Where in the Koran (Qur'an, Kuran, or however it's supposed to be spelled in English) does it say that faithful Muslim men will be "serviced by 70 virgins?"

Robert and Gabi,

Paying off your debts to a friend - a praiseworthy accomplishment.

"Who can find virtuous friends? for their price is far above rubies. ... Strength and honour are their clothing; and they shall rejoice in time to come." (Proverbs 31:10 & 25, paraphrased)

Love,
Martin

... when someone decides to stop posting in their LJ because of all the "drama" they have to tolerate as a result. It's like the alleged suicide who makes a big deal of standing on the ledge, listening to people trying to convince them not to do it, instead of just jumping.

If someone wants to stop posting because of "drama", the solution is ( Read more... )

I took my sons to Spiral Scouts Saturday. (This is the Wiccan/Pagan alternative to the Boy Scouts of America.) Gage is nine, and has a longer class meeting, where "parents aren't allowed." A good thing, in my opinion.

My younger son, John is five. As we pulled out of the garage, he said, "Goodbye, Mom, I'll see you always!"Later, he made a ( Read more... )

I never realized this before:

If you say something out of line about someone on the public portions of your Live Journal, you are "naive" --

If someone else says something out of line (about you) on theirs, then they are showing a "lack of class!"

Got this quote from one of my "favorite" writers:

"he who sets up a fake (live journal) account to do no more than insight (sic) anger and confusion in others is by definition a Fuckwit."

How true, how true.

I saw this in another LJ: http://www.livejournal.com/users/garybaldy/14974.htmlIt hits the nail right on the head:

"You have no clue how to be a parent ... Because of jerks like you, the state (which means people like me) have to help raise YOUR KIDS."Couldn't ( Read more... )

"Happiness; noun: An agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." Ambrose BierceAlmost everyone takes part in this sort of happiness. However, when it becomes too large a source of one's happiness, it is time to focus on the inside, try to concentrate on personal happiness that derives from the positive facets of one's ( Read more... )

"There is a world of difference, under the laws of free men, between an unprovoked attack and striking back in your own defense."

Robert A. Heinlein, Rocket Ship Galileo

Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum.

I think that I think, therefore, I think that I am.