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More Lies

6/24/2023

Some things to consider:

1) California has a ban on a lot of plastic goods including grocery bags and they get tons of it washing up on various parts of their shores. Here's what they don't want their constituents to know and that is that less than 1% comes from the U.S. while almost all of it comes from Southern Asia especially China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It's yet another manufactured problem that democrats use to fire up their base. The trash is a lie, but it is their way to reduce carbon emissions as resin for plastic comes from oil refineries. Why in the world do people who live in California, not rise up against the people who are lying to them day in and day out.

2) Even though around 70% of Americans have a recycling program for their garbage, less than 30% (I think far less), is actually recycled. In many cases people are told to separate their garbage placing recyclables in a separate bin when none of it is actually recycled. Think about it, they know they're not recycling it, yet they send recycling trucks to pick up the recyclables from our homes. It's crazy!

The Prodigal Son

6/24/2023

This article is longer than usual, but the story and its messages are awesome.

Most if not all of us are familiar with the great story from the Bible about a man’s son who asked for his inheritance early and left home for adventure while his brother stayed on the farm to help his father run it.

The son who left home squandered his money (this is what prodigal means), on wine, women, and song and found himself broke. He was too humiliated to go home and allow his family and friends to see how much of a failure he was, so he got a job cleaning pig stalls and was treated terribly. He was raised in a nice lifestyle, so he wasn’t used to that kind of work or people who treated him like a slave. One day he came to the realization that going home would be better than where he was. He knew he’d go back as a servant having given up his status in the family but figured that at least his family was good to the people who worked for them.

When he got close to his father’s farm, his dad and some servants ran out to greet him. When his father reached him, the son bowed down in shame. He was crying and begging his father for forgiveness, telling him how he had let both God and his father down; he was humiliated. The son was shocked as his father lifted him up from the ground and held him in his arms. Both were crying. His father was so excited to see him and didn’t spend time yelling at him for the mistakes he made; instead, he told his servants to prepare a large feast in order to celebrate his son’s return.

His brother was out working in the fields and as he approached the house he saw a big party taking place. As he got closer, his father ran up to him and told him his brother’s back and that he should join the celebration. He was very upset because over the last few years he stayed with his father and helped him keep the place running. Here his brother comes back as a total screw up and his dad throws a party for him; his dad never threw a party for him. He tells his father this and his dad hugged him and said you need to understand, you’ve never been lost, you’ve always been here with me, and I love you for it. I lost your brother. I didn’t know if he’d ever come back so when I saw him, I was overcome with joy. It doesn’t mean I love you less than him, we celebrate because he’s home where he’s supposed to be.

Some things to think about:

The son walked away from home just like we often walk away from God and start doing our own things usually with not so good of consequences.
He squandered what his father had given him just like we sometimes squander the gifts God gives us.
His reason for going home was completely selfish because he couldn’t stand the hard work he was doing and how badly he was treated. He wanted to go home where it would be a better environment for him. Don’t we often regain our faith for selfish reasons? When things are going well, we aren’t as inclined to communicate with God like we should but when something in our life goes bad, we’re back down on our knees begging for help, recommitting to our relationship for what are often selfish reasons.
His father didn’t care why he came back, he just wanted him home. He didn’t focus on his son’s sins but instead just showed him love. He probably loved him even more for his humility. He knew his son honestly repented. God is the same with us. He doesn’t care about why we run back to him again he’s just glad we’re back especially if we honestly repent.
The brother being upset makes perfect sense to me. Here he’s been loyal to his father and his brother ends up getting the big celebration. Even though his brother blew everything his father welcomed him back and allowed him to keep his place in the family. I admit I would’ve probably been jealous and mad not understanding the big picture just like as Christians we don’t truly know the big picture until we go home.

Isn’t the parable of the prodigal son awesome?!

Those Behind the Scenes

6/24/2023

I heard a true story one time about an Air Force pilot by the name of Charlie Plumb, who was shot down in the Vietnam War and he had a great message for everyone. He said he was in a restaurant one time long after he retired when a man walked up to him and said hello and that he used to work for him in the military. The pilot asked him what he did, and the guy said he was responsible for packing his parachute. In a kidding fashion the man said, it must have worked.

The pilot was caught off guard by this because he never thought about how important these people were to his life. He said he was just a cocky fighter pilot who never really paid attention to anyone but himself. He's been giving seminars for years and his theme is: "Who packs your parachute? Who do you owe respect for what they do and mean to your life?" A great message that I hope we all remember.

I Don't Like It

6/24/2023

I received a report on the DC Pride Parade that took place recently. These are some of the things that occurred:

1) People wore outrageous attire like S&M leather outfits and body paint with no clothes.

2) Sex acts were demonstrated such as anal sex and oral sex. They weren't actually doing these things, but acting like they were doing them.

3) Much of the law enforcement there were outwardly supporting the movement including the clothes some of them wore with rainbow colors.

4) Drag queens were everywhere including among the spectators.

5) Vulgar signs were everywhere including one that read: "God is a dike."

If these people represent the LGBTQ movement, then I don't support them because I consider many of their actions to be perverse. I wouldn't want heterosexuals doing what some of these people were doing either, especially in front of children. Quite frankly, for parents to take their young children there to watch the parade, is atrocious. It's disgusting and sad.

Can the Corruption Get Any Worse?

6/22/2023

Once again, take a shot of Jack Daniels or take a Prozac before reading this. More and more whistleblowers are coming forward and in one case a Hunter Biden text was shown that was buried by the DOJ but is now out in the open thanks to people who do have integrity. The text below was sent to Henry Zhao who is a communist official in China when Biden was VP.

It will take reading it a few times to get an idea just how bad this is on so many levels. First and foremost, why in the world was Hunter playing hardball with this communist official? What did he have to do with Hunter's business dealings and why was Joe Biden involved at all? It is crystal clear that he was using his dad's office for financial gain. The tone of his text just goes to show how they really are behind the scenes.

"I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And Z, if I get a call or a text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge, that you will regret not follow through on my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father."

The above text alone is all that is needed to collaborate claims made against the Bidens and put them in prison. Will it happen? Not while the current DOJ and FBI are in place with so many corrupt officials working on behalf of the Democratic Party.

Lastly, some IRS whistleblowers who worked on the Hunter case for around six years shared how difficult it was to perform their investigation because everywhere they turned, someone was putting roadblocks up preventing them from getting to the truth.

In one case they mentioned they wanted to get a warrant to find documentation which proved Hunter was hiding money from the IRS and not only was it not approved, someone in the Biden Administration (AUSA Wolf) informed Hunter's defense team that the IRS was going to target certain locations including a storage locker. The whistleblower said they wanted to get the warrant without anyone outside of the investigation knowing, but that due to Wolf, their chance was blown because Hunter's team could destroy, manipulate, and conceal documents.

I am angry, embarrassed, and sickened, all at the same time. I can't believe we're dealing with this in our country. Hundreds of years of men and women giving their lives for our flag and what it stands for, and the Bidens torched it into oblivion.

This is Called Clarity, and It's Scary

6/22/2023

This one is critically important to watch because it clearly exposes the truth about the DOJ and FBI. They can't run from this one.

Words of Wisdom

6/21/2023

The Mean French

6/21/2023

After so many decades travelers still consider the French to be the rudest people. They don't feel welcomed there. What I think is funny is that years ago, Dudley Moore was in a movie called Crazy People, where he was a slimy ad executive who didn't let the truth get in the way of increasing sales. He changed his life and came out with advertising that was truthful and people loved it.

His first ad after reinventing himself, was a picture of an Italian woman in the kitchen making pasta and the sign read: "Come to Italy, we're nice, we're not like the French." I don't care who you are, that's funny. 😁

Yuliy Borisovich Briner (1920 - 1985)

6/19/2023

Yuliy Borisovich Briner (Yul Brynner) was born in Russia in 1920 to a very wealthy family. His father was a mining engineer and developer, and they owned a four-story mansion. Yul and his sister received an outstanding education and Yul could speak several languages. But during a civil war the government took their home and belongings. Yul's sister had already left and was performing on Broadway, so the family followed. Yul was 20 years-old at the time and spoke little English.

It would take too long to go over his acting resume but some of my favorites are: 1) West World 2) The Ten Commandments 3) Anastatia 4) The Magnificent Seven and 5) Kings of the Sun.

His performance on Broadway for the musical "The King and I," is legendary as he performed on stage 4,625 times. This is when most people realized how good of a singer he was. Most fans didn't know that Yul played guitar and sang in different nightclubs when he arrived in New York City. Playing music is how he mostly taught himself English.

Quite frankly, there wasn't much Yul couldn't do including when he joined the military During World War II and worked as a French-speaking radio announcer and commentator for the US Office of War Information, broadcasting to occupied France. He also worked for the Voice of America, broadcasting in Russian to the Soviet Union during WWII. He had already taught himself English before he joined the military.

While performing "The King and I," Yul began getting a sore throat that wouldn't go away. When they figured out it was lung cancer it was inoperable. He was a known smoker of cigarettes and cigars and spent his last two years promoting "Stop Smoking," campaigns. When he died in 1985 at the age of 65, he left behind a spouse and five children.

He was an extraordinary talent.

One Hit Wonder

6/19/2023

That Thing You Do! is a 1996 American comedy film co-starring, written, and directed by Tom Hanks, in his feature writing and directorial debut. It tells the story of the rise and fall of a fictional 1960s one-hit wonder pop band called The Wonders.

There are several things about this movie that make it special beyond it being Tom Hanks showing his amazing skills in all facets of filmmaking, it also includes the theme song selected for the movie because it was the foundation of the film. In other words, because the movie revolved around a "One Hit Wonder," song, Hanks had to find a song that could actually be a one hit wonder.

Tom decided to give something a try. He put word out that he was looking for a song for a movie that sounded like the Beatles, and of course hundreds of people sent demos hoping for the best. One entry was from a base player in a California band named Adam Schlesinger called "That Thing You Do," and as soon as they heard it, they were hooked.

Then not unlike when they put the Monkees together, Tom had to create a fictional band for the movie. Not only actors of course, but also guys who could do some singing and play various musical instruments or at least fake it really well. They used another singer, not in the film, to sing the song and the band lip synched. Once the song skyrocketed up the charts, he was upset that he wasn't getting enough credit. But a contract is a contract. He sold all rights to his portion of the song when coordinating with the movie studio; bad move on his part as you'll see...

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