-Clay Bennett
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holiday. Show all posts
Monday, September 5, 2011
Monday, July 4, 2011
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Happy Father’s Day to Barack Obama, Father of our Current Economic Disaster!
Oh, and a Rule Five Father's Day to the rest of you, too!
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
"Of the Father's Love Begotten"
Of the Father's love begotten, ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see, evermore and evermore!
At His Word the worlds were framed; He commanded, it was done:
Heaven and earth and depths of ocean in their threefold order one;
All that grows beneath the shining
Of the moon and burning sun, evermore and evermore!
O that birth forever blessed, when the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, bare the Savior of our race;
And the Babe, the worlds Redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face, evermore and evermore!
This is He Whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord;
Whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word;
Now He shines, the long expected,
Let creation praise its Lord, evermore and evermore!
O ye heights of heaven adore Him; angel hosts, His praises sing;
Powers, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice in concert sing, evermore and evermore!
Christ, to Thee with God the Father, and, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,
Hymn and chant with high thanksgiving, and unwearied praises be:
Honor, glory, and dominion,
And eternal victory, evermore and evermore!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Happy Presidents' Day!
A tribute to when presidents' heads were only figuratively made of stone!
If you have the day off, enjoy! Take a moment to ponder what great thing the Founding Fathers have bequeathed to us. If you have to work today? Join the club!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Happy Groundhog Day!
This goes out to all you blondes who think that "Groundhog Day" is a tribute to pork sausage!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
O M G - Surf Shop: 20% Off Black Merchandise for MLK Day
When you think of your prototypical "surfer dude", you generally don't think "brain surgeon".
I mean, Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!
Update:
-Mrs. Crankipants
A tip of the hat to Mrs. Crankipants.
"...when the country is celebrating the birthday of, arguably, the most influential civil-rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., boasting a sale with "20% Off All Black Products" is about as bad an idea as bad ideas go."
...Putting the head of Dr. King on the body of a surfer wearing a wetsuit to promote a MLK Day sale is worthy of a giggle. People like a well-Photoshopped gag. But the rest is pretty damn inexcusable. The culprit? Thalia Surf Shop in Laguna Beach.
I mean, Duuuuuuuuuuuuuude!
Update:
...what were they thinking?
"Buy one, get one FREE AT LAST!"
-Mrs. Crankipants
A tip of the hat to Mrs. Crankipants.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
On New Years and Other Fictions
Last year, I did a piece on New Year's Resolutions, so, if you're thinking of making some resolutions, you might want to peruse it.
This year, I'm looking at things a little bit differently. A lot of people view the New Year as a tabula rasa - a blank or erased slate, to be written or rewritten according to our will.
Only the slate is never completely erased, is it? The "tabula" is never completely "rasaed". The planet revolves on is axis and orbits the sun, oblivious to whatever marks the pages of our calendars.
The cartoon stereotype is the tiny infant in diaper and sash greeted by an old bearded man, representing the old and new years. But, in truth, the two are twins. Each nearly identical to the one before,changed only by the good and bad decisions made by those who mark the time in such a fashion.
We live with the consequences of those decisions as well as the decisions made by others, out of our control. If being "resolved" one day of the year helps you to make better decisions, then more power to you. Read last year's piece, it might help you.
But, honestly, other than remembering to put "11" on your checks instead of "10", (and the promise of a new Congress) is this day any different than yesterday? Other than a great excuse to have a party, was yesterday any different than today?
The question I have, that maybe you can help me out with, is, After three score years on the planet, is this perspective wisdom, or cynicism, or both, or something else?
I used to post a poll once a week, and I'm not saying I resolve to start again, because, quite frankly, I can't remember why I stopped (unless it was to accommodate Ten Buck Fridays). But I am going to post that question as the first poll of the new year. Help me out here. Am I one step away from yelling at the kids to get off my lawn, am I morphing into a philosopher/elder statesman, or do I just need to finish my second cup of coffee?
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Good King Wenceslas - The Irish Rovers
How does Good King Wenceslas order his pizza?
Deep pan, crisp and even.
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