Saturday, August 28, 2010

My curious cat, Oona

Does God make you angry?

I see so many Facebook comments thanking and praising god for all he has done for them.  The comments that really make me sad are from people who have had something terrible happen to them.   A child with a horrible life-threatening disease for example.  If the child has a good day at the hospital, they thank god.   Um, why aren't they angry because god allowed this to happen?   Being a former Christian, I know the answers.   It's our own fault because we are sinners and we bring this upon ourselves......god is teaching us a lesson......we can't possibly understand everything about god so what seems terrible to us, is actually a wonderful thing that we just don't comprehend....etc.   First, as a parent, I understand allowing your child to make mistakes to learn, but I would never allow my child to suffer in agony for any reason.   (So I guess i'm more loving than this "god". )  And all the other excuses are just sad attempts to justify something that isn't logical....because people WANT and NEED to believe this is TRUE!     Bottom line, if god knows everything, has always known everything, and is all powerful....then we couldn't have free will, everything that happens, he kneew would happen, so he made us knowing we would suffer, knowing some would choose to not believe in him, knowing babies would die agonizing deaths from aids, etc.  He also created satan, knowing full well what he would end up doing, so god is the creator of evil.   If one stops wanting to believe so much and uses simple logic, one would see that the christian god, along with all other gods, have been created by ignorant men and women.   Stories told around campfires by elders of a tribe.   This way of thinking is a cancer upon humankind.  Not just with religion, but with politics, morals, personal choices, lifestyles etc.   If you think the rugrats cartoon was cute when the baby said "I'm poopy" but would be offended if the baby had said "I'm shitty", then you fall into that catagory, and you should start closely and objectively examining what you believe.   (In case you don't get it, both words mean exactly the same thing.....being offended by one and not the other is not.....logical.)

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Moving day!

For quite a while now, my employer Alpha Broadcasting, has had many Portland stations operating out of 3 different buildings.  Today is my last day in this ancient former bank vault and tomorrow I move in to my brand new studio at the Pac West building.   Here's what it looks like....


Our offices right before the big move
Pac West Building



Weird car I saw in downtown Portland today

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

My Wife Teresa taunts the cat.  What's wrong with this picture??

Useless info MASTER!!!

I haz blog!

Prepare to be astonished.  ...or not.  I take pictures of stuff.  I like stuff.   You will see stuff from Portland, Hawaii, and other stuff.   Occasional opinions will be expressed.