Good! Fast! Cheap!

I went to the dry cleaners today and noticed a sign above the counter that read “Caesars’ Dry Cleaning – Good! Fast! Cheap!

“So” I thought, “Caesars has transcended the iron law of production which holds you can only have two out of three.” That is:

You can get things that are high quality, quickly, but they will be expensive;

You can get things that are high quality, inexpensively, but it will take a long time; And

You can get things quickly and inexpensively, but they won’t be very good.

Apparently this applies to everything but dry cleaning!

Joe H.

The Battle of the Bulge

I really liked this article depicting Christian holdouts on the "homosexuality is sin" posture to the Japanese soldiers in the Philippine jungles who continued fighting World War II long after it had ended - refusing to believe the war had ended despite repeated attempts to contact them via dropped leaflets and radio broadcasts.


Unfortunately, I don't think it is the most accurate analogy for our current situation. I agree that the "Christianity is sin" faction is doomed - just as the Japanese were doomed to inevitable defeat after the battle of Midway. But the Battle of Midway did not end the war with Japan - nor is the battle for the soul of Christianity on the gay issue over.

I think a better analogy is the Battle of the Bulge. The Germans were doomed once they lost the Battle of Stalingrad. But they didn't seem to realize it. The D-day invasion hastened the date of their ultimate demise, but they still didn't realize they were doomed. The Battle of the Bulge was Germany's final major counter-offensive - they realized they were doomed only after it failed.
I think the "homosexuality is sin" faction is in the midst of the Battle of the Bulge. Things are getting desperate, but they've still got some fight left in them.
By way of illustration, someone recently “outed” me as a supporter of gay love/marriage before our congregation. After the service, several attendees discretely approached me and quietly told me that "I was not alone." It is true that Christians are changing their minds. The hardliners are losing. But they still have enough power to keep most Christian gay love supporters in the closet.
Joe H.

Divine Endorsement

Don't look now, but it appears the Almighty has endorsed multiple GOP candidates for president.

Geez!

When I see such comments strewn together in the manner this article presents them, I laugh at the human folly (and narcissism). But because all of these candidates are supposedly followers of God, I also wonder why they fail to take proper heed to one of the first rules the Almighty ever laid down – e.g., “You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.”

Misuses his name? Wonder what that means?

Joe H.

Tax Cuts at Ten Years

Apparently, the Bush tax cuts turn ten years of this week.  Here's a smart analysis of what the achieved, but mostly failed to achieve.


Joe H.

Warning Shots and Bells

Sarah Palin on Paul Revere.


http://crooksandliars.com/nicole-belle/sarah-palins-american-history-class-1


What I find truely remarkable is that millions of Americans will still find her a compelling political figure.

Joe H.