I am deeply disturbed

Like many of you, there isn't anything I can put my finger on. It is sort of irritating that God hasn't hit the United states with a giant fly swatter from outer space.

Elon Musk

Sergey,

You're awfully quiet.
No news is good news?

Hopefully so.


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My mom passed away last night

My mom died last night. She was old and her health has been failing. She was still ambulatory. She is an incredible woman and I look forward to seeing her again soon.

My mom.


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If I had it to do over ?

Ride like the wind. 

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Let it be

The Beatles wrote a great song, let it be. It's fun to sing the song and hum along, but the song's message isn't supported by bible text. Let's look at all the places Mary talks to Jesus, or attempts to. Oddly enough, in none of these three places is she called by her name.

Matthew 12:46] While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
[47] Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
[48] But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

Jesus' mother is seeking to interrupt His teaching, and seems to have brought the family as reinforcements. There is no indication that Jesus talks to her. 

Luke 2:42] And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

[43] And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
[44] But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.
[45] And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.
[46] And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
[47] And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers.
[48] And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.
[49] And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

In this instance Mary rebukes Jesus and He avoids apologizing by replying with a question, A tactic He uses elsewhere. Any hint of wrong doing on Jesus' part would have been inappropriate. 

John.2

[1] And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:
[2] And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
[3] And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
[4] Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is not yet come.
[5] His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it.
[6] And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.
[7] Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water. And they filled them up to the brim.

In this encounter Jesus attempts to sidestep her request, but she won't take the hint!  She almost forces Jesus to comply.

You go Mary!

It's somewhat humorous to imagine these passages revised with the 'let it be' Mary, but of course that too would be inappropriate.

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You'll know when it's right

Is it true that you were deeply troubled by the results of the previous presidential election? listen, to defeat righteousness requires self discipline. look at Obama, did he go around making statements like that? no, he understands that evil must grow quietly, and then rise up at once to destroy righteousness. Come on think man! As Jesus pointed out, there is truly only one good, the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. and so any elected president is going to have flaws. and some of these flaws are not really very funny. but better to recognize your flaws and work on them than to Simply deny them or worse yet, view them as strengths. Yes the election results were troubling, a land slide victory would have been more appropriate.

You know what they say? The true size of a man is determined by how he treats his enemies.

BTW
Just went for a sit demo in the latest Tesla. For 40 grand it is truly remarkable. Did you have that talk with Elon?

Elon

Hey Sergey haven't seen Elon in the news lately did you get a chance to talk to him?

Eternal damnation

Versus anything else.

It's at least worth thinking about.

America on the ropes

The AMA to San Francisco in 2018, I think we'll stay away.

America is in trouble. We've been in trouble for a long time. We lost the War on Drugs. We lost the war on decency. Its weird just how good we look on the outside. But now the outside is starting to slide.

I'm the last one to throw stones. It's not San Francisco, it's us. We are in trouble. We need help.

It used to be somebody else's fault. It used to be all those fruit cakes out in California. But that wasn't true then and it's not true now. It's us.

It's not the mayor's fault. It's our fault. We're too busy. We're tapped out. We're conceptualizing the next big thing. Well the next big thing is America's slide into the gutter and down the drain.

Where is San Francisco? 

https://www.ama-assn.org/events

Google it for yourself. 

AMA cancels San Francisco conference

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Using phone

Using phone to take a picture of a woman on her phone.

Dear God

Please please please don't let me end up living in one of these.

Divine inspiration dripping from every word

My posts are the best. Thats. With a capital p

It could always be worse

Drug lords are everywhere

 I told one woman you need to stay away from Mexico it's infested with drug lords. She gave me the look and replied drug lords are everywhere.

invading hordes and drug lords

Scenes I'd like to see

 on the steps of Capitol Buildings all over the country Mexican Americans protesting the lack of a wall along our Southern border. They're carrying big signs that say, Build That Wall Build That Wall. Some signs say we know the dangers South of the Border Build That Wall. Protect our women and children from the invading hordes. Others read, Build That Wall or pay with your lives!

When confronted they Shout, our borders must be protected! Stamp Out the Invaders. Legal immigration only!

Lighten up baby I'm in love with you.

Go there with me.

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In typical fashion

 Well in typical fashion something that started out to be an Improvement has turned out almost worse. There's a spring loaded gate at the entrance to our community. The spring squeaked. After dousing it in oil the spring is now silent, but instead the gate closes more quickly. This causes it 2 slam behind you. Wouldn't it be great if there was a fix that just made everything better.

Wouldn't it be great if the gate closed silently smoothly and gently behind you latching with an almost silent but confident click? Yes, that would be great.

Tequila

Well this is awkward. I've drank tequila off and on over my whole lifetime, but I've come to a tough decision. It's time to stop drinking tequila. In fact a 1.75 liter bottle just went down the drain in my kitchen. That was a tough decision. What was it based on?

Well it turns out that 1 oz of tequila has an unusually powerful effect in my system. Maybe it's worth figuring out what's different about tequila than vodka, but probably won't spend the time to figure it out. Might involve some sort of scientific analysis which would require resources I'm not going to Marshall. After drinking tequila I wake up with dry mouth and sort of a weird hangover that isn't a headache, but rather fuzzy head. Old fuzzy head.

Tequila tastes great and feels pretty good going down. Still, our Heavenly father's overall plan needs to be respected. Maybe alcohol in general just isn't for you. Maybe it's wine beer or some other hard liquor. At 62 I'm looking at life a little different than I did 10 years ago. 10 years ago it was time to Double Down and get going with the tough. Today it's time to think about the end of the road and how to get there in the most respectful and obedient way.

Beer and wine have been somewhat continuous companions over the years. Vodka has a relatively subtle effect on me and I generally wake up feeling fine. Tequila's been one of those things that has been Revisited every few years briefly and then set aside. Reality is it probably should have been discontinued in college and left alone.

Tired of complicated recipes

When I used to hear the term marinating I thought ugh complicated and time-consuming. Well here's marinating at its simplest. Buy a pound of fresh salmon have them cut in half.

Buy some one quart freezer baggies. These are a little heavier Duty. Put each piece of salmon in a separate baggie. Pour in some soy sauce. Pour in some teriyaki sauce. Throw them in the fridge overnight.

The next day cook them in the oven. Cook them one at a time uncovered in an oven-safe skillet. 325 for 15 minutes. Then 2 minutes on broil. While you're eating one cook the other one. As you take each bite say man this is good eating.

Let the second one cool and put it in the fridge for the next day.

The next day eat the second one cold or pop it in the microwave.

Chip and dip bowl

Here's a great idea! A combo chip&dip bowl.

Tell me what this is

I'll send you a crisp $5 Bill