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Battle Protocol

2/29/2020

Back in the days of yore when men would fight on open land with axes, pitchforks, and swords if available, there were some rules of engagement that were often followed:

1) Not unlike a sporting event, if the weather was too bad as far as rain or snow to where it was difficult to see, both armies would stay on their side and wait for better weather.

2) Men from both armies would inspect the battlefield after a heavy rain to ensure there was decent footing. If not, they waited until the mud dried more.

3) Fighting generally began on first light (dawn), and ended when it got too dark. Usually the leaders from both sides would start yelling for everyone to stop fighting and they'd just walk away and get back to fighting the next day.

4) Neither side bothered the other during the night even though they did have lookouts. They didn't want to worry about a surprise attack so that the soldiers could get a good night's rest.

5) If bodies began piling up to where it was difficult to fight (think about thousands of men going at each other), they'd start yelling for everyone to stop fighting and the field would be cleared with each army being responsible for their own men. It also gave soldiers an opportunity to choose new weapons from fallen soldiers. If they were fighting with an axe or a pitchfork they definitely would take a sword.

6) Mercy killing was very popular. As they cleared the field of bodies, many soldiers were wounded and back then there wasn't much hope for recovery, so they were killed by their own men to alleviate the wounded soldier's pain.

My how war has changed.

Crazy Voters

2/25/2020

For people in our country to support Bernie Sanders makes me think that it's time to create some form of written exam that people would have to pass regarding Civics, Economics, History, and Political Science, before they would be allowed to vote. There's more danger coming from our own citizens than terrorists.

Most of the credible research firms are stating that all of Sanders' programs would cost around $97 trillion dollars. This is around 25 times more than our current federal budget. He's finally showing a tax plan and the highest rate is 52%. I've looked at the raw data from the IRS (something anyone can access as it doesn't include personal data), and there isn't any tax rate that would pay for everything he's promising.

Even if everyone who pays taxes would pay 100% in taxes it wouldn't be enough. Even if the federal government seized all the net worth from every U.S. citizen it would only add up to around $98 trillion. So they could seize all the assets we own outright and possibly pay for the first year's bills but what about the next year?

This is what I'm talking about. For people to believe what he's saying is absolutely insane. Elizabeth Warren is almost as dangerous. The bottom line is that our country will be in terrible danger if this particular voting base grows. I know having a test that people must pass to qualify to vote will never happen but in my opinion, it would do more to protect our country than the Department of Homeland Security. Our greatest danger comes from U.S. citizens not non-citizens.

Unfortunately

2/24/2020

Unfortunately, we tend to treat some people as if they weren't one of God's creations.

Doolittle's Raid (April 18, 1942)

2/24/2020

The number of heroic actions throughout the history of our country are far too numerous to share so I'll mention one that isn't often covered.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was a lot of anger for what they did and our military wanted to attack Japan immediately. One of our options for going on a quick offensive was to attack some of the main Japanese islands and their various military installations. The thing was, it wasn't the Air Force or Navy pilots who were ready for the operation, it was Army's Air Service (fighter pilots and bombardiers), who were sent on the mission.

Their bravery was immense as the distance they had to travel to drop their bombs was so far that they wouldn't have enough fuel to fly back. Their hope was to make it into China where Japan hadn't taken over, or to ditch their planes in the South China Sea and hope for a friendly rescue.

The mission was led by Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle and it was called: "Doolittle's Raid." The top secret attack included sixteen B-25 Bombers from the famous aircraft carrier "USS Hornet," with targets in Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya. Remarkably only seven pilots died, four tortured and murdered by the Japanese and the other three from plane crashes. Doolittle and the rest of the team were helped by the Chinese to get them safely out of the country and there was also an American missionary who helped as well. Japan killed around 250,000 Chinese civilians for supporting the Americans.

Members from this raid received all kinds of honors and they continued to meet every year to keep their bond going. Unfortunately, the reunions ceased last year as there are no longer any surviving members of "Doolittle's Raid."

There are so many brave men and women who are responsible for where we are today. If it weren't for a prepared military, California would've been captured by the Japanese and of this there is no doubt. What in the world would our country look like if that did occur? Thank God we have such a mighty military force.

The First Photo Booth

2/23/2020

The modern concept of photo booth with (later) a curtain originated with Anatol Josepho, who had arrived in the U.S. from Russia in 1923, with the first photo booth appearing 1925 on Broadway in New York City.

What Helps Us to Change For the Better?

2/23/2020

Some people say that people can't change but I've seen it many times. I've also seen that it wasn't a temporary change but one that is ongoing. But in every case the transformation was the same and that is the person changed their ways to accept Christ as their Lord and personal Savior. Even the "12 Steps," that have transformed lives of alcoholics and drug addicts is based on Christian biblical principles.

Can an atheist change? Can an atheist attempt to be a better person, to serve rather than be served without admitting there is a God? Possible I guess, but I don't see why they'd have an incentive. Who would they be wanting to please? What moral foundation are they tethered to? I don't have a clue. There are certainly great people who are atheist, I know a few, but from a general perspective, the goodness from most people is tied to a belief that there is a Creator and that he wants us to love one another. It's what motivates me.

Me without God would be a terrible thing for those around me because I'd be extremely selfish. The good that people see in me (at times), is of God because I so desperately want to please my Father in heaven. More often than not, I fail. But I pick myself up, try to forgive myself as God has forgiven me, and I keep pushing onward and upward. Amen.

Words of Wisdom

2/23/2020

Yogi Berra helped change the world with his words of wisdom just like Ghandi. Here you go: "If you reach a fork in the road, take it." Brilliant! :)

Parenting

2/23/2020

Dr. Phil has made many profound observations over the years and I especially like when he talks about how so many parents negatively impact the mental health of their children.

He gets mad when parents use their children as pawns in their relationship. When they use them as leverage. When they attempt to create an image of the other parent that's just based on their own. When they say disparaging things about one another in front of the children. When parents fight in front of the children. When they bring their children into their arguments forcing the kids to choose sides.

Dr. Phil is a very insightful man who has such a huge heart when it comes to children. Being a parent is the most important role for the future of our country; we need to treat it as such.

Ted Kaczynski "The Unabomber" (Born 1942)

2/22/2020

It took the FBI around 17 years to figure out who and convict, Ted Kaczynski (The Unabomber). Part of the problem was that the FBI was using the wrong profile. They thought he wasn't well educated, was around 30 years old, and was probably a mechanic because he could put the bombs together. They thought he might have a chip on his shoulder regarding people who were successful because the victims were generally white collar employees. Lastly, they thought he might be an activist for environmental groups.

Part of the reason they thought he might not be well educated was that he misspelled various words like "Wilfully," versus "Willfully," and some of the notes appeared to be gibberish. A FBI linguistic expert came in and told the task force that the bomber wasn't misspelling words, he was using a different dictionary from hundreds of years earlier. The word "realise," had been changed over the years to "realize." He said that the writing they thought was gibberish was actually code. What's funny is that when one of the notes was decoded it read: "U Suck." The FBI didn't like that.

If it weren't for Ted's brother and sister-in-law turning him in he might not have ever been caught. The FBI printed Ted's manifesto in the Washington Post and offered a one million dollar reward for anyone who recognized the writing and could provide them a solid lead. Ted and his wife gave the reward money to the victims of Ted's bombs (three had died and 23 injured).

The FBI couldn't have gotten it more wrong. He was in his 40's. Ted was a genius and entered Harvard when he was 16. He got a doctorate in mathematics and taught at UC Berkeley. He suddenly quit teaching and went to live in the woods of Lincoln, Montana (no running water or electricity). I don't have time to cover his manifesto titled: "The Industrial Society and Its Future," but some of it was brilliant and very prophetic. Basically it was a warning to be careful about what we create so that we don't become slaves to technology. Could you make it without your cellphone? How about your computer? Computers were just beginning to take off and his concern was that too many people would lose their jobs. He was afraid that if something happened to our country whether it be a war or an outbreak of some sort, that not enough people would be equipped to fend for themselves.

He was a sick man and eventually diagnosed with Paranoid Schizophrenia. It was wrong of him to hurt people to try and get noticed. But at the end of the day, part of him was brilliant. He's now 77 years old and in prison in Chicago, Illinois where he grew up.

Stop and Frisk

2/22/2020

Whether you believe in what NYC did with "Stop and Frisk," the fact is, and just the opposite of how Democrats are portraying it, it wasn't an anti-African American policy. There were black police officers doing some of the frisking; how can that be racist? It wasn't. The intent was not to harass people because of their race, it was to help the African American community. In other words, they didn't have ill intent. Why would they?

Police officers weren't stopping blacks on sidewalks in white communities they were doing it in black communities. They were trying to protect innocent African Americans from being victims of crimes. So whether it was a good idea or not or whether it somehow made young African Americans mad or it hurt them by being profiled, the fact remains, it wasn't profiling because of the color of their skin.

They weren't being selected out of white and black people walking by. They weren't being selected if they were wearing a suit. They weren't being selected if they were older. They weren't being selected if they were too young. If it were just about color, anyone would be subject to a search.

This doesn't prevent Democrats and the mainstream media from pushing the narrative that the policy was racist and that white people and the police, hate blacks. This is a terrible way of dividing our country. In my opinion, this is treasonous because it tears our country apart.

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