Bootz & Burma - Round Two
Bootz briefly read from some Dr. Seuss today. We were all quite amused, and I think it helped break up the monotony for him.
Bootz & Burma - Round One
I just got back from being a time witness for my friend Bootz’s attempt at breaking the world record held for the longest time spent speaking. He is very slowly and methodically reciting Burmese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s literature, and it has been quite an adventure for all of us. Those four hours went by quicker than I thought they would!
Bootz still needs health witnesses for Monday-Wednesday of next week. Please contact me and leave me your phone number if you’re interested & available.
Here is a great one of Bootz reading while visiting the bathroom:
More pictures can be viewed at this event’s Flickr gallery
Prepare to Die
Those who have watched the cult film, The Princess Bride, may remember the following quote:
Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father: prepare to die.
Is is odd that it came to mind as I was reading a BBC article on a Somali execution?
Movie: Born Into Brothels
I saw a moving flick last night, entitled Born Into Brothels. It was about the children of sex workers in Calcutta’s red light district. I cried.
You have got to see this. I’m simply too tired right now to post anything concrete.
Find out more about these children at the Kids With Cameras Web site
Born-again Christian shoots 8 in Milwaukee
Yesterday, I heard about the shooting in Brookfield. This is what happens when people take religion a bit too far. Is there actually any benefit to these paranoiac fundamentalists wandering around spreading their distorted views of the Gospel? What would Jesus say?
My opinion (which is based on experience) is that religious fundamentalists are essentially insane, or specifically obsessive-compulsive. They focus on their religious icons to the point where they are no longer aware of reality. Furthermore, they impose their views on everyone else, and create laws to enforce those views. Take our president, for example. The Brookfield gunman, Terry Ratzmann, had apparently been suffering from depression for years. What better way than Jesus to treat a clinical disorder?
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