Does it make sense to say the ash clouds from the recent Iceland volcano somehow caused the death of the Polish President...the scandal in the Vatican...and the passage of the Health Bill?
Don't laugh! Several centuries BC there was another cataclysmic volcanic eruption, this one on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. According to some current biblical archaeologists, the clouds of ash from this event help explain the story of the Hebrews during their Egyptian Exodus.
In furiously trying to find human explanations for biblical miracles, the scholars use these ash particles to explain everything from the ten plagues brought on Pharaoh's Egypt to Moses' parting of the Red Sea.
I'm thinking if these folks are so anxious to de-miracle our Bible, maybe they can de-curse our Cubs...!
THEY WALK AMONG US
Other serious scholars believe there are surely life forms throughout our cosmos. With trillions of stars out there, the mathematical likelihood is strong. However, what about aliens here on planet earth?
Hollywood makes a speciality of this presumption, but apparently they're not the only ones. In a recent survey of 22 countries, 20% of the respondents report they are convinced alien life forms have already reached us. And are walking among us in earthling disguise.
It seems the Chinese and Indians are most inclined to believe this, while the Swedes and Dutch are the least. Funny -- my last boss was none of these nationalities, but surely an alien life form!
OZ AND I MOURN TOGETHER
Ding, dong the witch is dead/the wicked wicked witch....!
But now, sadly, so is the beloved Munchkin who pronounced her death. Mainhardt Raabe became iconic in the 13 on-screen seconds he had as the Munhckin Coroner reporting to Judy Garland that her house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East.
Raabe was only 3-foot-6, but he grew mammothly over the generations as one of the last surviving members of a glorious cast which continues to remind audiences all over the world: "There's no place like home..."
Don't laugh! Several centuries BC there was another cataclysmic volcanic eruption, this one on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean. According to some current biblical archaeologists, the clouds of ash from this event help explain the story of the Hebrews during their Egyptian Exodus.
In furiously trying to find human explanations for biblical miracles, the scholars use these ash particles to explain everything from the ten plagues brought on Pharaoh's Egypt to Moses' parting of the Red Sea.
I'm thinking if these folks are so anxious to de-miracle our Bible, maybe they can de-curse our Cubs...!
THEY WALK AMONG US
Other serious scholars believe there are surely life forms throughout our cosmos. With trillions of stars out there, the mathematical likelihood is strong. However, what about aliens here on planet earth?
Hollywood makes a speciality of this presumption, but apparently they're not the only ones. In a recent survey of 22 countries, 20% of the respondents report they are convinced alien life forms have already reached us. And are walking among us in earthling disguise.
It seems the Chinese and Indians are most inclined to believe this, while the Swedes and Dutch are the least. Funny -- my last boss was none of these nationalities, but surely an alien life form!
OZ AND I MOURN TOGETHER
Ding, dong the witch is dead/the wicked wicked witch....!
But now, sadly, so is the beloved Munchkin who pronounced her death. Mainhardt Raabe became iconic in the 13 on-screen seconds he had as the Munhckin Coroner reporting to Judy Garland that her house had fallen on the Wicked Witch of the East.
Raabe was only 3-foot-6, but he grew mammothly over the generations as one of the last surviving members of a glorious cast which continues to remind audiences all over the world: "There's no place like home..."
#1 The 'Cubs' are a spiritual conundrum I'll grant you that.
ReplyDelete#2 A few of my acquaintances do take me aback with actions that are 'out-of-this-world'!
#3 This story was a good read after I read what you posted here Jack ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1265000/Meinhardt-Raabe-Wizard-Ozs-munchkin-coroner-dies-aged-94.html
Thanks, Geezer....
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