tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-230570582024-03-07T01:45:06.039-06:00Live From The Heart of Possum HollowBeginnings and Endings From The Swamp!The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.comBlogger346125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-7782168801137377772023-11-28T21:38:00.002-06:002023-11-28T21:38:27.780-06:00Well? <p> or to quote "The Hub": Oh, very well.</p><p>That would have been 1973 or so</p><p>And on the Guam...</p><p>Now my body is remembering the North Atlantic and I need to hug a heater.<br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-54070435243814380062023-10-24T22:56:00.001-05:002023-10-24T22:56:02.345-05:00When the sky falls<p> Don't ask me. That's just the title that popped into my pointy little head.</p><p><br /></p><p>I keep thinking about those "Top Ten" shows and it bothers me more than it should. I guess the confining of an artist to a singularity of genre' bugs me most. I mean take Dolly (Parton) for instance: Country, why yes indeed, and rock, sure, couple of hits there. Children's songs, pop music. How about 3000+ songs she has written and no, I cannot name them all. How many other artist get pigeon holed into certain categories and any music that doesn't fit the preconceived notion is generally ignored. I remember when MTv started up. Did not realize at the time how prophetic Mike Nesmith was and didn't realize what a forerunner of the 80's The Monkees were. Of course most people back then didn't think of them as real musicians but even then I knew there was more substance supporting the campyness than was generally realized.MTv did eventually recognized Audio Adrenaline as a viable video candidate (Big House). Late night videos in north Alabama gave me Nena's "99 Luftballons" (in Deutsch), </p><p>I wonder how many people realize that The Archies were a continuation of The Monkees? Music videos had their beginnings in cartoons <br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-46491029985453941142023-10-16T18:17:00.002-05:002023-10-16T18:17:21.697-05:00Eye Was Rideing down the road<p> Listening to some tunes on my phone (through the car/truck stererereereo, natch) and I still find myself amazed at the heavyness of the music done by Starflyer59. The singing is often subdued but the music is like a sonic flood that pushes you along. If you'd like a guide, look to Spotify or Amazon Music or Apple Music (maybe, I don't know). Select the albums "Gold" and "Silver". Then buckle up because you need to hold on. I would say turn it up, but that isn't necessary, the sound will move you at low to medium volumes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Blue Collar Love (remix) is also available on the Blonde Vinyl sample.</p><p>Tune in. <br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-8237475506341942122023-10-04T18:17:00.002-05:002023-10-04T18:17:38.752-05:00Sometimes I wonder, sometimes I wander, sometimes I just am.<p> yup</p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-25948317570699527442023-10-04T18:17:00.000-05:002023-10-04T18:17:14.646-05:00The Circus is in town (again)<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Politics.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> The bane of freedom continues to plague us. It would behoove us to closely examine the actions of ALL our elected "officials" especially at this juncture of this nations precarious position in worldwide perception and our own history. Party in-fighting and denial of what is obvious combines with brain dead people and gives us a legislative cesspool of stagnation. With what we currently have in office we are looking at a national debt in the trillions and growing and personal accountability diminishing to the point of national anarchy may strike before the predicted 2043. Prepare people. Prepare or be swept into the bin. Depressing, isn't it?</span></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-19418579507844742642023-01-17T22:35:00.003-06:002023-01-17T22:39:21.417-06:00It's The End Of The World as we know it....<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Sometimes I am entertained by list on tv and faceplantbook. In magazines and in the mail. I have to laugh as my other option is to cry. Brits pontificating about Elvis and BB King and completely ignoring some bands that were significant to my mind. I sat through the "top ten" program on AXStv and they definitely hear a portion of the music community but they also ignore some of us old folk. Psychedelic rock is poorly displayed with references to some of the major players but no or barely a mention of the heart of psychedelia. You have to include Grateful Dead in the discussion, along with many of their influences. Morning Dew (Bonnie Dobson) is an apocalyptic song the Dead covered and is as significant to the genre as Wooden Ships (CSN and Jefferson Airplane). What I haven't figured out is how Uriah Heep failed to get a mention. Demons and Wizards and The Magicians Birthday are to me extremely well done (and Prog Rock to me) and definitely falls into the psychedelic genre as well and far more listenable than some that they mention. If you happen to have some Yes albums and the Uriah albums I mentioned you will notice some similarities in the artwork. To me these people have a fixation on noise and show and that is the major factor to them. But that is what makes money, so art once again is ignored.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> My recommended listening is not what most would consider;</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Uriah Heep : Demons and Wizards, The Magician's Birthday and Salisbury</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa, Live Dead, American Beauty<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Rush: I gotta give the Canadian props. 2112 (I forget. I don't own the vinyl) </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Jefferson Airplane (not Starship) all of the early stuff...</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Walter (Wendy) Carlos: Switched on Bach (on vinyl.....)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Now with The Doors, I'm not a big Morrison fan. Ray and Robbie and John are the ones who got me interested in their music but as far as Jim, not my kind of poet. And no, his dad did not start the Vietnam conflict. Check out Ray's works post Doors. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Of Frank Zappa's works Apostrophe is the only one I can take. True, most of his work is sonic art but his choice of language I have problems with. I have the same issue with most rap, hip hop, and tiktok performers. That issue is with excessive profanity. I've heard most all of it during my 22 years of naval experience and I am still unimpressed by what seems to me to be a lack of thought being put into the works. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">But that is me. As you might can tell I have issues expressing my thoughts coherently as well. But I prefer to not express myself profanely. Maybe I'll try composing my own top 10 list, but I might be better allowing for a top hundred selection as I tend to not separate into genres. To me there are two. I like. I don't like. That's all folks, to borrow a close. <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-75060546164837560792022-07-27T19:00:00.000-05:002022-07-27T19:00:50.790-05:00104th annual Hoyt Family Picnic<p> Well, we had over 40 this time, but under 50. One thing was this time we had some kids. Yes, they are as loud as we were at that age. Good times all around with good fish and chips and lots of delectable dishes. I don't think anyone left hungry. We had several people that haven't been in a long time and we missed some regulars.The Hollow handles the crowd well and the weather was tolerable (barely). Start your planning now for next year's 105th <br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-67342873597950347012022-05-30T11:44:00.000-05:002022-05-30T11:44:46.999-05:00104th Annual Hoyt Family Picnic @ Possum Hollow.<p> Bring yourself (and family) and dine on some of the best dinner food you'll find.</p><p><br></p><p>'Nuff said.</p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-34840196566339362812022-02-14T10:26:00.001-06:002022-02-14T10:26:58.700-06:00Slow down people.On the highway would be fine but really I mean inside. In you mind, in your heart and in your soul.<div><br></div>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-1114957025278353832022-01-03T21:21:00.000-06:002022-01-03T21:21:04.860-06:00Baby, it's koldddd out chonder<p> <span style="font-size: large;">Is your life disappointing? You are not alone. Everyone has a disappointing life. It is my experience that life will always have disappointments. The thing is, since they are a part of life, don't give them the power to bring you down. Just accept that it is disappointing and beyond your control unless, of course, you made the disappointment happen. Then get a grip and get over it.<br /></span></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-16771241493216753112021-10-16T10:36:00.001-05:002021-10-16T10:36:10.277-05:00MatildaNow I'd like a cupcake, Cookie. Except I really do not need the sugar. But you are sweeeeet!!<div><br></div><div>Love, Peace and Lollipops đźŤ......</div><div>from Possum Hollow </div><div><br></div>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-58892511404198487872021-09-18T17:32:00.001-05:002021-09-18T17:32:40.543-05:00Bearville. aka Lake Bruin. An exceptional place to see.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She used to come out to the house and help Moma out with the household stuff, cooking, cleaning and such. I didn't know it at the time but she was a cousin from a long way back up the tree. I used to be amazed at how she could wash dishes in steaming hot water and put it on the drain rack still smokin' hot. I used to take her squirrels and turtles and stuff from my hunting expeditions. She was a dear lady whom I deeply respected. I miss her now and then. </p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you who wondered about the pies at Lea's in Lecompte, I can guarantee the ones that they sold in the late 60's and early 70's were definitely homemade. I delivered quite a few for Dee. (Dee was my grandmother on Moma's side) She made cherry and pecan pies especially. It hurt to deliver them because I was starving by the time I got home. Dee was about the best at apple and cherry pies. Aunt Cherry and Moma definitely took after their mother. I'm also glad my eldest got to meet her, though he was only two or three at the time. Got a couple of pictures at the nursing home with Bran and Dee. Another lady I miss dearly. </p><p>There are quite a few others that I haven't mentioned here, Aunt Jo, Aunt Al, Grandma. I will bring up some more memories as time goes on.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB81dEVkzpKzyCE1crMhcI-N6EnF4tLYfk_l5FdGDW7ZIV8GErfVpAwwGYPzDJenC5PjfMqseEEFeVIBEd7eItVwGO9hRG2jYYcvbaj-P4T6G0Kjmk1kdRW3G6jmSV9-hESiGPnw/s640/PANA0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB81dEVkzpKzyCE1crMhcI-N6EnF4tLYfk_l5FdGDW7ZIV8GErfVpAwwGYPzDJenC5PjfMqseEEFeVIBEd7eItVwGO9hRG2jYYcvbaj-P4T6G0Kjmk1kdRW3G6jmSV9-hESiGPnw/w376-h240/PANA0044.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzWka_skQgxKec4cbVr4m83a8_2gqg136crqWoVnPe-oHL0FpKVBb5UmSeDvsvrCZuBkaM7ha4j1akW9pFG8985B-RDI6KfepIoem1GXoXb7L7fAhl1iWBt30KloLy_D7DZ6JFg/s640/PANA0046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzWka_skQgxKec4cbVr4m83a8_2gqg136crqWoVnPe-oHL0FpKVBb5UmSeDvsvrCZuBkaM7ha4j1akW9pFG8985B-RDI6KfepIoem1GXoXb7L7fAhl1iWBt30KloLy_D7DZ6JFg/w404-h323/PANA0046.JPG" width="404" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-24067061374190876822021-03-26T13:58:00.000-05:002021-03-26T13:58:57.218-05:00Itz a chilly 80+ out there. Yes, I be kiddin'.<p> <span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Sitting, eating, listening to BB King and Red Cloud. Dinnertime on a Friday Fixed weed eater, chain saw. Looking for missing paperwork. Just all kinda fun things. Debating whether to follow Grandma's rule or moving the 4th family picnic (Sunday) to the 3rd. Sometimes I think of following in my forefather's footsteps and rejecting the tyranny we have been facing for the past few decades. To me it is unconscionable for people to vote on their own raises, their own healthcare, their own benefits when the expense of that burden is not shared by them but placed on the ones who actually work for a living. The lack of character displayed in the vilifying of one who disagrees and then turning around and saying it is ok if they do it. Using hearsay as fact and demanding fact if directed at them. If you want names, just look at the names absent from the media now. I would like to urge all of a truly Christian mind in California to ensure you have a path out of that place and when the world starts shaking again, use it. </span></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-73986459564547044522021-02-18T18:00:00.002-06:002021-02-18T18:00:17.021-06:00Baby, it's cold outside<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> I usually say that when the thermometer gets below 60. Just the way I am. I'm not politically correct nor politically active. But I do make the trip to the polls and vote with the few live and many dead voters around here. It do get interesting sometimes. Specially when someone forgets a leg or an arm. But as long as the picture on the id isn't too faded, no worries. Of course, this doesn't make up for the dead beats who don't ever worry about voting. Back when Fast Eddie ran agin da Dukester there were quite a few people who voted on everything else but just could not pull a guvna lever. I understand that, I do. But still, vote for the crook, it's important.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I do support fully limiting terms of politicians. Judges, too. And school boards and police juries and all the other elected "officials". To me it is simple common sense.</span></span><br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-69461489078784466352021-01-05T21:14:00.002-06:002021-01-11T12:55:30.912-06:00The wisdom of an olde chinese guy<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> No, not talking fortune cookies, talking wars. Like this current political one. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sun Tzu indicates that trying to run different operations in the same manner is not intelligent. That is what I see in the history of leadership in this country from the beginning. By not selecting leaders who are competent in leadership positions we have a country that is less than 23 years away from total anarchy. That calculation is dependent on power being balanced and not skewed in one direction. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">What we need is a leader who knows when to fight and when not to fight. One who can see the value of those who are wealthy or poor. Who unifies the people by giving them common cause for progress. But especially one who knows when to speak and when to keep silent. Our last 5 presidents have failed miserably and no matter the outcome of this last election I see no possibility for improvement, just the failing collapse of a dream that now is gone. I am now waiting for that massive failure to hit and when this country fractures, I will help to rebuild Louisiana as best as I can. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the medical front this latest flu bug has about reached its peak and should get there before April, barring the stupidity of man. Hopefully after that it will subside as the others have until some politician gets to be friendly with our enemies again and a newer mutation is developed. You do realizes that in three more steps the uncontrollable mutation will emerge and there will be only a remnant of humanity left to greet the Lord on His return. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Am I the only one who is willing to ask the cost of this nation's downfall? Our downfall will not be just an American failure but world-wide catastrophe. We are frighteningly like the German people of the early Hitler times. I see uncontrollable inflation knocking at the door. I see a time where people call for the government to solve our problems when that is not supposed to be the function of government. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Calling for a leader to correct the situation is exactly what happened in the '30s and it seems to be approaching again, and the results will be the same. We have an abundant supply of megalomaniacs in out two main parties as well as most of the minority parties. The opportunity for the charismatic pontificate to assume the leadership role that will break the country apart and plunge the whole world into chaos is less than 15 years from now. There is no moral leadership in the District now and it has been on a decline since long before my lifetime. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">WHO will count the cost and how shall it be put on us to pay. You know our leadership will not pay that cost. But in the end, we will all pay for their stupidity, unless we do something soon to prevent what is to come. What can we do? It seems to me that a radical uprising in support of the Constitution is a must. Accountability of the country's budgeting is far past due. Our tendency to support other nations before we have taken care of our own MUST be controlled and we must do something radical with our own support systems. If we don't have the money we cannot give money away. Nor can we lend money we don't have or spend money we don't have. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since this country now wishes to put God out of it, God may very well leave it to it's own devices, until judgement day comes. Assyrians, Babylonians, Grecian, Roman, Ottoman, all of these empires fell under judgement and there are only remnants left from them. We are heading the same way. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I support term limits.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I support putting congress on the SS system.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">I support returning congress to its original payment system or limiting their pay to the national average income. Also should there be a desire that they should receive any sort of raise it should be presented to the people for approval and not to themselves. </span></span><br /></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-14647151816764917042020-12-28T13:45:00.000-06:002020-12-28T13:45:18.127-06:00Starting A New Cycle<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Starting A New Cycle</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>There was a time when people sought to demean a certain group of people by calling them “Jesus Freaks”. If the group was indeed followers of Christ, there was no insult there, just truth. A freak is someone different than the perceived “norm”. The world is full of this disregard for the feelings of others but I want to look at this particular one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">“What will people think when they label me a Jesus Freak?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">What will people do when they find out it’s true?” </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">From the tune Jesus Freak by dcTalk</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I find that many people will be fine bearing the label. Others yield to the human desire to respond negatively and reject the name as an insult. The thing to remember is that we are called to be separate from the world. We are called to reject worldly values for heavenly values and to share and apply those values to our life every single day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Was it Simon and Garfunkle who said “Teach your children well.”? There were a few other suggestions and explanations that I will not repeat here. (Just a side thought here: I’d just about bet that English teachers everywhere are cringing, maybe even crying, due to the poor sentence construction and punctuation that is flowing through my fingers. I am really sorry but it is the only way I can pry the thoughts loose from my brain. Feel free to correct any overbearing or egregious errors in the comments. Apologies Marylin.) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>If we fail to pass the true teachings of Jesus we will face judgement and receive justice, not a comforting thought to me. This is why we should apply daily His teachings as they are the only way to properly discern what we need to do and how. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Do not forget that a “white lie” is still a lie. Find a better and more constructive way to deliver your message. If someone makes a mistake baking a cake, in example: switching sugar and salt in the recipe, tell them that. Don’t say “This is horrible, are you trying to poison me?” Say something like “ It seems you may have mistaken the salt for sugar and sugar for salt. It is a more common error than you might think. Just use a little more caution with ingredients that look alike.” If you are not as wordy as some, just keep your comments to yourself unless asked. Then say that the taste seemed off or something simple that does not lay blame with no support for the person. This is part of our job description as a christian, even if you are not a Jesus Freak.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Regardless, the blame game is a tool of the devil, not of The Lord. One thing I have learned from “Air Disasters” on the Smithsonian Channel is that all error seems to be the result of different actions many of which are not apparent and some are never discovered. The recurring question is where does the chain start and I think if you FULLY trace back to the beginning of the error you will wind up in a garden and at the Tree of Knowledge. Yes you can find immediate causes, such as missing screws on a panel or a screwdriver in an engine compartment but it will always trace back to a human decision that is erroneous in one respect or another. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Such is the fate of humanity, but for the christian this fact is one we accept and we also accept that Jesus provided a way for us to correct this aspect of “human nature.” Yes, it may bore you or insult you or be completely disregarded by you but Jesus provided a way we can be forgiven by the Creator for messing up His perfect design. Some reject outright this means of making things right because they think it does not serve them, but the truth is that it is the only thing that does serve them, and those who follow Jesus know this. So if you wish, reject Jesus. He says it is your choice. But as Jesus and God are the ultimate judges you will face in the end and they know everything you or I have done from birth to death, they will decide if you receive justice — or mercy.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am a Jesus Freak and it took me many years to begin to understand.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am a Jesus Freak and in those many years I have learned many things.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am a Jesus Freak and you have no power over me to insult me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am a Jesus Freak and I have no doubt about Jesus ruling.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">I am a Jesus Freak and I am very happy about it.</span></p><p style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">CC {the not a poet} </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-14961803862831666702020-10-03T18:53:00.001-05:002020-10-03T18:53:16.023-05:00Saturday Night is alright 👍 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found a new post button.<p><span style="font-size: large;"> Why Georgia? Why not Mississippi? Who decides on font names? Random questions that arise in my mind at times. What ever happened to imagination in advertising? Most of the ads on tv are appallingly moronic except for State Farm and some of the Gieco. Maybe a couple of others aren't too awful. Talking toenails? Talking feet? Where did Speedy go? Does anyone call Roto-Rooter anymore? </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Pretty much sums up the country now. No imagination, no God, no respect for each other or self. At least, so it seems if you listen to the tube. Fact of the matter is I don't care about your colour, race or religion or your way of life. It does matter to God, though and if you need to talk about that I am good with that. Be happy to talk about Jesus, salvation, holy living and all that stuff. As far as I am concerned, as Jerry once sang "Are you kind?" Deadheads can translate that for you if you don't understand. Of course, you may have trouble with their explanation too. Some of them may have fried their minds as they aged. Notice I didn't say grew up. Still haven't myself and have no plans to do that to myself. Have many years of experience behind me but I try to keep that youthful wide eyed vision of life that allows us to appreciate the wonder that God put into the world when He built it. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Can you tell that sometimes my mind scatters to the four winds? Yes, sometimes I am all over the map, so to speak. Parallel processing is nothing new, wasn't new in the 60's either. I do a lot of math in my head, not the regular (real) math. Not the this is that so do something else with your best guess. Vector, tangents, cotangents, sine, cosine, all is buried somewhere deep in the grey matter and process in the background. Speeds both relative and actual combine with mass and momentum continuously while driving cars, trucks, or mowers. Yup, all in the mind, and I don't mind a bit. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">What I do mind is when people take advantage of others, especially on purpose. Don't lie to me. I do not appreciate it. It will cause me to not take you seriously in anything. Those who are rioting are generating negativity and the disregard for other peoples property, way of making a living, and total disregard for the rights of others show that you do not have a higher calling, but a baser one. You become servants of the lost one. Word of warning, you may very well wind up with justice, indeed. Such is the promise of The Living, Loving, Truthful, All-powerful, and Supremely Just God of creation. Everyone will give an account, some to receive justice and some to receive mercy. Guess which side I will be on. I hope you are there with me, under the blood of the sinless one, Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God who is the Word of God and the greatest blessing to this degenerate world.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I am tired now. May God bless you and keep you and Thank You God for the linemen and all those who are working through the hurricane damage and debris. Be safe people!<br /></span></p>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23057058.post-3272926350840610192020-06-24T18:31:00.000-05:002020-08-21T11:25:37.306-05:00Why doesn't the "new" blogger gave a simple, obvious button for a new post? aka: Ramble On<span style="font-size: large;">Just wondering. Seems like a no-brainer to me, but then again, I am an ignorant white boy from the south. As I have no control over the past, do not bother to ask for an apology. I'm sorry that you may be offended, but that is your problem. Why would you give someone that kind of power over yourself? I have ancestry that knew slavery both as slave and owner and if you look into your past far enough you will find the same thing holds true for most people. I have studied history from the records of the victors and from the records of those around the victors and done my own analysis of things. On this continent alone tribe after tribe migrated over preceding tribes from Canada to South America. Northern europeans have visited this continent since before Christ with very few attempts to "colonize" but many times just for the sake of survival. Although there is little evidence to support it at this time, I am certain Phoenicians have touch our shores many times while riding the greater atlantic currents. Given the nature of currently understood histories of those who have lived here in the past I have doubts that there was much available in the ways of trade except maybe furs and fish, both of which were available in the "Far East" along with much else. In other words, it wasn't worth the trip. And slavery predates the "discovery" of America by several millennium and was practiced in this area by the many different tribes. Since the beginning of recorded history slaves were taken by conquering tribes and worked to death, sold or absorbed all across the globe. Commercial slavery continues to this day, although not as openly as it was in the past. Sex slaves get most of the "press" in these days but it is not alone. Old fashion work them to death slavery is abundant throughout europe, asia, and africa. If you look to this continent carefully enough you will find it here as well. As with many socialist governments you find a new form of slavery called "dependent on government" that is prevalent here and abroad. The day is coming soon when things will get so bad that the government will be happy to supply all your needs and wants and will tell you what you need and want. Look then for the call to freedom to ring out again and a resulting anarchy will explode and life will become harder than most today have the capacity to grasp. Me, I am not worried by all this stuff because I am just passing through and will soon be gone, singing the new song and having dinner with Jesus and the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Am I prideful? I guess I am about some things, not so much others. And some things I seldom think about. Appearance; If I am dressed in clean clothes and exposing nothing that would get me arrested, I'm good. I can dress up some but it isn't all that critical to me. I have been comfortable talking to the rich and powerful and if they look down on me or view me as something less, it is their loss, not mine. Now I'm not gonna lie, clothes can make the man and I have known some people who would rather be caught dead than be caught in shabby or dirty clothes. Some of them from vanity and some of them from upbringing. And everyone should accept that their appearance is the choice they make to be presented to the world and if shabby chic is your choice, you have no right to expect acceptance from any other style of dress as you meet people. Grunge and goth do not fit in the crowd of jeans and t shirt nor the Armani crowd. Tuxedos, forget it. The only reason I would wear one would be for a special occasion for someone whom I feel is very important to me. Otherwise the best you can expect is a JC Penny suit. And that is becoming more and more a rare situation. But enough of me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We haven't had a truly "in touch with nature " president since Teddy. Nor are we likely to have one anytime soon and that is a shame. Right now our "global warming" and our 'no it ain't" sides are positioning themselves around money and I do not detect any REAL concern for the planet. Just prideful cocks strutting around the hen house. Your current "progressive" energy ideas, windmills and solar farms both use lubricants from "big oil" and both slaughter birds daily. Wind turbine blades whack them out of the air and concentrating solar radiation burns them to death. How is this conscionable? We have become</span><span style="font-size: large;"> a nation of witless wonders. Science as a whole fails to ask the correct questions over and over. It is not can we do this, the real question is SHOULD we do this. This also applies to economics, engineering, and governing. With every decision it should be a given to determine what the cost is and how shall it be paid. If it is a bad proposition, stop it now. Our current state and national "leadership" is no better or worse than the last, just different. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Prepare now because there is only 23 more shopping years till anarchy erupts full force. The odds are 6 to 5 on it beating Yellowstone.</span>The Louisiana Bayou Rathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07740769500679517912noreply@blogger.com0