Thursday, June 30, 2005
"God's Politics"
Well I just finished reading this book by Jim Wallis and I would highly suggest others go get a copy and read it. The subtitle is "What the Right Gets Wrong, and the Left Doesn't Get." It is a very interesting attempt to throw the subject of real Christian values back into mainstream of American life. The book is very anti-Bush and is very critical of the War in Iraq, which I obviously am a part of, so it was a very challenging read for me. It really made me take a deep look at my faith and what is center to my belief in Jesus. The book uses biblical themes, but does not give a great number of specific references to verses. I found that a little disappointing, but I don’t think the author’s intent was to create a bible study. I think he was simply trying to send a message. The main message being something that is very dear to my own life, the message that bad theology is a major crisis facing Christians today. By bad theology, the author attacks everything from Islamic fundamentalists killing in the name of Allah, to the idea that the current administration is wrong when they try to use religion to justify nationalist desires. The book takes on the issues of caring for the poor (a whole lot), AIDS, Gay Marriage, Corporate Fraud, and others. It is very widespread in its finger pointing. Nonetheless, I enjoyed reading it. Like I said, I don’t agree with everything the author says, but I think he has very valid points that the entire nation, and world would do well to listen to. So for whatever it is worth I just thought I would recommend it to you, and you can decide for yourself.
Monday, June 13, 2005
Fun in the Sun
Hello,
Well if any of you were wondering why I have not written in a while, it is simply because I have been very busy. The Army has been keeping us all busy. I don’t know if our current operation has made it into the news or not. The operation we have been working on is called operation 5770 Kelvin. This operation basically involved moving the entire country of Iraq onto the surface of the Sun. At least, I hope that is what has happened, because it is getting way too hot for this to still be considered planet Earth. So either we moved to the Sun or the Sun is falling out of its orbit around the Earth, and is heading straight for me. Either way, it is getting ridiculously hot. The average high temperature now ranges from 105 – 115 degrees Fahrenheit. But not to worry there is plenty of sand here, so when the occasional hot desert wind comes your way; it is most often accompanied with dust, and lots of it. This is not the dust you find in America either. This is dust that can only be found here. It is very fine, so it gets in everything, and is very hard to control and makes it impossible to keep anything clean. Oh the joys of life in the cradle of civilization.
Well other than the heat and the dust everything else is going along swimmingly. I have been accidentally promoted to Captain. I thought the Army would have figured it out by now, it has been 13 whole days, but there is still no word. So maybe they did mean to promote me. I had decided that in honor of my favorite Military Leader I would not use the traditional title for Captains, that being CPT. I would instead follow the example of one of the most fearless leaders of all time and use instead CAP’N, in honor of CAP’N Crunch. The man who valiantly fights the war against the Soggies in millions of homes, around the world, every day, and in places like Humboldt, CA sometimes five or six times a day, for the same person. I tried but was overruled. I also CAP, CTN and C3PO. None of these seemed like valid options to the Army, so I am stuck with CPT. I guess I will just have to get used to it.
It does kind of have a Superhero ring to it. However, two named Superhero were never as good as the one named Superhero. I mean Spiderman is way cooler than Green Lantern. Superman is better than Sliver Surfer. Batman is better than Captain America. See what I mean. If I were to choose my own Superhero name it would not have been Captain Meehl. I always thought I would use something like Freezerman. You know that Superhero who could control the weather, at least then I wouldn’t have to ensure I wasn’t carry any metal coins in my pocket every time I go outside, for fear that the intense heat will cause them to burst into flames, and severely damage my crotchal region.
Have a nice day.
V/R,
S. Robert Meehl
CPT, MI
3 BDE Projects Cell
Matthew 16:15
Well if any of you were wondering why I have not written in a while, it is simply because I have been very busy. The Army has been keeping us all busy. I don’t know if our current operation has made it into the news or not. The operation we have been working on is called operation 5770 Kelvin. This operation basically involved moving the entire country of Iraq onto the surface of the Sun. At least, I hope that is what has happened, because it is getting way too hot for this to still be considered planet Earth. So either we moved to the Sun or the Sun is falling out of its orbit around the Earth, and is heading straight for me. Either way, it is getting ridiculously hot. The average high temperature now ranges from 105 – 115 degrees Fahrenheit. But not to worry there is plenty of sand here, so when the occasional hot desert wind comes your way; it is most often accompanied with dust, and lots of it. This is not the dust you find in America either. This is dust that can only be found here. It is very fine, so it gets in everything, and is very hard to control and makes it impossible to keep anything clean. Oh the joys of life in the cradle of civilization.
Well other than the heat and the dust everything else is going along swimmingly. I have been accidentally promoted to Captain. I thought the Army would have figured it out by now, it has been 13 whole days, but there is still no word. So maybe they did mean to promote me. I had decided that in honor of my favorite Military Leader I would not use the traditional title for Captains, that being CPT. I would instead follow the example of one of the most fearless leaders of all time and use instead CAP’N, in honor of CAP’N Crunch. The man who valiantly fights the war against the Soggies in millions of homes, around the world, every day, and in places like Humboldt, CA sometimes five or six times a day, for the same person. I tried but was overruled. I also CAP, CTN and C3PO. None of these seemed like valid options to the Army, so I am stuck with CPT. I guess I will just have to get used to it.
It does kind of have a Superhero ring to it. However, two named Superhero were never as good as the one named Superhero. I mean Spiderman is way cooler than Green Lantern. Superman is better than Sliver Surfer. Batman is better than Captain America. See what I mean. If I were to choose my own Superhero name it would not have been Captain Meehl. I always thought I would use something like Freezerman. You know that Superhero who could control the weather, at least then I wouldn’t have to ensure I wasn’t carry any metal coins in my pocket every time I go outside, for fear that the intense heat will cause them to burst into flames, and severely damage my crotchal region.
Have a nice day.
V/R,
S. Robert Meehl
CPT, MI
3 BDE Projects Cell
Matthew 16:15
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Captain Meehl
It's a bird, it's a plane......It's CAPTAIN MEEHL.
If you couldn't tell Rob has now been promoted to Captain. He might try to be modest (although that would be a first) but he really deserved it. There are some pictures below of his promotion ceremony. Niki
If you couldn't tell Rob has now been promoted to Captain. He might try to be modest (although that would be a first) but he really deserved it. There are some pictures below of his promotion ceremony. Niki
Saturday, May 28, 2005
For Niki
I could not have made a better choice. At the time I was unaware of exactly what I was doing. When I think back on what I was looking for when I found you, it is amazing what I ended up with. My list of what you had that I wanted looked like this:
Hot, funny, friend of my friends, enjoyed life, loved to laugh, hot, and most importantly was willing to be with me.
This is all I was looking for; little did I know I would end up with so much more than that. For way too long I continued to look only at my own list. Only recently have I really learned what love is all about. Paul describes love in 1 Corinthians. He puts it this way:
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
This is God’s list, and it is so different from my own. His list describes real love. The kind of love you gave to me. You were patient when I was not. You were kind when I raged. You forgave when I let you down. You never gave up on me and you were always hopeful. You love was focused on me. You gave up your life and attached your future to mine. Often times, you put more in than you got back.
On your birthday, as I sit separated by thousands of miles, I have thought a great deal about what I can do to make your birthday special. I would love to be able to just take you to the mall, and buy you a shirt, but that is not going to happen. So I am writing you to tell you just how much you mean to me.
You have gone from being that attractive young woman I kissed for the first time, while watching “As Good as it Gets,” to the most beautiful woman I know. In you God gave me everything on my list, but also everything on His list. You are everything I want and need, and I want to thank you for being my wife. Did I mention that you are hot?
Happy Birthday
Hot, funny, friend of my friends, enjoyed life, loved to laugh, hot, and most importantly was willing to be with me.
This is all I was looking for; little did I know I would end up with so much more than that. For way too long I continued to look only at my own list. Only recently have I really learned what love is all about. Paul describes love in 1 Corinthians. He puts it this way:
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way. Love is not irritable, and it keeps no record of when it has been wronged. It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
This is God’s list, and it is so different from my own. His list describes real love. The kind of love you gave to me. You were patient when I was not. You were kind when I raged. You forgave when I let you down. You never gave up on me and you were always hopeful. You love was focused on me. You gave up your life and attached your future to mine. Often times, you put more in than you got back.
On your birthday, as I sit separated by thousands of miles, I have thought a great deal about what I can do to make your birthday special. I would love to be able to just take you to the mall, and buy you a shirt, but that is not going to happen. So I am writing you to tell you just how much you mean to me.
You have gone from being that attractive young woman I kissed for the first time, while watching “As Good as it Gets,” to the most beautiful woman I know. In you God gave me everything on my list, but also everything on His list. You are everything I want and need, and I want to thank you for being my wife. Did I mention that you are hot?
Happy Birthday
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Possibly the Greatest News Story of All Time
This story was on BBC.com on May 2, 2005.
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28 Cambodian Midgets
Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Monday, 2 May, 2005, 07:46 GMT 08:46 UK
Now, this story is apparently a fake, but I don't care. The concept is so rad, I had to put it on the site. Personally, I think the midgets would win. Years ago I had an argument like this with my friend Eric. Only I was arguing that no man could pin a chimpanzee in a wrestling match. I still stand by that.
Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight
An African Lion much like this is responsible for the death of 28 Cambodian Midgets
Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion
Tickets had been sold-out three weeks before the much anticipated fight, which took place in the city of Kâmpóng Chhnãng.
The fight was slated when an angry fan contested Yang Sihamoni, President of the CMFL, claiming that one lion could defeat his entire league of 42 fighters.
Sihamoni takes great pride in the league he helped create, as was conveyed in his recent advertising campaign for the CMFL that stated his midgets will "... take on anything; man, beast, or machine."
This campaign is believed to be what sparked the undisclosed fan to challenge the entire league to fight a lion; a challenge that Sihamoni readily accepted.
An African Lion (Panthera Leo) was shipped to centrally located Kâmpóng Chhnãng especially for the event, which took place last Saturday, April 30, 2005 in the city’s coliseum.
The Cambodian Government allowed the fight to take place, under the condition that they receive a 50% commission on each ticket sold, and that no cameras would be allowed in the arena.
The fight was called in only 12 minutes, after which 28 fighters were declared dead, while the other 14 suffered severe injuries including broken bones and lost limbs, rendering them unable to fight back.
Sihamoni was quoted before the fight stating that he felt since his fighters out-numbered the lion 42 to 1, that they “… could out-wit and out-muscle [it].”
Unfortunately, he was wrong.
Monday, 2 May, 2005, 07:46 GMT 08:46 UK
Now, this story is apparently a fake, but I don't care. The concept is so rad, I had to put it on the site. Personally, I think the midgets would win. Years ago I had an argument like this with my friend Eric. Only I was arguing that no man could pin a chimpanzee in a wrestling match. I still stand by that.
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Friday, May 20, 2005
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