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.