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The Minister’s Treehouse

Posted on April 20, 2011 | Comments Off on The Minister’s Treehouse

One day in 1993, Horace Burgess, a minister in Crossville, TN, received a message from God that if he built Him a treehouse, he would never run out of materials.

So Burgess started building a treehouse out of salvaged wood, and after twenty years, it stands ten stories tall. The treehouse is built around seven trees that act as supports. Burgess worked on it as he found materials, stopping and starting as supplies or time allowed. All in, he has spent about $12,000 on it.

See more amazing pictures over at The Wonderlust Journal.

The Minister’s Treehouse

Photo Source: The Wonderlust Journal

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If you get raptured, what happens to your pets?

Posted on April 11, 2011 | 1 comment

Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. believe there will be a Second Coming in their lifetime, followed by the Rapture. It is said that during this time, the righteous will be spirited away to a better place while the unbelievers remain on Earth. Since the Bible isn’t clear on what happens to our furry little friends, you can now at least have peace of mind that they can be cared for. That is, if you don’t mind they are looked after by (gasp!) atheists.

This is not a joke. An organization exists that recruits non-Christian animal lovers nationwide to volunteer to take care of left-behind pets if the Rapture occurs. You pay a $10 monthly fee to keep your membership and register all your pets.

Geez, I hope they’ll take an unpredictable Ferret with a bad disposition.

Learn more here: http://aftertherapturepetcare.com

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People from Sudan comment on America

Posted on April 11, 2011 | Comments Off on People from Sudan comment on America

Here is a wonderful video that shows some Sudanese people trying to assimilate into their new life in America. Their reaction to seeing Santa is wonderful.

I generally don’t feel like Americans are as rude or unfriendly as this video and the comments suggest. I think most of what you see here is common timidity that just comes out wrong. This shyness tends to be compounded when meeting strangers of another race. Midwesterners are notorious for keeping to themselves and being reserved. An old-school line of etiquette still exists here that basically says staring is rude and asking questions is meddling.

Thank God for kids, though. They’ll ask anything.

If you want to read a great book about a young man’s journey from Sudan to the U.S., pick up What is the What by Dave Eggers.

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March Sadness – Delaware DOT confiscates basketball hoops

Posted on April 6, 2011 | 1 comment

Delaware Department of Transportation crews escorted by state police tore down basketball hoops this morning in two neighborhoods in Claymont amid protests from residents who say the nets aren’t harming anyone.

Last fall, DelDOT sent letters to at least eight residents in the Radnor Green and Ashbourne Hills subdivisions saying their street-side basketball hoops violated the state’s Clear Zone law, which prohibits hoops, trees, shrubs and other objects from being within seven feet of the pavement’s edge in subdivisions.

DelDOT told residents that if they didn’t take down the hoops that the agency would and residents would be charged for the removal and disposal costs, said Radnor Green resident John McCafferty. (via)

The ruling on homeowners having basketball hoops is ridiculous. The use of tax payer money for something like this is astonishing. Unfortunately, asinine things like this are happening in neighborhoods all over the U.S. The law is the law I guess, but geez.

See video of a homeowner plead with DOT workers while they use a front loader to take away his basketball hoop.

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R.I.P. Porky’s – Closing on Sunday

Posted on March 31, 2011 | Comments Off on R.I.P. Porky’s – Closing on Sunday

Source: Mark Kolkmann

I was very sad to hear the news about Porky’s in St. Paul closing it’s doors. The neighborhood drive-in rode the crusin’ craze of the 1950’s in St. Paul and was  a place to show off your classic car while eating famous onion rings. Everyone who lives in Minnesota has a story about this place.

Even though the owners said business was good, the tax hikes and newly planned construction of the Central Corridor light-rail line were factors in closing.

Porky’s will close their doors this Sunday. Thanks a lot light-rail people. I hope your happy.

What will you miss about Porky’s?

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Minnesotans making a run for president

Posted on March 28, 2011 | Comments Off on Minnesotans making a run for president

 

MN Canidates for President

MN Canidates for President

 

Two-term Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty is running for president in 2012. It also appears likely that Michele Bachmann will be forming her exploratory committee this summer. Both politicians have their share of supporters and critics, so it will be interesting to watch this play out. Unfortunately, I think the vitriol is going to be brutal during the next presidential campaign. I am not looking forward to that.

Who do you think has a better chance at getting the Republican nomination for president in 2012?

And if you’re interested, here’s a list of people that have registered as a 2012 presidential candidate so far. The list includes Jimmy McMillan of ‘The Rent is Too Damn High’ campaign, a vampire, and Fake Ole Savior.

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The death penalty in Minnesota

Posted on March 23, 2011 | Comments Off on The death penalty in Minnesota
Minnesota Gallows

A Minnesota gallows scene, circa 1900 - Source: MN House of Representatives

Ann Bilansky (born Mary Ann Evards Wright) became the first and only woman hanged by the state of Minnesota on this date in 1860. She was found guilty of poisoning her husband with arsenic. One hundred people watched in close proximity while over fifteen hundred caught a glimpse through knot holes and rooftops.

Minnesota also has the dubious honor of being the state of the largest mass hanging in United States history. As a result of the Dakota Conflict, thirty-eight Native Americans were hung in Mankato, Minnesota.

Dakota Conflict

Dakota Conflict mass hanging

 
In 1906 William Williams was the last person to be executed in the State of Minnesota. He was convicted of the shooting death of a St Paul teenager. At 12:31 a.m. on February 13, Williams was dropped from the make-shift gallows constructed by the sheriff. His feet hit the floor. The sheriff had not taken into account the fact that the rope would stretch eight inches and William’s neck about four and a half inches. It took three deputies hauling the rope upward to keep Williams feet off the floor while he slowly choked to death. Williams died a slow and agonizing death that took fourteen and half minutes.
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Inside a new Al Qaeda magazine for Muslim women

Posted on March 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Inside a new Al Qaeda magazine for Muslim women
Al-Shamikha magazine

Al-Shamikha magazine

Don’t say they’ve never done anything for you ladies. Al Qaeda has a new magazine on the stands just for women. Al-Shamikha offers women tips on things like skin care, etiquette, niqab wearing, and marriage. Oh, and they also provide some essential advice on jihad and martyrdom.

The magazine cover shows a fully covered Muslim woman and a picture of a machine gun. Just like Cosmopolitan magazine has a “Fun, Fearless Female” award, Al-Shamikha honors the women it admires, too.  Except these women are the wives of martyrs who have blown themselves up to kill infidels.

But as we all have heard, Islam is a peaceful religion.

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Bullying or Assault? Australian boy fights back

Posted on March 16, 2011 | 6 comments

A new video has emerged featuring an Australian boy named Casey ‘Little Zangief’ Heynes standing up to a school bully.

Heynes, a pupil at Chifley College Dunheved’s Campus in New South Wales, first takes a punch in the face from a smaller kid named Richard Gale, but avoids fighting until it’s obvious the attack is not going to stop.

Heynes grabs his bully, picks him up and delivers a stunning piledriver into the merciless asphalt.

Both kids were suspended.

First off, I applaud this kid for standing up for himself. He will do fine in life, and this was a good learning lesson for that tiny dipwad who started it.

Bullying has become topic du jour across the U.S. lately. When I was a boy in school, fights like this happened on a regular basis. It is a problem. After this video came out, I heard teachers commenting that the bigger boy should not have fought back and that there is never a reason for violence. I think that is bullshit. Teachers who say this are being a bit ridiculous. Richard Gale needed to get stomped, and I am glad he got what was coming.

There is a difference between bullying and assault. Casey Heynes was assaulted here. He defended himself after showing amazing constraint. His parents should go to the police and file charges. The school should expel the antagoniser.

I believe YouTube has pulled this video now. Try watching here on CBS.

He now has a Facebook Fan page that has 80,000+ fans!

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FBI 10 Most Wanted List

Posted on March 14, 2011 | 1 comment
FBI — Ten Most Wanted

FBI — Ten Most Wanted

On this date in 1950, the FBI unveiled the first ’10 Most Wanted List.’ Knowing that the public could be vital in helping them solve crimes, it was created to build awareness of the bureau’s most challenging cases.  See them all here.

Fast Facts:

  • Nearly 500 fugitives have appeared on the list over the last 60 years.
  • Serial killers Andrew Cunanan and Ted Bundy as well as James Earl Ray have been on the list.
  • Osama Bin Laden and James ‘Whitey’ Bulger are currently on the list.
  • FBI asks all fifty-six field offices to submit candidates for inclusion on the list. Criteria: Must have a lengthy record and current pending charges that make him or her particularly dangerous.
  • The only way to get off the list is to die or to be captured.
  • Only eight women have appeared on the Ten Most Wanted list.
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