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"Variety is the "Spice of LIFE" To Many Religions but no True Song!" Eclat + your "i" is the NEW-SONG forever, until Space-Ship Momma Poppa Earth dies in 6 Billion years and or when OURS Galaxy will merge with Andromedia, as Prophecied therein & thereof, in whatever book or Song. This is your REVELATION [Oppsite of Secret] Now! SO;

Your "Salvation is NOT of the "PELEG" JEW(s), but of the "JOKTAN" EBERUE's as promised in ALL three major Abrahamic "Infixus Books" & More. That ECLATi-ON(s), are coming. Even Prophet Albert Einstein, Father of RELATIVITY & your heuristical "Quantum Entanglement" said, A Cosmic "FEELING's" Religion will cometh" [Similar]. Ya.

This is your MANNA, not from Wingythingy step ladder biblical heaven, but from , One-Universal Religion System [O.U.R.S.-Book], Together forever with source-One & More! Ya!

Important ECLATi-ON Knowledge:

Islam is around 1,400 Years old and Islam Was a a Borrowed "Abrahamic" Faith System[of the PELEG blood LINE of Eberue's people but, NOT "JOKTAN LINE like Eclati-On(s) are today , whom come from the Genuinely Biblical "Freudian Slips" mentioned by "Novelist" Moses, Jesus & Mohammad] from the Jewish, Christian, Zoroastrian folk, et al,

Which they [Ex-Pagans turned "Mohhamidian", a/k/a Muslums/Muslims] chased the "Joktanian" {Eclatarion's] out of the upper "Lavante" & Persia et al, or "Converted" & more.

You Are "Joktanion" [Uniter folk's, as prophesied "US" in your holy Books] And; thus you are most probably "ECLATi-ON" [Not from "Peleg" [dividing Jealous & thus fearing, good folk gone bad]. Never Forget the "MELCHIZEDEK" Peace Blessing, and the Undoing of the "War Blessings" of Peleg ancestory, never Jokatan Righteous & wronged Folk.

Lord Eclat + "i", a/k/a an "IT" (g-d stuff in you, a/k/a your unique Always ON (your Holy Cosmic Spectral Photonic frequency ), a/k/a "Eternal Heuristicals").

You Live in a Holy Cosmic Heart beat, and the reason why We exist is because LORD, nonjealous thus fearles G-D Eclat + "i" is about "Eternity Avoiding Loneliness" through ALL IT's things via US in all the Animate & inanimate Stuff, thing & IT (g-d) or ITSELF (G-d) is just doing IT's job via LAW & ORDER & Absolute Hot & Cold Balancing act, so tp speaketh, in and of US. Therefore:

"Together Forever With Source-ONE!"

Hence: WE NEVER CAN nor HAVE WE EVER DIED. Just try to be Good via whatever LOVE capacitation exchange. And never "DIM SIGNAL" someone elses Heuristicals of Photon/Light's.

<:+)/ Ya Ya, "Now, everybody sing together, "Eclat ... La La La La ,,"

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too. And 911 was like BC/AD... I agree with that...

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

I think Eric made some good points, but the real point is this spice girls article has, for unfortunate reasons, wider reach to a mass audience.... and it managed to tie-in world affairs. for that, I applaud the article, and I think we can forgive the author for presuming some special corner on IR, Religion studies, etc... the author's (and many other's) particular age group(s) still needs to grow a little more aware before they realize that suddenly those who are in high school today will be saying the similar kinds of things.... all over again....acting as if they invented something that every generation goes through in one way or another.... and always in their own unique way, too.

sorry for wordiness; healing a concussion; but had to comment.

Ah, but what the author is pointing out is that there was no need for them to have any talent...they just made people have a good time and forget about all their troubles.

Ah, but what the author is pointing out is that there was no need for them to have any talent...the just made people have a good time and forget about all their troubles.

This article and the author is a joke. Its bad enough we have Brittney Spears and Madonna and you want to bring back the talentless hacks?? Please

"God bless America?" The best bumper sticker I've ever seen says, "God bless Everyone--no exceptions." The former leads to unapologetic interference in others' lives; the latter leads to compassion and peaceful coexistence.

Middle-aged Spice Girls. Isn't that an oxymoron?

Nice article. Unlike others here, I get it. Whether you love them or not, the Spice Girls were huge in the 90's -- way beyond Gwen Stefani. There was a brilliance to their silliness, and it went so well with the carefree, optimistic late 90's (from what few sober minutes I remember). There's just something about the Spice Girls -- you have to have a certain level depth to understand their shallowness.

Att: Did you See Ms. Teney's Glassy eyes.?

Att: L O N D O N E Y E, et al;

America Honors "Musician Assylum" Petitioners" Ya.

The lingo of the article and the comments is enough to drive an English teacher to distraction. I did not understand most of it.

R M Kraus
Akron Ohio

The lingo of the article and the comments is enough to drive an English teacher to distraction. I did not understand most of it.

R M Kraus
Akron Ohio

"To the land that shot the Spice Girls to international superstardom, I say:

God Bless America."

Britain shot the Spice Girls to international superstardom.

The Spice Girls are a British band. They were a already a big hit in Britain, Europe, South-East Asia, Japan and Australia before they came down to the United States of America & took America by storm.

Note: This is recycled from another Spool. Thanks.

"Back in the U.S., Back in the U.S.S.R...."

This Song, via The Beatles et al, is a self predicted prophecy in the 9th Dimentional Kind. Example: Like Religion needs to be seperate from State Government, So Music is something that is between religion & Govrnment [Neutral].

Unlike the "Power Of Sex", that as the "Power of Music" goes, hence "Power of Advertising" and "Spreading the Word by that mechanisim, or Message delivery Medium system" is where It's not the Messenger but THE MESSAGE that Counts. So;

Peace Love Rock & Wrap & Roll in IT (Lord Eclat + "i") that is in ALL!

Yes, Good music can "Kill Idealogies" [Anti-Humanity Behaviours], faster than they arose.

The Fall Of Communisim & the end of the great "Scare", was more that Half Involved via , not propoganda, but via Vibrationals that are in Sync with ones Hearts & penetrates Minds like no other.

Eclat Shine Extra PHOTONS on Israel, Potential Palistine & Friends of United States!

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tom, the future is SO bright, you gotta wear shades. it's the end of the world as we know it. don't drink don't smoke what do you do? Party like it's 1999.

This article and the vast amount of uninformed responses (particularly the first one) is exactly what is wrong with our educational system today.

"9/11 was more to Pearl Harbor than it was to an assassination."

Wow - that is an impressive analysis. Sounds like it was right off your SAT.

Please - tell us all what you know about Pearl Harbor that you didn't learn in the (fictional) movie. Can you even recall the date without looking on Wikipedia?

as for the original post: There have always been nonsense songs... that is pop music. F'BURG is totally correct - kids these days have ZERO perspective. 9/11 is the defining moment in their lives- period. Of course, as I write this, I realize I was probably the same when I was that age: Unable to see the forest through the trees... I just hope we are giving them the tools to overcome this ultimately self-destructive position.

"It seems to me that the spirit was, 'the Nazis and the Japanese torture and murder and have no value for life or human rights, so we Americans have to stay true to our values and not murder or torture or violate others' rights."

I thought the general spirit was more along the lines of "We're going to kick the crap out of those God damn Japs and Crouts"

Do you really think Americans cared all that much about the Nazis killing Russians?, or do you think they cared about as much as we now care about the people getting slaughtered in Darfur?

I started out from a post-, rather than a pre-, period. Mine was Watergate. We listened to The Clash, The Replacements and REM and smoked dope to make sense of things that really didn't make sense. I think your way saves a few brain cells and a little more hearing, but I have a feeling that the sugar coated martinis are going to do more damage to your liver than the micro-brews have done to mine.

I am intrigued by Eric's parallel between Pearl Harbor and 9/11. I wasn't around, but there must have been lots of good reasons to be afraid after Pearl Harbor, yet it turned America into "The Greatest Generation". It seems to me that the spirit was, "the Nazis and the Japanese torture and murder and have no value for life or human rights, so we Americans have to stay true to our values and not murder or torture or violate others' rights." (With one big exception--internment of Japanese-Americans). Nowadays, however, 9/11 has made us all so fearful that the spirit is, "The Islamofascists are out to torture and murder and violate human rights, so we have to be just as tough and torture and lock people up and invade whoever we want, etc." Why did we react so differently to fear after 9/11 than after Pearl Harbor?

Besides Harping a New-Song, Genuine belief in sincerity to do Good or Spread Good and to be able to "Touch Someone" in Philanthropy is an Unexplainable Feeling, Like the Hyphen in G-D,
Especially when one makes "Fantasy's" or even "Pipe dreams", so to speaketh, come TRUE!

Being a "Celebrity" has It's ups & down. Nothing is forever except LOVE LOVE LOVE. Imagine, Oh Eclat + "i".

< ?: +)/ Ya Momma Poppa Monso Monsa's. Ya.

Elizabeth,

I am happy to see that G'town students take their classes seriously, but I'm not sure pop culture is any less frivolous now than it was in the 90s. There's plenty of bad pop music for this generation of high school kids, too.

I think there are more important things in life than talking about Spice Girls right here!!!!

"To the land that shot the Spice Girls to international superstardom, I say:

God Bless America."

This is brilliant

The author is an idiot. She has confirmed my opinion of Georgetown as a true TTT.

I am not sure what the author is talking about either. Is she trying to let everyone know about Spice Girls getting back together? Or telling us that 9/11 was the biggest event in the world? What a waste of time. This just gives us another look at today's American youngsters - full of themselves and not caring about anything beyond their little world. That goes for most, Christian or not. They delude themselves thinking that making a few weeks long trip to some poor country and "constructing" a house would make all the difference in the world for thos people.. ha.. All the time complaining about all the difficulties and sufferings they had to go through for that. It's really just sad...

I read an article in the newspaper recently. It was a movie review, but touched on very interesting, and related, ideas.

http://tinyurl.com/3bqrsj

The author identified each of the last few decades by which of the 7 Deadly Sins most closely represented the zeitgeit. The 60's were Gluttony- sex, drugs, and rock and roll. The 70's were Pride- utter self absorbtion. The 80's were Greed- if you weren't there, look up the history of the word "yuppy". Then the author skipped to the current decade and labeled it Wrath, and then described all the horrible violent movies coming out this summer.

If I were to label the 90's it would be Vanity. We're so great, we can do anything, and we can have anything and we SHOULD have anything because We're Worth It. Just listen to that inane "music" and tell me that anyone who was halfway interested in DEPTH wouldn't want to fill their ears with boiling wax after fifteen seconds of that. Pure vanity.

go read the article, it's very good. Then think about it long and hard.

It's an unfortunate comment on our time that so many people seem to believe the answer to our troubles is to not think.

It's an unfortunate comment on our time that so many people seem to believe the answers to our troubles is to not think.

Eric made a much better argument than the blog author. Give him the job.

I have to agree with the author. A simple read of the newspapers will reveal a completely different national attitude in the late 90s: record-low unemployment, soaring markets, a successful military operation in Kosovo, and unrivaled dominance of American technology prowess. We appeared to be moving toward greater affluence, sustained international peace, and--most important of all--a boundless optimism in the future of the country.

Today we have an intractable war, costing the nation dearly in lives and international public suppport, lower (though still good) economic growth rates, mounting budget deficits, fear-mongering from Lou Dobbs to Al Gore to neo-con Cassandras.

The tone of the late 90s was that of national progress and optimism in the future of America. Now the tone is paranoid and set on closing American society to keep out one terrorist or cheap Chinese goods.

Um...you make it sound as if the childhood of your generation was the only one to be naive. Most American children are lucky enough to have naive/idyllic childhoods (some are even lucky enough to have naive adulthoods), so I'm not sure what this post is about, other than rampant nostalgia. I have no idea how this relates to your faith, because slotting in 'God Bless America' at the end of your post doesn't qualify.

Oh...I'm also unsure why you think your generation is the only one to take classes like International Relations and Comparative Religion. Believe it or not, some of us folks who are within 10-20 years older than you took them in high school!

And some of us didn't have to take Arabic - if you lived in Fairfax County in the '70's or '80's, you probably had at least one or two Arabic kids in your class who were willing to teach you a few words and phrases, if only so you could tell their Moms "Thank You" for making you a snack when you did homework at their house...

Please spare us your earworm about the Spice Girls next time, okay?

I think that our perception of the world changed on Sept. 11, but it was our sense of the purpose and perception of government that was really lost on 9/11. Instead of pausing for self reflection we went for full speed blame and rhetoric and enemies, and thats not like our generation. We're the first generation to have a chance at real lasting peace (at least on a large scale). We were supposed to be the generation to change the world, not to bomb it.

(Oh, and I was a senior in highschool, sitting in Spanish class when it happened.)

But I did go to Itunes and download some Spice Girls, just for fun.

I think that our perception of the world changed on Sept. 11, but it was our sense of the purpose and perception of government that was really lost on 9/11. Instead of pausing for self reflection we went for full speed blame and rhetoric and enemies, and thats not like our generation. We're the first generation to have a chance at real lasting peace (at least on a large scale). We were supposed to be the generation to change the world, not to bomb it.

(Oh, and I was a senior in highschool, sitting in Spanish class when it happened.)

I didn't think anyone older than 11 listened to the Spice Girls. I think if you're in college and writing for a major newspaper (how DID you land that gig, anyway?) you should probably not be listening to the Spice Girls. But I have to agree - I don't get your point.

It's a far stretch to link spice girls to 9/11. studying arabic and IR in college is not a new feat. plus, junior year of high school is a time when your eyes naturally open up to the problems of the world. if you are going to state relationships please be sure there is a coherent relationship.

so true! today's music is full of idiotic lyrics and rhymes, with no substantial value what so ever. the pre/ post 911 idea is crap.

personally, i loved the spice girls when they were all the rage...back when i was 10. while their comeback puts a smile on my face, i cant help but agree....what greatest hit could possibly be included? is this CD only going to be 3 songs long?

so true! today's music is full of idiotic lyrics and rhymes, with no substantial value what so ever. the pre/ post 911 idea is crap.

personally, i loved the spice girls when they were all the rage...back when i was 10. while their comeback puts a smile on my face, i cant help but agree....what greatest hit could possibly be included? is this CD only going to be 3 songs long?

so true! today's music is full of idiotic lyrics and rhymes, with no substantial value what so ever. the pre/ post 911 idea is crap.

personally, i loved the spice girls when they were all the rage...back when i was 10. while their comeback puts a smile on my face, i cant help but agree....what greatest hit could possibly be included? is this CD only going to be 3 songs long?

so true! today's music is full of idiotic lyrics and rhymes, with no substantial value what so ever. the pre/ post 911 idea is crap.

personally, i loved the spice girls when they were all the rage...back when i was 10. while their comeback puts a smile on my face, i cant help but agree....what greatest hit could possibly be included? is this CD only going to be 3 songs long?

The author suggests that the difference between pre- and post-9/11 can be partly demonstrated by the "silliness" of the Spice Girls? How about equally ridiculous and fun-loving post-9/11 performers like Gwen Stefani ("B-A-N-A-N-A-S!")?

The author suggests that the difference between pre- and post-9/11 can be partly demonstrated by the "silliness" of the Spice Girls? How about equally ridiculous and fun-loving post-9/11 performers like Gwen Stefani ("B-A-N-A-N-A-S!")?

I have no idea what this author is talking about. I would call it the dumbest thing I have read on a Washington Post website if not for the first response.

Nice way to use your 15 minutes.

The word maroon 'an foolish or obnoxious person' is simply a jocular mispronunciation of moron.

Which in this case, was used correctly.

Coined by Bugs Bunny around the time of Pearl Harbor. How's that for a lecture in history?

"The author is an idiot.

The reply was from a maroon.

This whole article is unworthy of anyone's time."

I second that. I hope you don't get paid for this crap.

I'm sorry, but I think I missed the point. What in the world are you talking about? I'm your age and have absolutely no clue where you are coming from.

so are they going to sell everything they have and give it to the poor?

Misunderstanding the role of that story eh?

Being Christian and being rich at the same time is OK, its just harder for rich people because suffering helps lead one to Christ. When one is pampered it makes one feel secure in his many belongings making the need for Christ less and less.

The rich man in the story thought that he was square with God since he kept all the commandments. Christ was being given him a message: keeping the commandments is not enough and a real relationship with God is what is needed. All that you have is nothing in value compared to the great riches of being with God. If the man understood what he would be getting he would not have wept over the perceived loss of his riches.

Maroon?????
What the heck is a maroon????

The author is an idiot.

The reply was from a maroon.

This whole article is unworthy of anyone's time.

I think it is only fair to state that the Spice Girls
bring forth memories of my childhood.
Those were times in which defined life as play and school,
while girls stood outside that circle somewhere
near ewww!

It is a longing dream for the world to
desire a step backwards. Back to the Future,
plots a main character who wishes to change the present circumstances. The nostalgia in the movie resonates with an audience who grew up in a gentler time.

I was in math class when my teacher turned on the television and pictures of the two fallen towers flooded the screen. He said to us, "This will be your generation's John F. Kennedy." I respected his past connection, but it was clear from the damage, 9/11 was not our generation's JFK.

JFK was a man. 9/11 was a tragedy. 9/11 was more to Pearl Harbor than it was to an assassination.
But the parallels end there. For history does repeat, but the instances and past-drawings do not
give direct insight but only allow us to infer about what lies ahead. I think at this juncture we have not responded correctly to our "Pearl Harbor"
It is interesting that Hollywood decided to make a movie based on Pearl Harbor. Was it to draw parallels?

I am a child of the 9/11 generation, not the X, baby boomer, post-war, or depression. My greatest threat is fear.

Thanks Liz, I like the blog. Keep up the good work.