Bi Polar People

(Looking up and discovering Socrates.)     Come who is this man who is in the basket?          Dis.  Himself.          Strep. Who's "Himself"?          Dis. Socrates.          Strep.  O Socrates!  Come, you sir, call upon him loudly for me.          Dis.  Nay, rather, call him yourself;  for I have no leisure. (Exit Disciple)          Strep.  Socrates!  My little Socrates!          Socrates.  Why callest thou me, thou creature of the day?          Strep.  First tell me, I beseech you, what are you doing.          Soc.  I am walking in the air, and speculating about the sun.          Strep.  And so you look down upon the gods from your basket, and not from the earth?  ...

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Being old is awaking to the realization you slept through most of this… and all that’s left is the credits

  Just the family pet that escaped to the nearby pond and got really big ( Iguana )

How thirsty are you

 Sea of Galilee "Why did Jesus preach in Galilee? Although it was his birthplace and childhood home, the remote province was far from the center of power in Jerusalem. To succeed, a reform movement has to find and grip the levers of power."   "Yet here we are today, with Galilee playing a central role in our understanding of the birth of Christianity."   "To many, the name Galilee evokes images of Jesus’ childhood and early ministry. What was Galilee actually like in Jesus’ day?"   "In recent years, based on archaeological evidence, it seemed that many Galilean's were gentiles, whether Greeks, Romans, Phoenician's, Arabs or others."   "But although Greco-Roman culture was certainly a part of Galilean life in Jesus’ time, the region’s cultural milieu must be dated very carefully, for it changed quite considerably from period to period. It appears the Galilee in Jesus’ time it was not so permeated by Greco-Roman culture as so...

    This Picture shows my grandfather's goat and myself at a family Easter gathering over seventy years ago  Today  Calogero Mistretta would not have been given a visa to live in the United States  He was uneducated and had rudimentary skills  However he raised a family of seven, three boys and four girls  Two of the boys became dentist, two girls managed grocery stores  One even hit the lottery, she was always lucky  The family business supported them all while contributing to the community and feeding everyone    ____________________________________________________________________________________________   Meanwhile, the people that we did not listen to are angry and frustrated. I do not believe that they wish to dismantle capitalism, even though it is not treating them well. But they would surely prefer a democratic capitalism in which their views counted for something. They believe, possibly incorrectly, that they are being...

They are known to have predators   Something we have yet to learn by creating a culture only the desperate would cling to during a fight with people who have spent centuries adapting to survival    

                                                    WASHINGTON ( The Borowitz Report )—Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly “exploded with rage” on Tuesday after a blood test he had required for all service members over 30 showed that he had “extremely high” levels of estrogen. According to those familiar with the test results, Hegseth’s estrogen count would place him in the 99th percentile of all women. Mascara streaking down his cheeks, Hegseth howled in protest, claiming that the blood test “reeked of DEI.” “I wasn’t surprised by his reaction,” said the doctor who administered the test. “It’s that time of the month.”  

We meet countless people throughout our lives. Some become close friends, some remain casual acquaintances, and others pass through our lives as complete strangers. Being open to people we do not know can lead to new friendships and meaningful experiences. But not every relationship carries the same history, trust or emotional connection. An Ethiopian saying encourages us to welcome others and show them kindness,  while also reminding us not to take our closest relationships for granted. This is a real advertisement found on the door of a Florida truck - most but not all husbands are in fact handy men -  until we get to old to do the work  Global Desk

  STOP THE BOMBING עצרו את ההפצצה

Grasshoppers eat where the live Photography is a lifetime hobby and pastime job  

Not to be confused with    䑸 ;  pinyin :   zōng  (chinese terminology is difficult to deciper)   Yes this characterization is a bit of a stretch  If you  belong here it shouldn't confuse you  Or to be precise - what old men do to kill time  消磨时间 - chinese cipher  The common name for Chinese flat bottomed fishing boat is a  Junk The philosphers were right, hell is other people

          

"ICE has once again killed two innocent individuals. When 52-year-old husband and father Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot a week ago in Houston, DHS lied that he had “weaponized his vehicle in an attempt to run over an ICE law enforcement officer.” A week later, when 26-year- old husband and father Joan Sebastian Guerrero was killed in Biddeford, Maine, DHS retreated to the meaningless claim that the agent who shot Guerrero was “fearing for public safety.” ICE has shared no evidence from videos or witnesses about what actually happened in either case. It has not told us who those agents, acting and killing in our name, are. We do know that they were supposed to be looking for men other than the ones they shot. And we’ve been told they were not wearing body cameras."   by William Kristol   The Bulwark   

  Our Lady of Good Hope       At our holy roman catholic church is an eclectic group of followers who appreciate the mass (religious service) as it has been for a very long time  The atmosphere is serious  Tradition and rules abound but we all appreciate the fact that little change has occurred by the edicts of Rome since the 4th century BC  Afterwards we gather to relax in community and share food and stories something we all look forward too, especially the occasional ridiculous which is humorous - like Paul’s bananas  Grotesque to look at but still good to eat (so we are told) Time to laugh   A meeting with serious intent can end up being fun    

 Become a politician,  a magician,  slight of hand, than a man, never female, distract me so, never war to go.

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 Pray for peace everywhere