Christmassy wissfully bifferly etc.

What a full-on blaze up..

You got a kid baby about to be born, in the line of King David! (i.e. potential Messiah blaze-boy!) You've got the King of the 'Womans' with a baby killing cencus. You've got a girlfriend with the old angel story, considering rushed marridge, also with personal experience of strange stuff, to boot!
Is it me, or has the place gone bonkers? (not talking about raving here!)

The world was uncomfortable then! Look at the rumble it caused? One baby being deemed as King of the Jews (King of Kings and Lord of Lords), and threatening the 'secure' throne of Herod/Augustus. It's like Tony Blair making a killing cencus on all people called 'Cameron'.

Thank God it happened, and that they got through it!

How much planning would it take to fullfil old testament prophecy?
Divine amounts!

Exposed

"The disordered thinking processes of the criminal / antisocial mind are succinctly described in Stanton E Samenow's book Straight talk about criminals. For example:

"Certain people who I term non-arrestable criminals behave criminally towards others , but they are sufficiently fearful [and knowledgeable of the law - TF] so that they do not commit major crimes. We all know them: individuals who shamelessly use others to gain advantage for themselves. Having little empathy, they single-mindedly pursue their objectives and have little remorse for the injuries they inflict. If others take them to task, they become indignant and self-righteous and blame circumstances. Such people share much in common with the person who makes crime a way of life. Although they may not have broken the law, they nonetheless victimize others."
(Chapter 8, The criminal mind exists independent of particular laws, culture or customs)

In Samenow's 1984 book Inside the criminal mind he uses this description:

"Some criminals are smooth rather than contentious, ingratiating rather than surly, devious rather than intimidating. They pretend to be interested in what others say. Appearing to invite suggestions, they inwardly dismiss each idea without considering its merits. They seem to take criticism in stride but ignore it and spitefully make mental note of who the critic was. They misuse authority and betray trust but are not blatant about doing so. With the criminal at the helm, employee morale deteriorates. His method of operation sooner or later discourages others from proposing innovative ideas and developing creative solutions."
(Chapter 6, Work and the criminal)

I recommend both Samenow's books."

Big deal

"..Deal with the matter, deal with it proper!"

MC Skibadee, from 'Drum & Bass Essentials' by Dj Hype

The quiet domination of destruction

"If the bully is a female in a junior position, she finds a weak male in a senior position (this is usually not difficult) - for example the President, Chief Executive, any Senior Executive, Finance Director, Personnel Director, or Departmental Director, etc - then gains patronage, protection and reward (eg promotion) by traditional methods. Once promotion is gained, the female calculates who can give her the next promotion; if the first male cannot, he is ditched and another adopted. The males are unlikely to admit this is happening or has happened.

If the bully is a male in a senior position, he is often sleeping with a secretary or office administrator, as this is where he gets his information and where he spreads his disinformation. Sometimes the female junior can be identified by her reward, eg being the only person allowed to hold the keys of the stock cupboard (everyone has to grovel to her if they want a new pen), or being put in charge of the office in the bully's absence when there are others who are senior to her who would make more appropriate deputies.

Most serial bullies have unhappy and unsatisfactory private lives which are characterised by a string of broken relationships. If you are the current target of a serial bully and taking legal action, a little digging into the bully's past, including their personal life, will usually unearth some unsavoury facts that the bully would prefer not to be made public. In some cases, serial bullies have been found to have criminal convictions for fraud, or to have been compelled to attend therapy or counselling for their habit of compulsive lying, or they might have a record of domestic violence. Under normal circumstances making these facts part of the proceedings might be considered unethical; however, if you're the target of a serial bully, the circumstances are not normal.
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..Oh I like it! Get deep to where the wounds lie.

from Bully online.org

Build

"Learning a foreign language can reconceptualize your view of your own native language. This is a specific example of the general principle that true understanding of anything requires viewing it from an outside perspective. You don't understand America until you have traveled in other parts of the world. You don't understand science until you have studied art, religion, and literature (and vice versa)."

from Top-Level Concepts in Japanese Grammar

Soft pipes

Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter;
therefore, ye soft pipes, play on;
Keats, 'Ode on a Grecian Urn'

Resurrection

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies;.."

24-7prayer.com: Rising Brook

Hmm niiice..

Um..

I'm not one for random blogging, but on this occasion, I will.