I'm a sucker

I planned on picking up the cookie dough from the fundraiser for my daughter's soccer league. Her game was later on in the morning, so I had planned on waking up early and going to pick up the cookie dough at 8:00 AM. Well, I overslept and arrived about 8:20 AM.

As I was standing at the table to pick up the cookie dough, I heard a lady say something about free puppies. I turned around and she was just taking them out of her truck. Someone had dumped 7 black and chocolate lab puppies up at the soccer fields sometime during the horrendous rain we had last week. They had been there a couple of days and were dirty and infested with fleas. The lady who had found them, took them to the vet and cared for them for the last couple of days. I had always wanted a chocolate lab, so I picked up one of the females (still having no intention of taking one home). I was instantly hooked. She was cute and had a great personality.

So now I am about 99% convinced I am going to take one of these puppies home and started thinking about how we were going to make it through the first night with all of the whining. Then I was struck with a brilliant idea! Why not take another one home so they can be companions. Afterall, I had always wanted a black lab as well. So I reached into the box and picked up one of the black females and the rest is history.

A couple of observations:

1. If I had not overslept, I would have been gone before the puppies were even there.
2. I had my marching orders -- get cookie dough. That was the only thing on my list. I guess I thought it said "puppy dough."
3. I know better than to take even one, but TWO!?!!?!?!?!?
4. To the person who dumped these precious little puppies at the soccer fields -- you are a fool. Not only are you missing out on the joy of raising these puppies, but there are so many other options than to dump puppies during a driving rainstorm. You could have put them on southeasttexas.com (Adorable FREE puppies to a good home. Come and get them). You could have taken them to the Humane Society where they could have at least been taken care of properly until they could find a home for them. You could have taken them to the fair where there were thousands of people just milling around, riding rides, pigging out on Hog on a logs, Pork-a-bobs, Fried Coke, etc. I'm sure you could have found 7 people out of those thousands who wanted to have a puppy. I hope you sleep well in your warm, dry bed after what you put these puppies through. Just be thankful I don't know who you are.
5. I know that most people do not know what to make of me. People think I am serious, quiet or even mean because of my demeanor. I am in fact none of these. I have the tendancy to be sarcastic (something I am working on) and opinionated (see comment for sarcastic), but when it boils down to it I am a sucker. A softy. A sentimental fool. I admit it and I am proud of it.

Well, enough observations. Introducting in their World Wide Web debut -- here are Coco and Sweetie:

This is what I was talking about

A couple of weeks ago someone asked me some of the details of the cult in Ohio I was talking about when I was referring to home churches. Here it is:

Lundgren was convicted of shooting Dennis and Cheryl Avery and their three daughters while they stood in a pit dug inside his barn in northeast Ohio.

Lundgren formed a cult after he was dismissed in 1987 as a lay minister of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, now known as the Community of Christ.

Several people had moved with him to a rented farm house 23 miles east of Cleveland, where they called him "Dad" and contributed money for group expenses.

The Averys had moved from Missouri in 1987 to follow Lundgren's teachings. Lundgren said passages in the Bible told him to kill the family.

There are other details which are even more graphic which I will spare you from. But this is what I was referring to when I meant "inventing scripture." I might not be Billy Graham, but I'm pretty sure the Bible says not to kill anybody. Oh yeah, now I remember. It's one of those commandment thingys.

Now Lundgren is fighting his execution because he is at even greater risk of experiencing pain and suffering during injection than other inmates because he is overweight and diabetic. Awwwww. Poor baby. I'll be the Avery's didn't suffer as much as you.

Here's the full story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222664,00.html

UPDATE: Lundgren was executed this morning (10/24/06). Here's the story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,224359,00.html

OPEC cuts oil output

I love this (not really). These rich, oil producing nations are crying because the price of oil has dropped a little. So what do they do? They are cutting production to try and drive the price back up.

Here's a quote from Algerian Energy and Mines Minister Chakib Khelil:

"The credibility of OPEC is at stake"

Credibility?!?!? You guys make billions of dollars, support terrorist nations (some of you), and slam the United States every chance you get. Well I've got news for you: The US will develop an alternative energy source one day and you will be left high and dry. Don't come whining to us.

OK...a show of hands. How many of you know that these oil producing nations have already whined about the US even pursuing an alternative energy source? They want to be subsidized if this happens. I think they have been sniffing too many petroleum fumes.

International Law Threatens Home Schooling Warns Home School Legal Defense

Here's the link:

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2006/may/06052502.html

I love this little gem:

Farris explains that, in 1995, "the United Kingdom was deemed out of compliance" with the Convention "because it allowed parents to remove their children from public school sex-education classes without consulting the child". Farris argues that, "by the same reasoning, parents would be denied the ability to homeschool their children unless the government first talked with their children and the government decided what was best. This committee would even have the right to determine what religious teaching, if any, served the child's best interest."

Hello!?!?!?!? Soviet Union anybody? This is classice socialism. The child is the property of the state, not the parents. What a load of malarky.

Let me ask you all a question. This topic goes way beyond your right to homeschool. It is your rights with your children! How far are you willing to go to fight this and other liberal, radical (read: COMPLETELY WRONG) ideas which are being forced on us all? Are you going to allow them to take your kids and then try to fight them in court (here's a good website devoted to that: Homeschooling Legal Defense Association)? Or are you willing to do more? I'll tell you one thing...it will be a cold day in Hell before someone tells me we can't homeschool our kids, teach them Christian values, etc.

Massachusetts School Bans Tag Amid Fears of Injuries, Lawsuits

Here's the story:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222022,00.html

Two things:

1. Is it any surprise it's Massachusetts?
2. Is it any wonder kids these days grow up to be such wimps?

My lack of posting

Sorry I have not had a lot of posting lately. I have had a lot going on. I will try and do better, but I have some big things happening.

Christian Military video

Awesome!

Home churches anyone?

I was just wondering what everyone's opinion was on home churches (I think they are called integrated churches as well).

Here is where I stand: I have seen a lot of bad things come from home churches. It basically boils down to no accountability and the leaders invent "scripture." The ones who don't stray too far end up becoming very legalistic and clickish (is that a word?). The others progress down a dangerous path and you end up with David Koresh and Waco. There was a situation like this where I grew up in Ohio and there were murders involved when a family wanted to leave the "church." It was the benchmark cult before Waco.

I'm not saying it can't work, but I have not seen a whole bunch of success so I naturally question why people want to go this route.

What are your opinions?