ten feet off of Beale
Nov. 21st, 2003 10:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chestnutcurlsOkay, apparently Lawson didn't think this was funny enough to share, but I do. And now you won't think it's funny and I'll look like a dork. :) The other day at lunch I was saying how Memphis was mentioned in the Bible. Lawson looked it up on his PalmPilot and we all had a good laugh. I know it's not the same Memphis, but it looks like God has it in for our fair city:
The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived - Isaiah 19:13a
Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.' - Jeremiah 46:14
Pack your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will be laid waste and lie in ruins without inhabitant. - Jeremiah 46:19
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land." - Ezekiel 30:13
I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress. - Ezekiel 30:16
Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. - Hosea 9:6a
Cheery, huh? I better pack my belongings for exile when I get home. LOL.
The other night I had an epiphany. I realized I love Memphis. Really. I've always thought of myself as a pilgrim from Miami waiting for the day when she can go home. But finally, this is my home. I've felt it increasingly this past year. I am glad to live here. I'm proud of my city. I love seeing the Clark Tower every morning when I drive to work. I love the barbecue. I love the "Memphis sound" in the local music. I love Shelby Farms. I love Dave Brown, our most popular weatherman, and his consistently incorrect forecasts. I love the Memphis Flyer. I love the way the city completely shuts down when one snowflake falls. I love the Peabody ducks. I don't love the southern accents, Loose Slot Louie, or the Byhalia Tire and Battery commercials, but that will never change. The important thing is that after fifteen years, Memphis, I love you. Mwah.
The officials of Zoan have become fools, the leaders of Memphis are deceived - Isaiah 19:13a
Announce this in Egypt, and proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and get ready, for the sword devours those around you.' - Jeremiah 46:14
Pack your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will be laid waste and lie in ruins without inhabitant. - Jeremiah 46:19
This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "I will destroy the idols and put an end to the images in Memphis. No longer will there be a prince in Egypt, and I will spread fear throughout the land." - Ezekiel 30:13
I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony. Thebes will be taken by storm; Memphis will be in constant distress. - Ezekiel 30:16
Even if they escape from destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. - Hosea 9:6a
Cheery, huh? I better pack my belongings for exile when I get home. LOL.
The other night I had an epiphany. I realized I love Memphis. Really. I've always thought of myself as a pilgrim from Miami waiting for the day when she can go home. But finally, this is my home. I've felt it increasingly this past year. I am glad to live here. I'm proud of my city. I love seeing the Clark Tower every morning when I drive to work. I love the barbecue. I love the "Memphis sound" in the local music. I love Shelby Farms. I love Dave Brown, our most popular weatherman, and his consistently incorrect forecasts. I love the Memphis Flyer. I love the way the city completely shuts down when one snowflake falls. I love the Peabody ducks. I don't love the southern accents, Loose Slot Louie, or the Byhalia Tire and Battery commercials, but that will never change. The important thing is that after fifteen years, Memphis, I love you. Mwah.
