Soldier Up (Blood & Chrome installments 3-6)

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I'm at it again - new editorial about the last 4 installments of Blood & Chrome.  Still need to catch up with the pair that just went up - but life issues come first.

Milisa

Blood and Chrome - internet premiere

 I've been at it again, although not quite as I had planned for November.  A super busy work schedule and personal life led to a stressed out writer for Nanowrimo.  I gave that up and let the project crash and burn (for now).  But did manage to find the time to write an op/ed for www.JokersUpdates.com: 
Blood and Chrome: the online premiere

LISSident The Dissident: I Cannot Tell a Lie

http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1944  Another piece at JokersUpdates.com on the status quo of the house with the latest eviction.

LISSident The Dissident: I Didn't Think

http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1939
at www.JokersUpdates.com
NO - they didn't.  Back from a weekend trip to the land of no-tech (my mother's) time to catch up with our resident House Guests and some of the idiocy abounding the house.

LISSident the Dissident: Dewey, Cheatem & Howe

http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1929

Liss is a tad cranky with Big Brother right now.  Okay so Liss is actually just a tad cranky in general.  Read why I'm annoyed with BB over at JokersUpdates.

Religion, Politics, Gun Control & Things I Was Taught Not to Use in Polite Conversation

Apparently what my (brilliant!) momma taught me about not talking about religion, politics, and such in polite conversation don't apply to the wild wild west of places like Facebook.  I'm presently on mental overload from the plethora of Support this - no boycott that!; arm everyone - no take all the guns away!  I love Jesus (okay, yes I do, card carrying member of the I HAVE DECIDED TO FOLLOW JESUS club (in caps because it is a song title) - no you should be tolerate (seriously folks can I be both????)  And given it is a Presidential Election Year Facebook seems to have become something of political billboard hell and of course I have friends on both sides of the liberal/conservative spectrum (I love you all) while I am a raging independent. 

 

Yes folks that means it depends on the issue.  It means that I detest being pigeon-holed.  It means that sometimes I see everyone following a particular bandwagon and when I check my beliefs and check what I know/understand about what the Bible teaches us I see that while it allegedly fits into 'camp X" it also does not fit what Jesus taught. 

 

Tolerance?  Yes - he taught that.  He practiced it.  Why else do you think he didn't drop kick the Pharisees to kingdom come - because I certainly would have wanted to. 

 

Acceptance?  Yes - he taught that.  He practiced it.  Who was Jesus hanging with?  The rich?  The powerful?  The stars?  Ummmm don't think so.  Nope he was hanging out with hookers, and theives and tax collectors (who more or less then were filed under thieves) and a bunch of fishermen.  He touched lepers when to touch a leper meant the risk of getting leprosy yourself.  He healed and cared for the sick, grieving, blind and poor.  And I'm 'supposed' to what?  Yeah - I have decided to follow Jesus on that front. 

 

Legislating His Beliefs into Law?  Nope,  Not in the Bible.  It was 'render unto Cesear what is Cesear's.'  To me, in modern terms this means that we follow the laws - even when we don't agreee with them.  We live in a wonderful, Federal Republic that uses democracy to elect our leaders.  Please, go speak at the ballet box.  But meanwhile it is okay if not everyone agrees with us.  That Federal Republic I mentioned gives us freedom of speech & relgion.  I know, I know, many of you are afraid that they are going to take that away from us (or alternately  afraid that the relgious crazies are going to force it upon you). 

 

Frankly, we have four plus months until the election and I'm not sure I'm going to make it there without a meltdown.  So pardon me while I don't reshare, retweet, or forward everything that comes my way.  I'm a tad weary.  Not just from all of this but other things as well.  And it makes me sad to see places I enjoyed - where I could keep track of family & friends and have a good laugh turn into battle grounds of opinionating. 

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Milisa Henderson

http://www.milisahenderson.com/

Lissident the Dissident: Production Dysfuction

http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1924

My thoughts regarding the Willie Hantz meltdown, eviction and responsibility.

at JokersUpdates.com

LISSident The Dissident: Loose Lips

http://www.jokersupdates.com/jarticles/article.php?article=1921

My latest article on Big Brother 14 over a JokersUpdates.com