Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. Mar.21 - Mar. 28, 2004

3-21-04 | JustAmy, St. Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[OESY]

Just to be fair and balanced:

Poser by Ted Clark

IF A DOG WERE YOUR TEACHER

Think about what you could learn from your dog:
· When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
· Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
· When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
· Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
· Take naps and stretch before rising.
· Run, romp, and play daily.
· Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
· Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
· On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
· On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.
· When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
· No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout, run right back and make friends.
· Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
· Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.
· Be loyal.
· Never pretend to be something you're not.
· If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

And MOST OF all...
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Puppy Love by Dawn Chadwick

Real Love by Jani Salvataggio

[OESY]

Kerry Ad: The John Kerry Spendometer

[OESY]

Take a Peek by Lenny Boguslaw

That is, take a peek at the Kerry Ad (above).

[Darksheare]

Probably don't need my 'chi' aligned, and no I'm not into that sort of thing.
*chuckle*

Of course, I'm the guy who was accused of being the Devil because I was 'too nice', so such things probably may not be a good idea for me.
Hypnotic suggestion, interesting idea.
Not something I put stock in though.
*shrugs*
But then again, I've seen doors open by themselves and slam shut -without anyone touching them or the door being rigged.
(This was an interior door that wouldn't have been blown open by wind or such.)

[Conspiracy Guy]

Great pictures. ( Y )

[Conspiracy Guy]

; )

[hookman]

See y'all around!

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[archy]

LOL! Okay we're all laughing here, what is going on in that picture!?

Just as there are Civil War and WWII reenactors, there's also an organization of those whose *impression* and period is that of the IX Roman Legion in Spain: .Comprised of amateur and professional historians, retired military personnel, at least two active-duty Marines, linguists and frustrated Latin teachers/students and others mostly on the West Coast, [LEGIO IX HISPANA, serving the Western USA.... Chapters locations: Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Diego, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Washington, northern California, Nebraska, Texas, Okinawa, England, and soon Camp Pendelton.]they've expanded in size considerably since their founding in 1994 [2747 by the Roman calender, and don't ask me for it in Roman Numerals] Years

and are at present formed in three vexillium [think platoons] with every serious intention of expanding to a fully-manned and uniformed Centurio.

In the event shown, they turned up as part of a historical convention with a display of more recent military vehicles, and some clever light put two and two together.

More on the IX Legio Hispana *here*.

Among their observations about the personal price they pay for their interesting but admittedly out-of-the-box hobby:

- You see the riot police on TV and start critiquing their shield wall.

- People greet you on Monday morning with "So did you kill anyone this weekend?".

- You can't use your dining table because it's covered in half finished mail. [He means CHAIN mail, as worn under abody armor]

- You have a table specifically for making mail so it doesn't take up your dining table.

- You suffer from post-battle depression.

- You know every line in Monty Python's Quest for the Holy Grail by heart.

- Bad fighting and/or costuming has ruined an otherwise decent movie for you.

- You're a burly guy who looks like a Hell's Angel, but you do embroidery in public.

- At a formal dinner party, you politely grab your sleeve to keep it from dropping in the food, only to realise you're wearing a suit.

- You can eat equally well with a dagger or a fork.

- You've decorated a cake in Celtic knotwork.

- You return to work after a weekend event, only to find you left all your money in your belt pouch.

- You sometimes wear your jackets closed only by the top button and without putting your arms through the sleeves.

- After a party you ask yourself "Hm. Now where are my clothes?" and you're stone sober and fully dressed.

- You're watching what's been billed as the most romantic scene in any movie ever, and all you can think is: What kind of armour is he wearing?

- You can and do curse in Gaelic, but you aren't Scottish.

- You have more kit than clothes and the kit is in better condition.

- You visit a period castle, notice the draperies and bedspreads, and think of what lovely clothing they would make.

- You visit a period castle, museum, historical site, etc. and you can spot the mistakes in the tour guide's lecture.

- You're male and your girlfriend, not you, is the bored one being dragged from fabric/clothing store to fabric/clothing store.

- The lady at the fabric store asks your girlfriend if she needs help and she points at you saying, "He's the one looking for material".

- You get a Christmas card in the mail and you look at the shepherds and background figures with a magnifying glass to see the costuming details.

- Your kid gets a cardboard punch out castle and you take it away from him and put it together yourself, point out the flaws in the architecture, and based on your assessment of the flaws in the architecture, figure out how you could, hypothetically capture it if it was a real castle.

- Your kid gets a bunch of plastic knights you swipe them to outline your tactical ideas for the next war/fighter practice with your friends.

- You hide the really awful costume references in the stacks at the library, so future costumers won't be led astray. Or, you write criticisms in the margins of said awful costume references.

- You watch Henry V (or the Zefferelli Romeo and Juliet) over, and over, and over, again - for the costumes/fighting scenes.

- Your immediate family consists of only two rather small, thin people, but you justify your purchase of a full-sized van/pickup truck saying"We'll need the extra space for events!"

- You're annoyed because the armour and/or the costumes at the museum aren't displayed so that you can get a good photograph of the back/insides.

- Your reference section on your field of interest is better than the equivalent section in the local library.

- Your idea of a pack lunch is mince-meat pie, cold mulled cider and wafers left over from the feast the week-end before.

- Your hobby takes more of your time than your job.

- You name your pets after obscure historical figures.

- You name your children after obscure historical figures.

- You name your truck, your car, your catapult.. after obscure historical figures.

- People assume that you're an exchange student/recent immigrant because they hear people calling you by the most outlandish names... of some obscure historical figure!

[hookman]

We're Knights of the Round Table,
Of thinking we're capable,
If we get bored with shield and sword
We learn our nine-times table,
It's a cerebral life in Camelot,
We contemplate and plot a lot.

We're Knights of the Round Table,
Although we live a fable,
We're not just bums with Royal Mums
We're men whose brains are able,
We like to je ne sais quoi a lot,
We're a polyglot lot in Camelot.

'Though our loyalty's unstable,
And we fold like a card table,
We're not just boys in tin alloys,
Or a King wrapped up in sable,
We think a lot in Camelot--

(Solo) Therefore, I s'pose, I am a lot.

hiya pop!

[archy]

We're Knights of the Round Table,
Of thinking we're capable. ... .

"What Have The Romans Ever Done For Us?"

Reg; They bled us white, the bastards. They've taken everything we had. And not just from us, but from our fathers, and from our fathers' fathers.
Loretta; And from our fathers', fathers', fathers.
Reg: Yeah.
Loretta: And from our fathers', fathers', fathers', fathers.
Reg: Yeah, all right, Stan. Don't label the point. And what have they ever given us in return?
Rebel2: The aquaduct?
Reg: What?
Rebel2: The aquaduct.
Reg: Oh yeah, yeah. They did give us that. That's true, yeah.
Rebel3: And sanitation.
Loretta: Oh yeah, the sanitation, Reg. Remember what the city used to be like?
Reg: Yeah, all right, I'll grant you the aquaduct , the santation are two things the Romans have done...
Mathias: And the roads.
Reg: Well, yeah. Obviously the roads, I mean the roads go without saying, don't they? But apart from the sanitation, the aquaduct, and the roads...
Rebel4: Irrigation.
Rebel2: Medicine.
Rebel5: Education.
Reg: Yeah, yeah, all right. Fair enough...
Rebel1: And the wine.
Rebels: Oh, yeah
Francis: Yeah. Yeah, That's something that we'd really miss, Reg, if the Romans left, huh.
Rebel6: Public baths.
Loretta: And it's safe to walk the in streets at night now Reg.
Francis: Yeah, they certainly know how to keep order. Let's face it, the only ones who could in a place like this.
Everyone: Huhuhuh. Huhuhuhuhuh.
Reg: All right. But apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health... What have the Romans ever done for us?
Rebel2: Brought peace?
Reg: Oh, peace. Shaddup.

hiya pop!

Hi backatcha, hooks:

[jkphoto]

Well, here I am again. Mama_bear isn't back yet but she left me another post to start the day. She should be back real soon (didn't leave me anything else to post).

Thanks for your support and Have FUN today!

3-25-04

Graphic by MamaBear

Good Morning, we are glad you made it!

[cyborg]

LOL...I had to do a double take :-)

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Thursday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[MeekOneGOP]

[The Mayor]

March 25, 2004

The Cross Speaks

Read: Acts 2:22-39

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and . . . rose again the third day. —1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Bible In One Year: Joshua 19-21; Luke 2:25-52

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Crosses decorate church steeples and designate burial places. Sometimes they mark the spot where people died in highway accidents. And they are often worn as jewelry.

Crosses remind people of Jesus Christ. I was made aware of this when a businessman, seeing a small gold cross on the lapel of my jacket, asked me, "Why are you a believer in Christ?" I was glad for the opportunity to share my faith with him.

Jesus died on the cross for us, but we don't worship a dead Savior. Our Lord's body was taken down from the cross and placed in a tomb, and then on the third day He emerged in a glorified body.

The cross speaks to us of the total picture—our Lord's atoning death to pay the price for our sins, as well as His glorious resurrection to deliver us from the power of death.

If it were not for what Christ did on the cross, we would all stand guilty before God and hopeless in the face of death. But through faith in Him, we receive the forgiveness of all our sins and the assurance that death cannot hold us.

Have you looked at the cross and placed your trust in the One who died there? It's the only sure and perfect remedy for guilt and fear. —Herb Vander Lugt

The cross upon which Jesus died
Is a shelter in which we can hide;
And its grace so free is sufficient for me,
And deep is its fountain—as wide as the sea. —Stanphill
© Renewal 1974 Singspiration, Inc.

The cross of Christ—the crossroads to heaven or hell.

[The Mayor]

Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and . . . rose again the third day. —1 Corinthians 15:3-4

The cross of Christ-the crossroads to heaven or hell. .

[OESY]

A Moving Experience

[OESY]

biker dog by James Nelson

Curiousity Killed the Dog by Abdul Kadir Audah

The End

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

You tricked me! I thought I would be getting music, but I got tons of cute kitty pictures! Now I have to sit here and say "Aawwwww..."!

[MeekOneGOP]

Whoa !! Now I'm DIZZY ! haha !

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