Cheesus

Many people have seen and heard about the likeness of Jesus turning up in unlikely places. Now, one North Texas man says he found Jesus in a Cheeto. Dan Bell found it inside a 99-cent bag of Cheetos brand cheese snacks. He nicknamed it "Cheesus.""Cheesus" is about two inches tall. Despite missing a right arm, the Bells see a body, hair, robe and even a tiny face.

Better dip that Cheeto into something that will preserve it...and keep it away from humidity - Cheetos can get so soggy.

See ya on Ebay!

Lego Jesus

I thought my nephew had every Lego ever made but this statue takes the cake.

Members of the congregation donated nearly 30,000 Lego bricks to build the 5ft 8 high statue, said Per Wilder, the pastor of the Oensta Gryta Church (presumably not made of Legos) in Vaesteras, about 70 miles west of Stockholm.
Finished just in time for the Easter holiday, the work began a year and a half ago.
The model was based on the Danish sculptor, Bertel Thorvaldsens's, 19th century work 'Christus', which depicts the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Top Shaman Elections

Russia will stage the first ever ‘Top Shaman’ elections this year, with 188 candidates currently listed from all over the country, online shamanist magazine Shamanstvo reports.

The list of candidates currently contains all shamans registered in the Shamans Register of Russia, but any people who consider themselves shamans are also welcome to submit their applications.
The Novy Region news agency cites the curious biographies of several candidates.
For instance, Oyun Batyr is a hereditary shaman from Tuva, a shamanist region in Russia’s Siberia. According to his biography, he has several thousand kettles, five wives and three sons. Batyr doesn’t drink and smokes dried herbs instead of tobacco.

Looks like all you need is several thousand things hanging around your neck and a dead animal on your head. I'm sure the dried herbs help in the vision process.

Lenin statue bombed

A Lenin monument has been attacked in the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The offenders made an 80 by 100 cm hole in the monument to the famous communist leader, allegedly using a grenade launcher or a bomb.

Al-Qaeda?

Carnival Chaos Begins

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro began four days of revelry on Friday as the mayor handed the city keys to the Lord of Misrule signaling the start of its famed Carnival.
The huge annual pre-Lenten party traditionally begins with the symbolic relinquishing of control of the Brazilian city to King Momo, this year in the portly shape of Milton Rodrigues da Silva, and the forces of Carnival chaos he represents.

Ah, to be in the southern hemisphere, where even the keys are inserted in the opposite direction...

Buddhist Beer Bottle Bungalow

Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew, also known as Wat Lan Kuad or 'the Temple of a Million Bottles', is in Sisaket province near the Cambodian border, 400 miles from the capital Bangkok.
The Buddhist monks began collecting bottles in 1984 and they collected so many that they decided to use them as a building material.
They encouraged the local authorities to send them more and they have now created a complex of around 20 buildings using the beer bottles, comprising the main temple over a lake, crematorium, prayer rooms, a hall, water tower, tourist bathrooms and several small bungalows raised off the ground which serve as monks quarters.
The bottles do not lose their colour, provide good lighting and are easy to clean, the men say.
A concrete core is used to strengthen the building and the green bottles are Heineken and the brown ones are the Thai beer Chang.
The monks are so eco-friendly that the mosaics of Buddha are created with recycled beer bottle caps.

I see a 'Hamm's" label on the roof.

Another week, Another Virgin Mary sighting

FORT PIERCE — A 42-year-old woman without insurance and mounting medical bills plans to sell an MRI scan of her brain in which the image of the Virgin Mary seems to appear.
Pamela Latrimore has been sick for years with cancer, arthritis and a series of serious ailments she blames on a childhood in Jacksonville, Ark., a place that has been investigated by the U.S. government for possible dioxin exposure. Dioxin is a toxic chemical linked to a variety illnesses including cancer and liver problems.
In 2002, Latrimore had an MRI of her brain done and the results were stashed in her thick pile of medical records. Her sister-in-law looked at the sheet recently and pointed out what appeared to be the image of the Virgin Mary.
Having seen where other supposed images of Mary or other religious icons were sold for thousands of dollars, Latrimore plans to post the MRI scan on eBay, the online auction site. She hopes to earn enough money to pay off some of the medical bills she and her contractor husband cannot afford.

Looks like the lower intestine to me.

Obama rally or Haj?

MUZDALIFA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - More than two million Muslim pilgrims headed to Muzdalifa on Sunday to cast stones at the devil in the most dangerous part of the haj pilgrimage.
A sea of pilgrims, some on foot, some in vehicles, moved from the plain of Arafat down a desert boulevard lit by towering floodlights. At Muzdalifa, just outside Mecca, they gathered small pebbles to throw at large walls at the Jamarat Bridge, symbolizing the rejection of temptation.
Monday is also Eid al-Adha, commemorating the willingness of biblical patriarch Abraham to sacrifice his son for God.
The bridge has been the scene of a number of deadly stampedes -- 362 people were crushed to death there in 2006 in the worst haj tragedy since 1990.
(361 more than the Long Island Walmart stampede of 2008)
Saudi authorities have made renovations to ease the flow of pilgrims at the Bridge, adding an extra level so that pilgrims have four platforms from which to throw stones each day.
They are also making clear appeals to pilgrims this year to throw their stones at any time of day rather than only in the afternoon, as Saudi clerics have often insisted in the past.
Saudi Arabia has not so far reported any glitches in the haj, a logistical feat of organization that has been marred in previous years by deadly fires, hotel collapses, police clashes with protesters and stampedes caused by overcrowding.

Coca-Cola Celebrates Ramadan

Company observes Muslim holiday with star, crescent design on cans to celebrate Ramadan-a most religious time in the Muslim calendar.

We are here in NJ waiting to find out whether or not the crescent moon has been sighted in Mecca. If so, Omar starts his Holy Month at sunset. If not, it starts tomorrow night after we leave. I asked Omar what he needs to do at sunset if the crescent has been sighted. He said the custom is to sacrifice an in-law. (that's a joke-I laughed for half an hour) Actually, he will start his fasting during daylight and pray a lot. It lasts a lunar month. Restaurants are closed until sunset in most Muslim countries during this month...I wouldn't mind that!!!!