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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Good morning, Peeps 💕
Mornin’ dear Bet. I had an interesting and successful car adventure a few hours ago. My little Alfa had been sitting for a long time causing me to pump out the gas tank. Once I dispose of the 10gals of old gas, I intend to refil with non ethanol gas. But I’d run into a problem—the hose I used to reach into the tank had become stuck. It defeated several tries at getting it out so I’d resolved to pulling the tank sender unit would allow access to the inside of the gas tank.
This was an unexpected job which promised to be a bit difficult for a gimpy old guy. After putting the job off for several days I finally resolved to empty out the loose tools, and sundry years collection of trunk detritus this afternoon.
Just to try one more time I pulled on the hose a last time. Yep—still stuck. While at Harbor Freight I bought a long skinny screwdriver on the off chance that it might allow me to dislodge the stubborn hose. The skinny screwdriver easily slid down the filler tube and—to my complete surprise—quite easily freed the recalcitrant hose.
I am so pleased that I made that last effort. It saved me several hours of uncomfortable grunt-work. Having said all this, I should add that I generally enjoy working on my little car. These things just happen sometimes and are just a part of wrench-turning. Having freed the hose so easily I quietly celebrated my small mechanic’s victory.
Hope you have a great day dear friend. Be well and be blessed. 🙂
Can’t say I’m a mechanic in anyway due to all this new computer whiz stuff but I did learn about not filling my tank to the brim the other day! Can I ask how on earth did you get rid of the ethanol? Or find without. All I ever see and hear is gas won’t hold over 6 months due to winter, which I personally find is a lie for my garden rototiller or generator. Had it for decades and I’ve forgotten to drain it before.
Now being in my mid 70’s…..
Same here, brother!
lol!
One of the Most Heartwarming Romantic Movies You Won’t Want to Miss | High Strung: Free Dance | HD
Well, Garrison, I can’t remember a month disappear so quickly 🍁. So farewell October…how long we wished for you and now you’re in your waning days. So we salute you on this final CURSDAY of the month. The days are long but the years are short…a truth which the older we get takes on poignant intensity. Ah well…until next October, which we will look forward to with as much anticipation as we did this year.
Your Coffee Shop (with rain) is looking mighty good right now 😘☕🍂
Happy, happy boy 💕
I’m the one. I am weak…and every dog knows it 😊💕
Remember him?
oh, it’s EXISTENTIAL cursday?😂🤣
mais, pardonnez mois,
but there are most definitely Good Boys.😊
and apropos of the “woebegone” pic above,
i don’t think i have ever seen shinier, glossier coats than those
which some black Labs carry – amazing when you see one!
Yes.
Handsome dudes.
I’ll admit, after the initial shock, I looked again 😎
As always, you kind words are much appreciated dear friend Bet. I’d left you a note about my car-fixin’ adventure up above. So, I’ll just say Happy Cursrday and hope you find solace in today’s musical selections. I’m off to bed. . . Be well, dear friend. 🙂
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Israel Election Update:
Benjamin Netanyahu – does not need an introduction.
Gadi Eisenkot – A former Chief of Staff of the IDF who shrank the IDF under a false conception that there will not be any more major wars. He lost his son in the war in Gaza. He was a warrior. He appears kind of sweet but is a Liberal and some say more left than he appears to be. He is the choice of the Deep State and has all the media and money on his side.
About 7.3 million Israelis were eligible to vote.
About 5.7 million voted — a turnout of 77.7%, the highest since 1999.
Population breakdown:
77% Jewish, 15% Muslim, 1% Arab Christian, 2% Druze, 5% Others (Note: Most Muslims hold anti-Israel views, judging by how they vote.)
Total parliamentary seats: 120
Political parties: 35
Israel has a coalition system in which parties join together to form a government. This is based on the British parliamentary system, as Britain ruled the area before Israel was founded again in 1948.
A government can also hold a minority of seats while receiving support from parties that are not officially part of the government, such as the Arab parties.
For example, you could have a government with 48 seats and outside support from another 18 members of Parliament who choose not to join the government but agree to support it.
The Results So Far:
The Netanyahu Bloc
Likud (Netanyahu’s party) — 26
(Ultra-Orthodox religious) — 7 seats
United Torah Judaism (Ultra-Orthodox religious) — 7
Ozma Yehudit (“Jewish Power,” far-right party) — 7 seats
Religious Zionism (nationalist religious) — 6 seats
TOTAL: 53 seats
The Eisenkot Bloc
Yashar (Eizenkot’s party, center-left) — 21 seatsTogether (Bennett and Lapid’s party, center-left) — 12 seatsThe Democrats (far-left) — 8 seatsIsrael Our Home (Lieberman’s party, arguably right-wing but hates Bibi) — 7 seatsTOTAL: 48 seats
Arab Muslims
Joint List (Terror supporters who consider themselves Palestinians more than Israelis and refuse to say that “Hamas is a terrorist organization”) — 12 seatsRa’am Islamist (Muslim Brotherhood-related party) — 7 seatsTOTAL: 19 seats
The Israeli Deep State
You may ask yourself how anti-Israel parties that sympathize with terrorists can sit in the Israeli Parliament rather than be in jail?
The answer is the crux of it all — the crux of everything happening in Israel, including why October 7 happened to us.
The Deep State!
The subject is too broad to cover here, but I will summarize it.
Israel was founded as a somewhat socialist country.
As the socialists lost their majority and socialism was largely abandoned in Israel, they nevertheless maintained control over major centers of power: the media, the judiciary (Supreme Court and Attorney General), the highest IDF positions, many financial institutions, and more.
This, in short, is the Israeli Deep State.
Its purpose is to create “a liberal nation like all other nations.”
Its opposition, along with most of the Jewish population, wants “a Jewish nation with equal rights for all religions.”
This is the spiritual war — a war over the very nature of Israel.
The demographics and the majority favor the second group. Therefore, the other side is holding tightly to its remaining centers of power. Their tip of the spear is the judiciary.
This is why you see Netanyahu in legal trouble.
And for further understanding, consider former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Sharon was right-wing and also got into legal trouble, courtesy of the Deep State. But when he gave away Gaza, the judicial branch withdrew the allegations against him. This is how, decades later, October 7 happened.
This is also why we have no death sentences for terrorists, etc.
The Supreme Court is dominated by progressive activists and its judges effectively elect themselves.
Israel is a judicial dictatorship, not a true democracy.
The last government tried to break this system, which led to massive protests. Hamas saw Israel appearing to disintegrate and chose the timing of October 7 accordingly.
The Supreme Court approved the participation of terror-sympathizing parties. Awful!
It only disqualified one individual who had really crossed the line. The others are no different — just more careful about what they say.
Back to the Elections
There are approximately 600,000 additional votes still to be counted.
These include votes from regular IDF soldiers, reservists, and security forces.
Those votes represent approximately 12–13 seats.
Typically, the right-wing bloc receives somewhat more support from these voters than the opposing bloc.
If Netanyahu’s bloc receives 60% and the other bloc receives 40%, the final count could be:
Netanyahu Bloc — 56 seatsEizenkot Bloc — 48 seatsArabs — 16 seatsTOTAL: 120 seats
However, the difference may be smaller — perhaps 55% versus 45%.
In that case, the final result could be:
Netanyahu Bloc — 55 seatsEizenkot Bloc — 49 seatsArabs — 16 seatsTOTAL: 120 seats
The Political Possibilities
The more left-wing members of the Eisenkot bloc would rather sit with the Arabs than form a coalition with Netanyahu. They have a pathological hatred of Netanyahu.
Eisenkot himself has said he will not form a government that depends on Arab support. Others in his bloc have said the same. They may simply sell us all out for power and their hatred of Netanyahu.
However, there are also individuals who could desert them if they take that route.
People who lost family members in the war may not tolerate such a move.
If Bibi gets close to 60 seats, he could try to tempt some of the more right-wing members of the opposing bloc to desert their parties and join him.
Some politicians in the Eisenkot bloc could seriously damage their political careers if they join forces with the Arab parties.
Note that we are not racist against Arabs. It is their political positions that we oppose.
A government dependent on Arab support would be paralyzed. The Arab parties could bring down the government if it tried to finish Hamas in Gaza. They demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. They want to bring in hundreds of thousands of family members from Arab countries and change Israel’s demographics.
We are talking about a real existential threat to our future.
The radical left worldwide goes hand in hand with Islamists.
But now the center-left in Israel is being tested.
The Arab Vote
The Arabs organized and carried out a sort of protest vote, reportedly achieving their highest voter turnout in history — approximately 80%.
In the previous election, Arab parties held only 10 seats. This time, they may finish with around 16–17 seats.
That is a major change.
Allegations of Election Fraud
The Likud Party says it has hundreds of pieces of evidence of election fraud.
Three individuals were reportedly arrested with voting tickets and thousands of shekels, apparently intended to pay voters. There are also cases involving people who allegedly received fuel vouchers rather than cash. Some reports allege that the money came from Qatar. Likud has filed complaints with the police and Internal Security.
The Arab vote revealed their true face and serves as a wake-up call. The majority voted for parties who are anti-Israel. This is a deeper issue than we previously realized.
What Are the Options?
1. An Eisenkot–Arab Government
Very bad for Israel.
2. The Eisenkot Bloc Uses Arab Support to Take Parliamentary Action
The Eisenkot bloc could use Arab support to take certain actions without necessarily forming a government.
For example:
Replace the Speaker of Parliament.Establish a state investigation into October 7. This would be appointed through the Deep State Supreme Court, potentially letting the real criminals off the hook while targeting Netanyahu.Legislate term limits for the Prime Minister and attempt to force Netanyahu out of office.Reverse some of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms.Force Orthodox Jews to be drafted into the IDF.Pass legislation preventing a Prime Minister under criminal investigation or facing criminal proceedings from serving.And more.
Some of these measures could face serious legal or constitutional challenges.
This route could eventually lead to new elections.
3. Netanyahu Manages to Get Opposition Members to Join Him
For example, Lieberman’s party. Netanyahu could offer Lieberman a rotation agreement in which they take turns serving as Prime Minister. Ideologically, they are not that far apart.
However, Lieberman has a personal hatred of Netanyahu. They used to work together, and something happened between them.
4. Eisenkot Joins Bibi in a Unity Government
They could agree to rotate the position of Prime Minister.
This is unlikely, as Eisenkot has already said he will not join Netanyahu.
5. Nobody Can Form a Government
In that case, Israel would head toward another election.
What Is Most Likely?
I believe Option 2 is the most likely. However, Trump and the Israeli President may push for a unity government that does not depend on Arab support.
There is also another major factor.
Iran
We are predicting an American-Israeli military action against Iran soon. This could change the entire political dynamic. If Iran is defeated and the regime falls, the next Israeli election could become very favorable for Netanyahu. The outcome of such an operation could dramatically change the political balance in Israel.
Final Thoughts
I hope I haven’t confused you. I did my best to explain what I know and how I see the situation.
Israel is facing a critical moment, not only in its politics but in its future as a Jewish nation.
May God protect Israel from a hostile takeover and keep us safe, now and in the future.
God bless Israel and the USA.
Caitlin Clark. A natural athlete of rare caliber who is simply a nice person.
It’s a fact that Caitlin Clark is the most transformative female athlete we have and probably ever will see.
So with the Indiana Fever are eliminated in the playoffs and Caitlin walks away from basketball in the off season and decides to take up Golf for fun and recreation. She gets a pro to tutor her and gets invited by the LPGA to participate as an amateur in a Charity Pro-Am tournament.
Caitlin accepts the challenge. The LPGA realizes they have just struck gold. They match her in rounds with the #1 women golfer in the world and then with their all time greatest veteran. TV broadcasters scramble to cover the event that would have otherwise had no network coverage. They anticipate the massive expansion of the Gallery. Tiger Woods shows up to watch the event.
Three vendors that sponsor the LPGA cut deals with Caitlin. A golfing apparel company, a sports drink brand, and a high end watch manufacturer cut deals totaling $15 million! Caitlin makes more money playing a couple rounds of golf during the off season than any of the other players in the WMBA will make during their entire careers in that league.
And then she tees off and hits a perfect drive off the first Tee. At least that is what Tiger said. She looks completely at ease and appears to be having a great time. Think about the confidence that requires with every shot you make being televised and a huge gallery watching. She finishes the event at 13 under par setting a new course record for an amateur in the event. Tiger is impressed with her play and says she could make it as a pro golfer and offers her a personal tutoring session.
Meanwhile over at the cat fight between racists and sexists they call the WMBA they’re being totally embarrassed. After the Fever and Caitlin are eliminated attendance for the playoff games and ticket prices to the games take a nose dive. At one forum they try to hide the fact the whole upper deck is empty by hanging black tarps. TV viewership crashes by 40%.
Droves of WMBA players whose season with the league is done head overseas to play in European leagues during the off season because that’s the only way they can make ends meet. A side effect of the fact that the WMBA head office refused to embrace the golden goose Caitlin is. A failure to embrace their gold goose who, if treated professionally could have raised all the boats in the league much more than she already has.
It could not be more obvious that Clark is carrying that league. An obvious fact the league management and it’s veteran players have vehemently denied ever since Clark came on the scene. That whole dynamic is setting up the coming collective bargaining between the players and the league to be a nasty contentious disaster.
It is so bad Caitlin is drawing more attention playing golf than the WMBA finals are getting. So the league tries to tell Caitlin she is breaking some rule playing in that golf tournament. Pathetic! Caitlin, in her nice way, tells the league to shove it where the sun don’t shine.
Adam Silver finally fires the totally inept League commissioner. Refs are being investigated and fired for rigging games.
The billionaire owner of the Fever gives the teams whole front office their walking papers. Tells all that remain that Caitlin is the foundation of the team and next years team will be built around supporting her style of basketball. There is little doubt that the entire coaching staff will be shown the door once the new GM is selected.
Aja, Steely Dan
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Emmy award winning actress Susan Saint James has passed. She was 80.
https://people.com/susan-saint-james-diagnosed-pancreatic-cancer-before-death-12195711
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Israel Election Update:
Benjamin Netanyahu – does not need an introduction.
Gadi Eisenkot – A former Chief of Staff of the IDF who shrank the IDF under a false conception that there will not be any more major wars. He lost his son in the war in Gaza. He appears kind of sweet but is a Liberal and some say more left than he appears to be. He is the choice of the Deep State and has all the media and money on his side.
About 7.3 million Israelis were eligible to vote.
About 5.7 million voted — a turnout of 77.7%, the highest since 1999.
Population breakdown:
• 77% Jewish
• 15% Muslim
• 1% Arab Christian
• 2% Druze
• 5% Others
(Note: Most Muslims hold anti-Israel views, judging by how they vote.)
Total parliamentary seats: 120
Political parties: 35
Israel has a coalition system in which parties join together to form a government. This is based on the British parliamentary system, as Britain ruled the area before Israel was founded again in 1948.
A government can also hold a minority of seats while receiving support from parties that are not officially part of the government, such as the Arab parties.
For example, you could have a government with 48 seats and outside support from another 18 members of Parliament who choose not to join the government but agree to support it.
The Results So Far:
The Netanyahu Bloc
• Likud (Netanyahu’s party) — 26 seats
• Shas (Ultra-Orthodox religious) — 7 seats
• United Torah Judaism (Ultra-Orthodox religious) — 7 seats
• Otzma Yehudit (“Jewish Power,” far-right party) — 7 seats
• Religious Zionism (nationalist religious) — 6 seats
TOTAL: 53 seats
The Eisenkot Bloc
• Yashar (Eizenkot’s party, center-left) — 21 seats
• Together (Bennett and Lapid’s party, center-left) — 12 seats
• The Democrats (far-left) — 8 seats
• Israel Our Home (Lieberman’s party, arguably right-wing but hates Bibi) — 7 seats
TOTAL: 48 seats
Arab Muslims
• Joint List (Terror supporters who consider themselves Palestinians more than Israelis and refuse to say that “Hamas is a terrorist organization”) — 12 seats
• Ra’am Islamist (Muslim Brotherhood-related party) — 7 seats
TOTAL: 19 seats
The Israeli Deep State
You may ask yourself how anti-Israel parties that sympathize with terrorists can sit in the Israeli Parliament rather than be in jail?
The answer is the crux of it all — the crux of everything happening in Israel, including why October 7 happened to us.
The Deep State
The subject is too broad to cover here, but I will summarize it.
Israel was founded as a somewhat socialist country.
As the socialists lost their majority and socialism was largely abandoned in Israel, they nevertheless maintained control over major centers of power: the media, the judiciary (Supreme Court and Attorney General), the highest IDF positions, many financial institutions, and more.
This, in short, is the Israeli Deep State.
Its purpose is to create “a liberal nation like all other nations.”
Its opposition, along with most of the Jewish population, wants “a Jewish nation with equal rights for all religions.”
This is the spiritual war — a war over the very nature of Israel.
The demographics and the majority favor the second group. Therefore, the other side is holding tightly to its remaining centers of power. Their tip of the spear is the judiciary.
This is why you see Netanyahu in legal trouble.
And for further understanding, consider former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
Sharon was right-wing and also got into legal trouble, courtesy of the Deep State. But when he gave away Gaza, the judicial branch withdrew the allegations against him. This is how, decades later, October 7 happened.
This is also why we have no death sentences for terrorists, etc.
The Supreme Court is dominated by progressive activists and its judges effectively elect themselves.
To a degree, Israel is a judicial dictatorship, not a true democracy.
The last government tried to break this system, which led to massive protests. Hamas saw Israel appearing to disintegrate and chose the timing of October 7 accordingly.
The Supreme Court approved the participation of terror-sympathizing parties. Awful!
It only disqualified one individual who had really crossed the line. The others are no different — just more careful about what they say.
Back to the Elections
There are approximately 600,000 additional votes still to be counted.
These include votes from regular IDF soldiers, reservists, and security forces.
Those votes represent approximately 12–13 seats.
Typically, the right-wing bloc receives somewhat more support from these voters than the opposing bloc.
If Netanyahu’s bloc receives 60% and the other bloc receives 40%, the final count could be:
• Netanyahu Bloc — 56 seats
• Eizenkot Bloc — 48 seats
• Arabs — 16 seats
TOTAL: 120 seats
However, the difference may be smaller — perhaps 55% versus 45%.
In that case, the final result could be:
• Netanyahu Bloc — 55 seats
• Eizenkot Bloc — 49 seats
• Arabs — 16 seats
TOTAL: 120 seats
The Political Possibilities
The more left-wing members of the Eisenkot bloc would rather sit with the Arabs than form a coalition with Netanyahu. They have a pathological hatred of Netanyahu.
Eisenkot himself has said he will not form a government that depends on Arab support. Others in his bloc have said the same. They may simply sell us all out for power and their hatred of Netanyahu.
However, there are also individuals who could desert them if they take that route.
People who lost family members in the war may not tolerate such a move.
If Bibi gets close to 60 seats, he could try to tempt some of the more right-wing members of the opposing bloc to desert their parties and join him.
Some politicians in the Eisenkot bloc could seriously damage their political careers if they join forces with the Arab parties.
Note that we are not racist against Arabs. It is their political positions that we oppose.
A government dependent on Arab support would be paralyzed. The Arab parties could bring down the government if it tried to finish Hamas in Gaza. They demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. They want to bring in hundreds of thousands of family members from Arab countries and change Israel’s demographics.
We are talking about a real existential threat to our future.
The radical left worldwide goes hand in hand with Islamists.
But now the center-left in Israel is being tested.
The Arab Vote
The Arabs organized and carried out a sort of protest vote, reportedly achieving their highest voter turnout in history — approximately 80%.
In the previous election, Arab parties held only 10 seats. This time, they may finish with around 16–17 seats.
That is a major change.
Allegations of Election Fraud
The Likud Party says it has hundreds of pieces of evidence of election fraud.
Three individuals were reportedly arrested with voting tickets and thousands of shekels, apparently intended to pay voters. There are also cases involving people who allegedly received fuel vouchers rather than cash. Some reports allege that the money came from Qatar. Likud has filed complaints with the police and Internal Security.
The Arab vote revealed their true face and serves as a wake-up call. The majority voted for parties who are anti-Israel. This is a deeper issue than we previously realized.
What Are the Options?
1. An Eisenkot–Arab Government
Very bad for Israel.
2. The Eisenkot Bloc Uses Arab Support to Take Parliamentary Action
The Eisenkot bloc could use Arab support to take certain actions without necessarily forming a government.
For example:
• Replace the Speaker of Parliament.
• Establish a state investigation into October 7. This would be appointed through the Deep State Supreme Court, potentially letting the real criminals off the hook while targeting Netanyahu.
• Legislate term limits for the Prime Minister and attempt to force Netanyahu out of office.
• Reverse some of Netanyahu’s judicial reforms.
• Force Orthodox Jews to be drafted into the IDF.
• Pass legislation preventing a Prime Minister under criminal investigation or facing criminal proceedings from serving.
And more.
Some of these measures could face serious legal or constitutional challenges.
This route could eventually lead to new elections.
3. Netanyahu Manages to Get Opposition Members to Join Him
For example, Lieberman’s party. Netanyahu could offer Lieberman a rotation agreement in which they take turns serving as Prime Minister. Ideologically, they are not that far apart.
However, Lieberman has a personal hatred of Netanyahu. They used to work together, and something happened between them.
4. Eisenkot Joins Bibi in a Unity Government
They could agree to rotate the position of Prime Minister.
This is unlikely, as Eisenkot has already said he will not join Netanyahu.
5. Nobody Can Form a Government
In that case, Israel would head toward another election.
What Is Most Likely?
I believe Option 2 is the most likely. However, Trump and the Israeli President may push for a unity government that does not depend on Arab support.
There is also another major factor.
Iran
We are predicting an American-Israeli military action against Iran soon. This could change the entire political dynamic. If Iran is defeated and the regime falls, the next Israeli election could become very favorable for Netanyahu. The outcome of such an operation could dramatically change the political balance in Israel.
Final Thoughts
I hope I haven’t confused you. I did my best to explain what I know and how I see the situation.
Israel is facing a critical moment, not only in its politics but in its future as a Jewish nation.
May God protect Israel from a hostile takeover and keep us safe, now and in the future.
God bless Israel and the USA.