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That's a good one, Tom. It made my day twice; the first time is
when it starting snowing. The trails on Moscow Mt. are nice, but
they need some new snow.<br><br>
As I've said many times, Christians avoid the divine feminine at their
peril. The Hindu Goddess Durga is no one you would want to ignore
for too long.<br><br>
Happy Solstice,<br><br>
Nick<br><br>
At 11:48 AM 12/22/2007, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">One day in the Garden of Eden,
Eve calls out to God; "Lord, I have a<br>
problem!" <br><br>
"What's the problem, Eve?" <br><br>
"Lord, I know you created me and provided this beautiful garden and
all of<br>
these wonderful animals and that hilarious comedic snake, but I'm just
not<br>
happy." <br><br>
"Why is that, Eve?" came the reply from above. <br><br>
"Lord, I am lonely, and I'm sick to death of apples." <br><br>
"Well Eve, in that case, I have a solution. I shall create a man for
you." <br><br>
"What's a man, Lord?" <br><br>
"This man will be a flawed creature, with many bad traits. He'll
lie, cheat,<br>
and be vainglorious; all in all, he'll give you a hard time. but, he'll
be<br>
bigger, faster, and will like to hunt and kill things. He will look
silly<br>
when he's aroused, but since you've been complaining, I'll create him
in<br>
such a way that he will satisfy your physical needs. He will be witless
and<br>
will revel in childish things like fighting and kicking a ball about.
He<br>
won't be too smart, so he'll also need your advice to think
properly." <br><br>
"Sounds great." says Eve, with an ironically raised eyebrow.
"What's the<br>
catch, Lord?" <br><br>
"Well, you can have him on one condition." <br><br>
"What's that, Lord?" <br><br>
"As I said, he'll be proud, arrogant, and self-admiring. So you'll
have to<br>
let him believe that I made him first. Just remember, it's our
little<br>
secret; you know, woman to woman."<br><br>
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Seeya round town, Moscow.<br><br>
Tom Hansen<br>
Moscow, Idaho<br><br>
"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The
college<br>
students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<br><br>
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br><br>
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