Thursday, September 27, 2012

2012 Election

A Christian's point of view on the 2012 election
            (taking care not to involve media perceptions or hype)

Obama's good fruits
-strong immediate family with apparent fidelity and love
-cool-headed under difficult circumstances
-highly intelligent
-first black president
-ability to lead and inspire vast/diverse groups of people
-history of helping the needy

Obama's bad fruits
-association with extremists who profess to hate America
-support of gay marriage
-support of abortion
-fiscal irresponsibility
-extended family doesn't appear to have strong ties
-the state of the economy
-the current state of international affairs with the Middle East and North Korea
-the support of Hollywood in general

Romney's good fruits
-strong immediate and extended family with apparent fidelity and love
-cool-headed under difficult circumstances
-highly intelligent
-potentially first Mormon president
-ability to lead and inspire vast/diverse groups of people
-history of helping the needy
-supports traditional definition of marriage
-supports the sanctity of life even before birth
-business success
-turnaround success
-fiscal responsibility

Romney's bad fruits

-supported abortion in the past
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Life Accomplishments thus far

Instructions: Take the following list and bold the items you have completed or experienced.

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars


3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity


7. Been to Disneyland

8. Climbed a mountain


9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning


17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train (I figure an overnight boat counts too)

21. Had a pillow fight


22. Hitch hiked


23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort


25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing


40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been on television

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater


55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving


66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter


69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person


80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Read the entire Bible



86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox



89. Saved someone’s life

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one


94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a lawsuit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee

100. Totally copied a post from someone else's blog to your own


45/100