What an interesting day so far today.  Church this morning was unusual.  Well, unusual isn’t the right word, but I’ll tell you what happened.  I was playing security today, like a do a lot of the Sundays and I got a Facebook request to be friends with someone and I recognized the name from one of the guys who was in our jail ministry.  He told me that he was going to get out and when he did he was going to come to church. 

Now a bunch of the guys have said the same thing and no one has ever shown up to OUR church.  Not to say they haven’t gone to another church, there are a BUNCH of them in our little town.  When I did a Google search for “churches in Peru”  it came up with 20.  That’s just in the town.  There are even more outside the town.  So, they could’ve gone to their own church and ours is by FAR not the largest (but I still think it’s the best… ← Church snobbery, lol).

Anyway, this guy asks me if I can pick him up and take him to church this morning.  So I asked one of the other security guys to cover me for a few minutes and go and pick him up and bring him to church AND he decides to join our Tuesday night group study (which he will REALLY get a lot out of) which is only on lesson two this coming Tuesday.  Very nice Sunday morning.

Got home and Izzy pointed out that behind Willow’s kennel in the living room there was an entire pack of dogs worth of hair piled up that was “out of sight, out of mind” because her kennel sits behind Izzy’s easy chair.  So the two of us pulled all that out and vacuumed, then vacuumed the rest of the downstairs, then did our normal Sunday chores which include taking the trash out (since the trash man comes on Monday morning), setting up my weekly medicine and ordering what I’m running out of, getting my classes and bags ready for the week (yes, I have a different bag for each class…I HAVE to) and thinking about mowing the lawn.

So, the lawn didn’t get mowed…at least not so far.  I may reconsider in about an hour.  It’s six in the evening and it’s still 90° out there.  But, if I don’t get it done tonight, the next chance I have won’t be until Thursday and it’s supposed to be even hotter…so I’ll probably go out and do it.

Anyway, that’s enough rambling for now, let’s get this train on the tracks…

I can’t believe  it’s here already…I actually saw Christmas stuff out in a store the other day!!!!!

Yeah…the boss will never know

Manuka Honey Reduces Breast Cancer Cell Growth by 84% in Human Cells and Mice:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/manuka-honey-reduces-breast-cancer-cell-growth-by-84-in-human-cells-and-mice/ 

If the bottom link doesn’t work, try clicking on the title.  I just ordered a jar of this online, not that I think I have cancer, because I’ve heard such good things about it.  I’ll let you guys know.

Okay, so I hate to admit this, but I actually KNOW people who would have done this.

WHY DOGS ARE BETTER THAN MEN: 

Dogs do not have problems expressing affection in public. 

Dogs miss you when you’re gone. 

Dogs feel guilt when they’ve done something wrong. 

Dogs don’t criticize your friends. 

Dogs admit when they’re jealous. 

Dogs are very direct about wanting to go out. 

Dogs don’t laugh at how you throw. 

Dogs don’t feel threatened by your intelligence. 

You can train a dog. 

Dogs are easy to buy for. 

You are never suspicious of your dog’s dreams. 

The worst social disease you can get from dogs is fleas. (OK. The really worst disease you can get from them is rabies, but there’s a vaccine for it, and you get to kill the one that gives it to you.) 

Dogs understand what no means. 

Dogs understand if some of their friends cannot come inside. 

Middle-aged dogs don’t feel the need to abandon you for a younger owner.

Dogs admit it when they’re lost. 

Dogs aren’t threatened if you earn more than they do. 

Dogs mean it when they kiss you. 

Well, I just got in from mowing.  I didn’t have to but I had to … if you know what I mean. 

But, that’s not the reason for this aside.

I just watched this video that popped up and I was so impressed I had to share it.  Then found out that I couldn’t share it, so I did a screen grab, cut the main chart out and we’re going to talk about it.  These are not made up numbers.  Let me rewind and quote exactly, where these numbers come from:

• The Federal Reserve
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics
• The Energy Information Agency
• The NASDAQ

So, let’s look at the chart and we’ll talk about it, then I gotta go to bed.

* The inflation rate Year over Year under Trump was 1.89% and under Biden/Harris was 5.28%.
* The inflation rate Cumulative was 7.8% higher under Trump and 19.2% higher under Biden/Harris.

(Let me just add a little note here, the reason I keep saying Biden/Harris is because that is exactly the way the commentator expressed it.  I believe because it is Harris we (the collective “we) are getting ready to vote on in less than 3 months)

* Average gas prices under Trump down 5.4% to $2.49 average and up 46.6% to $3.50 per gallon average for Biden/Harris
* 30 year mortgage rates down under Trump by 34.8% to 3.86% average, under Biden/Harris up 132% to 5.45% average, if you can get a mortgage. (His comment, not mine.)
* Average rent cost up 11.8% under Trump, up 21.6% under Biden/Harris.
* NASDAQ composite was up 138.2% under Trump and up 39.4% under Biden/Harris
* Grocery prices up 6.5% under Trump, up 20.9% under Biden/Harris (I think that is a skewed number because I know my grocery bill personally has gone up by almost 50%)
* Electricity prices were up 4.2% under Trump, up almost 30% at 29.6 for Biden/Harris
* And real hourly wages, A BIG indicator, up almost 7% , 6.8% under Trump and DOWN 2.2% under Biden/Harris.

Guys, those are some pretty telling numbers.  Harris is the same as Biden, except she’s even more progressive.  I actually heard someone say the other day that we’ve had the greatest four years of growth and progress in this country EVER over the last four years and that’s why she’s voting for Kamala.  Those numbers certainly don’t prove out that statement.  I certainly haven’t had four years of growth and progress, but then again, I’ve had other issues.

Good night my friends.

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Okay, it’s now Monday and I’m back.  Today’s issue came out and I have to share a comment with you because it cracked me up and touched me deeply at the same time.

And that is absolutely HILARIOUS that this was the next one to come up!!!

WHY DOGS ARE BETTER THAN WIVES 

01. The later you are, the more excited they are to see you. 

02. Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs. 

03. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don’t hate it. 

04. Dogs don’t notice if you call them by another dog’s name. 

05. A dog’s disposition stays the same all month long. 

06. Dogs like it if you leave a lot of things on the floor. 

07. A dog’s parents never visit. 

08. Dogs do not hate their bodies. 

09. Dogs agree you have to raise your voice to get your point across.

10. Dogs do their snooping outside rather than in your wallet or desk.

11. Dogs seldom outlive you. 

12. Dogs can’t talk. 

13. Dogs enjoy petting in public. 

14. You never have to wait for a dog; they’re ready to go 24-hours a day

15. Dogs find you amusing when you’re drunk. 

16. Dogs like to go hunting. 

17. Another man will seldom steal your dog. 

18. If you bring another dog home, your dog will happily play with both of you. 

19. A dog will not wake you up at night to ask, “If I died would you get another dog?” 

20. If you pretend to be blind, your dog can stay in your hotel room for free. 

21. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and give them away. 

22. A dog will let you put a studded collar on it without calling you a pervert.. 

23. A dog won’t hold out on you to get a new car. 

24. If a dog smells another dog on you, they don’t get mad, they just think it’s interesting. 

25. On a car trip, your dog never insists on running the heater.

26. Dogs don’t let magazine articles guide their lives. 

27. When your dog gets old, you can have it put to sleep. 

28. Dogs like to ride in the back of a pickup truck. 

29. Dogs are not allowed in Bloomingdales or Neiman-Marcus. 

30. If a dog leaves, it won’t take half your stuff 

WHY ENGLISH IS SO HARD

The bandage was wound around the wound. 

The farm was used to produce produce. 

We must polish the Polish furniture. 

He could lead if he would get the lead out. 

The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert. 

Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present. 

A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum. 

I did not object to the object. 

The insurance was invalid for the invalid. 

There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row. 

They were too close to the door to close it. 

The buck does funny things when the does are present. 

A seamstress and a sewer fell down into the sewer. 

To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow. 

The wind was too strong to wind the sail. 

After a number of injections my jaw got number. 

Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear. 

That’s a great gif of that sinkhole opening up in the middle of the playing field!

For this one today, I got four pictures from Pop Smith that I just have to share with you guys that are outstanding artwork of a … different kind.

The problem…and it’s a pretty BIG PROBLEM…is who is going to take the first piece and ruin such fantastic artwork?

One of the very best quotes of this comes from the Psalms.  Psalms 55:22

Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous be shaken. (NIV)

Just as an aside, I’ve been checking out The Message version, since it was written back in the 60’s for us hippies (LOL).  This is what The Message version has for the same verse:

Pile your troubles on GOD’S shoulders — he’ll carry your load, he’ll help you out.
He’ll never let good people topple into ruin.

It says the same thing … just in different words … kinda.

I had a 1951 (?) Allstate
motor scooter made by Cushman. Looks the same!

The only comment I have is that I LOVE my little town because that’s almost exactly what I paid for my house … 31 years later.

It’s true that gray hair makes you look distinguished…… 

……It distinguishes you from the younger-looking people.

Then I must be very distinguished looking.

Minnesota Law 

All bathtubs must have feet. 

A married couple was in a terrible accident where the woman’s face was severely burned. The doctor told the husband that they couldn’t graft any skin from her body because she was too skinny. So the husband offered to donate some of his own skin. 

However, the only skin on his body that the doctor felt was suitable would have to come from his buttocks. 

The husband and wife agreed that they would tell no one about where the skin came from, and they requested that the doctor also honor their secret.  After all, this was a very delicate matter. 

After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman’s new beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever had before! All her friends and relatives just went on and on about her youthful beauty!

One day, she was alone with her husband, and she was overcome with emotion at his sacrifice. She said, “Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. How can I possibly repay you?”

“My darling,” he replied, “I get all the thanks I need every time I see your mother kiss you on the cheek.” 

A blond woman was terribly overweight, so her doctor put her on a diet. 

“I want you to eat regularly for 2 days, then skip a day, and repeat this procedure for 2 weeks. The next time I see you, you will have lost at least 5 pounds.” 

When the woman returned, she shocked the doctor by losing nearly 20 pounds. 

“Why, that’s amazing!” the doctor said, “Did you follow my instructions?” 

The woman nodded. “I’ll tell you, though, I thought I was going to drop dead that third day.” 

“From hunger, you mean?” 

“No, from skipping.” 

Can someone please explain to me what it is with ducks and jeeps?

This one is VERY old and has been used over and over and over again for different people…but I can’t help but think that it is dead on accurate for this occasion.  

Examining a 75 year old farmer, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic turned to Kamala Harris and her role as Democrat Nominee for President. 

The farmer said, ” Well, as I see it, Kamala Harris is like a ‘Post Turtle’.”

Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a ‘Post Turtle’ was. The old farmer said, “When you’re driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a ‘Post Turtle’.” 

The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor’s face so he continued to explain.

“You know she didn’t get up there by herself, she doesn’t belong up there, she doesn’t know what to do while she’s up there, she’s elevated beyond her ability to function, and you just wonder what kind of dumb ass put her up there to begin with.”

I made a comment about Kamala’s cackle just a little while ago to Izzy and she asked me, “What’s wrong with a president who laughs a lot?”  

I replied as seriously and straight forward as I could, “Because I think it’s important for the leader of the free world to be a LOT more serious than that.”

She didn’t have a reply. 

You have GOT to be kidding me!

Would you blindfold yourself and eat whatever someone fed you?

No?

Then STOP letting the media do it to you!

Many people think that if you question one side, then you must automatically support the other.

What if I am neutral, want the TRUTH, and always question BOTH sides?

Walz would like to enact that in certain parts of OUR country right now!  Just like he has in his state.

THEM:  Razor wire is inhumane!

US:  Not if you don’t climb over it…

The 49ers received 3 mail-in touchdowns late last night!  They are now Super Bowl Champions!

Absolutely!

A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. 

They were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her what it was. 

Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, 

“Thou shall not take the covers off the neighbour’s wife.”

Shadow art of a pair resting, made entirely with trash 

The Australian Road Train, the world’s longest truck

The tip of this pencil has the entire alphabet carved into it 

A green serpentine mask uncovered at the base of a pyramid in Mexico that is 2000 years old

A 190 foot tall, 1200 tonne statue of water god Guan Hu, in Jingzhou, China 

 An aerial view of the Marina Bay Sands hotel in Singapore 

Oh Jonathon, that was awful!

Oh, and on that HORRIBLE note, I’m going to end this one right here!!!!

I hope you all enjoyed this as much as I did.  May God Bless you and keep you and smile His face upon you until we meet again.