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Monday, November 17, 2008
red shift, why?
Premise – Quasars are so bright because they are so far away, and so huge.
Problem – If that was the case, based on red shift many or most of them would be far brighter for their distance than even the largest supernova, and maintain that brightness level for a very long time. This would be highly unlikely.
Solution – Quasars are not that far away, but as the steady state crowed show, they may very well be within the range of the companion galaxies.
Problem – If that was the case, how do you account for the red shift shown in the quasars relative to the galaxies, or for that matter, account for the red shift in the galaxies themselves. Something has to be causing it.
Solution – We know gravity can effect light over the short term, we have observed the manipulation of light around stars from background galaxies. We understand how that works, but what are the effects of gravity on light over thousands of years? If a Galaxy is dense or sparse would that effect the light coming from the galaxy? Can that cause a red shift we observe? And a quasar being very dense in deed, have a greater effect on the light leaving it?
How many items have a blue shift? There are catalogs of millions of galaxies all with various red shifts, but how many have a blue shift? Reality is there are an incredibly small number, and most are very low compared to the apparent red shift of so many other objects. This should indicate that of the millions of red shift items and dozens of blue shift items, the math of the big bang does not work there either. There should be quite a few more. If gravity is causing the red shift, then to get a blue shift items would need to have a specific heading, and relatively high speed in order to show.
M31 has one of, if not the largest blue shift of any galaxy in the sky. Why?
Does any of this rule out a Big Bang? no. Does any of this prove a Big Bang? No.
I deal in logic, and often I find an answer simply by thinking my way through the problem. This is not something I can do that on. There seems to be a lack of science or at least easily available material on this whole problem. Sometimes I have a hard time sleeping after these kind of think sessions. Perhaps someone can recommend reading on this subject. And yes I do understand much but not all of the math involved. After all I do not have a Physics degree.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Watergate 2008 : Obama on the hotseat
I'm not saying he did, but there is at least as much information linking him to this person in Tennessee as there was Nixon to the Watergate break-ins. There should be a serious investigation RIGHTNOW into exactly who talked to this person, and timeline between their conversation and the initial hack of the email account. When was this person or was this person in contact with the Obama team in Tennessee and they with Obama? Or is it more direct than that? We don't know yet.
Sarah Palin's Email was not hacked because she is a random person, it was hacked because she is a political figure standing against Obama, this is without question.
EDIT - Others seem to be bloging that his father is not only a strong supporter of Obama, but has in fact raised a lot of money for Obama. Is a high ranking member of Obama's team in Tennessee.
I want a federal attorney to subpoena Obama, immediate staff, Mike Kernell, his son, and staff mail, email, and phone records TONIGHT. I don't want to wait until Obama asks Hillary how to shred documents the right way. This needs to be resolved in 72 hours.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Political Season Starts
2nd Timothy 4:3-5 - For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.
Every four years the circus comes around, and every four years we get to choose the liar we want to represent us for the next 4 years. This year the differences between the two can not be greater.
One wants to get out of Iraq, but doesn't care if we win, or the whole middle east goes into turmoil. The other wants to win, but is vague on what that really means, or how that can be achieved.
One thinks no one in the country should have money, jobs, or anything except him and the government should just pay everyone, like France/Germany. ( we have a 5.5% unemployment rate which is historically good, France has a 8.2% Germany has 12.6%. ) Something makes me think modeling us after failed smaller countries would not be a wise move.
The other isn't sure and says he doesn't know economics. Not really a good choice either, and certainly not what we need.
One has no experience at leading anything, until 2 years ago, he had never lead a toast, or been in sports, refuses to wear our flag, refuses to say our anthem, refuses to say anything positive about the country.
The other served in a previous War, and was captured, tortured, and released after 7 years in captivity.
One professes Christianity, but only allows one race to participate in his church. Goes to a church that is for only one race. Where is this in the Bible? Jesus came for all people. If you fit into the category of Jew or Non-Jew than Jesus is for you.
The other is a devout Baptist who openly professes Jesus is lord.
Somehow I do not think I will be voting for the inexperienced racist, who does not believe in this country enough to wear our flag, or speak our anthem. When it comes right down to it, those are the only issues that count anyway.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Chinese Olympics
However I think supporting the US Olympic Team is a totally different story, and we SHOULD NOT pull out of the Olympics as a nation. The Olympics are the climax of many of those athletes lives. It is their 5 minutes of fame. I have met some past athletes who did and did not win metals, years ago, and once this is over, they go on to have real lives in offices, and stores, and schools. This is their moment.
I will not watch the opening ceremony.
I will not support the television sponsors. It is already on a network I don't watch much anyway.
I suggest EVERYONE carefully look at who sponsors these games television broadcast and think twice about it. Make this a loser for the network,
Friday, April 11, 2008
Here is a story my grandfather told me about in
Normally they have a group of people go through the area, and find the trees most ready to be harvested. If there is a group close together they pick one, and leave the rest. If one tree is picked, the ones on either side are spared. They wrap a colored plastic wrap around the trees to be cut. Once they are removed, they plant 2 trees at least in different areas around the place the tree was, and put down a layer of topsoil (usually over the whole area, but sometimes only over part that needs it). Somewhere between monthly and quarterly the areas underbrush is cleared away, leaving the ground, and grass clean and preventing forest fires. The whole area is maintained, and wildlife is left to flourish. Hunting is prohibited in their private land, because a bullet in the wood could damage a high power saw used to cut the tree when the time comes. Still land nearby is highly sought after for hunting due to large amounts of game.
At some point in the 80s, I am not sure the exact date, since my Grandfather has now passed, I can not exactly ask him. Greenpeace came to town to protest the cutting of trees by the lumber companies. They had a little march, a small protest, and are salads at the all "you can eat" Catfish Dinner at the local joint. Everyone laughed, had a good time, and they left. No one had a second thought.
Two weeks later they began cutting the trees, and after a couple of trees were complete without error, a blade on a high power saw broke mid chain, and whipped around nearly severing a mans arm. If it hit a little higher it would have killed him. After weeks of therapy he was finally able to do normal things around the house, but would never be able to lift anything heavy again.
That sort of thing doesn't happen, so all the saws were inspected, and new blades put on all of them. This took a couple weeks, in the mean time all these guys were without work, and had been waiting for this season to open so they can earn a living for the year.
They started up again, and after a few trees, a chain breaks again. This time it hits a guy in the side and back. Less damaging to him, but still no picnic. This man recovered fine, but the investigation found the problem. A long staple made of tungsten carbide in the tree. Just below the surface, under the bark, so it was just a month or so old. (about the time Greenpeace was there).
So now they stop work again, and X-Ray all the trees, this takes more than a month. More than half the trees in the area are found to have these staples. The company has no choice. They can not risk mens lives. They bring in heavy equipment and clearcut the whole forrest. Because the staples would damage saw blades at the mill, they can not be used for lumber. So some of the best lumber Pine in the world is crushed and turned into paper. So much the company can't sell all of it before it drys out, so the rest they grind up and dump in a landfill.
In the meantime Several hundred people lost their jobs for 20 years while the trees grow. Several hundred more at the mill lost their jobs since they had nothing to cut. Greenpeace went on, and a community suffers.
Do I think Greenpeace meant to do this? No. It was eco-terrorists in their ranks.
The problem with Greenpeace is if you preach hate toward a group, (business) then that feeds the hate of the extremists. See the Moslem faith. They are not all terrorists, or even a small percentage are. Problem is when you tell people to hate, that is all they know.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
For years now people have been asking why the troops are not protected. The Military blames Congress, who blames the President who says he is approving what the military asks for. Somewhere in there, someone claims costs are a factor, someone else says we have the best there is, and someone does a show on something better. Round and round we go, and the people in
Yesterday Bush posthumously presented a Navy SEAL, Michael Monsoor the Metal of Honor. A great American who also earned a Silver Star. And one of the reasons it was posthumously, was because the military still does not have adequate body armor for the troops.
Oh, there is blame to go around, but lets begin with what the military has now as a standard body armor. Interceptor body armor is a single sheet of carbon-carbon ceramic that is very strong, but not strong enough. It does not pass Level IIIA testing by the military, which other armors have. It will stop a 7.62x51 NATO at range, but close up is another question. In 2005 the whole line of them in use by the Marines were pulled and sent back to the manufacturer when it was found they could not stop a standard 9mm pistol round, in fact the manufacturer found some of their units to not be able to stop any round.
A company called Pinnacle Armor has gone to great lengths to market their armor to the military as being greater. In fact it has passed every III test, except it failed two shots of 7.62x63mm 166gr APM2, which is part of the Level IV test and not level III. Even then, the military testers had fits arguing where to test the armor since it is flexible, unlike anything else they had tested, and one tester said they shot it in a non-protection area. However the armor did fail after being subjected to heat for several hours, the separate disks slide around and the adhesive holding them in place melts. This leaves large areas without protection, and the prime reason for failures. Frankly I find this an easy fix, with a phone call to 3M who has more than enough experience with adhesives, both military and otherwise. Still the protection from Dragon skin is unlike anything else on the market, but so is the price. Interceptor is $1585 per unit, and Dragon skin is almost $4000. Still in an area where we pay $250,000 or more for training a soldier, is $4,000 really a lot?
Dragon Skin on the Discovery Channel show Future Weapons took a full clip of 9mm fired from an MP5, and AK-47 and LAYING ON A GRENADE. The soldier would have trauma to be sure, and be injured from shrapnel, but the armor took the force and the soldier would likely have lived.
California SWAT demonstrated a vest taking .308 sniper rounds, and still taking 30 rounds of MP5 point blank. Also on a separate armor shoed it stopping 200 rounds from MP5s and 40 rounds from an AK-47 without failure. There is no other armor that can do this, and Dragon Skin is flexable, which means you can move in it freely.
Why is Dragon Skin not used by the military? Politics. If you think the United States Congress is political, visit the pentagon. If the Army likes it, the Marines hate it. If the Airforce wants it, the Navy rejects it. Not matter what it is. Lives saved is the bottom line, but it is the group who wanted holes on the side of the Bradley so you could shoot out it. We are talking about the same group who wanted bright colored clothing for soldiers as an attempt to cut down on friendly fire. Just because we have the best and brightest military doesn't mean everyone is a genius.
Special forces who can choose anything equipment wise, choose Dragon Skin.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Gas Prices Climbing
So here we are, gas prices are going up, and the cost of everything is climbing due to higher gas prices. Everyone is decrying politicians fault, but no one is listening. The problem is not a lack of oil. There is 25% more supply than demand, and that will remain for quite some time. The problem is not politicians fault. I don't see them drilling or selling oil. The market is scared, not of high oil, but of what might, maybe happen in 20 years if a billion Indians all get cars, and 1.5 billion Chinese all get cars. Then we would see more demand than supply, and the price today is rising because that might, maybe happen some time in the future if nothing changes.
Here are my solutions :
1) Big rig trucks. Little has changed to engines, and almost nothing to air efficiency in 30 years. You can make trucks FAR more aerodynamic and save 20-40% of the fuel costs without even touching the engine. Not just with Hybrid, but with new designs for engines, you can increase efficiency even more. It is not impossible to have a big rig getting 3x the current miles on a tank. There are Hybrids out there, but very few, and truckers have not even considered them in mass.
2) Nothing. The market will correct itself. As gas goes up, more people will look at getting a car rather than the super duty 3500 to haul groceries and pickup the kids. Every time I see a soccer mom in a dually I laugh a little. Even a minivan gets 25mpg, that super duty is about 12mpg on a good day. (I know someone with a F250 and his onboard computer shows 11mpg all the time.)
3) Research. E85 and Hybrids are only stopgap measures. Fuel cell or Electric direct are solutions. Until solutions hit the market working, and workable long term, we will still use oil.
What about beyond oil? Well we could use Methane ice from the ocean floor. There is around 50x as much of it as the world has oil and coal combined.
Or we can follow the lead of the new movie 11th hour and simply allow the UN to systematically eliminate all but 1 billion people, remove all industrial equipment, including concrete, and all exotic metals, and everyone go back to 1400's technology. The movie asserts the most people earth can support is 1 billion pre industrial, and that is all we should ever have.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Brazilian Children (The next generation)
On Orkut, a friend was asked by another friend about child poverty in Brazil. Now, I have friends in Brazil who know far better than me, and I don't pretend to know more than them, but I do have some ideas, and knowledge after being down there a couple times.
First thing to think about is parents. Child poverty is not a question of children, but families. If parents are impoverished, then the children will grow up in a impoverished home. One thing leads to another. With northern
Second, one generations poverty propagates itself on a second and third generation by restricting, and limited education to the next generations. One problem
In the end it all comes down to money. to implement either of these, Brazil would need large sums of money and they have never had an over abundance of it. At the same time as all of this, since Columbia has been doing a good job fighting drug dealers, and Venezuela is becoming harder to export out of since the US and Europe are not treated as nice by the current government as previous governments, Drug Czars and their influence is moving across into far northern Brazil. If anything, the US/UN/EU needs to make sure the Brazilian government is strong so we don't end up with what we had in Columbia in the 80s again.
How the UN could do anything about this, I'm not sure. Takes the UN 20 years to agree that snow exists, and 50 years to agree that a coat is good to wear in snow. Christmas is slow in coming every year. Congress takes years to do anything. The UN takes decades.
Just some ideas I have. Maybe I'm nuts. Ask Erika, she may agree that I'm nuts!
Missing Hiker
About twice a year someone is 'lost' on
Now someone else is missing, on
Here are some things to take with you in a backpack.
Extra shirt
Waterproof overpants
Water Proof Jacket
Small/medium LED waterproof flashlight
Extra pair of socks
A rapid charge battery for your cell phone.
Separate leatherman tool
2 small ½ liter bottles of water
2 power bars or granola bars
1 apple/banana/etc
The biggest problem you need to worry about isn't weather changing, it is you breaking a leg, or falling and twisting your ankle, or something where you can not make it back down. That is when these things come in handy. If you are missing, a flashlight at night would be a beacon to any helicopter or rescue worker. LED Flashlights last for thousands of hours of use. You could keep it on and pointed somewhere all night for several nights.
Even if you have no cell phone service leaving it on could help rescue workers find you, but only if it has power. I personally never had a problem, but it would happen the one time my battery was low or something.
Why waterproof if it gets cold? Well Snow and Ice melts. For 24 hours your body heat with 2 shirts, sweater, and waterproof jacket is more than fine.
Obviously this is in addition to what you plan on eating and drinking on the hike. So if you are stuck. Save this till day 2. Have 1 bottle of water and 1 bar a day. This will give you quite a few days of life. Between the flashlight, cell phone, and as long as you are ON a trail, then this should be more than good enough to allow a ranger to find you.
AND PLEASE PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK WEATHER BEFORE YOU GO UP! Mountains are not like valleys. I have been in
UPDATE --- The hiker was found dead, I am VERY sorry to hear this. My prayers go out to the family. I wish there was better news.
Monday, March 10, 2008
Let me go over this again. There still seems to be enough people clamoring for blood over Man Made Global Warming. I do not argue there is no warming, I ague that man-kind is not the blame.
I do not reject CO2 as a greenhouse gas, it is one, a minor one, but one. So is water vapor and about half a dozen other elements in the atmosphere. Humans are not the only source for CO2 however. Livestock, and animals produce quite a healthy amount, and the oceans extrude ginormous amounts of CO2. Other things like Volcano's, and dieing vegetation also give off CO2. Last year CO2 in the atmosphere went up by 0.52%, what percentage was manmade and what was the other items? Oceans are by far the largest contributor, but even if man was half, say 0.26%. Has our output gone up 100% in the last few years? Because just a few years ago it was 0.42% increase yearly. If the others remain the same at 0.26, then man in 5 years has gone from 0.16 to 0.26. Problem is the others have not stayed the same. Oceans are producing more, and 2007 was a very active volcano year globally.
In the last few months the global temperature has dropped significantly. More so than any time in 150 years, does that mean coming iceage? No.
I also like it when talking heads on TV say a 5 degree change (equal to 5 centuries like the 20th) will melt the poles. Do these people understand the temperature there? Highs were -27C and -41C the other day. COME ON !!! 5 degrees means -22C and -36C as a high. I think water is still frozen at those temperatures.
Personally I think a global cooling is far worse for us than warming. Warming means more crops later in the season, and more farmland opening up. Cooler means the opposite. Warming means we can feed 8-12 billion people, cooling means we can feed 5, so the rest just die.
Also, I live in a wood frame house. I am typing on a wood table. My bed frame is made mostly of wood (it has some large screws and corner pieces that are metal). All of this is taking carbon OUT of the atmosphere.
How many years of driving a V6 does it take to equate the carbon removed by building a house and furniture our of wood and wood products? (not counting all the wood in offices, banks, etc.)
Sometime I'll tell you about something that happened in
Friday, March 7, 2008
Hacking the Pentagon
Every hacker worth 2 cents has claimed (legit or not) to have gained access to the CIA, FBI, Pentagon, or Whitehouse at some point. 99.9% of these have been hacking the public web site, or BBS in the early days. In neither case was anything remotely sensitive at risk unless someone from the inside made it so. The remaining 0.1% about 99% of them were people hacking an outlying network, or server, again not associated with isolated, internal communications. There have been a couple of complete legitimate hacks, but from what I heard, neither were prosecuted. In fact, both resulted in jobs.
Now some Chinese guys who spend all day in WoW say they got into the Pentagon. I say, 'whatever'. If they did, it sure wasn't the internal network. Most people on the outside have no idea how they isolate the network. Lets just say you can't get there from here. The only way in, is through a computer on the inside.
It grabs headlines, and make more of a political statement, but the real fear isn't some hacker on the Internet accessing a network with no ties to the Internet. The big fear is someone getting a job at the Pentagon, or at a subcontractor who has direct access to the DARPA network directly. Some times I just wish the media would hire someone who knows SOMETHING about computers, and networks before they run with a story about them.
Maybe I'm asking too much.
Friday, February 1, 2008
Britney Spears
Ok, Britney Spears has a lot of issues. It started when she was 13, and no one had ever said 'NO' to her. Today we have a spoiled brat with more money than since, minimal education, zero street smarts who thinks the world revolves around her, and millions of young girls using her missteps as a role model for how to live their lives.
I do not really think we need to go over the problems she has had finding underwear, or choice of friends, or anything else. Being an adult, it is impossible to prevent her from further destroying her life. I really do feel sorry for her. She is/was a very beautiful woman, and now she is a wreck.
I was talking about her the other day with some friends from work. We all agree, someone needs to take her to a place the poperotsi can't find her. We have 3 guaranteed locations we came to mind. I think mine is best. But either way, she needs to get away, and stay away for at least a few months, and when she comes back, stay out of the spotlight for months more, and give people time to forget. Say 2 years from now come out with a new album and start over. Lord knows she has plenty of money.
The biggest problem with her just staying out of the spotlight is the people around her (freeloaders mostly). She likely has 2-3 real, and good friends, and 20+ leeches clamoring for scraps. That is one reason I have never wanted to be famous. Rich is ok, but famous is nuts. If she could separate friend from leech, she would be far better off. Problem is from her perspective it's blurred. It is not easy to tell who is a friend and who is a drain. Asking one friend causes problems with the others, that is why I say just leave.
Now her sister is pregnant, and may not even be her regular boyfriends? Ok, so she is only 16 years old, and is going to have more problems than Britney much earlier. Someone needs to really help these girls.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Soccer, er I mean Futbol.
The whole time I watch it, I want soccer like this in the US. Don't get me wrong we do have MLS, and they have some good teams and good players, and often I catch their games on ESPN2 or other networks. It just isn't the same level as Europe. I would watch some Central/South American games but I have a hard time following Spanish commentators.
btw, the movies Goal and Goal 2 are totally AWESOME. I highly recommend people watch them if you like soccer at all. I can't wait for the 3rd to come out later this year. I heard it will be about the World Cup and Argentina.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
GET OUT and See The World
I was watching TV the other day and there was this show on called "1000 Places To see Before You Die". Was a really good show, but the thing that suck with me was the intro. 'You see only 936 full moons, and experience only 312 seasons in an average lifetime.' That is profound and shocking when you think of how fleeting our time on Earth really is.
There are a lot of things I have yet to do, and many things looking back I should not have tried, but none of it has stopped me from trying. The couple staring in the show takes 6 months out of their lives to go globe hopping, and that's great for them, they likely spend $10 million doing it to. Personally I don't have that kind of money, and neither does most people I know. Most people with money are so busy making it, they can't enjoy it.
Anyone out there have a few million to donate to my 'Adventure Fund'?
On a more serious note, You really should cease the moment. Every day, every hour will never come again. If there is something you want to try and do, you should go for it. Problem is people are inherently evil and do not do right. I admit, when I see a pretty women, first thing I think about is sexual in nature. Often even married women if I turn around and see one that is attractive, my mind will lapse into sex for a minute, or two, or ten. Mathew 7 begins with
1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.
It's a delicate balance for a Christian in this day and age. It's hard to keep a level head. There is so much to see and do, so little time to do it in, and for the first time in history, possible to do it.
Still I managed to go to
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Global Warming is a Theory
I figured I would just jump right out and say how I feel on this subject. GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT PROVEN. Global Warming, and Man Made Global Warming, and CO2 Based Global Warming are theories. This is not a religion, and those who are skeptical are not heretics. It is not certain, or likely, but plausible.
I thought about linking scientific papers, but I have some 1200 links, and that would be foolhardy. Let us just take some of the basic parts of the Global Warming Orthodoxy.
First that it is warmer now than EVER before. By now, almost everyone has seen the hockey stick from Al Gore's film. What many do not know is that was statistically proven flawed more than a year before Al Gore filmed it. It was warmer in 1000AD than it is now, and was warmer for several hundred years. It was FAR warmer in the Holocene period around 4000BC, for almost a millennia. I'm sure it was all the automobiles and industrialization the Babylonians did that caused that.
More over, neither time did CO2 cause it. In fact the only time in that period when CO2 was spiking up was near the peak and during the fall in temperatures, past the peak so to speak. That leads me to talk about CO2 and how it effects global warming.
CO2 is the single largest component that allows plants to grow. There have been MANY studies that show more CO2 in the air allows plants to grow faster, and stronger (
Sounds interesting, doesn't it. So what causes water vapor to fluctuate in the atmosphere? Cosmic rays, and the solar wind. So a single sunspot can equate many hundreds of years of total earth CO2 output. Is my SUV really all that bad?
That leads to another question. If CO2 isn't even all that bad, how bad is human caused CO2 (all the planes, trains, cars, and power plants combined)? Well the oceans produce somewhere between 20x and 50x as much as humans on any given year, and for example animal droppings in
So why are people so hip on CO2? Today it has to do with being anti-capitalisms and Anti-West. Who produces the most atmospheric CO2? The
I'm all for removing our dependence on fossil fuels, and I don't just mean Ethanol. I mean Hydrogen or some form of Fusion (there are many theories but no one has yet spent the money needed to research them properly.). I think the
Anyway, that is just a small part of how I feel on the subject. Basically Al Gore is nuts, and needs to give back the Nobel Prize because he is wrong.


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Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40
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Mary and Joseph are law abiding Jews.
Simeon and Anna, too, exhibit faithfulness, obedience and dutifulness. The characters in this story all follow the rules God set before them. According to the Law of Moses, they present Jesus at the temple, their firstborn dedicated to the Lord, the prescribed sacrifice given. Simeon is righteous and devout. Anna never stops worshipping and fasting. (How is that even possible?) The narrative this first Sunday after Christmas could not get any churchier. And, let's be honest, those gathered for worship the Sunday after Christmas are the Marys and Josephs, the Simeons and Annas of our congregations. The dutiful, faithful folks who show up every time the doors open and stay and clean up afterwards. So, admonishing everyone to do what God says — worship, tithe, etc. — well, that could be affirming or, alternately, could be less than revelatory or, even worse, self-congratulatory. Look at us, we're here, we get to see Jesus! (I think I've preached that sermon.)
But what happens when we consider this text in light of those who aren't praying, fasting, patiently waiting or always in the sanctuary, fellowship hall, church kitchen or Sunday school classrooms? What does this story have to do with them? Why should they care? What difference does Jesus' presentation at the temple mean to all those getting ready to party into the New Year or hit the after Christmas sales or head to work at a job that has no regard for Sundays or the sacred? What about for those who went to their annual worship service on Christmas Eve last week with no intentions of returning until next year's dimly lit and lovely service?
The key is in the text itself, because as churchy as this story seems to be, all that happens inside that temple is for the sake of those oblivious to it in the world. Note what Simeon says when he takes up Jesus in his arms and praises God: he has seen salvation, "prepared in the presences of all peoples, a light for the revelation to the Gentiles and for the glory of your people Israel." Simeon, righteous and devout, understands that the Messiah has come for the unrighteous and the unclean, God's people Israel as well as the Gentiles. Anna, in her old age, is less concerned with the state of her own soul than with the redemption of Jerusalem. She's a prophet, after all, and prophets don't work for themselves; they take their orders from God. Their fasting and praying, worshipping and praising all point away from themselves and toward the One who calls and sends.
No, this story doesn't tell us to feel good about our dutifulness, commend us for showing up as instructed, nor admonish us to go get others to church or temple. This story proclaims, even at this earliest phase of Jesus' life, that the Messiah has come for the sake of the world, the partygoers and service workers, the lapsed faithful and those who've never darkened the door of a designated holy place, the chosen people of Israel and the Gentiles who still stumble around in the darkness. We would do well to remember that Mary and Joseph, Simeon and Anna embrace a child who will not be held, not even by cross or grave. Jesus will soon cause his parents to worry when he tarries in the temple and gets left behind. Before long, a sword will pierce his mother's soul because Jesus has come not to stay safely in any sanctuary but to venture out into the wilderness and then into a world that will have him killed.
Mary and Joseph, Simeon and Anna come to the temple to worship the God who both created and loves all that is seen and unseen. The salvation they behold became incarnate for all peoples. Their devout, dutiful righteousness that compels them to follow the Law of Moses enables them to see the Messiah and also know they cannot keep him to or for themselves. Do those of us sitting in the pews or standing in the chancel week after week, fasting and praying without ceasing understand this, too?
Every churchy thing we do should compel us out into the world God so loves, proclaiming that salvation, redemption, consolation has come and has come for everyone. We can't expect those who neither know nor care about the Law of Moses (never mind the new commandment to love one another) to be at worship this week. We should, however, expect that our having been there changes us, how we see others, the decisions we make, the words we utter and the way we live and move and have our being. Do you think Mary and Joseph, Simeon and Anna were ever the same again? Then how can we leave an encounter with the living Lord shrugging our shoulders and saying, "meh"?
Sometimes I wonder if we expect anything at all when we go to worship. When we put our money in the plate or confess our sin or pass the peace or hear the Word read and proclaimed or the benediction pronounced, do we eagerly expect consolation? Redemption? An encounter with salvation? Do we imagine that what we do inside those spaces has an impact when we walk out the door? Do we have any idea that we have witnessed the light for the revelation of all nations? Annie Dillard's quip about the need to wear crash helmets in worship is often quoted, but rarely heeded. (I wonder what would happen if the ushers did pass some out one Sunday?)
Truth be told, Simeon and Anne, and Mary and Joseph as well, went to temple many times with Jesus nowhere in sight. But they went anyway. They kept going. They were, as my Greek lexicon puts it, "looking forward to the fulfillment of expectation." And darned if their expectations weren't met. What if we went to worship this week, and next, and the next looking forward to the fulfillment of expectation: the expectation that God is doing a new thing, that Jesus has come to save, that we are united in Christ, that reconciliation is inevitable, that death and sin have been defeated, that the Holy Spirit speaks to and through us, that when we are gathered Jesus is in the midst of us no less than he was in the temple that day with Mary and Joseph, Simeon and Anna?
We might arrive with eagerness and leave with purpose, knowing that we can't keep to ourselves all we've seen and heard, because salvation has come, a light to the Gentiles, glory for God's people Israel, the redemption of Jerusalem and the world. All people — devout, depraved, righteous, sacrilegious, dutiful, derelict — need this Good News whether they know it or not. The time has come for us to share it.
This week:
- Why do you go to worship? What difference does fasting, praying, following God's rule make for us? For others?
- What do you expect when you go to worship? What do you experience?
- Who are the Simeons and Annas you have known? How have they influenced you or your understanding of the faith?
- Simeon blesses Mary and Joseph and then speaks a haunting word to them. What does it mean to be blessed?
- This text is about faithful people's response to meeting Jesus. Both Simeon and Anna praise God. How are we praising God in response to Jesus' birth?
- If you are making New Year's resolutions, how do they relate to your faith?
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Remember that episode of the Brady Bunch, when Jan whined that she was tired of hearing about her older sister, "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia." Well, this week it's been nothing but Facebook
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Takeaway: Whether or not investors have actually lost money reminds me of what Chou En Lai once said when asked what he thought of the French Revolution: "It's too early to say." Motley Fool co-founder Tom Gardner underlined this point by saying, "I don't think we can say that a bad taste has been left in the mouths of investors already. To be an investor, I believe you have to look at least 3-5 years forward."
3. Will Facebook collapse and take down the Internet? We're bullish on Facebook, but one of the best pieces we read was extremely bearish. In The Facebook Fallacy, Michael Wolff said he believes it's a fallacy that the Web can be a more efficient advertising medium than traditional media. And he thinks Facebook is at the "heart of this fallacy." He concludes with the worrying thought, "If you wanted to bet on someone succeeding in the marketing business, you'd bet on technologists only if they could invent some new way to sell; you wouldn't bet on them to sell the way marketers have always sold."
Takeaway: Wolff has a solid argument. But what if Facebook, with all of the data it is collecting, is about more than ads? What if it does develop a new way to sell? Its hacker culture is not afraid to test and learn. As an example, look how many times eBay
Just six years ago, Yahoo! considered acquiring Facebook for $900 million. And now the company is valued at approximately $90 billion. That's an astronomical increase in value that is mind-boggling to consider. We suspect the company has some pretty solid growth ahead of it, and that's why we now have some skin in the game.
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"The suspension of these fluctuations is through practice and detachment."
~The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali I.12 (Gregor Maehle, tr.)
With thanks to the purport of this sutra by Gregor Maehle, let's talk about the most overlooked word in this sutra: "and." If we are to reach the goal of yoga, which is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind (I.2), we must practice. Obviously how we are going about our day to day lives is not ceasing these fluctuations, so we have to apply some other method. As with all new things, it takes time and continued steadfast effort to change. A danger comes when we start to see results: better physical condition, increased knowledge, more evenness of temperament, etc. The results themselves are good, but our mind is so conditioned to attach to things that we begin to become attached to our practice. We may start to believe that the practice which is successful for me is the best and we may start to judge others' practices as inferior. With a focus on practice alone, we are in danger of becoming fanatical and incapable of accepting that others' methods are valid, even if they are not right for us.
To the other end of the spectrum, if we focus on detachment by letting go of all of our attachments, we can also begin to see benefits. We may realize that we can reduce our wants thereby reducing our consumption. We can see the value in all methods of practice without feeling as if our own method is the most correct. We may become so detached that we cease to practice at all, either for fear of attachment or because we feel our development is in the Divine's hands. We may practice many varied methods, seeing all as equal, without the focus or dedication needed to truly evolve. We loose the ability to discriminate between what is correct for us as an individual, and what is not an ideal way of practice for us as an individual.
"And" creates the balance. As with many subjects in Hatha Yoga, the practice is a synergy of opposites. First one dominates, then the other, and eventually they balance out. The balance comes when we are firmly rooted in our practice, with continued observation, experimentation, and analysis, AND we can see others' practices are also valid. We understand and continue to do those things which help us evolve, and discontinue those things which hold us back. At the same time we are not condemning those who are not on the same path as we are.
An example of this is easily seen with dietary choices. There are those who take no meat, with the belief that to eat meat is a violation of Yama of Ahimsa (non-harming). Among that group, there are those who seek to convert others by any means necessary. They antagonize meat eaters and display violent disgusting images of animal slaughter. Unfortunately, these individuals are perpetuating the same violence in thought, word, and deed that that they claim to be against, and they are focusing more of their life on violence and eating meat (a negative focus is still a focus) than most meat eaters do. This is an imbalance of practice.
On the other side, there are those who practice yoga who give no thought whatsoever to the food they take. They do not pay attention to the effect their food has on their bodies, they do not give thanks for the efforts and the bounty of the food they eat, and they do not see the relationship their food choices have to the environment and other beings. This is an imbalance of detachment.
How does one integrate the two? Let's look at Krishnamacharya. According to his son, Desikachar (which means according to Krishnamacharya, for all of Desikachar's teachings come directly from his father), there is NO point in the scriptures which forbids the eating of meat.
Before the comments start to come in, we need to dissect this statement a bit.
Krishnamacharya was a Brahmin, and one could easily surmise that he did not eat meat. To say he had an extensive knowledge of scripture would be an understatement. His scriptural authority was well documented. He could probably identify thousands of places in scriptures which forbid the eating of meat.
So why make this statement? Krishnamacharya believed that the student should be taught to their own capacity, and that yoga was India's gift to the world. How do you make a foreign practice accessible to the masses? By creating a system which includes, rather than precludes. Through his actions, Krishnamacharya demonstrated the balance between practice and detachment by keeping to his own beliefs while accepting and not judging the actions of others.
Our individual practice is valid. If it works for you, do it. Others' practices are valid if they work for them. Their actions are of no consequence to our practice.
Two teachings which give us specific direction to ensure a balance between practice and detachments:
"Clarity of mind is produced by meditating of friendliness toward the happy, compassion toward the miserable, joy toward the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked."
~ Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, I.33 (Gregor Maehle, tr)
"Whatever thou doest, whatever thou eatest, whatever thou offerest in sacrifice, whatever thou givest, whatever thou practice as austerity, do so, O! son of Kunti, as an offering unto Me."
~Bhagavad Gita, IX.27 (Sivananda, tr.)
"And" creates balance and inclusion. If we cannot find these things in our daily lives, how can we expect to progress in a practice which leads us to total integration (Samadhi)?
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Betsy took some more photo's of me and my guitar for an add in SALT magazine. The McDermont family have 12 children, and there magazine is filled with wonderful articles on topics like what a blessing children are, to courtship stories, to... a lot of stuff. :P Here's their link. http://www.saltmagazine.com/ They were nice enough to put an add in their magazine for my cds.
Our family got to go the the MN Science Museum to the Star Wars Exhibit! Here's a group shot of us with a speed rover in the background.
Suddenly, a droid rolled up behind us. Lol.
Betsy and I made a new friend.
Addie and I
Me and Jed and Darth Vader. *Pause for slow Darth Vader sounding breathing*
No more pictures!
Me and my Mom. :)
Daddy and I.
Lol, K the walls in this room were mirrows so I couldn't resist. :)
I love how these look! Prysims
As a surprise my parents took us all out to dinner. It was really good! And fun! We don't go out much. :)
Mom and dad
Next came our county fair!!! A week of busy fun! I was a cloverstand (our 4-H food stand) manager this year, so I had to work three, 8 hour shifts. That was tough! Besides that I had two goat shows, I had to help with the baby animal show, and then do fashion review and share the fun. I also sang the National anthem at two horse shows, and the Llama show. I've never sang the national anthem before, and I was really excited to do it! It sure is a hard song to sing though!
This is a photo I took and brought to the county fair.
This one too. DAISY
Here I am showing my goat at one of the shows.
I played 'They Prayed' for a Share the Fun recap at the fair.
My two cousins Micah and Malachi, and a friend from Wis. Orion came for part of the fair. It was a ton of fun with them around.
Group shot. Don't Micah and I look cute! The others were jealous, so the next one they wanted us serious. :P
So here's a serious shot. :) Lol.
Also, I am in 4-H arts in! We put on a little play 3-4 times during the day at the state fair grounds during the MN state fair! I'll be there for the full two weeks if you want to come visit! :) It should be fun! Then this fall I have a lot of get-togethers to go to! I love seeing people :)
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Ginnell, as owner of the Heart of Ireland, received the whole brunt of the storm; there was no hearing for him when, true to himself, he tried to cast the onus of the business on Blood and Harman. He was told to get out and be thankful he was not brought back to 'Frisco in irons, and he obeyed instructions, rowing off to the schooner, he and Harman and Blood, a melancholy party with the exception of Blood, who was talking to Harman with extreme animation on the subject of beam engines.
On deck it was Blood who gave orders for hauling up the anchor and setting sail. He had recaptured the revolver.
From "Spun Gold," BY MORGAN ROBERTSON
Reprinted by courtesy of Harper & Brothers.
Across the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Guinea to Cape St. Roque moves a great body of water—the Main Equatorial Current—which can be considered the motive power, or mainspring, of the whole Atlantic current system, as it obtains its motion directly from the ever-acting push of the tradewinds. At Cape St. Roque this broad current splits into two parts, one turning north, the other south. The northern part contracts, increases its speed, and, passing up the northern coast of South America as the Guiana Current, enters through the Caribbean Sea into the Gulf of Mexico, where it circles around to the northward; then, colored a deep blue from the fine river silt of the Mississippi, and heated from its long surface exposure under a tropical sun to an average temperature of eighty degrees, it emerges into the Florida Channel as the Gulf Stream.
From here it travels northeast, following the trend of the coast line, until, off Cape Hatteras, it splits into three divisions, one of which, the westernmost, keeps on to lose its warmth and life in Baffin's Bay. Another impinges on the Hebrides, and is no more recognizable as a current; and the third, the eastern and largest part of the divided stream, makes a wide sweep to the east and south, enclosing the Azores and the deadwater called the Sargasso Sea, then, as the African Current, runs down the coast until, just below the Canary Isles, it merges into the Lesser Equatorial Current, which, parallel to the parent stream, and separated from it by a narrow band of backwater, travels west and filters through the West Indies, making puzzling combinations with the tides, and finally bearing so heavily on the young Gulf Stream as to give to it the sharp turn to the northward through the Florida Channel.


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U10s Mark ONeill Draw Sunday 2nd April 2017
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We spent a week in Phuket but don't worry… I won't bore you all with an hour by hour account of the week.
The highlights of Phuket for us were:
1. Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
2. Phi Phi Islands boat trip
3. Simon Cabaret
Elephant Jungle Sanctuary
This is by far the best thing we have done so far on our travels! We booked it through a tour shop just a couple of minutes from our hotel. We paid around £60 each, which for our backpacking budget, was a bit pricey but definitely worth it! The pickup truck collected us from our hotel and then after an hour and a half we were at the sanctuary. They start the session by sitting everyone down and giving a brief talk. This explains where they got the elephants from and the poor conditions they were living in, and then how they look after them now.
I was slightly dubious about doing anything to do with Elephants as I'm sure everyone has seen the YouTube videos of the abuse the elephants receive in some tourist attractions. However, the Elephant Jungle Sanctuary saves elephants from those sorts of places. The reason you are able to get so close to these animals is sadly because they have been used for tourism previously. However, it's great to know that they are now being looked after and what you're doing isn't harming them. They only allow a small amount of people to visit each day and for a limited time. The tour is sold as half a day but really you're only with the elephants around an hour and a half- which is plenty!
After the talk they then advise you to prepare the food for the elephants. This involved cutting up watermelon and stripping bananas from the bunches. Once we had filled our basket we were shown to a huge open area and we waited in anticipation for them to bring the elephants.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE! The female elephants were HUGE. A little scary at first, but once you get used to them and their size it's ok. Scott was straight in shouting "Bon" which meant for the elephant to open its mouth and then you could feed her. I stayed back at first taking photos but then I saw a mother and baby behind us, and my heart melted. I went over to the baby, who was happily feeding himself from the enormous bucket of fruit and just watched for a little while before I moved in to pat him. (Do you pat an elephant? I can't think of the right word to describe it!)
After around 45 minutes of feeding them we then got to get into the mud bath and splash them with mud before then moving onto washing them in the pool and shower. I can't describe the feeling- it was amazing to be so close to them. I loved every single minute!
We were both buzzing once we had finished the trip, we didn't stop talking about it all evening. If you are going to Phuket I would 100% recommend doing this!
Phi Phi Islands Boat trip
This tour started with a lengthy bus journey to the port. Once there, we were all squeezed into the speed boat like sardines. Then we started moving… It was the most horrendous boat journey I have ever been on in my life. Luckily, I had never experienced sea/motion sickness before, however this was AWFUL. The journey from the pier to the first stop at Monkey beach was around an hour. The LONGEST hour of my life. When we finally arrived at monkey beach I wasn't particularly interested in the monkeys as I was more preoccupied with trying not to vomit. Scott did get some photos though. It was weird, I was actually scared of the monkeys. Maybe because of the horror stories I had read/heard prior to going. Or due to the fact there was one that jumped onto another lady's back, and another that was pulling so hard at another lady's dress it ripped. I stayed in the shallows of the water to ensure I wasn't too close to them!
After monkey beach we headed over to Phi Phi Don for lunch?! It was only 11:30 and I didn't really feel much like eating after the first hours speedboat ride. However, I did manage to get some food down and it actually made me feel a lot better. We didn't spend much other time on that island although the beach was very pretty. The next stop was Viking Caves… Well it was more of a photo opportunity as you aren't able to get off the boat. After that we had a trip to Loh Samah bay for some snorkelling.
Another lengthy and bumpy ride (I think 3 people were sick on this bit) we were at our final stop- Khai Island. We were due to go to Maya Bay which looks amazing but, due to the large waves we weren't able to. We spent a couple of hours snorkelling and generally relaxing on the beach & then it was time to go home.
We both enjoyed the boat trip however it did feel a bit rushed, nothing like our amazing boat trip in El Nido. Our pictures are pretty cool though!
Simon Cabaret
One evening we got our glad rags on and had a date night. I say glad rags. Really, it's the only dress I have with me and Scott got to wear a shirt! It was quite nice to actually make an effort for an evening. I even managed to get a hair dryer to dry my hair!!! We got picked up by a private mini bus and taken straight to the doors of the Simon Cabaret theatre. Inside there is a lovely lobby with a couple of chandeliers and marble effect tiles. It felt very glamorous to us! The show has only male performers but the majority of them are dressed as women. A lot of them pull it off very well from a distance! We watched as they performed a variety of different numbers which included moulin rouge, Chicago and also a Beyonce number. I loved the whole thing. Scott found it a bit strange but he managed to put up with it for me!
My next blog will be about our journey driving from Phuket to Koh Samui and the stops we did on the way. I hope you're all still enjoying reading them!


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I've been de-prioritizing dramas this week because of a slightly newfound discovery: variety shows!
It all started when a friend of mine posted a photo of Lee Dong Wook carrying a cute kid. I messaged her about it and she happened to mention Dong Wook's appearance on Return of Superman. It was very amusing, seeing Dong Wook try to take care of all three hyperactive toddlers at the same time.
But anyway, despite having super cute kids on Return of Superman, a lot of other friends recommended that I watch Running Man. I started watching it a week ago, and now I'm on episode 27! My roommates can tell you that I've been staying up til dawn recently because I just can't get enough of Running Man! The entire cast is hilarious, especially Kim Jong Kook and the boys. (In other news, I might have to update my Favorite Kdrama Men because Song Joong Ki's such a QT!!!!! And KJK = 💖💖)
Speaking of Flower Boys, I have The Ultimate Flower Boy Park Bo Gum Sticker Pack on Telegram! It features 15 super cute expressions of Park Bo Gum as The Crown Prince in Love In The Moonlight, plus 1 shocked expression of the lead girl, Hong Ra On (Kim Yoo Jung). Hehe.
Special thanks to my friends: Joy (who introduced Return of Superman), Keila (who encouraged me to start Running Man from episode 1), and Lizabeth Ann (who requested these Park Bo Gum stickers). Thank you!!
Anyway, that's all I have to say for now. I'll do my best to keep up with my pending episodes and reviews (Cheese in the Trap, Pinocchio, Queen In Hyun's Man, Love in the Moonlight) but I HAVE SEVEN YEARS WORTH OF RUNNING MAN TO WATCH. HAHAHAHAHA. Byeeeee!!


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"This Christmas" by Donny Hathaway. I really hate when people try to cover this song. People need to stop trying to sing this song! :-)
Friday, December 19, 2008
OSF Christmas Songs
Labels: Old School Friday
2 comments:
- Revvy Rev said...
They should go ahead and anoint this song and version the official theme song of Christmas. Great choice.
- December 19, 2008 at 6:49 AM
- Hagar's Daughter said...
I'm with you on that - just leave this song along. It's fine just as is.
Hope your Christmas was lovely.
- December 26, 2008 at 12:44 PM
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I like free stuff. Well, who doesn't. But you know what free stuff I love the most?
You guessed it! Free Disney stuff! Of course, there's nothing like getting a couple hours of endless Disney magic on a DVD for free, and most of the time the only way that comes is in a Disney Vacation Planning DVD. I ordered mine a couple of weeks ago after Disney was all "Order yours today cause it's free!" and it came this last week while I was at school. My parents left it sitting on the counter for me and I didn't see it this weekend, but dad finally pointed it out to me this morning, meaning that I spent a good portion of the rest of the day watching the DVD and all it's magical contents.
I absolutely love Disney Vacation Planning DVD's. I think the earliest one we have is from sometime in the 90's, although I couldn't tell you exactly when. Back then it came not on DVD though, but VHS. You know? Those days when we had to use a TAPE instead of a disc! I remember those days...that was called my childhood, and it saddens me that there are people that don't know what that all means anymore. But that's beside the point. Our second one is also on VHS and is from 2004 I believe. Then we skip ahead to around 2007, and then 2011. So of course, in order to continue this, I had to get the 2013 Disney Vacation Planning DVD, even though I just got back from Disney like a month ago.
I think my favorite thing about them is the fact that you can spend an entire day just sitting and watching them and you can just sit and watch how the Walt Disney Resort has changed. It's spectacular to see the advancements and the additions of parks and the creation of new resorts. It's actually kind of fun to guess whether or not something was there yet or not, and honestly, more often than not, even I'm wrong.
The other great thing about these things? The fact that when you're having a bad day you can just pop them into the VHS player or DVD player or whatever it is that you have and you can watch all the magic of Disney right there on your TV. It isn't quite the same as being there, but it still brings a little extra joy into your day.
Plus, I'm pretty sure that even the most frequent Disney goer will find something new that they wish to explore on their next visit! I know I almost always do! My next goal: Meet Flynn Rider at Disneyland. In fact I may have jumped off the couch and fell on my face when he came on the screen. But that's a long shot...*cough cough.*
Here's the #Frumpstagram post for today! Based on the prompt "Yum!"
And here's today's Disney History: 1979: The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad attraction opens in Disneyland's Frontierland. The "wildest ride in the wilderness" takes guests careening through dark caverns and abandoned mines. Imaingeer Tony Baxter modeled the attraction after the scenery of Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. The exciting Big Thunder Mountain replaces the more dedate Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland.
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Atletico Madrid beat hosts Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 in a topsy-turvy encounter on Tuesday to take a firm handle on their Champions League round-of-16 tie ahead of the return leg in Spain next month.
Two lethal counter-attacks in the opening 25 minutes put the 2014 and 2016 finalists in the driving seat, with Saul Niguez and Antoine Griezmann on target, and give them the edge for a quarterfinal spot for the ninth time.
Leverkusen, who paid the price for a disastrous defensive performance, cut the deficit before Atletico's Kevin Gameiro scored with a spot kick and Stefan Savic's own goal set up a nervous finale.
Fernando Torres ended any speculation with his goal in the 86th minute to take revenge for last season's 1-0 loss as the Germans suffered their first home defeat in Europe after a 10-match unbeaten run.