AMEN !!

Just a tiny bit of God’s handywork, for us.
Thanks nim.

Loved this Nim. Touching, sweet, and funny wrapped up together. ❤️

Love! I follow a sanctuary rescue farm in South Carolina daily. It is unbelievable how much love and joy it brings into my daily life. I wish I could belong to one. Thanks for the smiles.

♥️

They are so wacko in that state that a few years ago they wanted out outlaw the use of blank power charges by Revolutionary war reenactors!

Good morn Garrison!

Good morning Garrison and Monti!

Very nice, Grrison

26 November 2015 Ronnie Bright, American doo-wop bass vocalist (Johnny Cymbal – “Mr. Bass Man”; The Coasters, 1968-2009), dies at 77

10-18-1938 Ronnie Bright, Mr Bass Man, (with Johnny Cymbal)

. . . Sure of my lines . . . no one is there . . .

I first heard this song from Bernadette on (I think) “The Tonight Show” many years ago. She captured my heart then and there. Still does. 🙂 Thanks for posting this wonderful music.

26 November

Tommy Dorsey
(1905-1956)

American trombonist and big band bandleader (“Opus No. 1”; “I’ll Never Smile Again”; “Yes, Indeed!”), dies at 51

Biography: Tommy Dorsey was an American musician, best known as a trombonist and band leader during the big band era. His style of trombone-playing led to him being nicknamed the ‘Sentimental Gentleman of Swing,’ with his theme song being “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” (1932).

While Dorsey initially played with a band co-led by his older brother, Jimmy Dorsey, in the late 1930s he started his own band which was met with critical acclaim and widespread success. The golden era of the younger brother was 1940-42. His band was noted for the talented vocalists, including at various times, Edythe Wright, Frank Sinatra, Jo Stafford, Connie Haines, and Dick Haymes. Staff arrangers included Sy Oliver, Axel Stordahl, and Nelson Riddle.

Dorsey is known for a variety of popular standards, having charted well over 200 songs in the Billboard charts, 17 of them number one hits. Popular titles include: “Opus One” (1944), “I’ll Never Smile Again” (1940); “Yes Indeed!” (1941); and “Marie” (1937).

He made a good point about the very few military members, (whom we should consider compromised) who celebrated Charlie Kirk’s murder.

I love Stephen Miller.

I hope that he has the endurance and desire to stick on this path for the long haul!

The only drawback for his fearlessness is if nobody even remotely like Trump surfaces post 2028.

His best bet then, for both himself and his family would be to go back and “shelter” in a think tank for an undetermined amount of time and let the political waters settle.

well, this one’s too good to pass up while I’m in the vicinity

Thanks nim! had not seen that video or the song. Glad you shared it.

hey, so long as they keep it in a proper hair net and out of the food … avoid power machinery … that sort of thing …

that covers food service and mechanized industry

in the entertainment category, search on youtube for Wigs VS leaf blower

It was long, but I enjoyed the listening to the video.

Our farm is about 5 miles from Ft. McCoy. It is still mostly German farmers here. Many of the German POWs made friends with the local farmers, kept in touch, and some came to visit and settle years after the war.

It’s not just Wisconsin — much of the Midwest is German farm country … turned American.

Same great values though …
Thank you so much for posting this. I am glad someone told the story !

Unless they were directly involved in the war in the air, prior to D-day Normandy, the average German soldier, and their officers had no idea of the industrial and agricultural capacity of the United States. And even when they saw it for themselves it was beyond their comprehension for many of them. And the German and Japanese POWs shipped to the United States could not believe that they were being fed better as prisoners of the Americans than they were by their own countries while serving in combat.

You can’t blame them really. Even most of their British allies doubted that the US could supply the mass of weapons and supplies and the ships to carry them that they said they would until the undeniable proof was before their eyes during the build up for Overlord. What they were being told was coming was beyond the comprehension of officers and men who had served and fought in a military that by necessity parsimonious in its issue of the articles of war.

Even Admiral Bertram Ramsay who was responsible for putting together Neptune, the amphibious and supply phase of Overlord, and who saw the numbers on paper did not grasp it for what it really was until he saw with his own eyes the lines of anchored ships up to three miles long in the British ports.

Even Winston Churchill, who probably had a better understanding of capacity of the United States than any other leader of any other country, be they allied or enemy, still underestimated it. Thus his statement that “Gentlemen, I am hardening towards this enterprise,” stated at the briefing given to the generals and heads of state on the invasion.

Mornin’ Cactus
My Grandson named this sweet soul Bad Bad Leo Brown

Miss that sweet smile ever day.

🙂

The video does not demonstrate two nearly identical starting conditions rapidly diverging.

Chaos in this meaning is a very mathematical concept.

Foundation novels excepted, no one has been able to properly describe your life mathematically.

I have always been suspicious of the extrapolation of that effect to the beat of butterfly wings. Sounds like the idiocy of divination. Instead of zigging or zagging, it went up, what does that mean for the storm approaching Kansas City in 7 days?

It also ignores the possibility of attractors. Got one of those in you chaos math and it pulls everything in, regardless.

but some things are just irrelevant to other things. even if both ate described in math by chaos.

Now excuse me, I am scheduled to go whistle up a wind storm in Dixie. Wouldn’t want it to wipe out Boston by starting a nanosecond late!

The way I see it. Unless grocery prices start really coming down significantly and congress passes the SAVE ACT, the democrats will most likely take the majority in the HR come the midterms.

I guess she decided not to post it this year.

Npgh
I noticed that too – miss it. Love hearing and learning from other Treepers’ expertise.

I always make our turkey with Menagerie’s Aunt Gays Turkey recipe.

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.





PRAISE THE LORD

Praise the Lord – Who guides our way;
Through His Spirit – to brighten our day;
Touching our hearts – gently and deep;
His Honor and Glory – we value to keep!

Our Father – Who loves us unconditionally;
Is right beside us where we need Him to be;
With Gifts of Grace – to bless us all day;
His Spirit abides – to guide our way!

Praise the Lord – what better advisor;
Could we ever hope – would make us wiser;
When we are perplexed about what to do;
God has a message just for me and you!

Through His Spirit – God speaks to us;
He works out the particulars without the fuss;
He guides us through life’s ups and downs;
Through our successes – and turnarounds!

Praise the Lord – in good times and bad;
Throughout his correction – don’t be sad;
Know that God loves us no matter what;
Through our if/then – and even our but!

God knows what we need before we do;
Cause He sees in the heart of me and you;
All He needs is acknowledgement thrust;
From outside to inside – In God we trust!

Our Faith needs replenishment almost daily;
We need to repent of our sins most ably;
No hiding behind our justification;
Cause God knows our heart identification!

Whenever you are caught in a dilemma or two;
Just go to the Quiet – Let God speak to you;
For in the silence – of your own heart;
His secrets to you – He will gladly impart!

Praise the Lord – for His intuit inspection;
His enduring love – His careful correction;
Whenever we doubt – whatever the case;
It is all about Virtue – His Gift of Grace!

D01: 07/29/2013

Rise Up Prayer Warriors 

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Unfortunately it looks like the link is problematic. I will copy and paste and forgive me Admin that it will be too long but it is important, educational and not available anywhere in a concise form:

The Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood is illegal in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and other places and legal in the US and Israel and most of Europe. Muslim Brotherhood has representation in Israeli parliament and in the last government before this one they joined the coalition and were “the king makers”. They operate strong in the US and Europe, Hamas was a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood (They said they are not later on to gain access to Arab nations that banned them) and ISIS and Al-Qaeda are founded in large part based on Muslim Brotherhood original writings. 

So what is the Muslim Brotherhood?
Ready for the dive? An understanding of any subject requires concepts of basic definitions:

Sunni Islam Vs Shia:
First of all Islam was founded in the early 600s by Muhammad who considered himself “the last of the prophets”. 
He took tenets of the Bible and also created a new religion that requires a complete dedication religiously and politically. The derivation of the word “Islam” is Arabic which means “submission” (to God). Islam believes that it is the ultimate solution and guide for all aspects of life, religious, legal, political, economic, social, etc… If you follow it, God will bless you and the nation which follows.

I will leave it here to avoid diving into the Islamic beliefs which is too long to easily describe.
Back to the point. When Muhammad died there was a struggle as to who will be the successor. Some said it should be Ali ibn Abi Talib who was Muhammad’s cousin, close friend, one of the first to accept Muhammad as a “prophet of God”, he married the daughter of Muhammed and also was known for his courage as a military leader. Some said the successor should not be family but the best adherent who was Abu Bakr was chosen and started the stream of the Sunni Islam. 

Ali was not chosen and he cooperated and later became the Founder of the Shia stream of Islam. There are some writings saying that he was coerced to cooperate and there is an incident where violence was used and his pregnant wife lost her unborn son/daughter because of it. There starts the violent conflict between the streams of Islam.

80-85% of Muslims are Sunni and the others are Shia. There are also branches within the Shia and Sunni but this is the basic division. Shia kept a bloodline of succession (their spiritual leaders, “Imams” are suppose to be descendants of Ali), and Sunni are not a bloodline. I will again not get into the beliefs but there are differences in beliefs, holidays, etc… 

Iran and most of Iraq are mainly Shia. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and most of the Arab world is Sunni.

Salafi – The Salafi stream is within the Sunni religion and they believe that the first three generations of Muslims are the only pure model of Islam. They are basically Conservative Sunnis who want to reinstate the Islamic rule of the world as an imitation of the original Islam from the days of Muhammad and the first three generations.
In Arabic the word “Salaf” means “the ancient one”, here with reference to Muhammad and his companions. Salafis tend to dress or appear as the original Muslims. Men with beards andwomen with black clothes and face covers.

There are three branches of Salafism:
“The Purists”, who are avoiding politics and just follow strict Islam.
“The Activists”, who are political and many are members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
“The Jihadists”, who are the violent, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, etc…While the Muslim Brotherhood does not openly support the above terror organizations, one can’t deny that the leaders of ISIS and Al Qaeda, were formerly Muslim Brotherhood people so did many of their recruits. So was the one who was considered “the mastermind of 9/11”.

Those three branches have the same goal of an Islamic world ruled by Shariah law but they have different ways of getting there. One is none violent, one is political, one is militant.
Because of the same goal many of the “political” and “purists” would either support or condone acts of violence (Jihad).

Jihad– In its literal meaning it is “a struggle” or “effort”. In one definition it is “the struggle within oneself against evil”. In another definition it is “the religious war to defend Muslims and Islam under oppression”. And the definition most known is “The war against infidels (none Muslims)”. Since “struggle” and “effort” is the derivation of “jihad” there is also what is called “Silent Jihad” which is a more patient form of arriving to the same “Islamic world”, by massive immigration, procreation, political takeover, the use of civil liberties and religious freedom of the West as means of arriving to Islamic World of Sharia Law, etc…

–The Muslim Brotherhood:
This is a massive huge worldwide Sunni Salafi movement. Unlike the Salafi that is a religious ideology, The Muslim Brotherhood is an organization with branches worldwide wide. It is a Muslim umbrella organization that covers social and charitable activities, silent jihad, political activities, religious activities, and sometimes it embraces violent jihad too.

Their motto is:“Islam is the solution”. They mean, solution for everything. The Muslim brotherhood was formed by Hassan Al-Banna an Egyptian cleric in 1928 when he saw a need to counter the West influence on the Muslim world.
Those were the times that the West had an Industrial Revolution and had a major technological and military advantage over Islamic nations. World War One ended and the West with Britain, France and others beat the Othman (Turkish) empire who were ruling the Arab world until then and they (The West) divided the Arab nations under Western control and created new nations (like Jordan), some were under Britain, some France and Italy too. 

This is why Lebanon is under French influence, Jordan under British influence, Libya under Italian, Israel has a British form of government and legal system. Muslims felt humiliated and the Muslim Brotherhood emerged in Egypt.
So remember that the goal is an Islamic World that duplicates the early generations of Islam, in law (Sharia Law), in dress, and every aspect. They have the concept that Islam solves everything, religious, social, political, legal, economic, etc…

When Nazer ruled Egypt in the 50s and 60s the Muslim Brotherhood tried to kill him in 1956 as he was left/socialist inclined and not religious. As a result he outlawed them and jailed many.
One of the arrested was Saiyyd Qutb who then wrote books of how he interpret the Koran and his visions for the future. He became “The father of Salafi Jihad”.

Al Zawahiri the Deputy of Bin Laden said that “the writings of Saiyyd Qutb are the basis of the Al-Qaeda’s ideas”. Al Zawahiri was originally a Muslim Brotherhood member in Egypt.

Those writings of Qutb became the foundation of Jihadi terror organizations world wide also now.
In the 50s when the Brotherhood was in trouble in Egypt many moved to Europe and their headquarters moved to Munich. Many also moved to England.In 1964 President Nazer released the Muslim Brotherhood from prisons and in 1966 they triedto assassinate him again. In that year then, Nazer executed Saiyyd Qutb and others.

Later on in 1970 Saadat became President of Egypt and he immediately promised to integrate Shariah Law in some form.
In 1979 he signs a peace treaty with Israel and this was beyond the tolerance of the Brotherhood. “The man who promised Sharia Law just signed peace with the Infidels, the Jews”. 

For them it’s impossible. The Jew (and Christian) can’t be equal to a Muslim. They can only be protégés (“under the guide, protection and control of a superior religion”), They must recognize their complete inferiority compared to Muslims. They must pay special tax too. 

This led to the assasination of Saadat in 1981 by a Brotherhood related group.
In 2012 the Muslim Brotherhood won the elections in Egypt and was later violently toppled by General Sisi who executed many, jailed many and declared The Brotherhood “a terror organization”. The Saudis also made the Brotherhood illegal, so did the UAE and Assad of Syria and other Arab nations who are afraid of it. 
From the Muslim Brotherhood point of view “those who ban them are dictators who are afraid of elections and the rise of pure Islam”.

Therefore there is a lot of hate towards the Saudis.
ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hamas, etc.. are heavily influenced by the writings of the Muslim Brotherhoods founders. They consider themselves “the real Muslim Brotherhood” because they act to create a Muslim world in the image of the Founding Muslims.
The words of the main founders are very radical and therefore many terrorists and their leaders are the product of Muslim Brotherhood indoctrination.

I will show a few quotations of the leaders which will give you an idea of the frame of mind:
Founder Al Banna: “Jihad has been made obligatory for every Muslim by Allah, he has laid great stress on Jihad and has promised limitless recompense for martyrs and fighters”.

Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Dec. 17, 201011: The Brotherhood sanctioned suicide bombings against Israeli civilians. “They do not have bombs, so they turn themselves into bombs. This is a necessity.”
Muslim Brotherhood Spiritual leader Yusuf al-Qaradawi23:

The Brotherhood remains virulently anti-Semitic. “Today the Jews are not the Israelites praised by Allah, but the descendants of the Israelites who defied His word. Allah was angry with them and turned them into monkeys and pigs….There is no doubt that the battle in which the Muslims overcome the Jews [will come]….In that battle the Muslims will fight the Jews and kill them.”
Former Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammed Mahdi Akef, 10 Nov. 2007 
The Brotherhood glorified Osama bin Laden. Osama is “in all certainty, a mujahid (heroic fighter), and I have no doubt in his sincerity in resisting the occupation, close to Allah on high.”

Hamas was founded as the “Palestine Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood” according to their own original Charter. 
Later they took it out in order to be more agreeable by Saudis and Gulf States and Egypt who ban the Muslim Brotherhood. .
The list goes on and on about calls to kill Jews and to destroy the West. I will post two links at the end which are some of my sources if you want to dive. 

The lines are from their top leaders and founders. Not just anyone.But my point is that while for legal reasons and to be able to operate world wide, they are not openly supporting terrorism (unless it’s against Israel). Many of their people and adherents would support terrorists individually and financially.

Sinwar(Hamas Leader), Bin Laden and his Deputy, the Leader of ISIS, now the Leader of Syria, all grew on Muslim Brotherhood texts. Their foundation traces back to the Muslim Brotherhood.

In some cases they attacked the Muslim Brotherhood publicly as “not radical enough”.
But they do identify with the Founders, especially Sayyid Qutb and some others.
Qatar has their education system completely controlled by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Qatar is a sponsor of Hamas and many Muslim organizations in the West including those who rioted in the Colleges. 
Al Jazeera (of Qatar) is stirring Islamic takeovers in the Arab world. This is why last week the Palestinian Authority banned them, there is a military conflict between them and Hamas and Al Jazeera were on Hamas’ side, stirring the pots.
Al Jazeera is acting as the Media Wing of Hamas in Gaza.

ISIS and other jihad organizations got many millions of dollars from private donors from the Gulf States (Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, etc…) but while Saudi Arabia and other moremoderate nations have laws against it, the Qataris also have laws but choose to ignore it. 

ISIS had more money frozen Qataris than other nations.
Other Jihadist organizations are similar, beneficiaries of the Muslim Brotherhood’s control over Qatari education and policies.
The leader of Turkey (Erdogan), who inspires to make an Islamic World as was the old Otman Empire, is also ideologically and practically a Muslim Brotherhood adherent which explains why he hosts Hamas leaders and supported the Jihadi Revolution in Syria.

The Syrian Rebels are mainly incarnations of Al-Qaeda and ISIS and their leader is pretending to be a moderate just like the Taliban pretended moderation after the US left Afghanistan. 

They then implemented a strict Islamic state. Syria is likely to become a heaven of Jihadis, at the moment they are performing serious atrocities, Nazi like, against the none Sunni Allawite people who were the rulers previously.
Jordan just had a major win to the Muslim Brotherhood in Parliament. The king is freaking out that it will fall like Syria. 
Sisi in Egypt is also under the possibility of a Brotherhood Revolution, remember that they won elections not so long ago.
Now that the Shia Axis is disintegrating we are facing a Muslim Brotherhood empowerment and Israel must be prepared and so the Western World.

One must remember that it’s is clearly stated in original Brotherhood literature that one must not use violence when one is weak. But once you gain sufficient power then you can rebel.
Syria is now saying “no war against Israel”. This is for now only.
From their point of view the Islamic World is the goal and all efforts are directed to it.
Therefore the violent and none violent are aligned with the goals but not the means.
Most Muslim Organizations in the West were created by the Muslim Brotherhood directly or indirectly. There is a cultural and religious conflict with the West.

In the US:
The Muslim Brotherhood were involved in the creation of the following organizations:
• Muslim American Society (MAS)*
• Muslim Students Association (MSA)*• Muslim World League (MWL)*
• World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY)*
• Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
While most deny a direct relation, they still operate as branches of it if you see the ties, views and operations.
The mosques are the hubs of influencing the people to support the Muslim Brotherhood and its goals. If you walk into most mosques you hear preachings to an Islamic World by Sharia lawreplacing Western political, judicial, religious and social systems. 
They believe that Islam is the answer and it’s their duty to replace the existing none Islamic realities.

It’s understandable, that a religion wants to spread, but it’s in opposition to Western values in many aspects. And there is an active operation to take the West from within. 

There is a conflict between Sharia Law and The Constitution of the US. Complete opposites in many aspects.
I hope that this helps you to put some order and understanding as to what is going on in the Middle East but also in the World in general. It’s not only “over there”, it’s also “here” by your own home.

References: I used mainly three references. One is a podcast in Hebrew by an expert scholar of the subject. The other two references are in English and you can dive in if you wish to know more.
https://www.standwithus.com/factsheets-the-muslim-brotherhood
https://isgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/QATAR-REGIME_HAMAS_MB_FINAL.pd

Glad to see you posting.

Thought that you might have moved on.

And thank you for the post below.

(I read starting from the bottom of the page and up. “Who on earth is posting this?” And then, with a sense of gratitude, I chuckled just a bit.[From one D to another D!])

Mornin’ Peace

Love all the Rockwell entries. There is a Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, MA if anyone is in the area – definitely worth a look see. He was a most prolific artist with over 4,000 works to his credit, many with animals (especially dogs) featured.
Especially like his Thanksgiving themed paintings as both they and the holiday are quintessentially American.

With his dogs in his studio

No way will I let my children near those games.

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“Its tail sways like a cedar… its bones are tubes of bronze… it ranks first among the works of God” (Job 40:17–19).

I watch the show “Dino Hunters” https://www.discovery.com/shows/dino-hunters
A complete or nearly complete skeleton from any dinosaur is worth big money but a T-Rex skeleton is right at the top of the list.

ms
just asked my daughter
she is a NP . she said
“dad , you know i just do babies”
but ms
you came to the right place
this is warrior Wednesday at the tree
warrior as in “prayer warrior”
so for you
all i can do
is pray
and i will
☘
Peace

☘
rise up prayer warriors