blake murphy wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:59:24 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
> wrote:
>
>
>>On Apr 15, 9:51 am, blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:44:25 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article >,
>>>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>>
>>>>>On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:42:30 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>"Pennyaline" > wrote
>>>
>>>>>>>Mixed-faith families: a blessing or a curse?
>>>
>>>>>>Either way, better than faithless families.
>>>
>>>>>lapsed catholics and apostate jews are my favorite people.
>>>
>>>>How about Jack Mormons?
>>>
>>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Mormon
>>>
>>>don't think i know any. i'd like to try out the underwear, though.
>>>
>>>your pal,
>>>blake
>>
>>Mormon underwear is Holy (and holey) . . .
>>heehehhe
>>Lynn in Fargo
>>PS: Biblically speaking, the number 40 is used for any unimaginably
>>large quantity - like "gazillion.
>
>
> ah, like the innumerate societies that have a word for 'one,' 'two' and
> 'many.' my kinda people.

In the black and crusty depths of my heart I'd like to count like a
terrier... "Mine, mine, mine, mine..."

It's not always a bad thing. The older I get, the larger the circle of
people, places and things I count as mine. On the whole, I think they
benefit. It's hard to tell, though, the farther out you go.

*My* family, my house, my land, my people, my country, my planet.

Selfishness or guardianship?