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Good Morning from sunny Florida

Hello Foghorn, in case you're following this site - since in the past most political discussions were gently called of sooner or later, I did not expect it to go on like this, and haven't checked Tuesday's What'sUp since, so I just found out there's more I haven't read, especially your return. I did not ask you to mail me because of your identity, which I frankly don't care about (hey, we're on the internet, after all!), but because I did not want to continue the discussion on these sites. Seem's like I had no reason to worry.

List of msgs posted in last 24 hours was pretty interesting! What are those notations along the left side?

Ok, I see what they are, continuations of the previous msg. Seemed strange, though, especialy when one group of msgs had the notation "dum" Now I see that is not an organization of msgs.

Sunspot alert. Could be some auroras on the way. Hope you have some clear skies.

Hey Danbury,
Not pulling a leg. I posted it in the wrong place so here it is
again.

"Since religion seems to be the topic here, I'd like to note that
there are three websites now for former members of the Old
Apostolic Lutheran Church (which was the subject of some
heated debate here not so long ago)."
http://extoots.blogspot.com
http://leftheoalc.blogspot.com
http://oldapostoliclutheran.com

Danbury and Dave, keep conversating, as GWB would say. I'm
enjoying it immensely. Fundamentalism of all kinds is the
antithesis of reason and must be resisted. Moderation, everyone!

Didn't think so, RecoveredFundie. Better to keep the strand intact than splitting it up. But my answer stands. There's a point in Judy's rant! :)

Dear CRH,
Those links don't represent my philosophy, which might be
described as a church-going agnostic. I posted them for
people interested in finding out more about the OALC. One of
the sites does have a fundamentalist bent (it isn't surprising
when people trade one kind of box for another). I would
add to the definition of fundamentalism: reducing everything to
opposites -- denying the
complexity that, alas, is our fate. As a species we
have many more questions than answers. Any system that
resists new knowledge should be suspect. We are wired to
explore, to learn, to doubt.

The winds picked up today and are blowing out of the northwest, sending great waves crashing into the breakwater in Petoskey. I stopped there near sunset on my way home from work. The clouds were all golden and purple, the waves the 'wine-dark' color that Patrick OBrien talked about in some of his seafaring novels, and the sky beyond ultramarine blue. (Can you tell I am taking a painting class? I see color everywhere.) I watched the white columns of snow squalls sweep across the bay. What a beautiful sight!

Northern lights are dancing over the Keweenaw this evening. Nice display when no cloud cover!

Therese--I think Patrick OBrien has been reading his Homer. "The wine-dark sea" is a repetitive Homeric phrase used to evoke a familiar image.

Just got on to say REMEMBER to watch the skies tonight and the next two, and I see by a post that the lights are already 'dancing'. How great! ENJOY!

We were seeing the Northern Lights tonight just east of Midland as we were driving home from downstate. Unfortunately as we got further north clouds moved in and the show came to a close.

this site seems quiet.
Whatsup? Thought we would be hearing about the deer hunters successes.

When the hunters are out hunting they don't have time for surfing or writing.

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January 8th and 9th, 2005
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Hours 10 a.m. to dusk.

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