Stanley “Tookie” Williams was put to death this morning at 12:35 am by lethal injection.

Maybe now, Tio, you can rest in peace.

Wow. We’re remodeling the office we are working in, and the new cabinets are coming in at the same time as a bunch of new jobs. If you have ever tried to work on the computer while general construction is going on all around you, then you have an idea what we are going through.

Did I mention that we are doing our own install of cabinets, removal of walls, and finishing? Yeah, all that AND keeping the shop supplied with paperwork. What fun. And no stress, right?

I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. I know I did.

I also pray that you all have a wonderful Christmas season. If you are not following a faith that allows recognition of the Christian holidays, then I pray you have a good whatever you celebrate at this time of year. You know, Happy Hanukkah, Good Kwanzaa, Merry Festivus, whatever.

I also pray that you will not allow the MSM to suppress the Christian belief system any more than they have. If they publish something that is so homogeneous that it leaves no flavor behind, then they have paved over another bit of the landscape with their political over-correctness, and you would be doing humanity a favor by calling them on it with a letter to the editor. If you don’t find political correctness to be the worst thing to happen to the English language, then stop reading this blog. I have probably offended you more times than could be counted.

As it should be, since I am not a fan of political correctness. Don’t get me wrong – I will never be offensive on purpose, unless plain and honest statements offend you. Then I will be offensive all the time. And please, let me know if I have offended you with the truth – I’ll show you my source.

I love you all, and my fervent prayer is that you will all see the truth of Jesus, and accept Him as your personal Lord and Saviour. I know He wants you to, and that is your purpose in life.

Merry Christmas, one and all!

Here’s a website that will probably make my family-friendly list as soon as I make sure I’ve got the link right. *note: the link wasn’t right, I have corrected it as of 11/30/05 at 7:50 am Arizona time.*

Gunner (over at his blog) makes a point that I’ve been trying to get across:

Islam and Christianity cannot be compared. Christians view those not of their beliefs as possible converts; Islamist view those not of their beliefs as infidels, to be killed as quickly as possible.

Christians do not kill other religion’s followers on orders from their religious leaders.

Click on the first link at the beginning of this post, and just explore that web site. You should be able to start telling the difference between a Religion of Peace and the Peace of the Lord.

God Bless you, and may He soften your heart so you can hear the truth.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

I’ll probably not be posting this weekend – lots of time to spend with TMBWitW, and the puppies and kitties.

Take a look over at “Becoming Our Destiny” (link on the left) and read Jeff’s couple of posts – he’s got some views that should be read by all, in my opinion.

I’m thankful for God in my life, my beautiful wife, my healthy animals, a roof over my head, food in the pantry, and constructive work to be done.

I’m thankful I’m not stuck in a boring job, or with no job at all; I’m thankful that God is ridding me of bad habits – I’ve quit more bad habits with His help in the last ten years than most people have formed in their lifetimes!

Anyway – I pray that you and yours are safe, fed, and joyfully celebrating together this weekend.

That is, the dust over to the left. I’ve been going through my links, and there is a slight discrepency happening – some of the blogs I’ve linked to have gone cold, while some blogs that I read daily aren’t listed here.

I know why that is.

I have family and friends who visit here (hi, to both of you!) and the last thing I want to do is link them to some blogger who thinks nothing of dropping the occasional “F” bomb. See, most of my friends, and my immediate family, and the friends who are closer than family, are members of the church I attend.

They think I am fully conservative.

Heh heh.

Actually, I am able to read a blog and if there is language in it that cannot/should not be used in church on a regular basis, I “fog” over it. I know it’s there, I know where it is, I usually know what it means; I just put a mental blinder on myself so I don’t look at it and directly acknowledge its presence.

Like a zit.

Anyway – I am going to change some headings over there. First will be Family Ties, which will be G-rated blogs, usually Christian themed, and very easy to be dropped from with the first siting of a word that I would deem offensive to my wife.

Second will be Real Mature, where you will probably not be surprised to see the occasional cuss word; the keyword here is *occasional*. At a preset level, you will find that link moved.

Third will be Open Season, where you will find words with offensive connotations. Fair warning: Thar be curse words ahead. *pirate off* You will not find Andrew Dice Clay here, or even Lenny Bruce or George Carlin. The links that land here are on double secret probation, and will be likely to be moved off completely if I receive complaints.

Not that anyone really reads what I am writing; I guess most of this is for my own amusement, based on the lack of comments.

So – now you know where to go, and, if you are the owner of one of the links, where you fit in my little corner.

And, please – visit the links. I’ve e-mailed those who are there; they are real people. They may not want you to know who they are, but they are real.