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.

It’s Friday night and I finally have a night off and it looks like I made it through the week without the DNC melting down and my base getting a bunch of unwanted excitement.  So, praise and thank God for THAT!

I am so incredibly far behind on sleep and chores and homework and preparation and … and … and … my “To Do” list looks like a set of encyclopedias.

But, we made it.  Nothing hit the trash barrel and no one got hurt, so we’re doing well.

I had my first FBI class last night and it was AWESOME!!!  Oh, FBI is NOT Federal Bureau of Investigation, at least, not in this instance.  Nope, in this instance, FBI is 

Faith Bible Institute.  A three year, six semester college level bible study course.  It is intense.  Homework for every night, tests, the whole nine yards.  I joined in the 6th semester…the last one, but you can start anywhere, in the spring of 2025, I’ll go to semester one and then go through five and I’ll graduate…with an accredited degree (kind of).  If I take 6 elective courses over the three years, I’ll get a REAL degree.  This is John Yates, the guy who’s teaching the class through DVD or online.  We are in a classroom, with an instructor, but most of the actual course material is given from John.

This one is just for me!

So, it’s getting close to my bed time, so let’s get some laughter in here before I hit the pillow and sleep in late tomorrow.  I have a lot of stuff to catch up on this weekend.

Izzy has had her driver’s evaluation for her training with the specialized instructor.  We won’t know yet whether she has been accepted or not for probably another week or so, but I think it looks good.  Anyway, she … what’s that?  Why does she need a specialized instructor?  Well, two reasons really, first and foremost, she is what is called a high-functioning autistic person.  She has a great deal of anxiety because of it.  I honestly think that she could probably just climb in a car and drive if she was by herself, but sadly, she has to pass the driving test.  She aced the written.  And the second reason is me.  I can’t be her instructor.  We tried that and I intimidate her.  I don’t do it on purpose, but she spends the whole time behind the wheel worrying about what I think and what I feel and whether or not she is disappointing me that she doesn’t pay enough attention to the road and she messes up which frustrates her and she becomes MORE worried about what I’m thinking and whether I’m mad or disappointed in her and pays even less attention to the road and…well, it spirals quickly out of control.  It doesn’t work between the two of us.  She want so much to please me…WHICH SHE DOES, but she’s so critical of herself, ESPECIALLY around me, that it’s problematic.  You wouldn’t recognize it in our day-to-day, but it’s there.  I see it.  She doesn’t.

Anyway, she says she wants to get these for the car…

She says, one for each of the four sides of the car.  LOL!

My favorite author of all time…my favorite FICTION author of all time.  I’ve read everything he has ever written at LEAST 4 times. I don’t necessarily agree with everything but I would love to sit down and argue with him about the stuff I don’t agree with.  I don’t know that I ever will get a chance to because I don’t know that he was saved.

Silly Warning Labels (part 1)

 “Do not use if you cannot see clearly to read the information in the information booklet.” — In the information booklet.
 “Caution: The contents of this bottle should not be fed to fish.” — On a bottle of shampoo for dogs.
 “Do not use while sleeping.” — On a hair dryer.
 “Do not place this product into any electronic equipment.” — On the case of a chocolate CD in a gift basket.
 “Shin pads cannot protect any part of the body they do not cover.” — On a pair of shin guards made for bicyclists.
 “This product not intended for use as a dental drill.” — On an electric rotary tool.
 “Caution: Do not spray in eyes.” — On a container of underarm deodorant.
 “Do not drive with sunshield in place.” — On a cardboard sunshield that keeps the sun off the dashboard.
 “Caution: This is not a safety protective device.” — On a plastic toy helmet used as a container for popcorn.
 “Not intended for highway use.” — On a 13-inch wheel on a wheelbarrow.
 “This product is not to be used in bathrooms.” — On a Holmes bathroom heater.
 “Eating rocks may lead to broken teeth.” — On a novelty rock garden set called “Popcorn Rock.”
 “Caution: Hot beverages are hot!” — On a coffee cup.

Interesting statistics

Silly Warning Labels (part 2)

 “Caution: Shoots rubber bands.” — On a product called “Rubber Band Shooter.”
 “Warning: May contain small parts.” — On a Frisbee.
 “Not suitable for children aged 36 months or less.” — On a birthday card for a 1 year old.
 “Do not recharge, put in backwards, or use.” — On a battery.
 “Warning: Do not use on eyes.” — In the manual for a heated seat cushion.
 “For use by trained personnel only.” — On a can of air freshener.
 “Keep out of reach of children and teenagers.” — On a can of air freshener.
 “Remember, objects in the mirror are actually behind you.” — On a motorcycle helmet-mounted rear-view mirror.
 “Do not use as ear plugs.” — On a package of silly putty.
 “Please store in the cold section of the refrigerator.” — On a bag of fresh grapes in Australia.
 “Not for weight control.” — On a pack of Breath Savers.
 “Theft of this container is a crime.” — On a milk crate.
 “Fragile. Do not drop.” — Posted on a Boeing 757.
 “Look before driving.” — On the dash board of a mail truck.
 “Do not iron clothes on body.” — On packaging for a Rowenta iron.
 “Do not drive car or operate machinery.” — On Boot’s children’s cough medicine.
 “For indoor or outdoor use only.” — On a string of Christmas lights.
 “Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.” — On a child sized Superman costume.

Why is it always Bob?  At least this time it’s fairly good…

Silly Warning Labels (part 3)

 “Product will be hot after heating.” — On a supermarket dessert box.
 “Do not turn upside down.” — On the bottom of a supermarket dessert box.
 “May be harmful if swallowed.” — On a shipment of hammers.
 “Do not dangle the mouse by its cable or throw the mouse at co-workers.” — From a manual for an SGI computer.
 “Warning: May contain nuts.” — On a package of peanuts.
 “Do not eat.” — On a slip of paper in a stereo box, referring to the styrofoam packing.
 “Remove occupants from the stroller before folding it.”
 “Not to be used as a personal flotation device.” — On a 6×10 inch inflatable picture frame.
 “Remove plastic before eating.” — On the wrapper of a Fruit Roll-Up snack.
 “Not dishwasher safe.” — On a remote control for a TV.
 “Do not put lit candles on phone.” — On the instructions for a cordless phone.

Made from plastic silverware

Jack, age 92, and Gill, age 89, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a chemist shop and Jack suggests they go in.

Jack addresses the man behind the counter:

“Are you the owner?”

The pharmacist answers, “Yes.”

Jack: “We’re about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?”

Pharmacist: “Of course we do.”

Jack: “How about medicine for circulation?”

Pharmacist: “All kinds”

Jack: “Medicine for rheumatism?”

Pharmacist: “Definitely.”

Jack: “How about suppositories?”

Pharmacist: “Yes”

Jack: “Medicine for memory problems, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s?”

Pharmacist: “Yes, a large variety. The works.”

Jack: “What about vitamins, sleeping pills, antidotes for Parkinson’s disease?”

Pharmacist: “Absolutely.”

Jack: “Everything for heartburn and indigestion?”

Pharmacist: “We do…”

Jack: “You sell wheelchairs and walkers and canes?”

Pharmacist: “All speeds and sizes.”

Jack: “Adult incontinence pants?”

Pharmacist: “Yes.”

Jack: “Then we’d like to use this store for our wedding present list!!

But, he’s going to get smarter by learning a lesson in … 3 … 2 … 1 …

One Sunday, when counting the money in the weekly offering, the Pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000.

It happened again the next week!

The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her.

“Ma’am, I couldn’t help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate,” he stated.

“Why yes,” she replied, “every week my son sends me money and I give some of it to the church.”

The pastor replied, “That’s wonderful. But $1,000 is a lot, are you sure you can afford this.. How much does he send you”

The elderly woman answered, “$10,000 a week.”

The pastor was amazed. “Your son is very successful; what does he do for a living”

“He is a veterinarian,” she answered.

“That’s an honorable profession, but I had no idea they made that much money,” the pastor said. “Where does he practice”

The woman answered proudly, “In Nevada. He has two cathouses – one in Las Vegas, and one in Reno.”

What were they arrested for?  Maybe firing weapons inside of city limits or something.  There’s nothing that says you’re not allowed to shot AT someone that I know of.

Fred was in the fertilized egg business. He had several hundred young ‘pullets,’ and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs. He kept records, and any rooster not performing went into the soup pot and was replaced.
This took a lot of time, so he bought some tiny bells and attached them to his roosters. Each bell had a different tone, so he could tell from a distance, which rooster was performing. Now, he could sit on the porch and fill out an efficiency report by just listening to the bells.
Fred’s favorite rooster, old Butch, was a very fine specimen, but this morning he noticed old Butch’s bell hadn’t rung at all!
When he went to investigate, he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets, bells-a-ringing, but the pullets, hearing the roosters coming, would run for cover.
To Fred’s amazement, old Butch had his bell in his beak, so it couldn’t ring. He’d sneak up on a pullet, do his job and walk on to the next one. Fred was so proud of old Butch, he entered him in the Brisbane City Show and he became an overnight sensation among the judges.
The result was the judges not only awarded old Butch the “No Bell Piece Prize,” but they also awarded him the “Pullet Surprise” as well.
Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making. Who else but a politician could figure out how to win two of the most coveted awards on our planet by being the best at sneaking up on the unsuspecting populace and screwing them when they weren’t paying attention.
Vote carefully in the next election, you can’t always hear the bells.

My Trix are still in shapes…wait…HOLY COW!!!! YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?!?!  That means that Trix are only for kids and those that are kids at heart!!!!

Boy, ain’t that the

This one is from our dear friend Wouter in South Africa.  It is amazing and will … or SHOULD really make you mad!  Click here

This one is super cool.  I was going to take the time to cut each picture out, but figured it would be easier for you guys to just follow the link and view them yourself…

30+ Super Impressive and Well-Done Tattoos of Completely Bizarre Things – Tiffy Taffy : Tiffy Taffy

Since I didn’t remember a reference that mentioned part-time Christians, nor Full-time Devils, I looked up the reference…Be alert and of sober mind.  Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV)  So yeah…pretty close.

Yup!  This would be one of the places the police would HAVE to look for me if I ever disappeared.

Here is another awesome article sent in by Stephanie..

Photos That Are in Dire Need of Further Explanation

ANOTHER really good site from Stephanie!  She must have had a lot of time on her hands…and it won’t be the last!

34 intriguing images that need further explanation

That is SO cool.  A freestanding door in the middle of the yard…what an awesome idea.

Maybe because they’re all nuts!

Watching our country being destroyed by our own people is probably the saddest thing I’ve ever seen…

Remember that feeling you got when the second plane hit the twin towers and you realized what was going on?

You should have that exact same feeling right now.

Imagine…the year is 2025.
Your electric car won’t start for 48 hours because your status on social media was deemed too offensive.

“You know a Republican’s in the White House when he fires missiles into Syria, Drops a MOAB on ISIS, and Sunday’s BIG STORY is his tax returns.”

Coming to a 911 Dispatch Center near you!

Cue the horse laugh!

Remember:  When something goes wrong at the circus, they send in the clowns to distract the audience.  Well, something has gone terribly wrong with this circus, and the clowns are EVERYWHERE.

Again…and on the same topic…

35 Images That Require An Explanation – Funny Gallery

So, very, very true

The stairs on the Varosa Dam in Lamego, Portugal 

An origami model entitled “Assassin”, created purely by folding a single square sheet. 

A dress made entirely of porcelain, by artist Li Xiaofeng

The Quantum Sculpture, a sculpture that disappears in front of your very eyes, created by Julian Voss-Andreae 

Helmets used during the Medieval Ages designed with mustaches 

A 40,000-year-old rock painting in Australia, likely one of the oldest and believed to be depicting the large flightless bird, the Genyornis 

An aerial view of UNESCO World Heritage Site, La Lippe fort, in Elvas, Portugal 

An American in Scotland asked one of the locals, “Why do you call it a kilt?” 

The Scotsman replied, “Because we kilt the last bloke who called it a dress.”

And with that, we’re going to call it a day. 

I pray God’s Blessing on each and every one of you until we meet again.

Why the maybe week? 

Well, if you get this on Thursday or Friday like you are supposed to, then it won’t really be a maybe week, if you don’t get it until Saturday, I’ll try to warn you ahead of time (although me telling you that here, where you won’t get it until afterwards is kind of useless, but this is me talking to myself as much as it is talking to you).  And if you don’t get it at all, that will really tell you why. 

But, even if the proverbial hen hits the fan right now, I will still hit send and you will at least get something telling you that “Impish has left the building” and that it might be a bit before I return…just so you know.

So, today is Monday, I worked all day, but it is the only night that I have off.

Tuesday I have meetings ALL     DAY     LONG.  Then Izzy has her first driving instruction/evaluation (!!!!!!!!).  I have a ministry meeting at 1630, a class at 1800.

Wednesday I have Grief Group at noon and Jail at 1800.

Thursday I have a meeting after work for work and I start FBI for three hours.

In-between all  this is stuff going on behind the scenes that I can’t talk about but you might find out about if things fall apart that way.

But right now, something has just come up that I CAN’T IGNORE!!!!

This absolute entitled moronic witch wrote on twitter Terrorism and hate against Tesla owners must end!
This disgusting guy peed on my car while I’m literally paying $60 to park it in a safe garage in SF!!!

Terrorism!?  TERRORISM!?!?

TERRORISM???????!!!!!!!

No!  Terrorism is when your wife is raped and then murdered in front of you, while it’s being live streamed on her facebook account in front of her whole family.

Terrorism is blowing up a bus full of school children.

Terrorism is flying two airplanes into skyscrapers.

That’s terrorism. 

Not somebody peeing on your electric car that probably enslaved children to get made, you entitled, snot-nosed brat.

This is why I can’t be on Twitter or X or whatever it’s called.  I went back in my own post and removed her name, and the fact that she’s a Saudi princess or something and should know better (oops).

Okay, so now I’m mad and Izzy is going to have to stop sharing stuff like that with me, but we really need to get to the laughter, so there’s something to laugh at in case the cow pies come home to roost.

I’m so jealous of people who just know how to shut up…..

I shut up and subtitles come out on my face

Getting old sucks. 

I used to wake up feeling like a million bucks…Now I feel more like a bounced check

It’s looking more like this isn’t going to go out until Saturday.  Today is Thursday and I’m still so very far behind.  I’m sorry.  I’ll post a quick message…

Another of my baby pictures

If lying was a Job, I know some people Would be Billionaires

Well, it’s not Facebook, but you get the idea!

To a point.  We need to have some rules.  Civilians are out, even if they are hiding behind civilians.  Now, if you warn them ahead of time, like Israel is doing and the civilians still won’t get out of the way of Hamas or CAN’T get out of the way, well then there are going to be civilian casualties.  But the key is, you don’t TARGET civilians and children like THEY do.  You don’t bomb bus loads of kids.  You don’t rape women and live stream it in front of their families.  Those rules of engagement are necessary…well, they are unnecessary because (for the most part) I don’t believe that we would do those sorts of things.  I know… I KNOW that we have bad apples in our bunch just like everybody else does, but they are the EXCEPTION rather than the RULE.  And it’s certainly NOT policy, like it is for THEM.

I’ll stop this right here before it becomes a full blown rant and I start screaming internally!

Fred Gibbs was in his early 60s, retired, and had started a second career in catering. However, he just couldn’t seem to get to work on time. Every day he was 2, 3, or 5 minutes late. Despite this, he was a good worker, really clever, so the owner was in a quandary about how to deal with it. Finally, one day he called Fred into the office for a talk.

“Fred, I have to tell you, I like your work ethic. You do a top-class job, but your being late so often is quite a worry.”

“Yes, I realize that, sir, and I am working on it,” replied Fred.

“I’m pleased to hear that. You are a team player. It’s odd, though, that you’re coming in late. I know you’re retired from the Royal Navy. What did they say if you came in late there?”

“They said, ‘Good morning, Admiral.'”

Saw a sign on a bar that read, ‘If your wife drives you to drink, have her drop you off here

I sat down in the cab of my CAT skid steer as I had done hundreds of times before. I fastened my seat belt, lowered the operator armrests, secured the cab door, and deactivated the auto lock, all part of a pre-start up checklist I fly through nearly on autopilot these days. I started the machine and began rumbling out of the barn doors and down the driveway on a mission to bring a new round bale out to all the hungry horses, but this would not be my day…

Unbeknownst to me, hiding in the roof of the skid loader was a three foot long black snake. What wormhole opened up to magically transport him in there is completely beyond my understanding, but there he was. 

As I flung the agitated Nope Rope into the grass, the befuddled and somewhat exasperated faces of my equine companions spoke volumes of the silent judgments they were casting on their half nude pet monkey streaking past their gate. Unflinching they stared on as I continued to make my escape down the driveway shouting a newly invented language. Their rhythmic chewing pausing for only a moment wherein I could almost read their thought bubbles “oh, the poor thing has forgotten how pants work again… Sigh, it is the third time this week… We are surely going to hear about this from the neighbors… And this right here is why the house across the street never seems to sell” The cold uncaring gaze from the minis was perhaps the deepest wound to my pride. “retreating from thy foe? ‘Tis only a pasture noodle… Coward!” It was not a proud day in the house of Kemp.

I come from a generation where exhaling too loudly was considered backtalk.

Well, if nothing else, it is ingenious.  

An opinion without 3.14 is an onion.

Think about it, you’ll get there.

Got a couple of robot videos coming up.  The first one is very straight forward, but the second one that you’ll get to in a little bit is WAY over the top!

Okay, so I just tried to embed the first one and I can’t so you have to go to this website to view it…but it’s worth viewing, so go ahead…go here.

Okay, here’s the second one!

Okay, it’s almost midnight on Thursday and I think I’m going to throw these in, in no particular order, just the first ones I come to and then close this and send it out as an almost complete issue so it goes out on Friday, even though I sent you a heads up saying it wasn’t going out until Saturday.  I’m trying to wind down from FBI tonight (WHICH WAS AWESOME!!!!!!) and eating dinner (which I’m almost done with) since I haven’t had a chance to eat at ALL today until now.  So, let’s go with that, alright?

And the perfect place to call it an issue.  May God Bless you with peace, comfort, joy, and love until we meet again (hopefully) on Monday.

My apologies, looks like the next issue won’t make it out until Saturday my friends.  I’m buried with work and meetings and such this week.  There is an explanation coming with the issue, but there is not enough done of it to be an issue.  Maybe if I can sneak enough in on my lunch hour to get something there I’ll send it out, but…doubtful.

I just didn’t want you guys to worry.

So, until then, God Bless you all.

So many things going on…I wish I could talk about some of them.  Of the things I CAN talk about, can I ask you guys a question?  It may seem rhetorical, but I’m being serious.

What in the world is wrong with people?

Okay, so maybe I need to be a little more specific…

Why is it that people don’t use the brains and the common sense that God gave them to do their own thinking instead of engaging in wishful thinking or no thinking at all?  Why is it that they can’t see the evil that is being perpetuated right in front of them?

I know, I know.  Some of you are out there saying, “What in the world is Impish on about, now?” and you are shaking your heads and rolling your eyes.

So many, many things my friends.  Let’s take one “for-instance”…Monkeypox.  It was just declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization.  Thank God we didn’t join up with them like the current administration has been trying to do.  If we had, we’d be talking about mask mandates, mandatory vaccines, sheltering-in-place and all kinds of other STUPID things right now.

Like I tried to explain to a panicking Izzy Dragon the other day, please listen to me, this is part of what I do for a living.  I do it on a weaponized front, so I’m actually a little more attuned to different factors.  

The politicians are going to have us believe that we HAVE to get a brand new vaccine that, of course, is safe and effective, just like the covid vaccine that wasn’t a vaccine.  Here’s the truth.  Monkeypox is a very similar thing to smallpox, which we eradicated in the 80s.  Smallpox was infectious in about 40-50% of the people exposed.  In other words, roughly up to half of the people exposed to smallpox, got smallpox.  Monkeypox is infectious in 1-10% of the people exposed.  Plus it’s much milder.  If you’ve been vaccinated for smallpox, you’ve been vaccinated for monkeypox.  NO MATTER WHAT THEY TRY TO TELL YOU.

Google it for yourself.

Okay, again, me being paranoid, that was an AI response and that just proves to me that they may already be tweaking the responses because I have it in my notes from school that the smallpox vaccine would completely prevent monkeypox and a few other possibly weaponized viruses.  Even at 85% and a 10% infection rate, I’ll take my chances rather than submit myself to a vaccine from a government that I no longer trust.

Anyway, back to my original question about people not using their brains, we just sat here and in 5 minutes, did our own research and came to a conclusion…or at least I did.  Why is it that so many people will just listen to the mainstream media, or Twitter, or Facebook and just swallow everything they read as if it were Gospel?  

Several years ago:  The administration announces that Kamala will be the Border Czar.
The MSM announces with bells and whistles that Kamala is The Border Czar!!!
The administration makes a bloody mess of the border.
Kamala is now the democrat presidential selectee. (not nominee, she wasn’t nominated.  She wasn’t voted for.) 
The PEOPLE are upset (finally) over the border.
The administration says, “Kamala was never in charge of the Border.”
The MSM says, “What are you talking about, Kamala was never this so-called Border Czar.  That’s not even a thing.” And they go about making all those articles disappear from existence.
The Sheeple say, “Yeah, yeah, no Border Czar, no Border Czar.” And get defiant when you try to tell them otherwise.

Or maybe it’s me and I’M the one who’s crazy.

There’s proof that the Secret Service LET the sniper in that tried to shoot Trump.

THEY DID NOT!

Maybe it’s me…

Beginning to be proof…or the beginnings of proof of a bomb planted by the SS on January 6th outside the Capitol.  Back up plan?

THEY DID NOT!

Maybe it’s me…

Lynn sent us an email that I’ll put in later that shows some truly amazing connections.  Impish has several very strong rules that I live by that have been honed by a VERY unusual life.  Maybe later I’ll lay out the whole list for you…both the list of the unusual life and the list of rules, but one of the rules is that THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES.  

Robert Heinlein wrote: “Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”  And that is never more true than it is right now in our human history.  I really need to get this issue started before I have to go and get the Izzy Dragon from work, so let’s get going on the laughter and I’ll probably throw some asides in here from time to time.

This is the top 10 Christian Pickup lines from a comedian on Facebook reels and I can’t figure out how to play it for you, so I am going to transcribe it for you instead.

#1  Now I know why Solomon had 700 wives, because he never met you.

#2  Girl, you’re just like water, but Jesus turns you into fine wine.

#3  So here’s the question.  How many times do I have to walk around you to get you to fall for me?

#4  You know The Word says to think about things that are pure and lovely and excellent?  I’ve been thinking about you all day long.

#5  So in my devotion time today I was reading in the Book of Numbers and I had a revelation.  I don’t have yours.

#6  Is your name Grace?  Because you are amazing.  Oh it’s not?  Then it must be Faith, because you are the substance of what I have been hoping for.

#7  I really believe the Lord has called you.  Can I call you, too?

#8  I would say God Bless You, but it’s obvious He already has.

#9  I think we need an altar call for repentance tonight because you have stolen my heart.

#10  Is this seat saved because I definitely am.

And that was from our dear Stephanie…way back in March.

Me too!

Cafeteria Worker Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Stealing $1.5 Million Worth of Chicken Wings from School

An Illinois cafeteria worker is heading to prison after stealing $1.5 million worth of chicken wings from a school district.

On Friday, August 9, former Harvey School District director Vera Liddell pleaded guilty to the crime, according to WGN-TV, ABC and CBS.

She was charged with theft and operating a criminal enterprise, the outlets reported, and has since been sentenced to nine years in prison.

PEOPLE reached out to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office for additional information, but did not immediately hear back. It is not immediately clear if Liddell has legal representation to comment on her behalf.

Liddell, 68, previously served as the food service director for the Chicago school district, despite having multiple bankruptcies in her past, according to CBS.

Per ABC, prosecutors said Liddell placed orders for the chicken wings with the district’s main food supplier for nearly two years, starting in July 2020, though she would keep the food, despite charging the district.

Liddell’s theft was discovered after the district’s food service department exceeded its annual budget by $300,000 mid-year, the outlet said.

Court records obtained by CBS state that the former school worker was accused of ordering more than 11,000 cases of chicken wings.

The food was meant to be used for take-home meals for students who were learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, WGN reported. Liddell had worked at the school district for more than a decade, the outlet said.

“The massive fraud began at the height of COVID during a time when students were not allowed to be physically present in school,” said a prosecutor during a bond hearing, per WGN-TV. “Even though the children were learning remotely, the school district continued to provide meals for the students that their families could pick up.”

Seriously?  That’s pretty low…for anybody.

Hey!  That’s wild!  So is mine!

A tiny bit before I started driving.  I should’ve started in 1974 or 75.

Yeah?  And?  You say that like it’s a bad thing.

Rest In Peace Chi Chi Rodriguez

(Snicker) If you don’t get that one, here, (snort…) Let me help.  And for those of you with an earwig now for the rest of the day… I’m really not sorry, because I’ve got one as soon as I saw this picture.  And if I have to have one, EVERYONE HAS TO HAVE ONE!!!  The original…

And on the Ed Sullivan Show..

And believe it or not…

“Mah Nà Mah Nà” is a popular song by Italian composer Piero Umiliani. It originally appeared in the Italian film Sweden: Heaven and Hell (Svezia, inferno e paradiso). It was a minor radio hit in the United States and in Britain, but became better known internationally for its use by The Muppets and on The Benny Hill Show.

“Mah Nà Mah Nà” first gained popularity in English-speaking countries from its use in the recurring cold open blackout sketch for the 1969–1970 season of The Red Skelton Show first airing in October 1969. ^{[citation needed]}

Sesame Street producer Joan Ganz Cooney heard the track on the radio and decided it would be a perfect addition to the show. It was first performed by Jim Henson, Frank Oz and Loretta Long (Susan) on the fourteenth episode of the show, broadcast on November 27, 1969. The following Sunday, Henson and his Muppets performed the song on The Ed Sullivan Show. Seven years later the song was part of the premiere episode of The Muppet Show in 1976.

Starting in 1971, The Benny Hill Show—in its second incarnation now at Thames Television where it launched in 1969 in colour—implemented “Mah Nà Mah Nà” as part of a comic background music medley that would run during their often-filmed slapstick sketches. The medley became a Benny Hill Show tradition for the rest of its run.

ROFLMAO!  Okay, since we’re doing this… the ORIGINAL, original…from the movie…

And that is enough!

Guarding the backdoor

That is truth.  About half of my jail guys fall into that category.  I just wish that they would remember that when they get out.  So many of them fall back into that trap when they get out.  They don’t have the faith to rely on that grace…to count on it, to lean on it and let it support them.

The middle-aged man was visibly shaken when his Doctor advised that he had only 6 month’s to live because of the terminal disease that was detected during a recent physical check-up. 

The Doctor suggested that he should get his “house in order”, make sure his will was current and ensure all final arrangements were in place for the funeral.  He should then make plans to enjoy what might be left of his life, to the fullest. 

“What will you do for the last six months?” asked the Doctor.

His patient thought for a few minutes then replied, “I think I’ll go and live with my mother-in-law.” 

Surprised by the answer, the doctor asked, “Of all people, why in the would you want to live with your mother-in-law?” 

“Because it’ll be the longest six months of my life!” 

LOL, one for the ladies.

I said that to someone the other day…”Your belief or non-belief in the veracity of the Bible has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on the FACT that you WILL BE HELD TO ACCOUNT TO what’s written inside of it.  To the exact same extent that if you refuse to believe in the law of gravity and jump off the roof of a building you are still going to hit the ground hard when you land.”

Genesis according to Dog…

On the first day of creation, God created the dog. 

On the second day, God created man to serve the dog. 

On the third, God created all the animals of the earth (especially the horse) to serve as potential food for the dog. 

On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labour for the good of the dog. 

On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the dog might or might not retrieve it. 

On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the dog healthy and the man broke. 

On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but He had to walk the dog.

Sure, go ahead, that will work out fine.

So, I finally got started on the Trebuchet model the other day.  This is going to be a LONG model.  It took me several hours just to build the wooden tools to build the model. And then my dog promptly ate one of the wooden tools, which we won’t get into.  It’s amazing she’s still alive after the beating she got.  She took it right off the table I was working on.  Anyway, here’s the first picture.  And it’s just a picture of all the parts sheets laid out.

Team mates

Let me help you zoom in a little…

Go ahead…think about it and work it out.

The “Feel Good” meme of the day

A letter written from C.S. Lewis…

When you buy a pack of bacon, you know how there’s a slice of fat then a slice of lean?
Know how they do that?

They feed the pig every other day!

I printed that one out and it’s now hanging in my office.

A new study says that it actually takes men longer to shop on the Internet then it does for them to shop in an actual store.

Well of course! There’s no naked women at the stores.

A parts manager for a small electronics shop, had occasion to order part No. 669 from the factory.

But when he received it he noticed that someone had sent part No. 699 instead.

Furious at the factory’s incompetence, he promptly sent the part back along with a letter giving them a piece of his mind.

Less than a week later, he received the same part back with a letter containing just four words: “TURN THE BOX OVER.”

A synagogue had just opened for business while at the same time a Catholic church opened across the street. 

After some time the Rabbi noticed that a convent had been added to the church, More time later a Catholic school was built, then a gymnasium.

Concerned the Rabbi called together his staff and expressed his concern, “We’ve been here the same amount of time as our neighbours and look, they’ve grown while we still have our same small temple – what are we doing wrong?”

And so it was decided, they’d send Morris to attend a service on Sunday and check out what was going on over there.

Sunday comes and all the men from the congregation are peeking thru the windows as Morris enters the church.

Not 15 minutes later and Morris comes flying across the street, yelling and waving his arms.

“So what happened?” says the Rabbi “Oy, you wouldn’t believe it” says Morris.  “I go into the church, I sit down, then from the left a guy in a dress comes out unto the stage and he’s chanting ‘I can play dominoes better than you can – I can play dominoes better than you can’.

Then from the right of the stage some young boys swinging incense followed by another guy in a dress starts chanting ‘I bet you don’t – I bet you don’t’.  Then back and forth they go, ‘I can play dominoes better than you can – -I bet you don’t’.  

Then from outta’ the back, four men in black suits come down the aisles and pick up the bets!”

For those of us who have been in the military, especially the Air Force I think, this is an especially funny cartoon.  I have either been sent after, or have sent new guys after just about each of these.  Rotor wash is about the same as prop wash and I did have one smart Alec come back with an actual gallon of prop wash one time.  Seems there is such a thing for the choppers we had on base.

Good, confuse them.

And as has said before, standing in a garage doesn’t make you a car.

A man was sitting alone in his office one night when a genie popped up out of his ashtray.”And what will your third wish be?”

The man looked at the genie and said, “Huh? How can I begetting a third wish when I haven’t had a first or second wish yet?”

“You have had two wishes already,” the genie said, “but your second wish was for me to put everything back the way it was before you made your first wish. Thus, you remember nothing, because everything is the way it was before you made any wishes. You now have one wish left.”

“Okay,” said the man, “I don’t believe this, but what the heck. I’ve always wanted to understand women. I’d love to know what’s going on inside their heads.”

“Funny,” said the genie as it granted his wish and disappeared forever, “That was your first wish, too!”

Okay, I have some stuff to add to this session.  I got a lot of anti-…well…everybody…over the last couple of days and I’m going to try to be as fair as I can all the way around.  Plus, I have some write-in stuff from folks that I’m going to try to add in, plus some of my own comments might drift in.  I’m not sure yet because I haven’t started adding anything.  So, here goes.

Okay, here’s the one I mentioned earlier from Lynn about relationships…

It certainly is an eye opening piece.  And it’s scary that the media has completely and totally said nothing about any of it.  Makes me believe that there is not an honest person out there anywhere reporting the news.

Well, that would certainly put THIS Dragon out of business.

They would surely declare most of what I say misinformation and put my butt in censored jail, if not real jail.

There are not anywhere NEAR ENOUGH using that app!!!!!

This next one is from Chris and I agree with him 100%.  

As a proud Vietnam vet, I am really having trouble with this…

He called John McCain a loser for getting captured

And he did not serve. He got 2 deferments and a medical excuse so he did not have to go to Vietnam

And now Trump said Thursday that the country’s top civilian honor “the medal of freedom” was “much better” than its top military honor, “the Medal of Honor”, because the service members who receive the latter are “in very bad shape” or “dead” . 

He was praising a major donor to whom he gave the medal of freedom a few years ago.

One of Trump’s biggest problems is that he says stupid things.  And that’s a big problem.  From what I’ve heard from people I trust, behind that he’s actually a good and caring man.  I don’t know.  I know he beats the competition.  But, that should not be a reason to vote for someone.  Why are you voting for Trump?  Well, he’s better than the other guy.

I don’t know.  Maybe my Pastor is right.  What would happen if every one of us did a write in vote for Jesus Christ.  And Jesus won by a landslide.  How would they handle that if someone not on the ballot won by write-in vote?  Does anyone know the answer to that?  And then, what if that person wasn’t around to serve?  But, even better, what if, by voting for Jesus, and all of us casting votes for Jesus, and Him winning … what if He chose that time to come back?  Oh, wouldn’t that be awesome!

Why is it that we can’t have two decent people to choose from?

Because we are rapidly approaching the end times, my friends.

How about a few more we should all be able to get behind?

This is what I was saying at the beginning!

SHOUT THAT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!!!!

Okay, I gotta quit.  I got way too many more good ones that I want to use.

Here’s an old, old joke…that’s still kinda funny.

Two husbands were discussing their married lives.  Although happily married, they admitted that there were arguments sometimes.

Then Donald said, “I’ve made one great discovery. I now know how to always have the last word.”

“Wow!” said George, “how did you manage that?”

“It’s easy,” replied Donald.  “My last word is always  ‘Yes, Dear.’ “

A man is at his lawyer’s funeral and is surprised by the turnout for this one man. He turns to the people around him.

“Why are you all at this man’s funeral?”

A man turns towards him and says, “We’re all clients.”

“And you ALL came to pay your respects? How touching.”

“No, we came to make sure he was dead.”

A miniature model of a motorcycle made only from popsicle sticks

A sculpture at Burning Man, depicting every person’s trapped inner child, by Aleksandr Milov

A statue of Miao diety, Yang’asha, in Guizhou, China, that is 288 feet tall 

A statue of the largest flying animal that ever lived, the Quetzalcoatlus

Which explains EXACTLY why I no longer drink.
Yes…that and because inanimate objects start whispering to you!

Ouch!

So much to say…

Words crawling around inside my head like ants on an ant hill that has been stepped on.  Most of them scrambling frantically without direction or purpose.  Some of them now crushed and useless, their original mission and direction completely gone and forgotten…

Words…

I want to tell you about spending over an hour yesterday crying in my living room over something that I watched on TV which brought me back to that day in the hospital. 

Say something to her, you know she can hear you. 

Be calm, comforting. 

Tell her it will be alright. 

Use that voice. 

You know … that voice.

The one that God gave you so many years ago as a 911 dispatcher to calm people down on the phone and on the radio when they would call you having the worst day of their life. The one that could settle a screaming child with a split open head while you held him in your arms.  That voice.  Use it now.

Now you are having the worst day of your life, but you don’t matter right now.  You still have to think of someone else, so tell her it’s all going to be okay. 

That it’s okay for her to let go.

Tell her you love her…always.

Always … always … how we signed off every note, every love letter, every card, every phone call, every everything.

Always…     … just … always.

 

Over and over and over again, those thoughts, that scene played and replayed itself out in my head on Saturday afternoon. For well over an hour, while I wept and sobbed in my chair and on the floor.  All because of a stupid scene on a TV show.

Those are some of the words I want to share with you…jumbled up with some words that our Pastor shared with us at church today.  Finishing up his series on the Armor of God. 

I’m pretty sure we’ve spoken of the Armor of God before.  Ephesians 6:10-18:  

10  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.  
11  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
13  Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14  Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
15  and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
16  In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
17  and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 
18  praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.  To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,

I’ve been giving away Armor of God coins.  I should really keep track, because I don’t know whether I’ve given one to the Pastor or not.

And now, as is quite common, I’ve lost my train of thought because of things that are going on here at home and I’ve run out of time.  There are worse things I could end this episode with, so I’ll leave it go here.  May you all be blessed of God, until we meet again, my dear friends.