tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post800078815580013834..comments2023-10-23T09:32:36.171-07:00Comments on The Crimson Rambler: All this productivity is getting me down...Crimson Ramblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13020190454645032359noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-86362563327033344882008-01-23T12:10:00.000-08:002008-01-23T12:10:00.000-08:00Don't know which troubles me more: being licked by...Don't know which troubles me more: being licked by a rat, or licking a rat. But somehow it seems a good metaphor for ministry sometimes. It's never the lovely creatures who come for licking, or stroking, or whatever gesture of affection they need, it's always the ratty-looking ones. And sometimes we're the ratty-looking ones ourselves, seeking affection(despite all that CPE is supposed to do to get our neediness under control). Thank goodness God is always willing to give that affection.<BR/><BR/>Still wouldn't use the rat-licking story for the annual report, though...mibi52/ The Rev. Dr. Mary Brennan Thorpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02129758906278501568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-91773839139583594642008-01-23T07:25:00.000-08:002008-01-23T07:25:00.000-08:00I am laughing, both about the "low licker" rats an...I am laughing, both about the "low licker" rats and about the procrastination motivational poster.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the point is that some folks need some remedial licking. In such cases, however, it's notably difficult to be the tongue in the body of Christ.Psalmisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844681463669483309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-30737368146487433932008-01-22T21:49:00.000-08:002008-01-22T21:49:00.000-08:00I generally think that in God's sight we are all l...I generally think that in God's sight we are all like little blind Chihuahuas, yapping in God's general direction, never pointing quite straight, and expecting to be rewarded for this behavior. But low-licked rats is a good metaphor, too.<BR/><BR/>Also, "If the good Lord turned water into wine, what's wrong with us convertin' the corn we grow?" - from Richardson and Berney's play, "Dark of the Moon."Scooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897723268226845919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-5010204369663635442008-01-22T18:55:00.000-08:002008-01-22T18:55:00.000-08:00Smart rats! You are, too--good luck with the annua...Smart rats! <BR/><BR/>You are, too--good luck with the annual report. I can hardly wait to see what "procrastination" image will be in the frame!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061517211101084120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-60130420988173695582008-01-22T18:34:00.000-08:002008-01-22T18:34:00.000-08:00Rats are pretty smart, aren't they? :)Welcome to R...Rats are pretty smart, aren't they? :)<BR/><BR/>Welcome to RevGals!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-4763783199215733742008-01-22T16:37:00.000-08:002008-01-22T16:37:00.000-08:00That graphic ... hahahahaha!And I'm with Chorus, I...That graphic ... hahahahaha!<BR/><BR/>And I'm with Chorus, I can't imagine my stress level if I'd been licked by a rat, even with the best of intentions.Episcopollyannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347096541544792553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-29436127858349461472008-01-22T15:26:00.000-08:002008-01-22T15:26:00.000-08:00As I laugh too hard to type straight,once again, I...As I laugh too hard to type straight,once again, I am grateful for the likes of you, CR!RevDrKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043193615563649333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-914562916113405132008-01-22T13:22:00.000-08:002008-01-22T13:22:00.000-08:00I think that my levels of stress would DRAMATICALL...I think that my levels of stress would DRAMATICALLY increase the more I was licked by a rat, but maybe that's just me.Annie's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980353657789419725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-51665761891182588202008-01-22T10:54:00.001-08:002008-01-22T10:54:00.001-08:00have? gave, I meant gave!have? gave, I meant gave!I'm Still Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684666974879298654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-26198421802169331622008-01-22T10:54:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:54:00.000-08:00Thank you for the lickers! It really have me a g...Thank you for the lickers! It really have me a good chuckle.I'm Still Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684666974879298654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-37343807806403568522008-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:36:00.000-08:00and if I try to talk about "low licker" some of th...and if I try to talk about "low licker" some of them are going to hear that as "corn licker" -- and I'm not going to live long enough to correct their misapprehensions...sigh.Crimson Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020190454645032359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4452366057148963499.post-4558017006684118862008-01-22T10:20:00.000-08:002008-01-22T10:20:00.000-08:00Maybe not a good idea for an annual report, but an...Maybe not a good idea for an annual report, but an interesting item to consider. I wonder if it preaches? Though the images of rats licking each other gives me the willies, so might not be best to try it.KnittinPreacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17091234844346658604noreply@blogger.com