Prophetic Prophecy?

One of the greatest punk bands after the pistols split and the clash crossed the water to play 4 us here in the US, The Ruts were intelligent and edgy and good (my cousins from Jersey introduced me to all these bands, including my favorite, Adam and The Ants).

I'm listening to Babylon's Burning while making a chocolate fondue for my children's breakfast (shhhh, don't tell their mother).

They go back today so I say, "Send 'em back wired!".

But it hit me how prophetic this band was. Today Baghdad is burning, which is a short 80 km from Babylon. 80 km is only.....ummm..about...let's see, how many miles would that be? Well it doesn't matter. American ignorance is part of our culture. We don't know metric.

But Babylon is short for Bavel, which means confusion. And 2,600 years later, confusion reigns today.

No I am not a Bush basher. It is ridiculous to think that one person runs our country, his cabinet does. Bush Jr just needs a secretary of state like his father had, James Baker.

Lets hope this war fortunately lasts as short as The Ruts unfortunately did, when lead singer Malcolm died of a heroin overdose (started using again after his wife left him).

Ahhhh, some women are wonderful, passionate and powerful.........others are wicked, pathetic and poisonous.

When, Who and How to Marry ~ From a Child's Perspective

From Deutschland, to me, to you. Thank you Sandra for sending this gem of wisdom from the minds of the young.

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)

You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she
should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip
coming.
-- Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God
decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then.
-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same
kids.
- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other.
Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually gets them
interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and
make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that.
- - Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and
have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
-- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean
up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET! MARR IED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8

And the #1 Favorite is........
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a dump truck.
-- Ricky, age 10