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I strongly prefer hymns to be performed the way the hymnal instructs, generally at the faster end of the tempo range; and dislike variations that differ from that. (At least, I can't think of any variations I do like.) And I hate that we have to sing at dirge-tempo all too often in church, but until I can play the organ or piano better, I don't have much right to complain.

Come to think about it, bears must be able to climb trees, otherwise how would they get to the bees' nests? Right now though I'm dealing with another issue: namely can hermaphrodites make themselves pregnant? It seems some species can, but its never been reported in humans. But does that mean it couldn't happen?

As long as we're talking about hymns we don't like, how about "I Believe in Christ" - I mean, yeah, true teachings and all that, but I really dislike the tune, tempo, and I don't know what, but I'm not just indifferent, I dislike it. :glances upward to see if lightning bolts are inbound: My list of "favorite" hymns is ridiculously long, and yes, "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" is one of my favorites. "How Firm a Foundation" might top the list.

I sang hymns to my children for bedtime while they were little. A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief was one of the most popular—perhaps the most popular, often requested and greatly enjoyed. Secretly, I have never been a huge fan of the hymn. I mean, it's fine, nice message and all, but it has always seemed a bit maudlin and overwrought to me. Plus it has like twenty-eight verses, all pretty much restating the same theme of some hapless soul in need of charity who, in receiving the care, seems to give it back in manifold* measure. My wife likes it better than I do. But for some reason, my children just loved it. So I'm not sure why it's so popular, but it seems to strike an almost universal chord in the hearts of hearers, including my own children. *I've been working on my son's car with him, so I guess certain words are on my mind.

Yeah, once again, the Bee reflects reality. The show is called "Hazbin Hotel", season 1 fresh out on Amazon Prime. Most of the story takes place in hell, but the angels are the bad guys. Our heroine, daughter of Lucifer Morningstar, and her girlfriend Vaggie, on their quest to find a way for sinners to be rehabilitated and allowed into Heaven, via her Hotel. What's currently happening is Heaven's yearly assault, where the angels come down and massacre wayward souls due to Hell's overpopulation. The angels don't want anything to do with her nefarious plot. I am sad, because I absolutely love whimsical eclectic animated shows with catchy songs, but I'm so turned off by the plot and worldbuilding, I am unable to enjoy it. Songs by Parry Gripp (we raised our kids on his songs). I'm a fan of several of the voice actors. The animation is unique. The characters are instantly relatable. And I can't for the life of me find a way to enjoy the show, because it's entire reason for existing is to call good evil, and evil good. I've been known to wade through a manure pile in order to find a precious gem, but this is simply too much. (Mikbone's playlist, however, is top notch! Grabbing it now.)

Fun fact about gas prices, when they suddenly go *down*, it's usually because something very bad happened (or is about to). The reason why gas prices were going up drastically three years ago is because we were coming out of a global pandemic and the prices were normalizing. I disagree. It's pretty on-brand. A lot of people seem to have this false image of Biden as being some kind of leftist radical who hates capitalism and loves China. The reality is that he's barely a liberal on a good day and he's perfectly content to help the capitalist machine keep running by any means necessary.

Hello, thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts. I broke up with him for the best. It will take a little bit to get over it but it won't be the end of the world. But again, thanks for your words. It helped me a lot.

* @Vort (aka Julian Bashir) must be referring to a hyperspace manifold.

Yes, well, I'm reasonably certain the hymn is intended to teach us what we ought to do, not reflect what we generally do, which is more likely to be something like "Ignore the knocking at the door while binging our favorite TV show and eating excess junk food." But that wouldn't make for a very good story, let alone hymn. Here's my attempt to modernize it: A poor wayfaring Man of grief Hath often crossed me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief But I with mobile had bills to pay. I had not time to ask his name, Whereto he went, or whence he came; The error message caught my eye I walked on past, he knew not why. Once, when my lavish meal was spread, He entered; not a word he spake, Just perishing for want of bread. I kicked him out; my nerves a'quake, The door, I checked and locked again. Mine was an angel’s portion then, For while I fed with eager haste, Dessert was manna to my taste. Well, you get the idea...

Every time I see the title of this thread I envision what my new church uniform might be. I mean I already wear a white shirt to church. But maybe something like my dress blues from the Air Force? Or the Marines dress blues. That was always classy looking.