Run with the RedDogs

[backhoe]

Hell has apparently frozen over. RedDog went to church today for maybe the first time since being married - when I may as well have been a nude muslim suicide bomber with a panting goat because I wasn't Catholic (talk about feeling like an outcast). Not entirely satisfactory but marvelous sermon seemed aimed at me and I received tremendous value from it. The rest of it was not my "style". In fact, some of it scared me..

No need to be scared- The Guy in the Sky
( or the First Cause if you want to get all philosophical about it- I like to think of Him as "Jesus Jumping in a sidecar and riding away from you..." Yes, I'm an irreverent & sarcastic son of a bitch.. )
comes to you in His own sweet time.

Helen the atheist was a very honorable and moral woman. Despite her flaws.

Emily the charismatic ( Yep, hand in the air, reaching up to God, rainbow shirt, faith like a little child ) was one, too.

Neither one was perfect but both of them had a little sliver of God His Own Rude Self inside them-- sometimes you had to look real hard to see it, but it was there.

He's where you find Him. Enjoy your journey...

[RedDog]

I saw those hands in the air. Oh boy. I guess I'm just more reserved. I loved the sermon but had no use for the eight song rock set out of key. It kept going so long I wondered if that was the service. The place was also the size of Commonwealth Stadium and had a parking lot like a shopping mall - which was full. I'd prefer my grandmother's church, which I considered a church, not a concert hall. I'd also prefer to walk rather than drive literally to another county. One other thing... no shortage of attractive women. Wow.

[backhoe]

I saw those hands in the air. Oh boy. I guess I'm just more reserved. I loved the sermon but had no use for the eight song rock set out of key. It kept going so long I wondered if that was the service. The place was also the size of Commonwealth Stadium and had a parking lot like a shopping mall - which was full. I'd prefer my grandmother's church, which I considered a church, not a concert hall. I'd also prefer to walk rather than drive literally to another county. One other thing... no shortage of attractive women. Wow.

Let me cut to the chase- those women you find in churches are not prudes- they are just women, like any others. Treat them nicely, you'll do fine.

Being a stodgy old Episcopalian the hands in the air isn't me- but it was Emily and it suited her fine. I'm more at home with traditional liturgical services like you find among Catholics, Lutherans, Greek Orthodox, and mine own church. And Da Jooz!

On the other hand that "spirit-filled" stuff can be a lot of fun-- if you ever get a chance to go to a southern black church with friends? ( You have to go with friends to be accepted... )

Do it. You won't believe how happy, how sincere, how much pure fun it is- it's happy worship. Heart-felt, but so unserious.

The preacher-man talks to you-- and you talk back to him... "Word A' God!" "Damn right!"

Scroll back in "letters" to my Christmas visit to Miss Cherry's church for a typical service in a black southern church...

And the dogs did a break-dance when I got home, too.

[RedDog]

Need One Albertan...

To provide a cat home. Somebody consider Nepal the fixed female, a legend in the neighbourhood. Nepal has been in every house and everybody loves her. Very friendly with people and kids (4 year old child in her home) but not so much with other animals. Relatively small and light weight. Neighbour has a new girly and she arrives in the picture with a Rottweiler. Not good for Nepal (or him but he doesn't know it yet). Nepal almost neglected now. I've been feeding her outside.

Free Nepal now and let her occupy your place in the name of justice!

[backhoe]

Need One Albertan...

To provide a cat home. Somebody consider Nepal the fixed female, a legend in the neighbourhood. Nepal has been in every house and everybody loves her. Very friendly with people and kids (4 year old child in her home) but not so much with other animals. small and light weight. Neighbour has a new girly and she arrives in the picture with a Rottweiler. Not good for Nepal (or him but he doesn't know it yet). Nepal almost neglected now. I've been feeding her outside.

Free Nepal now and let her occupy your place in the name of justice!

If it weren't for the bolded ( and the distance ) I'd be inclined to take her. When I had to put old Zoey to sleep I had pondered getting a cat to keep The Kid company. OTOH since MaryAnn has six now I could probably just throw him inside her door and them all hash it out. Total cat immersion...

[RedDog]

Bump for Nepal the feline.

Help me find a home for an adorable cat. This cat has been set loose with collar removed and no weekend provision food. Sometimes I get a call to find her and let her in (I have a key and alarm code) and sometimes I don't and just find her myself on the dead end street and take her home. I've done this and found no cat food in the house. I've also been called at 9 at night asking if I have any cat food. Ah... I have a cat, of course I do.

I'll be in Edmonton November 19 and 20. I can deliver the little rascal and have permission to do so.

[styky]

She's beautiful

[backhoe]

Bump for Nepal the feline.

Help me find a home for an adorable cat. This cat has been set loose with collar removed and no weekend provision food. Sometimes I get a call to find her and let her in (I have a key and alarm code) and sometimes I don't and just find her myself on the dead end street and take her home. I've done this and found no cat food in the house. I've also been called at 9 at night asking if I have any cat food. Ah... I have a cat, of course I do.

I'll be in Edmonton November 19 and 20. I can deliver the little rascal and have permission to do so.

If you were in driving distance I'd take her, throw her & Cole in the house together & let them sort out who's who in the pecking order. And let the Vet do the stitching...

Regarding the bolded you should not treat a farm animal that way, let alone a pet. String of raw cuss words follows. What the Hell ails people?

[backhoe]

Bump for Nepal the feline.

Help me find a home for an adorable cat. This cat has been set loose with collar removed and no weekend provision food. Sometimes I get a call to find her and let her in (I have a key and alarm code) and sometimes I don't and just find her myself on the dead end street and take her home. I've done this and found no cat food in the house. I've also been called at 9 at night asking if I have any cat food. Ah... I have a cat, of course I do.

I'll be in Edmonton November 19 and 20. I can deliver the little rascal and have permission to do so.

Feel free to post Nepal's photo on The Dead Miss Emily's facebook wall- in theory she knew vastly more people than I. I hardly every look at my own facebook page- hers may be getting more traffic, still.

[backhoe]

...Scroll back in "letters" to my Christmas visit to Miss Cherry's church for a typical service in a black southern church...

And the dogs did a break-dance when I got home, too.

Link:

http://www.freedominion.com.pa/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=1565918#p1565918

[styky]

Something that I fell on today RD that you just have to see.

What is The Auto Moto?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8fGotzq5c

[RedDog]

Something that I fell on today RD that you just have to see.

What is The Auto Moto?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL8fGotzq5c

Interesting indeed as an urban animal. BMW has dabbled with a similar concept in their C1 scooter sold in Europe for a time, albeit a two wheeled creation.



Italy's Piaggio have a 3 wheel scooter on the market today whereby it still leans cornering, both front wheels articulating on the same angled plane but you park it upright and walk away with no stand to hold it upright.



There are a great many interesting concepts in Europe we haven't seen here. Yet.

[styky]

I was actually looking at video's on the chariot bike baby carrier for the grandchild when the video of the moto came up. The kidlet and family are bikers in the summer and I thought it might be a good gift but I don't know much about these things.

[RedDog]

I'm still proposing a 2nd FD gathering in Alberta for this summer. I'm suggesting the Bluebird in Claresholm, AB south of Calgary. I've been a guest at least 20 times and every room is a western theme room. I'm certain I can work a deal on rates. They also have a large lawn near the horse coral with picnic tables and fire pits where I'm certain they would permit camping.

This location is close to the Cowboy Trail (AB Hwy 22 - Ian Tyson's Navajo Mug at Longview), the Crowsnest Pass, Banff-Lake Louise, Calgary, Ft. MacLeod, Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump, the Drumheller Badlands, etc. The airport would be Calgary - YYC.

Kate, styky, WV, Fourniers, backhoe, JB, anybody coming out I will accommodate prior/after and transport (not with the Smart Car of course - I have access to vehicles. Let's discuss this.

http://www.bluebirdmotel.ab.ca/

[styky]

Can't promise anything but you've peaked my interest.

The accommodations look exceptional with very reasonable rates.