Summertime.....

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that it's generally getting colder?

This whole global warming thing is really just wishful thinking by a bunch of people from Northern Canada. I mean, if you had 10 months of winter every year you'd be delusional too. Don't get me wrong, it would be way cool to grow bananas in Edmonton, but to have to stick my tailpipe into a hole in the ground so folks in India can take the catalytic converters off of their imports and sell them for scrap just seems, well, stupid.

What the heck is a "Cap & Trade" anyway? It sounds like a panhandler wanting to trade the cool thing he found in the dumpster for a smoke. Hmmm, not too far off actually.

As we spin our way towards Judgment Day, lets all remember the basics.

LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART MIND AND SOUL AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.

Radical stuff there. Our "natural" inclination is to stiff arm God and covet all of our neighbors cool stuff. Then we can worship lucy fur and dance around the pyre. Woooo hooooo, good times!

Ok, here comes the preachy part.......

See, we have this little problem. It's called sin. You can call it whatever you want but it always, always, comes down to this. Another nifty name could be "Mefirstism". Here's a small but poignant example. Your driving down the freeway, tunes cranked up, and there's construction ahead. Two lanes now have to merge into one, let's say to the left lane. So as most of the traffic, you included, moves over to the left lane, there is virtually no one in the right lane for another 1/2 a kilometer. All of the sudden there he goes. The selfish sinner. He roars down that wide open right lane. He doesn't care about anyone but himself. A true disciple of Mefirstism. Of course, when he gets to the line of big orange pylons he suddenly sees the need to merge, as if he didn't know that was going to happen. He puts his signal on and looks for the first big truck he can cut off, forcing the trucker to hit the brakes and cause everyone behind him to slow down even more. And as for Mr. Sinner, he could care less. He just used the rest of you for his own gain and is going to make it to the child sacrifice meeting on time now.

Farfetched you say. pshah. This scene will be played out countless times in millions of various forms, today. Why? Because we are sinners! We want it now! Kinda like the kid in the grocery cart.

If you think I'm gonna just drop the J bomb right now, you're wrong. We need to understand why we have this tendency towards the darkness first.

It just ain't "natural" to be nice. I mean, take my wife for instance. No really, take her! She is the love of my life but for some strange reason she ticks me off sometimes. I want to be kind and loving all of the time but she shows me how I am a wretched sinner. I'm sure it's mutual. Why can't I just be all sweetness and light to my betrothed? Because of my sin nature! I am at heart, a selfish devotee to Mefirstism! Can you relate?

Dang, there's a house that needs building and I'm in here ranting about catalytic converters and bananas in Edmonton.

Later........