Friday, March 24, 2006

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    Wow. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!    If you can raed tihs psas it on!

    Well part mah hair!
    I didn't part my hair today, and let it hang down casually. First time I've done this in about ... two years? It makes me look younger, oddly enough. I'm parting it from now on. :-p

    Afghan Christian:
    What should we do? If the Judiciary decides to kill him, would you support the US.. um, using the military to secure religious freedom?

    UN Taxes:
    If the UN imposed a world-wide tax, would you pay it? For me? Over my dead body.

    Ouch. My right hand hurts for some reason. Great. All I need is arthiritus. Then I'll be COMPLETELY old before my time. Watching movies from the forties, losing my hair, and now I've got arthiritus. By crumb! :-p

    My sister watched The Patriot last night. She thought it had corny parts, and I must say, she was right. They added too much humor. It would have been awesome if they had just left a lot of it out.

    Right now... I feel either very profound or apathetic. I'm not sure which. :-p

    Persuasive. I've got to do one later next week at the AR state tournament. I've decided to do the speech on Hans and Sophie Scholl, on the topic of "speaking out."

    It's just over your head. I just figured out my "comeback line" for any lame joke that doesn't go over well. "It's just over your head." :-p

    What about silencers?
    Should they be legal? Illegal? Background checks? I think we should all know my opinion.

    A short poem that I accidentally wrote (don't ask :-p):

    If only I could explain why I've fought
    If only I could make these ideas words
    If only I could wrap up my thoughts
    And give them to the world

    Maybe then they would all see
    What I've been trying to say
    Maybe then they would all be
    What I've been trying to convey

    A short story:
    There once was a land in which a just and upright king lived. Throughout his land his people rejoiced, for he was good to them. One day, a weaver asked for audience with the king. The King, who wished to hear of all problems in the kingdom, granted him the audience.

    The weaver said, "Oh, great and glorious king, hear my request for help. We know you are a just man, and will deal justly with my honorable family and me. I am a weaver. A fortnight ago a poor family set up a weaver shop across from mine, and sold cheaper, lower-quality products. Now, many people no longer want my higher-quality products, and purchase only his products. This means that their clothing will not be as warm during the summer, and will harm them. This also hurts my business, and now my children now must be taught by my wife, for we cannot afford to send them to school. Oh, great and glorious king, our nation has paid many taxes to better our nation. Surely, it is bettering our nation for my children to have their schooling paid for? Oh, king, I ask that you give tax-money for my children's schooling and for their future."

    The king looked thoughtfully at the weaver. A sad frown crept over his face. He turned, and said, "Armor bearer, bring me my sword!" The sword was brought. The king took and, and, sword in hand, walked up to the weaver. "Weaver", he said, "take this sword. Wherever you go, use this sword to force families to give you money, so that your children may have schooling."

    The weaver's mouth fell open. Surely the reports of the justice of this king must be in erring! "Oh, great and glorious king! I cannot do what you ask, for I am an honorable man", he said.

    The king gave the sword back to his armor bearer, and said, "And I too am an honorable man. I will not force others to pay for your school."

    The weaver, quite ashamed, bowed his head and left the king.

Comments (24)

  • I've seen the Cambridge thing before. Cool stuff.

    I always part my hair in the mornings, and it falls down pretty quickly. I have no clue why.

    Nobody would pay UN tax. John Bolton would sneak a porcelin gun past security and then assasinate everybody. :P

    Silencers should be legal. They do more good than harm.
  • PACE= a booklet ranging from 17-70 pages. Its school work. You read parts in it and fill it out, and so on and so forth. its 12 paces per subject per year.

    ~Bre

  • Gotta love the spelling thing at the very beginning of your post...I love the way God made the human mind work. Great story.
  • haha i guess so.

    frisbee freak~

  • I would pay them (the UN) bullets and yes they would be moving a little too fast for them to collect.
  • even the founding fathers would roll their eyes at the king story.
  • *is confused about the parting hair thing*

    I love The Patriot, humor and all. It just wouldn't be the same without.

  • Anthony sent me the spelling thing. It gave me a headache. Aaron sent me the spelling thing. It gave me a headache. Shaun posted the spelling thing. It gave me a headache. *giggle*

    I nearly always part my hair on the side. a) If I didn't part my hair, it woudl flop all in my face, b) when I part it down the middle it looks flat and yucky, c) when I part it down the middle, it makes my face look rounder than it is.

    I don't see why silencers would be illegal. *confused* But, then again, I don't much study that *hides under bed*
  • Wow: Ehh. I still read the jumbled letters. But also got the right words out of it.
    Afghan Christian: No. Religious freedom can never be imposed on a government or justice system. Using the military to do so would be the most blatent misuse I can think of.
    UN Taxes: Yes. I wouldn't like it. But we are given no moral option.
    "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God." -Romans 13:1
    Silencers: Why legalize them? The way I figure it, if a man is afraid of being heard when he shoots a gun, he shouldn't have the gun in the first place.
  • Nice post. I've been upgraded to FOUR corns..!
  • Are you going to get a PHD, is that why you're SHAUNPHD?
  • what do u mean "they should leave out the humor" what a/b the "i think we came to the right place" part? huh????? or what a/b the "black teeth" part? (actully that wasnt my favorite but my sister LOVED it). or what a/b....... ect.
  • i just think u should like the movie the way it is. I do.
  • I'm not going to go too far into the guns debate, but I a background check should absolutely be legal. Merchants have the right to know who they are selling weapons too, don't they? And if the government merely legalizes it, they have in no way restricted the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Now if a businessman decides he doesn't want an ex-felon to buy a gun from him, that's his business.

    Yeah, admit you didn't see that one coming.
    Philip

  • Phil, I responded to your comment on your xanga.
  • Ummm... am I supposed to know what a JD is? Like a ... judiciary degree, juggling degree, Jesus degree...? Are you supposed to just have one bean? How many seeds did you plant?
  • No Shaun! Resist the temptation to...look like a homeschooler! Do not part thine hair!

    You always make the most ridiculously long posts. Cray-zey

    See you....next week....dang....i'm so not ready for Bedford. *dies*

  • well it *was* a reason, but not the only one.

    gotta shop to keep my sanity ya know!

  • Casting Crowns is one of the few non-corny Christian bands. I like them.

    I would pay UN taxes as long as they promised to leave people alone and not use the money.

    Are you going to the Colorado Open?

    Cheers

    Rob
  • I've seen that word thing before, pretty interesting.

     I have to admit, you jump around alot. I remember you doing that at TP too. But I do the same thing, just not on the internet.
      The story about the king and the weaver was pretty interesting, I agree with it's point.

  • *cheers for casting crowns* (Just saw them in concert!!)

    I like how its like...all serious and then you talk about parting your hair...and then all serious..and then arthritis. Haha.

  • u need to see them

    frisbee freak~

  • Like I said before, you have a wonderful talent of writing. That was really good.

    Big B.

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