Wednesday, December 26, 2007
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This is our day to day…
I know this is an old commercial, but those two monkeys are doing the same type of problem solving that Matthew and I have to do everyday! If you have ever visited the zoo we work at, then you know it to be the truth.
Oh yeah, I'm the one doing the jumping. I can always talk Matthew into standing on the catapult!
Sunday, December 23, 2007
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Happy Holidays
Im going to be home near new years so i would be down for a Gala of sorts...
I guess it all really depends on the sorts though.
its funny i used to be able to post funny things on here with ease, now however i find myself having nothing to say.
ive been going around saying "happy holidays" at work to see what people do, and with it being a christian organization they are quick to reply in a firm Merry Christmas and then with the sternest face i can muster i reply with an equally firm... "I AM OFFENDED" and then i storm off...
well... i dont really storm off, but its funny all the same.
then i got to thinking about what ten years or so from now may be like...
ten years or less ago we would have thought that the concept of merry Christmas being an offensive phrase would have been absurd, and now here we are in the present with television personalities, public speakers, all the way down to retail, or food service employees having to be on their P's and Q's on what form of holiday wish they bestow upon the public
So who is to say that in ten or so years that saying merry Christmas might even bring charges. we often wonder how things get to the way they are, and its things like "happy holidays". something that we laugh or scoff at first quickly becomes the marijuana of change... its a gateway.
but when i think about all of the underhanded cunning ways the devil uses to push Jesus further and further out of our lives, i try and think of ways that we can stop it and to be honest it seems like we are fighting a losing battle.
i think most importantly what we can do to slow things is to notice it beyond this world. i think too often we dont give satan the awful credit he deserves, and continue to portray him as some horned figure that gathers rent checks from the hell population...
but i think realistically he is more than likely the most beautiful thing we can imagine, and he feeds off of our ignorance. and he uses "X-mas", "Happy Holidays", Benny Henn, etc etc etc to defecate on the most perfect being in existence, and the worst part again is that we neglect the occurrence of the entire process.
in the grand scheme of things we have stopped sending Jesus the invite to his own party and addressed it to santa and presents and whatever else it is that this world deems acceptable. that doesnt happen over night... it starts with a very intelligent fiery lake landlord.
i didnt realize when i sat down to write that i would end up calling out the devil... but i guess with all the things being said i still managed to use some form of the word poop even if it was a pretty word for it....
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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Watch out for floating crosses !!!
The video we posted a couple of days ago by Mike Huckabee has been causing heated furor. The “sticking point” being what many have seen as a “floating cross”. The “floating cross” is actually a bookshelf in the back of the room in which the spot was taken. Huckabee said the bookshelf is just a bookshelf and shrugged off the controversy: "I will confess this: If you play the spot backwards it says, 'Paul is dead. Paul is dead.'" said Mr. Huckabee. Come on, people have we gotten so sensitive about this “separation of church and state” thing that we are beginning to hallucinate “religion” in the most common items around us ?
Here are some additional items I saw in the video that are also as “alarming”:
There were lights in the room. Jesus said that He was the Light of the world. Everyone is aware of this man’s very narrow view on Himself. He went as far as to say He was THE way, THE truth, and THE life. This exclusivism cannot be tolerated nor should it be promoted by a legitimate political candidate. In the back of the room there was a Christmas tree. The word CHRIST is in the word Christmas. Christmas trees are also stark emblems of this particular religious event that all do not adhere to. Many were possibly deeply troubled by this intrusion upon their personal beliefs. Finally, the “floating cross” has caused numerous people deep unsettling grief brought on by nightmares of this ghoulish symbol. How could anyone be so insensitive as to expose so many to such a dangerous aberration.
If we are so politically correct in this country that a person can't say enough of the nonsense with the political attack ads could we pause for a few days and say Merry Christmas to each other then we're really, really in trouble as a country," Huckabee said.
Catholic League president Bill Donahue said Huckabee went beyond wishing people a joyous holiday. Donahue said he was especially disturbed by the cross-like image created by a white bookcase in the background of the ad, saying he believed it was a subliminal message. "What he's trying to say to the evangelicals in western Iowa (is): I'm the real thing," Donahue said Tuesday on Fox News Channel's "Fox and Friends. "You know what, sell yourself on your issues, not on what your religion is."
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
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I think Jeff C. has hit it on the head...
I hereby give it my official...
Hey...if you don't like it, read another blog!
Anyone remember the last Convoginator party? Yeah, so I was on a Little Rascals kick... I look short in that picture, but Matthew looks great in those pig tails! Jeff C., you gotta wear that bowler to the next party also...
I ask only because it seems to me that we're all on the same page here. At least, those of us who regularly (or semi-regularly) post appear to be in agreement that Mike Huckabee is our candidate. If so, we best speak up because even though the Huckster is picking up a lot of steam in the polls, the official endorsement of the Convoginators is most certain to put him over the top.
Wherefore, therefore, and heretofore I move that we officially endorse Mike Huckabee for President of these United States of America in 2008. If this motion is unsettling to those who care not to post with sufficient regularity, I move that we call to amend the rules and declare a quorum of those present and renew my motion of endorsement. Afterall, it's for the children.
You know, as I read all the comments left by my fellow countrymen (and women) on different web sites carrying videos, sound bites and reports of the presidential candidates, I can't help but notice the call for the real Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, John McCain, Hilary Clinton, Obama and others to "please stand up." Hey, when it comes to changing your mind on a topic, I AM THE KING! Those of you who know me, know that I am easily swayed by pretty talk, free gifts and food. As I was seeing the continuous request for someone to "stand up," I began to question who the real Manteca was. Was I standing up? Was it my Doppelganger that was standing in my place? To the best of my knowledge, it's just me. A normal American. A guy trying to find his place on the planet until my dance card is full and my name gets called so that I can leave the waiting room. As for judging who is really "standing up" around me...well, you know that is a task best left to those who are more worldly, intelligent, book learned, socially decisive, religiously ambiguous, sexually ambivalent and, by their own definition, smarter than me. You know the people...
So, why did I post this? I posted this to let you know, I don't know. If the real Mike Huckabee is reeling me in like a tent preacher bringing rain to the dust bowl during the great depression, then so be it. He makes me feel good. I am finally beginning to get that feeling that I don't have to worry about all this. I just want to live, love and laugh. Let a man that I trust make those big decisions. I need the 1950's right now. You know...one enemy, the Russians. Everything else is a Cary Grant movie!
Then again, I will probably change my mind again tomorrow...
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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Where is Isaac Asimov when you need him?
You know you are in some serious trouble when the robots/cyborgs come out to give you trouble. See, when SkyNet became self aware, all heck broke loose.
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Former presidents are used to hecklers, but Monday may have been the first time one was interrupted by a robot. The protester said he wanted Clinton to apologize for a comment he made in 1992 about a rapper named Sister Souljah, and then threw colored cards into the air.
As the protester was being escorted out of the room, Clinton told him he needed to find a more environmentally-friendly way to protest. *
I'm guessing Harry Reid's comment will be "Stupid conservative robot..."
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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I think the Dems are getting a bit worried?
That's OK, write him off. You won't realize what hit you until you feel the Louisville Slugger of victory smacking against the back of your head...and Elvis repeatedly kicking you in the ribs screaming "love ME tender..."
DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE 'EASY KILL' IN GENERAL ELECTION Tue Dec 11 2007 10:27:53 ET
**Exclusive** Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal. The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party's nomination. The directive has come down from the highest levels within the party, according to a top source. Within the DNC, Huckabee is known as the "glass jaw -- and they're just waiting to break it." In the last three weeks since Huckabee's surge kicked in, the DNC hasn't released a single press release criticizing his rising candidacy. The last DNC press release critical of Huckabee appeared back on March 2nd.
[DNC Press Release Attack Summary: Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) - 37% (99 press releases) Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY) - 28% (74) Senator John McCain (R-AZ) - 24% (64) Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) - 8% (20) Governor Mike Huckabee - 2% (4) ]
In fact, as the story broke over the weekend that Huckabee said he wanted to isolate AIDS patients back in 1992, the DNC ignored the opportunity to slam the candidate from the left. "He'll easily be their McGovern, an easy kill," mocked one senior Democrat operative Tuesday morning from Washington. "His letting out murderers because they shout 'Jesus', his wanting to put 300,000 AIDS patients and Magic Johnson into isolation, ain't even scratching the surface of what we've got on him." The discipline the Democrats have shown in not engaging Huckabee has earned the praise of one former Republican Party official: "The Democrats are doing a much better job restraining themselves than the GOP did in 2003 when Howard Dean looked like he was on the brink of winning the nomination." A close friend to Huckabee explains: "Look, Mike is Hillary Clinton's worst nightmare. They should be squirming."
Monday, December 10, 2007
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And if he's elected....
You need to all know just how, well...just how,ah....well - you need to know how famous I am. That's right - FAMOUS ( almost .....but it's coming ). You see "back in the day" when "Scott" was our pastor we had a man come to preach a week of revival meetings in our church. After church each night Mrs. Phynerk and I had the evangelist over to our house for supper. It was there we learned he could really eat. In fact we remember him having three helpings of Mrs. Phynerk's ( to die for ) shrimp Etoufee'. The evangelist I'm speaking of is (president-to-be) Mike Hukabee. So why am I famous, well after he's elected I'm sure he's going to make Mrs. Phynerk his personal food engineer. We'll probably be able to move into the Lincoln room and pretty well have it made-in-the-shade for at least 8 years at which time our new chain of Mrs Paula's Kitchens all over the country takes off. Too bad Emiral's going to lose his TV spot, but life goes on. I just hope we don't lose our focus with all the upcoming fame. All our Convoginator family will be welcome over to have lunch with "Huck" (that's what we'll probably call him) any time. We'll always have a place set for you guys. I understand he's mad about a tall glass of ice-cold Chocolate milk. Maybe he's a Convoginator at heart, too. Who knows, maybe me, Manteca, Matthew, and eRIc might all sit down on the big porch of the White House and jam a little with "Huck". Manteca, you'll have to do the drums 'cause "Huck's" going to play the bass.
Thursday, December 06, 2007
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(Somewhat) Annual Convoginators Christmas Extravaganza
So... when is it?
Amigo Juan's again? Or is someone willing to host? Shall I bring the milk and chocolate this time?
What say you, fellow milk drinkers? Or is this "tradition" destined to go the way of the Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration, Weenie Roast and Oil Change?
All the cool nerds out there know us too well. I met a new one tonight. He is 8, a third grader, loves to wear suits to school and relishes the nickname "nerd." His validation is that he makes straight "A's" and the rest of the kids are just "not smart enough..." A little "captain" in the making. I'm thinking of giving him Bill O'Reilly's book for Christmas. Maybe Rush's...it served the "captain" well.
