Heaven and Hell

A friend of mine sent this story about heaven and hell.

HEAVEN  AND HELL

While walking down the street one day a Corrupt  Senator was tragically hit by a car and died.

His soul arrives  in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.

"Welcome to  heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a  problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so  we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me  in," says the Senator..

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders  from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell  and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend  eternity."

"Really?, I've made up my mind. I want to be in  heaven," says the Senator.

"I'm sorry, but we have our  rules."

And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator  and he goes down, down, down to hell.

The doors open and he  finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is  a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other  politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and  in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce  about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the  people.

They  played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and  the finest champagne.

Also present is the devil, who really is  a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling  jokes.

They are all having such a good time that before the  Senator realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a  hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...

The  elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St.  Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven.."

So,  24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls  moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing.
They have  a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone
by and St.  Peter returns.

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and  another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."

The Senator  reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said  it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be  better off in hell."

So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator  and he goes down, down, down to hell..

Now the doors of the  elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with  waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking  up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from  above.

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his  shoulders.

"I don't understand," stammers the Senator.  Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we  ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great  time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look  miserable. What happened?"

The devil smiles at him and  says,

"Yesterday  we were campaigning ...

 Today,  you voted.."

 Vote wisely

on November 2, 2010

Erwin @ Joshua Tree National Park

As a kid, my Dad always brought home Winnebago catalogues for the day we could settle down and actually own one. We poured over every picture of families eating and camping against a sunset landscape next to their Winnebago and a camp fire. Or the ubiquitous father sitting up front at the wheel, while mother cooks at the kitchenette and the perfect children playing a board game at the dinette.

Well, we never experienced that as children. Until now.

Introducing Erwin! 2007 Forest River Forester 26.5

Our maiden voyage: Joshua Tree National Park, CA

Comment: One of the most unbelievably nerve wrecking and exhilarating experiences. It makes camping in nature a total necessity in life.

White Bear Lake Resort, Saskatchewan, CA

O and I went up to Saskatchewan, Canada for a few meetings and a lot of R & R. The prairies can be so beautiful.

Kickass

Cool comic but I only wish.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

I can't take seeing yet another heart wrenching and stomach turning image anymore. What world are we living in, with what people do we live with in this world when so much harm is done to animals, amphibians and fish who have nothing to do with our values? I won't even mention the human loss.

Sadness quickly gave way to anger when I considered how weak our President has been as a leader in such a crisis. So I wrote President Obama via the White House website:

Dear Mr. President:
I write with a deeply saddened and heavy heart after seeing photos how wild animals like birds and amphibians are suffering and dying from being drowned in oil sludge. It was like seeing humans torturing and killing the animals with their own hands. The
It's now 1-1/2 months since the start of the oil spill and it appears that you have stood by and done very little too late. Your constant trust of so called experts has put more in harms way than to save what precious living resource we have.
I understand that you are not an oil spill expert. I understand that we are all at the mercy of the very people who created the disaster. However, I do not understand why you are not leading. You are the guardian of our nation. You have the power and the leadership to demand immediate action.
We should not have waited a month before the first form of action was taken to quell the leak. Watching your inaction and trust in BP and their experts was like watching the 7 minutes of George W Bush's silence and inaction when he heard the 911 news.
I refuse to let things appear to be doomed. So please Mr. President, please take the lead and make powerful and consequential decisions to help save the suffering nature of the gulf. Please demand with conviction, BP's responsibility.
Please make immediate and decisive decisions. Please don't drag your feet just because maybe, just maybe someone might have a better idea. You can wait forever.
Please take the lead as our President and I will give you all of my support. Thank you. Sincerely, Elizabeth

Largest Flash Mob Dance @ Eurovision

O and I watched the Eurovision Song Contest Saturday night. Hooray for Germany/Lena's win!

But what caught my spirit was the largest flash mob dance the broadcasters did live in many countries simultaneously. It was touching to hear the lyrics about love and getting the world connected by Madcon (Norwiegian Group) while people of all nations shared a moment of happiness and dance together.

I hope they do this again next year. This time it's Europe but wouldn't it be great if it included all races, color and religion?

Marionette Theater Munich

    

This cool marionette theater just happens to be in our neighborhood.