traffic etiquette

I hate when people do not know traffic etiquette and rules. The yellow lights (the option just before headlights) is not for driving around with, they are parking lights, are you driving and parked at the same time I do not think so. Turn signal, suppose to be engaged prior to braking not immediately before turning. If you know your your exit is coming up within the next mile or two then go ahead and move over or if the lane you are end becomes a turn only lane in the next mile or so and you are not turning then do not stay in that lane. By simply driving like you know how will increase your happiness and the others around as well. (watch for updates as I remember additional mistakes)

Marriage: State vs Church

I honestly think the church needs to take back marriage from the state. This harmonizing of two is what has now got the country up in a stir about gay "marriage". If the church were to take back marriage that would leave the state with civil union. So under this proposal a Christian couple would have to go through two stages, one with the state (civil union: legal in state, probably just some paper work) and the second in the church (the actual marriage). This would solve the gay "marriage" issue because then the church's ceremony would not be legally binding in the state only in the eyes of God which I believe is the way it was meant to be leaving the gay couple to be legally civilly united(?) in the state. Just to be clear to be legally "married" now would be called civilly united, you would have to go to the court house and fill out paperwork and have the justice declare you civilly united and then to be married in the eyes of God you would still have the church ceremony. The major problem I see with this is having to change terminology. Non Christian couples would no longer be called married but civilly united (or something to that effect) no matter their genders whereas Christians married in the church would maintain the married label. (please comment, but keep them civil this is for discussion purposes, if you disagree be civil about it, I will reply if need be)

The Purpose of This Blog

The purpose of this blog is to discuss Christian issues in today's society from my perspective. Many of the ideas will not be original to me or do I believe they must come about, however do believe these need to be discussed more openly and civilly. I am fine if you disagree with me, as again these are my opinions and I realize not all of us are the same nor any of us perfect. Please do comment with your opinion, keeping it civil. I hope that I along with many others can bring out some of our churches' short comings to improve upon it through the work of the Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, and God our Father. The church is much too fractured and I think this generation can help turn around that trend, we just need to be open and honest, recognizing our similarities, and discussing and accepting our differences.

texting and the future of phones

I am worried about the future of phones. Texting has taken over the conventional use for a phone, talking to someone. I refuse to text on my phone and even went as far as to have the ability to text disengaged on my phone, I can neither send a text or receive one. If I am going to text someone I send an email. I am now unsure of the future of phones, iphones and the like are not phones, they are portable computers. The thing that is probably the saddest, is that we no longer talk to one another, we only communicate via written communication. I was never a fan of talking on the phone because I like to see the person I am talking to, but even that is a major improvement over a text message. If you have a phone and need to tell someone something call to let them know. If you can not talk to them at the moment because of your location: class, meeting, movie theater, etc, then you can wait to let them know, texting is not the solution. I am out right now on the use of iphones and such because I can see some value in them however are we becoming too dependent on technology? We claim the world is becoming a smaller place but paradoxically it is becoming lonelier due to the fact we never communicate in person, or even via speech. I may be alone in this now but I think by the end of my life (assuming I live a full life) there will be a trend to shed technology for conventional means of communication.

Exploring meaning

Last night I attended a group's session, that meets occasionally, on the exploration of meaning. It was a thought provoking meeting considering what is meaning and how is it conveyed. Some thoughts I had (mostly questions to ponder) where:

1. Meaning produces creation (language for example)

2. Does anything create meaning without inherited meaning?

3. Can anything be meaningless?

4. Does meaning create purpose?

Does purpose create meaning?

Does creation mean purpose?

Can those three (creation, meaning, and purpose) be separated?

5. Does meaning come from the conveyer or from the one it is conveyed to?

6. When does meaning matter?

7. Who does meaning matter to?

8. Does meaning even matter?

As you can see there are many questions, I am thinking of writing further blogs addressing some of these questions. Those blogs will probably be in a different heading than random thoughts for they will be very systematic (mostly likely).

sleep, vampires, undead, and sleep again

The other night before going to bed my wife and I were talking and the following pattern of thought resembles that conversation:

Me: I can not sleep, my body naturally wants to sleep during the day and be awake at night maybe I am a vampire.

Wife: Vampires don't sleep.

Me: They did before Stephenie Meyer changed vampire lore.

Wife: Huh?

Me: Before her, vampires would sleep during the day or at least go in their coffins and come out at night since they are undead. Actually since they are undead they probably would not need to sleep.

I hate to admit that Stephenie Meyer may have been on to something by making the vampires not sleep, but it makes logical since.

H1N1 (Swine) Flu

I am unsure of why people are so worried about the Swine Flu, especially here in the US. So far this Flu has not been any different than any other flu besides maybe it being late in the flu season. Many people unfortunately die in the US from the flu every year and so far no one has really died in the US from this flu. I realize it is bad in Mexico, but I think the media has blown this out of portion. Which could lead me into a whole other line of thought. This H1N1 flu, as it as manifested in the US, is nothing more to worry about than any other flu. People need to quit this crazy talk and treat this flu just like any other flu for now because we do not have any other evidence to think or act otherwise.