tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post7396096348978070268..comments2023-10-31T02:02:10.136-07:00Comments on Immodest Proposals: Acts of Random StupidityXWLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-38027652722262741452007-12-18T18:35:00.000-08:002007-12-18T18:35:00.000-08:00Amazingly, Starbucks already has a special website...Amazingly, Starbucks already has a <A HREF="http://www.itsredagain.com/" REL="nofollow">special website</A> dedicated to "spread the cheer" -- because their PR people had <A HREF="http://consumerist.com/335512/gee-whiz-the-starbucks-cheer-chain-phenomenon-might-be-a-lame-pr-stunt" REL="nofollow">absolutely nothing</A> to do with these random expressions of cheer.P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-10399225870814904152007-12-17T06:05:00.000-08:002007-12-17T06:05:00.000-08:00[S]he probably just thinks she's lucky and you wer...<I>[S]he probably just thinks she's lucky and you were a sucker.</I><BR/><BR/>And your grandmother would be correct both times!Icepickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616554052707230326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-25259352749361059792007-12-14T17:37:00.000-08:002007-12-14T17:37:00.000-08:00Nobody in my family is likely to suffer fools.Acts...Nobody in my family is likely to suffer fools.<BR/><BR/>Acts like the one described are the opposite of charity, they're selfish, short-sighted, and designed for instant self-gratification rather than a thoughtul rational and compassionate means to improving folks lives.<BR/><BR/>Bumpersticker philosophizing leads to bumpersticker dogooderism.XWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646729965929680256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17320859.post-61859195617074562402007-12-14T15:38:00.000-08:002007-12-14T15:38:00.000-08:00I've had people driving cars much nicer than mine ...I've had people driving cars much nicer than mine ask me for money. You need money? Sell that Caddy.<BR/><BR/>I've had random people off the street come to church asking for cash and then get mad at me when I wouldn't give it to them. Excuse me, you're mad because I won't simply give you free money?<BR/><BR/>And you kids standing on the street corners with buckets collecting for your sports teams? Run a car wash. Provide a service. Do something, other than standing there with a jersey and a sense of entitlement.<BR/><BR/>This is not to say that I don't give people money. I do. But when Jesus commands us to be generous and help the poor, he's not talking about people with SUVs, cable tv, leather jackets, and $100 sneakers.<BR/><BR/>Your grandma sounds like a lady I'd like.P_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16130988618277500381noreply@blogger.com