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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Morning Ya’ll 🙂
Howdy jay, I’m trying really hard to stay with the low carbs.
Lunch: 1 chicken fajita taco, side of charro beans = 12lb weignt loss.
LOL! Intermittent fasting, low carb, double bypass surgery = 25 lbs loss, down to my college weight. 🙂
Well done, GrandpaM! That’s great news.
Howdy Gramps I pray strength will be given you to keep your diet 🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Those crepes look delicious!
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Morning, Mr jay🤗 Well, isn’t this delightful? And completely unexpected. Thank you!
Here….let me add a.little something to your cup and to everybody else’s…
Because as we all know…
Although sometimes it takes more than one😉💕
Dia Duit Betsy 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
😊😘!!
I’m the one pouring on the left…or as we said in Britain, I volunteered to be “mother” 😎
I was gonna say, I’m the lout reclining and being served … but I’d never wear such a silly ’ethnic’ hat
You never know, Kenji…when in Rome… 😂
Well … I DO like using women as pillows 😳🥹🤗🩷
Good morning Bet! ❤️😘
Morning, dear bro🤗 We’ve been busy already. Chris power washed our patio. I had no idea it was so in need… laundry day for me, and the last day for our houseguest “The Mags” who has not been all happy this time. Missing her mother I’m sure.
Other than that ->>>>>
Ha ha, I am premeditating a couple of steaks and maybe a bottle of wine to go with them. And if I premeditate really hard I see a sip of cognac there.
Good’uns jay Thanks for posting 🙂
My pleasure 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸
Nice set for today, Thanks.
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Yesterday I was lower left.
Where does the time go?
I refuse to go peacefully. As I told the Ace Hardware clerk today as I showed him my drivers license to PROVE I get their senior discount (it’s like 10% off everything) … I said I’m “mid century” … but I’m not “modern” anymore.
That took some very careful timing and positioning. Well done, that photographer!
Good morning/afternoon, jb 😊…And patience!!!!!!!
That’s for sure! I don’t think I would have the amount of patience required. And if I am completely honest with myself, I might even blame the fussiness of the camera’s adjustments and the inconsiderate moon for moving. 🙂
Wonder what motivated him to steal the moon?
It must have been moon glow….
Nothing cooler than Big Band era girl groups … always sisters
I have always loved close harmony female groups from the swing era right up through the McGuire Sisters on Lawrence Welk. There were some great men’s groups too but the girls were more popular.
I remember that song. I really like it. Thanks.
Love that! 🌝
Short story which this reminded me of.
We were watching a good British program the other night, and I made a comment about one of the characters.
My husband burst out laughing for no apparent reason. And when I gave him a puzzled look, he said, “I couldn’t hear you so I was trying to “turn you up” with the volume button on the remote.”
I did wonder why the telly had suddenly gotten a lot louder.
And there it is…age doesn’t come on its own. LOL!
After two fairly ugly back surgeries…….AAAAaaamen!
Same with vacuuming, Greg. I hear it going in, then try to decide if I can do without whatever it is. The answer is a resounding “YES, I CAN!” almost every time.
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My dad had a terrible back prone to give out on him for the littlest thing. My son has a bad back which he was able to have surgery for farmed out to the private sector from the shamelessly worthless VA. So far so good.
I am all sympathy for anyone who is afflicted by the problem and the surgery to repair. I know you’ve struggled, and I am as sorry as I can be🙏🏻
One back surgery, but it’s the scoliosis and sciatica that make me think twice. I’m getting too old to be a contortionist just for something hiding way back on the bottom shelf of a corner cupboard.
Oh yes. Arthritis does a number on finger dexterity and when combined with carpal tunnel issues …… I may as well have butter on my fingers.
So I now use grabbers, a very handy invention! We keep several distributed throughout the house….
Yep I’m getting to that point too.
I’ve worn out the MUTE button on all my remotes … from when my wife insists on talking to me
Ooooooo….
Health tip: Do NOT show her this post!!!!
Oh, Bet that’s too funny. Mine has the tube volume up then watches something on his phone turned up cause he can’t hear it over the TV. I’ll say something and get a very loud WHAT? Some days it makes me a tad crazy.🤪
Someone tell me again about WinRed. RINO/GOPe, correct? Not MAGA, correct?
Best way to donate directly to President Trump is via his website: http://www.donaldjtrump.com. The donate link URL is below.
He uses Winred for donations but donations made via his website go to his campaign (“Save America”) minus a very small service fee.
https://secure.winred.com/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee/6abd7e07d3b7cc069/
Hi, Treepers. Although it’ our #4, this is his 3rd lute suite, this is actually the last of the 4 suites we’ve been listening to. The misnumbering is my fault—I hadn’t intended to post all 4 of David’s lute suite performances, but in listening to his wonderful playing I thought whar a great Treeper experience it would be to have all 4 of his performances posted here.
Unfortunately, # 3 is our actual #4 . . . hope there isn’t further confusion. . . A further note: it looks like David is playing a particularly interesting guitar. Given the date I this his guitar is made by German luthier Matthias Dammann guitar. These commonly feature a “lattice-work” top featuring top wood (spruce or cedar) and carbon fiber. These guitars tend to have a brighter sound . . . as you will hear in David’s performance. Enjoy friends. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUnJBR5kR0I&ab_channel=OmniFoundation
Formatting problems — link does work. Promise.
You are doing an excellent job as always. Music theory and history is one of my favorite topics and just keep up your excellent gig here. It helps me feel better every time.
As long as it’s fun, Justice, we’ll keep exploring. Thanks. 🙂
Howdy Garrison 🙂
Good morning, Garrison💕
Bach again? You’re really spoiling me! 😊
Mornin’ Bet 🙂 These performances are exquisite. So glad I found them.
They are!!! It’s as much feeling the performance as it is listening to it. Hard to explain but I’m sure you know what I mean 😉
Morning Garrison!
Mornin’ Gramps 🙂
Frank Sinatra, “That’s Life”
💙 Sinatra 💙
Forever And Ever
Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
Slowly But Surely
Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
Merle Haggard –
Ahead of his time…..RIP
America First
No Can Do as long as we have “Not All There” Joe or any Democrat in the White House.
Too cute puppy
Cute puppy
Toasted Raisin Bread?
Bagel?
Meatloaf. 🤣
From ‘Heartworn Highways’ documentary. Highly recommended.
I cut my puppies toenail to the quick once … I can’t believe she still liked me after that horrifying blunder.
Gonna check out that Documentary
Music history . . . 🙂
9/22/2023 – Dealing with stubborn and difficult people, and staying true to your message from God
John 8:31-47 “Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed on Him, If you abide in My word, truly My disciples you are; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. They answered Him, We are Abraham’s seed, and to no one have been in bondage never; how say You, You shall become free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, that everyone that practices sin is a bondman of sin: and the bondman abides not in the house *for ever (into the eternity); but the Son abides for ever: if therefore the Son shall set you free, really free you shall be. I know that you are Abraham’s seed; but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no entrance in you. I speak what I have seen with My Father; and you therefore do what you have seen with your father. They answered and said to Him, Abraham is our father. Jesus says to them, If you were children of Abraham, the works of Abraham you would do; but now you seek to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth, which I heard from God; this Abraham did not. You do the works of your father. They said therefore to Him, We have not been born from fornication: one Father we have, God. Jesus therefore said to them, If God were Father of you, you would have loved me; for I from God [am] sent out and am come; neither have I come from Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not know My speech? Because you are unable to hear My word. You are of [the] father the devil, and the lusts of your father you desire to do. He was a murderer from [the] beginning, and in the truth has not stood, because there is not truth in him. Whenever he may speak falsehood, he speaks from out of his own; for he is a liar and the father of it: and because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me? He that is of God hears the words of God; therefore you hear not, because you are not of God.”
Getting easily agitated and upset by opposition and conflict, is something we have to overcome, if we are to be made vessels fit for the Master’s use; for working with stubborn and difficult people. And we have to be able to stay calm and not get angry or irritated, because, for example, someone disagrees, or doesn’t understand, or is already predisposed to just be against whatever you have to say, and to quarrel.
Jesus came into this world with a completely realistic understanding of what He was coming into. He had no dreamy illusions of being recognized and welcomed, and everyone seeing eye to eye; let alone understanding at all who He is and why He has come. Jesus came from above; and we who are in this world were from below. We were of this world; Jesus was not of this world. And the Spirit by which He did and taught among the people; He could expect would not be received by the many; but only by those whom the Father found and gave to Him. Nevertheless, the apparent impossibility of the world’s condition, was exactly the reason for His having to come into the world; and it was to this end that He came; to bear witness of the truth.
Now Jesus testified, and taught especially to His disciples, that “we” should not expect or suppose, that He had come to abolish the law or the prophets. He came not to abolish, but to completely make full. Did He then do this merely to appease, or to pacify, as if just to get us “off the hook”? Or was it not rather both; to satisfy the requirements of a Lamb without spot or blemish, holy and innocent, to make atonement for our sins, and so to be our Redeemer; and also, to leave us an example, that we should learn from Him, and follow in His steps? Clearly, that is the substance of the Announced Glad Tidings of Christ having come in the flesh, that the kingdom of God should be in us!
Now this single afternoon’s events, recorded in the eighth chapter of John’s Gospel; these very difficult and contentious dealings with the Jews in the temple; have been written for our learning; and are vitally important on several levels. We can simplify the lessons by parts; which, though separate, are intrinsically connected. If we have the capacity to separate in our minds, and accurately discern; then we will be better able to hold up under the stress, when all these things collide, when bringing the Light of the Gospel, and the conviction of the Spirit, into direct confrontation with unsaved and unwilling men. For we are not absolved from our duties, because they are difficult, or unpleasant, or when people don’t believe and are hostile to what you say.
1. We have the Lord Jesus Christ, and His Spirit, and His Word; sent into the world by God, with the express mission of saving the world from sin and eternal damnation.
2. We have the contradicting and opposing forces of the devil, and his hold on the nature and minds of men; and seeking to kill the One sent from God to speak to the world, and to cause the truth to not be in the world at all.
3. And we have also, the inestimable divine patience and persistence of Jesus; who is willing and able to deal with the stubborn and difficult, hostile and unreceptive men; and stay focused and well tempered, until He has said all that He was sent to say.
To all these points, Jesus was “purpose driven” by the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Truth, the Spirit of love, in His heart. He came to accomplish the law and the prophets, and to give us the example of how we should also be in this world. Jesus was the personification of the Spirit of the law and the prophets, in dealing with the very stubborn and difficult; to bring to them, and to teach them, things which they should have known because they had the Bible; but had become instead something completely foreign and in direct conflict with, all their way of thinking, and the form of their religion.
The things that Moses wrote, Jesus demonstrated with absolute perfect self possession. The Great Physician knew what he was getting into, and he went to His business, with understanding and skill, like no other; both for their sake to whom he was immediately dealing with; and for our sake as well, who should learn from Him; and have the same compassion and determination for the sake of those who need our words, and our Jesus. So we should be conscious of these things, as we study carefully this whole difficult and contentious interaction between Jesus and the Jews.
Leviticus 19:14-18 “You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shall fear your God: I am the LORD. You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. You shall not go up and down as a talebearer among your people: neither shall you stand against the blood of your neighbor; I am the LORD. You shall not hate your brother in your heart: you shall in any wise rebuke your neighbor, and not suffer sin upon him. You shall not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.”
In short, what we should first of all learn from this; next to the Doctrine of the Lord; is how able Jesus is, and steadfast in His Spirit, to persevere through difficulty to persuade men; especially when they do so strongly resist and debate what He tells them. He exercises meekness and self control, and does not give in to anger and irritation; yet He does in no way shrink and cower and back down from His purpose, nor the authority of His words. The Lion of the tribe of Judah does not back down from any: there is no one more courageous or bold as the Righteous Savior! He withdraws when He has completed what he has been sent to do.
To the final point for now; there are two important aspects which we simply must understand, and so integrate into our spirits, if we hope to become those vessels “fit for the Master’s use.”
First, is that Jesus never said or did anything out of a spirit of “one-ups-manship.” He did not react with any kind of “Aha, aha!” or, with “getting even” or “besting” His opponents. He knew Who He was, and Who had sent Him, and what was really the case with all those whom He encountered. He was in His Father’s hands always, and he always did those things that pleased Him. He was never intimidated or threatened by man; no matter how he huffed and puffed, or how violent he could become.
We need to understand everything with Jesus’ understanding; and have the firmness of faith, and faithfulness, worthy of Him who sent us.
1 Peter 2:11-12 “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having your conversation (manner and course in life) honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”
And with these things, we should also have it settled in our hearts, like David did; that we will not offer unto the LORD that which costs us nothing. If we consider Him, who endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself; and that we have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin; bearing up under the stress and temptations of sometimes having to deal with difficult and stubborn people opposing us; should be counted part and parcel with belonging to Jesus, and having His Holy Spirit working through us to minister to others. We ourselves can honestly say, that the Lord has had to be very patient and self-controlled with us; so we should remember to have the same understanding for others, who probably aren’t as hard to deal with as we have been!
Trucker cats?
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Never for me! Don’t want my truck smelling like a litterbox. I don’t care if you clean and deodorize the box every time you stop for a 10 hour break, it is going to stink in your truck.
Good morning all. Steve and Betty and I worked on the log cabin again yesterday. All door and window frames are up now. Front (west) door plus two windows on each side. Rear (East) door, no windows. One window on each end (North and South).
Spent some time debarking and sanding off logs. Use chisel and drawl knife and then come back with an 80 grit disk on a 4″ grinder. Cut a bunch more pieces to fit that we will use tomorrow. Considerable time was spent figuring out how to use the wood most efficiently. The pieces are not uniform in length and portions of some of them are not suitable for various reasons. Any wood showing insect damage goes into the burn pile. All wood used yesterday was pine. Walls are almost now to the height that all work will be done from the inside or using a ladder on the outside.
Leaves are starting to change on some of the maple trees.
I also bathed Geisha, met the water man to haul in the water bottles, scooped out the litter box and used deodorizer on it. watered Sherry’s flowers, and inside plants.
There is a toasted sub from Pizza King that I really like. Ham, Salami, and mozzarella cheese, run through the pizza oven, and then lettuce, tomato, and mayo. I figured out how to make my own smaller version complete with toasted bun. We don’t have a toaster oven or air fryer, and I don’t want to take the time or trouble to toast the bun on a skillet.
So using a Bratwurst bun, I open it and put it over the slots of the toaster. Once the bun is toasted I put the meat and cheese on and put it in the microwave, then when it comes out I finish it up as above. Easy and delicious! That, and a side of cottage cheese was dinner.
rah — just living your life!
Nice. 👍
There is tantalizing evidence as well that the ark had been brought to Ethiopia where it is housed until today.
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/history/articles/ark-covenant-ethiopia
Much of the Temple Mount and associated tunnels have been ransacked by the Muslims and all artifacts destroyed. It is heart wrenching. When I was in Israel our tour guide showed us that the Muslims had been doing so much digging under the Temple Mount that the wall was bulging out and was in need of reinforcements. Obviously this maintenance fell on the Israeli’s shoulders.
DD
It is so sad about the Temple Mount. Perhaps something will fall down, or maybe an earthquake. It so obviously belongs to the Jewish people ( and a whole lot more land) I think the Moslems pretending it’s theirs, makes them look faintly ridiculous.
Here is the best video I could find about The Ark Of The Covenant. It was lost after the destruction of the first Temple in Jerusalem around the
7th BCE. It was most likely taken to safety because it was not mentioned by the Babylonians who destroyed the temple and detailed what they took.
Recent archeological findings show a large tunnel under the area of the temple. Large enough to be used to escape with the Ark. enjoy the video.
Hi , David ! Good to see You !
You always post the most
interesting and thought- provoking videos !
I hope You are Well and Happy ! Thank You 💐
Thank you!!!
Is it on Oak Island now?
Good morning, David. You have been so generous in sharing your videos with your American friends…and we ARE your friends..I wanted to return the favour.
Here is a Tchaikovsky “Flashwaltz” at the Hadassah Hospital, which I am sure you know well.
It made me smile almost as much as it did the people who were able to hear it. Just look at those faces!! Blessings always, my friend. Shalom.🙏🏻🕊
What a lovely gift, Betsy! How thoughtful you are.
Wow!!! That was so beautiful. Made me smile too. I appreciate you very much!
Shana Tova for the other day – hope you have a sweet new year. And I also wish you well for the upcoming fast ♥️
Thank you. Shana Tova.
Shalom shalom David!
Shalom!
That is fascinating, David. Thanks for posting that. I had heard many theories on where it could be but that presentation was more detailed.
I had heard it was in a old stone rural church hidden away in Scotland. 🙂
I prefer to think it is hidden in a cave somewhere, like the Dead Seas Scrolls were, or under, some massive stone so it would be difficult to be found, or moved by robbers, like the tomb robbers of Egypt looking for gold. Or between two slabs of rock in some wall somewhere. Hidden by other smaller cut stones. Perhaps the Lord will allow it to be found at some future date, some special time, perhaps when its power can be demonstrated.
Thank you! You may be right. They have very likely used the tunnels and buried it in a safe location not too far away.
Images from the Battle of Midway.
Midway changed the course of the Pacific war. IMO it was the first of two turning points during the war in the Pacific. It obliterated the mystique of Japanese invincibility and effected the planning and conduct for future operations. it made the second turning point possible. IMO the second turning point was the battle for Guadalcanal. It was that battle and the most sustained and intense naval surface actions in US Navy history that resulted in the US gaining the strategic initiative. ‘Bull” Halsey put it succinctly: Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure – after Guadalcanal he retreated at ours!
But even after the battle the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) still had more aircraft carriers than the US Pacific fleet. They also had superior numbers in all other classes of warships from Battleships down to Destroyers.
They still retained plenty of combat aircraft, the losses at the battle having been made up by new production in all naval types well before the US invaded Guadalcanal.
Though they lost about 180 pilots in the battle, the IJN still had about 2,000 more “sea eagles” with most having over 600 hours of flight time and many being expert pilots with 1,000s of hours and combat experience as well. The typical American pilot that fought at Midway had between 150 and 300 hours of flight time. During the battle for Guadalcanal the typical American airman had about 300 hours of flight time under his belt.
The most serious loss in personnel for the Japanese were in their skilled aircraft maintenance personnel. They were primarily located on the hanger deck and that is also where the ready munitions were located. Very few if those personnel from any of the four Aircraft carriers survived the battle.
The loss of those men would come back to haunt the IJN during the extended battles in the Solomons and New Guinea.
The Yorktown was the first ship of the Yorktown class. The Enterprise was the 2nd ship of that class.
The damage Yorktown sustained and that later the Enterprise sustained make it clear they were very tough ships. The Enterprise survived the war becoming the most decorated ship in US Navy history.
The IJN covered up their losses. When the fleet returned to Japan after Midway, the injured were taken to hospitals and isolated. Sailors on shore leave were warned to keep their mouths shut! The Navy did not inform the Army of their losses there by causing an even greater disconnect in planning between the two branches than the considerable differences that already existed between the two services.
The Japanese claimed they had sunk two US carriers when they had actually only sunk the Yorktown. Actually, when one includes the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese claimed sinking Yorktown three times! First at the Coral Sea where the carrier was severely damaged and then quickly repaired enough to be used at Midway, even though civilian workmen still were working on her as she headed for battle and the fact that there were wooden plugs driven into the shrapnel holes in one of her fuel tanks to make stop leakage and other such temporary repairs to the ships vitals. The “sea eagles” reported her sunk by aircraft bombs and then she was actually sunk by IJN submarine I-168. Also sunk instantly was the Destroyer USS Hamman which was along side the Yorktown and went down in two pieces. They do not show any part of the Hamman in this video.
I love this stuff, thanks for posting it.
Me too. Anything to do with WW2 is interesting. Thanks Rah.
Something I am curious about is a real comparison of the two Navies. Including the ship building programs.
America started building new ships well before the war. What was the planned schedule? How did the war affect that schedule?
Japan kept building new carriers. Even when they had no flyers to man them. I have similar questions of their programs.
The American plans were of course public. Did the Japanese feel that America’s naval building plans only left them a small window of opportunity? Or did that not matter to them? I never see or hear these aspects discussed.
I personally look at the turning of the war as a process, not a point. And I am frustrated by these Navy centric explanations that leave out other contributions.
And I have never heard a serious analysis of the Japanese Navy’s biggest flaw. From Pearl throughout Guadalcanal, they kept declaring Victory and running home before finishing the job. Time after time, the US Navy lost the fight and took major losses, but strategically won because the Japanese Navy went home.
Coral Sea was one of those Japanese Victory / strategic losses. Japanese wanted Australia, but had no serious plan to take it. Instead, they were going to take Port Moresby and dominate it through the air and cut off its shipping from Guadalcanal. So they put together an invasion fleet, and sent two Fleet carriers to destroy our carriers defending the attack. They already had Rabaul and were suppressing the target city from the air. We were operating air forces out of Australia in a place unreachable from Rabaul, flying to Port Moresby refueling and proceeding on various missions. Those planes spotted the invasion fleet, and our carriers sunk a light carrier that was protecting the invasion. Then the two carrier fleets engaged each other. The Japanese lost a lot of airmen, but only had one carrier damaged. We lost one and as you say, one was damaged. We lost the battle. The invasion was called off, so it was our strategic victory.
The Japanese would repeatedly try to take Port Moresby. Throw themselves at it actually. Just like they tried to retake Guadalcanal. The Australians repelled an overland attempt that started before Guadalcanal. And combined with US forces, they were rooting out those invasion forces from defensive positions in Buna and Gona as the Marines and Army were achieving victory on Guadalcanal. All the Japanese efforts were orchestrated from Rabaul, with Truk serving as safe harbor for naval forces and supply chain for Rabaul.
But the losses at Coral Sea had consequences for Midway. Those four carriers were needed by both sides at Midway. America lost one but repaired one in time for it to make a difference so we defended with three carriers. Could we have won with just two? But neither Japanese carrier could make it. One was under repair and both needed to outfit new aircraft crews. If Coral Sea hadn’t happened would we have won a 6 on 4 fight at Midway?
Still, the Japanese held the advantage numerically. And came close to achieving their goal while fighting off Guadalcanal. We lost the Wasp and we lost the Hornet as well as a whole lot of cruisers and destroyers defending that island and the Enterprise was heavily damaged. But we held firm and the Japanese would not or could not follow up a victory by going in for the kill.
Eventually we attritted their experienced fliers and overwhelmed via our production and training and new types of planes.
And we fought a lot all up the Solomons and New Guinea, yet we mostly hear about Tarawa and other Island hopping. And if you listen only to the naval story, you come to the Marianas Turkey shoot wondering where/when the Navy shot down all the experienced Japanese flyers.
Well, MacArthur’s Air Forces gave themselves a lot of credit. Not that we hear much of that today. But there were also Army Air Forces supporting the Island hopping. Something else left out of the Navy viewpoint. I read a book about those forces, bragging about how they did it all on shoestrings and just dumbfounded at the resources given to the Air Forces coming over to Okinawa from Europe.
Anyway, even when making their last stand off of Luzon, the Japanese Navy withdrew intact without achieving their goal. Why did they always flinch? They might have won, if they just pressed harder. Imagine how things would have gone if they had taken out the refueling and repair facilities at Pearl. That was part of their plan. But they left without achieving their goals. They lacked target discipline from the lowly pilot all the way up to the commanding Admirals. They declared a great victory and left the job unfinished.
Not that I am complaining that we won. I just don’t truly understand why they let us keep fighting while they had the advantage. I suspect that they feared losing their ships. Both personal disgrace and the inability to make up losses. But I also suspect something in their culture that was very different from the culture in the Japanese Army.
When you consider the risks in sending 30,000 poorly supplied troops to attack Singapore that had 85,000 defenders, I can’t find the equivalent in anything the Navy did. It sounds insane, but they saw a weakness and did what it took to exploit that weakness. And succeeded.
A lot to comment on here.
America started building new ships well before the war. What was the planned schedule? How did the war affect that schedule?
Yes, the US was already stepping up its warship building program starting before the war. Thus the early appearance of the first of the Fast Battleships during the Guadalcanal campaign.
US Battleships that took part in the sea battles for Guadalcanal:
USS North Carolina – Laid down in 1937, commissioned April of 1941
USS Washington – Laid down in 1938, commissioned May 1941
USS South Dakota – Laid down 1938, commissioned March 1942.
But the new Fleet Carriers did not start appearing until 1943. Escort Carriers were being launched quickly, some conversions and others laid down as such, but the majority of those went to the Atlantic.
Thus for a time the ONLY operational Fleet Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific was a damaged USS Enterprise. The situation was so desperate that the US borrowed the British Fleet Carrier, It was at that juncture that Japan failed to press their advantage and from that point on, with new surface units bolstering the US Navy it became a battle of attrition that the Japanese were bound to lose.
Japan kept building new carriers. Even when they had no flyers to man them. I have similar questions of their programs.
It takes time to build a carrier. After the battle of Midway Japan upped their plans for building carriers, but by the time they were being launched, almost all of their highly trained and experienced “Sea Eagles” were gone.
The largest number of them being chewed up during the Solomons campaign.
The American plans were of course public. Did the Japanese feel that America’s naval building plans only left them a small window of opportunity? Or did that not matter to them? I never see or hear these aspects discussed.
Yamamoto said that Imperial Forces would run wild for 6 months after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The intention from the beginning was for the IJN to lure the US Navy into one big battle and virtually destroy the US fleet in the Pacific in that battle. It was believed that such a loss coming as the US fought the war in Europe would prompt the US to negotiate a peace. The Japanese never thought that they could outright defeat the US in the long run.
But they did not account for what the public reaction to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor would be. After that attack Yamamoto and other more prescient Japanese commanders had to understand that the US would never surrender. Though there is no hard evidence that Yamamoto said this, it must surely have summed up his feelings ” I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.”
But the dice and been rolled and they had no choice but to continue their strategy try to defeat the US Pacific fleet in a single great battle. The attack on Midway was intended to prompt that battle.
Aside from the japanese failure to strike a killing blow when they had the chance, the keys to the US Navy doing as well as they did and hanging on when the odds were against them, was three fold. Nimitz, Halsey, who were commanders that would act on the excellent intelligence they were supplied with.
They had all of the pillars. Signal intelligence was not just code breaking, but also traffic analysis and direction finding. It was the key to Nimitz being able to ambush the Japanese at Midway.
In the Solomons and in New Guinea that signal intelligence was combined with the great work the coast watchers did. And in intelligence gained on the battlefields when prisoners were taken. Japanese prisoners, even officers, talked freely. And many Japanese, both officers and enlisted, kept diaries even though they were forbidden by regulations.
Intelligence today is commonly referred to as “a force multiplier”. And no place was that more true than in the battle for Guadalcanal and the subsequent campaign in the Solomons. It was equally true for MacArthur’s forces approaching Rabaul from the other direction.
In the end, the Japanese failures to be aggressive at key times were a result of the conflict between winning the engagement/battle/campaign they were in and husbanding their forces for that all out naval battle they believed was their only chance. It was a dichotomy that they never resolved when they had the resources.
Concerning Macarther and the SW Pacific Command. That was where the real attrition of the Japanese Army occurred. But the Pacific theater is looked upon as a naval war with island hopping the key feature and today the massive contribution of the GIs that slugged their way through some of the toughest jungle one can imagine gets short shrift.
The fighting in the air was equally as tough. Kenny could not and did not contribute as much to the reduction of Rabaul as those in the AIRSOL coming up the Solomons did. He had his own battles closer to home to fight and the US Navy basically had only the Pacific theater to concentrate their air assets on, the USAAF was concentrating the majority of their resources in the fight on the other side of the world.
But the very fact that the two top American Aces of WW II came from the SW Pacific theater, should make it clear just how tough and active the fighting was there in the air.
You both have some interesting historical view points about WWII in the Pacific…thank you both for that… my knowledge is very limited.. mostly growing up in 40’s and 50’s watching Hollywood’s versions ..same is true for war in Europe..again thanks for education..😀👍
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Rah, 3 uncles served in the Pacific and they never spoke of their experiences ever so their histories are lost to us. We children weren’t even told what ships the served on. So sad.
22 September
Nathan Hale
(1755-1776)
American Revolutionary War patriot, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country”, hanged by the British for spying at 21
22 September 2022 John Hartman, American rock drummer (Doobie Brothers, 1970–79 & 1987–92 – “China Grove”), dies at 72
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After Midnight
22 September 2010 Eddie Fisher, American pop singer (“Oh My Papa”: I’m Walking Behind You”), dies from complications from hip surgery at 82
Anytime
22 September 2008 Connie Haines [Yvonne Jasme], American pop and big-band singer (Harry James; Abbott and Costello Show; Tommy Dorsey), dies of myasthenia gravis at 87
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
22 September 1989 Irving Berlin [Israel Beilin], Russian-American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in history (“Always”; “God Bless America”; “White Christmas”; “Cheek To Cheek”), dies at 101
Cheek to Cheek
You just reminded me of another Jimmy Buffet song I like …
I got a head full of feelin’ higher
And an ear full of patsy cline
There is just no one who can touch her
Hell, I’ll hang on every line
Early Voting starts today in VA! Governor Glenn Youngkin Joins Mornings With Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business
https://commoncts.blogspot.com/2023/09/early-voting-starts-today-governor.html
How Great Thou Art
For those who have been following the appalling situation in Tyler, Texas, of a much loved earthly shepherd in the crosshairs of the Vatican and threatened with being removed from the flock he tends, here is a short update on Bishop Strickland.
https://onepeterfive.com/strickland-i-cannot-resign-but/
Mornin’ all!
Joe thinks it will be a Hurricane.
Joe Bastardi bullet points on #16.
(6) The American Storm on X: “Pressure at data bouy offshore already under model forecasted pressure https://t.co/0NFRjyJ2jO” / X (twitter.com)
(6) The American Storm on X: “Our Bullet points from tropical discussion https://t.co/UNi2GrOVT1” / X (twitter.com)
September 22
MORNING
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord. Psa. 104:34
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. Song 2:3
For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD? Psa. 89:6
My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand. Song 5:10
One pearl of great price. Matt. 13:46
The prince of the kings of the earth. Rev. 1:5
His head is as the most fine gold, his locks are bushy, and black as a raven. Song 5:11
The head over all things. Eph. 1:22
He is the head of the body, the church. Col. 1:18
His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers. Song 5:13
He could not be hid. Mark 7:24
His lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. Song 5:13
Never man spake like this man. John 7:46
His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. Song 5:15
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant. Psa. 31:16
LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Psa. 4:6
EVENING
O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. Matt. 26:39
Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. John 12:27
I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. John 6:38
He … became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Phil. 2:8
In the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. Heb. 5:7, 8
Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? Matt. 26:53
Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:46, 47
Bagster
https://dailylightdevotional.org/09/0922.html
Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. – Romans 12:15
You would think that it would be easy to rejoice with someone who was blessed by a favorable circumstance or had attained something great. But what if it came at your expense? What if you thought you should have had that promotion or that special gift? Rather than rejoicing with them, perhaps you felt envious or resentful.
The apostle Paul encourages you, as a believer, to give yourself totally to God, allowing Him to transform you into one who can “discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect” (Romans 12:1-2). The character change includes a selflessness that understands that God works for the good of His people and for His glory. The selfish indifference to the joys of others goes away. Instead, their joy becomes your own.
The same is true of others’ sorrows and grief. The follower of Christ should have genuine compassion for the calamities of others and their situations, expressing sympathy and comfort in word and deed. The best example of compassion is Jesus Christ. Why did He come to Earth as a servant and become obedient unto death? Because He had compassion for those suffering under the consequences of sin. He endured the cross for the joy that was set before Him which included that He would bring many sons to glory (Hebrews 2:10).
As you pray today, ready your heart to “rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.” Pastor John MacArthur would add that Jeremiah grieved for sinful Israel (Jeremiah 9:1-3), and Jesus wept over Jerusalem (Luke 19:41). Grieve also for those in this nation who should weep but do not.
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing
Verse of the Day for Friday, September 22, 2023
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“For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
Good morning, sis! 😘
There is no such thing as a small blessing when they all come from our Father Who loves us. Gratitude for them fills the heart with joy 💕
Just for you 🌷🤗
And…
“Count Your Blessings”
Guy Penrod
COUNTING BLESSINGS
When we awaken in the morning…
We are blessed
Trials of yesterday’s forewarning…
We’re less stressed
If we count the many blessings…
That are right before our eyes
We can thank God for the pressings
His little blessings in disguise
For what today are you thankful
For the sunrise over the trees
For all your friends by the tankful
For the lushness of the leaves
For the flowers in the garden
All blooming fresh and new
For the blessing of the pardon
Forgiveness to renew
As our eyes take in the wonder
Of our Creator’s Mighty Hand
Have we taken time to ponder
The beauty He had planned
The order of Creation
Is no magical decree
It is His mighty magnificence
For all to enjoy and see
Look to your family – another gift
Where two hearts are enjoined as one
His love spread far and wide and swift
To learn and laugh – and just have fun
We thank You Father – for so many gifts
For all that You have done
Even for the twists and turns and shifts
We know that we have won
If we’ve been remiss in our thinking
You are there to save the day
We might feel at times we are sinking
But You – Lord – have found a way
So many times – we get discouraged
We want to give up and give in
You send Your Angels – we’re encouraged
By Your Spirit that lives within
Lord – will you please forgive us
If we forget the blessings you pour
Doubt and fear will misgive us
As they suddenly come to the fore
We are human and prone to mistake
To quandaries and confusion
We need Your Spirit our souls retake
Dispel all the foolish delusion
We will remember our blessings to count
As we awaken from sleep each day
For we will meet You someday at the mount
And You will ask us – what will we say
Will we tell Him our first thought was good
Will we let Him know we are most grateful
When we arose from our bed and stood
For the blessings we have by the crateful!
D01: 07/02/2019
Leave it to you!! 🤗🙏🏻🕊💕
So perfect!!
Amen, Duchess, AMEN. Thank you.
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
JESUS LOVES THE LITTLE CHILDREN
CHILD NOT CHOICE
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
STAND TALL
We are children of the Most High God
We are peculiar people to be awed
In His image and likeness guaranteed
For whom God will intently intercede
Robbed of our inheritance by evil seed
Jesus defeated him and we were freed
To this day we are told we must accept
Whatever evil deems we are adept
In bondage we have been found and wanting
They hoard the resources they are flaunting
Taxed to the hilt we can never survive
While they live in luxury and thus thrive
This was not what God intended to be
But what has occurred throughout history
Some have sold their souls for power and gain
And over the common man they have reigned
Slaves to a system created by man
Four hundred years ago when it began
As God’s people were enslaved in Egypt
We too have been severely ill-equipped
What did God do to end the tyranny
Perpetrated upon not conspiracy
He sent His Prophet to demand release
To insist the bondage abstain and cease
I AM the God of Heaven and Earth
Stand Tall My People for all you are worth
In this Great Year of the Jubilee
An Exodus I have planned for thee
D01: 08/28/2023
Fearless pets.
Fearless Pets | Watch (msn.com)
At this point, there can be no doubt, that the censorship efforts of the Federal Government and the Techno Fascist Uni-Party are still in effect and the Deep State could care less about some pesky court ruling.
NO ONE in the government from the Fascist Left goes to jail, or, is even prosecuted.
We now know, that the “Vaccine” which is NOT a vaccine, compromises your immune system and exacerbates the genetic familial morbidities associated with your family tree. This poison WILL shorten your life and render you to a sick bed before your time if it doesn’t kill you with a heart attack on the spot.
It is literally impossible for Americans to get their collective arms around just how evil, how Satanic, how greedy, how nefarious and power hungry the Deep State/Globalists are.
NUREMBURG CODE ARTICLE 6 SECTION 3
“No Government can mandate or force medical treatment without individual consent.”
We live in a post Constitutional nation where there is NO RULE OF LAW, only the diktats and enforcements of the Brute Innate Power of the Imperium by way of the guns of the DOJ/FBI at the behest of the “One Ring To Rule Them All” D 卐 M ☭ CRAT party.
LIVE WITH JULIE
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v3jsya0-live-with-julie.html
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Psalms 103:6,19,20 – Luke 17:20,21
HIS KINGDOM RULES OVER ALL !!!
GOD’S KINGDOM IS INSIDE OF YOU !!!
Luke 10:17 – Amos 3:7
POWER, AUTHORITY, AND DOMINION OVER ALL !!!
Psalms 105:24,37 – Hebrews 2:14 – Haggai 2:6-9
Psalms 107:2,6-8,19,28-32
PRAISE DESTROYS THE POWER OF THE ENEMY !!!
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It is clear that Joe Bastardi thinks this storm will be more violent than the NHC does and will become a hurricane. He says:
Far-reaching impacts with storm
Hurricane conditions likely with storm before landfall so if hurricane warnings go up, do not be surprised
track slightly east of NHC
Storm surge stronger further north
The European model shows it will have gusts of 100 mph or more as it approaches shore. Does not matter if the NHC calls it a hurricane or not, this looks to be a bad storm that will effect millions of people. Figure on lots of power outages and trees down.
Because of a convergence zone with a front to the north this storm will strengthen quickly and not lose strength quickly and will move slowly.
Quote from Joe:
I would have hurricane watches up for the NC coast This is going to rapidly feedback. also the track is likely to take it to the naturally convergent area of Chesapeake by so it will be slightly east TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, IN FACT PROLONGED CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM DELAWARE TO THE SOUTH COAST OF LONG ISLAND AND WARNINGS SHOULD BE UP THERE.
Here is the wind field as shown by the European model.
Update on Niki.
It appears that the “blood patch” they did Wednesday is working. The Doc says, that if she can walk down the hall this morning, she can go home this afternoon.
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Happy for your family..🙏🙏🙏😀👍
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Praise the Lord, thank you Jesus.
DAY # 5 – MIDDAY PRAYER
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. Pray it seven times. God’s protection, healing.
Sometimes brothers can come in handy.
I’m staying at my parents place overnight, and my brother has left for me a box of my favourite chocolates!
Sweet
There are thieves among us all.
God talks about thievery and its consequences, thieves reap what they sow and a curse with it. A thief is anyone who steals something that isn’t their own.
Holy angel’s will not take any credit or worship ( also a tell when dealing with the demonic, they love the spot light) they turn it all towards God why? Well it’s not their own to take and in doing so diminishes them.
People who steal from others can do so in many ways and this is the part that is so grievous, it never has to be that way.
When a person asks for help I see many, especially in our time, who jump to the occasion. What happens? Well number one the giver is blessed by giving and his basket is refilled by God.
Number two the receiver is blessed by the giver. And three, the receiver has opportunity to learn of this blessing. Like, how to fish in terms.
Stealing as a kleptomaniac is not out of need but a demonic entity that perpetuates the sin through our weakness. Stealing because you see someone has more and you believe falsely you deserve it is rampant in our society today and brings a curse. BY THE WAY it’s why democrats or liberals allow it, to destroy others. It is no good thing to allow thieving or let it go unpunished, for anyone.
When you steal something you will have something taken from you but, it is something dear to you. You may steal money and later reap the loss of love or well being.
Because you repent doesn’t let you off the hook. We see that with David and Bathsheba. It has its merit in the fact you re absolved in your intellect. God forgives immediately but we hold onto our sin, actually Satan does this, “accusing you before Gods thrown”. He brings it up over and over to bring separation between you and God. It is immediately done not some issue in the “by and by” God only sees his son in you, in faith we please him, another great thing to understand. Acting on faith means you trust in God, it pleases him to see that aaaaand it blesses you.
Gods word of “don’ts” and “do’s” is never about control but freedom. Mans laws are control, and administered out of weakness where as Gods laws are from strength to empower. It’s why in many cases observation of mans laws contradict Gods laws as we see today in many cases.
The constitution and bill of rights had that all in mind when written. It’s why the demonic want it gone. It holds Gods freedom for man.
Tree of 40 Fruit
A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tree-of-40-fruit
. . . but deliver us from the Evil One.
The Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy upon me, a sinner.
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.
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)
Up date on Niki:
She is being released from the Hospital.
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered. !!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hallelujah
A great speech. Shalom!
From Politico this afternoon. Hoo Boy!
“Interviews with nearly two dozen lobbyists, political consultants and lawmakers revealed that DeSantis’ struggles as a presidential candidate have already eroded his influence in Florida. There is a widespread expectation that his candidacy will end in failure.”
“Now, it may be just a matter of time before Florida Republicans, once unflinchingly loyal, seek distance from DeSantis and his hardball governing methods.”
EVENING REFLECTIONS
Cancel This Company
One section of the website has Good Companies and one section has Bad Companies.
Read it before it disappears.
http://www.cancelthiscompany.com/index.html
Just wanted to say…Fall has officially come to NCFL… tomorrow’s am temp is going to be 60 degrees..🙏🙏 I am definitely ready ..🤣👍
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Amen
Amen.
Amen
Amen.
Amen.
Amen.
Amen
jb
September 22, 2023 8:46 pm
No matter how hard they push these EVs , it will still depend on the potential customers thinking to themselves before they drive away in one: will there be enough convenient places to recharge? what will the recharge cost? how long will it take?and how can I afford the replace the very expensive battery, when the time comes?
( I think I will keep my gas-powered vehicle.)
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/09/22/ev-battery-factory-will-require-so-much-energy-it-needs-a-coal-plant-to-power-it/
cute kids singing the Bee Gee’s ‘How Deep is Your Love’