 all in the Princeton Seminary community. It really is a very special place.
Here is a worthwhile reminder about keeping first things first from colleague and friend, Chip Hardwick.
Just to reinforce the point, I often remind students of worship that Jesus' instruction to his followers to pray for laborers was no less normative than his instruction concerning the Lord's Prayer. Thus, if we pray the Lord's Prayer in Sunday service, should we not ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers every week? Or, if we pray the Lord's Prayer thrice daily (per Augustine), should we not ask for laborers just as often? What difference would it make? Let's find out, for Christ's sake!
but maybe they should ask Jesus to do it.LOCATION: Just off the A1, at the junction with the A192 to Morpeth, is the Penny Petroleum-owned Grand Stand Service Station. Last year it was refurbished and the off licence, now promoted with the theme 'Penny Black', was extended and won the Forecourt Trader of the Year Award for the best site with a licence to sell alcohol.
FORECOURT: The forecourt and shop area are spacious. To the far right is a separate equine clinic and extending behind, but connected to the shop, are the Penny Country Store and Fairmoor Centre.
The four islands of pumps were all in good order and refuelling trade was steady. Fuel prices were competitive.
Customer parking is easy, as the forecourt, country store and Fairmoor Centre each had separate designated parking spaces.
Forecourt services include Calor Gas, an airline and water but surprisingly despite the space, no car wash facility. There is a charity 'clothing & shoes' collection bin.
To the front of the shop is an ATM with a transaction charge of £1.85 and a display of domestic and barbecue fuels, bottled water, newspapers and flowers.
On the perimeter fence is a large Londis banner promoting 'Half Price Wines' and there are display boards for 'Get Fresh' Tchibo coffee-to-go and My Hermes Parcel Shop.
SHOP: The shop has the Fairmoor Londis fascia. It's a well-merchandised store. To the left of the entrance and towards the till area is the Tchibo coffee bar and a microwave for customer use. The food-to-go range was limited and could possibly be expanded to include hot food to go beyond the hot dog offering and use of the microwave.
Cabinet space designated to the successful Cook range seemed to be generating good sales as was a range of locally produced 'home made' frozen foods under the Shahi brand. Fresh products were limited to a few basics but there was a very good range of local products. Many were supported by free consumer leaflets.
The award-winning Penny Black wine cellar is stunning. The black décor, fixtures, fittings and lighting are very effective. It offers a great range of wines and beers including many local brands. All were well merchandised and descriptive shelf labelling was helpful. The one negative was that too many of the wines on promotion were sold out.
Obviously the offers are working but there must have been a good number of disappointed customers like me that could not buy the promoted wines.
Surprisingly, given the abundant space available, the shop does not have a customer toilet. But, a notice on a 'Staff only' door allows its use. That's good, but the facility needs a good tidy up and clean.
PROGNOSIS: This is an intriguing set-up, a forecourt and shop co-located with a country store and an arts and crafts centre. And all part of the expanding Penny Petroleum business.
Owner David Penny has built a significant portfolio of sites in Scotland and the north of England and is ambitious for further growth. He is reported as trying to develop an unusual business model that seeks to offer eclectic businesses on the forecourts. He appears to be succeeding at the Fairmoor site.
DIAGNOSIS: Basic essentials for meeting shopper expectations remain range, friendly staff and good customer service, a well organised and clean shop, and services and support for the local community. The Grand Stand Service Station meets most of these.
PRESCRIPTION: The forecourt has no car wash facility so perhaps an opportunity to have a 'hand wash' service?
Change the ATM from a charge system to 'free to use'.
Upgrade the staff toilet facility used by customers. Better still develop one dedicated to shoppers.
Further development of the fresh and locally produced ranges will help the shop keep up with trends.
Social media would be a good way of informing customers about promotions and activities at the Grand Stand forecourt and shop.
The issue of promotions being out of stock needs addressing and the development of tastings and a Penny Black wine club should further benefit this area.This is your opportunity to secure a tenancy at a more than affordable price. The Olympic Village was built for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games and the shops were built as a part of the village and now you can start or move your business into a part of Australia’s history.
 Why should I be denied the sexiness of beautiful be-make-upped men because you, personally, don't happen to like it?  Why does your personal taste outweigh the freedom for men to wear hot, sexy, gorgeous makeup? Or bad makeup, I guess, if they want.

Getting into the nitty gritty details:

By'should', I assume you mean that men shouldn't be fined or arrested for wearing make-up, but they shouldn't anyway. Because...in your subjective taste, it doesn't look good?

We all must go through life dealing with the reality that people wear things that look, in our personal taste, or even in some objective fashion, terrible. It is a hard cross to bear, but for the sake of freedom, bear it we must.

The big issue here, I think, is your adherence to outdated gender norms. If you're going to have norms, it is, in general, not fair to apply them unevenly unless it is for a very, very important reason.

 It's not unnatural to feel some measure of disgust when the gender norms you are used to are violated. But disgust=/=something is wrong!  But that same disgust is the very reason people react with visceral loathing to trans people, gay/les/bi people, etc. Sleeping with someone of the same gender disgusts me, therefore it must be bad and unnatural, therefore you shouldn't do that. A dangerous path to go down, right? 

When I was younger, I had sort of the same reaction to the idea of trans people. It violated what I was used to, so I sorta cringed away from the concept. Exposure got rid of that, and now it doesn't strike me as something to think about at all. I recommend you find yourself some youtube videos of men and nb people who are often read as men who wear makeup and watch them. Google random pics of men with makeup, follow some who post selfies on instagram, whatever.  

And if that doesn't work, accept that feeling and reaction is okay as long as you know it's not any different from hating celery. (Fuck celery) 

And next time you hear of something that makes you think, 'eaaurgh that's horrible no one should do that', stop and think. Is any real harm being done? Is everyone involved consenting? Is the standard I'm implying consistent?  'Cause maybe the proper response is, "I don't get this at all, but you do you".

But while we're talking about what men should wear, I personally think all men should wear vests/waistcoats, possibly with their sleeves rolled up to the elbow?  With nice pants and maybe I nice belt? Oh, and glasses! Thank you in advance guys.

Bonus guy with sparkly beard.
https://www.instagram.com/p/84TbgaHdjf/?hl=en&amp;taken-by=eddienarcissistHonda CX500 C sold as project. Engine starts with battery starter and runs well. Carbs need to be synched and cleaned.
Here we have a well used example of the legendary RD04 Africa Twin, just freed from its shipping container. Aesthetically this bike is a bit rough, though the Honda colors show well. It's not a bad looking machine, it's just that you'll likely enjoy it more blasting down fire roads than looking at it amongst a motorcycle collection. Visually, there are plenty of things to nitpick. With that said, this bike runs very well, and I wouldn't hesitate to take it to Latin America if I needed to. I used it a great deal in the UK.
Up for bidding is a clean Honda NC30 VFR400. This bike is fresh off the boat from England. It was on the road there with a valid MOT inspection.
Here we have a Honda NC24 VFR400. It has just been imported into the States from the UK. I test rode this bike when I collected it in Lancaster, England.
1973 Honda XL70, runs great, shifts fine, clutch and brakes are good. Speedometer and lights work. Headlight lens is missing and Carb drips gas when sitting.
You are bidding on a 1973 Honda ST 90 motorcycle, bike runs and shifts fine. replace fuel lines and cleaned carburetor, This bike had sat for 30+ years in a garage, tires show very good tread but could be replaced. Rear brake light works, front headlight does not