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 love this painting, I bought it for my oldest grandson, Gianni. I think it was painted by either Jack Chick or one of his artists, not sure but I purchased it from them. His ‘Chick Tracts’ are amazing and I pass them out all the time. God bless you!
https://www.chick.com/authors/jack-chick
“for in Him were all things created” – Before creation, before time, before physicality, there was ONLY God, the Creator. Now for some reason beyond our understanding, whether in this life or the next, the Maker decided/wanted/desired to share His presence, His wisdom, His love. Now imagine – there is NOTHING else besides God, EVERYTHING in every direction IS God. So where does one put creation/physicality??. It is told that the Creator searched for a place “inside His heart” so to speak, and “moved” himself to the sides – thereby creating the “empty space” into which He sent a beam of Godly light. And here we are, both of us lonely – for awhile.
Hello Fellow Treepers!
Last Gleaming — Golden sunset rays dance, skipping like a stone over a half-frozen pond in a winter field. Photo taken by me years ago at Mapleside Farms in Northeast Ohio.
Wishing all here a brilliant winter day shining with possibilities!
Good morning, phoenix. I needed my “Hollywoods” (sunglasses) for this one. It’s how I imagine the Light returning to the world.
The spectacular sunset the Lord provided on that particular day made me think of it as “God’s curtain call” on the day, leaving you wanting more when it became night, with the promise of tomorrow and at last eternity.
Oh how I agree, my friend. His mercies start anew every morning with the promise of tomorrow’s blessings every evening.
Hey I used to go there! Amish country, I grew up as an Amish kid right near there.
Good morning Jake, and very nice to meet you! Indeed, Brunswick, Ohio in Medina County where Mapleside Farms is, is not too far away from Amish Country.
Did better than good. Did great! Drama and the lines just keep you swirling in the frame. Beautiful composition.
Thank you very much, Mary Van Deusen! Nice to see you!
Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Good morning, Mr jay. Now that’s an honest to goodness hoar frost. Beautiful.
Good morning Bet! ❤️😘
Good morning, my friend😘
Maidin Mhaith Betsy, I can imagine a small farm at the back of the valley 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
T’would be beautiful😌 Now you’ve got me dreaming….
Mornin’ jay 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Yeaaaah, Bluegrass where you can hear every plucked string.
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Morning jay!
Howdy Gramps 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸
Good morning, Jay. I saw Doc Watson with my parents twice, once in Wilmington Vermont and the other time at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass. At that show, we had a table right in front of the stage. When Doc approached the stage and had to climb up a step, he handed me his guitar to hold for a moment.
My father was in awe: An angel of God handed me his guitar for safekeeping if only for an instant!
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Look for Wayne Henderson on Youtube. Wayne is a luthier who made guitars for Doc Watson. 🙂
Thank you, Garrison Hall.
They’re going to Doggie Daycare. (!)
Check the thread out and there’s a vid of what happens when they get there and all go prancing thru the woods.
Wish I knew where this was!
Alsaka!
https://skagwaynews.com/2022/02/25/dog-bus-captures-hearts-attention-of-internet/
It’s a dog’s life … and here, it looks like man is a dog’s best friend.
What a business!
Looks like fun, and those dogs are so well-behaved!
And all extremely happy to see their friends😍
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ” Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”
~Isaiah 6:8~
Two more
and one more
Last thing I needed the first thing this morning
and just for the fun of it 😃😁😎
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard – It’s All Going to Pot
Good morning, Garrison. I am just listening to this on the radio. I thought immediately of you. It doesn’t get any better than the Romeros, Marriner, and St Martin in the Fields Oh my!!
Good morning, Bet. Rodrigo was a family friend of the Romeros, frist with Celendonio, the father, and later as they matured with Celin, Pepe’, and Angel. In the ‘mid 70’s I attended a Rodrigo master class at my school. It was interesting to attend classes taught by one of the world’s great composers and find that, like the Romero family, he was a really nice guy.
I can only imagine! I love masterclass videos. How wonderful would it be had there been one of the one you attended.
This was a treat this morning, as my Symphony channel tends to be a bit provincial, playing only works already well known by composers, also well known.
So I am more likely to hear his Concierto de Aranjuez again and again . A beautiful concerto granted. But not the only work he ever wrote.
Hoping to hear more not household names and their beautiful compositions in the future.
Good afternoon, Bet. Beautiful day outside. 47 degrees and sunny. Impressive recording of the concerto.
I’m still cracking up over the skit posted December 27 (“Bidens arrive at the White House”). Had to watch it again; it was hilarious.
Afternoon, Joe. I was thinking about you yesterday, wondering how you were faring. 47 is not bad at all. So much better than what was. More cold is coming, so Joe Bastardi through rah here has warned. Mid to late January it seems, so we best enjoy what is,temperature-wise.
So glad you enjoyed that concerto. You play guitar, so I am especially glad you heard it. Some intricate finger work there, right?
Best Christmas present for me was my husband showing me on my Kindle how to copy and paste…so I’ll post more lovely concertos or short pieces which might lift spirits as time goes on. I know most here appreciate more contemporary offerings, but sometimes I think it’s just nice to listen to longer works from long ago. 😊
Hello, Bet. I’ve been listening to some of Doc Watson’s recordings. Holy buckets, that guy did some serious picking on a guitar….
RIP Doc. I’m betting that the Angels in Heaven are enjoying your instrumentals and are dancing to your tunes.
Hey Treepers. Have a happy New Year, may the peace of God be with you.
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Good morning Garrison!
Afternoon, Gramps 🙂
What an absolute treasure we have in Willie Nelson. One of the most unique stylists of music and a voice that is instantly recognizable.
And backed up by one of the best stage bands . . . ever. 🙂 Plus, you can easily hear echos of Jango in Willie’s playing.
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I aspire to have a New Year’s weekend as cozy and mellow as that wonderful pic, and wish the same for all Treepers. 😌
☕ 🥞
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This is precious …
My first thought – why can’t we (humans) be more like these “animals” and just get along?
Amen…Amen..👍
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The sweetest picture you’ve ever posted, Leon.
Our kitties got along fine with our foundling border collie. Sweetie. I think they thought she was just a funny looking cat. 🙂
That’s a feel-good photo. Absolutely love it.
Nature turned some lakeside homes in Canada into white chocolate gingerbread houses.
Calling how dare you Greta on the global warming hotline.
Very cool!
I see what you did there! 😁
I always get my financial information from professional athletes and my environmental feelings from an elementary school dropout.
It used to be said the best information about what was going on the world politically, financially and otherwise was garnered from London cabbies.
It is easy to see why, all those international and governmental passengers they’d carry and chat to.
30 December 2020 Alto Reed [Thomas Cartmell], American saxophonist (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band), dies of colon cancer at 72
30 December 1998 Johnny Moore, American singer (The Drifters) (b. 1934)
30 December Richard Rodgers
(1902-1979)
American composer, mostly for theater (Rodgers & Hart – “Pal Joey”; “Babes In Arms”; Rodgers & Hammerstein – “Oklahoma!”; “South Pacific”; “The King And I”; “The Sound Of Music”) and 1st EGOT (Emmy; Grammy; Oscar; and Tony awards winner), dies at 77.
1028+ songs currently held by ASCAP/BMI
do re me
So long farewell
king I
30 December 1967 Bert Berns, American songwriter (“Twist And Shout”; “Piece Of My Heart”; “Hang On Sloopy”) and producer (“Under The Boardwalk”; “Brown-Eyed Girl”), dies of heart failure at 38.
206+ songs currently held by ASCAP/BMI
Original
Isley Brothers reworked
Beatles cover
A Drag Story Hour promoted by New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turned violent on Thursday when Antifa protestors showed up to “protect” the drag event, and at least one freak (in the photo to the right) was arrested for assaulting a normal woman and led away by NYPD.
Protestors showed up at the library to speak out against the event and were met with counter-protestors who support the idea of crazy drag queens reading to children at libraries. The NYPD formed a line between the two set of protestors and kept the peace for the most part.
Now here is one smart dad…
“>daughter says she’s trans (9th grade)
>confess I’m trans too
>she’s confused
>dad no you’re not
>stop being a bigot, Charlotte, let’s do this together
>wear dress and makeup next morning
>daughter angry, tells me to stop faking
>no, I’m trans honey. now get in the car and let’s go to school
>she’s horrified, asks to be dropped off a block away
>nope, walk her in, wave at the front desk
>she’s fuming
>wife can’t stop laughing
>pick up daughter, in skirt and heels, sh**ty makeup, glitter on cheeks, skip over to her and her friends
>DAD STOP IT’S NOT FUNNY
>demand she use my pronouns, call her a bigot
>next morning she’s done with the whole trans thing, begs me to stop.
Is being trans now just the 90s version of goth? Definitely not cool when your parents do it. Lean into it and shame them out of it”
Well done, Dad of Charlotte! So well done.
Now there’s a wise dad…😀👍
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Lucky Charlotte…one day, it is to be hoped, she’ll understand the depth of his love for her…her protector, the gold standard I hope she applies to judge her future husband, should she decide to marry.
Hah hah. Thankfully I have not needed to employ these tactics!
Reminded me of our pastor back in the days of kids coloring their hair strange colors. My neice showed up at the church with green hair. The pastor oohed and ahhed over it and suggested she try a soft purple next. By the next Sunday her hair was back to being her natural blond.
Oh that is excellent. Kudos to the courageous but super smart dad,
My Magic Wand reminded me of a Bob Seeger song that I particularly enjoy. Hope you do as well.
Bob Seeger the Famous Final Scene
Beautiful…
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
Amen!
The 50th Psalm
Septuagint
Prayer of Saint Ioannikios the Great of Bithynia (+ 846)
My hope is the Father, my refuge the Son, my protection the Holy Spirit. O Holy Trinity, glory to Thee.
Amen. Amin.
From Small Compline
Rejoice Virgin Theotokos, Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the Fruit of thy womb, for thou hast borne the Savior of our souls. (Thrice)
Friday of the 29th Week of the Epistles
Nativity Fast continues
Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths: Ananias, Azarias, and Misael (+ 600 B.C.)
Saint Sturm / Sturmius, Apostle of Saxony and Founder of Fulda Monastery in Germany (+ 779)
Saint Dionysios the New of Zakynthos, Bishop of Ægina (+ 1622)
And many other Saints, including Holy Martyrs, who are honored today
December 17th – Patristic Calendar of the Orthodox Christian Church
December 30th – civil or commercial calendar
Saints of God pray for us!
December 30 Oswald Chambers
“And Every Virtue We Possess”
…All my springs are in you. —Psalm 87:7
Our Lord never “patches up” our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities, or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside— “…put on the new man…” (Ephesians 4:24). In other words, see that your natural human life is putting on all that is in keeping with the new life. The life God places within us develops its own new virtues, not the virtues of the seed of Adam, but of Jesus Christ. Once God has begun the process of sanctification in your life, watch and see how God causes your confidence in your own natural virtues and power to wither away. He will continue until you learn to draw your life from the reservoir of the resurrection life of Jesus. Thank God if you are going through this drying-up experience!
The sign that God is at work in us is that He is destroying our confidence in the natural virtues, because they are not promises of what we are going to be, but only a wasted reminder of what God created man to be. We want to cling to our natural virtues, while all the time God is trying to get us in contact with the life of Jesus Christ— a life that can never be described in terms of natural virtues. It is the saddest thing to see people who are trying to serve God depending on that which the grace of God never gave them. They are depending solely on what they have by virtue of heredity. God does not take our natural virtues and transform them, because our natural virtues could never even come close to what Jesus Christ wants. No natural love, no natural patience, no natural purity can ever come up to His demands. But as we bring every part of our natural bodily life into harmony with the new life God has placed within us, He will exhibit in us the virtues that were characteristic of the Lord Jesus.
And every virtue we possess
Is His alone.
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
We can understand the attributes of God in other ways, but we can only understand the Father’s heart in the Cross of Christ.
https://utmost.org/
Crippled inside
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
PRAYING ON THE ARMOR OF GOD
Father God, I now follow your command to put on the full armor of God, because my battle is not against flesh and blood but against rulers, authorities, the powers of this dark world and against spiritual forces of evil in the unseen world.
I first pray on the Belt of Truth that it may be buckled around my waist, may I be centered and encircled by your truth dear Lord. Hem me inside all that is true and right, and may I be protected and held up by the truth of your living word, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Breastplate of righteousness, please protect my vital organs and my inner man, cover my integrity, my spirit, and my soul. Guard my heart for it is the wellspring of life, please strengthen and guard the most vulnerable places in my life with that which is right, good, and noble that I might not receive a fatal blow from the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Gospel Shoes of Peace. I choose to stand in the shoes of your good news, and on the firm foundation of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the solid eternal rock. All other ground is sinking sand, I pray that I will not slip or fall, but that my feet would be firmly fitted on your lordship, my Lord Jesus. I choose to stand on you, so that the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard my heart and mind in Christ Jesus, the eternal Rock of Ages. I receive your holy peace now my Lord, from the sole of my feet to the crown of my head, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray the Shield of Faith into my hand now. As I take up the shield of faith, I ask that you might extinguish every dart and arrow, that is launched from the enemy to take me down spiritually, physically, mentally, emotionally, and every attempt of the enemy to destroy my joy. I ask that my faith in you would make it flame out. Extinguish every flaming arrow that would come against me, my life, my family, my home, or my ministry. May my faith always be out in front of me like a shield. Give me the courage to “faith my fears” by choosing to walk by faith and not by sight, in my Lord Jesus name.
I pray on the Helmet of Salvation, that you might protect my mind from the thoughts that can lead me astray. I choose to take every thought captive, and arrest all intentioned ideas and motives that would harm others, or distract me from your holy will for me. I submit every captured thought to the Lordship of my Lord Jesus Christ, and ask that you would imprison those thoughts that are not of you my Lord. Transform my mind and renew my thinking that I may think God thoughts, and have a sober mind that is focused on your glory. Please protect me from being double minded that I may allow my mind, I reject to live an earthly life, because I choose to live a holy one, governed by you My Lord Jesus, the prince of peace, please have my mind to be saturated with the holy mind of Christ, in my Lord Jesus name.
Finally, I take up the Sword of the Spirit which is the holy word of God, I pray this powerful offensive weapon into my hand, and ask that your holy word would be fitting for every encounter I face. As the enemy gets close to me, please give me the insight, wisdom, and skill to wield the word of God to drive away the enemy, in my Lord Jesus name.
May the enemy and his team flee from me, upon hearing the word of God spoken by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Give me the sword of the spirit to cut through the wiles of the devil, so that I may discern the schemes of the enemy when he is near.
With all kinds of prayers, supplication, and intercession I pray to you my Lord God as the one who fights my battles. Now that I’m in your holy powerful armor, I walk away covered and ready to face my day as you go before me, and please protect me in the midst of the spiritual warfare in this unseen world, in my Lord Jesus name.
Thank you my Lord, for the spiritual weapons of armor and prayer that you have given me. It is written no weapon formed against me shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses me.
Thank you Father God, my Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that I am more than a conqueror in my Lord Jesus. I pray all of this in the mighty name of my Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ.
AMEN.
BE MY VOICE
BABY LIVES MATTER
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
Thank you! Your posts are so beautiful and needed! This is a message I just watched from Johnathan Cahn, it is troubling and I don’t enjoy sharing it but I think we all need to pray every second we can for the children…
God bless you and all the Treepers! Come Lord Jesus!
If we don’t protect children we have failed at life.
Verse of the Day for Friday, December 30, 2022
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“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered!!!
Amen!!
Greetings Treepers!
Merry Christmas! ❤️✝️❤️
Good morning, Frank. And hopes for a much better New Year, my dear friend. BNM.
I grew up a GM man. There were 18 GM plants in my town when I was growing up. But no GM for me now!
General Motors Funds Effort to Embed Pro-Transgender Books in Classrooms (breitbart.com)
So was I. Growing up in Detroit, my dad was in the business, and we were a GM family through and through. But when Obama bailed out the auto companies, Ford was the only one who didn’t take the money.
Now I’m a Ford guy, through and through.
We are under God’s judgment, even Trump at Mar-a-lago, along with Kari Lake, celebrated an anti-God act made law by the Biden administration, I hate that….
It bothered me greatly as well, heather. I could actually feel myself wincing.
I know, I didn’t want to believe my eyes, just gotta pray for President Trump, he is under attack and boy have I done horrible things in my life but I’m not under a microscope! God Bless you Betsy in the coming New Year!!!!
None is perfect, heather. I’ve reviewed my Book as well. May His blessings even unto the smallest be with you also, heather, as we open the door on another year. Hoping it will be a better one, but knowing that no matter what, we are loved by our Father and are never alone.
I thank you so much for your beautiful wishes😘
Amen, amen, amen amen!!🙏
My Christmas Eve
Looking for the words, Michael…can’t find many. He does work in wonderful, miraculous, mysterious ways. Thank you so much for posting this💕
Wow!
The wise among the people shall make many understand. – Daniel 11:33
Today’s passage is from the vision given to Daniel by God through an angel. Daniel had prayed and fasted for three weeks. The angel told him that God heard him the moment he prayed, but there was spiritual opposition to his coming, and the archangel Michael had to help him get through. The vision was about kings and kingdoms in conflict.
God’s people were persecuted but, in the long run, they won and were rewarded.
There are differing opinions as to what this vision means. Some think everything has already been fulfilled, others believe that it is about the end times when Christ returns, and some think it is a mixture of both. Regardless of the interpretation, today’s verse indicates that wisdom is something to be sought.
Proverbs 1:20-33 personifies wisdom, saying that those who seek wisdom will be secure, at ease, and have no fear of disaster. Those who do not reverence the Lord, have not even started on the road to wisdom.
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight” (Proverbs 9:10). The apostle James wrote that if you lack wisdom, ask God and He will give it to you, if you do not doubt (James 1:5-8).
As the new year nears, ask for wisdom for yourself and for the citizens and public officials of the United States.
Pray that understanding will come through God’s wise people.
Daniel earnestly prayed for Israel when that nation was experiencing deep conflict. May God’s people earnestly pray for His help in these troubled times and may His wisdom win out in this nation.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Mornin’ all!
ChiComs snip FM Wang and move him to new post.
Successor
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-appoints-qin-gang-as-new-foreign-minister
https://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news/section/3/198689/China-appoints-Qin-Gang-as-new-foreign-minister-%E2%80%93-state-radio
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-do-the-washington-wizards-keep-honoring-a-chinese-communist
Blinken and cooperation
https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/12/27/blinkens-recent-call-with-chinese-foreign-minister-wang-yi-reportedly-turned-into-a-total-fiasco/
https://news.yahoo.com/xi-says-beijing-ready-increase-113542663.html
I’ve come to believe this country, sold down the river by too numerous to count politicians who have vastly increased their net worth by doing so, is quickly morphing into a satellite of China…if we aren’t already.
Politico does it best Xinhua/Global Times dance for the Central Puppetry Committee behind Obama II. But the allies are taking Refried Obama to task for not spreading the wealth around. Seems like just yesterday ‘Rats in Congress were saying no.
‘Biden admin bows slightly to European pressure in trade clash’
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/29/u-s-treasury-signals-some-flexibility-on-ev-tax-credit-00075783
EU response.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2022/12/30/us-gives-concessions-to-eu-clean-carmakers-in-buy-american-act
https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/EU-Commissioner-Warns-US-Clean-Energy-Spending-Could-Backfire.html
Asia ready for American money https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2022/12/30/business/economy/IRA-EV-US/20221230154114643.html
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has been forcing teachers across the country to follow certain guidelines demonstrating their commitment to “LGBTQ inclusivity” in their classroom instructions.
As reported by Breitbart, the CDC-issued “assessment tool” asks teachers numerous questions about school employees and their loyalty to the concept of “queer theory,” and forcing sexual education teachers to use gender-neutral language, forbidding them from using terms such as “boy” and “girl.”
The guidelines also urge teachers to advocate for membership in their school’s “Gay Straight Alliance,” and decorating their classrooms with gay pride flags and other pro-gay symbolism, as well as complacency in the “transitioning” of students who incorrectly believe they are of the opposite gender.
“The CDC’s imprimatur on this ‘self-assessment tool’ — and the inclusion of numerous links to resources and activist organizations — amounts to little more than bullying teachers, administrators, and school health professionals who might have reservations about ‘affirmation’ and ‘inclusion’ efforts in schools,” said Nicole Neily, president of the watchdog group Parents Defending Education. “It is troubling that during a global pandemic, this is where the CDC’s efforts were focused.”
The guidance, “LGBTQ Inclusivity in Schools: A Self-Assessment Tool,” was posted to the Twitter account of the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health on Tuesday, claiming to provide the resources to make teachers into better “allies.” The post includes a three-tiered hierarchy of teachers based on their commitment to the cause, ranging from “minimally inclusive” to “highly inclusive.”
Despite the guidance being issued by a federal government entity, the CDC claimed that the requirements and instructions presented in the guidance are not mandatory.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4119776/posts
Here is the document from the CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/disparities/mai/pdf/LGBTQ_Inclusivity-508.pdf?s_cid=tw-zaza-1364
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Overview
Schools play a critical role in supporting the health and academic development of
all youth, including the success of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/
questioning (LGBTQ) youth. Creating and sustaining inclusive school environments,
policies, programs, and practices that include LGBTQ youth is one strategy for
improving the health and academic success of all youth. Inclusive in this context
refers to the presence of clear policies or practices that address the needs of LGBTQ
students who might otherwise be excluded or marginalized due to factors such as
sexual orientation and gender identity/expression. Please note that this document
includes many resources from non-governmental organizations focused on improving
school inclusivity, and the ideas and opinions expressed within them do not
represent the official opinion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
And this lunacy is in the purview of the CDC because…?
I don’t want the lying, profit making CDC (patents) involved in anything else either. They are unfit for purpose.
Tree is disassembled and in the box and put away. All of Christmas is in the boxes awaiting a storage in the attic. I just spent an hour making a custom box to send a huge Leggo set down to the granddaughter and am taking a break. And then Christmas goes into the attic.
Sherry is busy in the living room vacuuming with her new vacuum cleaner.
Ham and cheese (Colby Jack) omelets with my own twist for dinner. I put a dollop of cream cheese in just before I fold them over.
Worst part of Christmas for me has been the putting away of tree, decorations, knowing we have to wait another 11 months for the next Season.
Omelette sounds yummy. I meant to check the price of eggs yesterday when I went to our neighbourhood Walmart, then sailed right by the eggs section. Last time I bought was right before Christmas and it was a dozen for (GASP!!) $4.20!!
I thought that was bad until I read a comment on another a thread from someone who said she paid $18/18. My gosh! A dollar an egg! Pretty soon I’ll have to put them in a safe deposit box, retrieving as needed. Insanity! It used to be a cheap way to eat…no longer, especially if one has a family to feed.
$4.20 is about what I pay for half a dozen eggs. I buy the most organic, least processed possible due to food allergies (aka allergies to chemicals). I actually don’t buy eggs in Amish Country due to the long car ride in the summer, and so am not in the habit of looking for them in the winter.
From seeing people all over the Internet every year talking about how they basically trash their tree the day after December 25 or by New Year’s, it feels like I’m a bit counter-cultural … whether that’s due to my family always putting the tree up closer to Christmas and leaving it up until Epiphany, my huge love of winter, or most likely a combination. But it really grates to see people wanting spring to come already (yes, I’ve already started seeing and hearing those kind of comments) … why not enjoy the season we’re in, and all its beauty? (Except here in Northeast Ohio, all the snow is pretty much melted so it needs to snow again …) 🙂
I’m with you, phoenix…each season comes in its own time. It really is best to not wish time away, especially the older we get. They go soon enough.
As for your not buying Amish produced eggs because of the long, hot journey. Have you ever thought about taking a Styrofoam cooler (or other if you have one), putting ice in it to keep them cold and fresh? Just in case you decide that you’d really like some? A thought I had to share with you.
(…and as for hurrying seasons along, I see in Britain, Easter candy is already on the shelves….sigh…)
Two homes I pass on my way to work keep chickens and sell their eggs fresh. $4.00 per dozen.
You are truly blessed!
Going up in the stores I read. Ain’t inflation (and chicken culling because of “avian flu) grand? Not sure if I believe the avian flu story in conjunction with all the food processing plant unexplained “sudden fires” which have happened, and continue to do so.
My Christmas tree is still up and will be for awhile, at least until Epiphany … especially since I only just put it up on December 23 since I couldn’t travel to Buffalo to be with family for Christmas due to the blizzard.
Eating light today … breakfast was Amish boysenberry jam on whole wheat with coffee, lunch is a large bowl of popcorn, dinner will be eggs with kale, asparagus, onions, and cheese. Your dinner sounds tasty too!
All of Christmas is now put away. Boxes and plastic containers in the attic. Living room clean. Guest Bedroom and bathroom clean. Dining room clean. And we’re very happy to have all of that done.
Don’t party for New Years. Haven’t done so for years. However, when the ball drops I always ask Sherry to Marry me just as I did 40 years ago the first time. I have managed to keep that up every year no matter what.
Clean is definitely good … Starting the New Year off fresh. And especially wonderful and meaningful for you with your memories of proposing to your wife Sherry! 🙂
Never did any wild partying for New Years. That said, I used to have a standing New Years Eve invitation to the mansion of the first boss I ever had in Ohio. It was always bring a dish to pass … whatever you could afford, from fancy homemade dishes to a bag of potato chips. The first time I went, I dressed business casual … Big mistake! The men wore tuxedos with black or white ties, the women wore evening gowns or at least semi-formal. In the music room, the boss played the violin, his wife played the baby grand piano, and various musicians and singers from the Cleveland, Ohio music scene performed throughout the evening.
We watched the ball drop on TV at midnight, with a glass of champagne for everyone. He died several years ago now … his funeral procession on the highway was the largest I’ve ever seen, at least a half mile long if I recall, with people coming in from multiple states.
You made me think of this, said apparently by Bob Marley..
“Don’t live be for your presence to be noticed, but for your absence to be felt.”
It sounds as if your boss personified this lovely statement.
European model showing temperature anomaly for Jan 12th. So matching the color to the scale at the bottom will tell you how much they believe at this time that temperatures on that date will be below the average for that day. Understand however that both the US and European models virtually always underestimate how cold it will be and the further out they are forecasting the further off they are.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlPtUTMXEAg0oXK?format=jpg&name=large
Austria’s Defense Minister just said she doesn’t think Europeans are equipped to feel with the incoming multi day blackouts. I get the feeling European populations still have no idea how had it will get…
https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/austrian-defense-minister-warns-europeans-are-unprepared-coming-days-long-blackouts
Article from Joe Bastardi.
The sum of my worst fears – CFACT
https://badlands.substack.com/p/the-war-of-stories
This man, “Burning Bright,” is brilliant, and this piece is profoundly optimistic. He is RIGHT ON!
Sundance, please read it!
Burning Bright writes somewhat poetically. I have listened to him on several video interviews and discussions. I like his spiritually based outlook and willingness to see both sides of every issue. You might want to subscribe to his Substack column, and get email notice of every posting.
https://substack.com/profile/72098353-burning-bright
Amen.
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Amen.
Amen.
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Amen.
McCarthy is promising everything, including weakening his potential Speakership, and still isn’t managing to buy the votes he needs to become Speaker.
If it goes to 20 or 30 ballots, like it has in the past, and they still can’t get McCarthy elected, they’ll start seriously considering a consensus candidate of some sort.
How about Paul Ryan? He was the darling of the Freedom Caucus back in the day and was acceptable enough to everyone else to get their votes. And he was able to move legislation forward and didn’t do anything during his previous term in office to seriously tick off any of the various factions.
✝️ Lord, thank You for the YEAR. Amen.