Who I Am

Beware

Although we are somewhat confused by it, we are told on a regular basis that people find us intimidating. Individually, and especially as a group. We do not feel particularly intimidating, and we do not try to intimidate. But we are willing to use it to our advantage if someone tries to push us around.
Being pushed around, walked on, abused, etc. either breaks you, or makes you incredibly strong. We are notbroken, and we have learned how to pick our battles. We have just chosen this one.

Sure, maybe this time it’s only one person being pushed, but there are ten more people behind that person who have a vested interest.
It is like the foot soldiers who form a circle with shields raised over the center to protect the ones in the middle. You will never reach them and you will be sorry you tried.
We do not have an influential name. We are not wealthy enough to sway people’s minds. We are a family of nobodies from the backside of nowhere, but we are after all a family, the likes of which few have ever encountered. We are well aware that there is no one in the world that will back us up, but we are accustomed to that. It has been a long time since it has been anyone but “you and me against the world” so we are pretty good at it now.
Worldly goods and influence aside, we are quite possibly the most intelligent group of people you will ever encounter. So when you choose to take us on, you are taking on a think-tank like no other.

We have more angles than a dodecahedron, perspectives you haven’t considered, and experiences you’ve never heard of.

Prepare to be intimidated.

(As an aside, this also was taken from Lazy Phil's blog.)

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A. A. Milne

If I had to make a list of my favorite authors, A. A. Milne would rank close to the top.

"That's what Jagulars always do,"

said Pooh, much interested. "They call 'Help! Help!' and then when you look up, they drop on you."

"Good morning, Pooh Bear,"

said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning," he said. "Which I doubt," said he.

And my personal favorite:

A. A. Milne - Disobedience

James James

Morrison Morrison

Weatherby George Dupree

Took great

Care of his Mother

Though he was only three.

James James

Said to his Mother,

"Mother," he said, said he;

"You must never go down to the end of the town, if

you don't go down with me."

James James

Morrison's Mother

Put on a golden gown,

James James

Morrison's Mother

Drove to the end of the town.

James James

Morrison's Mother

Said to herself, said she:

"I can get right down to the end of the town and be

back in time for tea."

King John

Put up a notice,

"LOST or STOLEN or STRAYED!

JAMES JAMES

MORRISON'S MOTHER

SEEMS TO HABE BEEN MISLAID.

LAST SEEN

WANDERING VAGUELY

QUITE OF HER OWN ACCORD,

SHE TRIED TO GET DOWN TO THE END OF

THE TOWN - FORTY SHILLINGS REWARD!

James James

Morrison Morrison

(Commonly known as Jim)

Told his

Other relations

Not to go blaming him.

James James

Said to his Mother,

"Mother," he said, said he,

"You must never go down to the end of the town with-

out consulting me."

James James

Morrison's Mother

Hasn't been heard of since.

King John

Said he was sorry,

So did the Queen and Prince.

King John

(Somebody told me)

Said to a man he knew:

"If people go down to the end of the town, well, what

can anyone do?"

(Now then, very softly)

J. J.

M. M.

W. G. du P.

Took great

C/o his M*****

Though he was only 3.

J. J.

Said to his M*****

"M*****," he said, said he:

"You-must-never-go-down-to-the-end-of-the-town-if-

you-don't-go-down-with ME!"

#27

1 Corinthians 11 (King James Version)

¹Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

²Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

³But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

⁴Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

⁵But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

⁶For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

⁷For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

⁸For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

⁹Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

¹⁰For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

¹¹Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

¹²For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

¹³Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

¹⁴Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

¹⁵But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

1 Corinthians 11 (New International Version)

¹Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Propriety in Worship

²I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.

³Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

⁴Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

⁵And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved.

⁶If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

⁷A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

⁸For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

⁹neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

¹⁰For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.

¹¹In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

¹²For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

¹³Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?

¹⁴Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

¹⁵but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.

From these verses in the Bible I gather that it is a glory for a woman to have her natural hair, whether or not it is long. And if it is a glory for the woman, the glory goes to her husband or father, which in turn gives the glory to God.

And there is the reason I don't cut my hair.

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Wow

How many times am I going to do this? I keep telling myself that I need to find my own material, 'cuz that would make my blog more me... But, again, here is a something from LazyPhil's blog.

1. Do you still talk with the person you LAST kissed? Hmm, that would be one of the toddlers at Church, so, Yeah.
2. Have you ever seen your best friend naked? Best friend means cousin right? Yeah, maybe when we were little.
3. What was the last thing you ate? Toast for breakfast.
4. Did you get any compliments today? Nope.
5. Where are you going on your next vacation? Where the rest of my family goes.
6. Are most of your friends guys or girls? Girls.
7. Do you own any furniture from Ikea? No.
8. If you could have one superpower what would it be? Probably to be able to fly.
9. Where have you lived most of your life? Oklahoma.
10. When was the last time you took a long drive? A couple weeks ago.
11. Are you moody? I don't think so.
12. What is your most favorite movie of all time? That would be way to hard to answer, I don't have a favorite movie. I guess maybe, Black beauty?
13. Have you ever done anything hurtful to a classmate? No, don't think so.
14. Have you ever played Spin the Bottle? Nope.
15. Have you ever toilet papered someone's house? Nope.
16. Have you ever had a crush on your sister's friend? Yep.
17. Have you ever gone to a nude beach? NO!
18. Have you ever gone streaking? NOPE!
19. Have you ever had a stalker? Sorta, kinda, maybe?
20. Have you ever gone skinny dipping? No.
21. How many hours a day do you watch TV? One or maybe two.
22. Have you ever gone to a party? Yeah.
23. Have you ever been in love? As much as any 15 year old can be, I suppose.
24. Have you ever been betrayed by your best friend(s)? Nope.
25. Have you ever been out of the U.S.? No.
26. Have you ever thrown up from working out? No.
27. Have you ever gotten a haircut so bad that you wore a hat? No, I don't cut my hair.
28. Have you ever eaten 3 meals from 3 different fast food places in one day? No, well, maybe.
29. What’s one item you never leave home without? My backpack. (Just in case you were wondering, my "backpack" is my purse.)
30. Who was the last person who texted you? My cousin Cassie.
31. When was the last time you slept? Two and a half hours ago.
32. What are your plans for tonight? Babysitting toddlers.
33. Who will repost this survey? No-one.

Hmm... in reference to #27, Post upcoming on why I don't cut my hair.