Maybe not

Alright, maybe a triple barell curling iron is only interesting to me, but it is an option to get the look I want without a perm.

Stargate and scientific method

I do not necessarily think it was intended, though it may well have been. The stargate Atlantis episode pointed out that constants that appear to be related may not be.

I do not like that episode but for some reason my mind flipped to it. It is the episode near the beginning of the series about people not living past the age of 25. And it was always abided and it seemed that the consequence was that they were protected, but as it is pointed out, that much might have been falsely "proved" because the real reasons for the death of anyone who turns 25 and the protection of the people are not what scientifically could be proven.

Beguiled?

I always just understood the account of Adam & Eve in the Garden of Eden as something I would just never quite grasp. And that was ok, cause it was not needful. In particular, it boiled down every time to a word that was misunderstood. That word was beguiled.

I was quite familiar with this story from playing Eve multiple times in the one act play, a rendition of Mark Twain's Diary of Adam and Eve, and from Temple attendance. Still, everytime I would fail to see how the serpent could be blamed for doing anything wrong. I assumed that beguile must have meant a bad, blameable thing.

To me, if Eve could be exonerated when she did such a terrible thing, why did she just not take the blame herself? Further, it seemed always that the adversary was just playing a necessary role, and as such, why did he have to be blamed? But, last night I read a comment that helped me see it in a new light (it is sort of funny that to clarify things I,need to be less merciful).

The comment said to the effect that Eve was lied to and told a truth with a lie, a very subtle tricky tool used to get otherwise good people to align with something wrong.

I finally saw beguiling as being false. In this case it was used out of desperation, like a young child using what tools he has to get what,he wants. Though they are denied a thing they have something and use what they have. To me, though, that makes Eve Sooooo brilliant to recognize in retrospect when asked,that she was lied to. It is still a bit confusing to me though how we praise Eve for choosing correctly, so we all got to live. But we accuse the one who is responsible.

I suppose it is a weighty matter. One that will be a long time in coming into my perception...

Scarf

Ok, this is just for quick. Sunday amusement. Having said that. I woke up extra early this morning, not because of the kids or because it was our ward conference, but to look up how to wear a scarf. I have never had one, but wanted to wear it, and I figured at church, women would notice if it was worn incorrectly and think to themselves, "Oh, for shame. What a waste."

Love

This is not about sexy romantic stuff, but real love, the others are outlets. Love is so powerful, it exhausts the physical body. In the usual vernacular we love many things or aspects of things, but what do we mean. I pose that it is impossible to know because the word means too many things.

I have found words stringed together expressed by, oh fooey!

I am in love. I am afraid to say that because of context but it is so much easier, and I just have to say so, though I do not want to say who until I decide how, and can be sure it will be understood.

Then what?

So, maybe you found me, and maybe you won. Now what?

Do you envision the greatest upset in the history of the universe or something? Are you expecting everyone to be poor sports? Well, such thoughts make me reconsider. You need a better end game. it is as weak as your start, and then you pretend that was how you intended it. Well, I know a bit about human nature that you don't.

I love doughnuts because I cannot eat them all of the time.

Eavesdropping elephants

I just heard someone say, "No one told us that it would not be fun after we retire, it was assumed and is a huge surprise."

Well, no I will not be released although the other I was called with has been released now and I have been serving for over 9 years.  Now it is time to let someone else deal with this mess.