Saturday, April 23, 2011
Fact or Fiction
The Schøyen Collection comprises most types of manuscripts from the whole world spanning over 5000 years. It is the largest private manuscript collection formed in the 20th century. The whole collection, MSS 1-5268, comprises 13,497 manuscript items, including 2,174 volumes. 6,850 manuscript items are from the ancient period, 3300 BC - 500 AD; 3,864 are from the medieval period, 500 - 1500; and 2,783 are post-medieval. Never before there has been formed a collection with such variety geographically, linguistically, textually, and of scripts, writing materials, etc., over such a great span of time as 5 millennia.
Religion and belief
Thoughts and stories, Bibles all
Tablets and legends and metaphors, the gall
Read and listen and bounce the ball
Human belief will fill the stall
Beware the prophet, beware the poet
Beware the writer, they all will sow it
Beliefs and stories and tales of woe
Believe as you will, your mind will grow
Question them all, have faith as you will
Take it with salt, a grain or a pill
Fill your mind with wonderment still
So you may choose, a lie or a krill
BuffaloCricket
Friday, April 22, 2011
Sumerian Nibiru
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Heaven and Hell
While walking down the street one day a "Member of Parliament" is tragically hit by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.'Welcome to heaven,' says St. Peter.
'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.''No problem, just let me in,' says the man.'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.' 'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the MP.
'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress.. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly & nice guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises....The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.'Now it's time to visit heaven.'
So, 24 hours pass with the MP joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'The MP reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. ' I don't understand,' stammers the MP. Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
What happened? 'The devil looks at him, smiles and says, ' Yesterday we were campaigning..... Today you voted.
'Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you.''No problem, just let me in,' says the man.'Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity.' 'Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven,' says the MP.
'I'm sorry, but we have our rules.'
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress.. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.
They play a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and champagne.Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly & nice guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises....The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him.'Now it's time to visit heaven.'
So, 24 hours pass with the MP joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.'Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity.'The MP reflects for a minute, then he answers: 'Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell.'So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder. ' I don't understand,' stammers the MP. Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable.
What happened? 'The devil looks at him, smiles and says, ' Yesterday we were campaigning..... Today you voted.
Steam engines
Trains are like a family. You start with the steam engine then add the coal tender. The train becomes longer and longer as you add children and before you know it you have added a lot of baggage cars too. Then you kick the caboose.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Oil Prices
If a flea on the armpit of a camel sneezes the oil prices go up,
but don't blame the camel with the flea infestation.
It's this guy who is to blame.
Not these guys!
Friday, April 8, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
John Diefenbaker
Dorian Baxter
This Elvis says he's doing work of king of kings
By Janet Kornblum, USA TODAY
Buffalocricket:
Trust Me ?
Here's a historical reminder of what our Government has done for us in recent years.
Just so you don't forget... Here is what our Premier has done for Ontario in the past seven years....Remember...he had a no tax increase election message/campaign.
1. He has increased all the licensing fees from your car to your boat including fishing and hunting.
2. He introduced the health care premium (not called a tax) and some couples pay as much as $1,500.00 a year.
3. He has put an ECO tax on many containers such as paint cans and window washer fluid and most people still don't realize it until they see the bill - he kept that one real quiet.
4. He put a disposal tax on all electronics.
5. He put the disposal tax back on tires.
6. And now he has passed the HST tax - the largest tax on the province ever and the only other tax in Ontario that ever came close to this in the past was the health care premium. He passed this bill even though 76% of the people in Ontario were against it. This HST will provide the Province with an additional THREE BILLION dollars a year.
7. Soon, July 15th, we will all have our S.M.A.R.T. Meters on which we will have to pay perpetual rent and will end up doing our laundry in the middle of the night. We are also going to pay big time for air conditioning from now on because when we need it the most it will be in the prime time of usage.
8. Let us not forget the E-health scandal with 1.2 billion dollars wasted and paid out to friends and relatives.
What was Mr. McGuinty s answer to this? Well, if the people of Ontario don't like it, they can show it in the next election. Nice attitude. But let's remember as that day approaches.
This after he fired the CEO and then gave her a severance package of $300,000 - not bad for only being on the job for seven months.
9. And what about the SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS windmill power plant contract that he awarded to KOREA ? One would think there was some place in Canada or North America that could have built these.
10. He also closed the emergency rooms in Port Colburne and Fort Erie because there is not enough money. There have been two deaths since then because by the time they got to St. Catharine's it was too late. But he then awards a hospital in Toronto three million dollars. Of course, that was in the riding where there just happens to be a by-election to replace George Smitherman!
11. He has taken the richest most prosperous province in Canada down to one of the 'Have-Nots'.And, over the past six & one half years, has increased the budget deficit from $5.6 Billion dollars to TWENTY SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS and he still has a year and a half to go.
12. And don't forget his nice little salary increase of $40,000.00 a year - millions of people in the province don't earn even half of that.
13. Have we forgotten all the MPP'S who also got a 14% increase? And now that they've had their increases he comes out with a new budget to freeze all provincial employees wages for two years. A bit late don't you think?
14. He increased the hydro tax by 10% in April of 2010.
15. He has increased the tax on liquor and wine by 10% in May of 2010.
16. He continues to permanently 'Blight' landscapes across the province with unsightly wind turbines.
17. But, Mr. McGuinty will retire with his nice comfortable pension and all his benefits paid.
18. No, or minimal, indexing for WSIB recipients.
I hope this gets passed around the province of Ontario and everybody remembers the way we got screwed by Mr. McGuinty and the Liberal party.
Remember - not one Liberal MPP had enough guts to vote against any of the above.
Wake up Ontario ...!
And all pensioners got no raise at all over the past 18 months!
Time to say Bye Bye Dalton !!!!!
Just so you don't forget... Here is what our Premier has done for Ontario in the past seven years....Remember...he had a no tax increase election message/campaign.
1. He has increased all the licensing fees from your car to your boat including fishing and hunting.
2. He introduced the health care premium (not called a tax) and some couples pay as much as $1,500.00 a year.
3. He has put an ECO tax on many containers such as paint cans and window washer fluid and most people still don't realize it until they see the bill - he kept that one real quiet.
4. He put a disposal tax on all electronics.
5. He put the disposal tax back on tires.
6. And now he has passed the HST tax - the largest tax on the province ever and the only other tax in Ontario that ever came close to this in the past was the health care premium. He passed this bill even though 76% of the people in Ontario were against it. This HST will provide the Province with an additional THREE BILLION dollars a year.
7. Soon, July 15th, we will all have our S.M.A.R.T. Meters on which we will have to pay perpetual rent and will end up doing our laundry in the middle of the night. We are also going to pay big time for air conditioning from now on because when we need it the most it will be in the prime time of usage.
8. Let us not forget the E-health scandal with 1.2 billion dollars wasted and paid out to friends and relatives.
What was Mr. McGuinty s answer to this? Well, if the people of Ontario don't like it, they can show it in the next election. Nice attitude. But let's remember as that day approaches.
This after he fired the CEO and then gave her a severance package of $300,000 - not bad for only being on the job for seven months.
9. And what about the SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS windmill power plant contract that he awarded to KOREA ? One would think there was some place in Canada or North America that could have built these.
10. He also closed the emergency rooms in Port Colburne and Fort Erie because there is not enough money. There have been two deaths since then because by the time they got to St. Catharine's it was too late. But he then awards a hospital in Toronto three million dollars. Of course, that was in the riding where there just happens to be a by-election to replace George Smitherman!
11. He has taken the richest most prosperous province in Canada down to one of the 'Have-Nots'.And, over the past six & one half years, has increased the budget deficit from $5.6 Billion dollars to TWENTY SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS and he still has a year and a half to go.
12. And don't forget his nice little salary increase of $40,000.00 a year - millions of people in the province don't earn even half of that.
13. Have we forgotten all the MPP'S who also got a 14% increase? And now that they've had their increases he comes out with a new budget to freeze all provincial employees wages for two years. A bit late don't you think?
14. He increased the hydro tax by 10% in April of 2010.
15. He has increased the tax on liquor and wine by 10% in May of 2010.
16. He continues to permanently 'Blight' landscapes across the province with unsightly wind turbines.
17. But, Mr. McGuinty will retire with his nice comfortable pension and all his benefits paid.
18. No, or minimal, indexing for WSIB recipients.
I hope this gets passed around the province of Ontario and everybody remembers the way we got screwed by Mr. McGuinty and the Liberal party.
Remember - not one Liberal MPP had enough guts to vote against any of the above.
Wake up Ontario ...!
And all pensioners got no raise at all over the past 18 months!
Time to say Bye Bye Dalton !!!!!
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