Erlene requested this, In the Presence of Jehovah, by Terry MacAlmon. I’m not sure my mouse picked up the right hymn: I’ll have to play it to find out.
Month: May 2019
Cat Shows Baby Who’s Boss
There are a lot of videos of cats head-butting people, but this is the only one in which the cat is bigger than the human. It looks like he’s trying to convey some important lesson to the baby. Please note the baby doesn’t cry: the cat isn’t hurting him.
It only hurts when they butt your hand while you’re trying to do a crossword puzzle.
An Uplifting Story
This goat was unable to walk, or even to stand up. The reason for this not being obvious, the woman at this farm animals’ refuge resolved to keep helping the goat until she could finally stand, walk, and even run. The woman worked at this every day, as chronicled here in the video. Watch what happened.
Mr. Nature: The Axolotl
Cute little fellow, ain’t he? Or she–I can’t tell with axolotls.
Jambo, everybody, Mr. Nature here. Let me tell you two cool things about axolotls.
They can grow back body parts that get injured and lost–a foot, a leg, or a piece of the tail. Other salamanders can do that, too; I once saw a really big salamander that had five feet (two on one leg, where an injured foot healed but a new one grew anyway).
Even cooler, axolotls are actually baby salamanders (very closely related to the tiger salamander) which never metamorphose into the adult form so they can live on land. They remain in the water all their lives, never shed their gills, and–like a lot of college students–never grow up, even though they can reproduce. They do grow bigger as time goes on, but they never complete the ordinary salamander life cycle. Reminds me of that old saying, “You can’t stay young, but you can be immature forever.”
Axolotls are rare; they live in fresh water in and around Mexico City, and urbanization subjects their environment to high stress. There are probably more axolotls kept as pets, and captive-bred, than can be found in the wild today.
They deserve to survive–which, I think, will test the kindness, patience, and benevolence of the human race.
Iff he Says he Is a Jerafft then He reely is A Jerafft!!!
We hadded to has “a” spacial meting of The Stodent Soviet “last” Nihght becose thare “is” a gye on campas he says he “is” a Jerafft and he whil Sue evry boddy witch says he Isnt!!!!
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And thist moaning in Nothing Studies wee maid evvry stodent “sine” a Ohth that “this hear” gye he REELY is a Jerafft and thare “was” one Iddiat whoo sayed he woodnt sine nothing butt he chainged “his” Mined affter the Rest Of “us” we beet him Up!!!
I amb exited abuote al “this” becose hear At Collidge “we” are chainging The Whirld!!!!
By Request: Showdown at the Palace (from ‘The Palace’)
“Teddy Kiara” asked for this excerpt, from The Palace (Bell Mountain No. 6). I can’t give her exactly what she asked for, because I fear it’d spoil the climax. But I think the following comes close.
Gurun is the girl from a faraway island who, against her will, is taken up as queen of Obann. Goryk Gillow is a traitor who means to crown a false king. We pick up the scene on page 312.
“Gurun came out next. And at the sight of her, Goryk Gillow’s heart seemed suddenly inadequate to keep him on his feet.
“He couldn’t breathe. He’d seen her once before, on the walls above the East Gate. That time he’d been afraid of her, not knowing why. But this time he was frozen.
“She was no natural creature. Her white garments and her long hair blazed, whiter than any white he’d ever seen. The rain seemed not to touch her. Goryk ground his eyes shut, lest her eyes should meet them, but still her white light thrust against the darkness. Deep, deep, deep inside his soul there was a scream.
“The God he had betrayed, defied, and mocked: that God had sent her here to take His vengeance on him. She was His messenger. Goryk trembled from head to toe. Mardar Zo looked up and stared at him, alarmed…
“Goryk didn’t hear them. His only impulse was to escape the terrible white lady: to escape from God. With a strangled scream that finally worked its way out, he freed his feet from the stone and fled, moaning, into the palace…”
Ah! And what happens next?
Read the book and find out.
Chicoms and Hollywood: Perfect Together
Communist China is “using Hollywood,” an “expert” has testified to Congress, “to exert influence and deepen its authoritarianism by censoring alternative ideas” (https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2019/05/17/ngo-warns-china-using-hollywood-to-expand-authoritarian-reach/).
Surprise, surprise.
A spokesman from the National Endowment for Democracy told Congress that China has been buying American radio stations and other media outlets. Meanwhile, because China is a huge chunk of the global film market, and the Chinese government is assertive about getting what it wants, Hollywood tailors or edits the content of American-made movies to please the Chinese government. And finally, China has been actively trying to extend its influence throughout America’s universities–most often by intimidating Chinese students attending college in America.
Communist China sort of…exports tyranny. Why not? They have a lot of friends in America. “Progressives” admire China’s authoritarian way of doing things. Euro-dorks admire China’s way of doing things. Hey, voter fraud takes effort–so much neater if the peasants couldn’t vote at all. That way you avoid embarrassing surprises, like Hillary not being elected president.
So… if TV and movie content has seemed a little red around the edges lately… that’s probably because it is.
But no more so than our public schools and colleges. And I’m surprised China would ever have to pay for what American liberals are giving them for free.
‘Can We Sink Any Lower Than This?’ (2015)
Clap your hands and cheer for abortion!
Don’t ever let a Democrat get away with denying that his party loves abortion. Killing babies is a sacrament of leftism.
It’s only recently that the mask has slid off, as states under Democrat control, one by one, attempt to institute “live birth abortion,” a progressive euphemism for premeditated murder.
Here’s how it works. Bent politicians grant Planned Parenthood half a billion dollars of taxpayers’ money every year. Then, when some abortion-happy reprobate runs for governor anywhere, Planned Parenthood contributes a piece of that money to his campaign. This is why Congress won’t defund Planned Parenthood.
This is a moral and spiritual pollution of our nation.
‘Jesus Saves’
I first heard this hymn played as background music to a Civil War re-enactment, and I remembered it. The second time was at my father’s burial service, on the bells of a nearby church. It was one of my favorites before I ever knew its name–Jesus Saves.
Here performed by the kids from Fountainview Academy during their tour of Rome.
Cats Grapple with the Humans’ World
Some of these clips have appeared in other compilations, but they’re still funny. Especially the two cats trying to teach the treadmill who’s boss: the confounded thing just won’t learn its lesson.
A few of these cats tolerate being mildly and harmlessly teased by their humans: sometimes a cat will humor you. But don’t try any of those little tricks on your pet monitor lizard.