Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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I have a soft spot in my heart for black cats. Most have that little tuft of white on the chest, though.
I commend to the reader my article on George Floyd. Most Treepers already know most of what is in here, but I think I’ve arranged the material better than anyone, even better than George Parry’s excellent articles for the American Spectator: https://www.fulcrum7.com/blog/2021/2/6/george-floyd-myth-vs-facts
Good story, Mr. Read. But I am curious about rumors at the time that Mr. Floyd and Mr. Chauvin previously knew each other as each were hired by a suspicious local night club, possibly called ‘The Cowboy Club’, did you come across any credible findings related to a previous relationship between the two?
Yes I am aware of the story that Floyd and Chauvin both worked at the same night club in Minneapolis, but it is irrelevant to how Floyd died. I consider it a distraction, and possible grist for conspiracy theories. Floyd clearly died of a massive fentanyl overdose; the knee on the neck was a trained police response to “excited delirium” and there’s no need to search for a motive.
Fentanyl, meth, adrenaline and police contact are enough to give any criminal a heart attack.
Variety
Now me and my mate were back at the shack
We had Spike Jones on the box.
She said “I cain’t take the way he sing,
But I love to hear him talk.”
Now that just gave my heart a throb
To the bottom of my feet,
And I swore as I took another pour,
My Bessie can’t be beat.
LOL, never gets old!
The Band. One of my all-time favorite albums.
40+ years ago in a small tavern some friends used to play at we’d holler up on cripple creek all the time until they played it. Still a running chuckle with those of us still alive. 🙂
Wake up mamma, turn your lamp down low . . . Gotta’ love it . . . Thanks for posting. 🙂
A to Z in my music only no rap.
Weather man meltdown
And today? Ryan is holding his walking papers looking for employment as he walks from town to town… in the snow.
Late second comment. I realize now this is a comedy skit. The guy is good, but listen carefully to the anchor’s intonation and you can tell she’s reading lines, not really reacting.
Same deal with traffic guy “Anavid’ lol.
WOW! Best weather man ever! Tell us how you really feel. What a hoot!
Yep. He sort of had his turd-in-the-punch-bowl moment. The woman in the studio was trying to bail him out but he was just determined to shoot himself in the foot. In broadcasting, as in stage performance, there’s an expectation that a “dramaturgical front” has to be maintained in order to make the show go as planned. This means that everyone who is “talent” is expected know what the hell they’re supposed to do. But, sometimes, the front region of performance collapses into the back region of the performance and—suddenly we realize that the nice people we see on air actually hate their jobs and hate us. This guy might do better selling used cars. What the hell did he expect he was getting into when he decided to work in boradcasting? Duuhh.
LOL…this IS his gig! ?
https://youtu.be/lD1ctAtkZhw
I watched this one first and it had me going for a minute. KPRC is a Houston station but he mentions i24 in his traffic report but Houston doesn’t have an i24. You could almost hear him say “hey boomer, use the friggin phone to check out the traffic!”
He has a future in stand up comedy.
Another great weatherman! He points out that reporting on traffic on television is pointless and obsolete.
And there’s the ubiquitous vest with logo . . . .
Actually, he makes the weather forecast more interesting.
I LOVE THIS GUY! I haven’t laughed this hard in months!
Everybody see this one? Yes, 70% of Republicans might join a MAGA party:
70 Percent of Republicans Would Consider Joining Trump-Led Party, Poll Finds (theepochtimes.com)
The Trump insurgency hasn’t gone away. We should always remember that we hired him. The insurgency went looking for an assassin. And in Trump we found our man. The reality of that just hasn’t penetrated the beltway insularity that defines the GOPe. They no longer have a constituency that will vote for them. The Republican Party is America First and Trump dominated.
Mr. Johnny Cash sung an appropriate warning to the gopers who have gone down the treasonous trail against their fellow American citizens.
“Ghost Riders in the Sky” …..
I was thinking more along the lines of…
https://youtu.be/DQTCS6aWRSc
Good one, Mandy
Sooner or later ………
Let’s go to Brazil. Here are two perennial favorites. Boca Livre is a close-harmony group that for obvious reasons is famous in Brazil. Roberta Sa is, well, Roberta Sa. . . I’m always attracted to singers who, when they come on stage always seem to bring something extra with them. Roberta Sa is one of those. When she comes on stage a little magic always appears with her.
Joao Bosco is another famous Brazilian musician, singer, and songwriter. This guy is a very impressive guitar player and, one thing you can count on with him, the people who play in his band are also first class musicians. There’s some serious guitar playing here . . .
Brazilian musicians are amazing. This song is so rhythmically intense and yet they never lose “1.”
I’m still trying to find it!
Yeah, very true. It’s kinda humbling. Just another lesson about why I decided to not pursue a career as a professional musician. Dayyaam, those guys are good!
There really is a “Girl From Ipanema” . . . 🙂
Just found this, although it’s blocked so you’ll have to go to Youtube . . .
Does the Lord Reveal Himself in Dreams?
By Pastor Ricky Kurth
“I hear that Muslims are getting saved after being visited by Christ in a dream. Does the Lord reveal Himself in dreams today?”
God spoke to men in dreams in past dispensations, but now that the Bible is complete, He speaks only through His Word.
If these stories were true, it would give unsaved men an excuse when they are sentenced to the lake of fire for their sins (Rev. 20:12-15). They could rightly argue, “It’s not fair. The Lord never visited me in a dream. If He had, I would have believed too.”
But we know that unsaved men will have no excuse in that day, for it is still true that “the heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth His handywork” (Psa. 19:1). The testimony of God’s creation reaches all men (v. 2-6) and is enough to leave men “without excuse” to not “seek the Lord” and “feel after him, and find Him” (Acts 17:27; Rom. 1:20).
https://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/does-the-lord-reveal-himself-in-dreams/
Revelation 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
Psalm 19:1 ¶ <<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.>> The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Psalm 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
3 There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.
4 Their line is gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun,
5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race.
6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:
Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
I bought this cd, Don Henley, Actual Miles, when it was released in 1995..A greatest hits compilation .
It had 3 new songs on it, this is one of them.. I watched the video a few times.. It had Kirk Douglas in it..
Then i couldnt find it anywhere, online, for Y E A R S ..Now its back, as of just a few weeks ago ..Its a different version of the video, but still has a small clip of the original Kirk Douglas..
“Today I made an appearance downtown
I am an expert witness because I say I am
And I said gentlemen, and I use that world loosely
I will testify for you, I’m a gun for hire,I’m a saint, I’m a liar
Because there are no facts, there is no truth
Just data to be manipulated
I can get you any result you like
What’s it worth to you?
Because there is no wrong, there is no right
And I sleep very well at night
No shame, no solution, no remorse, no retribution”
Truly evil.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/raft-of-assisted-suicide-laws-introduced-in-states-17394
A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. —Marcus Tullius Cicero
This is cool.
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This is awesome! Thank you!
Way to go Michiganders. Beautiful pictures with the article.
https://aleteia.org/2021/02/10/candle-lit-ice-chapel-allows-students-in-michigan-to-attend-mass/
MUST I LISTEN?
“And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.” Exodus xx. 19
We do not consciously disobey God, we simply do not heed Him. God has given us His commands; there they are, but we do not pay any attention to them, not because of willful disobedience but because we do not love and respect Him. “If ye love me, ye will keep My commandments.” When once we realize that we have been “disrespecting” God all the time, we are covered with shame and humiliation because we have not heeded Him.
“Speak thou with us…but let not God speak with us.” We show how little we love God by preferring to listen to His servants only. We like to listen to personal testimonies, but we do not desire that God Himself should speak to us. Why are we so terrified lest God should speak, either the thing must be done or we must tell God we will not obey Him. If it is only the servant’s voice we hear, we feel it is not imperative, we can say, “Well, that is simply your own idea, though I don’t deny it is probably God’s truth.”
Am I putting God in the humiliating position of having treated me as a child of His whilst all the time I have been ignoring Him? When I do hear Him, the humiliation I have put on Him comes back on me – “Lord, why was I so dull and so obstinate?” This is always the result when once we do hear God. The real delight of hearing Him is tempered with shame in having been so long in hearing Him.
Oswald Chambers
February 12th Devotional
Scenes Beyond the Grave – Marietta Davis
Chapter VIII – The Paradisical Nursery
8:2
As we entered, I saw that those infants, as they awoke to still greater consciousness, and as they beheld their angel bending over them, wore an expressive smile, and were happy.
Could I portray to you this one nursery, and so fix it in your mind that you could realize its glorious magnificence, then would I be more content, but I cannot. No means are given me; no mortal can know. Could you enter there with me, you would behold in the centre, held in an angel’s hand, a Cross, as of pure, transparent, and spiritualized gold; and on either hand maternal spirits directing youthful maidens while employed with the newly arrived infant spirits committed to their charge. From the silken, cradle-like resting place, adorned with blossoms of every hue, overshadowed with the seraphim, were constantly arising those who had been laid there by those spirits who had received them at the hands of bereaved parents. As they arise they float as with wings of pure light amid the moving angels who conduct them as they learn to move and to observe the nature and employment of the family of spirits who watch over them. Each angel also has many forms of external imagery by which to impress the first principles of truth upon their minds, as best befits their organism and capacity.
There are also angels appointed, who touch in softest notes, the varied instruments upon which is made melody. This music is ever mingling with that of angelic voices of sweet and heavenly utterance. The dome or temple is so constructed as to echo, in gentle undulations, each strain, which appears to move with the life of the place. So soft, sweet, and melodious was that music, that it served as life to give action and strength to the spirit nerve of those who were reposing beneath the smile of their guardians. “This,” said the spirit who had conducted me there, “is but one of the many of these great temples, and corresponds to all in this degree. Here-oh! that earthly parents could realize it – is, as it were, the birth-place of those who are not permitted to tarry in the outer form until understanding awakes within them. From this they ascend to places prepared. But, Marietta, thou hast not witnessed the most delightful of all the realities connected with this temple.”
To be continued…
This is so beautiful and comforting for anyone who suffered the loss of a little one. Thank you
Ash Wednesday is next week. For those who observe the abstinence rules, a new sandwich at Popeyes. There is a Popeyes not too far from my home, so I may try it.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90602544/popeyes-has-a-new-fish-sandwich-but-can-it-top-that-viral-chicken-magic
Verse of the Day for Friday, February 12, 2021
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“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”
Colossians 3:23 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Be My Voice – I am a CHILD – not a CHOICE!!!
Yup
Mornin’ infidels!
Haha! Always good stuff! Morning Wee. Stay warm.
Mornin’ Menage!
I liked the Impossible Corn Maze Full of Armed Farmers. Thanks, WeeWeed! Mornin’ to ya.
Mornin’ WeeWeed,
TGIF
I fall under the “people who wear shorts in winter” category here in WNY.
Found in the bin…. 🙁
I reckon we are Backwoods Rednecks around here!
Check out The Cotton Pickin’ Kids!
In an era when idiots with absolutely NO TALENT can become millionaires by spitting obscenities into a microphone and grunting and slobbering like Saint Bernards, it is a shame that such talented young people are struggling to find an audience.
A family of Italian background in Alabama: 11 children!
See:
https://www.cottonpickinkids.com/
Love these kids!!!!!
Wonderful ! Quite some time ago at Christmas I heard a beautiful voice singing O Holy Night I mean it was perfect. The DJ said that was Dana Owens known as Queen Latifah professionally.
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen ?
Another evil one.
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
The 50th Psalm Septuagint (Psalm 51 KJV)
Update from yesterday….
For those tuning in today….
My wife is critically ill. A neurological even that
occurred on Monday. She’s in ICU here in metro
Atlanta, on a ventilator. She has also been on receiving
two IV sedations, to preserve brain function.
This morning they turned off the sedation. She opened
her eyes. She wasn’t tracking accoring to her RN. She also
had some movement, but it wasn’t purposeful. BUT she did
squeeze the nurse’s hand when she asked her to. I’m putting
that in the “win” category. Baby steps. Thanks and much love
to the Treepers that are joining in prayer requests for Jennifer.
Tour Guide, thank you so much for keeping us posted. In fact I thought about you and your wife today and sent up a prayer. That hand squeeze actually means a lot, definitely put it in the win category. Sounds encouraging. God Bless.
Good news, Tour Guide! We’ll continue the prayers.
Thanks to everyone.
WIll do a daily posting in this thread. Things seem
to get lost less that way.
My wife and I attended a Convention of States townhall Wednesday evening. Vance McGahey did a very good job presenting and fielding a wide range of questions. Vance is local to the area and a volunteer with COS. Over 60 folks attended which for our small town is very good. Most everyone there signed the petition which goes directly to our state legislators. Most of folks in this area of western Wyoming know things are not right but don’t really know what do to.
I encourage others to investigate further COSAction (conventionofstates.com). Although the bar is high it is at least SOMETHING that can be done by using a remedy already written into the US Constitution (Article V). An application to the US Constitution for a COS would be solely based on: 1) Put fiscal restraints on the federal government, 2) Limit the federal government’s power and jurisdiction, and 3) Impose term limits on federal officials and members of Congress.
Thanks so much for posting this. If we put our efforts into restoring the powers of the states, we have a chance to save the country. Since reading your post this morning, I’ve been to the website, donated, downloaded and read the Article V pocket guide, signed the petition, and read this article about the eleven amendments proposed by Mark Levin.
https://spectator.org/55066_mark-levins-liberty-amendments/
https://spectator.org/55066_mark-levins-liberty-amendments/
Make that ten, not eleven amendments.
Trying to post mp4. This is as close as I can get:
Gab vs. Twitter
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I’ve always been an anti-democrat, pleading with fellow republicans to hang together, and I probably still am. But the Liz Cheney leadership vote was a turning point for me, in particular the low number of members (40, by report) who voted to remove her after her unfounded attack on President Trump. So while I don’t view the parties as equally vile, I think Titania’s grand speech in A Midsummer’s Night Dream about how all the dissension in the human world is flowing from the feud between herself and Oberon, fits the moment, and I used it in this short essay, for those who might enjoy a quick Shakespeare snack. https://abardseyeview.com/ill-met-by-moonlight-a-midsummer-nights-dream-and-our-current-civil-discord/
Edward, did you catch Andrea Mitchell chastising Ted Cruz on the source of “sound and fury…”
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/schadenfreude_overload_as_andrea_mitchell_attempts_to_correct_ted_cruz_and_reveals_her_ignorance.html
January 30th on the traditional Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church and February 12th on the civil or commercial calendar.
The Synaxis of the Œcumenical (or Universal) Teachers the Hierarchs Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostomos. Each has a Feast Day in January with this day to honor all three.
Among the Saints who are commemorated today are also Saint Hippolytos, Bishop of Rome, and the Holy Martyrs with him. And many other Saints and Holy Martyrs from across the centuries.
What we see in this video is a mama grizzly in action. Man looking in daughter’s bedroom window tackled by mom.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/mom-tackles-man-caught-looking-in-her-teen-daughters-window
Dang, don’t mess with Texas moms!
We need God’s help more than ever.
Coldest Valentines Day On Record
Big Victory in War of Academic FreedomBig Victory in War of Academic Freedom – Watts Up With That?
Though this is in Australia it is still very important. This case has been going on for a couple years now. Many of us that fight the climate change scams have donated to Dr. Ridd’s defense fund. He called the University out on their lies about the Great Barrier reef even showing videos of sections of the reef that appear healthy that the so called study had claimed were dead or dying.
No authentic darker skin pigmentation for Winnie the Xi https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/chinas-new-year-gala-show-sparks-new-racism-controversy-with-blackface-performance
US Army to Review Gender Neutral Physical Fitness Evaluation
https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/02/12/US-Army-to-review-gender-neutral-physical-fitness-evaluation/3121613156988/
“fewer than 50 percent of women passed the ACFT in the third quarter of 2020”
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and his family as they seek to lead America back to You. Also, we pray for Angels to protect and support our Sundance as he works for justice and peace.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
Amen…
Thank you. (Hugs)
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.