Wednesday, May 30, 2012

WhiteHeart Wednesday


 



How Many Times
(Seventy Times Seven)
WhiteHeart
Lord
I got no more tears to cry
Someone has hurt me
Done me wrong
I’m walking wounded
Oh Lord

Lord
This pain is a knife of fire
Why does it have to turn out this way
Why do the innocent seem to pay

How many times
Must I stand in the waves of this crashing sea
How many times
Must I forgive all the hurt that’s been done to me
Let the jury go
Set the sinner free of
Seventy times seven

Lord
I really don’t understand
I’m looking ‘round for some stones to throw
You’re telling me I should let it go

How many times
Must I stand in the waves of this crashing sea
How many times
I hear what You’re saying inside of me
But I don’t understand the mystery of
Seventy times seven

How many times
Have You wept from the anguish of all my shame
How many times
Have I nailed You up on the cross of pain
You bled from a broken heart
And I was to blame
Seventy times seven
Over and over again
Seventy times seven
Lord You know just how hard I have tried
Seventy times seven
Gotta see that I’m hurting inside
Seventy times seven
Don’t You know that my pride is at stake
Seventy times seven
So tell me how much one should take
Seventy times seven

Seventy times seven

Seventy times seven

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

TFT: Darius Rucker


 

Not every song that will be featured here will be what is generally considered as being “Christian” in the eyes of this world.  For some will be anguished cries from the pit of despair while others will be quite obviously fervent rants of rebellion.  Nonetheless, be assured that they will all be of our Heavenly Father (in one way or another) and I hope that you have been given ears to hear the message.


It Won’t Be Like This For Long
Darius Rucker
He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Lyin’ there in bed and listenin’
To his newborn baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss
And says
It's gonna
Be okay

It won't be like this
For long
One day we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby
Just hold on
It won't be like this for long

Four years later
‘Bout 4:30
She's crawlin’ in their bed
And when he drops her off at pre-school
She's clingin’ to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says
What can I do
She says
Now, don't you worry
This'll only last a week or two

It won't be like this
For long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won't even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won't be like this for long

Someday soon she'll be a teenager
And at times
He'll think she hates him
And he'll walk her down the aisle
And raise her veil
But right now she's up and cryin'
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her goodnight
And she says her prayers

He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
'Cause he already knows

It won't be like this
For long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
And this phase is gonna fly by
So he's tryin’ to hold on
It won't be like this for long
It won't be like this for long


This
Darius Rucker
Got a baby girl sleepin’ in my bedroom
And her mama laughin’ in my arms
There's the sound of rain on the rooftop
And the game's about to start
I don't really know how I got here
But I'm sure glad that I did
And it's crazy to think
That one little thing
Could've changed all of it
Maybe it didn't turn out
Like I planned
Maybe that's why I'm such
Such a lucky man

For every stoplight I didn't make
Every chance I did
Or I didn't take
All the nights I went too far
All the girls that broke my heart
All the doors that I had to close
All the things I knew
But I didn't know
Thank God for all I missed
'Cause it led me here to this

Like the girl that I loved in high school
Who said she could do better
Or that college I wanted to go to
'Til I got that letter
All the fights
And the tears
And the heartache
I thought I'd never get through
And the moment I almost gave up
All lead me here to you
I didn't understand it
Way back when
But sittin’ here right now
It all makes perfect sense

For every stoplight I didn't make
Every chance I did
Or I didn't take
All the nights I went too far
All the girls that broke my heart
All the doors that I had to close
All the things I knew
But I didn't know
Thank God for all I missed
'Cause it led me here to this

How I cried
When my mama passed away
But now I've got an angel
Lookin’ out for me today
So nothing's a mistake

For every stoplight I didn't make
Every chance I did
Or I didn't take
All the nights I went too far
All the girls that broke my heart
All the doors that I had to close
Everything I knew
But I didn't know
Thank God for all I missed
'Cause it led me here to this
Yeah
It led me here to this

Lyrics From: [elyrics.net]

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Monday, May 28, 2012

Come Monday...Duets on ABC


“Come Monday…” is a weekly series that will involve a review of, or commentary about,  websites, movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may tickle my fancy at the time.  Be assured that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy Buffett song “Come Monday.”  This is subject to change, however.  In fact, I would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a while.  For rants promote change, and change can be good—right?  Therefore, since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).



First of all, please understand that both my wife and I absolutely love [Kelly Clarkson], which started during the first season of American Idol, which she [won].  Yeah, I know that sounds kinda creepy, but since we are old enough to easily be her parents, it has to be innocent—right?

Anyway, we also love [Jennifer Nettles], who does most of the singing for [Sugarland].  She also knows how to sing a great duet.


Alas, I do not believe that we will be hearing anything like that coming from [Duets].  Well, unless the show gets a whole better than it was in the first episode that aired last Thursday.

No, I cannot point to any one thing as being at the root of the problem, which sounds promising.  On the other hand, I can recall hearing several rather sour notes (both literally and figuratively) throughout the first episode, with not the least of these coming from [John Legend] and [Robin Thicke], which does not bode well for the show at all.

By the way, did you notice something different about that trailer for Duets?  If you didn’t, it had [Lionel Richie] being on show, and he was [replaced by John Legend] before the first episode aired.  Could it be that Richie didn’t want to be part of a train wreck so soon after climbing back to [the top of the charts]?

Of course, I could be wrong.  If you would like to find out, the next episode of Duets is scheduled to air next Thursday, May 31, at 7 p.m. CDT.  My wife and I will not be watching, but you are more than welcome to get back to me on how right I am about the show.

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

A Sunday Drive


Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and me after Sunday morning church services for a leisurely drive around where we lived.  Even though we were seeing mostly familiar sights, it was still good to see them, and this is why “A Sunday Drive” sounded about right for the name of a weekly series revisiting familiar sites that are well worth seeing again and again.  The link below the image is to the site itself, and the image is linked to the post it was first included in here.











 





 Link: [Profoto]





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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Trib Updates


 

This is a weekly series that will include a brief summary of the latest articles that have been published on The Tribulation Times Herald-Exhorter.  Hopefully, this will encourage you to go check out some truly outstanding articles that have been published by a number of truly outstanding authors.  Moreover, I hope this will also encourage you to want to become a contributing member/author, as well.  The “Hear Ye!  Hear Ye!” site explanation near the top of the side-bar should answer many of your questions.  Yes, this series also included an “SOS! (Spam On Saturdays)”  segment before, but it just wasn’t working for me.  Therefore, that will be replaced by a republishing of one of the Trib articles.

[Varmint Signs 13] has a cat trying to get in better shape in order to survive the coming apocalypse.

[YouTube Links] has me wondering why not all links work as they should.

[R.I.P. GCB] contains some thoughts on an ABC show that has already been cancelled.

[Varmint Signs 14] has a rabbit attempting to make his escape.

[Another Idiotic Elitist] is about some comments made by Ian Drew of Us Weekly.

[Aints Again] is about the New Orleans Saints wanting to relive the past.


If you are not familiar with it, hacked off is an old expression that denotes being rather upset over something.  Kinda like ticked off—only different.

Truth be told, it is probably an expression that only someone at the end of a three-day drunk having some issues with an uncooperative bartender would likely use, but it goes fairly well with the topic at hand.  For it greatly upsets me to hear newscasters contributing to the dumbing down of America.

What I am talking about in this particular case is hearing the software engineers at Facebook being referred to as hackers.  For by [definition]: Computer hacking is broadly defined as intentionally accesses a computer without authorization or exceeds authorized access.



In all fairness, the definition that I am referring to does not appear to be chiseled in stone.  For according to the [Wikipedia article] on the subject: Hacking means finding out weaknesses in a computer or computer network and exploiting them, though the term can also refer to someone with an advanced understanding of computers and computer networks.  Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, protest, or challenge.  The subculture that has evolved around hackers is often referred to as the computer underground but it is now an open community.  While other uses of the word hacker exist that are not related to computer security, they are rarely used in mainstream context. They are subject to the long standing hacker definition controversy about the true meaning of the term hacker. In this controversy, the term hacker is reclaimed by computer programmers who argue that someone breaking into computers is better called a cracker, not making a difference between computer criminals (black hats) and computer security experts (white hats). Some white hat hackers claim that they also deserve the title hacker, and that only black hats should be called crackers.

On the other hand, what generally comes to mind when you hear the term, hacker, being used, and wouldn’t it be advantageous for the bad guys to have no distinction placed between their nefarious intentions and those of legitimate programmers?  It does give you something to think about—doesn’t it?

Oh, and in regards to Facebook stock, look for the price to start heading south in a hurry not all that long from now.  For as was addressed in that Nightline segment, if Facebook yields to the demands of serious investors/traders by adding more and more advertising, it will fade into oblivion like MySpace, and if Facebook doesn’t yield, those serious investors/traders will dump their holdings.

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Sites To See


The SOLE purpose of this weekly series is to call attention to sites that I think many would find most interesting—in one way or another.  Just to be clear, inclusion in this series is not necessarily meant as a recommendation, and I have included sites that are rather disturbing to me.  The link below each image is to the site itself, and each image is linked to the particular post from which it was taken when applicable.  Please, go see for yourself.









 









 




***Some Caution Around Minors May Be Warranted***



 Link: [The Mag]


 







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