Sunday, January 23. 2011
Matthew 4:12-23
4:12 Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee.
4:13 He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali,
4:14 so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
4:15 "Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles
4:16 the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
4:17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
4:18 As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea for they were fishermen.
4:19 And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people."
4:20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
4:21 As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them.
4:22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the Kingdom of God.
Saturday, January 22. 2011
 There are a handful of species of Juncos in North America. Most familiar is the Dark-Eyed Junco, formerly known as the Slate-Colored Junco. Why they changed that name is totally beyond me. Who can see their eye color?
Flocks of these sparrows - yes, they are in the sparrow family - are common around the US during migration and in winter, generally feeding on or near the ground, in fields, edges, and brush. The dual flash of white in their tail is an easy field mark in flight. They enjoy our bird feeders, and they do not mind snow at all.
They breed pretty much throughout Canada. Their arrival in the US in November, along with the White-Throated Sparrows, is a sign that winter is coming. They will begin to push north in March.
You can read more about these cheerful critters here.
Photo courtesy of R. Hays Cummins
 'Terence, this is stupid stuff.
You eat your victuals fast enogh;
There can't be much amiss, 'tis clear,
To see the rate you drink your beer.
But oh, good Lord, the verse you make,
It gives a chap the belly-ache.
The cow, the old cow, she is dead;
It sleeps well, the horned head;
We, poor lads, 'tis our turn now
To hear such tunes as killed the cow.
Pretty friendship 'tis to rhyme
Your friends to death before their time
Moping melancholy mad:
Come, pipe a tune to dance to, lad.'
Why, if ’tis dancing you would be,
There’s brisker pipes than poetry.
Say, for what were hop-yards meant,
Or why was Burton built on Trent?
Oh many a peer of England brews
Livelier liquor than the Muse,
And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God’s ways to man.
Ale, man, ale’s the stuff to drink
For fellows whom it hurts to think.
from Verse LXll, A Shropshire Lad, by A.E. Housman. Read entire
Forgot to post my pic of the man at that wonderful party last month -
Friday, January 21. 2011
Pic by Phil Bobrow.
 Can We Trust the GOP? -The Republicans have retaken the House, but that doesn’t mean you should expect the government to get any smaller.
Congress: Replacement Takes Shape
From Bookworm:
The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize recipient gave a state dinner in honor of the leader of China.
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo, is imprisoned in China.
All conclusions are obvious.
From Shrinkwrapped's discussion of Mark Rudd:
The great problem for the Left is that they have failed spectacularly. The Soviet Union is now a kleptocracy surviving off oil; China is a State run Corporation; Cuba can barely feed itself and its much vaunted healthcare system is a shambles for all but the well connected who can obtain western (Capitalist) medical care; Venezuela is going off a cliff despite its oil; everywhere Socialism has been tried it has failed to do anything but terrorize and consign its people to perdition.
Video: Jeb Bush on Disrupting the Education Monopoly. As they say, if his surname were Jones he'd be a contender.
The Culture is Cracking: A Return to Toughness
Pic is from Pico ski area in Vermont. Great fun to ride up to those mountaintops on oil power, and to whizz down on gravity power. Thrills and chills. Thanks to globalistical warmening caused by climate models, winter is even more fun now with more cold and more snow.
OK, gentle readers. We'll put the banner blurb back ASAP. We never imagined that it had any impact. I guess it's a permanent feature.
Still working on improving our format, though - and our banner which needs work! However, we work with a Stone Age system which, like a 1925 tractor, is rugged but not very adaptable.
Thursday, January 20. 2011
We used to feature a weekly Bob music video, with lyrics, as a "Free Ad for Bob,", but they have all been taken away from YouTube. However, in cleaning out my image closet I did find a few Bob pics to post:
Continue reading "Cleaning out the Bob Closet: A few pics"
Wednesday, January 19. 2011
Schniederman: Should she confess to her husband?
What's your opinion?
There is more " nigger" in Yale's Rap Encyclopedia than there is in Mark Twain's Huck Finn.
You can ignore reality, but reality will not ignore you.
Dr. Sanity, in PREDICTING BEHAVIOR AND PREVENTING TRAGEDY
Tuesday, January 18. 2011
A pal just bought this rugged machine for his hunting and getaway place in upstate New York. He's been fixing up the old leaky farmhouse for a couple of years. Nice to see a Maggie's Farm logo on it - naw, too bad - it's just a wide-assed Massey-Ferguson:
"Even if you don't have all the things you want, be grateful for the things you don't have that you don't want."
Bob Dylan's dad, via Bob Dylan (Chronicles: Volume One)
Monday, January 17. 2011
On MLK Day, let's not forget that all of us have slaves or serfs in our ancestries. Few of our ancestors owned them. It's the natural human thing, if history tells us anything. However, we stand as American rebels with MLK against any form of impingement on our personal, God-given freedom of self-determination against all forms of power or self-anointed authority. Especially the powers of the State, which is what MLK stood up against.
And Don’t Forget Sudan’s Slaves
If Murphy's Law can go wrong, it will.
Anon.
Spent 3 days in NY last week. Took a few lousy snaps which are of no interest to people who go there all the time.
Continue reading "More NYC pics from last week"
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Bumpersticker from Vanderleun's 
Bob Dylan Has Six More Books Left In Him
Where Did the Korean Greengrocers Go? - 