LOT'S WIFE

LOT'S WIFE..Turn around..look back...see with new eyes

Sunday, May 30, 2010

I Am Thinking About.....Scorpios








I am a SCORPIO .
Scorpio is the eighth sign of the zodiac and represented by the scorpion.

Scorpions dwell in places like caves, water bodies and poisonous shrubs, and places fit for venomous snakes, insects and pythons (first clue)!



Evidently this is a contradicting sign. We can be independent and clingy, loving and cold, authoritative and weak…..and INTENSE about almost everything ( bi-polar).






As Scorpios we are mysterious and keep emotions hidden. (Reptilian, think ABC’s, V) (If you want to find out if someone is a Scorpio, ask them a question. Five minutes of silence later, the answer will be "I'm sorry, what?" )
 

We have an intense desire to uncover things (nosy). We are very adaptable and like going down new paths (job-hopping).


Scorpios are strong willed and determined, almost to the point of being stubborn. We want to win (at all costs) but are able to hide this desire to from others (sneaky about it).


This also makes Scorpios very dominant, controlling (master plan for world domination) and passionate (like sex...preferably S&M). When we do not have a positive outlet for self-expression, we turn inwards and become destructive ( Hell To Pay).

When wronged, we do not easily forgive. Scorpios invented "revenge" (track you down and GET you when you LEAST expect it even if it takes YEARS).

However, we never forget an act of kindness and are always ready to repay it. Scorpios are very loyal friends, but can be possessive (stalker). Scorpios are also conservative when it comes to money (cheap).

Scorpios often show psychic tendencies (X-Files). We are interested in the mind and its powers. Scorpio is the sign of many of life's mysteries: birth, sex, death, and regeneration( X-Files).


We are willing to explore things others are afraid to look into such as different religions and the occult. (have been abducted by aliens..the truth IS out there.....hard to accept the fact that Star Trek is fiction..... thank God Halloween falls right in the middle of the Scorpio range..... this is the only time of year when sugar-induced hysteria, and impersonating Klingons won't result in an arrest)!





Scorpios can be just as intensely ruthless. We will use any information at hand to beat competitors and do not hesitate to move in for the kill (world domination again).


Scorpios are serious in our mission to learn about others. We will concentrate on the essential questions, gleaning the secrets that lie within. The world, to us, is black and white with little grey. We have an insatiable curiosity. (Career as interrogator or Chief Inquisitor )
We will work very hard, but if probed, our complex and secretive nature makes us suspicious ( have been the victim of a government conspiracy).Scorpio is ruled by the planets Mars, the god of war and Pluto, the god of the underworld
(War and Death..enough said?).



Scorpios are not gregarious, social, or eager to please (she was always a quiet neighbor). However, we are genuine and often above petty gains though not necessarily above conspiracy and manipulation (sociopath).


FAMOUS SCORPIOS:

Bill Gates…..lives in a fully-automated barracks…that should be no surprise.

Hillary Clinton… all doubts should be cleared away now.
Scorpio animal: CAT….. Secretive, mysterious, and unpredictable. What's not to like?

SCORPIO prayer: "Dear God, help me forgive my enemies, even if the bastards don't deserve it."

Scorpio, after sex : "Perhaps I should untie you”.

SCORPIO: How many to change a light bulb?
None! SCORPIOS AREN'T AFRAID OF THE DARK!!!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Turn...... and Listen To the Silence







Last month, Iran became a member of the UN Commission on the Status of Women....
AWESOME UN!!!





There are forty-eight million women in Iran.

In their country they are subject to the following: random arrest and imprisonment, torture, stoning, hanging, and rape.


Iran considers the value of a woman’s life to be one-half the value of a man’s life, by law.

Iranian women can be deprived of the right to an education, employment, travel, custody of children, and need permission to leave the house. Little girls are given criminal responsibility at the age of nine.


NOBODY PROTESTED THIS! NONE of the world’s democracies, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES , said a word or left the room.

It was told to a reporter that this vote was a “backroom deal to get Iran to abandon its seat on the Human Rights Council in exchange for the women’s rights seat.”


SO MUCH FOR THE HUMANITY OF WOMEN!

Recently, “ Iran’s “holy men of God’ hung five young people, one of whom was a woman, and have refused to return the bodies to their families. Twenty-one women are now on the list to be hung or stoned to death.”

SO…I want to hear AGAIN, how much THIS administration CARES about the plight of the oppressed around the world.


And where are the outraged voices of the FEMINISTS crying out for their Muslim sisters?

It appears that, at the United Nations, and in the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
the definition of who is oppressed is GENDER SPECIFIC and ETHNOCENTRIC... MUSLIM WOMEN need not apply.

"Apathy and evil, the two work hand in hand. They are the same, really.... Evil wills it. Apathy allows it. Evil hates the innocent and the defenseless most of all. Apathy doesn't care as long as it's not personally inconvenienced. "
-----JAKE THOENE, Shaiton's Fire

Monday, May 24, 2010

VIVA LA HIPOCRESIA!

What kind of leader comes to the country that’s keeping his miserable nation afloat and verbally TRASHES it, loudly, from the floor of Congress?

 Felipe Calderon, EL PRESIDENTE of Mexico that's who!!


Last year, $21 billion of our money was sent back to Mexico by HIS illegal people while at the same time HIS citizens are:

Killing and kidnapping, exporting LOTS of drugs, completely trashing and destroying the state parks and ranches they pass through, terrorizing those that live along the border, over-running the hospitals and schools, flouting our laws, and creating political chaos.



How DARE he complain about the police and the laws of the nation HIS people are violating hourly. Yet, in HIS country, the immigration laws for Mexico are stringently adhered to and those in violation are subject to harsh penalties.




In Mexico, illegal immigrants serve two years in jail for the first offense and ten years for the second. Their immigration policy requires legal immigrants to carry their documents and be prepared to show them as requested. Mexico defends its southern border with armed guards who shoot illegal immigrants caught crossing.


Calderon is the one who ought to be apologizing. His speech to Congress should have been laden with nothing but gratitude. And maybe from the LAND OF NO OPPORTUNITY MEXICO he should send a delegation to clean up the literal tons of trash along the migration routes.

And just MAYBE, Felipe could get REALLY SERIOUS about imprisoning and DESTROYING the vile, dangerous criminals that have made it necessary for the border states to feel they must independently defend themselves.

Oh...and while I'm at it...let me mention that while EL PRESIDENTE was promoting the never ending illegal invasion of America he received the implicit support of OUR PRESIDENT who seems determined to NEVER defend America's reputation at home or abroad.



After Calderon finished SCOLDING us and LYING about us in the well of Congress ...he received a standing ovation from ALL Democrat members of Congress, including Janet Napolitano, and Eric Holder for his country's increasing illegal incursions on America's borders.



Meanwhile, the COURAGEOUS Republicans NON-RESPONDED by staying seated. They SHOULD have risen, "en mass," and walked out! With a few exceptions, this Party is devoid of any kind of political or moral leadership. One would think, if nothing else, they would jump on the opportunity..never mind that they should show UMBRAGE over the insult to the American people.







Saturday, May 22, 2010

Thinking About ...ONSTAR



I hear all those wonderful testimonials from ONSTAR subscribers:



Mississippi State Senator Terry Burton called OnStar when his 2009 Chevy Impala was stolen on Thursday. Our Stolen Vehicle Slowdown technology helped the Hinds County Sheriff Department recover the senator's Impala.

ONSTAR helps a diabetic subscriber blacked out while driving with his dog and woke up in the middle of a sunflower field"

Kidnapped woman says "ONSTAR saved my life"

"Thanks for helping me find my Truck Sunday. I was at the Nascar race in Dover, and you guys helped me find my truck..Thank you."





I envisioned all these ONSTAR dispatchers sitting ABOVE ME in the heavens...ok..they looked like ANGELS.... white winged and clear eyed. All just waiting for the WHITE BUTTON press, or the AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, or the GOOD SAMARITAN phone call. No fear...just trust, faith, and the sure knowledge that all SUBSCRIBERS have, what amounts to, an almost direct link to GOD (ON the STAR)....

And when the victims of all the small and terrible things that can happen in a car, hear that voice come on saying ...."not alone, are you in pain, help is on the way, I will stay with you... we are all knowing and all wise."......AWESOME!


Another ONSTAR customer story:

donna of fort smith, AR October 2, 2009


My elderly mother, my 11 year old son and I got locked out of my 2008 Buick Enclave two nights ago in the parking lot of a local store. My purse, cell phone, keys--all in the car. With my mother's cell phone I contacted OnStar, explained the situation, and requested they unlock the vehicle.



Of course they wanted identification. No problem. I gave her my full name, my husband's name, our home phone number, his cell phone number, my cell phone number, his business number, and the make, year and model of my car. She was unable to find our account. This part alone took about 10 minutes with us standing there in the dark beside the car.

She explained that we apparently were not subscribers to their service. I explained that we apparently were since they automatically withdraw 20 dollars a month from my checking account every month and have for 2 years. She then requested the VIN of the car stating she could match it up that way.

Easier said than done. I couldn't read in the dark the numbers on the panel. My mother certainly couldn't. However, my 11 year old son could--by climbing up on the hood of the car and shining the dim light of the cell phone on the panel to read off the numbers. I repeated them to the operator. She told me it was an invalid number. Alex climbed BACK up on the hood and read off the numbers to me AGAIN. AGAIN, I repeated the numbers to the operator. This time she was able to make the match.



Miraculously, my husband's name, my name, his cell phone number, his work number, the make and model of our car--it was all there after all. (We've now been dealing with this simple issue for about 25 minutes in the dark, in the parking lot.) Great. Now unlock the car please.

Oh wait, ma'am. I can't. You've got to give me your 4 digit PIN since YOU COULDN'T PROVIDE ME ANY IDENTIFYING INFORMATION. This is for your protection after all. I explained that I had no idea what my 4 digit PIN was, I've never called the service before, any info I would have on this would after all be IN MY PURSE, IN THE LOCKED CAR.



Surely after all the information I've provided she had no doubt I was whom I claimed to be, and PLEASE JUST UNLOCK THE DOOR, WE'RE NOT IN A SAFE SITUATION HERE. The operator refused, and disconnected. My mother offered to fix this the old fashioned way. We called her AAA service. The AAA guy was physically there in about 10 minutes and had us back in the car in less than 30 seconds after that. No charge.



My third call, while waiting on the AAA guy, was to OnStar's accounts service. I spoke to a representative there, explained the situation, the difficulty we had and asked to cancel the service. Now. No use to me when I needed it. She got the supervisor on the phone who offered to discount my monthly charge to 12 a month. Incredibly, even after speaking with 3 Onstar people, at this point in time my car WAS STILL LOCKED!! And NO ONE offered to just unlock the vehicle for me.

I again requested the service just be cancelled. Only then did they tell me that the accounts people were actually not working at night, I'd have to call back tomorrow. I DID call back the next day, and went through the same routine again. Offer to discount the monthly fee for a few months, reminded me I may need the service some day in a life threatening situation.



I replied after what I'd been through I'd probably have my head hanging out the door bleeding all over the place while some OnStar operator from a different country kept asking for a PIN before they'd do anything about it. After talking to another supervisor, now my 5th contact at OnStar, they agreed to cancel the service.


FALLEN ANGELS....heavy sigh.....

Friday, May 21, 2010

Behind The Favored






Sun Tzu (544 B.C -496 B.C) was a native of the Chinese Ch`i State with a reputation as a knowledgeable military leader. This brought him to the notice of Ho Lu, King of Wu. Ho Lu said to Sun Tzu: "I have studied your writings. I would test what you say about managing soldiers"
Sun Tzu accepted.

Ho Lu said: "I want the test applied to women" Arrangements were made to assemble a large group of Ho Lu's concubines in front of Sun Tzu.

 


Sun Tzu divided them into two companies, and at the head of each group he placed one of the King's favorite concubines. He then told them to place the spears in their hands, and said: "I presume you know the difference between front and back, right hand and left hand?"
The girls, smiling, nodded.



Sun Tzu continued: "When I say "Eyes front," you must look straight ahead. When I say "Left turn," you must face towards your left hand. When I say "Right turn," you must face towards your right hand. When I say "About turn," you must face right round towards your back."
Again the girls smiled and nodded.



With the command having been explained, he set up weapons in order to begin the drill. Then, to the sound of drums, he gave the order "Right turn."

But the girls began giggling. Sun Tzu said: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, then the general is to blame."


Sun Tzu: "If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders ARE clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers."

 Sun Tzu replied: "Having once received His Majesty's commission to be the general of his forces, there are certain commands of His Majesty which, acting in that capacity, I am unable to accept."
He had the two women beheaded, and straightway installed the pair next in order as leaders in their place.

He ordered the favorite concubines in lead of the two companies beheaded.

Ho Lu, king of Wu was greatly alarmed and sent this message: "We are now quite satisfied as to our general's ability to handle troops. If We are bereft of these two concubines, our meat and drink will lose their savor. It is our wish that they shall not be beheaded."



With the execution complete, the drum sounded for the drill once more; and the girls went through all the drills, turning to the right or to the left, marching ahead or wheeling back, kneeling or standing, with perfect accuracy and precision, not venturing to utter a sound.


Sun Tzu then sent to the king: "Your soldiers, Sire, are now properly drilled and disciplined, and ready for your majesty's inspection. They can be put to any use that their sovereign may desire; bid them go through fire and water, and they will not disobey."

But the King replied: "Let our general cease drilling and return to camp. As for us, We have no wish to come down and inspect the troops."
Sun Tzu said: "The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds."


Ho Lu saw that Sun Tzu knew how to handle an army, and appointed him general.




BEHIND THE FAVORED
by LBC..The Seeker


I, last chosen
to pleasure the king,
heard and obeyed the call to assemble.

From my place in the back,
I watched the soldier of high rank
clearly explain to the giggling women what he expected.

I watched his face.
He was not here to choose a woman as reward.
Twice he told us what to do.
Only twice....

As the heads of the king's favorites
spun across the floor,
we picked up our weapons.
We turned right...and left...and forward.

A concubine cannot afford to forget
that her life with the king,
and the art of war,
are one and the same......   




Thursday, May 20, 2010

Choices


Lot's wife...in the story she has no name. She stands in the background. She exists as a minor character. We know a great deal about Lot. It is his story. And then, at the very end, it is this woman, without name, who does the unexpected. And, it is the power of this act that echoes down the generations as lesson, parable, warning. Why did she do it?



ENOUGH!
by L.B.C ...the Seeker


Why you ask?

I stood in the back rooms of my home

and listened while he who was husband

pleaded with the strangers

to not sleep in the streets.

He was right...there was danger.

As our guests they would be protected.

So, they entered our home.



But then all the men of the city came to our door.

The young, the old

All with the same mask of lust.

The crowd screamed for the strangers.

"Send them out that we may know them!"


And then I watched as he who was husband and father

offered our daughters, MY daughters, to the crowd.

I had no voice....my daughters spared only because the crowd wanted males.

I heard no protest from the strangers....

saw no attempt to stop him, who was husband,

from making this offering.



And then...I am told the strangers are the angels of GOD

And he, who was husband, is declared RIGHTEOUS!

I am told we are rewarded and allowed to flee Sodom

before GOD destroys the city for its evil ways.

And the angels told us "DO NOT LOOK BACK!

Whatever you hear, or feel, heed this warning! "

So, we ran..... I and my daughters running with he who was husband.

And as I got to the top of the hill with my eyes forward

I saw ahead of me he who was husband and my daughters...

And I knew.

Not one more step would I take..not one.

With my eyes forward I saw he who was husband

offering my daughters to the crowd.

So...I turned...


And as my eyes crystalized with the vision of Sodom burning

and as my lips and tongue stung with salt......

I said my name out loud.