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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.


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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

24 May, 2005
Rockel Update
So I've been busy... here's what I've been "up to":

Working on Finding (better) Work.
a.k.a. - Getting the run-around from any and all reputable places of employ that are "Currently Hiring" or "Taking Applications."

Working on a Marriage.
It is seriously hard work. I know, everyone says that. But you really don't realize it, or realize how hard, until you are immersed. Everyone says this, too, but it is one of the single greatest things you could ever experience. (Wow, that last sentence was kind of poorly constructed and hard to follow upon rereading/editing this post. However I left in in because I like poorly constructed and hard to follow material. Plus, I like how marriage is a "single" great thing.)

Working on a Screenplay.
This would be for my good buddy, Mr. Luke Custer. OK, yes, it is only a "Short" screenplay. But as this is the THIRD "Short" script I have written for this young man, it shows: a) how much I like this guy, b) the quality I expect from his final product (just kidding Luke... not really... ok, maybe a little... but only a little), c) how much "free" time I have on my hands... at least at work, (literally, 90% of this last script was written on those small brown paper bags convenience stores put your alcoholic purchases in. I still have the bags to prove it. All seven of them. Front and back.) d) despite popular belief, which I also happen to hold to myself, I could write a full length screenplay. Just as long as it is written in a three-act style, and the three acts have absolutely nothing to do with each other, and finally e) what am I talking about again? Oh yeah... It also shows that my ideas get better with time... because this third one is better than the first two... combined. Kinda like Star Wars. Why is my third script better? Because I say it is, dang it.

Working on a Book.
What's that, you say? A book? Yes. I, the Great Rockel, condemner of modern literature have decided to begin "penning" a book. What does this show? I don't know, but I do know that I use "quotation marks" far too "heavily." I'll be teaming up with the multi-talented, incredibly intelligent Mr. Shaun Cross, beginning this week, in an attempt to accomplish this feat. The topic of the book, or thesis, if you will (and you will), has yet to be concretely decided, however it will either be: a) Philosophical, b) Theological, c) a combination of both, d) neither one, and/or e) a cookbook. In all probability, and in all seriousness, it will be a commentary on the error(s) of Modern American (and Western) Christianity written from the perspective of two Men, both lifelong American citizens, Christians, in their early twenties, newly married, possessing Bachelors degrees, and currently holding down jobs at a convenience store and a Dominoes Pizza.
Look for it in a few years... in the freezer section of your local grocery store, and everywhere quality power tools are sold.

-Rockel
posted by Rockel @ 12:40 AM  
4 Comments:
  • At 24/5/05 11:05 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Do I get an autographed copy??
    Holla!

     
  • At 24/5/05 11:54 AM, Blogger Rockel said…

    NO! I'm sorry, but autographs are for sleazy novel/novella writers. My work (our, Our work, rather) will be a sublime combination of Intelligence and Art that will one day be compared to the greatest literature ever published, like "Harold and the Purple Crayon" and other genre-bending, mind-expanding, ground-breaking works of social awareness. Making any type of mark upon a single page of our book after it has left the printers would be nothing other than pollution and graffiti.
    However... I may consider inscribing my name just for you... if you drop me a twenty for my pains... unless you pay list price for the book... and then the autograph is complimentary.

     
  • At 30/5/05 5:53 AM, Blogger InterestingPhysics said…

    matt,
    chuck is so busy moving in and all, but I wondered what you think about this...
    http://www.uwire.com/content/topops052505002.html

     
  • At 30/5/05 5:54 AM, Blogger InterestingPhysics said…

    not that you ever advocated anything like this....

     
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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.

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