Man it has been nutty around here lately. And there seems to be little sign of a slow down. Well… unless you count my upcoming vacation. *smile*

Memorial Day weekend, we hosted Tammy’s parents. It was great and we did a lot of touristy things that were on my “some day” list, including the G.W. Bush Library, the 6th Floor Museum, and a tour of Jerry World (a.k.a. Cowboys Stadium).

Tammy and I are heading to Colorado next week, but as seems to be the norm for me, my vacation is almost as stressful as real life. It’s going to be awesome, don’t get me wrong, but I’ve got reservations to make, trail rides to plan, off road permit stickers to buy, and work to do to get the bikes ready for 11,000 feet.

My pseudo-manic life spawned this week’s white board quip selection. It’s from a blog post by a guy from my church cataloging the bizarre and hilarious things his daughter says.

I can’t keep living like this for long. I’m going to have to go to Six Flags at some point.
– 10-year-old

It’s Work From Home Friday!!

And now for today’s bit of internet weirdness courtesy of Rhett and Link.

Obamacare is no joke and it’s already forcing the Liberal world view (the culture of death) on ALL Americans. Obamacare requires that ALL Americans get health coverage and, in the same breath, it requires ALL health coverage to include infanticide… er… sorry… “birth control.” Because, you see, “birth control” sounds nice. It sounds like freedom and happiness. But any time the Liberal Left says “birth control,” what they’re really saying is “abortion.” That is, after all, the ultimate birth control: killing the baby.

The Republican controlled house can’t do much while Obama sits atop his throne and his cronies control the Senate. But they can make as much noise as possible hoping that Obama’s Lap-dog Lame Stream media will be forced to comment.

HR 940 is one such shout. It’s the “Health Care Conscience Rights Act”; an amendment to Obamacare that would allow individuals and companies to purchase health insurance that does not go against their moral and/or religious convictions and it opens the door for insurance companies to offer policies that don’t include abortion.

You can see if your representative has already signed on to cosponsor the bill here. You will notice (if you’re a North Texan like me) that all three of the core conservative reps from DFW have already signed up: Joe Barton, Dr. Michael Burgess, and Kenny Marchant.

However, my new rep (thanks to redistricting), the “pro-choice conservative” (*HURK* ugh. I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.) Kay Granger, has not yet signed on. I just sent her the following email via her website. (You can too!)

As I’m sure you know, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is forcing all Americans, including those who have serious religious or moral objections, to pay for insurance coverage that covers (and ultimately funds) abortion and other “birth control” solutions that involve the death of an unborn innocent.

Thankfully, true conservatives in the House have offered a solution: HR 940. I’m sure you will respect my choice to not pay for a procedure I consider immoral, joining other North Texas conservatives like Reps Barton, Burgess, and Marchant, and cosponsor this bill. Thank you for representing my conservative values in Washington.

Also conspicuously missing from the list is Roger Williams, who represents the area south of Fort Worth, including Burleson.

If your House representative has not signed on yet, you can contact them by finding your district and going to the representative’s website.

These posts usually crop up around the time school starts. And don’t be surprised if you see my usual “This year’s high school seniors” post in a few months. But I ran across an article on BuzzFeed that had some real gems that I had to pass along.

Marty McFly traveled back in time 30 years to 1955… in 1985… 28 years ago (ouch).

When Ralph Macchio was the Karate Kid in 1984, Mr. Miyagi was 51 years old. This year, Ralph Macchio is 51 years old. (Holy paint the fence, Batman!!)

And, just in case you still have some breath in your lungs, allow my to punch you stomach one more time. This is a picture of a Motorola Razor flip phone… IN A MUSEUM!

You may now return to your regularly scheduled nap. You’ll want to be rested up because this afternoon we’re playing dominoes in the nursing home common room. (Please bring your teeth.)

The blog has been way too serious lately. It’s important for your perspective to know about the bad stuff. Yes, the world sucks. Life sucks. But it’s equally important to enjoy life! Don’t take it too seriously. No one makes it out alive.

So let’s try to have some fun while we still can. I’ve been poking around in my brain for some pointless frivolity to share with you. I’m going to start with this week’s white board quip.

Thinking outside the box today. There’s WAY more room out here.
– Tracy Jordan (30 Rock)

Yes. Let’s do that. Get outside the box and stretch.

[Sorry. No humor today. This one is deadly serious.]

“The Arab Spring” is now the Christian Winter throughout the Middle East, and United States foreign policy is firmly on the side of the Jihad.

Somewhere between a quarter and a half million Coptic Christians (It’s hard to say for sure, because so many have been kidnapped and killed.) have fled Egypt in the two years since Jihadists overthrew the secular government (with Bronco Bomber’s* blessing). Those who remain face torture and death because of their faith.

After the NATO supported overthrow of the (admittedly corrupt) Libyan dictatorship, Jihadists have taken over the country. Now Libyan Christians are tortured to death for the crime of “proselytizing Christianity”.

Before the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and subsequent installment of a “democratically elected,” radical Islamic government, there were 1 million Iraqi Christians. Now there are fewer than 400,000. Many fled. Many were butchered in the name of Islam.

In October of 2010 Jihadists stormed a Baghdad church. The Iraqi military (with US overwatch support) barricaded the doors, essentially locking the sheep in with the wolves. Dozens of Christians, unable to escape, were slaughtered (including babies [warning: graphic video]). The official US account of the attack was a “robbery gone wrong.”

Sadly, many of the Christians fleeing Iraq when to Syria where the government, although certainly corrupt, was secular and thus tolerant of Christians. Now, however, the Arab Spring has spread to Syria. Much of the West, including Bronco Bomber*, are aiding the “freedom fighters” (actually Al Qaeda backed Islamist militias).

The Assad dictatorship in Syria is evil. But now; just as in Iraq, Egypt, Libya, and others; the world must decide the better of two evils: A corrupt dictator or radical Islam. Because the West has become completely blind to religion and religious persecution, they will inevitably side with the Jihadists yet again.

Syrian towns and neighborhoods that have been traditionally Christian for over 1000 years are now devoid of Christians (at least those openly professing their faith). The stories told by Christians fleeing their ancestral homes are chillingly reminiscent of Jesus’ own warnings of persecution.

“We left because they were trying to kill us. They wanted to kill us because we were Christians … Those who were our neighbours turned against us.” (18-year-old , former resident of Homs, Syria)

“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name’s sake. And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.” (Matthew 24:9-10)

“At the end, when we ran away, we went through balconies. We did not even dare go out on the street in front of our house.” (Noura Haddad)

“So when you see the abomination of desolation … flee to the mountains. Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, and let the one who is in the field not turn back to take his cloak. (Matthew 24:15-18)

Where will it stop? Syria? Lebanon? Jordan? Turkey? Chechnya? The Balkans? Europe? I’m not saying that this is the end of the world. And I’m not even sure I have an answer to the problem of choosing between dictators and Jihadists. I just want my readers to know that there is so much more going on that you will see on Good Morning America or CNN. And there are some things that you need to know. (If you haven’t before, please click the link in my side bar, “TheReligionOfPeace.com “)

Do you know what the Bible says about the End-Times? You need to. (What a convenient segue!) I’m going to teach an in depth study of Revelation at my house this summer. It’s something I’ve known for years I needed to do. I’m getting the word out on Facebook, but I’ll be sure to post dates and times here on SYNS too.

* It occurred to me that I’ve been using the term “Bronco Bomber” for so long, some of you might not know what it means. Just say it out loud, fast, and you should be reminded of a certain political figure.

When, in 2008, the state of Oregon expanded Medicaid, there were three times as many people who wanted the government subsidized, “affordable” coverage than the plan could afford to cover. This turned out to be a perfect petri dish for testing the effectiveness of socialized medicine.

A recently published study compared about 6000 people who got into the expanded program with about 6000 who applied, but lost the lottery. According to Liberal socialism, those who got the coverage should have been dramatically healthier, happier, and richer. At least that’s what the Obamacare debate would have us believe.

In fact, the study found that “Medicaid coverage generated no significant improvements in measured physical health outcomes in the first 2 years, but it did increase use of health care services…”

In short, socialized medicine spends more money without making anyone healthier. Hmm. More spending with no benefits. Yep. That sounds like Liberalism to me!