He did run it!

Smiley Anders for September 14, 2007

By SMILEY ANDERS
Advocate columnist
Published: Sep 14, 2007 - Page: 1B

Handle with care

When a reader cited the biblical injunction to “Be fruitful, and multiply … ” J.R. Madden was reminded of the rest of the sentence in Genesis 1:28 (King James Version):

“And replenish the earth, and subdue it …”

He asks, “Have we subdued the earth by now or is there more to be done? Are we replenishing it or depleting it?”

http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/smiley/9776797.html?showAll=y&c=y

 

I emailed Smiley at The Advocate today

I don't think he will run it.  But, I gave it a shot.

From: jrmaddog@aol.com
To:    smiley@theadvocate.com
Sent: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 1:24 pm
Subject: Be fruitful ...

Dear Smiley,

Perhaps I am being too serious but ...

Marsha Von Gruben said she takes "the ‘go forth and multiply’ gospel very seriously.”  The rest of the sentence in Genesis 1:28 (KJV) states "... and replenish the earth, and subdue it."  Have we subdued the earth by now or is there more to be done?  Are we replenishing it or depleting it?

Yours truly,
J. R. Madden

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Some research at Bible.com:

 

KJV Genesis 1:28  And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 

KJV Genesis 9:1  And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

 

NIV Genesis 1:28  God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

 

NIV Genesis 9:1  Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

 

Tags: Green, Environment, Smiley, The Advocate

Old San Juan

Photo Album: http://pictures.aol.com/ap/myAlbums.do?cursor=0&imageView=single&albumId=17170.3005.1188854858110.1

This group of photos was taken Saturday, 01 September 2007 as Daphne & I were walking about Old San Juan in Puerto Rico.

Tags: Red Cross, Puerto Rico

Red Cross & Parque de Palomas

Above are three images of the American Red Cross (Crus Roja Americana) offices in Puerto Rico.

One of our stops while walking about Old San Juan on Saturday, 01 September 2007 was the Parque de Palomas (Park of Doves).  The area is part of the fortification wall built for defense in the 1500s.  It is home to hundreds of pigions as someone, at some point, built a pigeonnier into one wall of the park.

The short video shows Daphne near the pigeons but not within their midst:

Tags: Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, pigeons

Corruption, scofflaws, chickens

Smiley Anders for Aug. 21, 2007

Corruption, scofflaws, chickens

By SMILEY ANDERS
Advocate columnist
Published: Aug 21, 2007

J.R. Madden says he’s been working in Puerto Rico for several months:

“The other day, while reading the San Juan Star, I realized why I have felt so at home down here:

“Eighty-one doctors have been arrested for fraudulently obtaining their licenses to practice medicine from the Puerto Rican Medical Examining Board. 

“Both houses of the legislature and the governor are considering doubling their salaries while the local economy tanks.

“Motorists seem to view traffic laws as suggestions, though they do appear to have a dread aversion to use of the car horn.

“A fancy cockfighting arena is next to my hotel.”

 

http://www.2theadvocate.com/columnists/smiley/9275966.html

Tags: Puerto Rico, cockfighting, corruption

Casa Bacardi

Because the signs guiding tourists to the "Distillery Tour" were grown over by trees at the highway intersection (both directions), it took me a while to get there.  I went a long ways to the west and then, on the way back, ended up at the National Parks site on the western side of the entrance to San Juan bay ... which apparently most folks have trouble finding!

The Tour is free and two drinks at the bar in the pavilion are included.  Part of the tour includes bartending instructions for Cuba Libre, Dacquiri, and Mojito along with histories of the cocktails.

 

 

Tags: Bacardi, rum, distillery, Puerto Rico

Panorama shots of Fort el Morro & San Juan Bay