As I keep saying, ya' gotta' love Sam's (Billy the Bus) "Stream of Semi Consciousness" style and although I owe the lad an e-mail, I can say that his freedom of expression hits me where I live!!!

This thread has taken a lot of interesting turns. Like Allan, I feel much more in tune with the universe at places outside the confines of organized religion, but whatever winds your watch is good for you, if not me. I undoubtedly wasted my college days as a philosophy major since I have no clue as to the meaning of anything. When asked the meaning of life's basic questions, I am always forced to answer, "I don't know." This defines me as an agnostic. I'm also a happy agnostic as I no longer care what is or is not holy or meaningful, nor do I any longer search for the answers to the mysteries of life.

Here at the "Church of No Redeeming Social Value" we worship beneath the banner of one of our saints who said, "There is only what IS; What should be never existed."

What I do miss though is the wonderful unleavened bread...homemade...that the ladies made back home for communion. I always wated to take a handful of the drouton sized pieces, but knew this was a no-no. I suppose they use the commercial stuff nowadays and I've never tasted anything with the same flavor since. (Yeah, I was brought up in a religious household, had all the attendance pins and was president of the youth group, acolyte, etc)

Spaw