Category Archives: Just for fun
Zen and the Science of Mountain Bike Maintenance
“I only ride ‘em, I don’t know what makes ‘em work.” I know little of Zen other than it is a Buddhist meditation practice that does not involve shouting “serenity now.” I also know little of Mountain Bike Maintenance but … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, philosophy
Autographs can be Expensive
I love collecting autographs. I have a lot of them, especially of baseball players including such greats as Hall of Fame players such as Harmon Killebrew, Ferguson Jenkins and the Duke of Flatbush Duke Snider. Yesterday on my way home … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, laws and legislation, PTSD
Dumb Guy Things: The Male Hormone Causes Brain Damage….I’m Proof of It
Last night my friends I violated “Shafer’s Law” which is “let’s not do dumb things.” The etymology of term goes back to my Commanding Officer while I was the Brigade Adjutant at the Academy of Health Sciences back in 1988. … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, Loose thoughts and musings, Politics
Egads! The Whole Country is Offended by Each Other!
We live in a country that has transformed itself into one of the thinnest skinned, easily offended and offendable bunch of folks in the world. It doesn’t seem to matter what political affiliation, religion, race, gender, socio-economic group or Dodger’s … Continue reading
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Another Sign of the Apocalypse: No Number One Seeds Left in the NCAA Tournament
Signs of the Apocalypse? Well my friends there are wars, rumors of wars, natural and unnatural disasters Iranian Ayatollahs proclaiming that the Mahdi is coming so Iran can beat the snot out of all the infidels and all the number … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, Religion, sports and life
Let’s Celebrate the Reason for the Season: Materialistic Consumerism
I love Christmas and after a week of relatively serious writing I felt the need to celebrate the reason for the season. That’s right, materialistic consumerism the religion with the most followers of any in the United States. Just look … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, Just for fun, philosophy, Religion
Denny Crane and Padre Steve: Going over the top to Kill Farting Cows
Denny Crane I think I need to put a picture of Denny Crane up anytime I go over the top and use hyperbole as a literary device. It seems that a lot of people just don’t get it and take … Continue reading
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Borientation: The Perils of Corporate, Government and Military Orientation
If you have worked in corporate America, the Federal Government and State Governments or the Military in the past 20 to 30 years you probably have gone through a program of orientation or indoctrination upon being hired or transferred by … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, Military, philosophy, purely humorous, state government agencies
So God gets the Blame for Dropped Passes….the Prosperity Gospel strikes again
Padre Steve’s Disclaimer: This post deals in a humorous manner with the Tweet of Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Steve Johnson. His tweet is a foil for a bigger point about the “prosperity Gospel” and the distorted view of God of … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, football, Just for fun, purely humorous, Religion
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Padre Steve Remembers the Best
I decided to lighten up a bit today since I have been rather serious as of late with all my posts about the loss of liberty and the situation on the Korean peninsula. Since these are all likely to get … Continue reading
Filed under film, Just for fun, purely humorous
