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.