http://howieluvzus.com "Kicking Against The Pricks" Acts 9:5 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:16:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en See the full story here. The Kleberg County commissioners on Monday unanimously designated "heaven-o" as the county's official greeting. The reason: "hello" contains the word "hell." "When you go to school and church, they tell you 'hell' is negative and 'heaven' is positive,'" said the 56-year-old Leonso Canales Jr., who owns the ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/06/18/heaven-o-i-see-you-have-shitzu-puppies-for-sale/ Here's some of the story from Associated Baptist Press: A former Southern Baptist Convention officer who on June 2 called the death of abortion provider George Tiller an answer to prayer said later in the day he is also praying "imprecatory prayer" against President Obama. Wiley Drake, pastor of First Southern Baptist ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/06/08/former-southern-baptist-convention-officer-prays-for-obamas-death/ A popular Christian magazine, Christianity Today published an interview with Joe the Plumber. That was bad enough. However, in the interview, Joe defends the use of "Queer" when referring to homosexuals and also stated, "I've had some friends that are actually homosexual. And, I mean, they know where I stand, ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/05/06/christianity-today-and-bigotry/ “It is right to struggle against an unjust economic system that does not uphold the priority of the human being over capital and land.”-John Paul II Sen. Ed Murray, a Democrat from New Orleans, asked Governor Bobby Jindal why he supported spending $50 million dollars on a chicken processing plant in ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/04/29/chickens-children-and-cigarettes/ The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cBaracknophobia - Obeycomedycentral.comDaily Show Full EpisodesEconomic CrisisPolitical Humor http://howieluvzus.com/2009/04/08/laughing-at-the-insane-right-wingers/ The Algiers Riverfest is one of those hidden treasures. Not too hot usually. Not too crowded. Easy to get to. Great music. Great food. Good friends. Here are a few pics: http://howieluvzus.com/2009/04/05/algiers-riverfest/ What if my greatest contribution to the world is that this Flickr photo has been seen 6,664 times? This one 6000 times? http://howieluvzus.com/2009/04/01/dont-blog-when-youre-depressed/ After reading about the active volcano in Alaska, my first thought was that I hope Alaskans don't forget about Bobby Jingle's comments about how wasteful volcano monitoring is. Our governor is a bigger jerk than your governor! Good quote from Joe Versus the Volcano: Mr. Waturi: I know he can get the job, ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/03/23/piyush-versus-the-volcano/ Here's a picture of me getting spanked in front of the Cathedral on Mardi Gras Day 2008 by Loki and Maitri. They're leaving New Orleans. You can read about it here and here. Adrastos has a very good post about them as well. I don't know either of them ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/03/18/ill-miss-you/ Over the years I've felt the need to rebuke several of my Baptist Brethren (Not surprisingly, no Baptist Sistren) because of their bad behavior. I've tried to do so in love, but have sometimes failed. Please take a look at Adrastos' response to my earlier rebuke. Notice how he tastefully responded ... http://howieluvzus.com/2009/03/05/a-class-act/