Good morning, et cetera, dear Reader, and welcome to this obscure American blog.
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Thursday, October 16, 2025
Global Resources - Suicide Prevention (October 2025)
Friday, October 10, 2025
Growing Up, on Friday October 10th, 2025
Greetings and salutations in the wee hours well before Dawn as I write these words.
This is nothing short of miraculous.
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Time to grow up. |
Anyway, it'd be nice if American adults would start acting both American AND adult again, but I have deep and extremely-skeptical views on that.
The smarter a person thinks that they are, the harder and harder they are to teach. Arrogance makes it impossible to learn, and without humility, Wisdom becomes nothing more than an impossible abstract relegated to the people of ancient times alone.
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Cognitive Dissonance on Tuesday, October 7th, 2025
Greetings and salutations (again?) dear Reader, and welcome (back?) to this obscure, American blog where Free Speech is paramount, period, no matter what my own opinion is of what you have to say, to mimic Voltaire, I *will* die for your right to say it!
People have been telling them for time ad infinitum and that fact is highly, highly unlikely to change anytime soon. It is incumbent upon you and I, dear Reader, to dig deeper than mere headlines and compare ALL of the information available about any given topic or story and THEN make an informed decision after exploring the stories being put out by EVERY SINGLE SIDE of the aisle, including the middle.
Look for RECEIPTS: are there videos? photos? documents? numerous, credible witnesses?
If you legitmately believe that to be happening in these United States, I'm all ears, so go ahead and list them, as I said earlier, in the comments. Take your time and do a deep dive; not for me, for yourself.
When you have a solid foundation in a belief system that is based on legitimate, factual Truth, then you won't fear hearing what 'the other side' thinks or has to say, because their ideas and words are not instantly perceived as a threat, even if (you believe them to be) inaccurate. No, if what you believe in is truly, really solid, you won't feel 'threatened' by different information one iota. If you're using your ability to truly employ critical thought and logic, then you'll either be able to disprove false claims by way of legitimately diligent research, or you might learn better information than what you believed before. In these politically charged times, it is important not to allow ourselves to be trapped in echo-chambers; for that reason, I value the people whose ideologies differ from mine, from friends, business associates, even relatives. Any and all ire I hold for what has become of the Democratic party in the US is all for those in elected leadership, who know better and deliberately lie and fear-monger to manipulate their constituents. That is NOT acceptable, not now, and not ever. But those of you who are simply rank-and-file voters like myself, no, you're victims of psyops and skillfully engineered propaganda, just like I was, and for so SO many years (in my case and still can be if I'm not very, very careful!)
Though I was a Democrat for most of my life (1979 to 2016), I've actually cast more votes for Libertarian candidates than all of my votes for Democrats and Republicans combined in this life; today, I consider myself a solid centrist, even though I felt that President Trump was the clear choice this last election cycle. In fact, in the previous election cycle (2020), I voted for Jo Jorgensen (and she's a woman!)
Monday, October 6, 2025
Bringing the Receipts on Monday, October 6th, 2025
Good morning, et cetera, dear Reader, and welcome to this beautiful day above ground!
Here is the day's Proverb in text format (and, Biblegateway.com also gives you the option to play the audio as well). 😎
While my husband was gathering four years of receipts to prove our literally perfect, never late, rental history, he also found this - my COVID-19 shot record:
That date is three weeks (not two like I recalled incorrectly) prior to my first (of two) heart attacks, medical records for which prove beyond any shadow of doubt that the MI did occur on August 26th of that same year.
Now, I'm not in the business of telling any sentient adult what to think or how to feel, that's your business. The simple, irrefutable fact of the matter is that I've brought the undeniable, irrefutable receipts to substantiate my claim, and, further, I am only one of numerous victims, many of whom did not survive.
Therefore, I will never take any other single 'inoculation' again for the rest of this life, so help me God. I'll go to prison or be 'unalived' first, and you can take that check to any damn bank you want to. So, you can (wrongly, innacurately, or deceptively) call it 'misinformation' all you want, the fact is:
Friday, October 3, 2025
At the end of the day... on Friday, October 3rd, 2025
Greetings and salutations, dear Reader; I hope that this particular day above ground has treated you well and, if not, may what remains of this day be gentler to you.
I sent a business email, not long ago, here at the end of my day, and upon reading the sent version, found a place right at the beginning of the message where I missed an important placement of [Your Name Here] which is deeply embarrassing and, I'm sure, appears quite unprofessional, but that's not even all, folks.
The three key on the keypad to the right of this $12 keyboard doesn't work, so instead of the address being correctly listed as "2003", it came out as "200" and these errors ARE in the final sent e-mail. Honestly, if he reads beyond that first glaring faux pas, I'll be amazed (in other words, it will have to be God working and nothing less). I used AI to help me write it as that helps me write while omitting many of my character flaws from leaking through, creating a more polished final message.
Therefore, I will go back to sending business related messages far earlier in the day, when the ten cups of coffee are still stimulating the body and brain, rather than at the end of the day when it may take me a minute or two to answer simple questions such as "What is your name?" 😂
Ah, well! I'm only human, and even at my best, mistakes will sometimes happen; the challenge is to not let those defeat you, but learn from it if you can and try to do better; no one can ask any more than that.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
9-24-2025 Wednesday Morning Thoughts
Good morning, et cetera, dear Reader, and welcome to this free, obscure American blog, where we are fortunately (again! haha) out of cigarettes and waiting on coffee.
But, no; here comes dumbass me with pride and fear running the show. I was just too embarrassed primarily (pride), since I'd made it nearly a decade without them before; public admissions of stupidity, it turns out, can be challenging and/or difficult; I should have prepared better mentally before going in.
Great, so now, instead of just handling it correctly the first time, like I should have and know to do, NO. I lied, and here we are. It's not like he won't find out or doesn't already know!
Now I could have just owned it and told him the fact that I'm not sure that I trust any of the smoking-cessation aids that Big Pharma has come up with to date; like Chantix ('may cause suicidal ideations' - what?!) Seems to me like just smoking is the safer option between the two, but I do see that this very statement itself is a logical fallacy. 😟 haha, I should write a book "How to kick your own ass with Logic" but I digress.
Sorry, but this mind needs zero help with overly-histrionic ideations, thank you! That's why it's a hard-pass on that (Chantix), and any other 'remedy' if that dangerous side-effect is even a remote potentiality and, given the fact that I'm already diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, doesn't that make the odds of those dangerous side-effects even more likely (for me)? Now, I've got to do something - but prescription remedies, the ones I'm aware of, those aren't going to cut it, I'm afraid. Every time I've quit these things so far in life, it's been just me putting them down and walking away from them, full stop.
Here is today's Proverb (Proverbs 24 ESV) dear Reader. And here it is in audio format as well because "Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing the Word of God"
Sunday, September 21, 2025
54 feels just like 53, on September 21st, 2025
Good morning, et cetera, dear Reader, and welcome!
We find ourselves above ground today and, soon, the Sun *will* rise again - a daily announcement that HE IS, His mercies towards all of us brand new with each new day (see Lamentations 3:22-23).
I woke up to a miracle today; my friend, Claudia, was riding her bicycle in Dallas and a massive truck hit her! Miraculously, the truck dragged her and did not roll over her, which probably would have been life-ending. No, when the driver figured out that something was wrong, he immediately stopped and summoned aid. From what she says, they were both surprised. So it's the first birthday gift that the Lord let me wake up to, Him showing out in the lives of people I love as witness to me, to you, to us all. Great is His faithfulness. 💖
Between you and me, dear Reader, I'm not discouraged one iota, looking around the 1987 fifth-wheel camper that we currently live in, with its numerous structural challenges that just naturally come with that situation. Our meager income also can't quell the Hope in my heart, because I can feel and see what is coming for us, and not just for us, but - more importantly! - for those we are called to serve. the Lord will provide a beautiful, safe home with all the necessities, enough to share with and care for all who come to our door. (and, remember: ALL means ALL - period).
Yes, that's what God has in store for us! It's only a matter of time now and we're excited to see how He will make these things manifest. Remember that, "Faith is the evidence of things unseen, the substance of that which is hoped for" and this morning?
This human heart is FULL of faith, for which I am very grateful - that alone is a priceless gift, straight from the heart of God Himself, because if I were to be lead by only what I see, despair would surely take hold and guide me down a path of emotional darkness, but the very opposite is true for me today. Thank You, Lord. I pray for you, dear Reader, that you, also, receive hope and encouragement directly from the throne of grace to lift you up above any and all seemingly-insurmountable circumstances, that your spirit will, indeed, soar on wings as eagles, high above the mundane, with your hearts and minds focusing on Jesus, the Alpha and Omega, our Creator Who fashions us from dust before birth and receives us each with loving, open Arms when He calls us Home.
I love you. Please pray for everyone you know, and our nation, and our world, and seek to meet everyone where they are out of mercy and kindness and thank you for your efforts. 💜