Author: Derek

Metal Tuesday – Messiah’s Kiss – The Ancient Cries

January 6, 2015 / / 0 Comments

New Year means a new band debuting on Metal Tuesday. This week we have Messiah’s Kiss and their song “The Ancient Cries.”

Lyrics:

I am the one to blaze in the sky
Fearless l shattered the dawn
Caught in the crossfire, faceless, unknown
Awaited salvation to call

The seal has been broken when destiny calls
God of salvation arise
Bury my soul on altars of pain
Show me the way to eternal skies

Wide fire’s kissin’ the sun
Pounding the world for all eternity
Black clouds cover the sky escorting your ride
To the land of the ancient cries

I am the son of pleasure and pain
Rulers of darkness and light
Magic and wisdom, thunder and rain
Welcome this magical night

The seal has been broken when destiny calls
God of salvation arise
Bury my soul on altars of pain
Show me the way to eternal skies

Wide fire’s kissin’ the sun
Pounding the world for all eternity
Black clouds cover the sky escorting your ride
To the land of the ancient cries

Wide fire’s kissin’ the sun
Pounding the world for all eternity
Black clouds cover the sky escorting your ride
To the land of the ancient cries

Wide fire’s kissin’ the sun
Pounding the world for all eternity
Black clouds cover the sky escorting your ride
To the land of the ancient cries

To the land of the ancient
To the land of the ancient cries

Friday Quote – Alexis Carrel

January 2, 2015 / / 0 Comments

First quote of the new year, and I’m sure many of us have made resolutions to be better humans.

Man cannot remake himself without suffering, for he is both the marble and the sculptor.

Alexis Carrel

This is not to discourage you, but to reinforce how sweet victory is.

You Must Always Be In Control of Your Weapon

December 31, 2014 / / 0 Comments

A woman was killed by her two-year-old son because he found it in her purse while at a Wal-Mart.

I’m not a fan of off-body carry, especially when there are tiny hands and inquisitive minds about. I also realize that on-body carry may not always be available, especially for women. IMHO, that means more attention needs to be paid to where the gun is and who is near it.

If you are going to be off-body carrying, please keep this incident in mind and remember to have your weapon under control at all times.

Oh, and if you’re going to use this incident to tell me why we shouldn’t have guns, you’re a fucking vulture and a blood-dancer and you can go to step on a broken Lego.

Friday Quote – R. Buckminster Fuller

December 26, 2014 / / 0 Comments

For the last Friday Quote of the year, I give you a quote of hope for the future:

It is now feasible to take care of everyone on Earth at a higher standard of living than have ever known. It no longer has to be you or me. Selfishness is unnecessary. War is obsolete. It is a matter of converting high technology from weaponry to livingry.

R. Buckminster Fuller

I don’t think we, as a species, have quite reached this point. Still, I have hope that one day humanity will reach it.