A treehouse




A huge, huge, huge tree house!


The World's Biggest Tree House by Horace Burgess

God told him to build it. Yep. And you know, for some reason, as much as I have read, in the years since starting blogging, so many bizarre and weird stories about what God has told people to do, more than anyone else I believe his story. His home is a work of beauty, a construction of faith and a sign to unbelievers, in a sense. And that's what true requests from God are most often, when our feeble faith and faculties acknowledge them, signs that God exists and that God is involved in people's lives in a real way. I like this. God bless you, Mr. Burgess. And I think God already has...

Happy Easter, everyone!

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Interesting

Pastor of Florida's Unique Drive-In Church Retires

He officiated at it for 17 years. They choose to worship God outside, but has anyone ever told them that while Jesus may have prayed outside he wasn't in a convertable?

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Ummm...

I'm not sure you need to read this. It's just an example of some of the people out there.

Emergency 11.11.11 Spiritual Warfare Report

Though you might enjoy it (or believe in it). Who knows?

I think Diane Kossy needs to re-open her museum...

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This post is for SWMBO

Stretched Out

This is togetherness. Perhaps you could make one of these for the parish auction?

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This is BRILLIANT!

Cat Tardis WIN


 Some day I may be skilled enough to do something like this without losing a finger or two to the saw...

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Sssssshhh!

The Art of Listening: Secrets From 17 Years of Silence

"The activist John Francis didn't speak for almost two decades. His new book, and his talks, show us what he learned."

Listening is so much more difficult...

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Well,

I'm glad you're not smiling for a trivial reason...

Smile WIN

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It may be

one of those 'crossover' books, but it's a Young Adult book that may appeal to lots of adults.

The Meowmorphosis

 

"One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that he had been changed into an adorable kitten."

All about '..the tortured soul of the domestic tabby.' 

Love it!

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Ah, my... *sigh*

Westboro to picket Cowboys-Jets game

They'll picket anything, but now that they're going to take on a major sport in the U.S. we'll see if they get any more notice than before. Sadly, if nothing else there's a greater chance for violence there, given the use of alcohol, etc. Ehhh, they probably won't show...

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Another 'Good Grief' statement

from the irrepressible Pat Robertson...

Pat Robertson: Crack in Washington Monument ‘Sign from the Lord?’

He's starting to preface his statements with a disclaimer, though, so that's a step in the right direction. I can help him with a suggestion, though. Instead of "I don‘t want to get weird on this so please take it for what it’s worth." he needs to preface his statements with "And here's another c-r-a-a-a-a-z-y idea!".

You're welcome.

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I haven't much in common with this man

Mountainous Harmony and Everlasting Peace

And yet I feel so drawn to him and the type of thing he did with his life. I admire him...

"Great art meets faulty wiring."

Here's another site with a photo of one of his art homes: In Search of Clarence - Part 1

And a final one: Found in a Woodstock funeral home: Clarence Schmidt's ashes

There's a certain immortality there for him...

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Narcisscism über alles

Invasion of the body hackers

It's not that they are out there - there have always been smaller groups of people focusing on fringe-ish things - but that they have whole conventions for themselves...

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A simple thing

that has a more complicated history than you might believe...

Piñatas: History of a breakthrough

Hah-hah. The article title is a pun, of course.

I've watched them being swung at, but I've never engaged one in combat myself. Much for the same reasons as Mr. Kissel...

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While not the site I would go to

to read any real news, they seem to have his number...

Did Glenn Beck Just Blame the Japanese Quake on 'Radical Islam'?

How can the American public even listen to the tripe he spews? In any normal culture he'd be put away somewhere where he couldn't hurt himself or others. Or put on meds (other than pain meds, like some other right-wing loony pundits...)

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More silliness

Schrödinger’s cat: The silly alive-and-dead moggy

I love the author's disclaimer:

"The great thing about not understanding quantum theory is knowing that this puts you in the company of Nobel-winning physicists; although it’s probably fair to say that they don’t understand it rather better than I don’t understand it."

Hmmm, yes, that would be fair to say for most of us...

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So sad.

Online Gamer Dies After Marathon Gaming Session

There's no such thing as moderation. I wonder if he had some underlying health issue as well. Still, people don't think that this sort of abuse can be harmful. If something is good or fun, isn't a whole lot more of it even more good, or fun?

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This one is for SWMBO

You thought veggies were cool, eh?

Okay, Where’s the Scarecrow

(The title is a reference to the 'Wizard of Oz'. Can you guess what it is?)

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Heh.

12 Hilariously Ironic Signs

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This is rather startling...

I’ll Take a Pound of Face, er . . . Steak

The haircut is what makes this so incredible. I'm not certain why someone would do it, though.

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It's better than a permanent tattoo

That is, if you consider the possibility of skin cancer 'better'.

10 Coolest Suntan Tattoos

It's kind of cool, but I don't tan. If I tried, I'd have to do it slowly over a long period as I burn so easily. How on earth would you be able to get it relocated exactly on the same spots over and over to get good, definite tan lines? Oh, well. It doesn't bear much thinking about. Hand me the SPF1000 sun screen.

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