File Under: Michael Hedges - Because it's there

File Under: Am I Builder

Am I a Builder or a Wrecker
Anonymous

I watched them tearing a building down,

A gang of men in a busy town.

With a heave and a ho and a might yell,

They swung a crane and a sidewall fell.

I asked the foreman, “Are these men as skilled

As the men you hire when you have to build?”

He gave me a laugh and said, “No, indeed!

Just common labor is all I need.

I can easily wreck in a day or two

What builders have taken a year to do.”

And I thought to myself as I went my way,

Which of these roles have I tried to play?

Am I a builder who works with care,

Measuring life with a ruler and square?

Am I shaping my deeds by a well-laid plan,

Patiently doing the best I can?

Or am I a wrecker who walks the town,

Content with the labor of tearing down?

File Under: This is gonna get messy

This BDN article is one of many things to come in the next month as both sides of Question 1 appeal to Mainers to vote their way. I fundamentally don't understand why any one cares if same sex couples get married. It doesn't have anything to do with me, it's none of my business. No one is going to force me to marry a dude, so why should I care if two consenting adults want to screw up their relationship by getting married?

I'm also intrigued by the concept of protecting the "sanctity of marriage." Sancitity as defined by Merriam-Webster:

1 : holiness of life and character : godliness
2 a : the quality or state of being holy or sacred : inviolability b plural : sacred objects, obligations, or rights

That seems to all relate to religion, not something that has any place in our civil law. Lest we forget that seperation of church and state protects us both ways.

File Under: One more way Maine is a #2

This State is killing itself with it's over reliance on Federal and State funded programs. Our state is bragging about how well it's implementing the Food Stamp program instead of trying to find ways to improve our economy and job market.

http://morningsentinel.mainetoday.com/news/local/6914203.html

File Under: Wilco on CBS

I know I'm 3 weeks late with this, but it still needs to go up.

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder...

I awoke last night to the sound of thunder...
Originally uploaded by fgfathome.

Wow this is simply beautiful and you can almost feel the power coursing through the air.

File Under: Who's running this joint?

Hey folks, I haven't forgotten about this here blog, I've just been busier than a one armed wall paper hanger. I'll be back just as soon as things slow down a little. Peace and Chicken Grease!