Re the wonderful papal mass at MSG it would have been such a nice touch if that great cantor got to sing the Prayer of St. Francis. I have a somewhat more positive view of Francis after his trip to the States although he needs to get off the climate change. What's up with Boehner?
Life may be a tough row to hoe but enjoy the trip anyway or as that wise philosopher Yogi once said when you get to a fork in the road take it. Life is too short to be mean. Don't hate, participate. If you see Life as one big Gravy Train you ain't livin' right. I'm just a squirrel collecting my nuts.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
The Muslim clock kid
As you all know by now 14-year old MUSLIM HS student Ahmed Mohamed of MacArthur High School in suburban Dallas TX was arrested for bringing a homemade electronic clock to school to impress his teacher. Clock resembled a bomb in a Bugs Bunny sort of way yada yada, folks got offended yada, anti-Muslim sentiment yada yada, Muslim organizations issued statements yada and Zuckerberg and Obama chimed in. Irving Police Chief Larry Boyd said the boy's religion had nothing to do with the school's overreaction and of course the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR disagrees. OK everyone take a deep breath and count to 20. After much thought I tend to agree with the police chief after all we live in the age of Columbine and Virginia Tech and Newtown and none of the players in those tragic events was Muslim as I recall. On the other hand with ISIS recruitment being so successful and the lone wolf thing maybe this did have to do with a certain faith system at least a little, maybe a tad-cubed. Perhaps Mr. Ahmed is too young to fully absorb the wisdom of IT IS WHAT IT IS.
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Now why would you wanna rile old Huckabee up?
The case of Rowan County KY clerk Kim Davis and her biblically rooted refusal to license gay couples could be an episode of "Modern Family." Federal Judge Bunning says she'll remain in jail until she complies. What is this Cuba? It reeks of an eerie and creepy totalitarianism. Even the first gay couple to get their marriage license in that somewhat hostile county didn't want to see her go to jail. Why not start with a fine and see how it goes? Maybe Rosie O'Donnell can waterboard her:)