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Many thanks to all those who e-mailed me after last week's FF, to share that it is the "Civil War", not the "Civic War". Yes, I too find the term Civil War to be oxymoron. Please take a moment to let me know if you have read, or are reading this week's Media Moment highlight. It is a book longer than I tend to read (and I haven't found any pictures), so if those whom I trust don't like it I will move it to the bottom of my "to be read" pile. Special thanks to those of you who are sharing the Friday Funnies, there have been several who signed up this week...I take that to be a good thing.
The following is reported to be a written response to an insurance claim denial letter. As I read this, I was reminded of the letter Matt Damon's character read in the Rain Maker--you know the one I'm talking about. The one where the insurance company tells the claimant that she "must be stupid, stupid, stupid." I wonder if this letter helped this poor sole's claim get processed? Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your request for additional information. In block number 3 of the accident reporting form, I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully, and I trust that the following details will be sufficient: I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident, I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work, I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of brick left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which, fortunately, was attached to the side of the building at the sixth floor. ...continue Bonus:
Another Chinese Recall (click for full size)  Special Thanks to Tom E. for passing this along to me.
"Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." - Mark Twain
Christian... "check"
The Pharisees and Sadducees of Jesus' day were strict adherents to the law. It is not uncommon to hear a preacher talk about how difficult it must have been to try to follow all those laws...at least in public. Last week in my Sunday School class we finished the short study: Religion Or Christ--What's the difference. An excellent study that talks about a number of things, but one of them is the verse-- Matthew 23:25. The more I thought about this verse, the more I thought about all the do's and don't's we come up with in our own lives, as though being Christ-Like is a series of check-sheets we could check off throughout each day. Checks as 'big' as: Don't murder anyone today..."check". Checks as 'small' as: Kept shoes shined today..."oops, no check--better luck tomorrow." Other Checks like: Pray for lunch..."check" or Pray for missions in Azerbaijan..."oops, better do that now....OK, 'check'." It seems as though we as humans work very hard to boil religion down to science. You won't have to look too far or too hard to find lists aplenty. Lists on what to do, what not to do, and when to do it. Lists that give the writer's view of what a day-in-the-life of a Christian should always contain. I don't really know where I'm going with this, but for now I can tell you that I feel strongly that lists are the wrong way to go. I don't know why I feel that way, except Matthew 5:17 and the thought of putting spirituality on my "to do list" seems somehow wrong. The best I can do is to tell you to watch my blog to see if I come up with better (more developed) thoughts on this topic.
    I have long believed that we have forgotten how to write letters. A few years ago I tried to inspire others with personal letters...I even bought a fountain pen. I failed. However, I still believe that the art and form of letter writing will help us become better people. Not e-mails, not computer generated letters, but real paper and ink--drafted by hand. I hope this book will help me refocus my energies on this past passion. I guess only time will tell. But maybe you should watch your mailboxes for letters, and not just those digital mail boxes either.
A few months ago I got
involved with a group called Kiva.
I have found great joy in being able to help someone "fish" rather than just giving them the "fish". I know that sounds cliche, but it's true. I have make micro-loans to different countries around the world. You can loan just about any amount you want, I've done as small as $5.00, the most I've done (and I don't suggest doing anything this large) is $250.00. If you are interested in what it might look like, you can view my " lender page." There is a tone of information on the site and I really encourage you to look it over. I check on my micro-loans at least once a week, even thought Kiva is nice enough to send me an e-mail anytime a payment is made. I like to see if any information has been posted. The last few loans (and the next few loans) will be concentrated in Nairobi, Kenya, Africa in my shallow attempt to show support for the work my cousin Armida is doing there. Former Soviet countries are as close to China as Kiva works with, so I am stuck with prayerful support of my sister-in-law in China. I hope you can find a way help them out with this. Together we can make a world of fisherman.  |
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