THE ICE DEPORTATION S### SHOW

 

Wednesday, December 10th, 2025 

Today's post will be about ice. Not the kind of ice that you stick in your refrigerator but the other ICE.

I am a baby boomer because I was born in 1948 and instead of being raised in the small town of Manhattan Illinois, my mom and dad moved next to portage Indiana and then Gary Indiana. Yes that Gary Indiana from 76 trombones. 

Since I was born in 1948 and I am 77 years old and I'm still alive, I think, I am now wide awake and alert and enjoying the s*** show of politics in 2025. 

So unless you have been living under a rock let me sarcastically refresh you with what's going on. Donald Trump was elected president. FJB and his minions at the White House decided to experiment with open borders, being woke, free Palestine idiots and other feral Muslims, girls with penises and women's sports, and on and on at nauseam. 

To totally review everything would be tedious and long-winded and that is something I will never be hopefully. Instead we will focus about the popcorn show on ice and the karens that hate them. 

If you would have had stock in pepper spray, you should sell now. My daughter in her training to be a police woman was forced to take pepper spray to the face and all the men gathered around to watch her meltdown but of course she's sort of a duplicate of her father in her own way and she didn't cry. 

If you go to YouTube and put in the search engine pepper spray and Karen's personally I find this some of the most entertaining events on Earth. Unfortunately for me because we're all human and we learn as we go, I haven't seen any pepper spraying for a couple of weeks. 

Instead the new reality TV is being replaced with the New York City cops being very well orchestrated to escort ice from one location to another and they gorgeous German police manhandling and woman handling the pro Palestinian protesters and other angry feral Muslim groups including a large group of Pakistanis who are facing rejection for their very very bad behavior towards older people in Germany. 

Since this is an ongoing situation that is changing daily and I am being entertained in my man cave and posting my observations to a very wide internet audience, I think I'll wrap it up now. Tai chi. God's grace is amazing. Stay healthy. Later Gators.

HOG IN A MUD PUDDLE

My dad, my uncle, and I held a joint revival at LaPorte Indiana Church of the Nazarene. 

My Uncle John, who was on Omaha Beach before Dawn removing obstacles so the landing craft could land safely. He was trained as a frogman the origin of Navy SEALs.

First I have to say a few words. 

Time for my daily comment. Delight yourself in the Lord and He shall Grant unto you the desires of your heart. I did not desire that both of my wives would die before me. Satan is still under contract and he is obviously very pissed at me probably because of my name William Michael which means burden bearer which is the same role as Christ and also because of Michael the angel that had to kick Lucifer's ass out of heaven and when William Michael ditmer the first wrong spelling but you know what I mean came into existence and and I'm guessing 1923 polio was in full swing. But wild child William under the tutelage of his oldest brother and only brother John finally got back on track and became a gospel preacher just like his older brother. Now I'm going to make an outrageous statement but I strongly suspect Satan poured his wrath on anything this last 20 or 30 years named William Michael. May I illustrate. William Michael ditmer III died in North Dakota and was buried on the plains on Frozen ground. Wendell and Michelle kind of a feminine version of William Michael. Thank God her mother intervened and refused to name her Wilhelmina Michelle. At the age of 16 my youngest daughter, who was homeschooled, was driving to her business that a lady and her had started in the older ladies basement when a car crash happened and she was hospitalized for months but the prayers of her mother saved her right on the spot where Lynn was looking out the back door and heard the crash. To continue with my thesis that Satan is pissed at me, when Gwendolyn silly a i had her second child? Old age named William Michael daily with 7 or 10 days William Michael Daly went to be with the Lord. My first wife died of cancer and she was my right hand man before we were married 40 years. And then I met another passionate woman who was super excited about marrying a preacher but she came down with Alzheimer's and died on August 3rd before 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning in 2023. And I became afflicted with lymphedema severe enough that I had to go to the wound care center after a valiant fight by my daughter we have finally somewhat mastered this tedious disease. I am long-winded this morning but I wanted to finish this story. Yet here I sit after fighting a lifetime of refusal to sit at a desk I am quite content posting to my little congregation of possibly 10,000 or more encouraging them to keep preaching the gospel 1100 of them being in the absolute poverty stricken Nation of Bangladesh and at the same time I am slowly wooing the very successful business people on Twitter and I intend to build Bridges of international charity slowly, Tai chi, over the next few exciting years. Thank God my very specific prayer for a president with financial understanding is now in office and his right hand man Elon Musk is throwing up satellites like God threw up Stars and fighting for the free speech amendment and I'm reasonably certain I've gotten into every nation myself other than Mongolia and possibly Iran for I am a statistical freak and I have seen over 200 countries named while stalking the statistical world of my blogs. I think I finally finished and everybody said thank God. But after losing two wives and being semi-afflicted I am as happy as a pig in a mud puddle. Later Gators.

YOU'RE WELCOME, AMERICA.

 This post was saved in drafts and as I was cleaning out the draft file I noticed it was completed except for pictures and now blog post doesn't put any pictures in so we might as well just send it on it's Merry way. Enjoy

I roared with laughter again when I came to the cat poll, not to be confused with the polecat. And yes, I said that joke yesterday but there's enough churn in this group that some will laugh.

As for the next Democratic candidate that has the potential to become president and yes I sense some of you are bristling now but you also know the power of my prayers and God's plan and so I will make my suggestion lightly now and please do not send assassins here. It's too well guarded. Here is why suggestion for the next candidate for president and I would say he has a 90% chance of winning because that's my success rate for my prayers. John Fetterman. Then JD Vance for 2 terms. Obviously this has to be in harmony with the Lord God Almighty. But the reason why I don't want to see the Democratic party die is because I think this is been in the works since Adam and Eve, Adam the hardworking but emotionally dumb man, to be even further hardened by hard work and warfare... And Eve, who always has the suggestion for the improvement of her man, which pardon my French dumbass Satan saw right away but then didn't understand how far ahead of him THE BOSS was. The age of dictators is now coming to a close and the age where life expectancy goes beyond 100 years is coming into fruition. The AI revolution will be most useful in the field of medicine with the depth of DNA research added quickly to the doctor's diagnosis. It's a great time to be alive and even I am looking forward to going to 99 years old. I'm already telling my oldest daughter and my wingman brother to set aside the summer of 2047 I'm planning on a quiet slow enjoyable hospice death. And then the family will have good traveling to come to my funeral. If you want to put it on your calendars now you're welcome to attend I think there will be quite a few from Plymouth in attendance. You're welcome, America.

PEARL HARBOR, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, AND THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP

 I'm having to change my whole procedure everyday since Don Surber from sub stack single-handedly destroyed blogger and blogspot and now I can no longer load pictures. So instead I won't tell you the story in writing and you'll have to go to my Facebook page. I may if I'm in a good mood give you the link at the bottom. So here goes. 

Yesterday was December the 7th a day that shall live in infamy in the year of 1941. I didn't see anything yesterday, for today is December the 8th, in anything that I read or saw, and I read and watch very widely. How soon we forget the lessons of History. I'm tagging Sarah Sara Dittmer Bender because she is an excellent historian on the study of my Uncle John, who like most American men who were physically fit, probably enlisted the next day. So many stories of my family my father, my uncle John, my uncle Art, and even my very existence, for I was born in 1948, making me a baby boomer. I'll try to add more pictures as the day goes on. And boys and girls, learn a lesson from us baby boomers. It's okay to be patriotic.

I've included a picture of my uncle and my father. My uncle John was a war hero and was written about in a book called NAVY FROGMAN: THE ORIGINAL NAVY SEALS. Well before dawn on Omaha Beach on D-Day he and another frogman were cutting away obstacles and setting marker buoys so the landing craft can make it to the beach

.Since Muslims have been in the news recently I decided to do a mini deep dive into the Muslim brotherhood. Amal Clooney, the wife of George and an internationally recognized and skilled lawyer born in Lebanon and has offices in London, did the original paperwork of organizing the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt. Shortly thereafter the Muslim brotherhood decided to take over Egypt and elected a leader whose name I forget because remember I'm not a scholar. But another part of Egypt probably the military overthrew the Muslim brotherhood government and declared them illegal. A mall is not only beautiful but extremely smart and has defended some good causes, including Julian Assange. 

Evangelical Christians tried to take over the United States by banning tariffs and introducing the income tax to save alcoholics from taverns and got spanked after prohibition was lifted, giving rise to Franklin Roosevelt and the Democratic strengthening for the next three quarters of a century. 

But evangelicals only tried to take over the United States. Muslims since 9/11 at the beginning of the second millennium, have continuously tried to take over the world and they see the only obstacles for that is that pesty Nation Israel and big bully supporters the United States of America. This whole thought process led to October the 7th. You can be the most well intentioned person in the world and still start something that will cause a god awful mess.

Tai chi. Stay healthy. God's grace is amazing. Later Gators.

I tried loading the symbol for the Muslim brotherhood on this article that I'm writing but neither my phone nor Facebook will even show it after I download it on my phone. It looks like the Muslim brotherhood made some people angry. Good

Since Muslims have been in the news recently I decided to do a mini deep dive into the Muslim brotherhood. Amal Clooney, the wife of George and an internationally recognized and skilled lawyer born in Lebanon and has offices in London, did the original paperwork of organizing the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt. Shortly thereafter the Muslim brotherhood decided to take over Egypt and elected a leader whose name I forget because remember I'm not a scholar. But another part of Egypt probably the military overthrew the Muslim brotherhood government and declared them illegal. A mall is not only beautiful but extremely smart and has defended some good causes, including Julian Assange. 

Evangelical Christians tried to take over the United States by banning tariffs and introducing the income tax to save alcoholics from taverns and got spanked after prohibition was lifted, giving rise to Franklin Roosevelt and the Democratic strengthening for the next three quarters of a century. 

But evangelicals only tried to take over the United States. Muslims since 9/11 at the beginning of the second millennium, have continuously tried to take over the world and they see the only obstacles for that is that pesty Nation Israel and big bully supporters the United States of America. This whole thought process led to October the 7th. You can be the most well intentioned person in the world and still start something that will cause a god awful mess.

Tai chi. Stay healthy. God's grace is amazing. Later Gators.

Since Muslims have been in the news recently I decided to do a mini deep dive into the Muslim brotherhood. Amal Clooney, the wife of George and an internationally recognized and skilled lawyer born in Lebanon and has offices in London, did the original paperwork of organizing the Muslim brotherhood in Egypt. Shortly thereafter the Muslim brotherhood decided to take over Egypt and elected a leader whose name I forget because remember I'm not a scholar. But another part of Egypt probably the military overthrew the Muslim brotherhood government and declared them illegal. A mall is not only beautiful but extremely smart and has defended some good causes, including Julian Assange. 

Evangelical Christians tried to take over the United States by banning tariffs and introducing the income tax to save alcoholics from taverns and got spanked after prohibition was lifted, giving rise to Franklin Roosevelt and the Democratic strengthening for the next three quarters of a century. 

But evangelicals only tried to take over the United States. Muslims since 9/11 at the beginning of the second millennium, have continuously tried to take over the world and they see the only obstacles for that is that pesty Nation Israel and big bully supporters the United States of America. This whole thought process led to October the 7th. You can be the most well intentioned person in the world and still start something that will cause a god awful mess.

Tai chi. Stay healthy. God's grace is amazing. Later Gators.

I tried loading the symbol for the Muslim brotherhood on this article that I'm writing but neither my phone nor Facebook will even show it after I download it on my phone. It looks like the Muslim brotherhood made some people angry. Good

My penchant for saying the phrase LATER GATORS! Comes from living for a year and a half in Waycross Georgia which is just a stone's throw from the Okefenokee swamp, the home of Pogo. I would say the phrase it's a Small world but that would start an earworm that absolutely infuriates me. And speaking of further coincidences I also lived for a year and a half in Fullerton California just a couple of miles from Disneyland. My first wife and I loved running down to Disneyland and walking around the free area cuz that was as lively as a full-time circus. My friend and hero Don Surber has single-handedly destroyed blogger and blogspot, because they no longer take pictures, so now I have to change my routine by starting off at sub stack, then dropping this post off at Facebook which is also being ruined for myself by me because I have 1100 or more baby bird gospel preachers that have recently become my friends and also followers and every time I get on Facebook they all try to message me because they don't want to talk English and I don't have time for that crap although I want to encourage them so wish me luck. Later Gators. Tai chi. Stay safe. God's grace is amazing.

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GERMANS AS PEACEKEEPERS IN GAZA?

 Thank you so much for bringing peace into the world through tariffs?! 20 years ago I began praying for a president who understood tariffs. Remember the gold coin in the fish miracle? And when you were coming down the golden escalator since I didn't like bosses that shouted YOU'RE FIRED I was going to yell at the TV when I felt an invisible finger on my lips. I realized that meant you were going to win and I was delighted at witnessing the power of tariffs bringing manufacturing back to the United States. Stick with me just for a moment I have a brilliant idea. Watching the no nonsense Germans handle the dumbass Palestinian protesters made me wonder. Could these former persecutors of the Jewish people be the best ones to head up a Gaza peace Force. Just a suggestion. Stay healthy. and because my mother trained me to never back down from a bully I will share my nickname. MAD DOG

GUZMANS

Today is December 6th 2025. Today's post I will start in my blog THE SHEPHERD'S JOURNAL. It will be titled simply GUZMANS.

Just a reminder. I am not a scholar. I don't give two turds about impressing scholars because of my long-standing paranoia about being tied to a desk. 

You may have noticed Mexico and United States have intertwined history, about which I have some understanding because I'm older than dirt. 

The Guzman's are originally from Germany and have a long and storied history in mining. If you weren't born on a turnip wagon and have been halfway awake over the last 50 years, Mexico has gold in them thar hills. Americans can be a little bit conceited, but gold was discovered in Mexico long before we Americans discovered it in California. Hence the Spanish conquistadors conquering most of South America and Central America had especially Mexico City. 

Somewhere after the free trade of diseases where we brought smallpox and the Indians gave us a syphilis, Mexico allowed Germans to come in and mine a mountain or two or three. Like I said I'm not a scholar. Evidently, the Guzman clan from Germany decided to stay in Mexico, partly because they are food connoisseurs and partly because the Mexicans had some beautiful babes that they married. 

Let's skip the whole open border fiasco and fast forward to today. Daniel Guzman's father came from Mexico when the borders were a little looser and decided to come to Plymouth and open a restaurant called Marcello's. Somewhere the year when the Bears won the super bowl, my wife and I, that is my first wife, settled in walkerton Indiana and purchased a farmhouse in tyner and I'm not going to take the time to capitalize every little dippy town because I am not a scholar. Somewhere in the early 90s the precursor of standard motor Products was busy making millions and millions of feet of automotive and appliance wire and that is where Daniel and I first met. I was there when he came in all starstruck and went on and on and on about this beautiful Puerto Rican girl who he said he was going to marry and he did. 

Somewhere in this story Daniel convinced me to try out his father's restaurant Marcello's and one of their great items on the menu was menudo soup. I'll let you Google it but suffice it to say it's not easy to make and I know that there are some who leave the smell of s*** in the organ meat because I bought a can of it from Walmart. 

This week I discovered a can of menudo soup that was pretty darn good and I turned it into a Mexican casserole along with tamales, burritos, and pepper jack cheese which is American.

Yesterday started off bad but ended up amazing. You may have noticed on Facebook I'm turning into an international star. Because I am a very eclectic and interesting gospel preacher my Facebook following has exploded and I am past approaching the limit of 5,000. 50% of those followers which are 90% or more of gospel preachers and gospel musicians are from Bangladesh and yesterday on messenger I got started on a group chat that wouldn't shut up and I lost my temper hence the name mad dog. But slowly my soul was turned around by the great circumstances of life as I experimented with successfully a spontaneous casserole dish that had menudo soup and tamales. 

I think that'll give you enough details of the story so I can wrap this up and go get some coffee it's almost 5:00 a.m. later Gators. Oh the final note is lately I have fallen in love with the movie Wednesday. Her dad is portrayed by a great American actor by the name of.. wait for it.. Guzman. 

BOSS, SONG LEADER, BEST FRIEND

This is the Dittmers and the Van Wechels. We were best friends and Rick was both my boss and my song leader. 

Today is friday, December the 5th, it is now 4:40 a.m. I would like to finish this post on Facebook but I'm going to have to move to the shepherd's journal on blogspot because I can't take any messenger calls and stuff working while I'm talking to my AI secretary, my pixel six phone. My first wife was a business secretary and could take my dictation. I think she even did some short hand like my mother did. She was, my mother that is, a business secretary and was dad's secretary but Dad did his own typing and ran a mimeograph to make the church bulletin. I did that for a while and got blue wings stains all over my clothes but Dad had an IBM typewriter. Later in my long and storied life, my best friend, song leader, boss and driver to work, and designer of the bulletin took care of that and by that time I was so busy because I worked at least 60 hours a week and pastored the church, at work on my farmhouse, and helped my wife raise my two home-school daughters, my sermons were down to one point and one story that fit on a single sheet of paper printed on both sides. Since some of my stories had to do with miracles and were unbelievable, I called them parables. I just got another unwanted messenger call so I'm going to wrap this up. That's all for now boys and girls. Later Gators.

STAY UP AND FIGHT

This morning on December 4th the news is that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey never argue, and Georgia Clooney repeated the same thing with his wife. I can verify that. Lynne and I had such a smooth relationship during the first part of our marriage that people frequently said she was my robot like a stepford wife. 

This changed as we took on a greater workload later in our life in the ministry. This would come to light when it was time to pack for vacation and the burden was pretty heavy on her and she would break down and start an argument. Thankfully I was taught by some nimrod Evangelical teacher which had a lot of good points to him to don't threaten divorce when you're arguing. 

I've always enjoyed Phyllis Diller's approach to the common sense version of proverbs where it says let not the sun set on your anger. 

Phyllis said don't go to bed angry. Stay up and fight.

RIDING SHOTGUN WITH JESUS

I pay big bucks to be a part of this Donald Trump study group. The big bucks means I get to comment and you have to listen. First the warnings. I can be dangerously sarcastic. Continuing the warning, I am a stealth preacher. Moreover, I don't like to stay in one spot too long, and the only medication I take for that is caffeine, so before long, I will leave this delightful crowd and go out and do stuff. To wrap this loquacious soliloquy up, I will say thank you, dearest friends, for listening. Now to wrap up with a gobsmacking insight. He listens. Who? God. Like me, he is a roller coaster. He likes to quietly listen. He can be loquacious as observed through those who write about him like Prophets, disciples, and preachers. And finally, he likes to plan and go on adventures with his children. Warning. It's dangerous although the danger has been engineered hopefully. He's beckoning to you right now through his son Jesus. Go ahead. Grab his hand. Step into his car and go riding shotgun with Jesus. The end.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS

Story time. I once called my boss's boss over to compliment him on a cost savings I had observed him do and he looked like he's had seen a ghost so shocked that I said something nice about him. I then explained. Would I call you over and correct you if I was pissed off at you? He readily agreed for my name MAD DOG included that characteristic and my reputation. My sarcasm was so spectacular and coupled with my almost infinite patience made me the trainer of choice for a line of manufacturing that if you made a mistake could run from $1,000 to in one case six million. But I was also known for my extensive knowledge of the entire manufacturing process because I had worked every job in the plant and had mastered them completely so that engineers would come and talk to me about problems. Couple that with my sarcasm and too sensitive souls that were men packed up their tools and left after I had corrected them and two engineers assigned the area that I worked in to other engineers. 

I am neither a scholar, nor am I a paperwork perfectionist, or I don't want to be tied down to a desk ever, so I can be kind of testy if somebody corrects me either for spelling or any other scholarly attribute. Be aware. 

So I say that to say this. Shouldn't I also tell you guys what an awesome group of friends you are and how much I appreciate you. Later Gators.

MONDAY DECEMBER 1ST, GOOD MORNING WORLD

Good morning, world. Just a quick reminder to not call me on messenger. Repeat do not call me on messenger.

In case you forgot, my name is Mike Dittmer. I have been married twice and widowed twice. I have been ordained twice and also started my own church, family Bible Fellowship, which used to be located on highway 6 between walkerton Indiana and La Paz. I am a DieHard preacher of the Gospel, but I also am strongly interested in us politics and world events. I worked in a factory we're almost 20 years, and because I was fearless, the factory took my initials MD and gave me the nickname mad dog. When it came time for me to get onto the internet my ex son-in-law who might will call Charles Xavier, suggested I go by Reverend mad dog, and my internet moniker is r e v m a d d o g 1948. Type that into an internet search engine and you will find my publications. While my first wife was suffering with cancer, I learned to shorten my sermons to a single story and a single point. After I signed up for Twitter, I learned how to count every character and shorten my messages to 100 characters or 120 characters and as I shorten them, I noticed that they didn't rhyme but they were still poetic. Hence I became known as a poet, explaining my one blog called the wisdom poet. Because I was so busy, both at work and in my ministry I started carrying all of my tools a big King James Bible, and a sturdy journal. So in a sense, I'm an amateur journalist. Although I am a preacher and have spent most of my life as a pastor, I am much more comfortable in the informal clothes of a shepherd, which explains why I started the shepherd's journal. I am still in the process of figuring out what I'm going to do for the next few years. Because I am a pianist, my form of pastoral ministry was rather unique. In fact, because of my friendship with Rick Van Wechel, who introduced me to modern worship music, we formed a worship team that was just the two of us, and I was the preacher. I played the piano and Rick played a mean electric guitar. Our family had a quartet, and my youngest daughter led children's church, while my wife served a huge dinner every Sunday to our growing family when both of my daughters got married to good Catholic men. We also started an annual blueberry festival gospel concert weekend and we had over a dozen groups sing at our little church. Those were wonderful wonderful days and I'm feeling very nostalgic, for my first wife was an irrepressible Christmas elf, just like the movie. So now as we start the Christmas season, and I'm feeling very sentimental, I'm seriously considering buying and ugly Christmas sweater in memory of her. She taught me along with the word of God how to pray specifically, which brings me to my final spectacular answer to prayer. Perhaps 20 years ago I had an insight into the power of tariffs. Thank Alexander Hamilton. Also, part of the reason I was fearless was that my mother taught me how to always stand up against the bully, and I have the missing teeth to prove that I learned my lesson. So as I was praying for a president with financial understanding, I didn't realize that God had in mind a bi-vocational politician. Do you see where I'm going with this? While God was training me to be a fearless bi-vocational pastor, God was also raising up a bully fighter businessman to be president who also had a deep understanding and appreciation of tariffs. So now you know why I am so involved in politics while I am also a shepherd. It's getting close to 7:00 a.m. and my favorite blogger is going to post soon so that's enough for now remember please don't call me on messenger. I love all my gospel preaching friends all over the world. Keep up the good work.

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GOD IS A TEAM AND NATION BUILDER

Sunday, November the 30th, the year of our Lord 2025 

The nation that I will focus on for a while is Bangladesh. 

I'm going to slowly lead you, my gospel preaching friends, on intellectual and spiritual journey, that if you're patient enough and hang in there with me, I will turn you into the best fundraiser, public speaker, and team builder you could possibly be, because that's what Jesus did. 

Team building starts right where you're born. 

I was born in Springfield Illinois and the United States of America. 

People look at the wealth of America and for some reason think we were always wealthy. Nothing could be further from the truth. On my father's side, Albert Dittmer lived in a shack that was also a 40 acre farm. That was a rundown Barn that came with the farm. Grandpa Albert Dittmer was a combination farmer and oil worker. On his farm there was an oil pump. My dad was William Michael Dittmer. My name was William Michael Dittmer Jr. My dad's oldest brother was John. When my dad was young, he came down with a common affliction called polio the same affliction that struck Franklin Roosevelt. 

Like many siblings, John the oldest and Bill the youngest made a team. John appeared to be a pretty good fundraiser and was able very early to purchase a brand new car and also a Caterpillar tractor. Because they had picked up and elevated the same mechanical skills of their father in the deep south of Illinois they decided to start a business digging out tree stumps for farmers. 

Back in those olden days Dynamite was readily available without a lot of legal supervision. Both my dad and uncle John were experts with both Dynamite and their old diesel caterpillar with a Capital c. 

They offered to dig out the tree stumps that every farmer had to get rid of in order to have a tillable field. Dynamite and a bulldozer made it a lot easier. Farmers for glad to pay a generous amount and that's what my dad and uncle lived off together. 

Dynamite sticks we're an invention of the guy Nobel. Nitroglycerin as a compound was extremely dangerous but Mr Nobel had figured out a process of soaking it into wood that made it safe to work with. 

My dad and John were experts in Dynamite and bulldozing. Dad said that they could use a quarter stick of dynamite to blow out a stump but they used a handful which made an explosion which could be heard for miles. In the sparsely populated farmlands of Southern Illinois that was also dotted with oil wells and oil pumps, the loud explosions were effective free advertisement. 

That's enough of this story for now. Stay with me boys and girls and gospel preachers and I will explain how God builds teams just like he built the team of the Dittmer siblings. Do I need to spell it out for you? You have been born into a nation and a family that has tremendous potential and will with time and God's patient instruction make you as wealthy and able to solve problems like the world leader the United States of America but you must be patient and don't call me on messenger repeat don't call me on messenger. As we say here in the Midwest of the United States, I love you guys. Stay tuned.

GRACE RAINING DOWN LIKE A MONSOON

Recently somebody warned that the Jews will be driven out of America because of anti-semitism. I of course made a different prediction.

And I predict a counter prediction that America will slowly but steadily reject anti-semitism, and the Democrats will slowly abandon the suicidal clinging to death cults. This may take the rest of this century but people like Charlie Kirk men and the women who love them, US Senator John Fetterman, and the Trump clones will meld together, lifting up Jesus and the first Amendment and peace through strength until every highway, hedge row, and Nation until the knowledge of the Lord covers the earth like an ocean. God's amazing Grace is raining down like a monsoon.

SNOWNADO AND SNOWBELTS

I seem to have a penchant for living in snow belt areas. One of my better known stories is about the neighbor boy who complained at church that he didn't have enough snow for his snowmobile so when I questioned him about the amount, the next morning in our shared yard there was four feet and on the weather map it looked like a snownado. Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart. Can I hear an amen? It's in my book THE RAIN PARABLES available on Kindle for 99 cents or Amazon books for $6.

FLORIDA VERSUS THE OKEFENOKEE SWAMP

I love you, Debi, but my assessment is the opposite. My mother trained me from the beginning to always stand up to a bully. I was also disappointed in the evangelicals when we disposed of tariffs and instituted progressive taxes so that we could save all the alcoholics, prohibition. Jesus taught quietly about tariffs when He had his disciple go down catch a fish and pull out a gold coin for the temple tax. Also Alexander Hamilton design tariffs to build businesses and banking, necessary when societies move from farming to business. There is none of us good including every politician, every preacher, every layman. Jesus taught that. None of us are in a position to judge the heart of another. And since you now live in Florida, and I used to live near Okefenokee, I will close with my famous words, later Gators.

SQUANTO

I'm always grateful for the historical Oracle to fill in the blank spots in my lack of knowledge on history. As a brief adenda let me mention the one epic moment that I liked to repeat in my Thanksgiving sermons. Picture the huddled pilgrims in their wooden fort as a lone fierce looking Indian approaches and as they open the gate to allow him to come in he walks into the lodge and sits at the table and says in perfect English DO YOU HAVE ANY BRANDY? Like Joseph in the Old testament what the previous colonials intended for evil when they first enslaved Squanto turned out to be the Plymouth Rock colonials salvation for he, Squanto, was the one who showed them how to plant maze and squash and fertilize it with the abundance of the fish that was there and so the next year we had a true Thanksgiving feast. In The voice of Paul Harvey now you know the rest of the story. Good day.

THE RISE OF THE SENSIBLE CENTRISTS

Some idiot made a comment that Jessica's husband told her to leave Fox News. This is some right wing nut job with a grudge against all liberals and Democrats and anything in between so I called the article for what it is, BS. Here's my comment 

I voted for Trump three times and prayed for a man that understood tariffs as well as Jesus did in the gold coin and of course Alexander Hamilton. But the Republican party can't be totally trusted and I believe God will raise up sensible centrists. I'm watching tonight the rising stature of Jessica. That's why I'm judging this article as BS. Jessica is doing an outstanding job of leading THE FIVE AT FIVE on the eve of the horrific shooting of the two national guards in Washington DC this Thanksgiving weekend in 2025.  I was not surprised, just like I wasn't surprised at the rise of John Fetterman after I saw his heroic waving of the Israel flag on the top of his roof while the Palestinian nut jobs protested on behalf of Hamas and I like to call them Hamassholes.

I think I've said enough for now, boys and girls.

A LITTLE WHITE LIE

This is a picture of my favorite sister-in-law. My favorite sister-in-law is a little white lie because I have two sister-in-laws and they're both my favorite. 

10:30 a.m. had a little breakfast, cup of coffee, a quick update of Fox News from the Fox News babes on YouTube, feet are up in my chair, I'm well rested and already finished several posts. My friends inspire me and I hope you all consider me your friend. Great nostalgia post, Don.

MAY I ASK THREE QUESTIONS?

This is 2025. A great year to be alive. The year the Great peace began. From Ukraine and Russia Israel and Iran. MAD DOG 

May I ask three questions? What would Jesus do? What does God desire? Do you really want to bet against the Donald?

BIPARTISANSHIP IS THE GOAL

This comment is a follow-up to an earlier comment where I stated Momdani does not have Trump derangement syndrome, or to be more clear, his TDS does not limit him from working in a bipartisan fashion. Bipartisanship it's actually our goal and happens a lot more than people realize but it's usually in the trenches. All hard work occurs in the trenches where people don't see and credit is not given but many people, myself included, don't care who gets the credit as long as the work is done. Later Gators. 

DEATH CULT

Before I even read this excellent article by Don Surber, I have a rough idea of what I'm going to say. I am amazed at how many times drug runners can convince themselves to get on the boat that is about to be blown to smithereens. The two words that explain their thinking is DEATH CULT. 

Those same two words also explain the Palestinian movement, the Democrats death grip on abortion, and illegal aliens and their families protesting until they get sprayed with pepper spray and run their vehicles into ICE vehicles. I could take the time to explain everything until all of your questions are answered, but I don't have the patience and you don't have the time. Later Gators.

THE BLAME GAME VERSUS ENJOY LIFE. WORSHIP GOD.

When God confronted Adam and Eve in the garden, they played the blame game. Adam said THE WOMAN WHO NOW GAVEST ME... Eve said THE SERPENT BEGUILED ME. 

Right now, the liberal Democrats are blaming everything on Trump. The conservatives are blaming the liberals for the mess they have to clean up. 

Since I am 77 years old, I can take the long view of history. Since the evangelicals abandoned tariffs I prayed for a president that had financial understanding as pointed out by Jesus in the parable of the gold coin, a principle well understood by Alexander Hamilton. 

Now we are changing to a process of highly vetted borders to stop the flood of fentanyl and human trafficking. This process is painful but necessary. 

My suggestion is to stop the blame game, enjoy life and worship God, for He is in charge. 

THE WORLD HATES US? NO SURPRISE.

In the third chapter of the book of John, Jesus stated DON'T BE SURPRISED THAT THE WORLD HATES YOU. 

The world hates those who share the gospel of Christ. 

The world hates free speech, because it allows the gospel of Christ to be shared. 

The world hates mothers who want to Bear children, and the men who want to be fathers, hence the hatred of the trans movement. 

The world hates America, because America has always stood up to suicidal bullies and death cults. 

The world hates president Trump because he wants to strengthen America and stand against suicidal bullies. 

The world hates Christians because they voted for Trump and love the hated Jewish Nation.

The world hates us because the ruler of this world hates us. But Jesus has overcome the world. Later Gators.

UNVETTED INSANITY

The insanity of unvetted open borders is becoming slowly apparent due to several events. 

The takeover of California by the cartels became apparent when 3,000 Cartel associates were arrested in a massive operation. Huge amounts of drugs, money, and information were seized. This information is available to the public. You can Google it. 

Another revelation of liberal incompetence became apparent with a massive amount of truck drivers, including big rig truck drivers, involved in deadly accidents. Liberal states run by democrats hired non English speaking drivers and sent them across our nation's highways causing carnage and devastation.

IS TRUMP A GOOD MAN?

The question was asked, is Trump a good man? A dear friend answered no. According to Jesus, none of us are good, so he was right. We are not good. Can God still use us sinners? Yes, if we allow ourselves to be humbled under the mighty hand of God. I know. It's hard for me to be humble, especially since I'm talented and good looking.

MAGA, MAHA, AND CLARITY

Wow. God granting me the desires of my heart, by giving our nation a president with deep financial understanding, is causing an explosion in the mental health trade. At the same time, beyond my specific request, I am getting MAHA, which I greatly desired, because I've been irritated ever since Dr Dobson pushed McDonald's to switch the seed oils instead of beef tallow. I just took my family out for a mental health trip and ate at Popeyes, which has the world's best fries, the world's best fried chicken, and the second best biscuit in the world, behind the cheddar baked biscuits of Red lobster. In addition, I am in love with clarity and God granted my desires with the artificial intelligence boys of DOGE, Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard. 

Is our future bright and Rosy? That's a mixed message, for the wheat and the tears are growing up together and won't be separated till judgment Day. Thank you for allowing me to speak my mind. Blessings on all of you.

NOTE TO MY LIBERAL FRIENDS

Now for the opposing view. Charlie Kirk's assassination. George Soros. October 7th. Listen to Bill Maher give a more accurate assessment. The Democrats hatred of trump made him unstoppable. The solution is to stop hating Trump. Listen to my favorite Democrat besides Bill Maher, John fetterman. And outside of the public eye, I have tons of evidence that Democrats and Republicans are working below ground to get things done. Stop by anytime and I'll update you. Bring an offering from Popeye's Chicken. Both my daughters voted for Kamala along with my adorable neighbor. This is a marriage of Republicans and Democrats by Divine design. Get used to living with each other. I know. I feel just as frustrated as you do.

IN DEFENSE OF A DUMBASS DEMOCRAT

In keeping with my shepherd's approach, sounding very similar to an old Fox News slogan, fair and balanced, I must say a word in defense of a dumbass Democrat that Don, my blogging hero, may have left out. He mentioned the drunken night with Marines and ending up with a Nazi symbol on his chest, and left out one small but important detail. The Maine Marine was drunk in Croatia and it is well known that Nazi sympathizers are embedded in Eastern Europe. In keeping with the nature of the Constitution which divinely explains how to limit governments' addiction to power, I will limit my own addiction to the beauty of my thinking and shut up now. Later Gators.

I am saving this post on sub stack so I can spoon feed it to my honorable but liberal daughters. They are short of historical understanding because they were homeschooled but they are quickly catching up with their own research, especially with their historically accurate Bill Maher who presents history in a humorous way, but from a liberal point of view, unlike my hero who has a conservative point of view. This marriage of viewpoints appears to be part of Divine design built into the American psyche. Who knew God was so smart?

GROK SAYS REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE QUIETLY WORKING TOGETHER

Are there examples of Republicans and Democrats working quietly to solve problems?

Yes, there are numerous documented examples of Republicans and Democrats collaborating behind the scenes or in low-profile ways to address issues, often away from partisan media glare. These efforts typically focus on pragmatic, non-ideological problems like infrastructure, disaster relief, or technical fixes, where public grandstanding isn't necessary. Below are several concrete cases, drawn from congressional records, bipartisan reports, and credible news outlets across the political spectrum (e.g., Politico, The Hill, Fox News, and CNN).Recent and Historical ExamplesIssue

Description

Key Players

Outcome/Source

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021)

A core group of senators negotiated for months in private sessions, sharing drafts and data outside public hearings. They focused on funding formulas for roads, bridges, and broadband without tying it to broader social spending debates.

Republicans: Rob Portman (R-OH), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Susan Collins (R-ME).

Democrats: Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ, then), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mark Warner (D-VA).

Passed with 69-30 Senate vote (19 Republicans joined). Quiet talks avoided filibuster threats. (Source: Politico's detailed timeline; Senate records).

COVID-19 Relief Packages (2020)

The "Problem Solvers Caucus" (25 Democrats, 25 Republicans) met virtually and in small groups to draft a $1.5 trillion compromise bill, bridging gaps on stimulus checks and business aid while excluding hot-button items like state bailouts.

Republicans: Tom Reed (R-NY), Fred Upton (R-MI).

Democrats: Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA).

Influenced the final $900B December package. Bipartisan support prevented total shutdown. (Source: The Hill; Caucus press releases).

Criminal Justice Reform (First Step Act, 2018)

Years of closed-door meetings between conservative groups (e.g., Koch network) and liberal advocates refined sentencing reforms. Lawmakers exchanged prison data and recidivism studies privately.

Republicans: Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT).

Democrats: Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ).

Signed by Trump; reduced mandatory minimums for nonviolent offenses. (Source: ACLU and Heritage Foundation joint reports; Congressional Research Service).

Disaster Relief Funding (Ongoing, e.g., 2023-2024)

After hurricanes like Helene (2024), small bipartisan teams in the House and Senate Appropriations Committees negotiate aid packages in unmarked rooms, using FEMA data to allocate funds quickly without pork-barrel additions.

Republicans: Kay Granger (R-TX, former chair), Tom Cole (R-OK).

Democrats: Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Henry Cuellar (D-TX).

Multiple bills passed unanimously or near-unanimously (e.g., $20B+ in 2024). Minimal public debate. (Source: FEMA reports; Roll Call).

Water Infrastructure (America's Water Infrastructure Act, 2020)

Senators worked in subcommittees with Army Corps of Engineers experts to update dam safety and flood control, sharing technical briefs privately.

Republicans: John Barrasso (R-WY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND).

Democrats: Tom Carper (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

Reauthorized WRDA programs with broad support. (Source: Senate Environment Committee records).

Why This Happens QuietlyAvoids Partisan Pressure: Public negotiations invite media scrutiny, donor backlash, and primary challenges. Private talks allow data-driven compromises (e.g., using CBO scoring for costs).

Evidence from Insiders: Books like The Senate by Daniel Stid or memoirs from figures like Rob Portman describe "backroom" deals as essential for 60-vote thresholds in the Senate.

Bipartisan Groups: Organizations like the Problem Solvers Caucus, No Labels, and the Bipartisan Policy Center facilitate off-record meetings. They report 50+ quiet successes since 2010 on issues like veterans' health and farm bills.

These aren't exhaustive, but they show cross-aisle work is routine on "must-pass" or technical issues—about 80-90% of bills pass with bipartisan support, per GovTrack data, though flashy ones dominate headlines. For deeper dives, check congressional committee transcripts or nonpartisan trackers like the Lugar Center's Bipartisan Index.

Details on First Step Act

Bipartisan foreign policy efforts

Think Harder

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BAD IDEA

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A BAD IDEA. 

Again, before I read another excellent article by Don Surber, I feel compelled to comment, because I am a gospel preacher with a Shepherd's heart, and I want the flock of the US citizens and citizen wannabes to stop butting heads against each other and live in peace. I actually have the authority to do that for God has anointed me with powerful prayers and who am I to question God? If you doubt my resume, read my book THE RAIN PARABLES available on Amazon. 

To limit myself from rambling on forever, for every preacher love the sound of his own voice, I will limit myself today as always to one topic and one title. 

IT IS NOT A SIN TO HAVE AN OPINION, EVEN A STUPID ONE. DUH. 

When solving problems, brainstorming teaches us there is no such thing as a bad idea. This is both true and false at the same time. This is where Free speech comes in. The adults in the room need to discuss where an idea will take us. For example, I understand the feeling that sometimes it feels like it's better to just burn it all down and start over. But the consequence of following that idea to its ultimate end can bring about, if you studied history, millions of deaths. 

Men love the idea of toughening up. But that idea carried out to its purest form results in the Ebenezer Scrooge complex, which is best illustrated during the British colonization period where the idea of ultimate free trade resulted in both the Irish potato famine and the rebellion of the colony which became the United States. Now this is where my sarcasm steps in for a moment and says what a bunch of dumbasses. 

There is also the feminine side that has a strong element of compassion what it is possible no probable to carry that too far resulting in suicidal compassion. This is where my Democratic friends are at right now. 

Since I believe strongly that God intervenes in history I will conclude this little treatise with the speculation that God has raised up the United States for a purpose and to do that he keeps forcing these two sides of American politics into a shotgun marriage, and as Rodney King once famously said, during the LA riots, can't we all just get along? 

That's enough for now, boys and girls.

THE SCARY BLACK CONSERVATIVE WOMAN

As an observer of racial prejudice since I was a boy and trained by my mother to think outside the box, I of course have a different view. Black women are some of the most fearsome and fearless creatures on the planet. We as a white society share some of the blame or perhaps a better word would be responsibility. They were not only abused by the men of their race, many of whom were not raised by fathers have used their poverty as an excuse to participate in every type of questionable fundraising such as drug dealing, prostitution, gambling, and extortion, they were treated by the white people as slaves, servants, and sex toys, deliberately keeping their wages as low as possible. Many black women through intelligence and perseverance still succeeded wildly. 

My warning is to those who think if black women become conservative that that will solve the competition problem but you are absolutely wrong. They will take their percentage share and More just like black coaches now represent more than 10 to 12% of the black population and Athletics. Condoleezza Rice excelled at everything she did, including Olympic quality ice skating, a concert pianist, and finally Secretary of State. I realize being a privileged white man that both male and female blacks, and hard-working orientals, will steal some of my market share, but my loving God has trained me to be defferential. Like Abraham who gave the first choice to his nephew Lot, and Jesus, the son of God was deferential to the fierce will of his heavenly Father even to death, I have learned that hard work and I mean Elon Musk or Donald J Trump hard work, give me sufficient success and prosperity to provide well for my family. My annual income was greater because I was willing to work overtime. It was greater than the company president. So relax, white privileged men and women and let the rise of conservative black women kick in and reform these bunch of lazy ass slobs from both parties that are soaking up funds through greed and graft. 

JAMES COMEY, MARTHA STEWART, AND KARMA

In 2003 James Comey investigated Martha Stewart and concluded she was guilty of inside of trading and threw her in prison for 6 months. Martha could have escaped prison if she would have just turned in her friend who revealed to her some insider information. Instead he chose the six months of prison and used it as an opportunity to develop some serious street cred and obviously it didn't hurt her reputation whatsoever. I am a long time admirer of Martha Stewart although I would never marry the woman. But watching her with Snoop Dogg is a joy. Meanwhile karma is a b****. Some say Trump is prosecuting Comey and doing it for revenge but I think the momentum of karma has been a long time coming. I would say prove me wrong but the last guy that said that got shot. It's not my line but I like it anyway.

WE DON'T DESERVE TRUMP

Today I will keep with my tradition of commenting first then reading Don's Delicious blog. As I get older, my memory is getting a little feeble so forgive me if I've already told you this. One of the things that came to my attention is the absolute adoration Donald J Trump has inspired in the children of Gaza. I did some deep research on this with my new best friend Grok, and yes, the young people of Gaza were cheering Donald J Trump as a cheer just like we say USA, USA, USA. Many people are not aware of the generosity of Donald Trump but it is his finest point and the Gaza humanitarian association was something he promoted and the people of Gaza especially the younger people are very aware of it. When everybody else including the arms of the United Nations were allowing Hamas to steal their food from the people of Gaza, this very fine organization was making arrangements and was arranging for protection so that they could receive their food directly and the people of Gaza remember. As Greg gutfeld said, WE DON'T DESERVE HIM. 

THE UNSTOPPABLE SOUL WINNER

Would you like to win hard hearted adults to Jesus? Teach their children music, especially music about Jesus and the Bible. If they're hungry, give them a healthy breakfast. Share Bible stories. And be totally transparent, with no criminal background with a reputation that can pass a fierce investigation. Wolves love to go where the sheep are, but we are to be shepherds on the watch for wolves. Be as humble as the child you are teaching, for such is the kingdom of heaven. At least, that's what Jesus said.

CHEERING DONALD TRUMP IN GAZA

I just asked Grok, which answered yes, the people of Gaza are chanting Donald Trump's name in celebration.

When former enemies become fast friends then I attribute that to the great grace of God. Germany in support of Israel put out 1,000 chairs to symbolically support Israel during the grief of October 7th. Be patient. Joy comes in the morning. God is at work.

A NOTE OF CAUTION

A note of caution. Let your anger melt, through the grace of God, into humor, and always be willing to forgive our enemies and leave their judgment in the hands of an Almighty God.

Who was it that said THE WRATH OF MAN WORKETH NOT THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD? It was James, the brother of Jesus in the book of James in the Bible and yes it's absolutely true.

DEMOCRAT MEAT PUPPETS

At the risk of sounding like I worship our leader Don, and not the president Don for clarification, may I suggest Don's word for sock puppets which was meat puppets. To finish this so that I can turn it into a worldwide post on blogspot, the Democrats that have gone off the deep end of insanity minus the island of sanity in Pennsylvania and may I say the word bipartisan? Another desire of mine that God has fulfilled for me and the other 7,000 mad dog clones that are hiding in plain sight in America? To summarize my life again: first I was taught how to pray for rain and conversely, for it not to rain, and then taught by the spirit that rain symbolized Grace, then God spectacularly answered my prayer for a president with financial understanding according to the parable of the gold coin in the fish's mouth. Some of the other spectacular answers to prayer included a 4-ft snownado on our property so the neighbor boy could have a great winter with his new snowmobile, angels visibly protecting a young lady during her recovery after her husband attempted to murder her, and Lenna being healed totally overnight from 105° fever, painful blood clots in her legs, stage 4 bone cancer totally eradicated. I think my little diatribe is complete enough for a post. Later Gators.

THANK YOU JESUS FOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Since I know my liberal but godly daughters will never read this I will have to memorize it and quote it back to them in pieces for the rest of their lives. I admire Jessica tarlov who reminds me of my daughters and fearlessly defends the angry women and all of the beta males that they can get stirred up. We alpha males need to remember we are responsible for this mess because of our stupidly high expectations sometimes of women. Sometimes now that I have understanding at the age of 77 I want to shout at the crowd on television just shut the f******. Listen to the lessons from history including the story of Jesus who led me to this powerful prayer that God answered miraculously of giving us a president who had deep financial understanding. Since I have a strong history of God answering my specific prayers I can say this. And I will say it if no one else will. THANK YOU JESUS FOR ALEXANDER HAMILTON.

PISSING OFF UNGODLY WOMEN

Evidently it's my job to comment before I read this Delicious blog on Don Surber's Substack. As a shepherd of the world I am assigned the task of commenting on the world's politics. Hopefully it will go better for me than it did John the Baptist who also had the same responsibility. And like modern politics, one of the most dangerous things a preacher can do is piss off an ungodly woman. Ask the former supporters of Hillary Clinton. Oh wait. You can't ask them. They're dead. I think that's enough for today boys and girls. Keep up the good work and soldier on.

ISRAELI ARABS VERSUS PALESTINIAN ARABS ACCORDING TO GROK

Recently, like just a few minutes ago, I tried asking Google these questions and got a whole bunch of slanted b*******. So I decided to ask Grok and received greater clarity. 

Arab Nations have banded together five times since the formation of Israel. Their intent was to wipe out the Jewish Nation. Between 75% and 90% of those identifying as Palestinians are convinced that peaceful coexistence is not possible with Israel. Arabs who settle in Israel are allowed to apply for Israeli citizenship. Of course, the assumption is they must assume the right of Israel to both exist and defend itself.

MAD DOG RULE NUMBER ONE: NEVER WEAR OUT YOUR WELCOME

In keeping with my tradition of commenting first then reading the always excellent article by Don Surber, I will share with you a forthcoming story that is brewing in my chaotic crock pot brain entitled MAD DOG RULE NUMBER ONE: NEVER WEAR OUT YOUR WELCOME. I will share several stories, all of them spectacular and somewhat unbelievable, yet all of them literally the gospel truth, for I will teach you, boys and girls, through these stories how to become like Solomon. He that wins souls is wise. When God and I are finished with you, you will literally become a tag team with God and you will be UNSTOPPABLE. My first story will involve driving across the tri-state tollway following my imaginary rules called 99 RULES FOR DRIVING 99 MILES PER HOUR. 

Later Gators.

FEEDING AL THE ALLIGATOR KRAFT MARSHMALLOWS

I was pastor of Waycross Church of the Nazarene before the Bears won the super bowl. My family and I fed Kraft marshmallows to Al the alligator at the edge of the Okefenokee swamp. When the 14 ft Al roared out of the swamp huge Jaws open wide my friends always ran back to the car to take pictures while my family stayed behind me as I gently tossed marshmallows into Al's mouth. One of the benefits of being fearless.

When Mary and I moved to Plymouth to take care of Mary's deteriorating Alzheimer's on Plum Street my neighbor across the road was from Waycross and had seen Al the alligator many times. Of course, because of a crazy family feeding it marshmallows, it's now fenced off. Of course.

MICHAEL KICKS SATAN'S ASS

This article is a work in progress and will be added to later. 

Wow. Thanks to the very astute Don the Blogger I now understand why Satan hates me personally so much. My namesake angel Michael kicks his ass out of heaven. I am honored to be named after him even though everyone that has stood by me or was named William Michael has died. I feel like Charlie Kirk. Just a catalyst.

GOD JUDGES THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

I wrote this as a note to Surber Nation Mental Health Support Group ie Don Surber Substack

Good morning boys and girls. It's always a joy to check in with you and read Don's excellent historical studies of the great Donald J Trump. Now excuse me while I go clean my toilet with liberal tears. It's a similar experience to standing at the edge of hell and listening to weeping, wailing, and nashing of teeth. The mighty tree of the Democratic party has been cut down but the beautiful common sense independent sprout is growing in prosperous union strong Pennsylvania. Later Gators.

GOD ANSWERS SPECIFIC PRAYERS, SOMETIMES MIRACULOUSLY

My sister-in-law had a specific prayer answered for her kitty cat. Being a believer in specific prayers, I was not surprised. Here's why. 

Around 20 years ago I made the mistake of asking God for a president that had financial understanding and now look at the mess we're in or maybe it's good. That's my favorite President would see sorry say, we will say we will see not the secretary's fault it's my mushmouth. Later Gators

TEXTING WITH MY SIBLINGS INCLUDING MY PREACHER BROTHER

so, when I collapsed against the wall with my Hancock guide head cockeyed yelling at my secretary again I had my adorable neighbor call for help and I found out after 3 days in the hospital that it was my electrolytes so if you're making stock market investments may I suggest Gatorade and other brands like it. anybody else discover the same thing Theodore? Hmmm. also the main lesson I learned is never go to the hospital again because they're coffee their coffee yelling again is I'll use the Wesleyan word dog doo doo. I'm trying to work my way back to the Evangelical world now that I've forgiven them for canceling tariffs back during prohibition. you're welcome America.

I'm also upset at bible believing Christians for creating the Mormon church by chasing them out of Illinois and all the way to Utah and now they are our somewhat useful allies except for of course Pierre delecto or mitt Romney who is a snake in the grass.

THANK YOU MY DAUGHTER AND ADOPTED SON

I have stated before that I have briefly subscribed to the New York times when it was a paper and I have picked up many an issue when it was in the line at the grocery store and now I get the majority of my news for $5 a month from my mental health group and I am saving a ton of money, so thank you, fearless leader, we're being a major contributor to my mental health. I think I'll have my well-trained daughter to sharpens me with mostly friendly today and now I am adding my son? Who has also been trying by his mother trained dumbass secretary and now also the base with me debates with me I'm yelling now and now to vent my frustrations I am on tic tac to talk tick tock to listen to Scott Jennings finally debate without getting fired with a dummies on CNN.

GOD FORSAKEN ILLINOIS

Also, I had one of my best days ever on the 28th and my most angry episode ever about the stupidity of politics obviously today and no, I do not want to take medication for it because I thought it was fun. And now you know why they call me MAD DOG. 

Fortunately, My adorable neighbor will be gone for 2 days and Wednesday will be over Wednesday. You have to be a Tim Burton fan to understand the reference.Also, I had one of my best days ever on the 28th and my most angry episode ever about the stupidity of politics obviously today and no, I do not want to take medication for it because I thought it was fun. And now you know why they call me MAD DOG. 

Fortunately, My adorable neighbor will be gone for 2 days and Wednesday will be over Wednesday. You have to be a Tim Burton fan to understand the reference. Final text to my oldest daughter today. She'll be back from visiting my one-year-old great-grandson which is her grandson and they are in the god forsaken the state of Illinois and I am in The promise Land oh Plymouth, Indiana. Later Gators.

YESTERDAY? BEST. DAY. EVER.

Friday, August 29th, 2025 

Several close friends and perhaps I should call them wingmen, although to clarify, at least one and possibly two or even if I include my neighbors several are doing wonderfully well. 

I am not advising my divorced son-in-law about his decisions other than I reserved the right to harass him ever so lightly about health issues and I did also previously reserve the right to remind him of his obligations to my daughter. But I was greatly concerned about his mental health and happiness and let's face it, divorce is not good for happiness. I have quit trying to micromanage the world including my family and I've just stepped back and let God step in. 

So I would like to report that of recent days he has found a woman that greatly appreciates him. I won't go into details but I am very very happy that he's very very happy. 

I also have two Wing men although I have let you know that I don't always consider a close friend that's a woman to be a wing woman, for it's not poetical enough and I am above all a poet. 

In fact, I'm beginning to see that this whole little neighborhood is my wingmen.

To shorten the story, I will mention that today was my debut into the neighborhood. I took my electric chariot which works out best for my lymphedema feet because if it rains I have my feet off the ground. So today on potluck day I started planning early by scouting out the facilities making sure that I could sit someplace that I could be comfortable with the electric wheelchair not wheelchair scooter. 

One of my neighbors when I first got here was in a feud with my adorable neighbor. Of course I was concerned. And a group of people ladies that I met early seem to be bitter and wanting to gossip about everybody including some of my new friends? 

But I forged ahead made plans and headed over with my contribution to the potluck and as I said it was the best day ever. The ones that had been enemies I found not because of me but because of just my desires and God's grace were now the best of friends. And because of a stupid mistake on my part, leaving the screen door open, when my adorable friend got back from her excellent job interview that looks like it's designed in heaven for her, a real job with real money, she came over and met my neighbor one of my friends because the cat which is like their child was outside one of the doors meowing. I was having a great time with my new circle of Friends whom I was shocked we're getting along so famously and I got a phone call from my adorable wingman and she wouldn't let me go until she came over and talked to me about the cat. When she came in to a place that she has never has been before, I discover that without my assistance and perhaps just my catalytic presence in the neighborhood that all of these Palestinian nation and Jewish Nation were now the best of friends. And I didn't do anything about it. Sometimes you just need to let go and let God.

MAY 28TH, THURSDAY, CONTINUED

As I experiment with how to do my daily journal if necessary I've been vacillating between using my very efficient secretary, a Google pixel 6. My limitations since I no longer can type necessitate that I slow way down but then I received that word from management quite a while ago even before Mary's death. It was Tai chi and that's on my X account. 

What is a extremely evident is that some scriptures that I love are accurate. Somewhere it says God delights in giving us the desires of our heart. 

As I grow older, and I'm now 77, I am almost flabbergasted I just how much God has done for me both through my prayers and my desires. 

Today two of my teammates, one of them a young and godly adorable neighbor who is severely disabled through a car accident is applying for the perfect job for she is extremely fashionable and she's going in today to apply as a very fashionable dress shop. The other teammate who has drawn some criticism because he's a loud boisterous and recovering alcoholic and for the last two or three weeks he hasn't had a drink and believe me I know when he's off the wagon. He and I and his very godly girlfriend neighbor will meet me at the potluck today and I'm all prepared. It's kind of my debut back into society because of my loud laughter which embarrasses some people and so I have spent a lifetime with wonderful bosses who have done a fantastic job of hiding me in either a small Church or a youth pastor position or on the night shift in secular work. 

Mad dogs rule number one is never wear out your welcome. So this post is getting a little lengthy but at least I think I've got the commas in the right place so that I don't offend the English majors which seem to flock around me but continually try to improve me anyway. And now you know why they call me MAD DOG. 

HOW TO TRAIN A CHILD. DUH.

Just finished having a whirlwind conversation with my oldest daughter when we discuss openly about politics and never have or always have so anyway she's telling me now about Dr Dobson's death in about all the trauma that that caused which I agree I was upset at Dr Dobson when he took away beef towel from McDonald's fries and I never did forgive him plus I had another run in well I didn't when my brother did when he is gay son who was making an effort to act like a Christian was in the modern music and he was so hardcore for the old hymns that he traumatized my family but I could forgive him for that because he you know help me in some ways but I also disagreed with his policy on disciplining children and I found my own way simply by searching the scriptures and I had a different take on of it I did not use military training on my children. Duh. I told them in an emergency if I had an order I wanted them to go ahead and do it first and practice on it just so they would be used to it so that when safety came they would automatically respond and then they could come back afterwards and after they completed the task and just like the disciples ask as many questions as they want and I don't understand why in the world so many of the evangelicals get this issue upset Jesus allowed his disciples to ask any question. So that was one the other thing that I mentioned was that there's two types of discipline that you apply to a Vine and of course that's talking about training I'll buying training not in the sense of military training but training a vine and the Proverbs specifically mentions train up a child in the way that he should go and when he is older he he or she will not depart from it and the way that I interpreted that and I think my kids turned out pretty good was that the training was like a Vine now sometimes you have too many shoots and sometimes you have to sniff snip them off but other times you just let the shoot grow but you use don't use wire use cloth to gently bend that child to your direction gentle pressure so that they know and don't give up and so now my children are free thinkers one's divorced that's a free thinker and she knew I wasn't pleased with it but you know I'm not her boss and we don't have a contract and so she divorced her husband and I'm still great friends with her ex-husband so you know but I can't talk about it with her I have to let my oldest daughter who understands me pretty well but she can be kind of bossy at times and I told her when I'm in my cave and you're shutting me up I take that personally and that's one reason also why don't make a good coach anyway now you've heard me ramble on about my oldest daughter who my very proud of both of my children I homeschooled my children but I didn't I didn't use any method because nobody understood what I was trying to do so anyway what I did with her daughters is that on safety rules and I did this even with the puppy dog that I had as I made safety rules there were like a game and I taught them the game of free is when they were still toddlers and so I would teach them freeze and they would freeze and then that was a great thing when you come up to cross it and then when we cross the street I didn't have them on halters I had them trained like you do a dog and you have you point to the floor and the dog will follow that across the street and then when you're across the street you'd lift your hand up and that means I can go burn around on the grass just stay off of the road and I did the same thing with my children and we played the game of free so I called that otter training make it a game otters do everything like a game or beavers as far as that goes beavers and otters are two smartest groups of animals I know. Yeah that's enough of me rambling on. I'm going to make this post separate on the shepherd's journal and then maybe if I get time I'll put it on the shepherd's journal on sub stack too. And no I'm not going to do a lot of editing you don't like my English editing then you can move in and sign up to do it or I'll send it to you my daughter does that for law offices and boy is she a pain in the ass on that.

AUGUST 2025

Friday, August 22nd, 2025, 725 a.m. . Well that was redundant. I seem to be moving towards a split sleep which I can't actually measure just yet because I haven't been able to total up the hours. I just know I'm really enjoying my new schedule with doing a lot more blogging. I have multiple blogs that are starting to pick up in views, but my most viewed account is Facebook which is approaching 2500 friends and followers and only a small portion is in the USA although it lists how's USA because that's where Facebook sites have the strongest pool but Facebook tells me that my biggest audience three to four times the size of my American audience is Bangladesh and India is also as large or larger. Sometime when I have more time I'll go through and explain why I never got censored on Long spot blogspot silly secretary. This morning I've already texted a nice long text to my youngest daughter who is working in the Renville oh sorry Marshall County and technically it's Marshall Stark County two counties Center where she teaches a preschool using her massive musical talent, which of course she inherited for me from me silly AI, to teach a large group of Spanish speaking children because we have a large influx of spanish-speaking people in this area which includes Notre Dame South bend and beyond and also my home stomping ground of Gary Indiana. And now you know the rest of the story. Good day. Did I sound like Paul Harvey?

Thursday, August 21st, 2025.

Just because I'm not cheerful doesn't mean I'm not thankful and content. I have a good life and you guys, young friends, are a big part of that. Now it's time for me to make the best coffee in the world. No brag. Just fact. And yes, I have a Keurig coffee maker. Eat your heart out, Starbucks!

MAD DOG

August 20th, 2025

I am up at 7:14 a.m. getting ready to lay back down. What a wonderful day ahead.

Is it possible to be comforted even when I am grieving? My dear friend and former boss Phil Riley has suffered the loss of his brother and not too long ago his dear wife. Although God has comforted me greatly since the death of my second wife and I still grieve at times from Lynne's death, who was my first wife and a wonderful mother to my two awesome daughters, I am 77 and Phil is I believe 95 and we are both getting to the point where we have so many friends and loved ones in heaven that the pull of this earthly life, as fantastic as it is when you walk with God, is less than the pull of a heavenly life which gets stronger every year. 

The words of Jesus comfort me. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. On a political note, I'll mention another beatitude. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God. 

Later Gators.

I just read that Elon Musk, whom I believe is anointed by God to assist bringing the gospel to All Nations which is my project, is looking into supporting JD Vance for 2028. I don't mean to over spiritualize everything but you do remember me saying it's. All. Set. Up.

Tuesday, August 19th, 2025 

A note to my independent-minded daughter whom I trained to think independently and I have no problems with her disagreeing with me. It makes for some interesting discussions when she comes every other day to take care of my lymphedema on my left foot that has been mildly disabled. 

Giorgia is the Trump like prime minister of Italy. She is definitely anti open borders. Kind of reminds me of when Jill Biden looked adoringly at Trump at Jimmy Carter's funeral and everybody notices those things.

Both my daughters and my neighbor lady friend can't stand Trump partly because they have too high of the standard for fatherhood.. me. They think MAGA is a cult and my oldest daughter thinks that we would stick with Trump even if he murdered somebody. However, if they're going to hold that standard, they should have never voted for Hillary. Putin also fits in that category, which makes me wonder why people tolerate Hillary but react so vociferously against Putin. Later Gators.

In this picture, my daughter is on the right, next to my granddaughter during her wedding, which was officiated by my brother Ted next to his wife and my sister-in-law Julia.

Monday, August 18th, 2025 

On a personal note: my lymphedema in my left foot has not made any progress for several months and that limits me from wearing shoes or going outside in wet weather or prolonged walking. My discomfort level is moderate and very bearable and doesn't seem to affect my ebullient mood which I have to keep in check because I laugh loudly sometimes at improper times. My personality has not changed. When people are obviously stupid in front of me I laugh loudly or I also laugh loudly when I see something amazing or see something that I was expecting to happen such as the time I left when I saw somebody said something stupid in front of the boss and the boss before he knew me well assumed I was laughing at him. We got that all straightened out. 

To my new international friends, I am a DieHard gospel preacher with eclectic interests. I like technology, politics, world events, history, humor, and whatever you're interested in because I'm a shepherd and whatever my friends are interested in interests me. I don't have time for conversations but I am interested in what you're doing especially if you are preaching the gospel. I think that's enough for today. Pray for the peace of Israel. By the way the children of Abraham that God mentioned in Genesis 12 include peace loving Muslims or those from the Muslim tradition that also love Israel. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.