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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

23 October, 2007
FIRE!
I know you're all dreadfully worried about me (and perhaps even John), so I've put together this little map thingy, thanks to GoogleMaps:
As you can (sort of) see...
- Downtown L.A. is off to the lower right
- Our apartment is the Green Dot at the top center (in Van Nuys)
- Culver City (where I work) is near the lower center (underlined in a light blue)
- Santa Monica and Beverly Hills (where JC interns) are north and west of Culver (underlined in sort of a pink-ish color), and
- the Fire is off to the West in and around Malibu (the, yes, red and orange spray paint [God bless MSPaint])

So, no real danger for us or pretty much anyone else. The big bad fire killing people, closing down highways, and making the national news is way down in San Diego county. This one is just forcing rich celebs to evacuate to their secondary homes.

In other updates, for those of you (aka, Doyle) who missed the bit about Recipes, there is now a link over there to the left under "Topics" (it's the only topic at the moment) that you can click on and check out all the wonderful recipes I will be posting in the coming weeks/months/etc. If you'd like to submit one of your own to share, feel free to email, post, or comment it and I'll definitely put it up for all to see. I'll even make it and tell you what I think of it (provided "authentic truffles," or "Beluga caviar" aren't key ingredients).

Also, the poll has been updated to include only the current contenders. You can also vote as many times as you like now.
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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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