Philosophum non facit barba

Reposting this from my sister-in-laws facebook page. Dead-on accurate

. . . when you watch Star Wars and they say "May the force be with you",
you automatically reply "And also with you".

. . .if you think that the Bible is a holy book because it quotes the
Book of Common Prayer so well.

. . .if the only good reason to raise your hand during a hymn is to
question the organist's re-harmonization.

. . . if hearing people pray in the language of "jesuswejus" makes you
want to scream.

. . . if you might be an Episcopalian if words like: "vouchsafe",
"oblation", "supplications", "succor", "bewail", "wherefore", "dost" and
"very" (in its archaic sense) are familiar to you even if you don't have
a clue that they mean.

Or

. . . if you can rattle off such tongue twisters like: ". . . who made
there by his one oblation of himself once offered a full and perfect
sacrifice, oblation and satisfaction for the sins of the world" and
"Wherefore, O, Lord and Heavenly Father, we thy people, do celebrate and
make here, with these gifts which we offer unto thee, the memorial thy
Son hath commanded us to make . . ." without missing a beat.

or

. . . if you can pronounce "innumerable benefits procured unto us by the
same."

. . . if while looking for a can opener in the church kitchen, all you
can find are four corkscrews.

. . . if while watching the movie "The Madness of King George" you're
able to recite with the King, when he undergoes "surgery," the Collect
for Purity.

Job going well. Glenda doing well. Son doing well. Daughter doing well. There are, in fact, no major problems for me at all. VERY supicious.

http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6211443/

Trailer for, possibly, the best video game ever created.

...the characters talking over the DM's exposition is the best...

http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?cat=14

The Calormen’s supreme leader, the Tisroc (May he live forever), has described the Narnian government as "evil".

The comments were part of a broader condemnation of the conduct of the Northern nation during the reelection of Prince Rabadash.

The Tisroc (May he live forever) made the accusation during an address to tens of thousands of worshippers in Tashbaan after the weekly sacrifices, which was broadcast live by Calormen state TV and radio. The Tiscorc’s (May he live forever) statements are endorsed by the Grand Vizier and attending Tarkaans and Tarkheenas.

Haven’t posted in a good long time and hope to change that.

I have a new job - much better than the old job. I have more pay, better benefits and nicer people to work with. So that’s good.

Glenda has been diagnosed with MS - and will starting long-term treatment shortly. Its controllable and it may be a long time before she has another outbreak. So that’s good.

Ethan still has Lyme disease and is still on all sorts of medication but is doing well at school and in Karate. So that good

Madeline is riding and (now) jumping horses and is also doing well in school. So that’s good.

I made a replica Aztec Jaguar Warrior suit to wear one morning before the public showed up at the multi-timeline history event I attended a couple of weeks ago. Shown above. The re-enactors get together in the morning and have a battle thru time – it’s usually the Confederates and the Germans vs. the Union and the British forces. I try to represent mezzo-Americans (an under-represented group IMO) Being an Aztec warrior entails a lot of running around. I am to old to be an Aztec Warrior. Next year - I need to recruit 2 other people willing to be medieval clergy for a few hours - and we will create the Cart and Support Staff for the Holy HandGrenade of Antioch.

After working for 14 years with my company, Its time to go. My last assessment rating was - after 13 great ones - horrible and I'm leaving at the end of March or perhaps earlier. I don't think it was fair, but it seems that all involved (except me) have decided what sort of person I am. I have never worked so hard in my life only to be told that my best just isn't good enough (by people i helped hire and train). I'm being forced out and I'm devastated, but after working at 2 jobs in the last 9 months that sucked and I sucked at (apparently),I'm out. I don't have another job - but hope to have something before I'm due to leave my current one. The jobs and the company were not spectacular, but I made many good friends there, and (apparently - and not to be overly dramatic - a couple of enemies it now appears). The crows have come home to roost and Im in an untenable position that leaves me in shock and terribly terribly angry. I have 7 awards for outstanding performance and innumerable hours of overtime - but now I'm in a position that endangers the well being of my family during one of the worst economic periods in recent history. I don't know whats wrong with me - I would put a bullet in my head if i could work up the energy.

Now I know why people go down there during the WINTER (as opposed to the Summer). Very nice. Even in Orlando - which is, as far as I can see, where God put the extra flat terrain, moss, snakes and damp he had left over from his other projects.

The kids got their DisneyWorld(tm) experience - and we also took in Sea World(tm). Both places are fun to visit but just a tad depressing in retrospect. My favorite rides where the Mission to Mars (they put you in a centrifuge - find out what it feels like to weigh 3x your body weight and have the corners of your mouth stretched around to the nape of your neck! - I was sick for the rest of the day but it was still worth it) and the Dinosaur ride - which was pretty cool. I looked in vain for the 20K Leagues Under the Sea Ride I rode as a child (deep 6'd some time ago, apparently) but we did the Haunted Mansion - which still holds up well. At AnimalKingdom(tm) we got to see not one but two kinds of Rinos defecate. Also were assaulted by goats.

The kids had a great time and we spent lots of time together with all the ups and downs that entails. Overall -well worth the money.

So, I shall now.

Had a nice weekend. Had a friend in from out of town and then got to play host to a bunch of fellow geeks. We played a board game called DECENT (http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=5&enmi=Descent:%20Journeys%20in%20the%20Dark) - which is basically a board game for old and/or recovering RPG addicts. A dungeon crawl par excellence - though the games to tend to run long - especially with lots of people involved.

In other less fun news - Last week I came down with a case of Gout (as in the 14th-19th c. disease of dissipated gentlemen). Apparently, it runs in the family and is brought on by poor diet (i.e. heavy protein/fried foods) and alcoholic beverages. Anyway - had it for about 3 days and now know how to avoid it with meds and taking better care of myself. Though it didn’t start yesterday as I drank waaay to much hot buttered rum (it’s been very very cold). Come to think of it – that’s probably the single worst beverage I could drink considering the gout. Stupid.

I saw Charlie Wilson’s War – about the U.S.’s last intervention in Afghanistan. The Soviets really do make us look like Sunday school teachers (even with our present bad rep). As Russia spreads in carrion wings over Eurasia again in the coming decades– I expect the U.S. will start to looking good again by comparison (or if not good - at least as a lesser evil). Also watched the latest Hellboy – I'm very excited to see what the director will do with _The Hobbit_ as I think some of his vision is a closer match to Tolkien’s than Jackson’s is.