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Sunday, February 23, 2020

A second out of Phase (On my way too.)

A second out of phase means being “separated by a millisecond of time and a nanometer of space,” quotes the Doctor Who. Last year at this time, I got sick from exposure and saw Alita: Battle Angel.
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness,
and all these things will be added to you. (Matthew 6:33)”
Triple Threat by Snicket324
Triple Threat by Snicket324

Saturday, February 22, 2020

You working today?

I was up ‘til 2:30 to share a funny image to a friend who was feeling down and I finally heard “Tonight, Tonight, Tonight (which was not covered by the Beat Crusaders).”
“Jose Pepper’s & Cactus Grill: 2/22/2020 National Marg Day! Enjoy Fiesta Nachos all Weekend Long. $7.99 Click Here for Details”
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will (Psalms 91:1-2)
abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD,
‘My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’”
Princess Luna Vector 11 - Letter by CyanLightning
Princess Luna Vector 11 - Letter by CyanLightning
“Why no one ever does these bums me out.
It’s fun to learn odd little things about my friends.

Do this with me 😊

1. What’s your middle name? What isn’t my middle name, huh huh?
2. Last time you cried? Yesterday, almost
3. What's your favorite pizza? Where?
4.Favorite flower? Whole grain?
5. Favorite vacation spot? Get out of Town!
6. Do you like to camp? Let’s do the Time Warp again
7. Untie your shoes when taking them off? Yes
8. Vanilla or chocolate? Chocolate
9. Coffee drinker? Yes, when I go to work, early on Saturday
10. Ocean or mountains? I have traveled to the mountains, once
11. Country or Rock? Both
12. Favorite Color? Impact Blue
13.Tattoos? No
14. Color of hair? I don’t know
15. Color of eyes? I don’t know
16. Favorite thing to eat? Pizza, tacos. Steak, seafood.
17. Favorite Holiday? Paid
18. Beer or Wine? Infrequently
19. Night owl? Often
20. Favorite day of the week? Friday
21. Do you have a nickname? My name isn’t Nick, is it?
22. Five people, who will do this? no idea”

Friday, February 21, 2020

The best-laid plans (Botch-fest)

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,”
so I didn’t pick up my prescription, pay any bills or do online errands.
“Women are like radar systems and their attraction is based on what’s going on inside your mind. Use this visualization to finally to become a dating master,” yet I have had bad times with Clickbank so I didn’t purchase the pitch:
“Did this a year ago ... let’s see what’s changed in 365 days.

• Favorite smells: Being near the kitchenette is difficult as the smell of barbecue permeates the air in the office
• Last Cry: I’m not sure
• Favorite pizza: Buffet
• Favorite Flowers: Sometimes
• Favorite dog breed: We have two dogs
• Favorite footwear: Avia
• Favorite ice cream: Humor vampirism 034
• Shorts or jeans: “I like shorts
• What are you listening to right now: Smack Talk: Star Wars The Force Awakens
• Color of your vehicle: It’s red
• Color of your eyes: I don’t know
• Favorite Holiday: Paid
• Night owl or day person: Night
• Favorite day of the week: Sunday if I have to work Saturday.
• Nickname: My name isn’t Nick, is it?
• Favorite type of music: 94.9 KCMO
• Tattoos: no
• Piercings: No
• Do you like to cook: No
• Can you drive a manual: No
• Do you wear perfume (cologne): Not really
• Favorite color: Impact Blue
• Do you wear glasses: Yes
• Favorite season: Autumn
• Ever broken a bone: It’s Been One Week
• Favorite place in the world: Wherever home is

Come on ... Someone do this with me. Let’s take a break from negativity & have fun. Copy & paste with your own answers.”
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, (Galatians 6:9)
for in the due season, we will reap if we do not give up.”
Young Mayor Mare portrait by CloudyGlow
Young Mayor Mare portrait by CloudyGlow

Sunday, February 16, 2020

PostScript to Experiment 657

“Facebook has just welcomed me to Overland Park and telling me things to try out. I’m only going to be here until Sunday morning or early afternoon before heading back to Lincoln.”
“Sorry. I lost WiFi about 9:30 at a hotel on Quivira between Overland Park Regional and JCCC and didn’t see any messages until now. Next time I come to town, I’ll plan something better.”
And he asked them, ‘But who do you say that I am?’
Peter answered him, ‘You are the Christ.’ (Mark 8:29)
I’m Not That Awesome by SLB94
I’m Not That Awesome by SLB94

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Web Wanderings (Season for Soliloquy)

I work a process that is currently behind so overtime was available and I set my alarm for 8:00 in the morning at 1:10, yet I didn’t go to bed for another half hour. Nature called a half hour before my alarm, which I canceled so I lost some sleep. Since I showed, I had to work at least four hours, all I could manage to do.
Most of my commute home, I had road rage, but I calmed down and hit the Chinese buffet. A friend on Facebook shared screenshots of Twitter with a story from The Kansas City Star:
Before I absolutely had to nap, my father and sister were upstairs and watching “Mr. Monk and Sharona,” “Mr. Monk and the Dog,” and “Mr. Monk Goes Camping” on DVD.
Lastly, I saw the following and thought, “if she paid into the system for almost 50 years and lived to be 54, then she would have had to start working when she was 4 years old or younger,” so something’s wrong with that mathematical thing and others ahead:
“SOCIAL SECURITY.
My wife dies at 54 before collecting one benefit check. She and her employer paid into the system for almost 50 years and she collected NOTHING. Keep in mind all the working people that die every year who were paying into the system and got nothing.
And these governmental morons mismanaged the money and stole from the system so that it’s now going broke. BEAUTIFUL! And they have the audacity to call today’s seniors ‘vultures’ in an attempt to cover their ineptitude. DISGRACEFUL!
The real reason for renaming our Social Security payments is so the government can claim that all those social security recipients are receiving entitlements thus putting them in the same category as welfare, and food stamp recipients.
THIS IS WORTH THE FEW MINUTES IT TAKES TO READ AND DIGEST!
F.Y.I. By changing the name of SS contributions, it gives them the means to refute this program in the future. It’s free money for the government to spend under this guise.
The Social Security check is now (or soon will be) referred to as a Federal Benefit Payment? I’ll be part of the one percent to forward this. I am forwarding it because it touches a nerve in me, and I hope it will in you.

Please keep passing it on until everyone in our country has read it.
The government is now referring to our Social Security checks as a ‘Federal Benefit Payment.’
This is NOT a benefit. It is OUR money, paid out of our earned income! Not only did we all contribute to Social Security but our employers did too! It totaled 15% of our income before taxes. (This should be enough for you to forward this message, If not read on.)

If you averaged $30K per year over your working life, that’s close to $180,000 invested in Social Security.
If you calculate the future value of your monthly investment in social security ($375/month, including both you and your employer’s contributions) at a meager 1% interest rate compounded monthly, after 40 years of working you’d have more than $1.3+ million dollars saved.

This is your personal investment. Upon retirement, if you took out only 3% per year, you’d receive $39,318 per year or $3,277 per month.

That’s almost three times more than today’s average Social Security benefit of $1,230 per month, according to the Social Security Administration. (Google it – it’s a fact). And your retirement fund would last more than 33 years (until you’re 98 if you retire at age 65)! I can only imagine how much better most average-income people could live in retirement if our government had just invested our money in low-risk interest-earning accounts.
Instead, the folks in Washington pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever did (or Lyndon Johnson).
They took our money and used it elsewhere. They ‘forgot’ (oh yes, they knew) that it was OUR money they were taking. They didn’t have a referendum to ask us if we wanted to lend the money to them ... and they didn’t pay interest on the debt they assumed. And recently they’ve told us that the money won’t support us for very much longer. (Isn’t it funny that they NEVER say this about welfare payments?) But is it our fault they misused our investments? And now, to add insult to injury, they’re calling it a benefit, as if we never worked to earn every penny of it. This is stealing!
Just because they borrowed the money, doesn’t mean that our investments were for charity! Let’s take a stand. We have earned our right to Social Security and Medicare. Demand that our legislators bring some sense into our government.
Find a way to keep Social Security and Medicare going for the sake of the 92% of our population who need it.

Then call it what it is: Our Earned Retirement Income. 90% of people won’t forward this. PLEASE! Will you?”
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said,
‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’ (John 7:38)”
doodle by mirrored sea
doodle by mirrored sea

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Red Letter Day (As perfect a Thursday)

Before I stayed to watch “Best of the Worst: Black Spine Junka 2,” surprisingly the woman to the left of me, who left the job in September, asked a colleague about how I was doing, and the brother of the significant other asked me for a ride home Wednesday.
My acquiescence to his subsequent request for a ride to work caused me to hurry and made me late Thursday. I was also vaguely supportive of a colleague whom I sometimes disdain. Also, a certain time in the afternoon is the same threshold which I should keep in mind in regards to my blood sugar.
“But because of your hard and impenitent heart,
you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath
when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed. (Romans 2:5-6)
He will render to each one according to his works:”
hurry up, we’re dreaming by mirrored sea
hurry up, we’re dreaming by the mirrored sea

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

A Wicked Witch of the West (Season for Soliloquy)

“Like, look what this person had to say, Scoob,”
what follows is one of those viral posts:
“Wow! This man is really torqued! Could we wonder what Pelosi did to him to make him so mad? FYI, This has been checked via Snopes, who contacted Mr. Guthrie, who confirmed he did write and send this letter to Ms. Pelosi, here is one brave American, AND his credentials are impressive! Check his credentials, then read his letter to Pelosi!”
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Born: St. Louis, Missouri. August 21, 1944
Bar Admissions: North Carolina, 1969
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, 1969
U.S. Tax Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Education: Woodford College, 1966 A.B.
Mercer University, 1969 J.D.
Phi Alpha Delta
Vice-Justice, District XIV, 1968 - 1969
Professional Associations and Memberships:
North Carolina and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on Administrative Law; General Practice; Litigation)
26th Judicial District and North Carolina State Barv Mecklenburg County Bar Associationv American Association of Justice
North Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Captain, U.S. Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam
National Defense Medal, 1969
Republic of Viet Nam Service Media
. Bronze Star Medals (2), 1971
Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 1971 - 1974
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Chairman, Board of Trustees - Providence United Methodist Church
Board of Directors, Alexander Children’s Home
Wofford Alumni Executive Council
Scoutmaster, Boy Scouts of America
Board of Directors, Boy Scouts of America of Mecklenburg County
Board of Directors, Girl Scout Council
Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association
Life Member, Girl Scouts of America
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“My little children, (1 John 2:1-2)
I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin.
But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father,
Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins,
and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.”
A Sweet Nightmare (Revisited) by SourSpot
A Sweet Nightmare (Revisited) by SourSpot
“Dear Ms. Pelosi:

I write to you out of utter disdain!
You are as despicable and un-American as the traitor Jane Fonda.

I am a soon to be a 75-year-old who has voted in every state and local election since 1966. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats alike. I have worked on campaigns for both Republicans and Democrats, white and black. I served the country that I love in Vietnam, as my son did in the Middle East. I was awarded two bronze stars. I have been involved in politics since age 6 when my father was campaign manager for a truly great American Congressman, Charles Raper Jonas, who worked for his constituents and his country, and was to be admired, unlike you.

You obviously haven’t read the Constitution recently, if ever, the Federalist Papers, or even David McCullough’s book on John Adams. You ought to take the time while riding around in your government-provided luxury executive jet to do just that. You represent Socialistic and even Marxist principals that our founding fathers tried to avoid when setting out the capitalistic republican form of government represented by our Constitution.

I find it interesting that you and your husband are multi-millionaires with much of your fortune being made as a result of your public service. You have controlled legislation that has enhanced your husband’s investments both on and offshore. At the same time, you redistributed the wealth of others. Our system of a free market economy is being destroyed by the likes of you. You ride around in a Gulfstream airplane at the taxpayers’ expense while criticizing the presidents of companies who produced something for the economy. You add nothing to the economy of the United States; you only subtract therefrom.

I would like to suggest that you return to the city of fruitcakes and nuts and eat your husband’s canned tuna and pineapple - produced by illegal immigrants and by workers who have been excluded from the protection that 90% of the legal workers in the United States have. I await your defeat in the next election with glee...

Don’t ever use the term un-American again for protesters who love this country and are exercising their rights upon which this country was founded. By the way, while I served in the Army, I was spat on by the same type of lunatics who support you and who you probably supported in the 60s and 70s. You are an embarrassment to all of us who served so that you would have the protected right of free speech to call us un-American. But at the same time, I have the right to write you to notify you that I consider you to be un-American, as do the majority of the people of this formerly great country. You are a true disgrace to most of the people who served this country by offering themselves for public service in the United States Congress.

I feel certain your aides will not share this letter with you, but I intend to share it with many...”
“Let’s help this man fulfill his ‘commitment’ to Pelosi by sharing his remarks.”