http://www.bweinh.com Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:22:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Halftime of the Villa/Man U game... -- The thing I've noticed about the weird Levi's commercials, with people backflipping into jeans and filling their pants up with helium, is the lack of a disclaimer at the bottom advising us against "trying this at home." Does this mean they think these ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/three-links-vol-13/ In this corner, defending the sanctity of marriage, is Tom! And in this corner, loving the freedom of the single life, is Djere! Married life is the best kind of life there is. Trading freedom for security has always been the way we roll here in the U.S. of A! ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/best-of-bweinh-marriedsingle-clash/ “Among the attributes of God, although they are all equal, mercy shines with even more brilliancy than justice.” -- M. de Cervantes Related posts:Quote of the Day, 7/10/08 "It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to...Quote of the Day, 5/16/08 "All men are by nature equal, made all of ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quote-of-the-day-112108/ (first in a series) The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll Its First Words -- "The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind." In Ten Words -- Evangelical Christians must again think seriously -- or risk cultural irrelevance. In Fifty Words -- Fourteen is usually ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/i-just-read/ I saw a car yesterday in traffic, a mid-'80s compact model, and it reminded me of something that I hadn’t thought of in years. Two decades ago, I was working as a salesman -- like I am now, only with far less success -- and I wandered into a ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/the-wisdom-of-ecclesiastes/ A woman went into a sporting goods store to buy a shotgun. "It's for my husband," she told the clerk. "Did he tell you what gauge to get?" asked the clerk. "Are you kidding? He doesn't even know I'm going to shoot him!" Related posts:Joke of the Day, 5/21/07 A woman ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/joke-of-the-day-112008/ The next group from Acts is below; moving on is House Divided! {democracy:310} Related posts:Battle of the Bands LXXVII The next group from Acts is below; moving on is...Battle of the Bands LXXV The next group from Acts is below; moving on in...Battle of the Bands LXXIV The next group from Acts ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/battle-of-the-bands-lxxviii/ This week, Bweinh.com moves on to the next two chapters of Acts. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS: Genesis: 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-18 | 19-22 | 23-26 27-29 | 30-32 | 33-36 | 37-39 | 40-43 | 44-46 | 47-50 Exodus: 1-4 | 5-8 | 9-11 | 12-14 | 15-18 19-22 | 23-26 | 27-30 ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/bible-discussion-acts-25-26/ "The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to literature, summer the tissues and the blood." -- J. Burroughs Related posts:Quote of the Day, 6/17/08 "In summer, the song sings itself." ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quote-of-the-day-111908/ Read the series in parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 PART ONE: Ever since the night I lay awake crying at the pending approach of my tenth birthday, I have been acutely aware of the impact of the ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/four-weeks-the-complete-series/ The major media outlets appear to be calling the Stevens-Begich Senate race for Begich, the Democratic challenger. This puts the Democrats one seat closer (58 total) to a 60-seat filibuster-proof majority, pending the results of the December 2nd Chambliss-Martin runoff and the Coleman-Franken recount which begins tomorrow. We'll ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/further-election-news/ Read the saga in parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 Or read the complete, uninterrupted series here. Intent and Purpose of the Rules: The Game Basketball is played by two teams of five players each. The purpose of each ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/four-weeks-part-ten/ Four high school boys skipped morning classes. After lunch they reported to their teacher that they'd had a flat tire. Much to their relief, she smiled and said: "Well, you missed a quiz today, so take your seats and take out a piece of paper." Still smiling, she waited for them ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/joke-of-the-day-111808/ "A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quote-of-the-day-111708/ Why should the Christian Trinity get all the work in the curse department? Let's put the Norse gods to work with some of these exclamations. By Freyja's cat-drawn chariot! Holy Odin on a pogo stick! (Hat tip: Djere) Oh, Frigg! Sweet goats of Thor! Mighty Mother Nerpus! Hang a shaman! Kvasir, gods' spit! Naughty Nanna's consort! Aw, Hel! Sniveling ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/suggested-norse-oaths/ Opening a series of reflections on songs written and performed by Bweinh!tributors, we present "Incorruptible" (© 2005 D. Sweet [words] and S. Maxon [music]), as recorded live by the band Maxon. Listen to or download the song here (for a limited time)! The voice said, “Cry out!” And he said, “What shall ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/music-by-bweinh-incorruptible/ "There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it." -- G.B. Shaw Related posts:Quote of the Day, 10/23/07 "The longer I live the more I see that I...Quote of the Day, 12/7/07 "With confidence in our armed forces -- ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quote-of-the-day-111208/ What caused this horrible weather?   If you picked "The Middle East 'peace process,'" you're a winner!! Yes or no, turkey?! ©1984-2008 Chick Publications, Inc. Reprinted without permission as fair use (parody). Related posts:Joe the Answered Chick Tract What did the Joes have in common?   If you...The Latest Tract of Chick — ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/the-newest-chick-tract-answered/ The next group from Acts is below; moving on is 4000 Assassins! {democracy:309} Related posts:Battle of the Bands LXXVIII The next group from Acts is below; moving on is...Battle of the Bands LXXII The next group from Acts is below -- and Herod...Battle of the Bands LXXV The next group from Acts ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/battle-of-the-bands-lxxvii/ This week, Bweinh.com moves on to the next two chapters of Acts. PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS: Genesis: 1-4 | 5-9 | 10-14 | 15-18 | 19-22 | 23-26 27-29 | 30-32 | 33-36 | 37-39 | 40-43 | 44-46 | 47-50 Exodus: 1-4 | 5-8 | 9-11 | 12-14 | 15-18 19-22 | 23-26 | 27-30 ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/bible-discussion-acts-23-24/ J. Montagu (Earl of Sandwich) -- "Egad, sir, I do not know whether you will die on the gallows or of the pox." J. Wilkes -- "That will depend, my Lord, on whether I embrace your principles or your mistress." Related posts:Ask Bweinh! Poll — Least Favorite HS Subject This edition of ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quotejoke-hybrid-of-the-day-111208/ Let's look at the Bweinh! election predictions. First, the haiku: CORRECT: 3 -- MC-B; Kaitlin; David INCORRECT: 5 -- Josh; Job; Steve; Djere; Tom TOO VAGUE: 1 -- Connie Next, my predictions. I was right that the partisan breakdown wasn't as disparate as many polls suggested: just 39-32 Democrat, but I still ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/howd-we-do/ In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly. Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/poem-of-the-day-111108/ More bad news out of the financial sector today, as Goldman Sachs reported that although orders of durable goods were up 3% over the last quarter, those orders, due to a filing error, were placed in a back room under a bag containing Pork Belly Futures -- ruining the orders ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/todays-economic-forecast/ "You don't become a rock star unless you've got something missing somewhere; that is obvious to me. If you were of sound mind or a more complete person, you could feel normal without 70,000 people a night screaming their love for you . . . It's a real singer's thing, ... http://www.bweinh.com/2008/11/quote-of-the-day-11708-2/