Been very busy as of late. Working over 60 hours a week plus finals. But now that school is done for a few months, I should have time to blog more often.
Randy "Macho Man" Savage
I'll start of this blog on a sad note: the untimely passing of pro wrestling star Randy "Macho Man" Savage. In proof that you never know when your time will come, Savage apparently had a hear attack while driving, resulting in an automobile accident. He was 58 years old.
He is not the first wrestling star to die too young (Curt Henning, Rick Rude, etc.) But this one is the biggest loss of them all. While I no longer follow pro wrestling, I watched it at a regular basis in the 1980's and 1990's. He was one of the biggest stars of that era. First emerging in the WWF, he quickly became one of the biggest stars in the company. He would also wrestle for WCW and TNA. Lets us not forget about the Slim Jim commercials. What I most remember about him was what a great entertainer he was. Whether he was a face (good guy) of heel (bad guy) Savage always did a good job playing his role and performing in the ring. He will be missed. But there's no denying the Savage is one of the all time wrestling greats.
The Rapture That Did Not Happen
Back in January, I posted a blog on Poets and Madmen about end of the world predictions, past and present. I also spent a portion of the blog talking about the apocalyptic predictions for yesterday made by California based evangelist Harold Camping. Camping's prediction was two pronged. He predicted that the Rapture would occur on May 21, 2011 followed by Armageddon five months later on October 21. Well May 21 came and went and The Rapture did not happen.
I was confident that Camping's prediction would not come true. Why? The vast history of missed end of the world predictions. Also, Camping himself was responsible for one of those missed predictions, back in 1994. I wish I could bet on football games in the same way and matter I can predict the outcome of end of the world predictions.
I do consider myself to be a Christian. I very much believe in God. I even think that a Biblical type Apocalypse described in the Book of Revelations is possible. But I'm dismissive of those who claim to know the exact date of the end of the world. The Bible itself says no one knows the day or hour of the end of the world (Matthew 24: 35-36). That verse alone tells me that anyone who claims to know the exact day of Armageddon is probably a B.S. artist.
Then there's those who actually believed Camping's predictions. Some gathered outside of his Oakland headquarters of Family Radio International. Others drained their savings accounts. It'll be interesting to see how Camping explains away this. He blamed his missed 1994 prediction on a mathematical error. If there is a hell after you die, I'm sure there's a part of it reserved for charlatans like Harald Camping. But we are not done with end of the world predictions. More are on the way. December 21, 2012 is not too far away.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
Justice Has Been Done
Been very busy lately, not much time to blog. But I wanted to comment on the killing of Osama bin-Laden and had a few comments over the weekend about Poets and Madmen. So here it is.
I guess it was only a matter of time. It just took a longer time than what we were hoping for. Nearly a decade after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, a group of Navy SEALS killed Osama bin-Laden, the mastermind of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
It seems like every generation, there's an incident in which we remember where we were at at the time of the occurrence. Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination to name a few. For our generation, the 9-11 attacks were one incident where we remember where we were at.
I was working at my day job. Tony, a co-worker of mine walked up to me and said "An airplane hit one of the World Trade Center Towers." I went to the radio at my work station and changed the station to WBZ, a Boston news station. By then the second tower was also hit by an airplane. Soon we heard that another plane hit the Pentagon and news of a fourth plane crash in Pennsylvania. Of course we remember seeing both of the World Trade Center towers collapsing. We also learned about the heroic actions of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 who attempted to regain control of the plane from the terrorists before the plane crashed in Pennslyvannia.
Wanting access to a place that had television, myself and another co-worker went to T.K O'Malley's, a nearby restaurant and sports bar. Instead of having sports on, all of the televisions were tuned in news reports of the attacks. I couldn't believe the images we were seeing on the television. Especially the footage of the planes crashing into the towers and the towers collapsing.
The 9-11 attacks lead to the war we are still fighting in Afghanistan. Still somehow bin-Laden still somehow evaded capture. Until now. Thought to be in a cave somewhere in Pakistan, bin-Laden was actually found in a million dollar compound in a densely populated area not too far from the capital of Pakistan.
I'm glad that this has happened. bin-Laden was a man who attacked us and caused much pain. He's responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people. He's behind multiple terrorist attacks, not just 9-11. As it turned out, bin-Laden may have not been done since as his al-Qaeda terrorist network was apparently plotting to sabotage U.S. railroads. Some have voiced criticism for celebrating a man's death. But I can't blame anyone if they wanted to celebrate bin-Laden getting killed.
Both partisan Democrats and Republicans are trying to spin this to advance thier agenda (the 2012 election), but I don't want to go there. I have a lot of disagreements with President Barack Obama. But I also believe in giving credit where credit is due. Obama deserves credit for making the correct decision: the chance to capture/eliminate bin-Laden. Much credit also goes to the CIA and the Navy SEALS, for succeeding in a high risk mission.
I know the War on Terrorism is far from over. But the world has one less evil individual and finally bin-Laden finally faced justice for the evil he has done.
I guess it was only a matter of time. It just took a longer time than what we were hoping for. Nearly a decade after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, a group of Navy SEALS killed Osama bin-Laden, the mastermind of the 9-11 terrorist attacks.
It seems like every generation, there's an incident in which we remember where we were at at the time of the occurrence. Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination to name a few. For our generation, the 9-11 attacks were one incident where we remember where we were at.
I was working at my day job. Tony, a co-worker of mine walked up to me and said "An airplane hit one of the World Trade Center Towers." I went to the radio at my work station and changed the station to WBZ, a Boston news station. By then the second tower was also hit by an airplane. Soon we heard that another plane hit the Pentagon and news of a fourth plane crash in Pennsylvania. Of course we remember seeing both of the World Trade Center towers collapsing. We also learned about the heroic actions of the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 who attempted to regain control of the plane from the terrorists before the plane crashed in Pennslyvannia.
Wanting access to a place that had television, myself and another co-worker went to T.K O'Malley's, a nearby restaurant and sports bar. Instead of having sports on, all of the televisions were tuned in news reports of the attacks. I couldn't believe the images we were seeing on the television. Especially the footage of the planes crashing into the towers and the towers collapsing.
The 9-11 attacks lead to the war we are still fighting in Afghanistan. Still somehow bin-Laden still somehow evaded capture. Until now. Thought to be in a cave somewhere in Pakistan, bin-Laden was actually found in a million dollar compound in a densely populated area not too far from the capital of Pakistan.
I'm glad that this has happened. bin-Laden was a man who attacked us and caused much pain. He's responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent people. He's behind multiple terrorist attacks, not just 9-11. As it turned out, bin-Laden may have not been done since as his al-Qaeda terrorist network was apparently plotting to sabotage U.S. railroads. Some have voiced criticism for celebrating a man's death. But I can't blame anyone if they wanted to celebrate bin-Laden getting killed.
Both partisan Democrats and Republicans are trying to spin this to advance thier agenda (the 2012 election), but I don't want to go there. I have a lot of disagreements with President Barack Obama. But I also believe in giving credit where credit is due. Obama deserves credit for making the correct decision: the chance to capture/eliminate bin-Laden. Much credit also goes to the CIA and the Navy SEALS, for succeeding in a high risk mission.
I know the War on Terrorism is far from over. But the world has one less evil individual and finally bin-Laden finally faced justice for the evil he has done.
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