Isaiah 1:17 from Woody?

Well, since the conservative Republican Christian Right seem hell-bent on Bible quotes, here are two that should make them turn in SHAME. Slightly different spins on the idea, but both nail it: the antithesis of the Conservative mantra.
WWJD? I know. He would say this:

Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause.

Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.

Hard to see the bible thumpers getting excited about these, isn't it?

Thanks to my old friend Jeannette for the initial bible quote.
Image: http://peterpilt.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/sj-picture-11.jpg

Beer in the Blood, or, Leo Godfrey in Paradise

Leo in Paradise

When I think of beer, I think of Hops. And then I think of East Kent Goldings. A wonderful flower that belongs to the "aroma" class of hops. I had the very good fortune of marrying into an English family with a tradition of farming of all kinds of things. By a very clever marriage of a second cousin, a farmer was brought into the family who grows East Kent Goldings. My feet walked the rows of this wonderful plant, and my nose inhaled the aroma of crushed fresh flowers. My tongue tasted the bitterness and the brews produced from those same flowers. I am in love with East Kent Goldings.
Pictured above is my nephew, Leo
standing in a jungle of hops, ready to be harvested. Is he happy or what? Yes, this is hard work but the payoff is incalculable. The finest brews imaginable. Finished off with the finest hops available: hops from the family farm. I swear the whole family has beer for blood. I know I do.

Image: Leo Godfrey in Paradise: A Jungle of East Kent Goldings.