The only thing I have any real faith in is that God does exist. But as far as the god(s) most organized religions promote, no thank you. The Christian God sounds like a horribly spoiled child with all the dashing of skulls and genocides commanded to be done in his name. Fall down and worship me or I will smite you is NOT the type of higher being I put my faith in. I believe in a heavenly father who is actually more like our earthly fathers. Proud of their children and loving them even when they fall short of the marks set for them. I mean come on, a being that is that much more evolved than we are would hardly give a tinkers damn whether or not puny mortals worshiped him (or her). What we think or do has absolutely NO real significance in the larger scheme of things. There are millions of galaxies out there if not billions. And likely thousands of other planets, circling other suns that support life. And at least a few of those life bearing worlds must have life that has the same self awareness that makes us feel so special. I think there for I am so to speak. All God really wants from his intelligent creations in my opinion, is to glory and appreciate the magnificent gifts he has bestowed upon us all. Life, the beauty of our world around us and the breathtaking wonder of the vast immenseness of the universe. All of creation is null and void, without us the audience to witness it and gasp in wonder.Just as good is null if there is no evil to contrast against it.nor beauty if the is no ugliness to hi light just how beautiful that beauty really is.
What purpose is a play to be performed, if there is no audience to witness it? THAT is our purpose in life, to be God’s audience, to appreciate and to be enriched by all of the wonders he has made and laid before us.

I build custom HTPC’s as a hobby. I have built about a dozen over the past few years, a couple for friends, the rest have ended up becoming personal systems for my own use. long ago my main hobby was creative writing poems and short stories as i did not have the attention span to tackle writing anything of novel length

like the form and story content, but it would be so much better if you didn’t use the same rhyme for each line.

Tell me what you think of this 1:

What’s the Catch?

The cost of living will someday fall
food and housing, free to all
Paradise perhaps, you speculate?
no it’s 21 hundred 98

10 billion souls on this poor ground
5 million jobs, to go around
Money is so hard to get
this is why, your needs are met

The government provides the least
standard fare, damn sure no feast
They clothe you yes, but in plain white
not 1 bright color, is found in sight

The housing is at best blase
for any frills you must pay
No you don’t have to slave each day
to turn around, give it all away

To pay the rent and buy the food
now most folks, just sit and brood
A job is like, a pearl, a prize
something for which, all will strive

Every cloud has it’s silver lining
but who says, it’s bright and shining?
Utopia, something all would snatch
the better it sounds……..
……….the Bigger the Catch!

A little bit of poetry I wrote a long, long time ago:)

A stranger you say, your face turning gray
some words mean more than they seem
What meant I to say, when turned you my way
was strange.. you’re the girl of my dreams
I saw you last night, as I turned out the light
and slumber soon turned into sleep
But it gives me a fright, for to see in the light
my fantasy girl on the sheets
You can’t co-exist, on this I insist
alone, without my consent
but when I awoke, and to me you spoke
I thanked God for a gift heaven sent
For once you were just, a dreamy dream dust
shimmering deep in my heart
But now you are real, for this I can feel
And honey, not just with my heart

#1 on my list would be Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 2nd place goes to the Matrix Reloaded (for the superlative effects more than anything else.)

Hi,
New guy here. I figured I’d give the online thing a try.Can’t be any worse than the bar scene. At least I hope not. At the very least, I won’t need to buy overpriced drinks all night.