Records and Horoscope

, check this used record inventory out. It’s crazy-time!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The outsourcing of fortune-telling is well underway. Psychics and astrologers from India have been showering me with email invitations to take advantage of their services. “By the grace of the towering flames of goodness that burn the roof of our temple,” said one, “we have pledged to slave away our lives to cause the happy encroachment of bubbling karma on your masterful head. We will coax and guide the effects of various planets on the living accidents of your health so as to ease your slippery ride.” I suspect you’ll soon get puzzling offers of help like this, Taurus. You may even be given gifts you can barely make sense of and receive blessings that seem irrelevant or unlike anything you imagined you needed. My advice: Don’t ignore them. They will ultimately turn out to be quite useful.

What does it mean for someone to be Christian?

From BibleGateway.com:

The Rich Man

 16 Someone came to Jesus with this question: “Teacher,[f] what good deed must I do to have eternal life?”

 17 “Why ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. But to answer your question—if you want to receive eternal life, keep[g] the commandments.”

 18 “Which ones?” the man asked.

   And Jesus replied: “‘You must not murder. You must not commit adultery. You must not steal. You must not testify falsely. 19 Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.’[h]

 20 “I’ve obeyed all these commandments,” the young man replied. “What else must I do?”

 21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come,follow me.”

 22 But when the young man heard this, he went away sad, for he had many possessions.

 23 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “I tell you the truth, it is very hard for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. 24 I’ll say it again—it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God!”

How can this passage be so easily ignored by so many that claim to be Christian (literally, Christ-like)?

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): One of the most demanding and exhilarating transitions of 2007 is coming. Here are five tips to help you get maximum enjoyment out of it. (1) Be an early adapter, a quick study, and a resilient improviser. (2) Hang out in places where things are just beginning. (3) Intensify your commitment to the lessons that spontaneity can bring. (4) Be a specialist in uprisings and breakthroughs. (5) Give your generous attention to influences that are pure, innocent, and buoyant.

PenguiCon

Alternate titles: Holy Crap I Needed That Con, OMGEEEE That Was Fun, I Haven’t Enjoyed a Con As Much As I Enjoyed Penguicon 5.0

I was on six writing panels, and holy cats did I enjoy every single one of them. After the High Octane coffee (made with Water Joe), I stopped minding about being up at retarded o’clock in the morning.

That’s right. I enjoyed myself immensely BEFORE NOON.

The Author Social (AKA Reading/Signing/Chatting/whatevah) was a total flop. It was scheduled at the same time as the coolest panels that were going on, so I didn’t mind when no one showed (neither did the other writers, apparently). We sold all four books that we brought, which means a 400% increase from WindyCon sales. Okay, okay. I really should keep the nitty gritty stuff to the Google Group, and I will.

Suffice it to say that I can’t wait for my next con, especially if I get to be on panels. I’m on cloud nine, and I wrote a ton of words last night. Weekly Word Count will be coming out later today.

Stuff from my Friends List

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Why aren’t you angry about these things? I am.

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Of course the World Trade Center bombings Virginia Tech massacreis a uniquely tragic event, and it is vital that we never lose sight of the human tragedy involved. However, we must also consider if this is not also a lesson to us all; a lesson that my political views are correct. Although what is done can never be undone, the fact remains that if the world were organised according to my political views, this tragedy would never have happened.

Many people will use this terrible tragedy as an excuse to put through a political agenda other than my own. This tawdry abuse of human suffering for political gain sickens me to the core of my being. Those people who have different political views from me ought to be ashamed of themselves for thinking of cheap partisan point-scoring at a time like this. In any case, what this tragedy really shows us is that, so far from putting into practice political views other than my own, it is precisely my political agenda which ought to be advanced.

Not only are my political views vindicated by this terrible tragedy, but also the status of my profession. Furthermore, it is only in the context of a national and international tragedy like this that we are reminded of the very special status of my hobby, and its particular claim to legislative protection. My religious and spiritual views also have much to teach us about the appropriate reaction to these truly terrible events.

Countries which I like seem to never suffer such tragedies, while countries which, for one reason or another, I dislike, suffer them all the time.The one common factor which seems to explain this has to do with my political views, and it suggests that my political views should be implemented as a matter of urgency, even though they are, as a matter of fact, not implemented in the countries which I like.

Of course the World Trade Center attacks Virginia Tech massacreis a uniquely tragic event, and it is vital that we never lose sight of the human tragedy involved. But we must also not lose sight of the fact that I am right on every significant moral and political issue, and everybody ought to agree with me. Please, I ask you as fellow human beings, vote for the political party which I support, and ask your legislators to support policies endorsed by me, as a matter of urgency.

It would be a fitting memorial.

– slightly modified from Why the Bombings Mean That We Must Support My Politics

Horoscope

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): I heard a radio interview in which someone defined an oracle as “a technology for broadening the listening field.” That’s a good description of the horoscope you’re now reading. Its intention is to expand the scope of what you pay attention to . . . and alert you to the fact that you have more options than you realize . . . and give you license to change your mind about anything and everything. To help accomplish this, print the following oracular words on your palm, then hold your palm to your ear for a few minutes: *luminous marrow murmurs lightning praise.*