Live From The Heart of Possum Hollow

What? You don't say?

2012-02-19T22:00:00.000-06:00

I didn't. I wish the politicians would try it also.

Sittin' 'n' waitin'

2012-02-04T09:39:00.000-06:00

Yep, sitting here waiting for the storm to blow through. Should be in about 30 minutes or so. 30mph front pushing through but will probably last less than an hour. Wish Scotty would show up and beam me to a beach somewhere. Guess I'd better call Louis and get my John Fred request in.....

It's wet out there

2012-01-24T17:05:00.000-06:00

Who knew. It is 40%ing out there like crazy, going from heavy to light and and back again. Typical Louisiana snowfall for January. (means the sky forgot to freeze the snow on the way down.) My outside thermometer is reporting 73 degrees F at the moment. It might even be right this time. Yesterday it was 143F. Who could've predicted, oh wait, they tried.

OOps.

november to january go fig....

2012-01-04T16:10:00.000-06:00

You Decide.

555

2011-11-22T06:05:00.000-06:00

It is 5:55 am and sleep escapes me. Many would say "impossible" as I once was gifted with the ability to sleep in the top rack of the helo chief's quarters right under the arresting gear (between the 2 and 3 wires I think). Basically pretend you are sleeping under the runway at O'Hare. Tonight for some reason I was waking up every hour on the hour from 11pm on. Oh well, cup of tea blog a little then see what happens.

Thanksgiving is upon us and the stores are once again giving no thanks but hoping for a black friday shot in the financial arm. Some stores are even opening before friday gets there. just makes me wonder if any of it is worth anything. I think that IF I can get to sleep thursday night at a reasonable time, I might just boycott the whole commercialized thing and wait till saturday afternoon. How I miss TG & Y this time of year.......

Trying to understand the basics of life.....

2011-10-31T23:09:00.000-05:00

Actually, after reading Ecclesiastes (that is how the spell checker spells it, though I wonder) I have to agree with The Preacher, the basics of life are mere vanities. If we follow the guide, we should be alright at the end of the trip but how many of us travel that way? Most of the time we get off the course we set out on and BAM, we wind up somewhere unexpected. As The Hub used to say, and I quote "Oh Very Well." (that would be Senior Chief Hubble, for the uninitiated)

For example, I joined the Navy in '71 planning to do 6 years and getting out and working for one of the oil companies as an electronics ( radio ) tech. Would have doubled my salary but would have never made a trip to Okinawa, Iceland, Spain or Sicily, not to mention Israel, Italy, or the south of France. Nor would I have seen any of the "Spanish Riviera." Such is life, 22 years later.

Mind, traveling on the government nickle is ok, but you wind up with lovely things like "Shore Patrol" or flight deck duty { if you have never been there, you really can't imagine. The Discovery Channel has a couple of shows on carrier duty, but they can't put the taste of burning jet fuel in your nose and noise that is greater than a Grateful Dead concert. And they don't really cover liberty launches and 12 on / 12 off 7 days a week. } I'll have to warm up the old scanners and select a few pics. More later as it is now bedtime.....

First round down and one to go.

2011-10-25T21:04:00.000-05:00

Long night that started early this morning. I'm not sure where things go from here but as long as I can make a left turn at Albuquerque it will be alright. More long tomorrow. Truly Sueliemani, it is vanity.

Politics. Multimouthed bloodsucking parasites aka congress

2011-10-21T21:03:00.000-05:00

I am really tired of the calls. Mostly the ones from computers. A genuine person on the other end of the call doesn't bother me quite as much and I will be civil to them. I'll give their candidate some consideration but I will vote my own mind. The negative ads just bug me and tend to make me seek someone else to vote for, and if you have to point a finger, there are three of them pointing back at you. I would rather hear intelligence in your discussion over decibels of shouts. If you must scream, you do not represent me.

Personally I think Bobby Boy is running for pres. I think Billy Bob is not truthful enough and Jay Bird just isn't the best man for the job, but once again our choices are limited. So I will ask God for help and do my best to hear the Spirit in the morning and vote, not for the candidate with the most attack adds but for the candidate I think will do the least damage.

And that is really sad.

Exploding Earth?? Terra Nova

2011-10-17T19:12:00.000-05:00

Strange name. Strange show. I say let the dino's rule.

Things are getting bad......

2011-10-10T15:07:00.000-05:00

when you come inside and your electronic thermometer tells you it is 82.3 f and you were sure it was at least 95 out there. I just do not like the aftereffects of drugs, including antibiotics. Of course some of the aftereffects of home remedies are just as pronounced, but there you have it. Just stripped down a pair of computers and found that they were P II's. Did not realize that beforehand, but there again you have it. Now to zap a couple of 40 giggers and see what comes next. I saw where Ruby has begun a change in versions now. I guess W8 should be mumbled about shortly along with other primary system upgrades. Should we push the government to track down and just shoot the virus makers and idiot hackers, maybe string up the script-kiddies? No, I do not trust the government either. Kinda like asking Beelzebub to swat flies. (I wonder how many sci-fi readers will catch that?? If you did, remind me who wrote it as I am swimming upstream in a senior moment.) I wonder when Apple is going to come out with Sabre Tooth (or whatever feline they think of next.) I have lost track of Ubuntu's system names. Natty Narwhal was the last (I think) and it is running smoothly for me as I tend to update daily or whenever I bring the system up. I have to say that W7 has been doing ok so far, but as with NN I tend to update frequently and have not experienced a bad update like I had with XP one time. Most of my W machines are still running XP quite adequately as W7 is on only 3 machines and it is likely to remain that way. Come 14 (if 12 is not the end of the world and Christ does not come) I will remove the all of the XP machines from the net and enjoy a total lack of concern about hackers, worms, viruses and governments spying on me. Maybe I will get around to that novel I thought about years ago.

Dear Mr. Polleetikciun

2011-10-04T19:59:00.000-05:00

Dear Mr. Polleetikciun
This is Louisiana and you are running for office. I don't care what the other guy has done that was wrong. What are you going to do that would make it right. You are in the state of "Vote for the crook, it's important!" so I really don't care who voted for a raise , but are you going to revoke it?? Didn't think so. How about are you going submit a plan that puts all legislature members under a regular health plan like the rest of us? Didn't think so. So why should I give a flatulent response about how bad the other guy is? If you have the nerve to be a positive innovator I will vote for you. If you have the guts to do what is right, show me. I don't care if it is governor, Lt. governor or chief dog catcher of Bug Tussle if it is my vote you want, try telling the truth about what you plan to do in office. If you don't have a plan, go home.

What a strange world we are on.

2011-09-18T21:19:00.000-05:00

I've been watching movies and football most of the day, nursing a sinus headache and apparently a minor fever. Not that they influence me all that much, but maybe it accounts for the weirdness. For some odd reason Reese Witherspoon was crossing my mind and I realised that for me, her best movie is Monsters vs. Aliens with Pleasantville a kinda close second. Why, I can't tell you, at least not without deep psychoanalysis. Cameron Diaz falls into the same boat. The Shrek series far ooutshines most of her other work for me. I wonder if it because of the cartoons I grew up with.

Best line ever for Reese: "It's not the first time."

That was the best movie for Hugh Laurie also.....

Mos qui toos

2011-09-15T18:11:00.000-05:00

Please do not confuse them with politicians. Just because they are blood sucking parasites with little conscience and no mercy does not mean they were elected by the uneducated mindless masses, they truly were born that way. Why, I have no idea. Not by my choice I assure you. As to the other blood sucking parasites who were elected by the uneducated mindless masses, why don't we replace them with a new set this time?

Draining the aquarium and wondering why.

2011-08-25T09:46:00.002-05:00


You Might notice the date is off. I just took this pic.

I don't know where the fish went. They just disappeared.

Nargles are suspected.....

Hold On

2011-08-14T18:13:00.000-05:00

Hold on to your Newton desk jockey, we're goin' sub huntin'.

Sometimes I get lost out there near the edge of my thoughts.

2011-08-13T19:11:00.000-05:00

I was
going through some photo albums and I stumbled across this old drawing. Tom DeSalvo was (and is, as far as I know) a good illustrator and there are several more images around the house that he used me as the subject. In my Naval stint I served as the night-time flight deck chief for HS-9 and he was in the electronics shop. Last I saw of him he was working on a graphic novel (modern day comic book leaning more towards the dark side of things). The parts that he showed me seemed to be very much in touch with the times and done as well or better than what was showing up on the shelves at the stores. I wonder where he is today?? If anyone knows, tell me.

Like Jim Bob said "Strange Days"......

Somewhere out there.....

2011-08-04T00:02:00.000-05:00

There are only three of them left. Such is life. We all will wear out eventually. These four columns have stood since about 1843. Over 150 years and they are a tribute to many things to many people. A taste of history for sure. The bricks that make them up were made by slave labor. Some will take offense to that, others will think differently, but to me they are the representation of people who worked and I think took pride in their accomplishment. One of the columns has succumbed to the ravages of time and I have a few of the bricks. To me they look like they were built by someone who understood the earth and how to shape it. We should never forget that slavery did exist in our past (and many people truly understand that the old type of slavery still exist, while fewer recognize the newer form of slavery) and it was simply a fact of life back then. I do not say it was right, just that it was.

For me, I choose the path of a free slave. I will serve Jesus by my own choice. .

Who's to say what today is?

2011-07-22T10:52:00.000-05:00

Some call it friday. others call it last day. some call it the other day. What difference does it make? It is today and the real question is what are you going to do with it? Dinner and a movie with a daughter? that is my plan at any rate. Try it if you can.....................

The 4th was great!

2011-07-06T23:01:00.000-05:00

We had a good group for the 4th this year. Of Aunt Al's group 53 of 77 O'briens gathered in one place. We had about 115 altogether and several regulars were unable to make it. We especially missed JL as he is the eldest cousin now I think. Next year we again eat on the 4th. Ya'll come.

The Heat Is On!!!!!!!!

2011-06-29T13:55:00.000-05:00

No, not summer reruns, although they do seem to be now. I am talking temp here. Heat index exceeding 100 is common and I have to wonder if it was the same back when I was young (as in under 21). I know we had hot days, but no one was tracking heat indecies back then. If it was over 90 you stayed in the shade. Or the creek. Or the bayou. Now the bayou is sucked dry for the cane and I don't know if you can even get to the creeks anymore. Up around Loyd Bridge you have to wrestle with the gators to get wet and Cocodrie is just as bad. The rivers are falling now as the flood is apparently over judging by the amount of news coverage it is getting. Making getting fish for the 4th a chore this year. But I'll get some from somewhere.

Yeeehaw....................................

Things are ever what they seem, if you know the truth.

2011-06-12T12:23:00.001-05:00

What does that mean? It means what you see is what you get, if you pay attention to what you see and think about it as you perceive. At least, that seems to be what Sir Arthur Conan Doyle believed. If you don't get it, read the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. You will......

The Lillies of the Field

2011-06-11T20:45:00.000-05:00

Things happen for a reason....

2011-06-06T23:55:00.002-05:00

Unfortunately, I do not always perceive the reason. That is both good and bad, good that I do not think I am smarter than God, bad that I sometimes forget that. Sometimes the reason is plainly before me, which is usually the best place to hide something from me. Sometimes the reason is obscured by the murkiness of my mind, and sometimes but the hand of the evil one. Through it all I have found that I have a firm belief that God knows more and better than I so I choose to leave it to Him. Even when I don't get the reason, I feel and believe that He knows best and the Spirit guides me through the swamplands of life to the lake brimming with perch.

I really hope to join up with Daddy there some day.

What is going on in this world......

2011-06-05T21:52:00.001-05:00

Don't ask me, I haven't a clue........

Flood and drought within 50 miles of each other.

2011-05-26T10:55:00.002-05:00

This just feels like human interference in nature to me. No levees = natural flooding and river course changes which in turn builds things up. Levees = designed disasters in the making.

Why on earth do we listen to the government? Consistently coming up with one bad idea after another. Spend and tax seems to be the general idea and we wind up spending more than we can tax and the deficit reaches unimaginable highs. No load people (rich and poor) place the load on people that just want to work and earn their way though life and be left alone to LIVE.

Until everyone is willing to do their part to benefit the natural progress of humanity without placing demands on others, we will forever live in the quagmire of self-centered destruction.

I don't know about ya'll, but that kind of depresses me spirit.

I'm still here

2011-05-22T20:23:00.002-05:00

I mean that from more than one angle. Didn't rapture on the 21st and everyone I know that I thought had a shot didn't either. So either the number guy got it wrong or a bunch of people missed the boat.

I vote with Jesus, no one but God knows.

This Day

2011-05-21T11:38:00.002-05:00

What can I say? I can say "I don't know." and it doesn't bother me. Some call it foolishness, others blindness, others things I choose not to repeat or write, but it isn't.

Is it today? If it is this writing is pointless (some say so anyway) as no one who can get what I say will be here. As I am still here, it wasn't 6am central.

Is it 6pm GMT? England wasn't thickly settled at the time nor was there a time median to be calculated from. 7k from the flood??

Maybe so, but given man's ability to tell time, I think I will stick to what Jesus said. God knows, not me.

And neither does anyone else. Statistics prove that man can manipulate math to suit his own needs. But the math of God is accurate and includes ALL possible variants, something man cannot get our tiny little minds around.

So I say leave it to God as He knows what He is doing and we don't. Is the "End of Time" near, yes, many of the signs are here. Can we "calculate" the date? I don't think so. So what do we do, we prepare for that day each day and expect Jesus to return at any time.

And "Don't Forget"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's Mother's Day

2011-05-08T15:14:00.002-05:00

Did you remember to say hi at least?

Not random, but chaotic.

2011-05-01T16:47:00.002-05:00

Such are the thoughts I have. Since there appears nothing wrong with the birth cert, why did it need to be hidden all these years? Knowing that the CIA is capable of almost anything (telling the truth would be a novel difference from the norm) couldn't they have put a cheap hacker to generate the paper more quickly? Were the files so messed up that it took this long to find the plant?

Gee, isn't conspiracy theory fun?

Time we got over the mistakes of the past and focus on the mistakes of the future.

I heard that someone got married a few days ago. The media is still going on about it.

I saw the destruction that occurred in Mississippi and Alabama on the weather channel.

Anybody in Europe raising money to help the homeless and others in need?

We have had march winds blowing since February. It's May. Global freezing?

My head hurts. Too much thought. Notice the correct spelling?

There is nothing new under the sun. God said so. So be it.

This doesn't mean we understand everything.
I know I don't.

What?? Who?? You've gatta be kiddin' me.

2011-04-17T12:02:00.003-05:00

Mike, Charley, George, and David. From Grandma's collection

As I slowly assemble things for future referencing, I lose track of what I am doing. So what the heah. I see in the comics that D T is hinting about a run for office. If he was running against David Duke, maybe. Obama, I don't know, maybe if Mickey isn't running this time but it would be a hard choice to make.

I for one do not wish to see another lawyer in office. I don't want a used car salesman again either. What we need is some down to earth farmers back in office. Last seen in the 18th century I think. It is time to do away with the nanny state. If you didn't put in, there should be no getting out. Total reduction of the Fed except for people who are elected, and a few to help maintain continuity. Term limitations and no retirement umbrellas for elected officials. Politics should never be a means for making a living as it instantly turns into a means of self-gratification. No congress should ever decide on a nickel of what it gets paid. Pack of thieves will give themselves a raise every year if the country allows them to. The IRS is only the strong arm of the congressional loan sharks (who borrow money an your and my credit and expect us to pay it back). And I might add, without my consent.

Would I support Obama, doubtful. Would I run against him; not my thing but if there was no other option, I might consider it. But I can assure you that I would only last one term as I would be too severely fiscally conservative. Basically the debt would be paid off in 4 years as no one who is elected would get paid for those four years until the debt was really paid off. No mystery math, no magic math. Just plain old arithmetic. There is no excess if there is debt.

Congress would collapse, no?

My son, the cheff

2011-04-09T12:49:00.003-05:00

Yes, I know it is supposed to be only one f. Personally I prefer sweet banana peppers, but if I'm feeling the need for heat, cayenne is as far as I go. If more is needed, perdition's fury adds more than enough for anyone. I must needs make a new batch if I can get the plants to produce. (My own special blend of dried hot peppers ground up.) Ingredients are secret and you do not have a need to know.

I turn 58 today. My target is to beat Bilbo. Genetically I know I am equipped for at least 89, but who knows. I'll be happy with whatever God may allow, but I am aiming for 134+. Several cards so far and truly gems among them. Handmade one from two of my granddaughters, snoopy cards, all perfect for me. I lost track of how many birthday greetings and wishes I have received on facebook.
Had a visit from my Navy buddy last weekend. Rick made it in time for lunch and we did a little catching up before he was back on the road again. Good visit. I'll have to dig up some really old pics to post.

Right now though, my body is confused. It is saying I'm 85. Guess lunch and a nap are in order.

Peace, Love and lollipops.

Thinking about it

2011-03-14T09:35:00.002-05:00

We are a couple of hundred miles from the coast. Elevation is only 63 ft. The question becomes; If a tectonic plate displacement occurs, would a wave 90 ft. tall be able to reach us? When it crosses the beach down near Houma, there is no longer a water base to feed it so it immediately begins to loose force and its base begins to thin. Like spreading butter on toast, is there enough to coat the land this far in.

The problem is mathematically solvable, if you have adequate information. But is it likely enough to need to calculate it? I think not. Were the wave that tall and in the Gulf, the rest of the earth would be suffering such upheaval as to make travel impossible anyway. Jon boat, preservers, pork & beans and vienna sausages with an assist from God is what you need.

What do i know? I'm just an old guy.

2011-03-06T15:55:00.002-06:00

Who happens to know much more than i have to tell. And yes, i do understand what your objective is. You may or may not succeed, but it will not be by your own efforts. You do not have a need to know nor do i feel a need to inform you beyond this. You are seen. You have been seen. You will be seen, and by more eyes than you know.

peon, governor, president is all the same to eyes that know.

Watch out for those that do.

and especially be aware of where i am.

Hint: if it is Sunday, try church......

Monday and I just realized this is my favorite answer city.

2011-02-28T15:06:00.002-06:00

NO

Is that poetic or what?

Watched the Natchez turn around at the Riverwalk. Cool. Fudge and Mike Anderson's Seafood with a little wine tasting. I wasn't driving. Temperature was pleasant and the rain blew right through while we were there. Parking was expensive as everything else seems to be, but it was expected.

Think I'll skip House of Blues: too many negative vibes to me. Maybe I'll pic some houses.....

What ya thinks kids? Sound like Pops??

Sunday Night in the Big Easy

2011-02-27T19:49:00.002-06:00

They surely are proud of things down here. Should have been twice as much cheesecake for all that money. But is was rich and tasty.. We got to town right after a parade was finishing up and people were leaving. And of course the gps was lost. Seems someone forgot to inform it about rearranging of major highways. We did tour some interesting areas of town, for sure.

Still a lot of work to be done around here. Hopefully people and companies will build smarter this time. I don't expect much from the PO though. Servers in the basement, I ask you?

It's Thursday Night

2011-02-24T20:55:00.002-06:00

What does that say about life? Don't ask me, I'm asking you.

Anyway, got shot today. Made some of the pain go away, so Whorey. Also made me take a three hour nap, fortunately not on a tour. Do feel somewhat better now. Hopefully now I can drop a few #'s and feel better. Oh 180 wherest art thou??

Tolerance

2011-02-11T09:04:00.002-06:00

Tolerance is the byword today. Not mine. I am intolerant of cold weather. That would be weather below 60f. Especially when in is far enough below 60 to freeze the plumbing.

I've heard it said that Christians should apologize for the crusades. Odd thing is you can't ask for an apology from Islam for the slaughter of non-believers of mohamed during the expansion of that religion. Nor even for the modern day persecution of Christians throughout the world.

I haven't heard any frenchman's apology for the theft of Huguenot (can never remember how that is spelled) property and lives when my ancestors were run out of that country for apparently believing and trusting the king of France.

Personally, I do not apologize for slavery in this country. Yes it was real, yes human beings were bought and sold, (and for those unfamiliar with the darker side of Louisiana history it wasn't just africans who suffered this, but whites as well as every other race and ethnic group) yes it was a stupid and short sighted solution to an agrarian problem, but it is history and I don't apologize for things beyond my control. No one asked me if it was ok. In case you seek permission, the answer is no! Just ask my kids. Pop's number one answer to most questions.

I guess what it boils down to is this:
If you are truly a Christian, you can't criticize anyones morals (or lack there-of).
If you are truly a Christian, you can't talk to God outside of your closet.
If you are truly a Christian, you can't have moral standards of your own (you bigot. You're making everyone else look bad).
If you are truly a Christian, you can't use history to tell the truth.
If you are truly a Christian, you can't use the Bible to correct people or your own children.

If you are truly a Christian, you know the devil wants you to shut up and he will use all of the world to try to force you to be quiet.

Well guess what people, I am a Christian and I will not be silent. America is doomed because it has forgotten it's past and the mistakes of europe are back to haunt us again. America has forgotten the Lord who made it possible and like Israel of ancient times, we seek to have a "king" like everyone else does and like Israel of ancient times, we may very well get one. I have predicted (not prophesied) anarchy in the past and I still believe it. Not problems in 2012 but anarchy in 2043. I'll be 90 and genetically the odds are good that I will live to see it. But as God wills, so be it. I am ready now.

This ain't Miami Beach

2011-01-22T17:43:00.003-06:00

and no, it's not groundhog day (yet)

My feet are cold. What does that mean?

8 am and freezing

2011-01-20T08:36:00.002-06:00

Of course for me it means the temp is below 60 outside. I freeze easily now. The coldest I have ever been was 30 below. That was Christmas in Maine. Ice floating in battery acid cold. Fuel oil congealing cold. I think it broke something inside because now I am driven loonier by the thought of cold weather.

And it isn't even snowing out there. Why????

The Geek Squad wuz heer

2011-01-14T11:13:00.002-06:00

Actually I think one guy does not a squad make. But he did get my network up and running. Next comes hooking up other stuff.

Oh the damage
radio transmission do,
prepare yourself
cerebellum too
for radiation is the game.

ouch.

2011-01-10T09:20:00.002-06:00

I came back home and now it is going to the bottom of the twenties. Obviously I need a winter home in the outback..................

I went to Florida to warm up.

2010-12-27T15:37:00.002-06:00

Didn't work.
29 tonight. Ouch. Have to wonder if God is trying to tell me something. Well, not trying, He is but am I hearing/listening? Therein lay the rub. I don't always hear so well. My attention factor is also somewhat dysfunctional. Wow, I didn't know that word used a Y. Spell check wonder....

and I do sometimes.

Do I Count?????

2010-12-05T14:20:00.002-06:00

One thing I've noted is that I have 3 followers. When I check the list, there are only two listed. What happened to the 3rd one? Is it me?? Is it the invisible man??? I have no clue. Of course, I used to be blonde. I wonder if that has anything to do with it????

Too much for me.

Lemon Tree Very Pretty

2010-11-21T14:13:00.003-06:00

Mine is. Fifty lbs worth of pretty. I have yet to squeeze them, but I think I may have enough juice for the 4th. Of course a little more never goes awry. (Now there is a word you seldom see in political print.)

What are we going to do??

2010-11-14T20:04:00.002-06:00

Political uprising in America?? The Tea Party? (by the way,tp, I hate your mail in the teabag campaign. Those envelopes do not handle passing through machines very well and your teabags wind up scattered throughout the postal machines I have to work on.)

So what else is new? Get this folks. From simple observation and coherent thought: This president is no better than the last, nor the one before, nor the one before that, nor etc. He is simple the one we foolishly elected. Why, because people fail to grasp the basic design of our country and what we truly need to move forward in a beneficial way for all. Republicans don't get it. Democrats don't get it. Libertarian don't get it. Communist don't get it. Fact of the matter is, no organized group of any significance really gets what America is supposed to be about. Our laws are now overly burdensome, inarticulately and ignorantly written in such a manner that only self-serving egotistical people can "translate" them for ordinary people. It is so bad now that the people who write the laws can't understand their own legislation without interpretors.

I find a simple solution in throwing out everything after the Bill of Rights. Hand the amendments. What the Bill of Rights says should be equally applied across the board to all people. Bearing arms is the best way to defend the country. Holding people, and especially politicians, accountable for their actions gives the best chance for justice. Leave the word and concept of "race" out of it, it doesn't matter.

As for religion, face it, this country was founded by and for Christians to show a better way to be Christian. (Mainly to europe as an agnostic teacher once said.) That way calls for loving your neighbor (biblical sense, not hollywood's perverted sense). (Not for "knowing" your neighbor (biblical sense).) It is why the (now) forbidden ten commandments was used as the basis for the primary basic laws by which the government should be run. I really don't care what Islam, Buddhism, or any other ism teaches. I believe God is right and we don't understand. We learn a bit more each day if we try. If you really examine the teachings if scripture, you find that Christianity is the only religion that allows for the existence of other religions. It teaches that they are wrong, or incomplete, true, because they fail to properly address the Creator. But nowhere does it call for us to violently attack. It does call for us to be separate, but not to separate so much that we cannot reach the sinner if they wish to seek God.

Does the teachings of what we call "The New Testament" call for us to be violent: no. Does it call for us to allow violence: again, no. But it does acknowledge that there is violence in us all and we should be aware of it and seek a better path. It does tell us to "hate the sin" but it also tells us to "love the sinner," a difficult distinction to make I grant you. As long as we live imperfect lives (which is always) there will be violence and we who serve may find ourselves the harbinger of violence and death. It is not the best choice every, but sometimes it seems the only viable choice we see. That is our human nature and at it's best we see people who willingly lay down their lives for others, at it's worst we see people throwing others into death's pathway to save themselves.

America's best hope is to be the former type. Does this mean fight the world's wars? I don't think so, but it does mean we should be the example and lead the way to peace, not peace at any cost, but the peace that is founded in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. I wish that I could make the drug traffickers and slavers feel the pain they deal in, the egomaniacs that rule so many countries now feel the awful despair they cause, not to punish them, but to make them see the Way. Then maybe we could live together for a while without trying to kill each other.

I doubt we can, but maybe....

Just a few random thoughts.

It got below 60

2010-11-05T00:30:00.003-05:00

At which point I tend to slow down mentally and physically. You should have seen how that came out of my fingers the first time. Cousin Aaron is heading to St. Jude's soon for his radiation treatment and is I think looking more forward to being done with it than going. I know I would be. I visited a bit this AM and he is looking fine (down girls) and ready to go. So all you prayer warriors out there get busy. It's a series of treatments and schooling is going to continue while there. So pray for endurance, no headaches, and especially for healing. Also keep Woody & Melissa (sorry if I spelled it wrong, but I am cold) in your prayers as well as having a child (even if he is more young man than child) who is ill is not an easy thing to bear. And don't forget Breck and Margie either.

Ya'll get ready, winter is here........

2010-10-20T23:32:00.003-05:00

I have made my backup. I have back upped my backup. I have backed up the backupped. Now I will venture an installation of the perfect 10 in the next few days and see how it affects (not effects) my antique dell.

Oh that ram wouldst expand at need, but alas, I have no more room.
according to dell, anyway. little do they know.......

Bye Bye Love

2010-09-04T15:06:00.002-05:00

Sometimes that is the way it feels when one we love passes on. Mrs. Billie Marie was a school teacher at heart and it was something I detected from the start. She wasn't tall or large. But she had that "Mother's presence" coupled with "teacher" that let you know without words that you had best behave. Even after retiring several times, you still felt the teacher in her and you paid attention when she talked. Her funeral was today and those who know me know I am not overly fond of pomp and circumstance, but in her case it fit. She always impressed me as someone with dignity and certainty of self that many people just don't have and don't get. I have over the years met many people of distinction including Navy Admirals on down, but few of them make as strong an impression as Mrs. Billie did. I have know heroes who have risked their lives to rescue those in danger, doctors who have used a knife to save lives, and dedicated people who have truly cared about those in need, but none of them exceed the teachers who really care about those who are under their care. No pilot, rescue swimmer, doctor, nurse, minister, or even teacher has ever reached the highest level of performance without first being taught "how to " by a teacher who cared. In the end, all we can really do is say a heart felt truly understanding and meaningful "Thank You" for being part of our lives. So from all of your students, colleagues, and friends I say Thank You for being there. You are truly loved and your memory and legacy lives on. (and to all you English teachers out there, I was a "C" student so don't be too critical of sentence structure and syntax. I'm not good at it now and never was overly efficient in word selection and usage.)

Ya'll have a nice day now, you hear!

Life in the fast lane means you have to duck the pigs in flight.

2010-08-20T13:00:00.003-05:00

Large print for the vision impaired writer.

I just wonder how I ever survived being around me when I was "young". I remember 'Brut' and I remember how much I'd wear. To all of you who were around me, I apologized for the offense to your sinuses and allergies. A boy just walked by me at the mall and I thought the 7th fleet might be in. Eu de french whore. (at least, that is what we used to call it, no offense meant to the French whores who might be viewing). Maybe my sense of smell is getting more touchy as I get older. I can tell you this though; I'd rather smell your sweat. C'est La Vie

I am often called to follow, less often to lead.

2010-08-14T18:03:00.002-05:00

I'm cool with that. Leadership is something best given to those who do not seek to lead. When one seeks to lead they often have no real clue as to what is needed of the leader and operate from preconceived notions that are most often forced upon them by others. The greatest leaders have always seen a need and truly had the talent and tools to lead. They often have no idea of being the leader, just see the need, then are pushed into the position of leader by circumstances beyond their control. They find they are capable of bearing the load and can wear the mantle of leadership well. Look at our representation in Washington. They are the perfect example of people who do not have the talent and seek to lead. They are capable salespeople who could sell a Frigidaire to an Eskimo on an ice flow. And they never ask if they should. The math still gives the country till 2043, but I really wonder now. With our current leadership it seems to me I am in a basket heading south (way south, not to the pole, the other south) Figure it out if you can, if not, then enjoy the ride because you are right here with me.

Oh for leadership not lost ....

Should I move to Funkytown??

2010-08-08T18:08:00.002-05:00

Or should I stick to lyp synch.

I do sound better that way.

But that isn't the point of singing, is it? Singing is a release of the inner self. The expending of energy that is purposed for our own inner reasons. Do we sing to praise our selves or higher beings (or the highest of beings, Yaweh, God, The Almighty, I AM). Think carefully before you say. You never know who is listening.

So if you hear me singing, wonder.

It's Hot Out There

2010-07-31T19:30:00.002-05:00

Mars is very bright tonight.

Did You know?

The war continues....

Why talk so much

2010-07-28T07:40:00.003-05:00

There are many days in which I have little to say.

Why can't politicians learn this?

And here we thought the world was going to end today

2010-07-17T20:24:00.003-05:00

Actually, I didn't have any expectation either way, stay or go. This is one of my pics from last millennium. Y2k to be exact. And the days plug on and I get older. I noticed that I am not alone. Most of the obits I see these days are people within 10 years of me, plus and minus. This gives me to presume that my time may come soon. Of course I am still shooting for Bilbo's plus 1. Odds aren't that good, but who know what wonders God may work.

Some days I find that I miss people who are gone. Now and then Denny Webster crosses my mind. (Motorcycle wreck about 3 decades ago.) I still remember Ira Lee Comeaux. I see his sister now and then but I still remember his funeral. Mickey, Mike, Les, Aunt Jo, lots of people still cross my mind. I have a time awareness deficiency that causes me to merge the past into a single entity that is hard to separate into proper position and sequence. So be it.

Life appears to go on. Those of us who are still here need to keep those who are gone in our minds and pass them on to the next generation. How else will they understand Captain Kirk?

The 4th on the 3rd....not 2008 but 2010

2010-07-09T12:26:00.004-05:00

Yes, I know. I missed it. The header says 2008 but the pics are from 2010. No mouse over ids on the pics though. Some things take a lot of work and time, of which I seem to be running out of a lot lately. Cook book is still in the works also.

And who is Hydro?
Cool tunes but I don't recognize it. -

Red Cloud is another new to me group. I find the music interesting and the song construction fascinating at times. Lyrics occasionally leave me a bit cold at times but overall they are a cool group.

Seems there is nothing new under the sun but I've heard that before and it is still proving true.

el-Presidente is out stumping for Dumbos again and still blaming Bush even though he has had enough time to accumulate enough disasters of his own. It is not the republican's fault the economy is in the tank any more than it is the dumbocrats. No president is any worse or better than the other. The problem now is that the people of this country have gotten lazy, complacent and incompetent. We are afflicted with the same disease that caused judgment to fall on Israel so many times in the old testament books. If we keep politician in power that elevate themselves above God we are surely going to enter into judgment moste severe. Anarchy will rise and this nation will fall.

The math still is saying 2043, not 2012.

The Mayans just ran out of room on the calendar.

Peace, Love, and lollipops.

Not The Brain
aypwip

Why?!?

2010-07-05T15:33:00.002-05:00

Why? That's my question. RealJukebox 2 came out and it was fully functional and did everything I needed. So they "improved" it into RealPlayer 1 and I haven't used them since. Every time something is adequate to the task, some dummy feels the need to "improve" things.

Government is the same. Once it was set up right, now it is "improved". Soon we will be "improved" into governmental servitude. For those who cannot see, governmental slavery is still slavery. Slavery is dependence and what else can you call it when the government wants you to depend on them alone for all your needs. Some may call it social networking, socialism, National Socialist, doesn't really matter. Governmental control is the ultimate objective and it is the pathway to total devesation and destruction

The path to true enlightenment does not lie along a path of self determination as so many seem to think. Self determination still relies on personal perception, analysis, realization, choice and understanding. Unfortunately we are not capable of comprehending the true nature of the universe or even ourselves. Consequently our analysis is flawed, as is our perception and our reason. True enlightenment requires that we understand that we don't understand everything and we cannot perceive everything and that we are not the true creator of anything. Only the true Creator can. Follow Jesus truly.

The full moon is here!

2010-05-28T00:03:00.002-05:00

Luna, Lunar, Luner, it's full tonight.....

Moonshine it does, clear and bright.

Revealing things to our sight.

Colours the same though dimmed a bit

Wonder if my pants will fit.

Everyone of intellegence knew. Everyone of greediness ignored.

2010-05-19T10:40:00.003-05:00

No big shock. The oil disaster was just a matter of time and was obvious from the start. I am somewhat surprised that it took this long, but then, the greed of man often insures that things of apparent value will be trapped for the purposes of the greedy. That it is BP is no shock either, given the record. But it could have easily been Exxon or Shell. What is needed is either a no impact means of travel or more footwork. Politician with a view to the future would help also. And I don't mean next tuesday, but 5 or 10 generations down the line. The past century marked the beginning of the end for mankind. The destiny of the dinosaurs awaits us if the Lord doesn't come soon (which I believe He will) and there will only be a remnant of man left in 500 years, starting over at the bottom of the food chain.

Cry for the coast folks. A blade of black gold is about to pierce its heart.
Those who know, pray for the miracle.

Bottom of the 18th and still kissin' ya sister

2010-04-17T21:20:00.002-05:00

Not many ball games give you two ffor one but the Mets and Cards are doing it tonight.

Not what you expect from the major leagues.Made it to the 19th now. More to come.

And teh sun shines on and the weeds grow tall and the mower sits and waits.......

Tuesday Afternoon.......

2010-03-15T22:25:00.002-05:00

Moody Blues I have. Monday blues I have. Royal blue with white rally stripes 68 Camaro I don't have. Go figure. I need to work on my priorities.

So do you Mr. Peresedente......

New Camaros, cool look, pitiful colour schemes. It's just sad.
So is congress: old look, pitiful colours, wasted votes for the country as a whole.

What I say? Hey!! Hey!!

What do you mean, what do you say, who do you B

2010-01-31T13:12:00.002-06:00

I B me. And no one else can be me because I am beyond unique. I exist because God said so. I have never been before and will never be repeated. My existence resonates throughout the cosmos and throughout eternity. I am alone and yet one with all, because my Creator knows me just as He knows you.

Get used to the idea dudes and dudettes.

Bon Doggie don't wanna play right.

2010-01-25T22:35:00.002-06:00

But what do you expect. She's a dog. Her favorite look is FEED ME. Her second favorite is I GOTTA PEE N!O!W!!!!!

Sounds like a kid, I know. Except she does listen on occasion. Rare occasion.

Sounds more like a teenager really.
Too bad I can't find her a job.

All things new and used

2010-01-16T15:31:00.003-06:00

It's been a few weeks and much has happened. Mostly cold stuff. Temps below 60 for days on end, earthquakes and all kinds of fun stuff. Keep the folks in Haiti in your prayers and thoughts. I have some friends there and so far things are ok on their end. But for many there is death and disaster. There are many areas that you can help in, including donations through the Red Cross and many church organizations. I don't expect much in the way of aid from their neighbors and we need to help while we can. This country is headed for hard times and we need to be ready for whatever comes our way. Keep in mind that San Andreas isn't the only fault line in the country.

Last post of the year

2009-12-28T19:50:00.002-06:00

Christmas is past and a ton of videos await my attention. I hope to have a couple of days to enjoy, but we shall see. I'm not going to review the past year, because it is the past.Nor will I wonder about the future as it hasn't happened yet. Just leaves the present, which I open with relish and ketchup.

Happy Christmas and Merry New Yeah Ya'll.

Happy Beethoven's Birthday Ya'll

2009-12-15T23:29:00.003-06:00

For those not in the know, or otherwise ignorant of the day, December 16th is the day that Beethoven's birthday is observed by those who care. We know that it may not be accurate, but we don't care. It is as good a day as any. So put on Fur Elise and drink a glass of Dr. Pepper for me and Ludwig

OOPs

2009-12-13T16:37:00.001-06:00

OOPs. I was off a year. Uncle Steve was only 95, about to turn 96. Memory ain't what it used to be.

A fond farewell

2009-12-10T23:27:00.002-06:00

The time has come to bid farewell to Uncle Steve. For those of you who knew him, he has passed from this life to the next this month and his funeral will be Saturday, December 12th at St. Timothy's ( on Horseshoe Drive). He lived several years past Aunt Leona, which really I didn't expect. He would have made his 97th birthday next month also. For me, I will miss him. I didn't visit every day, but every visit was a good one in these past few years. His spirit of independence ( or hardheadedness, which ever you prefer) was deeply appreciated by me and is one I hope to emulate in about 40 years or so. (According to some, I am well on my way to perfecting the trait.) Of course there are surprises as the kids go through the stuff collected over the past three quarters of a century. Some things remembered are currently unlocated and some records going back to the war years turn up.

As the Navy says, Uncle Steve, "Fair winds and Following seas." Enter your rest peacefully and know that your kids and grandkids do love you still, just as their love for Aunt Leona continues.

And mine as well.

What?

2009-12-07T11:24:00.003-06:00

snow in december. fine. except I'm in louisiana. this isn't january. what's up with that?

and it is still below 60.

pictures @ labayourat.com

Christmas Eve

2009-12-03T00:00:00.002-06:00

Christmas Eve is coming. It is December 24th. So when we have our annual Christmas Eve Communion Service, It will take place on the 24th. Yes, I am poking fun at you. At me too.

Just so ya'll will know, it will be at 6PM and anyone who wishes to come will be welcome, even if his name is Obama. Or Bush, or even if it is Jimmy and his brother. (No Billy Beer though. It is church.) The service is usually about a half hour with some singing, a short message/meditation, Communion and a candlelight Prayer circle. There are usually about 50 people present. Sometimes more and sometimes less. The more people that sing though, the better it sounds. And you don't have to be good either. Just look at me. I won't say just listen to me because you might leave. I am not trained in the art of singing. Something about talent being useful.

If anybody bumps into the governor, tell him also. We generally allow anyone in (unarmed that is.)

Is it Time? Are we there yet?

2009-11-19T21:14:00.003-06:00

Should we be looking for that left turn at Albuquerque? I think we might be a little late.We are too far east and a left turn puts us in Chavez country.But what does it matter? Socialism will eventually collapse on itself when the elitist put too much distance between themselves and the masses and communism will follow the same course. The republic will fall when the liberalist reign supreme and as the country goes into socialism the new slavery will take hold. We end up with the anarchy and then the rebellion will lead us to a time when comes the voice of freedom and death howling against the evils of the world. Until that time God's children will suffer, unless of course the appointed time arrives. Personally I hope the time will come before 2043, but no one knows for sure. We can only say the time is near (to God) and when it does arrive, everyone will know, but not everyone will be ready.

The biggest question is; Are You Ready?

Does it really pay?

2009-11-14T08:45:00.002-06:00

Please Please don't punish me now, Do it later....

Politician; Not public servant. I've seen good men go to jail for doing the right thing, I've seen the bad go free. What I haven't seen from the courts is a sense of fairness or the intestinal fortitude to put what is right first. Jefferson should go to jail now. You've been convicted of the crime (one of many you've not been convicted for} now do the time. Write your book while you sit in your federal location. Believe me when I tell you, you are not that important a person. [And in truth you should have the company of many others who suck the life out of the once great country.]

For me, I say the levee system should be removed. Flattened. If you build a house in the lowlands, expect to go for a long swim each spring. That is the only way the coastlines of America can be rebuilt and the only way habitat can be preserved or expanded. There is a reason it was called the "Lower 9th ward" and no one should be building houses in such an area. And Morgan City should be on the mouth of the Mississippi / Atchafalaya rivers. Take out the dam and let the swamps be refreshed each year. That would expose the many hidden drains dumping illegally into the river between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.

As for terrorist, I'm tired of the term. That criminal in Ft. Hood should be tried for murder however many times he killed. Then shot, hung, fried for his actions. The idiots who planned and caused the execution of the hijacking of the planes that flew into the towers should be tried for hijacking and however many counts of murder they committed. If you consider Islam a "religion of peace" you need to check it's history. Maybe it started out that way but if it did, man has perverted it beyond imagination. It is now a call to arms to gain control of the world and is a bigger threat than communism ever was. Religion is just the excuse for committing the atrocities to gain control. Not the first time it has happened and it won't be the last.

I still say anarchy is coming about 2043.

Be prepared or be eaten.

Sailors

2009-11-10T09:20:00.003-06:00

Having seen high seas in the north Atlantic and having passed through the edge of a hurricane in a "gator navy" (round bottom) boat I know the fear you find when the Gales of November might show early. I still tear up every time I hear Gordon Lightfoot sing about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Today is the anniversary of the sinking and questions remain unanswered and can only be answered with conjecture. For that uncertainty I pray for the strength and comfort of the families.

And I still hear the call of the sea.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-02T08:50:00.001-06:00

We are eating at Moma's. For those who know, yep we are. Hope to see ya'll there.

Danger is upon us and the Saints come from behind.

2009-10-25T20:20:00.003-05:00

What happend to mail when it is not properly sealed. Remember, all mail generally gets machine handled before it is handled by postal workers.

Life takes many funny (as in peculiar, not Ha Ha) turns. My head has finally stopped hurting so much. Might be due to the prescriptions that I take now. I hate having to rely on medication for anything. It's like depending on the government. No matter how much it helps you now, there is always a cost later. And since that has been the case for over a century now, the debt is out of control. As long as there is a debt, there is no such thing as a "surplus" of funds. The state needs to learn that as much as the Feds need to learn it. I wish everyone would live that way, me included.

And you should realize, if it takes a book to create a new law, the new law is a bad idea. Health care by the government? Bad, bad, bad idea. The government can't run itself as it is. They have a mediocre record with veterans health care (after the promise of lifetime care) and the current health care (medicare/medicaid) is replete with fraud and deceit. I hope all of my representatives in DC "just say no!" but it isn't something I would bet on. We need to go back to less government and less governmental intrusion into our private lives. (And MORE personal accountability) {{Especially personal accountability}}

oh well, I forgot the title

2009-10-21T22:04:00.002-05:00

These things happen. The true test of character is in what you do afterward. And I have it on competent(??) authority that I am one. Grandpas are like that. Time you politicos listened to someone besides lawyers.

New Kids On The Block.

2009-10-03T14:29:00.002-05:00

Grandkids numbers eight and nine are here. Grace Kelly Hoyt and Brashtin Beaux Thiels and Moms (Kelly & Lisa) are doing fine. Check the Facebook pages for pics.

The Rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

2009-09-26T18:27:00.002-05:00

But we can hope the sun will shine here. Hope our representatives listen and truly represent the will of the people. Hope the will of the people unifies in the call for reduction of government, not enlargement.

Hope for the extremely unlikely and nearly downright impossible.

That is why they call it "hope".

And a big ole "HI" to Hope Wemple. Hope you have a nice day.

First it was dry, now it is wet. Louisiana

2009-09-15T09:17:00.002-05:00

Just a quick question for you. When was the last time the government took over something and made it work better than it worked before?

The Answer: 1776 - 1792

That is correct. They took over governing the country from a despot (who in my humble opinion was a bit cracked) and devised the only government in the world based on the 10 commandments and a touch of history (Roman for the uninitiated) and came up with a way for independent people to live together.

We are no longer a nation of the independent looking for our own better way. Unfortunately the dependent peoples of the world came, some from every country out there. Now we are rapidly becoming a dependent nation doomed to failure because the government has chosen to ignore the wisdom of old for the stupidity of the new. Such is life. When anarchy comes there may be a chance for those who remember to carve out a new country of hope based on the laws of wisdom but I cannot foresee where or when exactly. I fear that I shall live to see the anarchy but not the reawakening of independence. A famous American once said "Give me liberty or give me death." and in that statement is the difference between slavery (governmental slaver, which is our current course) and freedom.

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness is now a thing of the past. (Till anarchy passes)

To all you politicians: a vote for government run medical stuff is a vote against me. The government has the responsibility to those who have served it in the armed services, as promised upon enlistment, but not to the general public.... I will remember.

Florida sunshine, liquid and not falls on all

2009-07-26T13:04:00.002-05:00

You really don't get what that means do you? Oh well, you can't educate the don't knows if they don't realize the necessity of accepting or redirecting change. Or recognizing that when a politician uses the word change, they don't refer to a natural process but to the manipulation of the masses to suite their own ends. And by the by, it isn't for your benefit at all. Not for mine either, come to that. Socialist health care, governmental health care, whatever you want to call it, will cost you your freedom. Maybe not totally in this generation, but down the line that change will come. Anarchy then revolution. Which one way will you go?

Maybe Charlie Daniels was on to something........

When things go south

2009-07-24T21:02:00.002-05:00

For me it means I'm in Lakeland. It also means I passed a ton of yard sales and such. I didn't stop. {believe it or not}

Start your engines

2009-07-02T08:05:00.003-05:00

Just a random thought that occurred to me. That happens with alarming regularity. Have you noticed the not-so-subtle erosion of rights that America is experiencing? I am now a terrorist in the eyes of the alleged government. Why, you ask. Because I have military training. I believe homosexuality as it is called these days, is a sin in the eyes of the Creator, which means no heaven for them if they are not willing to yield to God. The government views me as homophobic and intolerant. Intolerant maybe , but I am not afraid of the homosexual. I just believe that it is both sinful to have "same sex" sex as well as illogical. Because you fail to grasp the difference between a christian and a fundamentalist does not mean that I am wrong. I know I am not wrong. I am a plain old christian. I do not wish to rule the world nor do I wish to tell others what to choose. But I do want everyone to know that all choices have consequences and choices that involve God should take His views into consideration. I am willing to stand up to the consequences of believing God knows what He is doing and I will deal with whatever comes my way from that basic belief. I know it sounds cliche' but I accept and practice the "love the sinner but hate the sin" view. At least I try to, but it is difficult to love someone that blows up children in the name of a false prophet or from a faulty view of God. While killing in general is wrong to me, there are times where the actions of individuals and groups generate a necessity for such actions. Suicide is wrong but it is ok if you jump on a grenade to save your fellow man. God has the capacity to understand each and every motive of our heart and I think the true motive of our heart is something we seldom give much thought. If we did understand our own motives I think we would be terrified of what we sometimes think. Don't you think so??

To all you english teachers out there, my apologies. I have a huge sinus headache and no grammar checker for this program.

Peace ya'll

For fortune look not lest ye find it

2009-06-21T20:47:00.002-05:00

The weather is hot. I mean hot. Hot hot hot.......

Looks like life, politics, and the 4th are going to be hot too.

Be There!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Except I'm in TExas at the moment

2009-06-10T16:52:00.002-05:00

Hot is a good word for it. triple digit temps and shade is at a premium. I've been thinking about the current nominee (at least I think it is) and there is no way anyone who thinks a justice needs to set policy is not someone I want to put in a position to empower themselves. We already have enough of that in congress. I'm starting to think that lawyers should be barred from the judicial system and congress. Kinda like putting the cat in charge of the canaries. Oh well, the country is going to die soon since it has forgotten the God who made it possible.

So o o o .....

before we go, does anyone remember any tales from the last generation. If you can remember any or even memories of the 4th or other visit, how about sending me some. I know fishing with Grandpa or Aunt Jo or Daddy was educational although maybe not in a state approved or accredited way. Also cooking with Aunt Sue was something else sometimes. And if anyone might have a copy of some of her short stories, send me a copy. I'd like to get them to Terry Sue if possible.

Peace, Long life and prosperity

Happy Mother's Day Ya'll

2009-05-10T13:13:00.001-05:00

Mother's Day is here!
(Doesn't mean drink Lots of Bier)

and be nice to each other 2.

Never mind

2009-05-07T11:39:00.000-05:00

I ran out of time.

Wet, Wild and Harry

2009-04-17T23:11:00.002-05:00

Well, as far as weather goes, wet anyway. Flood watch/warning for over by Glenmora. slick roads. etc.What a day. But nearly time for bed.

Peace
Love
Chickin

Think about it.......

Being ignorant can sometimes serve you well, but not if you don't know it.

2009-03-22T16:54:00.004-05:00

I never know if anyone reads my blog. Good thing I can deal with my own ignorance. Being aware of it means you can choose not to be a slave to it. There are unfortunately those who are ignorant and aren't aware of it.
In fact some think they are smarter than Mensa minds but are so ignorant you wonder how they manage to breath. Some think they can lead but only lead to trouble as their vision is clouded by a self-indulgent, self-glorifying, self-elevating visions of personal achievement while they forget about the rest of us.
Such leadership invariably lead to more burden on the people they are supposed to serve at higher cost than anyone (but the wise) can imagine. There are so many people around today that constantly amaze me because they manage to breathe unassisted. But don't ask them to do a simple task like folding their clothes. It might overload their mind. Have the government do it for them and everything will be "ok".

The only thing the founders of America failed in was their recognition of all men meaning all men. Not just white men and not just property owners (although that was not incorrect for the time as only property owners could supply the government with funding.) But all men who could share the vision of the "City on the Hill". The Example of freedom, not for the purpose of ruling, but for the purpose of working together to build a better place where all had the chance to WORK for a living and not be dependent on a government for sustenance. We need to be independent of governmental influence with the government having primarily a concern for the public well being and protection.

Did you know that the enlistment oath for all the services calls for the defence of the constitution from enemies within as well as without? It did and still does and will be until the liberals realize that they are included in the list of "within".

Exestentialiism misspelt

2009-03-06T11:59:00.002-06:00

Irrelevance of title: yes it is.

Which is the genius, Pinky or the Brain? We all have our thoughts on it. Most people fail to realize that "genius" is a situationally relevant term. The savant that can do math but can't tie his shoes is useless if you are trapped on an island and need to trap game isn't he? The greatest testing genius of our time might be a whiz at chess, but could he feed himself unattended? I am a genius. I know it. But that doesn't make me capable of solving the world's problems. (Actually the solution is obvious to me, but the world hasn't wanted to listen for two millenium so I guess they aren't going to change now.) I know my capabilities have not been fully explored, nor do I wish to at the moment. My sinuses hurt.

Things just keep getting stranger and stranger

2009-02-24T10:51:00.002-06:00

Then again, things always have been strange for me. Being aware of so many things that intereact and having others not understand the obvious just bugs me. Makes me want to go back to bed and start over. But how useless that will be unless I sleep for a hundred years or so.
Chaos math is real by the way. It is a simplified understanding of the complex nature of interactive analysis and projection. Statistics are only true when ALL the variables are known, understood and applied. Even the simplest of things, think butterfly flapping wings in Brazil, interact with things that are equally simple yet the entirety of the interaction is mostly hidden. Yes, it may have caused a cyclone in India, but it also may have prevented an eruption of Vesuvius. No computer conceived by man has shown a capability of understanding or analyzing the full scope of the interactions of the universe within itself.

My real question is this: Do we rely on technology or do we rely on the technician? The politician or our self? The man or the Creator. Only One has the truth. I leave it to you to figure out who.

I already am aware.

(for The Gravy)

Possum Hollow Pundits

2009-02-17T09:28:00.002-06:00

There is actually nothing on the Dead Pelican website about Possum Hollow. Maybe it will stay that way. But if you want to see how the politicing in La is going, give it a shot. And yes, sometimes I make up the words but you can usually gather the meaning rather quickly.

Sometimes I wonder why people think they can get away with anything. I could not when I was a kid. My kids thought they could, but seldom did they unless we just felt it was not worth the squabble. And even then they found out later that we knew and they just forgot that we knew. I grew up without an expectation of privacy (three brothers and two cousins) and I never figured I could get away with anything because Moma always knew what was going on. Daddy did too, but he would let us make the mistake then tell us. I must say that correction from Moma was expected, but when Daddy got into the correction game, it hurt inside more than outside.

Currently I'm waiting for my Valentine present. They were out so I had to order on line. Waiting for delivery is something else.

I love you world, but you are a pain in the rear at times. Closest I've ever felt to God I think.

I don't remember that being part of the plan.

2009-02-03T12:52:00.002-06:00

I just figured out that I'M old. When did that happen? My son is over 30. 7 grandkids. More on the way?? Maybe?

Oh well. Life happens.

Chance for peace in the mid-east: Maybe the same as for Chris Collingsworth picking the winner in the super bowl thing? Nah. Nowhere near that good. Peace will come to the mid-east when there is no more atmosphere for people to breathe. Is it possible? Yes it is. Is it probable? Yes it will be some day. Will it be done by negotiation or armed conflict. Nope. Only when the second coming arrives. Till then, pray for less hostility. I think that is the best we can hope for.

Have you read Cheryl's book yet? I found it interesting to see things from a different perspective. I guess it makes a difference if you know the players, but anyone studying psychology or psychiatry could find some interesting things in it. I got the hardback version from AuthorHouse.com for under $22 with shipping and all. Check her blog for a picture of Uncle Possum with his two rabbit hounds.

You know, nothing seems sillier to me than a white boy (or black one for that matter) trying to look cool(?) by "busting a sag" or whatever they call it now. It gets my vote for worst fashion(?) trend ever.

And I wore bell bottoms for years -courtesy of Uncle Sam you know.

The Princess Dairy

2009-01-25T20:01:00.002-06:00

Actually, those were just words that came out of my head. If you might wish to write the book, feel free.

The weather is changing again, naturally. What do you expect in Louisiana? But boy does it make my bones know it now. Cheryl's book is available now at Amazon and Authorhouse. It's an interesting read so far, especially as it is family history. Had a couple of surprises in it for me as well. So be prepared.

The election is over. New guy in charge, ect. Actually Obama doesn't bother me as much as the ultra left congressional fau-paux that we have destroyed the country with. There is hope for the country though. God can use anything man does and turn it to good. Sometimes we can't see where He is going with it, I can assure you, He will get there.

Where we go tomorrow, who knows?

Walk with God and have no fear.

It's Wet Out There

2009-01-04T21:15:00.003-06:00

For those who haven't been out for a while, It is wet out there. Not an inch of rain yet, but it has been wet all day and will be all night it looks like. Louisiana Snow. Who knows??

The biggest problem I see in the world is that there is no concept of family left in the world. Kids today especially have not been taught from their earliest days that family s important.The socialism that is rising in power is substituting itself for the parental role and society is blindly accepting this false proposition as ok because true family value has been shunted aside as an outdated idea. Funny how it was good enough for three millenia, but is no good anymore. Sorry guys, but you are soon to be dead wrong. The direction you are taking invariably leads to dictatorship, then anarchy, then restoration of common sense for a generation or two. Oh well, in the end God wins so there!!! As a kid might say.

Everyone who knows me knows that I am still a kid and I mean it.

Cheryl's book appears to be getting close to publication, so all you cousins out there need to order one. If the clan buys one per family unit, it should make the bestseller list for a week anyway. Good luck Cuz.

And you Hoyt's out there need to get me the recipes to me soon................

The Humidity outside is somewher between 100 & 500 %

2008-12-11T09:23:00.003-06:00

Some people might say impossible, but if you are from Louisiana, you can accept that as normal for summer. But this is winter. Yes, there is frozern sterff upon the earth. I'm not sure about the lower reaches, but Possum Hollow definitely got a coat of "snow," the Louisiana version. PICS ON THE INDEX PAGE.

This rates as not my favorite kind of weather. I don't work well in temperatures below 60.

Of course there are those who say I don't work well at 60 and above also.

To all I say: What? You talkin' to me? You say summpin?

Should I run for governor when Bobby Boy goes for Prez??

I haven't wanted to be in charge of anything since I got off the flight deck. But what choices we have made since then. Could I be a bigger loser that what we chose, what we have? Sometimes I think Bon-Doggie could do as well.

Bye the bye, candy canes and envelopes don't mix. It's the mail version of drinking and driving. Sooner or later - mostly sooner- you are going to have a wreck. Then your mortgage payments gets shredded in the process of removal. THINK BEFORE YOU MAIL, please.

It's December folks and tomorrow is the "Day of Infamy"

2008-12-06T20:33:00.003-06:00

Fortunately for my family, no one was there. But for other families the day lives on. As I look at our nation's history, the cause for that day has returned. The de-emphasis of military service, the lowered standards throughout our country, The return of socialism in the mindset of congress. We are ripe for a kickin' but I don't think the country will recover quite the same as last time. This time I look for the divisions in the country to increase rather than combine to a unified force. God is no longer important to the country, unless you are trying to strike a deal with Him. This has put our contry at risk because of the presence of unbelievers who are forcing believers aside. We will fall as a country when they succeed. Do you think the homeless make up a discomforting group now? Wait, you may well wind up in their ranks.

How to tell when your country has gone to pot: <>
1. You have to vote for the crook because it is important.
2. Your front runners in elections are charged with felony crimes from before the beginnings of the election cycle. FRONT RUNNERS, not candidates.
3. You hear idiots griping that a governor of a state isn't qualified because they have been governor for only a couple of years and you elect someone who has never been in a position of command.
4. many, many, many other signs are all around us.

Prepare, for if the Lord doesn't return, anarchy will.

You ever have a song in your head that won't go away?

2008-12-05T09:19:00.002-06:00

What do you believe?
What do I believe?

Oh well, at least it's not a small world. People say it is, but just try to swim the Bearing Strait. Less than a finger wide on the map. If it was a small world you'd have nie trubble wud ye?

The truth is that it is a large world filled with small people. Sad, but true. Penny-ante politics (no clue if that is how you spell penny-ante, but my spell checker buys it.) mess up every day life. Thieves run the country but are obviously not members of a reputable Thieves Guild. As the Hub used to say: "Oh Very Well"

And there you have it

Peace

Sittin in the mall and wondering why

2008-11-25T12:54:00.003-06:00

Got to go to the large font so I can see it. The curse of age, you know. Seeing all the kids out of school here and wishing school could be 24/7 sometimes. But then again, I'm not that mad at anyone and wouldn't want to curse the teachers that badly for anything. At least a few of the kids are with a parent or two. I note that many of the stores are devoid of customers though. Oh well, gotta go get some vitamin c as per dr.'s orders.

Merry Thanksgiving and a Happy CHRISTmas.

Let's try that again

2008-11-11T20:25:00.002-06:00

Armistice Day / Veteran's Day.

I guess there aren't many left who remember the origin of this day of observance. How many people remember back to 1918? They are nearly all gone. Those of you who have family in their 110's best go talk and reminisce with them. They will soon be gone like the veterans of the war for Southern Independence. (Weren't nothin' civil about it if you ask me.) Daddy and his brothers and sisters did their part during WW2 (the second war to end all wars) and I gave them 22 years of active service. I thank God that I never had to face an enemy with a gun trying to kill me. I have cousins that know that feeling and I know from their experience that I don't want to face that situation. Now My son and daughter-in-law are in harms way following orders and doing what they can. I think more than others I have an appreciation of this situation and the fullest of ramifications that can come. I know I certainly appreciate the nature of the situation more than many of our "leaders" and others in positions of power. I guess it's a good thing my finger is nowhere near the button.

If you can walk down the street and not fear for your life, you should thank a veteran (and policeman and firefighter and neighborhood watcher) because their blood makes it possible. The days of safety are numbered now and the number is getting smaller. The time has come to teach your children well, not just what they need for living, but what they need for life. Teach them about their ancestors and the trails and tribulations, the joys and sorrows, the good and the bad of their history. Hold nothing back because the world will not hold any evil back from them. Especially teach them about the nations and their relationship with God as well as their own personal relationship with God (and Jesus).

Heaven comes soon. Keep your eyes open and your ears tuned.
Live to serve and serve to live.

It's Saturday and it's above freezing.!.!.

2008-11-01T13:06:00.003-05:00

That's the way I like it.......

above freezing (60 for the uninitiated )

The election is upon us. The question is do we elect someone who may not be qualified to run legally or do we elect someone who knows pain and suffering. I'll let you figure out who is who. I hear that Mickey is still declining, but there is always Ralph....

What a choice huh? Liberal or socialist. Do we go with corporate or push on to anarchy? I find the whole thing tiring to no end. Nor do I see a good end to this. Depression is coming, financial and mental.

My question to God is "are you judging this country or are you allowing this country to fail?" The original concepts that formed the country are lost on the big government people because that is one of the things my forefathers fought against. Privilege for the rich and oppression for the poor. Guess what? That is one of the things that brought Israel into judgment and Babylonian slavery. It caused God's favor to be withdrawn from Israel and we face the same fate. Never has prayer been more needed and less used. Yet just a few good men can change the world. Such is my hope.

Stock up you ammo and keep your powder dry.

We're gonna need it and soon...................

Poli-tics

2008-10-28T08:07:00.004-05:00

Poli - many
tics - bloodsuckers
poli + tics = Congress

the math does too.

Like my brilliant (and beautiful) daughter - in -law said. God be with us. Our choices this time around are slim. Socialist, liberal, Ralph Nader, who else?? How I miss Mickey & Alfred E. Evil choices yield evil but unfortunately it is all we have. Comparatively speaking we often go with the perceived "lesser" of two evils (or in this case up to ten) but what else is there to do? Not vote and let Satan influence more and more or vote for the least damaging choice? I guess we must or suffer the onset of anarchy. It is coming so hide your valuables and pray, then get out and vote..