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Slow Drain
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The bathroom sink has a slow drain.
I've filled it with liquid plumber, dumped pots of boiling water down it, the same.
You run the water to shave or brush your teeth, and up from the drain bubble yesterdays bits of blueberry smoothie, raspberry seeds, whiskers, gobs of undissolved toothpaste and shaving cream. You turn off the taps to let it all slowly percolate back down, a filthy ring forms about the sink, you attempt to rinse it, more bubbles up, you turn off the taps again...
Crank Theories - The Expanding Earth
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I came across this one while surfing the net:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfBSc6e7QQ&feature=youtu.be
Curious, as it's not something that one generally thinks of. Well, I have, but never to the point of making a video....
The point of it is this: The earth is expanding, which explains the similarities between fossils, etc.
Note that Pangea and the theory of Continental Drift also explains the same thing, the author of the video has merely taken the Big Bang theory and applied it to it's constituent parts, on a much reduced time scale.
Now the author doesn't explain (at least in his video) where the extra earth mass is coming from, or why it should be expanding, but these are merely trifles, if you're curious and need further explanation he does so via simple colorful cartoons at his website: http://www.nealadams.com. And if you were, even for a second, thinking he might be onto something the website should persuade you otherwise ...
Cuts - From the Brewer's Phrase & Fable
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To renounce acquaintance. There are four sorts of cut -
- The cut direct is to stare an acquaintance in the face and pretend not to know him.
- The cut indirect, to look another way, and pretend not to see him.
- The cut sublime, to admire the top of some tall edifice or the clouds of heaven till the person cut has passed by.
- The cut infernal, to stoop and adjust your boots till the party has gone past.
There is a very remarkable Scripture illustration of the word cut, meaning to renounce: “Jehovah took a staff and cut it asunder, in token that He would break His covenant with His people; and He cut another staff asunder, in token that He would break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel” (Zech. xi. 7–14).
E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898
Forms of Prayer
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An interesting idea that has somewhat intrigued me.
The principal forms of prayer (as recognized by the Catholic church).
Blessing & Adoration
Basically worshiping God.
Petition
Asking God for favors.
Intercession
Asking God for favors on behalf of others.
Thanksgiving
Finally thanking God for all the things we have to be grateful for.
Praise
Telling G. what he/she already knows. See Blessing & Adoration or Thanksgiving.
Meditation
Simply meditating & contemplating God. Perhaps similar to Blessing & Adoration, but I don't think the blessings, our blessings, have any relevance. Simply put it is communion with God, similar in essence to the Buddhists view of meditation....
Now there are only 4 that I remember, yet somehow I have 7 listed. Blessing & Adoration, Praise, & Meditation might be placed all together...
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