new reality show idea:

Keeping Up with the Qaedas:

Al Qaeda, his wife Marge,
along with Jimmy and Timmy, the toddler twin terrors…

I don’t have my T-Mobile G1 anymore,
thanks to a thief who grabbed it right out of my hands
while I was waiting for a bus Sat. Feb 28th @10PM.

What’s worse is that I strained my right hamstring (and vastus lateralis?)
while trying to chase said thief and recover the G1,
screaming for someone to stop him
(which no one did, of course – this is Philly, the IJDGAF capital of the world)

Why? Because when I bought it, I forgot to insure it.

I also learned that well-meaning people tend to ask you
really stupid questions when you’re out of breath,
grimacing in pain and grabbing your leg.

Or worse yet, begin to tell me what I should have done.

Someone finally got a police officer, who took my report
and got me an ambulance to Frankford Hospital’s ER.

Got evaluated, got Rx for pain pills and a set of crutches
and used them to make my way back to the Terminal.

Got there @ midnight, still haven’t called home
or to T-mobile to report the phone stolen.

After being snaked out of 2 cabs by more able-bodied folk,
I finally got on the 20 bus home, which got me there about 2 AM.

I came in, told Mom about it all, which leads to more well-meaning
yet obvious questions / redundant advice, which I didn’t take well.

Missed services @ Bethel the next day
(also reported the phone stolen and activated a replacement SIM)
Missed work the next week.

Which brings me to today – one more day until I return to work.

I’ll be looking forward to it – I don’t do prolonged infirmity well.

at all.

really…

Gay woman fights over hospital visitation rights in Miami court – Living – MiamiHerald.com
Gay woman fights over hospital visitation rights in Miami court
A gay woman not allowed to visit her dying partner at Jackson Memorial Hospital in 2007 hopes a federal judge will allow her claims of emotional distress and negligence to go to trial

and what makes it worse is that she had legal standing

Langbehn had the proper documentation to make medical decisions
on behalf of her partner, and was not consulted about Pond’s condition
for hours despite seeking answers every 20 minutes.

what really takes the cake is this statement:

Supporters of Florida’s Amendment 2 — mostly conservatives and Christian groups —
argued it was needed to protect families and the traditional institution of marriage

reminds me of Asa in the OT (2 Chronicles 16) , who had a track record of
“seeking not the LORD, but the (Syrians,physicians)”.

In this case, it would be “seeking not the LORD, but the” legislators.

It comes across as fear, impotence and unclear thinking,
not at all from the One who:

hath not given us the spirit of fear;
but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind