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SITE CRASHED AGAIN

2016-10-15T03:20:00.002-07:00

BaedonWebZ seems to have crashed, again. This is getting very annoying. It is getting to the point that I am about to give up on the whole idea of running a blog. I will work with my provider to see if we can get it back online, but I am to exhausted at this time. Hopefully we will have it back online by Monday.

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Restored from backup, hopefully it will stay online.

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So many foul words spilled out of my mouth, I broke the profanity filter.

2015-03-07T01:28:00.000-08:00

Cartoon of a person waving fist (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Apparently, some miscreant injected some malware into my site and it has been down for a a bit and I didn't know it. Until the host gets it turned back on, it is offline. In the mean time, I will be working on restoring the content as fast a possible and hope to have it back online by April 2. Thank you for your understanding as I deal with this crap.

More lack of activity

2015-03-06T13:30:00.000-08:00

That look best sums up my feelings right now.
English: Domestic stray cat in Singapore. Ticked tabby. Black and white photo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The major reason you haven't seen much activity on BaedonWebz is due to being pissed off that every time I start writing a post it turns into a rant. If it isn't the government leading to this condition, it turns out to be one of a thousand other things hitting the flack. But, that will change. I've had it and will now start voicing those things that are causing me to have cinder block demolishing tendencies.

Over the next few days prepare to get the low down on my thoughts about ISIS (or whatever we are calling them this week), government over-reaching (local and national), and the price of fish. As well as other regularly scheduled content coming back.

Behind the Scenes October & Noevember

2014-10-19T08:04:00.002-07:00

Been adding static content to the main site. Lots of new stuff there, check it out.

In November, things may be really dragging for content as I attempt NANOWRIMO again this year. Will post updates to all blogs as much as possible. New content for the site may be at a stand still during this month. But, will be back in full swing in December.

Thanks for visiting all BaedonWebZ Blogs!

New section added to The Archives!!!

2014-09-26T16:39:00.000-07:00

English: Charles Sturt University Regional Archives located at CSU's South Wagga campus. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Currently being entered into The Archives is a cool website that takes a look at the End of the World. Throughout history, doomsayers have been proclaiming the end of the world is at hand and yet we're still here. One day, this cosmic marble will crumble to dust. Until then, enjoy this look at Doomsday Prophecy throughout history.

In other site news, The Chandar Project is currently on hold while I regain my sanity, just in time to lose it in November for NANOWRIMO. Twenty Spark is likewise on hold. The Black Door will be getting some updates in the near future. And I'm still trying to wrap my brain around more materials for Armchair.

As always, if you like what you see or have suggestions for content, let us know.

May Update

2014-05-27T11:19:00.000-07:00

Sunrise in Cape May (Photo credit: WilliamMarlow)

Holy Cow!, May is almost over with and things have been hopping behind the scenes. Here's a breakdown.

Been hard at work on the map for Chandar City, hopefully will have it posted by the end of July on RPG Corner.
Twenty new writing sparks are ready to go for June.
At least two new websites are about ready to be added to the Archives.
Lots more in store for the summer! Keep looking around, no telling what you might discover.

Have a wonderful summer!

Baedon's RPG Corner

2014-04-29T00:15:00.001-07:00

After two years in development, The Chandar City Campaign Setting is taking shape!

Chandar City is an fantasy campaign setting that focuses on urban adventures. The setting is the capitol city of The Grand Duchy of Chandar, a province that borders the civilized world and the remnants of the Lich Lords Empire.

English: A twenty-sided die (d20) as used in wargaming and roleplaying, most famously in Dungeons & Dragons. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you'd like to learn more, check out Baedon's RPG Corner.

We're always looking for contributes to this setting, if interested, visit the site and check out the editor's blog for more info.

Coming up on BaedonWebz for Jan 5-11, 2014

2014-01-05T09:47:00.000-08:00

Writer's Block? (Photo credit: Raymond Bryson)

To give you an idea on what is in the chute for this week.

For the main site, working on resurrecting yet another website archive from the ashes. This one is a long section, still debating on how best to incorporate these sections into the site. Might experiment with creating Sub-sites for these archives.

Over on Armchair Theonomy, working on two new articles about Omnism. While Twenty Spark will have five more writing prompts for those dealing with writer's block. Lazee Rants should have at least one new post this week and a new section featuring posts from around the web will be appearing about mid-week.

If you would like to contribute to any of the sections of BaedonWebz, we'd love to hear from you. Just leave a comment below or contact us via our G-Mail acount at BaedonWebz.

That's all for now, be safe out there and remember, DOUBLE CHECK YOUR *SAUCES!
*(interrogative) slang for "source"- usually used when asking for the source a particular file on a "chan" or other chat/image board.

new Blog, Theologica mirror complete.

2014-01-01T13:47:00.000-08:00

Black door (Photo credit: smith)

The Theologica Mirror is now complete, for those who enoyed that section of the old website.

A new blog has been added to the BaedonWebz family of blogs, The Black Door. This will be for ecploring the unexplained and conspiracies. Before WordPress decided to be a pain, I had begun posting on these subjects, people seemed to enjoy it, so you will find that under the Articles section of the website.

Still experimenting with a few items, will do my best to get things sorted over the next couple of days.

Theologica Mirror

2013-12-29T04:39:00.000-08:00

hebkoords.jpg (Photo credit: pkicken)

The mirror of Theologica.net is almost totally processed, only three pages to go. I have a head cold kicking my butt, so will get the rest done as soon as possible. Stay tuned for more updates.

The return of The Church of the Holy Spork

2013-12-27T04:33:00.000-08:00

A 1908 design patent drawing for a spork, from U.S. Patent (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Church of the Holy Spork is back online at BaedonWebz.com. I am proud to say that I am hosting a version of this wonderfully entertaining look at religion. There are still a few items missing, but will have those added very soon. For now, it is to late in the day for me to be worrying about why they are not showing up. I'll figure it out as we go along.

If you haven't experienced The Church of the Holy Spork, head on over and check it out. You know you want to. May the Spork be with you!

First popular article series back online.

2013-12-26T11:09:00.000-08:00

Paul vs Jesus Series

Popular series of articles, "Paul vs Jesus", now back online about BaedonWebz.com. Head on over if you haven't read them or want to know where to find them.

WordPress begins to get snarky

2013-12-24T02:42:00.000-08:00

English: WordPress Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

I've decided to convert BaedonWebz.com to a static page website. WordPress was starting to give me to much headache. This means going old school and creating each page by hand, the old fashion way.

Sure, it means there will no longer be fun things like comments or RSS feeds, these may return in the future. For now, look for the site to be back up to full capacity by 01 January 2014, just in time for the New Year!

20 Rules for Writing

2013-05-04T02:06:00.000-07:00

Words have a power all their own (Photo credit: Lynne Hand)

Here are 20 rules for writing that are easy to remember, read them carefully and you will understand why.

1) Remember to never split an infinitive.

2) The passive voice should never be used.

3) Do not put statements in the negative form.

4) A verb has to agree with their subjects.

5) Proofread carefully to see if you words out.

6) If you reread your work, you can find on rereading a great deal of repetition can be avoided by rereading and editing.

7) A writer must not shift your point of view.

8) And don't start a sentence with a conjunction.

9) Remember, too, a preposition is a terrible word to end a sentence with.

10) Don't overuse exclamation marks !!!!!!!!!

11) Place pronouns as close as possible, especially in long sentences, as of ten or more words, to their antecedents.

12) Writing carefully, dangling participles must be avoided.

13) If any word is improper at the end of a sentence, a linking verb is.

14) Take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.

15) Avoid trendy locutions that sound flaky.

16) Everyone should be careful to use a singular pronoun with singular nouns n their writing.

17) Always pick on the correct idiom.

18) The adverb always follows the verb.

19) Eschew obfuscation.

20) Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague; seek viable alternatives.

How to Write Good.

DIY Editing: 'was' and other has-beens

How To Identify Linking Verbs

Should the passive voice be avoided?

We are what we think...

2013-04-13T00:11:00.003-07:00

Fox News Attacks Wiccans

2013-04-13T00:11:00.002-07:00

Fox News Channel (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

If you are looking for a religion with the most holidays, you either have Hinduism or Catholicism. If you don’t take the spiritual or practical significance of holidays into account, Hindus and Roman Catholics are tied for the most, because pretty much every day of the year has some special significance in the religious calendar of each. Roman Catholics have sainted more than 10,000 people, and every day of the year is the feast day of a handful. Hindus recognize hundreds of deities, and most have celebrations for birthdays and significant milestones. There are also Hindu holidays celebrating the changing of the seasons, the harvest, lunar phases, and other notable natural events. --Scott McKnight

A Response to Fox News' Story on Wiccans

Principles of Wiccan Beliefs

University Of Missouri Instructs Faculty Not To Schedule Exams On Wiccan And Pagan Holidays

Fox News stereotypes Wiccans on air

Americans reveal their 3 favorite sins – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

2013-04-13T00:11:00.001-07:00

Americans reveal their 3 favorite sins – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

A new survey, however, gets specific about the type of temptations most Americans battle against, and shows that men and women seem to wrestle with different vices.

“Temptations and America’s Favorite Sins,” a survey conducted by the Barna Group, a Christian research firm, concludes that the moral struggles that vex most Americans aren’t the salacious acts that drive the plotlines of reality television shows. Most Americans are too worn down or distracted to get snared by those vices, the survey concludes.

The top three sins seducing most Americans: procrastination, overeating and spending too much time on media.

photo credit: “Caveman Chuck” Coker via photopin cc

Virtual vices show shift in American morality

Reality Check

Barna's New Research Explores the Changing Shape of Temptation

The Omnists: New Practical Dimension to Omnism

2013-04-13T00:11:00.000-07:00

The Earth seen from Apollo 17. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Omnists: New Practical Dimension to Omnism: Giving new Dimension to Omnism or Omnitheism & proving it as a practical path to attain World Peace & Supreme Bliss....

Provides an interesting overview of Omnism.

Is Paganism Just Make-Believe?

2013-04-12T13:32:00.000-07:00

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] A handfasting ceremony at Avebury in England, which occurred during Beltane in 2005 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]

The following is an excerpt from What Is Wicca, written by the founder of wicca.com as he expressed what Wicca meant to him. “Wicca is a deep appreciation and awe in watching the sunrise or sunset, the forest in the light of a glowing moon, a meadow enchanted by the first light of day. It is the morning dew on the petals of a beautiful flower, the gentle caress of a warm summer breeze upon your skin, or the warmth of the summer sun on your face. … It is being in the presence of Mother Earth’s nature and being humbled in reverence. ”

via Is Paganism Just Make-Believe?| Living Wicca Today.

An Introduction To Traditional Wicca {Part 1}

The WMT and Wicca

Pagan Paths

In Defence of the Masculine

7 Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction

2013-04-12T04:33:00.000-07:00

Ernest Hemingway left behind great advise in letters, articles and books. Larry W. Phillips assembled these into a book published in 1984, Ernest Hemingway on Writing. Here are the seven best, as compiled by Open Culture.

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[caption id="" align="alignright" width="126"] Cover of Ernest Hemingway[/caption]

Before he was a big game hunter, before he was a deep-sea fisherman, Ernest Hemingway was a craftsman who would rise very early in the morning and write. His best stories are masterpieces of the modern era, and his prose style is one of the most influential of the 20th century.

Hemingway never wrote a treatise on the art of writing fiction. He did, however, leave behind a great many passages in letters, articles and books with opinions and advice on writing.

Read the full Article @ Seven Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction | Open Culture.[/quote]

[heading style="1"]Ernest Hemingway On Writing[/heading]

To get started, write one true sentence.

Always stop for the day while you still know what will happen next.

Never think about the story when you’re not working.

When it’s time to work again, always start by reading what you’ve written so far.

Don’t describe an emotion — make it.

Use a pencil.

Be brief.

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"He was the Lady Gaga of his era."

Heminway’s 7 Fiction Writing Tips

2013-04-10T00:43:00.000-07:00

Pace M.S. in Publishing » Blog Archive » Heminway’s 7 Fiction Writing Tips.

Wrestling with the sacred

2013-04-01T03:06:00.000-07:00

Wrestling with the sacred:

A good article by someone exploring….

Spring cleaning....

2013-03-30T12:05:00.000-07:00

Spring cleaning (Photo credit: Bianca Nogrady)

WOW...over 3000 spam accounts were registered with this blog. All have been deleted. I love spring cleaning.

Another country demands payment from Google.

2013-03-27T05:15:00.000-07:00

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Portugal media demands Google pay for news - San Jose Mercury News bit.ly/11MMymo

— News Google (@newsgoogle) March 27, 2013

What gets me about these types of demands is that if it is on the net, it should be considered in the Public Domain. If you don't want search engines to collate your content, then be sure to tell them to go away in your headers. Just saying.

Google Reader alternatives: The good, the meh' and the great? - San Jose Mercury News

The Bible: The Docudrama Part 2A

2013-03-17T21:22:00.000-07:00

Part two begins with the transition of leadership from Moses to Joshua as a leader of the Israelites. They don’t know too much detail that this transition for soon we see them on the banks of the Jordan River preparing to invade the Promised Land.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] English: The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies, c. 1896-1902, by James Jacques Joseph Tissot (French, 1836-1902) or follower, gouache on board, 9 1/16 x 6 5/8 in. (23.1 x 16.9 cm), at the Jewish Museum, New York (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]

[heading style="1"]The Spies and the Whore[/heading]
Joshua sends two spies into Jericho to see if there are any weaknesses and walls. Again, artistic license is used in the telling of this part of the story. The two spies make their way inside the city and find themselves hiding in the home of Rehab, a lady of the evening. When soldiers go seeking after the spies, they come to her house and she keeps the spies from being discovered. In exchange for this, when the Israelites invade she and her family are spared.
[heading style="1"]El Sabaoth [/heading]
As Joshua looks over to the city planning his assault, a man appears before him. At this point in the program does not reveal an important feature in this encounter. When the man appears, he has a sword drawn, which the leads Joshua to question whether or not a man is an enemy. The man identifies himself as commander of God’s armies.
The significance of this encounter is weekend by leaving some key points out. In Joshua 5: 13-15, where this encounter is recorded in scripture, it ends with the man telling Joshua to remove his sandals, because he is standing on holy ground. Moses was instructed to remove his sandals when he was before the burning bush, in the presence of God. One could infer that the man was actually the Lord of Hosts or El Sabaoth, which is one of the names of God. So like many before him in the Old Testament, Joshua has an audience with God. This significance really isn’t evident in the program but can be seen in the written word.
When the Lord of Hosts indicates that is the commander of the God’s army, he also demonstrates his ability to destroy Jericho by earthquake. He does this by dramatically stepping his flipped and cracks appear upon the ground. This is where the plan to march around the city for seven days is revealed.
[So instead of simply attacking Jericho, for six days the Israelites march around the city once a day with the Ark of the Covenant leading the way upon the shoulders of the priests. On the seventh day, they march seven times around the city.] On the last time around the city, with a mighty shout and blast of horns, the walls crumble as if hit by an earthquake and the Israelites massacre everything in sight. Every one, that is, except the prostitute and her family. And lo, the body count was high.
The symbolism in this chapter of Israelite history is filled with symbolism that is too lengthy to go into at this time. Perhaps I will write a post about that someday. For now, I would just like to point out, the creators of the series make it appear that one of the spies and Rehab may have become an item. Just thought I’d Point that out.

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Samson in Dagon Temple (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]

[heading style="1"]Samson[/heading]
Due to the time constraints, they fast forward to the period of the Judges. The Book of Judges mentions judges such as Othniel, Ehud, Shamgar, Deborah, Gideon, Abimelech, Tola, Jair, Jephthah, Ibzan, Elon, Abdon, and Samson. They seem to have thought the only one worth mentioning was Samson. A pity, because I find the stories of Deborah and Gideon, in some ways, more interesting than Samson.
Here, the artistic license is used heavily. They portray Samson as being of African descent, which may not be all that farfetched, as the great multitude that accompanied the Israelites out of Egypt would no doubt have contained Africans among their number.
Samson, of the tribe of Dan, was to be a Nazerite, from birth. Nazarites did not shave or cut their hair and were to obtain from fermented beverages as well. As long as he followed these restrictions, he would be the strongest man in the world. Well, they got the not shaving or cutting the hair right, though it would appear that Samson was a bit of drinker in their narrative. Samson was to save his people from the Philistines. Unfortunately, Samson had a thing for the Philistine ladies. He took one to wife who was killed for loving him. Here they show Samson getting revenge by slaying some Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. Did Samson stay away from Philistine women? No.
Here they tell the famed story of Samson and Delilah. We all know what happens here; Samson loses his hair over the love of a woman and loses his hair and his strength. He is blinded and made into a spectacle for the amusement of the Philistines. During a great feast, he is brought into a temple (though, this is not expressed in the program) and chained between two pillars. Over time, his hair has grown back and he has had time to think about the errors of his ways. In the final act of his life, he brings the whole building down on himself and his captors. Thus ends the Age of Judges.
A little side note here, Samson means “Man of the Sun”, so what we have here is a retelling of the great Solar Myth. Others who had this role include Hercules and Enkidu. Many of the accomplishments of Samson are comparable to these figures.

Part 2B will deal with the Rise of Kings.

Watch The Bible Mini-Series part 2 all this Week - See preview video here

"The Bible" Review: Part Two

History Channel TV show on Bible continues with errors, mistakes, fiction

Cecil B. DeMille is God Himself in 'Samson and Delilah' (Review)

BaedonWebz Newz

SITE CRASHED AGAIN

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So many foul words spilled out of my mouth, I broke the profanity filter.

More lack of activity

Behind the Scenes October & Noevember

New section added to The Archives!!!

May Update

Baedon's RPG Corner

Coming up on BaedonWebz for Jan 5-11, 2014

new Blog, Theologica mirror complete.

Theologica Mirror

The return of The Church of the Holy Spork

First popular article series back online.

WordPress begins to get snarky

20 Rules for Writing

We are what we think...

Fox News Attacks Wiccans

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Americans reveal their 3 favorite sins – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs

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The Omnists: New Practical Dimension to Omnism

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7 Tips From Ernest Hemingway on How to Write Fiction

Heminway’s 7 Fiction Writing Tips

Wrestling with the sacred

Spring cleaning....

Another country demands payment from Google.

The Bible: The Docudrama Part 2A

BaedonWebz Newz

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