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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Electricity problem solved. Just need one of these bad boys for medium size cities. Just a Billion per unit.
“Climate crisis” positioning to enrich a few of the usual Davos regulars:
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/bill-gates-backed-company-seeks-be-first-deploy-small-modular-nuclear-reactors-power-us
Remember Solyndra?
Your new “clean, green” job in the Green New Deal era … will be short-lived. Will the Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reflect this fact?
And Nordex.
” ….. chicken in every pot. And a
carreactor in every backyard, to boot.”😁
If there is a way to screw up a potential improvement to the average US citizen’s life or sell a false hope, our government and socialists will find it.
We have become too comfortable in our comfortable lives…
For 25+ years, we equated our comfort with being wealthy….we got the false impression of wealth by being a consumer for China, Walmart Joe and Hillary, Bush family…buying all sorts of “nice” (?)/s things from Walmart etc…
The marketers did very well with a segments of society that cannot understand business….
who wants to separate one from their hard earned money…remember the one who said:
“Go to the mall….go buy something….” after America lost 3300+ citizens?
Gimics to make you spend….and think you get a deal.
PT Barnum–there is a sucker born every minute…
Agfemale … I’m old enough to remember that Money Can’t Buy Me Love …
Then … we just wanna make the world dance, forget about the price tag …
We all know the TRUTH in our hearts. That money doesn’t make you happy. Speaking of which … I selected a really sweet Hispanic kid on my U12 boys competitive soccer team that I coached. And no, even though he grew up immersed in the game of soccer (football for Betsy) … he wasn’t my best player by far. But I really liked Carlos and his family. His mom and dad both worked multiple menial jobs and were gonna have trouble getting their son to all the practices and games at far away places. So everyone on the team pitched in and helped Carlos be a full team member.
Not only were Carlos’s parents grateful, but on multiple occasions I would drive Carlos to a local park where his dad was a paid soccer referee on the weekends and all I can say is that Carlos’s family were the MOST loving and family-oriented people I’ve ever witnessed. They treasured their children and sacrificed all they had for them. Dedicated their lives to them … and the LOVE was simply palpable. The whole family would join Carlos’s dad at the park and make a picnic of his dad’s work day. The REAL love between Carlos’s parents and their children had no price tag attached to it … the whole family were happy and literally … in love … with each other. I couldn’t help but love them all.
BTW … lest we forget … George Harrison’s solo is one of his very best … way back in 1964
And…..charge you double for the privilege!
Too bad we’ve already spent all our public funds and are trillions in debt, oh well.
Not to worry, Rileytrips. The Rinos, along with “conservative” Mike Johnson and Demonrats are scheming to spend another Trillion with no provision for stopping the invasion.
nothing is what it seems Peace Feisty
yeah that’s what’s needed. nuclear reactors all around the country. What could go wrong especially with that country full of evil doers.
Pup and butterfly.
Did someone say dog & butterfly ???
God’s love in action for all to witness, Peace Feisty
Too obvious?
Pure joy, Feisty 💕
Pup and frog / toad?
Beautiful pup! I think I wrote before about Colorado River toads and the mortal danger they present to dogs. We teach our dogs to Stay Away.
I’m for sure not an expert on amphibians – but, that little critter looks suspiciously like one. 🤔
Momma cat
😄 😁 🤣 That momma cat could have had a career as a teacher 50 years ago!
teaching kitten to swim?
Zoe is a definite favorite. She has mastered the nuances of great performance. If you notice the few opening bars of her first performance in this video, she does something very interesting.
The first few bars of her playing introduce the music rather than the player . . . Many performers do the opposite—strongly announcing their stage presence. There’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just than some pieces meld into the overall performance when a more delicate initial touch is used. Zoe understands this and provides us with a splendid performance. Enjoy, Treeper friends. 🙂
Good morning, Garrison 💕 Thinking this is going to be most enjoyable with ☕☕☕ on the first full day of spring. I have enjoyed her artistry before and expect this time will be no different. Blessings, dear sir.
Spring arrived last night a day early this year.
For me, this is poem in its simplicity heralds its arrival with the hope and assurance of our Lord’s return to come.
Daybreak
A wind came up out of the sea,
And said, “O mists, make room for me.”
It hailed the ships, and cried, “Sail on,
Ye mariners, the night is gone.”
And hurried landward far away,
Crying, “Awake! it is day.”
It said unto the forest, “Shout!
Hang all your leafy banners out!”
It touched the wood-bird’s folded wing,
And said, “O bird, awake and sing.’
And o’er the farms, ” O chanticleer,
Your clarion blow; the day is near.”
It whispered to the fields of corn,
“Bow down, and hail the coming morn.”
It shouted through the belfry-tower,
“Awake, O bell! proclaim the hour.”
It crossed the churchyard with a sigh,
And said, ‘Not yet! in quiet lie.”
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow~
Gorgeous.
Alas.
Moved rural from life in city ca. 2015.
Have fewer birds, fewer native bees living rural.
We miss our rural living, too, Poyeema. We used to rescue tired bees on the ground with sugary water. What a joy it was to see them revive and fly on. Nearer to God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth.
♥️I just love me some bees! Little fuzzy-buzzy bundles of goodness!
🐝🐝🐝
Same, Lorrie 💕 They are so vital. We did what we could to keep ’em going.
Good morning, dear Bet! Busy Lizzie fed a bunch of bees with sugar water all winter long. Now that the flowers are out they are on their own. 😍❤️
Good morning, G 🤗😘 Bless her, dear friend…looking after God’s creations. A woman after my own heart 💕
Oh, bees are so attracted to that sugary water, they crowd out the hummingbirds at their feeders. So…..I keep adding feeders up to 9 I think now! Sugar futures are rising!
We can’t put out feeders, sis. Two seconds after hanging them ants are up and in, even though we spray. You’re making up for it though 💕👍🏻
Good Morning, Dear Friend. We found that slathering something like Vaseline on the hanging parts helped eliminate the little buggers.
Google ‘ant moat for hummingbird feeders.’ I got some last year and they work wonderfully. Never saw another ant.
Good to know!
Laundry detergent bottle cap
See 3XALady post
Woo hoo – getting down to my speed!
Good morning Betsy.
Sure is a “fancy” way of telling an old rooster to crow…..lol
“And o’er the farms, ” O chanticleer,
Your clarion blow; the day is near.”
Our roosters are crowing right now. One rooster has a well practiced tone like one of Garrison’s Siccas guitars, the rest sound like kids playing with a violin. LOL!
Morning, Monti💕 I can hear them now! My sister in law has a rooster complete with his harem. Nothing like the sound.
In Blighty, people with means often move from the terrible cities to the country and then complain about them. And not only them but church bells, if you can believe that. Even unto getting court orders to quieten them all. Fools!!
Am hearing the cows moo and rooster crow in my cousin’s TN pasture
Ahhhhhh…😌😌😌
Envious, girl💕 I’m not supposed to be but I am.
Good morning Betsy 🤗
For you Betsy…perfect for the arrival of Spring…💝
And thank you for this, too. Chopin’s nocturnes and those of John Field really are the most calming and peaceful works. Balm for the soul. Who doesn’t need a lot of that? 😘🕊
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Oh Stevie !!!!😍!!! This is so lovely! Really speaks to my heart. Thank you SO much, dear sis 😌💕
Oh juststevie,
The delicate nature and colors of pansies is really extraordinary. And purple and yellow, being opposite on the color chart, make them sing. 🌸
Beautiful poem by one of the best! Thank you for the Davy bait.
Morning, Dave 💕 I truly was hoping you’d see it knowing you most likely were familiar with it. It paints a picture in a world which increasingly eschews all things beautiful. You are most welcome, my erudite friend 😊
I luv longfellow. 1000 years ago, in elementary school, we memorized The Children’s Hour. back then, we memorized so many things–psalms, poetry, patriotic songs–La Marseillaise even, which I can still garble in french! and this was public school when it was once a thing of beauty.
Yes, I think memorization in school died a slow death years ago. In 7th grade, I remember reciting “No Man is an Island,” by John Donne. I was petrified! Stayed up all night worrying – probably triggered my insomnia woes, ha ha.
But, it was an important skill and stretched your zone of comfort.
Wonder if our illustrious “leader” could do that. 😱
Mornin’ Bet 🙂 Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Be well, love.
Coffee in hand, listening, and the verdict is yes indeed! I most certainly am 💕👍🏻☕
Dear All,
Its probably rude of me to intrude into this Betsy jones glee club! , but reading that poem above got me thinking might I be allowed to post one of my many doggerel offerings on here?
SPRINGTIME
Fading sights and sounds of youth
Come to haunt my middle age,
With life’s great melodrama
Acted on a modern stage
Like the early spring debut
Of a knobbly legged lamb,
The noisy plaintive bleating
Of the satiated ram.
The sleepy appearance
Of the snowdrops vivid white,
Means winters icy grip
Has at last been put to flight.
Regimental daffodils
March in with lengthening days,
Golden chirpy day old chicks
Bring us warming sunshine rays.
Now a crinkly foal appears
On ridiculous spindly legs
You search the hedges near and far
For the rogue hens hidden eggs.
Fragrantly flowered hawthorn
Match the blackthorns crown of white,
Make pussy willows tremble
Is it from shame or fright?
Those smells and sounds of springtime
Passing time cannot defeat,
Each a dreamy pheromone
Living on like meadow sweet,
Patrick Healy
Afternoon, dear Bet 🙂 Just got back from lunch at the Shoal Creek bar/restaurant. This was always a favorite haunt for our group of old, (now really old) friends. I’ve known these guys literally for decades. Hadn’t been there since before Covid.
Zoe is one of those truly luminous players who make virtuosity seem like a natural extension . . . It isn’t, of course—it took her years of serious work to get this good.
The Damage of Prayerlessness
DeSoto, y’all
That building !
Her waist !
I visited a friend in Dresden Germany, and there’s lots of architecture from that era, much of the city having been rebuilt after WWII bombing destruction
Unfortunately, most of the fine buildings are covered in unsightly urban graffiti, to the extent it totally RUINS your viewing experience
Hey, if you wanna think you’re an “artist”, do it on a frikkin’ canvas, OK?
Fins baby … fins! When automobiles were still designed by DESIGNERS! Not bland corporate committees. 1957 Chevy Bel Air … with chrome as thick as a cockney accent and done up in turquoise blue! They don’t let the auto designers loose like that anymore.
The Jet Age….. affected all sorts of consumer designs…sometimes to ridiculous ends. But the cars were mostly Ok. The ’59 & ’60 Caddy’s fins were downright lethal if one backed into you….
Also was basically a 1960 Chrysler (DeSoto was a division of Chrysler from 1928 until 1961)
“My soul exalts the Lord,”
Amen 🙏🏻💕
Israel Update:
I didn’t write a real update for a while. Honestly it’s because most of the media in Israel became an anti Bibi propaganda machine day and night. A lot of demoralizing. Quite hard to read or watch. Also there is a major slow which creates complications and is causing dissatisfaction with the government. Past Israeli legendary Generals would have entered Rafah city from the beginning. Rafah is the bloodline of Hamas. They smuggle supplies and weapons through Egypt to Rafah to all of Gaza. They theoretically can escape through there to Egypt and take with them hostages. Now Israel is in a conflict with the West over entering it , which should have been done long ago. In other words things are a bit nerve wreaking for me so I took it easy for a while. This is a bit long report but I think it will give you a better understanding of what is going on.
-70-100 dead terrorists in the past 48 hours in an operation in the Shifa hospital that became a terror hub again. 300 arrested. About 180 terrorist are identified so far within the 300. Israel lost two officers. A precision door to door operation to avoid hurting the uninvolved. It all stated with a smart deception of an attack on a nearby location while Navy Seals moved in quietly together with a couple of other special forces and tanks.
I have an unverified report that we have our hand one of the top Islamic Jihad leaders, captured. . We shall see. It could be a major Intel resource.
-The IDF just assassinated three top ranking Hamas Police Officers, one was responsible for securing the humanitarian aide (which is constantly stolen for Hamas).
-A massive strike in Syria. 5 Pro Iranian Militia Officers killed. A few of them high ranking.
-Almost a week with no reports of Hezbollah killed terrorists. We were already at about 250. Either they stopped reporting or we stopped killing them.
-IDF killed the Deputy Supreme Court judge of Hamas.
-A terrorist met two Shabak (spy agency) Officers and turned on them and opened fire at Judea and Samaria (West Bank). One badly injured and one less serious. They killed the terrorist. Looks like a collaborator who flipped.
-A Wall Street Journal main article quotes from a leading Israeli paper: “Biden stopped talking about destroying Hamas, he doesn’t mention that almost a half of the casualties in Gaza are terrorists.” “In Israel they understood that they can’t relay on the US and even if the Progressives in the Democratic Party are not leading they are a force that can’t be ignored”.
The article is also saying that they are attacking Bibi while in fact the attack is on Israel but they don’t dare do it directly on Israel because many Americans like Israel. It’s all about elections.
-Bibi talked with Biden and later said that “they have a disagreement about the need to get into Rafah”. (The last main stronghold of Hamas in Gaza where they still have 4 Battalions and the hostages). Bibi agreed to send a team to the US to go over the plan and how civilians will be moved and protected and listen to the US concerns.
There is a report from the US that the conversation helped to clear some things between the two.
-Israel Defense Minister is about to come to the US to meet the US Secretary of Defense.
It looks like Israel is trying to persuade the US to support an attack in Rafah.
They better not succumb to pressure and fold or do a half job that will cost lives.
-As I mentioned earlier, some days ago, the third most wanted terrorist in Gaza is dead. Marwan Issa. Was equivalent to a Chief of Staff. Was killed about a week ago and it seems confirmed now. Was very related to the planing and execution of the 10/7 attack.
-Hostage release negotiations. Hamas is asking a complete defeat. Very steep demand including the end of the war. Including the release of all the killers with life sentences in prisons. Note: Hamas see that the time is on their side as long as Biden is cornering Israel, threatening it not to go into Rafah or it may stop munition supplies and pushing for a Palestinian State. So of course they give a high price. I am also quite sure that Biden supports their price because he too wants to stop the war now and wants to say that the “American hostages were released”. What does he care if we have killers who will kill again released.
-Netanyahu is on a campaign to explain the need to get into Rafah. In Israel there is no more patience he is perceived as hesitating and weak. Today there was a leak from his meeting with the Cabinet and he says that the US is turning against him because he is preventing the formation of a Palestinian State and any other Prime Minister would have succumb to the pressure”. By the way I am sure that he is behind this “leak”.
A few days ago he predicted that it’s a matter of weeks until we enter Rafah.
-Every day for months tens of terrorists are killed and more infrastructure, tunnels etc… are destroyed. Israel does many targeted attacks from the air in Rafah. Khan Yunis is almost completely defeated and very damaged. There are a couple of locations in central Gaza that have not yet been fully confronted but it’s coming.
-Israeli plan to reduce dependency on the US militarily is going on. But, it’s predicted to take a couple of years till we have a one tone bombs for jet fighters. We have some manufacturing for tank munitions but not enough. We make hundreds of thousands bullets daily. We make our tanks but not the jet fighters. The laser defense system is predicted to be operational in 2025, would be critical in a war with Hezbollah. Israel now bought 20,000 M4 rifles from the US and is having three Israeli companies bidding to manufacture the next AR rifle that will replace all the rifles in the IDF. The Israeli Tavor rifle is going out. Did not prove itself as better than the American M4 M16s. I don’t have inside date but hopefully some of those time tables that I got from the Defense Office can be shorter and this is only a rough estimate.
-As I said before TIME is now the essence. The time is ticking for the hostages.
Time is ticking to the US elections. Time is ticking to the Hamas ability to survive under daily attacks. Time is ticking for Netanyahu’s government, how long can he survive without delivering the goods, the achievements Israelis expect. Time is ticking till we have the laser defense system and other munitions to be able to reduce dependency.
-I want to mention here some of a post that is circulating in Israeli social media.
The post is very long with many statistical factors and details but I will cut it to the core. Even the core is a bit long so bear with me. You’re probably aware of some of it but not all. It’s an important to know.
Who makes the most benefit from the war? 1. Russia. 2. Iran. 3. China.
Money and power are traditionally sources of wars. Who have the most power and control?
The one who controls energy and oil. Remember that for Europe, Oil is not just fuel for cars. They need it to heat their homes and water. It’s base survival.
For two decades Putin built an amazing masterpiece oil pipe network to Europe. While the West was busy in Iraq and Afghanistan etc… he made his creation and gained a huge control over Europe with about 50% of the oil to Europe came from Russia.
Even the Ukraine has the second largest natural gas reserves in Europe worth over a trillion dollars. It has oil worth some 400 billions and a huge coal industry. It also has a geographical advantage for his energy distribution routes and yes it has also the old oil pipe line. So Ukraine falls into the same Energy/Oil/Power game.
Russia made some huge multi billion deals with Iran that included how Iran bypass sanctions and sell oil to Europe through Russia. Remember that Iran sits on huge oil sites and needs to sell it. And do not forget another main consumer of Russian and Iranian oil, China.
But the war with Ukraine which lingered more than he expected caused the West to come with plans against his Energy operation. Various sanctions reduced Russian supply to Europe from 50% of Europe’s consumption to around 13%. And this created a crisis in Europe with price hikes and a need for solutions. The US increased its oil sales to Europe but the plans of the US was going to completely crush the Russian energy plans.
It started with the Abraham Accord. On its surface it looks like an innocent peace deal of some Arabs with Israel. Until the October War Biden and the G-12 nations and EU had a new plan. Expanding the Abraham Accord with Saudi Arabia. Biden announced the plan of creating a train that will connect India with the moderate Arab countries including Saudia and other Abraham Accord nations and Israel. And this would run all the way to Europe. This would be able to deliver of course Oil. Then he mentions oil pipes too. Then the Leader of the European Union mentioned “by the way” that they will transform to clean gas. Something that Putin’s pipes can’t deliver. Then Bibi a month or few before the war, cuts a deal to run Israeli pipes of gas from Israel to Greece and Italy. Israel has huge gas sites that it discovered not so long ago.
Gradually the Russian Iranian Chinese axis was going to lose power.
A Saudi peace with Israel would geographically enable passage from India, UAE, Israel to Europe. It would also put an almost end to the Iranian control in the region. It’s power for the Sunni counties and Israel and the West.
Iran are very close to Russia and China, financially.
Then three weeks before the war Hamas and Hezbollah and Iranian Quad Force leaders met in Beirut. Yes, Hamas is motivated on hate to Israel. But the Iranians who financed Hamas and trained it are more calculated. They could have used Hezbollah, but Hezbollah are Shia and the Saudis are Sunni. The hate of those two Islamic streams is deep. The Saudis wouldn’t be upset if Shia are killed by Israel. But Hamas is dispensable for Iran and so does Gaza. Iranians consider Sunnis dispensable and they despise them, any Iranian can tell you this. It’s in their DNA.
So a huge terror attack on Israel would stop the Israeli Saudi normalization.
And Russia, Iran and China have an interest to linger this war to prevent the Saudis from the plan. The Saudis are keeping low key as they hope things can change and the deal can work. The Russians not surprisingly inviting Hamas and other terrorists to Moscow and are a force to “support the Palestinians”. And you see well financed campaigns in the West against Israel that are only lingering the process of finishing this war with a defeat of Hamas that will open the Abraham Accord again.
The Saudis will be open for a deal with the West if the Palestinians get a State of their own and there is no more war. Any expert of Middle East will tell you that they can’t do anything with Israel as long as the Israelis are killing Sunni Gazans and the perception is of extreme suppression of Palestinians. They could compromise for serious negotiations of Israel for a Palestinian State but the war must end. Iran, Russia, China have an interest not to end.
The Saudi Street is increasingly anti Israel now. The longer the war the harder will be to turn things back to a normalization. So long as the Saudis consider the West as strong they will wait to do business with them. But not now.
I hope this wasn’t confusing but I thought it is worth covering because Israel is sitting mid one of the largest world’s power struggles in a very long time. It’s not just the Palestinians against Israel. Biden is trying to revive the plan by pressuring to stop the war and satisfy the Saudis. It does make sense from this viewpoint. But Biden is also trying to gain pro Hamas voters.
The best outcome would be a win of Trump. A crush of Hamas followed by the end of war followed by a renewal of the Abraham Accord to include Saudi Arabia. But at he moment we are hearing antisemite hate speech coming out from the religious leaders of Saudi Arabia. It’s not independent. It’s approved by the king and Prince. They do get affected by the Arab sentiment and media. Typically when you have a clash of huge forces of similar levels of power you get a lingering suspense. I can only pray and hope the suspense will end and we will win for us and for the world. And I would be negligent if I didn’t mention the spiritual war that is going on. We have a real battle of biblical proportions going on. This is not just about Israel. Prayers are needed and faith. But the spiritual aspect is a subject for another long post. Not this one.
-Canada decided to stop arms sales to Israel. They don’t sell much but it’s a very bad blow to Israel and can lead others to do the same. . On this note I have to say that this is another failure of this government (aside for the 10/7 disaster). They should have had a lot of organized people working in coordination against the lies and black propaganda of the enemy. There are many Blood Libels going on at major networks that I would have used legal teams to sue them. Even reporting all the casualties up to 19 years old including terrorists as children is a blood libel. I remember the case of the teenager in the US who shot at rioters who almost killed him and he won a libel case against CNN. Those people understand money. I am just not the type that would blame it all on “antisemitism”. Israel is responsible for its PR or lack of it in the world. As to Canada. After what they did to the truckers who protested in the Covid days it became clear that they are the worst type of fascists who pretend to be liberals. There are many good Canadians and I heard that their opposition candidate is quite good. But for now Canada is on the wrong side of history.
God Bless my Last Refuge friends.
I used to say “my American friends” but I see here people from Australia and other countries too. A great community of patriots. Shalom.
Note: I don’t know how it happened but my post above came out twice which means double in length. I hope the Admin can correct it for me and delete this post here. Otherwise my apology. . .
Oil and Gas and too many forget the large discovery made by Israel which changed the status in the middle east and got the major powers involved.
Yes.
*FIFY…
Thank you !!!
I see that the admin fixed it Dior me now.
Thanks so much for your update David.
I look forward to the day you are able to tell us that we got all the hostages back and Hamas have been annihilated.
We pray for peace in Israel.
Thank you.
David: I sometimes read your posts. When I do, I celebrate your fearless truth telling.
In short?
Your time is not wasted here.
I’m your friend…
Jesus is LORD. 👊✝️👊
Thank you.
God bless you friend.
God bless you and keep you, David. May He make His Face to shine upon you and be gracious and merciful to you.
You mentioned, “I didn’t write a real update for a while. Honestly it’s because most of the media in Israel became an anti Bibi propaganda machine day and night. A lot of demoralizing. Quite hard to read or watch.”
Quite the typical propaganda game by the media to turn the public against whomever they target. They are attacking MAGA Trump candidates here in the United States the same way. Grab a sound bite and ride it like a circus pony in a slander show. We, Treepers, are mostly onto their games and can see it coming, so we tend to be attentive to those being persecuted.
Good for you for taking a break. Mental clarity is most important right now and we Treepers, too, take breaks here and again for mental refreshing… and prayer. Lots and lots of prayer.
Wish I could sit on a curb with you and share a cup of tea together. For now, I continue to lift up my prayers to our Heavenly Father and pray Him continue to allow the Truth to unfold and to shelter His Chosen.
Blessings to you, brother. You are among family here.
Thank you and God bless you and your family.
Mornin’ ‘Woo 🙂 Be well, love.
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Good early evening, Garrison.
Back here for just a few fleeting moments. Long day here…
Hope you are well and snug as a bug. It’s cold here, but Spring is coming and the sky is clear and bright!
Kiddo is working and I have a small bit of “me” time. She’s still where she was. Turns out her manager got fired, so strange turn of events there. Taking each day as it comes…
One day away from a much needed Spring Break. We just finished preparing for prom, which is next month. Her 18th birthday is coming up on Good Friday. She sees ortho surgeon again for the very small break from her fibula next to her ankle to see if they will have to remove the bone fragment – let’s hope that doesn’t interfere with prom shoes! (Geesh the timing!)
Lots, lots, lots going on. I’m pulled here, there, then yonder!
Thank you David. Congratulations to Israel and the IDF for what they have already accomplished !! May Bibi and company find the strength to give the globalists including the “Biden” administration the great collective middle finger and finish the job started, and eradicate all of the ham-@ss terr0rists !!
Peace to you and yours, David. You have many friends and supporters here on the Treehouse and throughout the USA.
Thank you very much!
Shalom, dear David. You have been much on my mind. Thank you for the extensive updates on the horrors people are facing every single day now in Bless-ed Israel.
Wondering what people there are making of the pier being built by Biden et al in Gaza. I see it as an attempt to refrain Bibi’s and the IDF’s hand in their efforts to get rid of Hamas. You know my views on the duplicitous and corrupt Biden and his puppeteers. Blessings always, my friend.
Shalom Betsy and thank you. Most Israelis are mad at Biden and see him as someone who cares more about elections than Israel and as an obstacle. The pier is looked at as intervention. Not too worrisome. I think that I am fine on it if it will stop the images of starvation that came and hurt Israel.
“-Israeli plan to reduce dependency on the US militarily is going on.”
David God Bless you and thank you for posting up.
What is driving this plan? Is our Biden Administration holding back or charging too much? Or are there other factors driving this effort? I can hardly wait for the November US election that hopefully will return Trump to the Oval Office and have a friend to Israel back in control.
What an insiteful post you have posted. Again thank you!
Jeff
Holding back, Jeff, from what I’ve read. Because they’ve certain “groups” to appease….election time you know.
Castro Jr in Canada has shown whose side he is on. He’s got people to appease as well.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/03/19/trudeu-government-cuts-off-arms-sales-to-israel/
Thank you Jeff for the kind words!
Biden’s control over munitions is possibly and likely the reason we didn’t win this war yet and costs lives of soldiers and is posing an existential threat to the future of Israel. I will explain.
Biden opposes Israel entering Rafah. If Israel doesn’t enter Rafah it will lose the war. It contains 4 Battalions of Hamas which are most of the remaining organized force of Hamas and also some other important terror organizations like Islamic Jihad.
He called it a “red line”. At the same time his Administration is leaking information that they may stop vital munitions in case Israel enters Rafah. I also have solid information that there is a slow on US munition supplies. It was all over Israeli media. It is likely why Gantz a member of the limited War Cabinet just visited there. I also know of shortage in explosives that caused some soldiers to use fire as a means to get rid of terror structures which can pose a legal problem in the future. Canada just decided to freeze arms to Israel and I tend to think that Biden could have prevented it if he wanted. It is all timed. Canada is not an important provider but it is a hint and a threat that others may join.
We have been dragging feet for a couple of months now because of this pressure.
We also have an existential threat with Hezbollah on the North and Biden is very strongly opposes us entering Lebanon. So we have some 60-80 thousands residents in the North who left their homes and may never want to come back if it’s not handled for the future. Israel doesn’t have the munitions to complete such a huge war in the north. Every Iron Dome interceptor is some $60,000 and there will be a daily rain of hundreds of missiles to intercept. The US is manufacturing the munitions. But also offensive munitions are a dependency.
Israel produces some of the best weapons in the world. In the past it had its own jets, it has its own tanks now and many systems. The capability is there and it is a part of the 10/7 disaster. Leaders of the IDF and Defense establishment have allowed the dependency, allowed the Intelligence reliance on electronics rather than people, closed many Divisions and created a “small and technological Military”. Got rid of hundreds of tanks, reduced the Service time of soldiers. They thought that “big wars are over’. Now we are lacking in forces for a massive multi fronts war. We are in a very tight spot. Now they are budgeting to rebuild the military with longer service, more tanks, less technology dependence etc…. There will be massive investigations and people will be held responsible. Many of the top of the military will be dismissed and the leader of the Intelligence may be jailed as he was woken up on 10.7 and was in a hotel and dismissed the strong indications of what is about to happen.
They knew there are hundreds of Israeli SIM cards activated in Gaza at the same time in order to invade. They know Hamas leadership is going underground. The negligence is incredible and includes the excessive dependency on the US. I hope this is not too long an explanation. But you had an excellent question.
Thank you, David, for this most important and detailed update. Sadly, America has perfected the art of prolonging wars to satisfy the enemy within and without. Also, this enriches the Military Industrial complex. The concept of winning expired after WWII. Since then, we trade beautiful patriotic, young American lives to appease the status quo. 😔
Please, keep up with this most important work. We truly care. 🙏
Thank you. You’re appreciated.
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Back at you ❤️!
David dear, there must be some place in the Bible that says “Don’t worry about what other people think about you.” At any rate that’s my default position. As Brer Rabbit once said, “I does what I likes and I suites me.” I’m thinking about what an old preacher said once when he was trying to make an altar call: “Come on down. Don’t worry about these other people. They’re sinners just like you.”
Zap the infidels.
Yep. Canada has a fatal flaw. Stems from them not knowing the old Jewish saying, “He who is merciful for the evil will end up evil to the merciful.”
Israeli Navi Seals (they are called Shayetet 13) kill a terrorist in Shifa hospital. Note: they with some other special forces killed some
70-100 terrorists and arrested 300 of which 180 are already confirmed terrorists. All in the past 48 hours.
I applaud Israel’s extermination of the vermin. Vermin who took great joy in murdering women and children both after and before defiling them and dehumanizing them. Vermin. Can’t be called human. Sorry for my lack of “compassion”
There is an ancient jewish say: “He who is merciful for the evil will end up evil to the merciful”.
Useful idiots have short expiration dates
Just got home from the E.R. with Dad. Mom fell and broke her hip — technically the femur just below the ball — while Dad and I were finishing up dishes after dinner. She was going out to give the kitty some treats and lost her balance on the porch steps, falling on the concrete patio. I heard her crying out first, and it was horrible and frightening. Brought her a pillow for her head, didn’t move her at all, and called 911 for an ambulance. Brought blankets out for her, she was shaking bad — it got chilly in central FL this evening.
I drove me and Dad to the hospital and we stayed until they could get her admitted and into a room.
She’s got dementia pretty bad, but never fell before. So now she’s in the hospital, without me or Dad there, away from Dad and this home for the first time in a very long time. Dad will be going back over sometime tomorrow, after we speak with the orthopedic doctor.
We have no idea what to expect yet regarding the surgery: how soon, recovery time, whether she’s going to have to enter rehab — also away from here. Many unknowns and much worry about her mental state.
She’s been doing really good, despite losing her memory so badly. We sit out in the yard, or on the dock, make her and each other laugh, give lovins to the kittehs, and her attitude has remained so positive. “I could sit out here all day, it’s so beautiful out here!” For two months she’s been counting down the days (asking us, honestly) until her sister comes down to visit with her husband. Today the answer, all five or six times she asked, was “11 days!”
And now this. It’s heartbreaking. Please pray, dear Treepers, for her. For Dad. For her nurses, doctors, surgeons, and helpers.
Prayers for your Mom, Dad, you, your entire family, and all involved in helping care for her.
Sorry she and your family are going through this.
Dear Lord Jesus please bring healing to Taq’s mother’s body, mind, and spirit and comfort to her son, husband and all who care about her. Please guide the medical personnel and care givers in the way they should go. In Jesus name I pray amen 🕊️
Amen
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Amen
I’m on the books for contiuous prayer.
Bank on it. 🤝
Thoughts and prayers to your Mom, Dad, you, and all those involved in her care. May her recovery be swift and with her care may her pain be as minimal as possible. Peace to you and your family in this tough time.
Taq,
So very sorry to hear of your mother’s accident. Bless her, Father, and I pray that they can manage her pain wisely. I pray for the surgeon that they are able to do a swift repair for her, so that she may return to her kitties, lawn, and family very soon.
Bless you and your father as you navigate care for her. Keep us posted.
praying God’s right hand lay upon your mom’s break and heal her ever so quickly. a loving family, such as yours, taq, makes all the difference. may the Father be near to all and may she return to the peace and joy of her yard and kittens. thank you, God, for answering our prayers.
Amen.
My mom had an identical experience. The doctor said that frequently the bone snaps — which causes the fall (rather than the reverse). She had a long recovery (in her 90s). However, she did recover. It is a long process. 🙏♥️
Prayers for your mother are on their way, Taq. And for you and your dad who are so worried for her. We are a loving group of Prayer Warriors, and I know He will hear all of ours for each one of you and those who will be caring for her 🙏🏻
Praying for you and your family Taq…that the mighty arm of God will reach down and supply all needs for this hour in your lives!! 🙏✝
Thank you all. Surgery, intermedullary rod, this afternoon around 2:00. From there we figure out what’s next, as far as rehab, how to get this house ready, etc.
So glad they’re not delaying with her surgery. Soonest fixed, soonest mended 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Safety grab bars outside and inside shower
Toilet Safety:
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Shower Chair:
PCP Adjustable Padded Bath Safety Seat with Hygienic Cutout and Backrest – Manadecks (clothashoes.shop)
Hand held Shower sprayer;
~Get heavy duty suction cup with shower spray handle bracket
to affix to wall at Mom’s seat level
Plastic wash basin to put on a towel on lap in front of bathroom vanity for brushing teeth,,,
~~~These are some things that I found very useful in my homecare giving.
Taq, praying for your Mom and for y’all.
adding Prayers for the healing touch of Jesus to embrace your entire family.
Taq, Know that many here have been in your shoes and will be praying for your dear Mom and Dad and you. Such a good thing that surgery will be soon. When she is able, you will want to encourage Mom to be as active as possible. 🙏
Oh tex!!!!!! That sweet little boy speaking of the love of reading went straight to my heart..
My youngest, mother of 3 plus 1, started her children early so that now reading is the joy of their lives. She designed a Narnia reading room for them, complete with a full length mirror attached to the door which opens into it. Bless this child’s heart and bless the mother who has placed him on a wonderful path for the rest of his life 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Reading is exercise. Just as sure as a Pilates class for your mind. Period. End of sentence.
Greetings Treepers!
Before “scum sucking” Michael Flynn or “scum sucking” Peter Navarro became felons?
This little no name guy did.
I spent more moolah on my “defense” than most Americans make in 6 years.
I can write VOLUMES.
It was clearly unjustified per the State of Texas. But the big felony producing machine cranked me into their gear box.
I feel for Peter. He’ll see and feel a lot for the no names ground into the “system” more than he does now…guaranflippingteed.
“God help us”. That’s a legit prayer.
🙏 ✝️🙏
All your prayers are legit, dear brother. It is one which I pray often…three words. Evil is having its day, and when I look at how it is destroying the lives of millions, those three pleading words are sometimes all I can manage. Knowing that only God has the power if He in His infinite mercy will take pity on a people who now understand this is the world without Him in it (per Ben Franklin’s apposite quote), repent, and return to Him. Bless you, Frank…and Lord keep safe all those who are being persecuted by wicked government and wicked courts 🙏🏻
And Frank?? Not knowing of your terrible trials, I am grieved that the remorseless machine somehow caught you in its tentacles. I am relieved, I can’t tell you how much, that you have emerged from it. Mark Steyn said it first and best… the process IS the punishment. He will no doubt write a best seller about the grinding, intentionally punitive process himself re his loss to the execrable climate fraud Mann, now going to appeal. God willing his terrible health is restored to good. I am so sorry for your ordeal. You are any one of us who at any time could have to face what you did. We are all fair game for the corrupt and wicked, lest we believe otherwise. With great affection as always… B Never Ever M 🙏🏻😘
Thank you sis. 💕✝️💕
20 March 2021 William “Buddy” Deppenschmidt, American jazz drummer (Charlie Byrd Trio – “Jazz Samba”), dies of COVID-19 at 85
S̲ta̲n G̲e̲tz – C̲ha̲rli̲e̲ B̲yrd – 1962 Greatest Hits – J̲a̲zz S̲a̲mba̲ (Full Album)
20 March 2020 Kenny Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Gambler, Through the Years) and entrepreneur (Kenny Rogers Roasters), dies of natural causes at 81
Through The Years
Kenny Rogers / Lionel Ritchie – She Believes in Me LIVE
20 March 2015 A.J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister – “We’re Not Gonna Take It”), dies of a heart attack at 55
A. J. Pero – Drum Solo
20 March 2011 Johnny Pearson, British pianist, arranger, orchestra leader, and composer (Cilla Black; Top of the Pops; Dusty Springfield), dies at 85
Johnny Pearson – Sleepy Shores – (Playas De Ensueño, Imagenes) 1972
20 March 2009 Mel Brown, American-Canadian blues guitarist and singer (Eighteen Pounds of Unclean Chitlings), dies of complications from emphysema at 69
Mel Brown – 1990 – I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
20 March 2000 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, dies of a brain aneurysm at 38
Gene Eugene (Lost Dogs) – Jimmy 1995
20 March 1991 Conor Loren Clapton, Eric Clapton’s son, falls to his death out of 53rd floor window at 5
Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (Official Video)
Any man who writes and performs such a beautiful song … has a heart of gold. Such a right good man.
An … adequate at best … cartridge … but superb playback from a superbly engineered lp
awesome A.J. Pero drum solo I believe drums are the heartbeat of Earth. Peace MagicW
Too dang bad he changed his face….
-Music remains; yeah!
Over 40 years ago, on a trip to AZ to assess the feasibility of our moving here, my 12 year old son met Kenny Rogers in the parking of our hotel. Gracious doesn’t begin to describe his interaction with our boy. He was the ultimate gentleman. ❤️
20 March
A. E. Douglass
(1867-1962)
American astronomer and inventor of dendrochronology (tree-ring dating), dies at 94
Biography: A. E. Douglas was an American astronomer that discovered the correlation between tree rings and the sunset cycle. This discovery was the foundation for the scientific discipline of dendrochronology, which dates wood by analyzing the patterns of its growth rings.
Dendrochronology has since been used to date wooden structures around the world and reconstruct historical events. He set up the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona to further pursue this field of research.
Douglas also oversaw the founding of the Steward Observatory in 1923 at the University of Arizona. The telescope for this observatory was funded by a donation by Mrs. Lavinia Steward, the widow of Henry Steward.
Too obscure for video bio I guess
I have eaten plenty of Morel mushrooms but they have always been well cleaned and breaded and fried and to my knowledge picked from natural growth. Went hunting and picking them many times when I was a kid. Love them and never got sick from eating them or know any other person that has.
It seems to me that common denominator in the story below is that the mushrooms were under cooked or raw.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/deadly-morel-mushroom-outbreak-highlights-big-gaps-in-fungi-knowledge/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
Oh BTW, I would NEVER eat any mushroom or any vegetable from China or SE Asia raw or uncleaned and uncooked.
Back in the 80’s I learned during my SF medic training that it was estimated over a million tons of Ascaris eggs were excreted in human feces in China every year. Ascaris Lubricoides is a parasitic intestinal nematode commonly known as the Giant Intestinal Round worm. It, like many other nasty parasites, is transmitted through human feces, usually from untreated water or uncleaned and uncooked or under cooked food grown using “night soil”.
Any food product from overseas is suspect and a reject especially seafood. Farm raised seafood in unclean water is like a sponge soaked with contaminants.
So many high quality fruits and vegetables were formerly raised in California and are now imports of low or unknown quality. The USA used to have high quality seafood fro its own fishing fleets…….no longer.
It’s not just the bugs…….
To paraphrase your statement rah;
“You will now eat shit from overseas and like it. – WEF/GlobalCorp”
Yep! I stay away from Swai. Heck, we don’t even eat Tilapia!
It is an eye opener to look at the packaging in your local grocers on fresh, frozen or canned seafood and fruit/vegetables.
For instance there are very few canned tuna that are actually USA product and packing. That beautiful looking Salmon fillet or apple or grape can be hiding a nefarious past.
The common apple at the grocers is the worst, it looks beautiful but tastes nothing like a fresh apple off a tree. Buy some apples this fall at a farmer’s market and compare.
Rah, used to love tilapia. Now I’d rather eat food from a dumpster – same thing. Only wild caught American here, though it can be difficult to source.
McDonalds has two factory ships. I like their fish sandwiches but demand that the fish be cooked while I’m there and not pulled from some warming unit.
Things are coming right along with the renovation project. In the main bathroom I installed a neat toilet paper roller that has a tray with hinged lid above it for a pack of baby wipes. Jay installed a hand bar to make it easier for Sherry to get out of the jet tub.
Jay had already taken up the carpet, tack strips, and padding and staples off the living room floor. Under that stuff was a red oak floor but It is all cut up from when they put on additions before and not level in the places where walls had once been.
For vinyl plank flooring the subfloor has to be pretty level and solid. No pockets or dips more than 1/16″ deep. So Jay is using self leveling floor compound applied directly on the old floor to level it out. The compound is being put down in stages where needed because thinner applications dry faster. Apply a layer, let it stand over night to set up, then the next day apply more where needed. Today the final layer of the compound will be put down in the morning and while it is drying Jay will install the oak crown molding.
Then over that will go 6 mil thick plastic sheeting then over that is top quality 1/4″ thick luan sheeting having a hardwood core is screwed in. Once the whole floor has the luan down there will be another layer of 6 mil plastic sheeting and finally the the vinyl floor planking.
While Jay is doing that, I have been out in the garage lightly sanding the 6 panel oak veneer doors and their frames, and then staining them. Stain and let dry, then apply a coat of satin clear coat sealer and let it dry, then use steel wool to rough up the sealer and take out any bubbles or other imperfections, remove the residue and then put on the final coast of satin clear coat sealer.
The door to the main bathroom is already hung and painted white on the surfaces that will show in the bathroom when the door is closed. It had already been sanded. So the outside will be stained while standing.
I have to tell you that Sherry and I are getting burned out. We have had contractors working around or in our house since October and are ready for a break.
One of many of Ma’s :
You ate the whole donkey.
-NOW you’re going to choke on the tail?
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-Good times await you❣️
Hey, watch those donkey references! 🤣
Ha!
Blessed Assurance performed by Southern Raised.
I love this hymn, Phflipper. Thank you 💕
i like this…… thank you for sharing …..voices and words Peace Phflipper
March 20
MORNING
The entrance of thy words giveth light. Psa. 119:130
This … is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. I John 1:5
God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. II Cor. 4:6
The Word was God. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. John 1:1, 4
If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. I John 1:7
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psa. 119:11
Ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. John 15:3
Ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light. Eph. 5:8
Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood ,a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. I Pet. 2:9
EVENING
Noah was a just man. Gen. 6:9
The just shall live by faith. Gal. 3:11
Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar. And the LORD smelled a sweet savour. Gen. 8:20, 21
The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. Rev. 13:8
Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:1
By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference. Rom. 3:20-22
We … joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Rom. 5:11
Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Rom. 8:33
Whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified. Rom. 8:30
Bagster
https://www.dailylightdevotional.org/03/0320.html
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. – John 14:27
In a world that longs for peace, an internet search will give you thousands of entries on how to find it. Any peace that the world offers, whether from the World Wide Web or other sources, has no depth. It is a transient illusion. The peace that Jesus offers is the only one that is transcendent, permanent, and real. The Greek word for peace in today’s verse is Eirene, which the Greek lexicon defines as “the tranquil state of the soul assured of his salvation through Christ.”
Further word study shows this as meaning the “putting together that which had been divided or separated“—the opposite of division or dissension. It is not only an inner tranquility but a social unity, calm, and freedom from fear.
The peace Jesus provides does not depend on circumstances. He is present to give you peace in the midst of disappointment, financial turmoil, anxiety, illness, and any agitation that may arise from news of wars in Europe, the Middle East, and elsewhere.
There is no situation in which His peace is not available to you.
The indwelling Spirit of the Living God offers His ever-present power, you need only to receive it through prayer and belief. “You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 26:3).
In these days, when there are wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24), while the world looks for peace, what they seek may be a delusion as well as an illusion. They cry, “peace, peace, but there is no peace,” as Jeremiah 6:14 says.
The world will not experience true peace until Christ returns to bring an end to the present age and establish His perfect rule of peace and justice (Isaiah 2:4).
While you hope in the Lord and receive His peace, continue to pray, as the word of God instructs, for officials in the government (1 Timothy 2:1-3), and for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6).
https://www.presidentialprayerteam.org/daily-prayer-briefing?utm_source=daily_briefing&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_briefing&utm_content=daily_briefing#devotional
Happy first day of Astronomical Spring! The vernal equinox occurred 11:06 last night. But lots of us up north and even down in the southeastern US are still in for some more spats of winter like weather with colder than normal temps dominating for the rest of this month. And the Northern plains and mountains out west have, or are in for some good snows still, as may be New England this weekend.
BTW, it looks like we’re headed for a super La Nina. SSTs in the Pacific are forecasted to cool off considerably and the Atlantic will eventually follow.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJEJmbRXsAAZSCH?format=jpg&name=900×900
FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
“Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?” Genesis xviii. 17
IT’S DELIGHTS: This chapter brings out the delight of real friendship with God as compared with occasional feelings of His presence in prayer. To be so much in contact with God that you never need to ask Him to show you His will, is to be nearing the final stage of your discipline in the life of faith. When you are rightly related to God, it is a life of freedom and liberty and delight, you ARE God’s will, and all your common-sense decisions are His will for you unless He checks. You decide things in perfect delightful friendship with God, knowing that if your decisions are wrong He will always check; when He checks, stop at once.
IT’S DIFFICULTIES: Why did Abraham stop praying when he did? He was not intimate enough yet to go boldly on until God granted his desire, there was something yet to be desired in his relationship to God. Whenever we stop short in prayer and say – “Well, I don’t know; perhaps it is not God’s will,” there is still another stage to go. We are not so intimately acquainted with God as Jesus was, and as He wants us to be – “That they may be one even as we are one.” Think of the last thing you prayed about – were you devoted to your desire or to God? Determined to get some gift of the Spirit or to get at God? “Your Heavenly Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him.” The point of asking is that you may get to know God better. “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart.” Keep praying in order to get a perfect understanding of God Himself.
Oswald Chambers
March 20th Devotional
Life finds a way. In the most hostile, forbidding of environments. Places with no apparent possibility of putting down roots, let alone branches of leaves … life finds a way … and transforms the harsh into the sublime.
Serious question…do you have any writing background??
I have a reason to ask.
None whatsoever. And in the last English course I took at UC Berkeley … I received a C- grade. I honestly believed I deserved an A grade … I thought I did A-level work … but IMHO the Professor and his TA simply didn’t like me. That grade was a massive disconnect. But since English wasn’t my field of study … and I have never been a grade-driven student (I believe in knowledge and skills achieved … not grades) … I let it go.
However, as part of my profession, I have had to write lengthy, detailed arguments to support projects brought before various government Commissions … so I have exercised whatever writing skills I have – vigorously.
My personal opinion of my writing? Meh. Adequate at best. But I have FUN at it.
I have a textbook out…myhandleplusdotcom. It was written by me in haste so that those who wanted to do this study would have a proper book…a text book. I hired a professional editor to help me. Now, reading it ten years later, I can see I was no author, but I was desparate. There are many gaps with change of thoughts with no……oh, this is frustrating. Anyway, look at the two sample chapters and see if you think you could improve them. If not, I understand. Look at all the fun you could have!!
For the last ten years, I have been doing video classes on the Constitution all over Texas. I have a friend who is in Ohio who has been doing the same thing in Ohio. Here is his site. If you ever wonder why Boehner stepped down, it was due in part to my friend’s efforts in Ohio to educate the voters in his district. He uses a powerpoint presentation, I use a video I created with my wife. In both, we offer this book as the textbook to the class.
Started my Christmas list this year. On top is
’54 MG, wire wheels.
Yes! Or I would “accept” a Morgan.
……..I’d bear that burden as well.
Good morning to my 🌳🏠 friends!!!
WARRIOR WEDNESDAY
Good morning Stevie!
…and boy howdy is that a truth.
I’ll say!!! 🙏🏻
Another for our Warrior Wednesday…
test
Good morning PJ
Your test of the emergency broadcast system is a success.
Ha! Thanks, and good mornin’ to you and all! 😀
Five day snow forecast for the plains.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GJHlvDNWUAAHe1w?format=png&name=900×900
Winchester Indiana F-3 tornado:
https://www.breitbart.com/weather/2024/03/19/photos-god-protected-us-indiana-church-members-survive-devastating-tornado/
Though my cousin Ryan does not get some of the electrical work done at my house as quickly as I would like, I accept that. He shows up when it is absolutely essential to keep other work progressing, but all other work is being done as he can get to it.
He has a full time job as the electrician that takes care of the needs of the water treatment plants in Anderson and is working on a big job for a long time local favorite restaurant that is being remodeled and expanded. So my stuff comes last.
On Sunday he was here doing some work but had to leave around noon because he and his brother were taking a load of relief supplies up to the people in Winchester.
Stupid!
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/03/20/hertz-ceo-steps-down-after-catastrophic-ev-losses/
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Barron is a handsome man.
yes .. he is ♥️
and btw …. so so good to see you again .
((((( dora )))))
i miss smiley …. big mama tea .. amwick .. janey
FYI, Liz Harrington penned this prayer for Peter Navarro. I jusst bought his new book due out in July
Peter Navarro is in prison. And Politico, in its glee, tells us what it’s really all about.
“He’s the first member of Trump’s White House to face imminent jail time over events stemming from the 2020 vote.”
The 2020 Election was stolen from the American People, and it took less than 4 years for the Biden regime to jail those who spoke the truth and tried to do something about it.
Will he be the last? Unlikely. The answer is simple: If your elections start to look like a third world country, don’t be surprised if your country starts to look like one.
And many more have already been arrested, in states pivotal to the steal. Should we count on scandal to save us? Not in a land that has no shame. Besides, there are countless other Fani Willis’s waiting in the wings to prosecute the political enemies at the behest of the evil ruling class, who are just as corrupt, if not quite as debaucherous.
The real scandal is that these charges are being brought in the first place. They indicted the most popular incumbent president in history for asking Americans to tune into a public state legislature hearing, which happened to be covering the most corrupt election in Georgia history. “Contempt of Congress”? The feeling is mutual. And if it is a crime, then they will have to indict well over 100 million of us.
Politico claims Navarro’s crime was refusing to provide “testimony or documents” to “congressional investigators probing Trump’s bid to subvert the 2020 election,” citing “Congress’ need for Navarro’s information.” They could have read the Navarro Report.
But they were never interested in the mountains of evidence the election was stolen. Their entire purpose was to cover it up. One cannot subvert something that has already been subverted. And the so-called “congressional investigators,” the UnSelect Committee, was a group of hacks and thugs who have spent their lives subverting America and our God-given rights, slowly and surely corrupting and perverting our constitutional system meant to uphold the rule of law and keep us free.
And we are very far removed from the America of old. A nation founded upon heroes pledging their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor is now led by villains with no honor, who steal the fortunes of others, so they can continue to sacrifice the lives of the innocent.
Thankfully, our appeal in this battle does not rely on the mercy of Chief Justice John Roberts. Our appeal is to one, the only one, who shakes the foundations of prisons. The one who heals the brokenhearted, proclaims liberty to the captives, recovers sight to the blind, and sets at liberty those who are oppressed. Let’s call on Him today for my friend Peter Navarro.
It’s horrifying truth you write. Soon, the designation “3rd world” will be a step up for this country. My dad is spinning with tears on his eyes.
Verse of the Day for Wednesday, March 20, 2024
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“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Ephesians 2:10 (KJV)
Thank You, Jesus, for blessings received and prayers answered !!!
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
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him we humbly pray; and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.
PLEASE PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
COMFORT ME, OH LORD
Comfort me, Oh Lord, for I am sorely afflicted;
From Your confidence and light I have drifted;
Surrounded by machines that tests my body;
My brain works sporadically – and shoddy!
I have wandered around in a fog for weeks;
My muscles don’t hold; my voice it squeaks;
My joints are rubbing; my bones are frail;
I know not where I’m going or – to what avail!
Something deep inside – it seizes me tight;
I cannot even sleep all through the night;
I stumble and startle and I get confused;
From life I have retracted – joy is refused!
Comfort me, Oh Lord; I know not what to do;
Of what use I am – in this state – to serve You;
What have I done – oh, where have I failed?
I suspect that will be shown – and unveiled!
I’ve worried my wife, my family, and more;
This is not something I ever done before;
For I was the one to whom many would turn;
And now I am the object of much concern!
You have brought me down into such a state;
A place I would not go – or gravitate;
Helpless and hopeless before You – I am;
A carpenter not happy with this doorjamb!
There is a tumor that grew inside of my head;
Normally, it is something I would surely dread;
Then – in all of the hassle – to discover what;
Came an outpouring of love – a prayer putt!
Encouragement – zeal – I’ve not seen before;
With no knowledge of what might be in store;
In the weeks and months ahead and toward;
What You have in mind to bring forth forward!
Comfort me, Oh Lord, reveal Your hand;
I can take it, Lord; I will understand;
Unafraid am I of what may lie before me;
Help me, Oh Lord, I sincerely implore Thee!
Carry me, Lord, through the maze of trials;
Strengthen me, Lord, through the chorals;
Abide in me, Lord, through thick and thin;
Reside in me, Lord, renew me within!
D01: 07/02/2013
Calendar of all the republican primaries up to the convention in July.
The list is getting shorter as the momentum is amassing for President Trump and his MAGA / America First Movement.
Thanks to all MAGAs who have helped support and vote for President Trump and his endorsed primary candidates.
Saturday, March 23: Louisiana primary
Tuesday, April 2: Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Rhode Island, Wisconsin primaries
Thursday, April 18: Wyoming Republican convention
Sunday, April 21: Puerto Rico Republican primary
Tuesday, April 23: Pennsylvania primary
Tuesday, May 7: Indiana primary
Tuesday, May 14: Maryland, Nebraska, West Virginia primaries
Tuesday, May 21: Kentucky, Oregon primaries
Tuesday, June 4: Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota primaries
Monday, July 15: Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee
January 30, 2024
Psalm 91. The most powerful prayer from the Bible. God’s protection, healing
#psalm91 #psalms #prayer
Pray Everyday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18c1Vk0Svvg
LIVE WITH JULIE – 03/20/2024
JULIE GREEN MINISTRIES
https://rumble.com/v4kdey3-live-with-julie.html
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TODAY’S SCRIPTURES:
2 Chronicles 20:20
Galatians 3:11
James 4:7
Exodus 3:7-10, 14, 17, 19-22
Philippians 4:13
Job 6:25
Galatians 5:1
Hosea 4:6
Galatians 4:4-7
John 8:36
Romans 8:37
Matthew 11:15
2 Chronicles 20:22
Deuteronomy 28:7
Proverbs 16:18
Jeremiah 33:2-3, 7-9, 11, 14-15, 26
2 Corinthians 4:18
Philippians 4:6-7, 13
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DECLARATIONS, DECREES, AND DEFINITIONS:
2024 is the year we’ve been waiting for.
Even though we know God wins and He will never fail or forsake us, we still have a part to play in this.
Believe and receive. Stand, hold and not quit. Believe God and not the enemy.
Praise and worship is what sets up ambushes against the enemy.
God is warning about the enemies’ plans and the darkness, but this is not to get you into fear.
He is telling us to prepare people, wake people up and shake things up.
Rely and trust on God and His Word. He is your Jehovah Jireh (your provider).
God is in control. He is the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and the End.
Don’t go by your five physical senses.
Multiple times in the Bible God talks about signs and seasons; Gen. 1, Joel 2, Act 2, Matt., Mark, Luke.
God needs you to focus on Him and pay attention to what He is saying.
Take back what belongs to you through prayer and believing.
Christ has made you completely free.
The enemy has spiritual chains on you and he wants to keep you from what God has for you and doesn’t want you to know the Word of God. But you have the power of the Blood of Jesus and the sword of the spirit.
The enemy wants to bring defeat and confusion, but you need to use God’s power, authority and dominion that He has given to you.
You are a conqueror. Do not accept defeat!
Get up, stand up, rise up, and come alive in God.
Awaken to God, awaken to truth, awaken to His Word.
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PROPHETIC WORD: YOUR ENEMIES ARE PLANNING MORE DARKNESS AGAINST YOU –
THERE WILL BE A GREAT AWAKENING IN YOUR NATION AND WORLDWIDE –
STAND BY ME AND YOU WILL SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF YOUR ENEMIES !!!
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PRAYER FOR ALL !!!
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HIS GLORY – WITH JULIE GREEN
03/20/2024
https://hisglory.me/take-five/
G0od Morning, and peace to all. PSALM 46:17 KJV I will make thy name to be remembered in all
generations: therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever. TRUTH PREVAILS.
God Bless America…… my home sweet home.
Ok, I’m putting the password in and it doesn’t work. Did it change recently? I haven’t been able to keep track lately. Too busy getting married to my Sweetheart. 😍
No change,
~contact Ad rem
HINT…. lowercase and plural. 😉
Could you do me a favor answer fix my post from some 12 hours ago? It’s a super long “Israel Update” and somehow it was posted twice at the same post and made it ridiculously long. I consider it one of my best updates and important so I would be happy if you could locate it at the open thread of today and delete the double content. Thanks.
I’ll go take a look and fix. 🙂
Israel Update:
The ongoing operation in Shifa Hospital in Gaza is very significant so I am dedicating this post and a couple of short videos that I translated.
Some say that it will one day be studied in military academies.
It is not easy to raid a hospital with such numbers of armed terrorists without causing a disaster for the uninvolved. It requires very skilled soldiers.
It started with a deceptive operation nearby while new fast vehicles approached the hospital and deployed Navy Seals who entered the hospital, at the same time other Special Forces fought at the perimeter and tanks surrounded the area to capture or kill escaping terrorist.
The element of surprise caused hundreds to get captured and close to 100 killed so far.
At the same time the IDF provided supplies and aide for the hospital. While Israeli interrogators establish an on site interrogation corridor which already provided vital Intel which has already been used in attacking terrorists in other locations including high ranks.
There are hundreds of terrorists captured including high ranks and known killers.
Hundreds are still interrogated. Shifa was not just a shelter. It was a command and control center. See my two short videos that the IDF produced and I translated. As a note, the speaker in the second video is a Navy Seal Commander, I can tell by the silencer on his rifle. Israel’s Navy Seals are called Shayetet 13. Or Flotilla 13.
media account
In plain sight Israeli military says it killed 90 gunmen in raid on Gaza’s largest hospital: ‘Eliminated terrorists’
It’s not over yet. Some were in some where around the hospital per my understanding. Chief of Staff said that 20 were killed upon entery whatever he meant. But the info is precise from the Speaker. He was there phiscally and know the details.
Yes. It’s not over yet.
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Ha ha. Sending this to daughter!
Possibly the Most important thing you’ll read this Year…
The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip.
You don’t have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read it straight through, and you’ll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade’s worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. These are no second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields.
But the applause dies.
Awards tarnish.
Achievements are forgotten.
Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
Here’s another quiz. See how you do on this one:
1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
Easier?
The lesson:
The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money … or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most.
Source: Weird and Amazing Stuff
It’s ironic that the leftists in Hollywood for the last 50 years have portrayed CIA/FBI/and other agencies as evil; but now claim that they are all pure and brave so as to stamp out our voices.
May God have mercy upon these people.
Jared Kushner during an interview said that Palestinian people should be relocated to the Negev desert because he and others like him see the value of the beach front property in Gaza
This is becoming clearer every day that land confiscation was the objective all along.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/19/jared-kushner-gaza-waterfront-property-israel-negev
If you read the full article and consider well, he’s talking about moving the civilians to a safe place. That is the priority and he is not the only one saying that to include Egypt. The guardian is intentionally shading to place comments into a bad interpretation. Those cities are going to have to be rebuilt or bulldozed after the conflict is over. Lot’s of rubble.
From the 30,000 foot view if the terrorists and civilians (same thing) are allowed to stay in Gaza then you’re repeating the same mistake and expecting different results…..it ain’t gonna happen.
I personally hold the opinion that after years of teaching hate to generations that if you placed all of the inhabitants of Palestine on their own island elsewhere in the world that it would end like Haiti is ending now.
All that said, I have very little respect for J. Kushner
EVENING PRAYERS
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