Monday, June 14, 2010

Come Monday...Debbie (Simone) Simon's Sunbuddy

“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).




If you have read the parts in [The Crackerhead Chronicles] about my high school days and beyond, you will know that I considered my first wife to be absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. In fact, I was not the only one who thought of her as being comparable with [Jaclyn Smith] of the original [Charlie’s Angels].

Be assured that Sam was not the only girl in our school at the time who looked that good, and Debbie Simon was most certainly one of them. Now, I am not sure just when the picture above was taken, but that is her. No, the picture does not do her justice. It is, however, close enough to give you an idea of just how spectacular she is.

Thanks to [Facebook], I reconnected with her a few days ago. She would rather go by Simone now, but she is still the super sweet friend I have many fond memories of.

Oh no, she was most definitely not just another beautiful face. For she was just as gorgeous on the inside as she was on the outside, and it would appear that she has become a very successful businesswoman, to boot.





The name of her company is [Sunbuddy], and it markets naturally-based sunscreen and insect repellant products. No, I do not have any personal experience with any of them, but considering how fair-skinned she is, it would have to be good stuff. Besides, I cannot imagine her misrepresenting anything to anyone.

Of course, there is only one way of knowing for sure, and that would be to try it for yourself. Aside from her other site, you can also go [here] to see if she might have what you are looking for in regards to protecting against [melanoma] this summer.

Even though it is not quite as serious as skin cancer, turning beet-red with water blisters is another condition that she might be able to help you to avoid. Be assured that this is something that I am all too painfully familiar with from years past, and adding mosquito bites to the mix adds all the more to the misery.

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

A Sunday Drive

Back during my childhood, our parents would often load up my brother and I 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.
































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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Real M'n'C - X

The second book in line on FishHawk Droppings is [The Minister & The Crackerhead], and it is a fictitious account of an encounter between a more devoutly religious person (The Minister) and myself (The Crackerhead), based upon real events.  This series will be just like it—only these encounters will be real.  Granted, some of the text will have been changed in an effort to protect both the innocent and the guilty, but none of that will change anything about what was being conveyed.  No, none of this is meant to cast aspersions towards anyone, nor to make myself good.  In fact, be assured that I have been made all too painfully aware of the fact that most will not get the point of any of this.  For only those who have been allowed and enabled to understand can, but just how many who can will want to?  Therefore, if you have a question or an observation, please speak up—even if you sincerely believe that I may very well be one of Satan’s worst.

The Minister: Beloved, you should deal with the oppressing spirit called evil pain.  If you know the Lord has been passing you through fire, water and storm in order to remold your life, or he has been putting his fingers on your pressure point and is giving you pain that pain is a good one.  But if you don’t want pain God’s way, you will get it the devil’s way which is very terrible and can lead to destruction.

The Crackerhead: Regardless of the reason, pain gives us opportunities to give our Heavenly Father the full benefit of our doubts.  For would a good earthly father throw their child into an open fire in order to teach them about being burned?  No, I wouldn't think so.
Therefore, unless we are willing to conclude that there is surely nothing that He can do in order to prevent us from experiencing any pain, it must be accepted that it is for our ultimate benefit and His glory.  That is, unless we are willing to accept that He must not be nearly as good of a father as He claims to be, of course.
Yes, many (if not most) find it absolutely ridiculous to even attempt an explanation.  It is, after all, a great mystery that cannot be explained to them, but the absolute truth of the matter is actually quite simple.  For we (as in all of mankind) are created to be our Heavenly Father's children by faith in order to give Him opportunities to receive a very special kind of love, and it is for this purpose that we are born into this world as we naturally are.
Just look at our own relationships—especially the more intimate ones.  For it is relatively easy to love someone who always meets or exceeds our own expectations, but it takes a very special kind of love to want to stay with someone who seldom does.

The Minister: I understand.

The Crackerhead: Good.  Please spread the word.  For this is something that our Heavenly Father wants His more mature children to understand.  For when one is child, they do not really care why their parents do what they do, but then there comes a time when an understanding of what has been done is necessary in order for their relationship to grow deeper.  That is, unless they do not appreciate what their parents did, nor the reasons why they did it, or course.
I suppose it is problematic to compare our Heavenly Father's ways unto those of our earthly parents.  For His ways are perfect.  Whereas, our parents are not.

The Minister: Very well said.  One thing I have found out in life is that age sometimes is not a factor to understanding the ways of God.  What I know is that most times when am sad and down I just cry to God and remind Him of my many enemies and how they are waiting to laugh at me and with that my mind is reassured in the trust I have on my God.  For He will never leave me nor forsake me.

The Crackerhead: You are exactly right about Spiritual maturity not being based upon physical age, nor even upon how long someone has been a “Christian.”  For it all depends upon what our Heavenly Father wants to accomplish in and through someone that determines when (and to what extent) He will allow and enable them to enter into His absolute truth [1 Corinthians 2:6-16], and in many cases, mere children in physical age have more Spiritual maturity than those who have spent their entire lives in service to the "church", such as in the case of the Prophet Jeremiah [Jeremiah 1:4-10].  Speaking of Jeremiah, check-out [Jeremiah 20:7-18], and compare that to how you feel sometimes.  That passage certainly applies to me a lot.

The Minister: I will do that.  Have you been getting a lot of emails with offers to help someone invest millions of dollars?  I get dozens of these scam offers every week.

The Crackerhead: This speaks to the really hard part of accepting what our Heavenly Father wants us to know and understand about His sovereignty.  For if it is true that He really is in full-control of all that happens in this world, then it must be accepted that He is ultimately responsible for even these scams, and that means that we should be willing to give those who are participating the benefit of our doubts about them maybe not knowing what they are doing.  No, this is not to say that we should be willing to accept their actions.  For if I knew of someone who was doing such a thing, I would do everything I could to stop them, but that is different than condemning them to Hell (so to speak).

The Minister: The thing is God is not responsible for how we live our lives.  You either chose life (Jesus) or choose death, even though God sees and controls all, He lets us make our choices as we please, so when the end comes we would give account of our stewardship.  So, I’d say that they have chosen to follow the devil all the way to hell.

The Crackerhead: The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly of the Lord--even the events [that seem accidental] are really ordered by Him. [Proverbs 16:33 AMP]
In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. [Proverbs 16:9 NIV]
The King's heart is in the hand of the Lord; he directs it like a watercourse wherever he pleases. [Proverbs 21:1 NIV]

The Minister: True that.  I believe that passage comes to light when a Child of God is challenged in life so it is like God is saying don't be afraid of man, keep up the faith in God.  Because every man’s heart is in the hands of God and He can turn it wherever He wills.  Most times when I need something from God, I don't have to ask man.  Because I know if I ask man, I would be denied, but when I ask God for that thing, He does it for me even in ways I cannot explain.

The Crackerhead: To him belong strength and victory; both deceived and deceiver are his. [Job 12:16 NIV]
Be assured that I am not trying to say that everything that happens makes Him happy, but if it can be accepted that He truly is all-powerful, then it must also be accepted that even the wicked things are in accordance unto His will.  For it is written: The Lord has made everything for its own purpose, even the wicked for the day of evil [Proverbs 16:4 NAS].  Therefore, be careful about saying things like, “The thing is God is not responsible for how we live our lives.”

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Friday, June 11, 2010

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.












































Link: [Zorlone]


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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Aerosmith vs. Weird Al Yankovic



Livin’ On The Edge
Aerosmith
There’s something wrong with the world today
I don’t know what it is
Something’s wrong with our eyes
We’re seein’ things in a different way
And God knows it ain’t His
It sure ain’t no surprise

Yeah

We’re livin’ on the edge
We’re livin’ on the edge
We’re livin’ on the edge
We’re livin’ on the edge

There’s something wrong with the world today
The lightbulb’s getting’ dim
There’s meltdown in the sky
If you can judge a wise man
By the color of his skin
Then mister you’re a better man than I

We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself from fallin’
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself at all
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t stop yourself from fallin’
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
Everybody
Everybody

Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication
Aggravation
Is getting’ to you

Yeah

If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin’
Even if it wasn’t
Would you still come crawlin’ back again
I bet you would my friend
Again
And again
And again
And again
And again

Yeah

Tell me what you think about your situation
Complication
Aggravation
Is getting’ to you

Oh

If Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin’
Even if it wasn’t
Would you still come crawlin’ back again
I bet you would my friend
Again
And again
And again
And again

Something’s right with the world today
And everybody knows it’s wrong
But we can tell them no
Or we could let it go
But I would rather be hangin’ on

We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself from fallin’
Everybody
Everybody
We’re living on the edge
You can’t help yourself at all
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t stop yourself from fallin’
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
Everybody
Everybody

We’re livin’ on the edge

We’re livin’ on the edge

We’re livin’ on the edge

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself from fallin’
We’re living on the edge
You can’t help yourself at all
We’re living on the edge
You can’t stop yourself from fallin’
We’re livin’ on the edge

We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself
Everybody
You can’t help yourself
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself at all
Everybody
Everybody
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself
You can’t help yourself
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help yourself
You can’t help yourself
We’re livin’ on the edge
You can’t help from yourself from fallin’

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah





Livin’ In The Fridge
Weird Al Yankovic
There’s somethin’ weird in the fridge today
I don’t know what it is
Food I can’t recognize
My roommate won’t throw a thing away
I guess it’s probably his
It looks like it’s alive

Yeah

And livin’ in the fridge
And livin’ in the fridge
And livin’ in the fridge
Livin’ in the fridge

There’s somethin’ gross in the fridge today
It’s green and growin’ hair
It’s been there since July
Ewwww
If you can name the object
In that baggie over there
Then mister you’re a better man than I

It’s livin’ in the fridge
You can’t stop
Dysentery
The mold from growin’
Dysentery
Livin’ in the fridge
Can’t tell what
Dysentery
It is at all
Dysentery
Livin’ in the fridge
You can’t stop
Dysentery
The mold from growin’
Dysentery
Livin’ in the fridge

Tell me do you think is should be carbon dated
Fumigated
Or cremated
And buried at sea
Yeah
You try to save a little bit of your home cookin’
Covered with a lid it’s kinda scary lookin’
It always happens my friend
Again
And again
And again
And again

Somethin’ stinks in the fridge today
And it’s been rottin’ there all week
It could liver cake
Or wooly mammoth steak
Well maybe I should take another peek

Ahhhhhhh

Livin’ in the fridge
You can’t stop
Dysentery
The mold from growin’
Dysentery
Can’t tell what
Dysentery
It is at all
Dysentery
Livin’ in the fridge
Dysentery
Dysentery
Livin’ in the fridge
Don’t know what it is
Don’t know what it is
Livin’ in the fridge
Don’t know what it is
Don’t know what it is
Livin’ in the fridge
Don’t know what it is at all
Livin’ in the fridge
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah yeah

Lyrics From: [Sing365.com]

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

WhiteHeart Wednesday



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Excuse Me, Forgive Me
WhiteHeart
Kerry says to me
That I really don’t see
I’m making too much
Of all of this morality
This could never offend
Your Heavenly Friend
I’m not committing
Crimes against humanity

Whoa

Excuse me
Forgive me
I’m certain that you do see
Excuse me
Forgive me
Not the same thing in my mind
It’s one or the other
No they’re not together
They both have got their own
Place in time
So excuse me

I know some things are wrong
I’ve heard your righteous song
But a lot of these things
Are only indiscretions
You gotta play it loose
I’ll be the one to choose
You can’t believe that this
Would ever change my redemption

Excuse me
Forgive me
I’m certain that you do see
Excuse me
Forgive me
Not the same thing in my mind
It’s one or the other
No they’re not together
I’ll decide which one
To use next time

Kerry
In your heart and mind
Something’s dyin’
Every time

It’s one or the other
No they’re not together
Do you really think
That you should choose this time
To excuse me
Or forgive me

Yeah it’s one or the other
No they’re not together
No they’re not together
Do you really think
That you should choose this time

Boy
You gotta let it go

Excuse me

No no no
Not forgive me


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

TWO FOR TUESDAY


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, and others will be quite obviously ferverent 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.


If I’d Been The One
.38 Special
I’ve been lost inside
Empty space in my heart
And some things never change
No
How it hurts me
And how it’s
Tearin’ me apart
And it just goes on and on

Can you read my mind
Take a good look at my face
Could you take the time
Just to stand here in my place

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye
Goodbye
Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry
Look inside
Can you read my mind
Oh oh

When I hear your name
Feel so cold deep inside
Still it’s hard to explain
Oh
What your love meant to me
They say
Time will heal the pain
But it just goes on forever

Can you read my mind
Have you closed the door on love
Can you be so blind
Did you think I’d just give up

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye
Goodbye
Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry
Wanna cry
What if I’d been the one to say goodbye
Goodbye
Could you smile when it hurts so deep inside
And it never fades away
Fade away

Time can’t erase the reasons why
Count my mistakes
And the heartaches
Since you said goodbye

What if I’d been the one to say goodbye
Goodbye
Could you smile when inside you just wanna cry
Wanna cry
What if I’d been the one to say goodbye
Goodbye
Could you smile when it hurts so deep inside
And it never fades away
Never fades away
No it don’t fade away


Back Where You Belong
.38 Special
I heard you’re askin’
How I’m feelin’
I guess I’ll play it day by day
I’m still around now
My heart is healin’
But something’s never gonna change
‘Cause now I know
Love ain’t easy to find
I let you go
Now I’m changin’ my mind

I know that love
It don’t come easy
It took so long
It’s been hard to find
So love
You must believe me
Ain’t gonna let it slip away
I know I was wrong
I want you back where you belong
Want you back where you belong
Back where you belong

I played around now
I’ve done some dealin’
I found that love should be with you
And so you’re gone now
My head is reelin’
Don’t wanna be with someone new
And so I go
With a feelin’ inside me
‘Cause I know
What I’m leavin’ behind

I know that love
It don’t come easy
It took so long
It’s been hard to find
So love
You must believe me
Ain’t gonna let it slip away
I know I was wrong
I want you back where you belong
Want you back where you belong
Back where you belong

I guess in time I stop and think it over
Everything that we’ve been through
This heart of mine may never find another
Who loves me just the way you do

Hey girl

I heard you’re askin’
How I’m feelin’
I guess I’ll play it day by day
I’m still around now
My heart is healin’
But something’s never gonna change
‘Cause now I know love ain’t easy to find
I let you go
Now I’m changin’ my mind

I know that love
It don’t come easy
It took so long
It’s been hard to find
So love
You must believe me
Ain’t gonna let it slip away

Lyrics From: [Sing365.com]

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