I saw a bumper sticker in Pigeon
Forge Tn. That said: “Because we do not think about future
generations, they will never forget us.”
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Hindsight is 20/20, again...my back
bumper was bent in, I decided it was time to straighten it. I had an
idea involving a stout piece of I-beam, some chain and a car jack;
but these things weren't fitting right, so I chose the quick option.
It seemed quick at the time, anyway. You might be a redneck if you
already know what I did. I wrapped a heavy rubber mat, then a stout
chain, around a Maple tree. I attached the free end of the chain to
the dented part of the bumper. Then, I drove away from the tree until
the chain stopped the truck, rather abruptly. A jarring experience to
be sure, but not too bad. Having such keen mechanical insight, I
decided to keep looking under the hood (had to 'k-bam' 5 or 6 times)
to see if the motor mounts had loosened, thereby letting the engine
and transmission move forward, and wreck the radiator. The bumper was
better, the radiator intact, and I thought I was clever. Until the
next day. The next two days, actually. Must have stalled 8 times. A
34 year old vehicle with original parts has a lot of silt deposited
in the bottom of the fuel tank. This stuff got from one end of the
fuel system to the other. Save yourself the hindsight, do the metal
work the right way.
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I think it was at WND, a news report
of Satanists wanting to put their own monument up next to an existing
one with the Ten Commandments. I wouldn't be surprised if it is
allowed; if so, this is more than another bizarre incident. There
shouldn't be a single instance of this abomination anywhere in the
land; if it comes to pass, it's a milestone in the decline of this
country. Think about how many things have changed in the last 50
years, now this. Also, a milestone in the change of this country.
Satan is real, and it appears that he's taking over the governments
of this world. The people that want to erect the monument might not
even realize the scope of it, but the change has been steady, I don't
see why it would stop now.
South America is falling fast; one of
my previous options was to move there. If they started closing in on
me, I would try to move into the forest and live off the land, but
I'm having doubts about that continent. Russia has many things to
like; but the obstacles are huge. It's far away, the visa
requirements could be difficult, my way of do it yourself survival
with old equipment might not work there at all; as the cold would
affect everything.
Still, I continually run into people
that point out why I won't make it elsewhere, as though staying is
sensible, or an option. Wrong mentality, it's not an option. I have
to tell myself this every day: staying is not an option. That's the
only way to be serious about preparation. I'm getting stuff ready to
sell, I wouldn't be taking that stuff, so I'll sell it now.
On a related note, I've been thinking
about what's referred to as “The mark of the Beast”. People think
that your social security number might be a precursor to it; but I've
been thinking about what it's not. The Bible says “as many as
received the mark...” Calvinist issues aside, for the sake of
conversation, I'll assume that one can lose one's salvation. I don't
think it would be something you could do accidentally or
inadvertently, while signing up for a program, because you don't
accidentally lose your salvation. Nor would it be something your
parents did for you, like getting you a SSN at birth. I could be
wrong about all that, but the point is, it seems like a deliberate
decision, a decision to endorse something wicked, while renouncing
the validity of God's word. “As many as received the mark”...a
conscious decision, an approval?
If I'm not careful, this will be a
one subject blog. But that subject is amazing, in it's scope. On the
one hand, the degree of challenge it presents, not only in getting
there, but in living there. Then there's people's denial. Nobody is
shocked at what's happening. Just another liberal law in California,
just another trillion in debt, just another business forced to cater
to the filth. I don't mean “shocked” as a figure of speech; I
mean it like often telling myself: “I don't believe it, this can't
be real, I don't believe it.” I can partially attribute the shock
to my morning prayer. Along with asking for wisdom, and thanking God
for a quite place to sleep without drunken neighbors or civil war
within earshot; I ask Him to help me hate evil and love
righteousness. That makes my life easier. Think about the things you
hate, I'll assume child molestation is one of them. How often are you
tempted with that? You're not tempted by the things you think are
disgusting.
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Life certainly isn't one subject.
I've been able to do some woodworking projects with the kids; I've
had better insights to the content of Christmas window painting, here, and here. I
was glad at how easy it was to put a Paypal payment button on a page
at my other website. This was an effort to curb a serious problem
I've had lately with some of my work. When I first moved here, I
could show a pencil sketch of a sign layout to someone; if they
didn't like the price, they left it alone. Now though, I get about a
100% rate of people asking to see what the sign will look like, then
running off with the idea, and I never hear from them. Sign people in
other parts of the country have been dealing with this for years, but
I've had less problem here. I have one of my best sketches ever, for
a window about an hour away; I decided to install the payment button
before calling the customer back. The job would be $320, the design
deposit is $80, which would be deducted from the cost of the sign.
She balked. Asked for my phone number, said she'd call me back...(the
ol' don't call us, we'll call you routine) Maybe she will call, I
really need the work right now.
Anyway, that's enough news from Lake
Redneck; where the men are mechanical, and the women are adamant.
