Hey folks, it’s Tuesday which means it’s time to talk about testicles. Today’s testiticular story is a sad tale about a boy and his dog. It’s been about a year since I had Montana neutered, which means that it is a time of mourning. I remember the day so clearly. Montana was so excited that I was still home at noon instead of off at work. He must have been sure that I’d set the day aside just for him. Little did he know how close to the truth that was. When I walked him out to the car his little eyes lit up and his tail started wagging. "I get to go for a ride!" he must have been thinking. As we drove to the vet I kept telling him "I’m sorry, boy, it has to be done." He just kept wagging his tail. If only he wasn’t so damn happy! When I stopped at the vet he got even more excited. Unlike most dogs Montana loves going to the vet. He loves meeting people whenever possible and adores the attention they give him. He didn’t get worried at all until he realized I wasn’t staying with him. He cried a little and pulled toward me. That was the last time I saw my puppy with balls.
I called back after his surgery to make sure he was ok and they said he was sleeping. When I came to pick him up he was overjoyed. Despite the anesthesia, he was bouncing around and rubbing up against me. So happy I was there, not realizing I was the cause of his suffering. He threw up from the anesthesia a few times, but other than that was fine. Balless, but fine. When he was healed enough to go the park he became obsessed with tennis balls or any kind of balls he could find. He’s figured out how to hold two in his mouth at the same time. Sometimes he takes them off to his own little spot and lies down with them. He gets really angry if another dog tries to take his balls. To this day I still feel a twinge of guilt. If I had it to do over again I would have done one thing differently. I would have gotten a girlfriend that insisted he gets neutered so I can say "No! I won’t neuter my dog!" Then I could cave in and take him and say "See what that bitch made me do to you?" Damn it, I should have thought of that ahead of time.
Polt = listening to "Another Brick In The Wall, PartII" by Pink Floyd
I want live life in the fast lane, but I'm married to a speed bump.
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BAD NEWS:
For in it the righteousness of
God is revealed from faith to
faith; as it is written, "The just
shall live by faith." For the wrath
of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and
unrighteousness of men, who
suppress the truth in unright -
eousness, because what may
be known of God is manifest
in them, for God has shown
it to them.
For since the creation of the
world His invisible attributes
are clearly seen, being under -
stood by the things that are
made, even His eternal power
and Godhead, so that they are
without excuse, because,
although they knew God,
they did not glorify Him as
God, nor were thankful,
but became futile in their
thoughts, and their foolish
hearts were darkened.
Professing to be wise,
they became fools,
and changed the glory
of the incorruptible
God into an image made
like corruptible man -
and birds and four -
footed animals and
creeping things.
Therefore God
also gave them up
to uncleanness, in
the lusts of their
hearts, to dishonor
their bodies among
themselves, who
exchanged the truth
of God for the lie,
and worshiped and
served the creature
rather than the Creator,
who is blessed forever.
Amen.
For this reason God
gave them up to vile
passions. For even
their women exchanged
the natural use for what
is against nature. Likewise
also the men, leaving the
natural use of the woman,
burned in their lust for one
another, men with men
committing what is shameful,
and receiving in themselves
the penalty of their error which
was due. And even as they
did not like to retain God in
their knowledge, God gave
them over to a debased mind,
to do those things which are
not fitting; being filled with all
unrighteousness, sexual immorality,
wickedness, covetousness,
maliciousness; full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit,
evil-mindedness; they are
whisperers, backbiters,
haters of God, violent,
proud, boasters, inventors
of evil things, disobedient
to parents, undiscerning,
untrustworthy, unloving,
unforgiving, unmerciful;
who, knowing the righteous
judgment of God, that those
who practice such things
are deserving of death,
not only do the same
but also approve of
those who practice them.
We know these laws are
good when they are used
as God intended.
But they were not made
for people who do what
is right. They are for people
who are disobedient and
rebellious, who are ungodly
and sinful, who consider
nothing sacred and defile
what is holy, who murder
their father or mother or
other people.
These laws are for people
who are sexually immoral,
for homosexuals and slave
traders, for liars and oath
breakers, and for those who
do anything else that contradicts
the right teaching
GOOD NEWS:
For the wages of sin is death,
but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
***
The United States government
has just released a nation-wide
survey on Americans' private
sexual habits. The NEW YORK
TIMES describes it as disclosing
"surprising numbers for same-sex
activity."
Surprising is the right word, but not
in the way I suspect the NEW YORK
TIMES means.
The study was done by the National
Center for Health Statistics, part of
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Among other statistics,
the study indicates that only about
4 percent of men and women consider
themselves to be homosexual or bisexual.
Indeed, among men ages 18 to 44,
90 percent call themselves heterosexual,
2 percent homosexual, 2 percent bisexual,
and 4 percent something else. Among
women, 86 percent are attracted only
to men, and 10 percent "mostly" to males.
In both cases it is a long way from the 10
percent that the homosexual lobby has
advanced for years. We are told that
homosexual behavior is simply a choice
and that we're bigoted if we do not
believe it to be the norm. But any time
you look at statistics and find less than
10 percent engaging in a particular
activity, it is contrary to the norm.
The norm is what the 90 percent does.
There are profound social consequences
here. If sexual orientation is a choice,
then we're free to choose. But this study
implies that we're wired a certain
way, for heterosexual relationships.
As philosopher J. Budziszewski says,
there are some things we "can't not
know."
One of those things is that we're
biologically made a certain way:
males one way and females another.
That's the way the world works,
and it's the only natural way to
conceive children.
And when you go against the way
the world is made, you're going
against the grain of the universe.
And no amount of propaganda
or clever marketing, which is
what it is, can change the
unalterable facts of the natural
moral order.
It's time we recognize that and
stop being bullied by special interests.
But whether we should have spent
the money this way or not, we do
now have the report. It does show
us something that needs to be
understood in American life.
It has a profound impact on the
political and cultural debates of
our day in ways that I'm sure does
indeed surprise the staff of the
NEW YORK TIMES.
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