/><BR/>So that Linda did not get woken up EVERY night with "Ahhh...ahhh, you know what they are doing now...?" we decided to remove ourselves from the newscycle - which is fine because plenty of stupidy, oppression and intolerance seeks us out on a weekly basis anyway - still angry - just sleep better.Elizabeth McClunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627373214555333537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150477382342824692006-06-16T12:03:00.000-05:002006-06-16T12:03:00.000-05:00A few jokes.1. Q: Why don't UUs go to church in t...A few jokes.<BR/><BR/>1. Q: Why don't UUs go to church in the summertime?<BR/><BR/>A: They don't have to.<BR/><BR/>2. Q: Did you hear about the latest UU miracle?<BR/><BR/>A: Someone saw the face of Ralph Waldo Emerson on a tortilla<BR/><BR/>3. Do UUs have saints?<BR/><BR/>A: Only one. Old Black Joe, patron saint of coffee. He believes in the worth and dignity of every bean.Comrade Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11393718048145784837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150477122102173682006-06-16T11:58:00.000-05:002006-06-16T11:58:00.000-05:00oh my god, david's post about the churches closing...oh my god, david's post about the churches closing in the summer is so TRUE! there are a lot of great jokes out there about UUs that only UUs get....NotSoccer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064051529959174900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150465151505710142006-06-16T08:39:00.000-05:002006-06-16T08:39:00.000-05:00Excellent post, BG. Seems like you're a wrasslin w...Excellent post, BG. Seems like you're a wrasslin with the Kosmik Kwestion of late. I predict a Blue Gal victory in three falls. lol<BR/><BR/>I would like to remind Doug and quakerdave that there's "news" and there's news. "News" is what appears on the Today Show and the front page of your daily paper -- cookie cutter stories about disasters and lotto winners and Ann Coulter's latest remark -- and news is the stuff that you have to dig for. This in itself is infuriating. The reverend's advice to dodge the morning "news" is right on, cuz we each have a limited capacity for absorbing info, so go ahead and get pissed, but make it a slow, boil designed to steam off the crust; don't boil over and mess up the stove.Big Daddy Malcontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04725748546162709868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150462419962779122006-06-16T07:53:00.000-05:002006-06-16T07:53:00.000-05:00i try not to read anything in the morning until i ...i try not to read anything in the morning until i have had my coffee. i don't get fired up until later in the day- because i am not a morning person. good time for me to read :)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16206096509976316141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150458694502443242006-06-16T06:51:00.000-05:002006-06-16T06:51:00.000-05:00Blue Gal, love the light bulb, you look like a Tes...Blue Gal, love the light bulb, you look like a Tessla Coil, viwers can see more of these at<BR/><BR/>http://members.iinet.net.au/~pterren/tesla_coil_sparks.htm#18%20inch%20coil<BR/><BR/>Eli, we should care about the things wrong with the world, but sometimes more can be achieved by promoting the things that are right or the right thing. ooops should that be LEFT things that are right. Laters ... QQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150424151342323842006-06-15T21:15:00.000-05:002006-06-15T21:15:00.000-05:00I posted a reply to this on on Axinar's.Actually, ...I <A HREF="http://axinar.blogspot.com/2006/06/to-worship-ones-own-knowledge-or-lack.html" REL="nofollow">posted a reply</A> to this on on <I>Axinar's</I>.<BR/><BR/>Actually, anger at the morning news is what some of my Jewish friends call "righteous indignation" - if it prompts a person to <B>DO</B> something, it can actually be a good thing.Axinarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103117619726736178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150420319178421162006-06-15T20:11:00.000-05:002006-06-15T20:11:00.000-05:00I was kind of hoping there might be more to it, bu...I was kind of hoping there might be more to it, but I was on a PDA at the time, which makes me a little less likely to follow links...Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150414513094871792006-06-15T18:35:00.000-05:002006-06-15T18:35:00.000-05:00Bode's point two, which I did not include, says to...Bode's point two, which I did not include, says to basically take your anger and use it make the changes in the world that you can make. I don't think he was advocating apathy, but for some, whose anger leads to righteous action rather than mere fuming or familial abuse, his advice is probably milquetoasty.Fran / Blue Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293627981248346055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150407970250676312006-06-15T16:46:00.000-05:002006-06-15T16:46:00.000-05:00Um... That was supposed to be "on the case". Talk...Um... That was supposed to be "on the case". Talk about a Freudian typo...Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150404853427581592006-06-15T15:54:00.000-05:002006-06-15T15:54:00.000-05:00Rev. Bode's advice seems a recipe for apathy. Feh....<I>Rev. Bode's advice seems a recipe for apathy. Feh.</I><BR/><BR/>"Don't worry, be happy" is not adequate as a guiding philosophy, IMHFO.<BR/><BR/>I won't argue that being uninformed makes you happier, but it seems selfish and perhaps a bit narcissistic to achieve happiness by disengaging from the larger world.<BR/><BR/>It sounds, quite frankly, like Karl Rove's wet dream. "Oh, don't you worry your beautiful little minds about the big bad ol' world. We're on the csa, we're taking care of it, we're making it better - just trust us."Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16044541756968514349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150401912370361112006-06-15T15:05:00.000-05:002006-06-15T15:05:00.000-05:00Rev. Bode's advice seems a recipe for apathy. Feh....Rev. Bode's advice seems a recipe for apathy. Feh.<BR/><BR/>I'm with dave on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150400962006169562006-06-15T14:49:00.000-05:002006-06-15T14:49:00.000-05:00G-D D--N! I would love to have a summer vacation!M...G-D D--N! I would love to have a summer vacation!<BR/><BR/>My anger often creates unrealistic fantasys... like just walking off the job and heading to the beach...Crackpot Presshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978351338595156501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150400774684016242006-06-15T14:46:00.000-05:002006-06-15T14:46:00.000-05:00Someday i'll have to blog my time with the UUs...w...Someday i'll have to blog my time with the UUs...which is mostly a character study of our particular congregation. Let's just say i could never tell if people were sincere, or if i had stumbled in to the very elaborate parody of a UU church.<BR/><BR/>Needless to say, i loved the joke. Sermon was pretty good too.benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082138040950123534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150399535276096752006-06-15T14:25:00.000-05:002006-06-15T14:25:00.000-05:00I agree that anger can be a good thing. -My anger...I agree that anger can be a good thing. <BR/>-My anger at a whole long list of things was one of the factors leading me back to religion, and in the end, to Quakerism. <BR/>-My anger usually motivates me to write, on my blog and elsewhere. <BR/>-My anger at work got me involved in our union, and made me an "activist" member (meaning I do more than pay dues and complain).<BR/>And, I usually end up praying after I'm mad, so that's good, because then I'm a lot nicer to be around.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link to the sermon. I'll enjoy reading it, I'm sure.QuakerDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10727729821155579518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983386.post-1150394961342762262006-06-15T13:09:00.000-05:002006-06-15T13:09:00.000-05:00i too belong to a UU church. an interesting subjec...i too belong to a UU church. an interesting subject just came up--is the UU church a cult?<BR/> http://contenderministries.org/unitarianuniv.phpNotSoccer Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13064051529959174900noreply@blogger.com