The Pit Bull and the Pig

Ah look at them strolling down the sidewalk arm in arm without a care in the world. Wearing the latest fashion, lips highlighted with red lipstick.

What is there to be said about the pig and the pit-bull? In this American election season the Republicans and the Democrats have placed those two animals in the spotlight, I am not sure that they want to be there or may be they want to. Since the nomination of Pit Bull with lipstick as the Republican nominee for vice president this has surely thrown a wrench in the gears of the Democrats, beautiful women tend to do that to men. How exactly do you cope with a woman in this race to the White House?

I think that they the Democrats should treat her as they would any other VP candidate or even better they should contract the services of the Dog Whisperer to teach them or rather train them (the Human) how to be in the proper mindset to deal with them. A Pit Bull with lipstick after all is an animal. He is said and has shown (on TV) to be an expert with dogs included are Pit Bull who can forget “Daddy”. The Democrats need to be calm and assertive, animals love to be treated as animals they Pit Bulls and pigs are animals are they not? May be even EVE who I think described herself in song as a “Pit Bull in a skirt”. I am sure that Eve will be lots of help to the Democratic Party.

It is like what happens here in Trinidad and Tobago at election time as we say the Bacchanal Start but bacchanal is good at carnival because carnival is bacchanal. The real issues are trivialized by fluff issues that have no real effect in the long run. I am sure that you want a stable economy ( I think that there is a multibillion dollar bail out going on right now, the financial giants need help), more better paying jobs, security overall reduction of crime, better health care and cheaper healthy food.

People read my words this world will never again return to a state of perfection or as one might say organized confusion this world is slowly unraveling and good ole USA will do it utmost best to keep the cloth from fraying, and that they should and they would for a time.

I now introduce another word that should help all of us with relating to one another Respect. Flip it any direction you like, this is what is lacking on both sides. Grow up people.

The Church and the Gay

If you are not a Christian don’t believe that there is a God or you are one of those Christian fundamentalist, which are all God given choices that you can make, you may not choose to read further. But it might do you good to explore beyond you comfort zone or may be this might be just a good comedic read. Ha-Ha!

I have heard a lot of discussion lately about homosexuality (living an alternative lifestyle, some might say) and the church. Discussions held on BetJ “My two Cents” caught my attention. I must say that those pastors could not explain their churches position or even why they breathe to save their own lives.

Christianity and the Gay, what is the problem really, when the basic tenants of Christianity is love to God then love to man and a healthy application of “do unto others as one would have them do unto you”. It will do Christians well to remember that we are all made in the image and likeness of God and we have all sinned and come short of His Glory. Added to that people ask the question that is em blazed on everything from wrist bands to tee shirts, WWJD (what would Jesus do?) really what would Jesus do? My answer, “love your fellow man”.

Christianity basically states (as in the Bible) that there can only be marriage between male and female (Man and Woman) for this reason a man shall leave his mother and father and be united to his wife and they two(2) shall be one (1) flesh, this can be found within the verses of Matt. 19:4-6 and Gen. 2:24 NIV. The bible condemns this and many acts of the “flesh” often with death (Lev.20: 7-21 esp. verse 13). The death of Christ introduced Grace which when applied gives one “time”, a moment (for want of a better term), to repent not suffer the immediate death as described in the Bible.

Homosexuality did not start in the near past but is very old. Man professing that he be wise but instead only being foolish, they could not see God so the made representations of him in forms shapes as they believe God to be. We still do that today. God basically said you want to do what you want to do go right ahead I would not stop you but do know that there are consequences {"To every action force there is an equal, but opposite, reaction force" Newton’s third Law(1 Cor 6:9-10)} to all that we do, but when you are ready check me (1 Cor 6:11). Thus changed in some men and women their natural affection from male / female, female / male to male/ male, female / female and many other variations (Rom 1:24 -27). Some even talk about Naomi and Ruth, there is nothing that said that they are or are not. When we reach in Heaven we will ask God.

This being said does not give Christians any reason to treat homosexuals any differently than they would like to be treated. In fact God expects all his children to treat each other with compassion, love and respect, especially those who profess to be Christians. It is their duty.

To some homosexuality may be a choice some it may not be. To me that do not matter some people are living their life as they are to live it, rightly or wrongly.

If I believe that homosexuality is wrong, will that make me automatically a homophobe? Some say yes, how? That is like a vegan working in an ice-cream shop, we have to work with stuff, situations and things that we do not like that is what being a mature human person is about.

To those who follow the alternative lifestyles, churches as most other organizations have many rules and regulations by which they are governed. Not being open to homosexuals may be one of those many rules. Some allow homosexuals to attend their services but are not allowed to officiate in any of their services or become card caring members unless they follow their rules. You should respect that even though you may not like it may be homosexuals should open their on church. Don’t hate appreciate.

I don’t think that the discussion and the toll on the emotions will get any easier, may be that's the way it should be. May be?

TSTT

TS Bloody TT, yes the great TSTT.

For those of you who don’t know they are the oldest and majority supplier of telecommunication services in Trinidad and Tobago.

I’ve been having some major problems with these guys with regard to land line service and blink high speed internet. The later is just not happening. I got the broadband package early and it never worked not even bit. Not even the technical help guys were any help. TSTT if you are going to hire persons to give technical help over the phone at least they should be able to talk English reasonably well. What ever help they gave was as if read from a manual not intuitive, I mean man gosh! Nothing worked, after several visits to their local they finally told me that there is a coil or filter in my line to that I am able to receive calls due to my distance from what is essentially is the nearest relay center. They have to remove this filter so that I may have any chance of receiving any broadband service but if they do that I will not be able to receive any calls through that line. Now I have to wait and see if they are able to remove the filter.

In the mean time every time there is sprinkle of rain, phone service is interrupted for hours on end. I have called them more than twice and it is always the same response “we have taken note of it and will send a tech out” I think they said within (7) seven working days. I have yet to receive a visit by any of their techs or even a phone call when the phone is working. This totally sucks.
I have reduced my internet dial up package to the smallest that they offer which is 20hrs so that I can do various updates like anti-virus and so on and I am still not receiving value for money. I don’t even receive any cell service where I live, I will if I run out the road and walk around with my cell in my hand so that I can find service hot spots, ridiculous.

So what next, may be I switch across to Digicel or Flow when I get digital cable. I still will have to depend on them for my land line services…………. Well another dance with the devil.