Some Interesting Links on a Friday . . .

Are you ready for this?  Ozzy Osbourne is working on his "memoirs."  Can you imagine the poor editor trying to interview the guy and get him to compose a sentence or express a rational thought?  How on earth is Ozzie going to remember anything?  Talk about a walking advertisement for the evils of recreational drug use . . .  Sharon!  Caution--"salty" language alert--imagine that, "salty" language from Ozzy?  Click here:   ttp://news.independent.co.uk/people/pandora/article3286815.ece

If it is scandalous for athletes to use performance enhancing drugs (PED's), what do you do when your favorite cellist in your favorite symphony orchestra is using something to "heighten" mental awareness so as to improve their performance.  What about the guy who piloted the Airbus on your last commercial flight?  Even your stock-broker?  You bet!  Click here: Drugs to build up that mental muscle - Los Angeles Times

Hardly a silent night in Bethlehem when you've got the priests throwing chairs at each other.  Sounds like a WWF smack-down to me.  Click here: Priests brawl at Bethlehem birthplace of Jesus

Finally, our friends over at the Confessional Outhouse (Zrim, Ruberad and co.) remind us that daily confession is good for the soul.  But it is not that kind of confession--it is the kind of "confession" that readers of this blog will recognize and enjoy immensely.  Click here: Daily Confession 

Comments

[Matt Holst]

Pastor Kim,

As a pastor in training, I am often tired with my duties as a teacher, student, husband, father, etc... Do you have any Preacher Enhancement Drugs (PEDs) that you could recommend?
Thanks.

[Kim Riddlebarger]

Matt:

The only performance enhancing substance I know of is a good strong cup of coffee!

To unwind (a performance un-enhancing drug) I recommend a good cigar and an ice-cold lager. In moderation, of course.

[ruberad]

Thanks for the link to Daily Confession -- I've tried to keep the site itself as simple as possible, but you can read more about it here:
http://confessionalouthouse.wordpress.com/2007/12/25/daily-confession/

Come on over and grab yerself an email or RSS subscription:
http://dailyconfession.wordpress.com/

[DSY]

Missing in almost all discussions about steroid use among athletes is its connection to many other bioethical issues. It may not be as serious or as ominous as some others (abortion, euthanasia) but it is part of the larger context of trying to interfere with our humanness.

DSY