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Fontella Bass, 72, Singer of ‘Rescue Me,’ Is Dead
-NYT

(July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) Rest In Peace, Soul Sister...:))

Genji,

I appreciate your words, Ezra, thank you. Let's say that you're right, that my life is meaningless, and that I am the one who determines what is true. Do you know what I would determine to do? What I would determine to do is to do the same things I am doing right now. Even if I knew Jesus Christ was not God, I would still determine to follow His blueprint for the ideal person, because following that blueprint has radically transformed my life for the better. There are many who aren't Christians who feel the same way, that Jesus got it right. If I wasn't a Christian, I would follow the ideal He set forth, summed up in the great commandment, to love your neighbor as yourself. To turn swords into plowshares. To pray for your enemies and hold banquets for the homeless. To walk two miles when someone asked you to walk one. To give the shirt off your back to someone else who needs it. To love everyone unconditionally, and see every person as fundamentally worthy of my respect. That is what my life about it, and I wouldn't consider that to be a wasted life, even if I was wrong.

I've also lived the alternative. Contrary to what you say, I was never really afraid of death. I can't say I liked the idea of death, but I accepted it; and so I was resigned to triviality, and meaninglessness. I was also content to go to the grave with those beliefs. Like everyone else, I got by on my dreams, my relationships, and whatever gratification I could get out of the moment; I indulged in the pleasures of sin freely, and felt little shame.

So I didn't come to be a Christian out of fear, or a need to be comforted. I came to be a Christian because God touched my life and shook me from my agnosticism. He showed me I wasn't quite as smart as I thought I was. He showed me that the material reality is but a thin veil covering a much greater truth. He showed me that the truth was always staring me right in the eyes, but I was too blind to see it. What He showed me was that He had always been there, my entire life, and that many of the things I wrote off as coincidence really were not.

You see, it is perfectly reasonable and rational for me to believe there is a God. He has simply given me too much evidence to deny it. It's not a convenient belief that fills in all the scary things about life; rather, it is my reason for being, my logos. It is also my eternal gratitude to the Creator for rescuing me and loving me even though I don't deserve it. To know God is to know truth, to know who you are, and why you're here. To know God is to have hope for your future, and an ever present peace and contentment. You believe I am fooling myself, but I say that even if you're right, it is a life worth living, a life well enjoyed, a life that hopefully will touch many others in positive ways. If that is the only meaning I die with, its worth it to me.

>> ^GenjiKilpatrick:

Shiny.
Accept it. You're an ape.
You're a conglomeration of amoeba.
Your life is a just a blip in the twinkling of the universe.
There is probably no god or gods.
There's probably no purpose or reason for your existence.
You are the being that gives purpose or meaning to your life.
When you realize that.
When you realize that there's not supernatural sky daddy to hold you when you're scared or confused..
You'll understand that you've been talking all this nonsensical religious babble in order to establish that purpose.
That the only reason you and jihadist are so adamant about your own personal interpretation of the essence of the abyss..
Is to distract yourself from the fact that your life is just another series of events in this long chain of entropy, chaos, disorder.
The only reason you're so religious is because you're an ape that's too scared to accept your death and the triviality of your existence.
One day, I hope you'll realize this.
On that day, you'll be "born again" just like you were when you accepted "Jesus Christ" and Christian doctrinal teachings.
On that day, you may become self-actualized..
And from then on, understand that we homo sapiens are very lucky.
For we, among few other animals, are able to choose their life's meaning and purpose.
Please don't waste yours.. being a religious troll on the interwebs.
Your brother,
Ezra.

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>> ^spoco2:

I don't know who Deanna Russo is, but I like her

On the excellent FX series Rescue Me, and formerly of the not-so-excellent Knight Rider remake (the one with Val Kilmer as KITT).

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>> ^CrushBug:
What was this from?


Rescue Me, a series where Leary plays a NYC Firefighter.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381798/

It's pretty good, but started to drag on a little after the third series.

I can't update the code with the embed from these unsupported sites. Can somebody with superpowers please rescue me?
http://www.yougoggle.com/video/18635/Jim-Carrey-and-Steve-Carell-Go-Unscripted-Part-1-of-2

or

http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/steve-carell-jim-carrey-unscripted/

Thanks!

From Wiki:

"Rescue Me is an American television drama series"

When I was about 3 or 4 I climbed up on to the gate in our backyard. I proceeded to swing back and forth on it having a fantastic time. wheeee! But when I was ready to stop I looked down and it was scary! I was only about half a foot off the ground but to me that was waaaay too far to jump. The only thing I could do was hang on for dear life and scream my face off. "Mommy, mommy! Help! Help! I'm stuck!"

Now, apparently when I was this age I was always crying wolf, trying to get my parents to come see something or other. On this particular day my Mum decided to ignore me, since I was never in any real emergency, and teach me a thing or two. So there I was screaming bloody murder for a looooong time. It might have been only 15 minutes but when you're 4 years old that's like 1/4 of your entire life.

Eventually my Mum looked out and saw me hanging on to that gate and came and rescued me. She felt bad about not coming out earlier. mwahaha

Breeze still carries the sound
Maybe I'll disappear
Tracks will fade in the snow
You won't find me here

Ice is starting to form
Ending what had begun
I am locked in my head
With what I've done
I know you tried to rescue me
Didn't let anyone get in
Left with a trace of all that was
And all that could have been

Please
Take this
And run far away
Far away from me
I am tainted
The two of us
Were never meant to be
All these pieces
And promises and left-behinds
If only I could see
In my nothing
You meant everything
Everything to me

Time
Fading
Everything

And all that
Could have been
Could have been

Please
Take this
And run far away
Far as you can see
I am tainted
And happiness and peace of mind
Were never meant for me
All these pieces
And promises and left-behinds
If only I could see
In my nothing
You meant everything
Everything to me


Here is another worth watching, same song...

>> ^Rotty:
I stopped watching when he got off the pills; I guess he's back on them?
I watched an episode of Rescue Me the other night. They're pushing the limits.


Aye, I thought the limits of crappyness had long since been reached, but Rescue Me proved me wrong.

I stopped watching when he got off the pills; I guess he's back on them?

I watched an episode of Rescue Me the other night. They're pushing the limits.