Yes, this Sunday is April fool's, so be on your toes!
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound
the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound
the things which are mighty. -- 1 Cor 1:27
However big the fool, there is always a bigger fool to admire him. -- Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux
[Politicians] never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge. -- Thomas Reed
He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks. -- François, Duc de La Rochefoucauld
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer
Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. -- Elizabeth Gaskell
Looking foolish does the spirit good. -- John Updike
Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. -- Mark Twain
A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees. -- William Blake
A fool must now and then be right by chance. -- Cowper
It is better to be a fool than to be dead. -- Stevenson
The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year. -- Mark Twain
The Top 100 April Fool's Hoaxes of all time. Read all about the Swiss Spaghetti Harvest, The Taco Liberty Bell, and left-handed Whoppers.
Who Was St. Patrick? St.
Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most
widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains
somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated
with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the
snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of
exaggerated storytelling.
Taken Prisoner By Irish Raiders It
is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near
the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17,
around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been
suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives
and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly
religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by
a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They
transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity.
(There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although
many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it
is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During
this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people.
Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a
devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to
dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his
captivity.)
Guided By Visions After more than six years as a
prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice—which he
believed to be God's—spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time
to leave Ireland.
To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles
from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast.
After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a
second revelation—an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as
a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of
study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a
priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission—to minister to
Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish.
(Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that
Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.)
Bonfires and Crosses Familiar
with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate
traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of
attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used
bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring
their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish
symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic
cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the
Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island
when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan
religion. The Irish culture centered around a rich tradition of oral
legend and myth. When this is considered, it is no surprise that the
story of Patrick's life became exaggerated over the centuries—spinning
exciting tales to remember history has always been a part of the Irish
way of life. )
Kiss me, I'm Irish! Tabhair póg dom, táim Éireannach
A pint of Guinness, please. Pionta Guinness, le do thoil.
Then, ponder this picture that looks suspiciously like a UFO. The strange glowing object hovered over my hotel room table and suddenly dissappeared when I turned the lights off.
The DNC's Radical Imam, Husham Al-Husainy appeared on H & C last night. Hannity asks Al-Husainy if Hezbollah is a terrorist group. First Husainy says yes, then he dances around the issue. Colmes refers to Saddam's execution as a "murder" (about 1:53). I'm not sure if Colmes was quoting Al-Husainy, or if he slipped. Either way, Saddam was rightly executed, not mudered.
I was disappointed with H & C, no one asked about the "people you doom", and there were no questions about jihad, sharia, or any of the other ideals that drive Islamic radicals to oppose our Constitution. Al-Husainy's dancing around the Hezbollah questions were troubling though, especially considering the role given him at the DNC.
LGF has video of the prayer showing Howard Dean standing next to Al-Husainy. Dean gives Al-Husainy a congradulatory handshake immediately after the prayer ended with "occupation and oppression."
Click the pic to see the El Tovar Hotel at the south rim of the Grand Canyon.
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