<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967</id><updated>2012-02-06T13:01:02.317-06:00</updated><category term='communicating'/><category term='dyslexia education'/><category term='God and creation'/><category term='teaching dyslexic students'/><category term='morals or ethics'/><category term='Did God inspire the Bible&apos;s writers'/><category term='false concept'/><category term='brain washing'/><category term='Bradley Manning'/><category term='youth and religion'/><category term='what is too little virtue'/><category term='Web page'/><category term='morals'/><category term='Do you believe in miracles'/><category 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term='dysgraphia'/><category term='religious fanatics'/><category term='ancient morals'/><category term='free articles'/><category term='frustration'/><category term='born again christian'/><category term='of'/><category term='Taser'/><category term='brain power'/><category term='Do Miracles Exist'/><category term='Christian’s love'/><category term='where did superstitions originate'/><category term='where did we come from'/><category term='beliefs of the past'/><category term='Disproving God’s existence'/><category term='nonbeliever'/><category term='school room scenes circa 1940s'/><category term='ancient religion'/><category term='Yule time'/><category term='the big bang'/><category term='is overpopulation a real problem'/><category term='power of belief'/><category term='your own web page'/><category term='disturbing facts and figures'/><category term='cheer'/><category term='yahweh'/><category term='liberty and justice'/><category term='trust'/><category term='Overpopulation'/><category term='Inconsiderate people'/><category term='best seller.'/><category term='dyslexia ignorance'/><category term='how we were created'/><category term='good superstitions'/><category term='disappointed believers'/><category term='does God really love his children'/><category term='misplaced modifier'/><category term='searching bible'/><category term='what is faith'/><category term='people and things they do'/><category term='beliefs'/><category term='Christian'/><category term='AGNOSTICS'/><category term='disproving the existence of God'/><category term='sex'/><category term='theist'/><category term='Gods gift'/><category term='God does not exist'/><category term='do animals have morals.'/><category term='birth defects'/><category term='beliefs and morals'/><category term='aggravation'/><category term='dyslectic'/><category term='Religion'/><category term='search for truth'/><category term='what is too much virtue'/><category term='atheist'/><category term='definition of superstitions'/><category term='the Good Book'/><category term='What is our purpose'/><category term='women die giving birth'/><category term='you tube videos about dyslexic children'/><category term='the Holy Scriptures'/><category term='how did god create us'/><category term='the lord'/><category term='what&apos;s the answer to overpopulation.'/><category term='self publishing and cost'/><category term='website'/><category term='power of deduction'/><category term='stillbirths'/><category term='Dyslexic'/><category term='deceptive eyes'/><category term='shamanism'/><category term='devotion'/><category term='i see the light'/><category term='who has morals'/><category term='bible fiction or fact'/><category term='energetic'/><category term='defected human'/><title type='text'>RAY RAY'S BLOG</title><subtitle type='html'>A COLLECTION OF MY THOUGHTS, INSIGHTS, FEARS, AND JOYS AS A FUNCTIONING DYSLEXIC WRITER, AGNOSTIC/ATHEIST, HEATHEN, SKEPTIC.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>57</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-534891824280404567</id><published>2012-02-06T12:47:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-02-06T12:47:51.687-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='power of belief'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brain power'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brain washing'/><title type='text'>BRAIN WASHING AND POWER OF BELIEF</title><summary type='text'>
Part 1Amazing power or our brain.The human brain is an amazing and powerful organ. It controls and monitors everything we do. For some, it is more powerful in a specific area; these people are called gifted or geniuses and sometimes afflicted. For most of us however, our area of expertise falls somewhere in the middle of normal, whatever that is. I think mine falls close to the bottom in all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/534891824280404567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/brain-washing-and-power-of-belief.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/534891824280404567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/534891824280404567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/02/brain-washing-and-power-of-belief.html' title='BRAIN WASHING AND POWER OF BELIEF'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4015495710757177530</id><published>2012-01-25T09:01:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-25T09:01:04.828-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='morals or ethics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what are morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who has morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='do animals have morals.'/><title type='text'>MORE ON MORALS</title><summary type='text'>MORALS“The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be
the hijacking of morality by religion.”--Arthur C Clarke
What are morals?What are morals and where do they come from? Who has them and how much do they cost? I know there's someone out there selling them because money buys anything. Some swear they have them but their actions demonstrate otherwise. Most morals are for humans and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4015495710757177530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-on-morals.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4015495710757177530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4015495710757177530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/more-on-morals.html' title='MORE ON MORALS'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-811154699398509111</id><published>2012-01-12T11:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2012-01-12T11:51:30.329-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taser'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bradley Manning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pepper spray'/><title type='text'>Pepper Spray, Tasers and Bradley Manning</title><summary type='text'>
Pepper spray and TasersPepper spray and Tasers are legal for private citizen use, although, they are a diluted form from what police and other correctional officials use. Personally, I have no problem with this. They certainly are better than carrying a loaded pistol. We have been using early forms of them, i.e., cattle prods, on animals for many years herding them down chutes and into slaughter</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/811154699398509111/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/pepper-spray-tasers-and-bradley-manning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/811154699398509111'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/811154699398509111'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/pepper-spray-tasers-and-bradley-manning.html' title='Pepper Spray, Tasers and Bradley Manning'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4622294881664499366</id><published>2011-12-04T06:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-12-04T06:55:32.308-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='first amendment rights'/><title type='text'>FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, CELL PHONES AND MODES OF TRANSPORTATION</title><summary type='text'>
Our First Amendment Rights Continue to be Watered DownHere’s the First Amendment, in full: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”Remember, ABRIDGE is not a path </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4622294881664499366/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-amendment-rights-cell-phones-and_04.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4622294881664499366'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4622294881664499366'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/first-amendment-rights-cell-phones-and_04.html' title='FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS, CELL PHONES AND MODES OF TRANSPORTATION'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8998196789824418711</id><published>2011-11-26T05:17:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T05:17:19.933-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Overpopulation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='is overpopulation a real problem'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what&apos;s the answer to overpopulation.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='overpopulation myth or fact'/><title type='text'>OVERPOPULATION</title><summary type='text'>
Is overpopulation a real threat or only a Myth?Do we need to worry about overpopulation?That's a resounding yes, overpopulation is real in some areas now, and is a real possibility in other areas, whether or not some think otherwise, and if we do not do something soon, it may have disastrous effects on human society worldwide.While our population rate of increase reached its peak around 1963 at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8998196789824418711/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/overpopulation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8998196789824418711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8998196789824418711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/11/overpopulation.html' title='OVERPOPULATION'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-5463545566303164203</id><published>2011-10-24T11:43:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-24T11:43:00.231-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Miracles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deceptive eyes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Human brain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Do Miracles Exist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Do you believe in miracles'/><title type='text'>Do Miracle Exist</title><summary type='text'>Do you believe in miracles?The human brain is an amazing organ and capable of producing miraculous feats. It is, in my opinion, a true god, more worthy than the gods our ancestors created eons ago. In reality, it should get credit for all perceived miracles and miraculous happenings instead of the conjured up gods.
Deceptive eyes and ears.It is the same with your eyes and ears. They trick your </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/5463545566303164203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/do-miracle-exist.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5463545566303164203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5463545566303164203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/do-miracle-exist.html' title='Do Miracle Exist'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-7252069270785587591</id><published>2011-10-09T08:02:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-10-09T11:39:46.423-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Some Rants Ramblings and Observations</title><summary type='text'>
A niche for everyone and everyone in a nicheIt seems everyone desires a unique classification or niche, something one can snuggle into and say, "This fits me just right, and makes me different from everyone else."Nowhere else is this more true than in religion, where even a sub denomination of a sub denomination and on and on, is not specific enough for some, so they form another group and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/7252069270785587591/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-rants-ramblings-and-observations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/7252069270785587591'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/7252069270785587591'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/10/some-rants-ramblings-and-observations.html' title='Some Rants Ramblings and Observations'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6834149594325182980</id><published>2011-09-14T08:41:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-09-14T08:41:27.793-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nine eleven'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='remembering nine-eleven'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9/11'/><title type='text'>Reflections on Nine Eleven</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6834149594325182980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/reflections-on-nine-eleven.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6834149594325182980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6834149594325182980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/09/reflections-on-nine-eleven.html' title='Reflections on Nine Eleven'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2709768312774972099</id><published>2011-08-21T09:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-21T09:01:33.927-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Eve’s punishment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='What is our purpose'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women die giving birth'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stillbirths'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disturbing facts and figures'/><title type='text'>Some Disturbing Facts and Figures</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2709768312774972099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/some-disturbing-facts-and-figures.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2709768312774972099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2709768312774972099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/some-disturbing-facts-and-figures.html' title='Some Disturbing Facts and Figures'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8872283767953180305</id><published>2011-08-06T13:25:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-08-06T13:25:02.669-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Way for the Cosmos to Know Itself: A Quick Guide To Understanding God</title><summary type='text'>A Way for the Cosmos to Know Itself: A Quick Guide To Understanding God</summary><link rel='related' href='http://ckadipas.blogspot.com/2011/08/quick-guide-to-understanding-god.html#comment-form' title='A Way for the Cosmos to Know Itself: A Quick Guide To Understanding God'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8872283767953180305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/way-for-cosmos-to-know-itself-quick.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8872283767953180305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8872283767953180305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/08/way-for-cosmos-to-know-itself-quick.html' title='A Way for the Cosmos to Know Itself: A Quick Guide To Understanding God'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-5775832098487332961</id><published>2011-07-24T07:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-24T07:59:02.028-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='test your knowledge of bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='knowlege of bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='of'/><title type='text'>Test Your Bible Knowledge</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/5775832098487332961/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/test-your-bible-knowledge.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5775832098487332961'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5775832098487332961'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/test-your-bible-knowledge.html' title='Test Your Bible Knowledge'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-1195873899561833934</id><published>2011-07-16T08:28:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-16T08:28:43.499-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='U S justice system'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liberty and justice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Land of the free'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prison'/><title type='text'>America, Land of the Free,  With Liberty and Justice for All</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/1195873899561833934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/america-land-of-free-with-liberty-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1195873899561833934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1195873899561833934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/america-land-of-free-with-liberty-and.html' title='America, Land of the Free,  With Liberty and Justice for All'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6361061403842017137</id><published>2011-07-07T10:18:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-07-07T10:18:39.656-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SURVEY'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='PRO-LIFE'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='PRO-CHOICE'/><title type='text'>Pro-choice or Pro-life Republican or Democrat</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6361061403842017137/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/pro-choice-or-pro-life-republican-or.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6361061403842017137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6361061403842017137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/07/pro-choice-or-pro-life-republican-or.html' title='Pro-choice or Pro-life Republican or Democrat'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2427566870895727242</id><published>2011-05-29T14:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-29T14:13:47.836-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='stupid superstitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='definition of superstitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='believe in'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bad superstitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='good superstitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where did superstitions originate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Superstitions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antics with superstitions'/><title type='text'>SUPERSTITIONS, GOOD BAD OR INDIFFERENT</title><summary type='text'>Where and when did superstitions originateSuperstitions have been around for a long time. I would venture to say for as long as intelligent humans have. I leave the definition of intelligent up to you. Personally, I think superstitions are stupid even though most of them were started by intelligent, i.e., educated individuals. I wonder how such educated individuals could actually believe in such </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2427566870895727242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/superstitions-good-bad-or-indifferent.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2427566870895727242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2427566870895727242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/superstitions-good-bad-or-indifferent.html' title='SUPERSTITIONS, GOOD BAD OR INDIFFERENT'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-5183898138948029896</id><published>2011-05-11T08:45:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-11T08:45:15.833-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shaman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shamanism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ancient religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='world religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Evolution of religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ancient world religion'/><title type='text'>MY VIEWS ON THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/5183898138948029896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-views-on-evolution-of-religion.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5183898138948029896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5183898138948029896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-views-on-evolution-of-religion.html' title='MY VIEWS ON THE EVOLUTION OF RELIGION'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2676239756831924261</id><published>2011-05-01T05:50:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-01T05:50:07.342-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God’s plans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who is God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God and creation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birth flukes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='defected human'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beliefs and morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='same sex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birth defects'/><title type='text'>DID GOD CREATE US, HOW AND WHY? Pt. 2</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2676239756831924261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/did-god-create-us-how-and-why-pt-2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2676239756831924261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2676239756831924261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/05/did-god-create-us-how-and-why-pt-2.html' title='DID GOD CREATE US, HOW AND WHY? Pt. 2'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8037995573024024595</id><published>2011-04-26T11:55:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2011-05-01T06:03:06.177-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='where did we come from'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='how did we get here'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='how we were created'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='deformities'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='freaks of nature'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='how did god create us'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Did God create us'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='why did god create us'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='birth defects'/><title type='text'>DID GOD CREATE US, HOW AND WHY? Pt. 1</title><summary type='text'>Where did we come from and how did we get here?I used to ask my pappy this. His answer was, “A bird crapped on a fence post and you were hatched out by the sun.” Well, so much for my religious upbringing and biology lesson. The sad part about it, I believed this. I visualized a baby sitting with its tender skin scraping on the rough top of a weather worn fence post. Like other things in life, at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8037995573024024595/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/did-god-create-us-how-and-why-pt-1.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8037995573024024595'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8037995573024024595'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/did-god-create-us-how-and-why-pt-1.html' title='DID GOD CREATE US, HOW AND WHY? Pt. 1'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6711792582303838702</id><published>2011-04-14T07:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-14T07:01:54.879-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beliefs of the past'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='youth and nonbelievers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atheist’s beliefs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='is there a future for religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion’s future'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='youth and religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonbelievers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='modern day beliefs'/><title type='text'>THOUGHTS ON RELIGION’S FUTURE</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6711792582303838702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/thoughts-on-religions-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6711792582303838702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6711792582303838702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/thoughts-on-religions-future.html' title='THOUGHTS ON RELIGION’S FUTURE'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6535801202453873025</id><published>2011-04-08T08:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-08T08:52:00.796-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='selfish actions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lousy neighbors'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='people and things they do'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Inconsiderate people'/><title type='text'>INCONSIDERATE PEOPLE</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6535801202453873025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/inconsiderate-people.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6535801202453873025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6535801202453873025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/04/inconsiderate-people.html' title='INCONSIDERATE PEOPLE'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-3196586670817470624</id><published>2011-03-30T11:01:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-04-01T12:22:28.629-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion and morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ancient morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='morals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='modern morels'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='killing animals'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Where have our morals gone'/><title type='text'>WHERE HAVE ALL OUR MORALS GONE?  LONG TIME COMING.</title><summary type='text'>  
 Morals of Our Past &lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;           &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/3196586670817470624/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-have-all-our-morals-gone-long_30.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3196586670817470624'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3196586670817470624'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-have-all-our-morals-gone-long_30.html' title='WHERE HAVE ALL OUR MORALS GONE?  LONG TIME COMING.'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-920542289778530614</id><published>2011-03-15T06:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-15T06:27:41.069-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='For God so loved the world'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian’s love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God loves us'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God’ love'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='loving God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='does God really love his children'/><title type='text'>FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/920542289778530614/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/for-god-so-loved-world.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/920542289778530614'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/920542289778530614'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/for-god-so-loved-world.html' title='FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD!'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-3335915051448202412</id><published>2011-03-10T08:50:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T08:50:20.560-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trust'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='illogical belief'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what is faith'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='devotion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belief'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faith'/><title type='text'>FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY &amp; ALL THAT MALARKEY</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;           &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/3335915051448202412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/faith-hope-charity-all-that-malarkey.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3335915051448202412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3335915051448202412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/faith-hope-charity-all-that-malarkey.html' title='FAITH, HOPE, CHARITY &amp; ALL THAT MALARKEY'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-938083757935708305</id><published>2011-03-02T15:16:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-02T15:16:00.042-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NON-BELIEVER'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atheist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='FANATIC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AGNOSTICS'/><title type='text'>WHY ARE THEIST AND ATHEIST FANATICS?</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/938083757935708305/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-are-theist-and-atheist-fanatics.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/938083757935708305'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/938083757935708305'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/03/why-are-theist-and-atheist-fanatics.html' title='WHY ARE THEIST AND ATHEIST FANATICS?'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-1770098468047005172</id><published>2011-02-25T08:40:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T16:10:29.894-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what is virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what is the opposite of virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what is too little virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='what is too much virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='false concept'/><title type='text'>VIRTUE, HAPPINESS AND ALL THAT STUFF</title><summary type='text'>WHAT IS VIRTUE, WHAT IS TOO MUCH, WHAT IS TOO LITTLE?
On my walk this morning I thought about “virtue” as a subject to write about. Don’t ask me where the idea came from. If I had a religious soul, I would say God spoke to me. Whether one is religious or agnostic has nothing to do with virtue. It’s a false concept that only the religious are virtuous. Anyway, as I gathered my info, I soon </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/1770098468047005172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/virtue-happiness-and-all-that-stuff.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1770098468047005172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1770098468047005172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/virtue-happiness-and-all-that-stuff.html' title='VIRTUE, HAPPINESS AND ALL THAT STUFF'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-5779586022885344945</id><published>2011-02-18T07:45:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-18T07:45:27.721-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Good Book'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the big bang'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='creation'/><title type='text'>The Bible, God, Creation, Flawed Stock</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/5779586022885344945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/bible-god-creation-flawed-stock.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5779586022885344945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/5779586022885344945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/bible-god-creation-flawed-stock.html' title='The Bible, God, Creation, Flawed Stock'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4238170712963061086</id><published>2011-02-07T07:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-02-07T07:31:52.087-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cowards'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religious fanatics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fanatics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religious sects'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agnostic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atheist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nonbeliever'/><title type='text'>CONFESSIONS OF A NONBELIEVER</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4238170712963061086/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/confessions-of-nonbeliever.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4238170712963061086'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4238170712963061086'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/02/confessions-of-nonbeliever.html' title='CONFESSIONS OF A NONBELIEVER'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8754231446475508119</id><published>2011-01-30T09:53:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-30T09:53:38.628-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disproving the existence of God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God does not exist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Disproving God’s existence'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God'/><title type='text'>DISPROVING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8754231446475508119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/disproving-existence-of-god.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8754231446475508119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8754231446475508119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/disproving-existence-of-god.html' title='DISPROVING THE EXISTENCE OF GOD'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-675895096722717273</id><published>2011-01-22T07:41:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2011-01-22T07:41:08.299-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Good Book'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Holy Scriptures'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the Gospel'/><title type='text'>THE B.I.B.L.E. THAT’S THE BOOK FOR ME</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/675895096722717273/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/bible-thats-book-for-me.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/675895096722717273'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/675895096722717273'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2011/01/bible-thats-book-for-me.html' title='THE B.I.B.L.E. THAT’S THE BOOK FOR ME'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2417382412764392677</id><published>2010-12-25T06:21:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-26T07:17:20.238-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='beliefs'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agnostic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atheist'/><title type='text'>WHAT ARE YOUR BELIEFS?</title><summary type='text'>AGNOSTIC, ATHEIST, THEISTWHAT ARE YOUR BELIEFS?&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2417382412764392677/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-are-your-beliefs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2417382412764392677'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2417382412764392677'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/what-are-your-beliefs.html' title='WHAT ARE YOUR BELIEFS?'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6292027591562280631</id><published>2010-12-19T05:42:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-19T05:42:13.477-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gods gift'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Yule time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cheer'/><title type='text'>YULE TIME CHEER . .  God’s Gift</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6292027591562280631/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/yule-time-cheer-gods-gift.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6292027591562280631'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6292027591562280631'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/yule-time-cheer-gods-gift.html' title='YULE TIME CHEER . .  God’s Gift'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-1160651053460609258</id><published>2010-12-14T15:59:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-14T15:59:25.188-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bible fiction or fact'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='searching bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='searching for truth'/><title type='text'>SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH, IS THE BIBLE FICTION OR FACT</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ratbags.com/rsoles/comment/ingersoll02.htm' title='SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH, IS THE BIBLE FICTION OR FACT'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/1160651053460609258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/searching-for-truth-is-bible-fiction-or.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1160651053460609258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1160651053460609258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/searching-for-truth-is-bible-fiction-or.html' title='SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH, IS THE BIBLE FICTION OR FACT'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-389439318239662270</id><published>2010-12-11T08:42:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-11T13:19:02.258-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in the beginning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the big bang'/><title type='text'>IN THE BEGINNING, THE BIG BANG OR SPLASH</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                     MicrosoftInternetExplorer4                                                   &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/389439318239662270/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-beginning-big-bang-or-splash.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/389439318239662270'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/389439318239662270'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/in-beginning-big-bang-or-splash.html' title='IN THE BEGINNING, THE BIG BANG OR SPLASH'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6245918660035145379</id><published>2010-12-09T06:48:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-09T06:48:51.646-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antidotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='old man'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anecdotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='growing old'/><title type='text'>WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 3of 3</title><summary type='text'>WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 3of 3THINGS I DISLIKE, STOP THAT OLD MANI don’t like to be called ‘young man’ when it’s so obvious I’m not a young man. Do people really think it’s complimentary to address an elderly person as ‘young man’ or ‘young lady’? Now, if they were to say ‘you look like a much younger man,’ I’d eat that up. Maybe my distaste for this term stems from me not liking to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6245918660035145379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/whats-it-like-growing-old-part-3of-3.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6245918660035145379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6245918660035145379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/whats-it-like-growing-old-part-3of-3.html' title='WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 3of 3'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-1455301280673814355</id><published>2010-12-02T15:30:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-12-04T14:15:32.280-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='born again christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='prais the lord'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='the lord'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yahweh'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thank god'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='holy bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='believing in god'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='convictions'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='i see the light'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='search for truth'/><title type='text'>PRAISE THE LORD, YAHWEH HATH OPENED MINE EYES</title><summary type='text'>Thank God, I No Longer Peer Into the DarknessPraise the Lord, Yahweh hath opened mine eyes and I see a light shimmering brightly ahead. Thank God, I no longer peer into darkness and no longer do I fear my convictions. A heavy burden hath been lifted from my bosom and my path glows clearly ahead.I have found the answers to my long search for truth.Ever since I became a born again Christian on my </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/1455301280673814355/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/praise-lord-yahweh-hath-opened-mine.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1455301280673814355'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1455301280673814355'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/12/praise-lord-yahweh-hath-opened-mine.html' title='PRAISE THE LORD, YAHWEH HATH OPENED MINE EYES'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8482394361777452561</id><published>2010-11-23T06:36:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-23T06:36:35.434-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antidotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anecdotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='growing old'/><title type='text'>WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 2 of 3</title><summary type='text'>&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;     Normal   0               false   false   false      EN-US   X-NONE   X-NONE                                                                                                     &lt;![endif]--&gt;&lt;!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8482394361777452561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-it-like-growing-old-part-2-of-3.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8482394361777452561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8482394361777452561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/whats-it-like-growing-old-part-2-of-3.html' title='WHAT’S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 2 of 3'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4800513729334160379</id><published>2010-11-15T07:29:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-11-16T06:22:55.280-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='antidotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='anecdotes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='growing old'/><title type='text'>WHAT'S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 1 OF 3</title><summary type='text'>OLD FOGY SYNDROMES, ANTIDOTES &amp; ANECDOTESI never thought, felt, or even imagined I would grow old or become a slow-stepping, droopy-pants, absentminded, old fogy, but here I are. I guess I figured I would go on as I was until one day I would just keel over and take the eternal dirt nap. Such is the blindness of youth. Now, as my seventy-second birthday approaches at the speed of light, symptoms </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4800513729334160379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-its-like-growing-old-part-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4800513729334160379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4800513729334160379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/11/what-its-like-growing-old-part-i.html' title='WHAT&apos;S IT LIKE GROWING OLD, PART 1 OF 3'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4489126719000516383</id><published>2010-10-10T05:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-10-10T05:38:18.158-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Web page'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='your own web page'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='website'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='make your own website'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='website design'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='build your own webpage'/><title type='text'>BUILD YOUR OWN WEB PAGE OR WEBSITE IT’S EASY</title><summary type='text'>Have you ever tried to build your own web page or website knowing little to nothing about web design? According to the bulk of articles, I perused on the web, on  how to make your own website, without exception, they all assure you, ‘it’s easy.’ In a pig’s eye.
I spent the last nine months putting together a new website book-casing my novels, and I can assure you, it was not a pleasant experience</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4489126719000516383/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/10/build-your-own-web-page-or-website-its.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4489126719000516383'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4489126719000516383'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/10/build-your-own-web-page-or-website-its.html' title='BUILD YOUR OWN WEB PAGE OR WEBSITE IT’S EASY'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-978986695030696501</id><published>2010-01-26T05:07:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-31T04:42:46.708-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hypocrisy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belief'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atrocitys of the church'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faith'/><title type='text'>Things that destroyed my faith, hope and belief- Part 3</title><summary type='text'>Things that destroyed my faith, hope and belief; first, like I said I'm a doubter, but I tried for many years to keep the faith. The biggest thing to kick me in the gut was the hypocrisy of most, and maybe all, churches and religions. It came at me every day, in many ways. Along with it came backstabbing, gossiping and outright lying. It slowly ground away at my faith in the church and in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/978986695030696501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/things-that-destroyed-my-faith-hope-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/978986695030696501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/978986695030696501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/things-that-destroyed-my-faith-hope-and.html' title='Things that destroyed my faith, hope and belief- Part 3'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2478188907311210590</id><published>2010-01-24T04:25:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-24T04:25:28.114-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theologians'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='talking to God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Did God inspire the Bible&apos;s writers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God&apos;s word'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible&apos;s writers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='believing in god'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God inspired'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='belief'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='disappointed believers'/><title type='text'>Recovering from religion, who am I and who is God: PART TWO</title><summary type='text'>Did God inspire the Bible's writers? You cannot prove it by me. 
Yes, the Bible was written by God-fearing men, but you can't convince me they were inspired by God, no more than I am convinced that all these God-fearing people these days who say "God talked to me," or, "I talked to God," or "God wants me to do this," or, "wants me to go here or there." That's not God talking to them. They may </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2478188907311210590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/recovering-from-religion-who-am-i-and_24.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2478188907311210590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2478188907311210590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/recovering-from-religion-who-am-i-and_24.html' title='Recovering from religion, who am I and who is God: PART TWO'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6208097572399125379</id><published>2010-01-22T07:39:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-22T07:39:37.712-06:00</updated><title type='text'>RUNT BOOK TRAILER</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6208097572399125379/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/runt-book-trailer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6208097572399125379'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6208097572399125379'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/runt-book-trailer.html' title='RUNT BOOK TRAILER'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-346866804036596052</id><published>2010-01-21T11:40:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-21T11:40:52.294-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='theist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who is God'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Agnosticism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='agnostic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='who wrote the Bible'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='believes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='atheist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='God'/><title type='text'>Recovering from religion, who am I and who is God</title><summary type='text'>Recovering from religion, who am I and who is God? PART ONE


I no longer claim to be a Christian, nor am I a conformed atheist. Neither of these religions, and they are religions, can prove or disprove their beliefs. So I take the stand of an agnostic, a word coined by Thomas Henry Huxley who said: “Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/346866804036596052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/recovering-from-religion-who-am-i-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/346866804036596052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/346866804036596052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2010/01/recovering-from-religion-who-am-i-and.html' title='Recovering from religion, who am I and who is God'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2877776552863618629</id><published>2009-11-22T08:28:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2009-11-22T08:38:00.756-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self publishing and cost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SAVE MONEY'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='POD'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='BOOK REVIEWS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self publishing'/><title type='text'>FREE BOOK REVIEWS</title><summary type='text'>FREE BOOK REVIEWSThey say, the mythical they, book reviews are the best way to promote a book, especially a self published or POD book. I can't state that for a fact, because all my endeavors to promote book sales have produced nothing, or so near nothing as to be doubtful. I thought having a few five star book reviews would do the trick, now someone says it takes a minimum of ten. I'd have to </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.stepbystepselfpublishing.net/free-book-reviews.html' title='FREE BOOK REVIEWS'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2877776552863618629/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/free-book-reviews.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2877776552863618629'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2877776552863618629'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/free-book-reviews.html' title='FREE BOOK REVIEWS'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-2149306532716714697</id><published>2009-09-23T06:57:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-23T07:02:48.240-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexic writer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>More adventures of a dyslexic writer</title><summary type='text'>More adventures of a dyslexic writerSacred, scared, scarred, does everyone know what these words mean without looking them up? The are words a spell checker wouldn't catch. This dyslexic knows them too, when reading, by the context that is, and if the author used the correct word. A scared bear, standing alone, could mean it was a holly bear, a frightened bare, or a bier with a healed cut. After </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/2149306532716714697/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-adventures-of-dyslexic-writer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2149306532716714697'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/2149306532716714697'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/more-adventures-of-dyslexic-writer.html' title='More adventures of a dyslexic writer'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-1676133718682314224</id><published>2009-09-17T09:04:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-17T09:12:08.122-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self publishing and cost'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='best seller.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing and self publishing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self publishing'/><title type='text'>SELF PUBLISHING</title><summary type='text'>Is self publishing worth it.I read everything I can on self publishing as long as it doesn't cost anything.I just finished reading an add promoting a book on how to self publish. It took me forty-five minutes to read, an investment in time I seldom allow myself, especially when it sounds like one of those paid-for commercial shows on TV. They were selling a 140-page booklet for $40.00; of course </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/1676133718682314224/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/self-publishing.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1676133718682314224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/1676133718682314224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/self-publishing.html' title='SELF PUBLISHING'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8598876012326533537</id><published>2009-09-06T04:19:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T04:28:27.700-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teaching dyslexic children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='free articles'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='article dictionary'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing articles'/><title type='text'>Articles on writing and dyslexia</title><summary type='text'>Articles on dyslexia and writingCheck out this site, I came across it this morning on my daily adventures through La La Land. It's a free article dictionary site where you can submit or take out articles on just about any subject. As an example, I looked up writing and there are over 2300 articles on writing listed.This is the main site,  http://www.isnare.com/ ,This takes you directly to </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.isnare.com/' title='Articles on writing and dyslexia'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8598876012326533537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/articles-on-writing-and-dyslexia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8598876012326533537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8598876012326533537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/articles-on-writing-and-dyslexia.html' title='Articles on writing and dyslexia'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6495955907562601613</id><published>2009-09-01T08:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-09-01T08:42:56.601-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dyslexic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aggravation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='frustration'/><title type='text'>Frustration</title><summary type='text'>A dyslexic's frustration.Frustration, a word I could not spell until recently. I guess it finally reached that magical number of times it takes beating it into my brain until it finally registers as another word conquered. (I just spent another frustrating eight minutes trying to spell conquer without a Q, such is the life of a dyslexic; write down, check spelling, choose word I think is the one </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6495955907562601613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/furstration.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6495955907562601613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6495955907562601613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/furstration.html' title='Frustration'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-9132498979838957729</id><published>2009-08-24T05:07:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-24T05:32:47.186-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teaching dyslexic students'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia defined'/><title type='text'>Dyslexia, definition</title><summary type='text'>Dyslexia DefinedThis is the clearest definition of dyslexia I've ever come across. If you are interested in reading the whole article go here, http://www.ihealthdirectory.com/dyslexia/Excerpt from ihealthdirectiryDyslexia’s definition according to the National Institute of Health is that dyslexia is a learning disability which causes a child to have problems in their ability to read, write and </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.ihealthdirectory.com/dyslexia/' title='Dyslexia, definition'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/9132498979838957729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/dyslexia-definition.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/9132498979838957729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/9132498979838957729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/dyslexia-definition.html' title='Dyslexia, definition'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-7400615323544504885</id><published>2009-08-19T04:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T04:53:32.363-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sex'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dyslexic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='energetic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sextile'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='power of deduction'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='successful union.'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='enthusiastic'/><title type='text'>The power of deduction</title><summary type='text'>The power of deductionDon't you just hate it when you come across an unknown word and when you look it up, you come away more confused than ever. Or you look up a word that is defined using a dozen other words that are more foreign than the first.Case in point, this morning I came across sextile. I was excited because it sounded juicy and it was part of my Horoscope. Here is what I found. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/7400615323544504885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/power-of-deduction.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/7400615323544504885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/7400615323544504885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/power-of-deduction.html' title='The power of deduction'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4669555482237123759</id><published>2009-08-14T06:23:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-14T06:26:31.374-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='understanding'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='texting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='misplaced modifier'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writer'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='communicating'/><title type='text'>Communicating With Words</title><summary type='text'>Communicating With WordsI woke up this morning thinking about words and writing. That's not so unusual, I am a dyslexic and I am a writer, even though I haven't done much of it lately, writing that is, so thinking about writing is pretty much what I do 99.9% of the time. Thinking about words, I do 100% of the time. Writing is a form of communication, a way of getting others to understand you. So </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4669555482237123759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/communicating-with-words.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4669555482237123759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4669555482237123759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/communicating-with-words.html' title='Communicating With Words'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6843068242120951710</id><published>2009-08-12T10:25:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-12T10:51:59.505-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mountain life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school room scenes circa 1940s'/><title type='text'>A Look into a Generation Past</title><summary type='text'>A Look into a Generation Past.August 10, 2009By, Trudi Stout, Panama City Beach FL. My lovely niece and first customer of my novel: Runt, Memories of a Dyslexic BastardI really got caught up in your book!!! I loved it, once I got past your colorful language, lol!!! The story line was great I was seeing life a generation before me like I was there! I would like to read more of this era from you! I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6843068242120951710/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/look-into-geneneration-past.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6843068242120951710'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6843068242120951710'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/look-into-geneneration-past.html' title='A Look into a Generation Past'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-639319264943180215</id><published>2009-08-06T05:45:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-08-06T05:55:00.414-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dyslexic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dysgraphia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslectic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia ignorance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexia education'/><title type='text'>CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA</title><summary type='text'>Thirty-seven common characteristics of Dyslexia:Here are the first sixteen. I'll post the remainder later.Most dyslexics will exhibit about ten of the following traits and behaviors. These characteristics can vary from day-to-day or minute-to-minute. The most consistent thing about dyslexics is their inconsistency.General1. Appears bright, highly intelligent, and articulate but unable to read, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/639319264943180215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-dyslexia.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/639319264943180215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/639319264943180215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/08/characteristics-of-dyslexia.html' title='CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSLEXIA'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-3362320207147246676</id><published>2009-07-27T09:19:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-27T10:04:54.516-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Books available, get a free  book for your review</title><summary type='text'>My books are now available on Amazon. I make an offer to anyone interested in writing a review of either or both of them and posting it on Amazon; I will give them a free book. I'm only interested in two reviews of each book. Please e-mail me at, ( rshoopjr@gmail.com ), if you are interested. If you're not familiar with my books, check them out on my web, ( rayshoop.com ). Thank you so much.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/3362320207147246676/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/07/books-available-get-free-book-for-your.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3362320207147246676'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3362320207147246676'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/07/books-available-get-free-book-for-your.html' title='Books available, get a free  book for your review'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-4587095778109656191</id><published>2009-07-21T09:29:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-07-21T09:37:45.074-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web building'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='furstrating'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='web hosting'/><title type='text'>FRUSTRATED DYSLEXIC WEB BUILDER</title><summary type='text'>It has been one helliva frustrating two weeks for this old dyslexic bas----. First, I found out my web host wanted a small war pension to upgrade my web so I could sell my books on it. So, I thought, screw you mister. I'd have to sell over three hundred books just to break even. That's about two hundred more than I expect to sell. Then I bought a MS web building program and wasted almost the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/4587095778109656191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/07/frustrated-dyslexic-web-builder.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4587095778109656191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/4587095778109656191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/07/frustrated-dyslexic-web-builder.html' title='FRUSTRATED DYSLEXIC WEB BUILDER'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-6054772474316016005</id><published>2009-06-29T10:28:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-29T10:46:17.281-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexic test'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='you tube videos about dyslexic children'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='teaching dyslexic students'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='dyslexic aid for adults'/><title type='text'>DYSLEXIA SITES</title><summary type='text'>I've just been checking some dyslexic sites and found some new and interesting one since I found out my live long problems with reading and spelling stemmed from dyslexia and wasn't because I was dumb, lazy, stupid and didn't apply myself. So without further ado, here is what I found.http://www.dyslexia-adults.com   how to find out if you are dyslexic.http://www.dyslexia-college.com/  dyslexics </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/6054772474316016005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/dyslexia-sites.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6054772474316016005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/6054772474316016005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/dyslexia-sites.html' title='DYSLEXIA SITES'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8260526144230936885</id><published>2009-06-23T09:28:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-24T06:06:38.473-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='WRITING SHORT STORIES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='CRITIQUING'/><title type='text'>Slaughter of a Short Story</title><summary type='text'>Slaughter of a Short StoryByRay ShoopStark, it lay on my desk, a scant reflection of its former fat and juicy self. It had been my best short story. It had a beginning that brought the reader in; a middle that fleshed out and brought the story to a climax, and an ending that even had what I thought was a clever twist.When I first turned it in, I thought I would get at least an A or an A+. She </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8260526144230936885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/slaughter-of-short-story.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8260526144230936885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8260526144230936885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/slaughter-of-short-story.html' title='Slaughter of a Short Story'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-8224829677946351369</id><published>2009-06-18T12:12:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-18T12:24:08.861-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dyslexic'/><title type='text'>MY STRUGGLES WITH SPELLING AS A DYSLIXIC</title><summary type='text'>MY STRUGGLES WITH SPELLING The bold words are ones I had to look up while writing this.April 28, 2009. Today I struggled with my spell checker for about five minutes to find the word symphony. I know the word when I see it, but I couldn't spell it. I knew it had a "y" in it but I forgot its f sounding ph sound. I couldn't remember if it started with a, S, C, T, or THYN. Finally, I went to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/8224829677946351369/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-struggles-with-spelling-as-dyslixic.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8224829677946351369'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/8224829677946351369'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/my-struggles-with-spelling-as-dyslixic.html' title='MY STRUGGLES WITH SPELLING AS A DYSLIXIC'/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2073836560430884967.post-3921318310068732279</id><published>2009-06-08T06:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2009-06-10T19:53:49.006-05:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>Writing and Dyslexia.Today is the first day of the rest of my life, and I shall fear no evil.Hello to everyone out there in cyber space. I've resisted this blogging thing long enough. My fear of communicating, other than by face to face, and especially by written word, now seems ridicules. I don't actually believe that. To put it more correctly, I feel pressured into doing it. My long fear of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/feeds/3921318310068732279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-is-first-day-of-rest-of-my-life.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3921318310068732279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2073836560430884967/posts/default/3921318310068732279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rshoop.blogspot.com/2009/06/today-is-first-day-of-rest-of-my-life.html' title=''/><author><name>Ray Ray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13273870909206773828</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='25' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mtq4gZyJQWc/Sxu0mJhULuI/AAAAAAAAAGM/UjgiT6MM7V0/S220/DSC07060.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry></feed>
