Firepiper's take on life

Thank you Lord

2009-10-06T20:54:00.003-04:00

I feel safe with Jesus

2009-09-30T03:19:00.000-04:00

That's MY King!

2009-09-20T02:42:00.000-04:00

9/11 Repost

2009-09-11T13:15:00.002-04:00

411 Emergency Services personnel died on 9/11. Most of us think of the 343 FDNY firefighters and the many NYPD and Port Authority police officers lost. What we may not know is that there were Paramedics and EMTs from hospital and private ambulance services who also lost their lives. They're rarely mentioned, their names forgotten amongst the greater numbers of those killed. Remember them as well!

Never forget 9/11

2008-09-13T23:07:00.005-04:00

What a great way to start the day!

2009-08-23T04:08:00.000-04:00

Jesus paid my bill

2009-08-23T03:12:00.001-04:00

Nature (and cats) abhor a vacuum

2009-08-10T08:42:00.003-04:00

Come to my rescue

2009-08-21T20:30:00.003-04:00

My cats love me for me.....(yeah, right!)

2009-08-08T23:46:00.002-04:00

Soundtrack of your life

2009-08-06T12:37:00.003-04:00

Here's an interesting exercise;

Soundtrack of your life

Here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Zune, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie - just go with the flow.

Opening Credits: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky
Waking Up: Darude - Ecstasy
First day at school or work: Jackson 5 - Give me one more chance
Falling In Love: 48th Highlanders - Amazing Grace
Fight Song: The Chieftans - Dueling Chanters
Life: Guess Who - American Woman
Mental Breakdown: Bachman Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care of Business
Driving: ABBA - Take a Chance on Me
Wedding: Jackson 5 - Dancing Machine
Birth of Child: Indigo Girls - Carolina in my mind
Final Battle: Elvis Crespo - Salsa Merengue
Death Scene: Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
Funeral Song: Shakira - Objection
End Credit: Dick Dale and the Del-Tones - Peter Gunn Soundtrack

"911 - What is your emergency?"

2009-07-29T23:39:00.000-04:00

I LOVE Gregory House!

2009-07-19T01:22:00.002-04:00

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What was Eden like before God created Eve?

2009-07-12T17:38:00.004-04:00

CATS - another reason why we love them

2009-07-05T10:14:00.001-04:00

Adopt a stray

2009-05-06T16:57:00.001-04:00

Installing Love

2009-04-16T21:20:00.002-04:00

Tech Support: Yes, ... how can I help you?

Customer: Well, after much consideration, I've decided to install LOVE. Can you guide me though the process?

Tech Support: Yes. I can help you. Are you ready to proceed?

Customer: Well, I'm not very technical, but I think I'm ready. What do I do first?

Tech Support: The first step is to open your Heart. Have you located your Heart?

Customer: Yes, but there are several other programs running now. Is it okay to install Love while they are running?

Tech Support: What programs are running?

Customer: Let's see, I have Past Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Grudge, and Resentment running right now.

Tech Support: No problem, Love will gradually erase Past Hurt from your current operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory but it will no longer disrupt other programs. Love will eventually override Low Self-Esteem with a module of its own called High Self-Esteem. However, you have to completely turn off Grudge and Resentment. Those programs prevent Love from being properly installed. Can you turn those off?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

Tech Support: With pleasure. Go to your start menu and invoke Forgiveness. Do this as many times as necessary until Grudge and Resentment have been completely erased.

Customer: Okay, done! Love has started installing itself. Is that normal?

Tech Support: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to begin connecting to other Hearts in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops! I have an error message already. It says, "Error - Program not run on external components." What should I do?

Tech Support: Don't worry. It means that the Love program is set up to run on Internal Hearts, but has not yet been run on your Heart. In non-technical terms, it simply means you have to Love yourself before you can Love others.

Customer: So, what should I do?

Tech Support: Pull down Self-Acceptance; then click on the following files: Forgive-Self; Realize Your Worth; and Acknowledge your Limitations.

Customer: Okay, done.

Tech Support: Now, copy them to the "My Heart" directory. The system will overwrite any conflicting files and begin patching faulty programming. Also, you need to delete Verbose Self-Criticism from all directories and empty your Recycle Bin to make sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My heart is filling up with new files. Smile is playing on my monitor and Peace and Contentment are copying themselves all over My Heart.Is this normal?

Tech Support: Sometimes. For others it takes awhile, but eventually everything gets it at the proper time. So LOVE is installed and running. One more thing before we hang up. LOVE is Freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everyone you meet. They will in turn share it with others and return some cool modules back to you.

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T12:21:00.000-04:00

Just Imagine...

2009-03-03T22:48:00.001-05:00

I've got the lazies today!

2009-02-09T14:23:00.009-05:00

I don't believe in reincarnation, but if I did, I want to come back as a cat!

And God created...

2009-01-17T21:54:00.002-05:00

A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to "Where do pets come from?"

Adam and Eve said, "Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you any more. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us."

And God said, "No problem! I will create a companion for you that will be with you forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves."

And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve.

And it was a good animal.
And God was pleased.

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail.

And Adam said, "Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal."

And God said, "No problem. Because I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG."

And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them.

And they were comforted.

And God was pleased.
And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, "Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well."

And God said, "No problem! I will create for them a companion who will be with them forever and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration."

And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam and Eve.

And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings.

And Adam and Eve learned humility.

And they were greatly improved.

And God was pleased.

And Dog was happy.

And Cat didn't give a shit one way or the other.

I am a Christian

2009-01-09T00:06:00.002-05:00

When I say "I am a Christian"
by Maya Angelou

When I say... "I am a Christian", I'm not shouting; "I'm clean livin'." I'm whispering "I was lost, now I'm found and forgiven."
When I say... "I am a Christian", I don't speak of this with pride. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... "I am a Christian", I'm not trying to be strong. I'm professing that I'm weak, and need His strength to carry on.
When I say... "I am a Christian", I'm not bragging of success. I'm admitting I have failed, and need God to clean my mess.
When I say... "I am a Christian", I'm not claiming to be perfect, My flaws are far too visible. But, God believes I am worth it.
When I say... "I am a Christian", I still feel the sting of pain. I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.
When I say... "I am a Christian", I'm not holier than thou, I'm just a simple sinner, who received God's good grace, somehow!

Life is sweet!

2008-12-31T11:59:00.000-05:00

My job in a nutshell!

2008-12-20T13:47:00.000-05:00

The heavenly host of angels sang (and played)

2008-12-18T11:58:00.004-05:00

Merry Christmas to one and all!
(hey, who's to say that the angels didn't play bagpipes!)