Verse of the day 2.19.25

Therefore we

  do not lose heart. ♥️

Though outwardly we are 

wasting away,

 yet inwardly we are

 being renewed day by day.

        -2 Cor 4:16

https://dailyverses.net/random-bible-verse 

NO, NOT Pasadena. Sorry to say but not even the homeless went to camp in Pasadena "CA City Addresses Homeless Issue by Passing Sweeping Ban on Camping on Public Property "

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/california-city-addresses-homeless-issue-passing-sweeping-ban/ 

NO, NOT Pasadena. Sorry to say but not even the homeless went to camp in Pasadena 😄😆😁 "CA City Addresses Homeless Issue by Passing Sweeping Ban on Camping on Public Property "

Verse of the Day 📖✝️

For it is with our hearts ♥️

 that we believe & are justified,

 & it is with our mouth😮

 that we profess our faith ✝️ 

& are saved.

Romans 10:10

Verse of the Day 2.14.25

Then Jesus said to them,

 "Watch out! Be on your guard

 against all kinds of greed;

 life does not consist in

 an abundance of possessions."

        -Luke 12:15-

2.13.26 re Discount Tire, 2580 S Kolb Rd, Tucson, AZ 85710

https://maps.app.goo.gl/97cNfSHfkd92RsEp6 

They're very friendly, initially, on the phone 🤳 said they'd do a free patch/plug for a tire with a nail. Then when I arrived they claimed it was too worn out to legally patch or plug. And they claimed 3 of my 4 tires were legally worn out- 

Ie past the legal driving limit. Literally just drove from CA to Washington DC and back . I replaced one tire in New Orleans during Superbowl weekend. Then made it to AZ. noticed low tire in The morning. Added air. Saw small nail in middle of tire ( ie repairable) , checked it myself for bubbles (yep). After I declined 3 new tires for $400 the attitude of the friendly mexican -american ( all mex- Americans working here) changed: not so friendly - HE WOULDN'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO ADD AIR TO THE SLIGHTLY LOW TIRE SO I CAN GO ELSEWHERE CLAIMING IT WAS ILLEGAL TO ADD AIR BECAUSE ITS TOO WORN OUT. Seriously? Wow 😡 unbelievable. I'm reporting this to corporate. Went elsewhere and got it patched - no problem.

Re Atherton Library , San Mateo county CA

I need to be able to rely upon library staff to support me if and when a rogue patron enters the library and violates protocol. 

On a Friday (December 2024)I was there in the afternoon working on my laptop while also waiting for a part to come in for my car to be repaired. I had been there for about 2 hours quietly minding my own business & working on one of my many  projects on my laptop, when an Asian fellow entered the library, and decided he wanted to sit in the little pod that I was working in, where there was one available outlet, which I was using.

 This fellow furtively looked around for another plug and I tried to be helpful telling him "The only other plug is behind the empty chair over here". It was two steps from where he was. instead of moving to this other chair, he asked if I could plug my laptop into the other  outlet. It wasn't really a true ask of me, it was more like a demand or an expectation that I would comply with his request.  

I was in the middle of uploading something on my laptop, and reiterated that he could just sit in the other chair so that he's closer to the other outlet. His response was, "I could... but I won't" . It was stated in a very arrogant tone as if it's not him that should be moving, it's you (me) who should get up immediately & change plugs. 

While it would be nice of me to be a good chap or a nice  helpful citizen to this patron, the way he was speaking to me was condescending, arrogant, & demanding. And so In my mind I was thinking  if he won't compromise by very easily moving to a different chair two steps away,  why should I compromise?

 So I just kept working on my laptop and left my laptop plugged in where it was. A few seconds later he just grabbed my plug and pulled it out of the outlet and plugged his laptop in. It felt very violating like a slap in the face or like he pushed me out of my chair because he wanted my chair or something like that. That's the way it felt. 

So I asked the young lady behind the kiosk to come over and she tried to assist but the Asian fellow (who calls himself Ken I found out later)  refused to  budge or apologize. He just sat there with a shameless glib look on his face.

So I asked to see the manager who came out few moments later & introduced herself as Mary and was very friendly and nice and tried to remain neutral at first as she learned the narration of what had happened. And Ken admitted that he pulled out my plug without my permission. She gently chastised him saying "You shouldn't touch other patron's possessions."

Meanwhile,  maybe I wasn't clear enough or maybe I was being too nice about it so that it sounded like it was just an argument  or difference of opinion, rather than an actual violation of my rights. Maybe if I had explained it better it would have turned out different but Mary turned into a moderator but didn't enforce a clear breach of  protocol by Ken. 

She just sort of waited and listened & tried to remain neutral but it didn't seem like it was going anywhere. So I  decided  if they're not going to kick him out for a clear violation against me, (ie or at least tell him to move or pull his plug back out so I can plug mine in), I'm too upset to stay here and continue to have my  rights violated.

Once again, my feeling  was almost as if he had pushed me out of my chair because he wanted my chair, and then library staff decided to tell me that there was plenty of chairs so don't worry about it.

My other feeling was that this person hated me. His actions toward me were intermixed with some kind of prejudice about me. This was also evidence by the way he talked to me during our conversation with Mary. Calling me "dude" etc. 

I'm 57 years old, and I've achieved numerous various milestones in my life of which I am proud. And I continue to do constructive meaningful work that is good for society. I do not deserve to be mistreated or spoken to condescendingly. 

And what makes him so special to speak 'down' to me? He looked like a bum. I also mentioned during the initial confrontation that if I had done this to him as a white person I would be instantly kicked out. That is to say it would be instantly assumed to be some sort of hate crime against him as an Asian. But if he does it to me it's just something that "needs to be worked out."

Manager Mary even offered to help me find a different spot. Maybe she meant well but that was another punch in the gut. 

Once again let me reiterate that he expected me to jump up immediately and change my plug to a different outlet while refusing to easily move to another chair that's closer to the accessible outlet. And when I did not immediately jump out of my chair to do so, he became aggressive and just pulled my plug out and put his in. 

And then the remedy seem to be that I should just move to a different spot. Do you see how that not only feels like a violation to me, but is a blatant violation.

I've been coming to this library long enough to know there's not that many confrontations or issues. People are usually pretty polite here. So it's a rarity I suppose when staff has to intervene with a rogue patron such as Ken. And they did not know how to immediately handle it. And Ken took advantage of that indecisiveness by the staff, while I took the brunt of the insults. 

I I hope San Mateo library management takes this into consideration for further staff development . 

Re St. Tammany Parish Library South Slidell Branch, near New Orleans Louisiana

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MSR3BHPQ7AELSPWR6 

Somebody (probably juveniles) vandalized my car while I was in the library. They ripped the red ribbon 🎀 off my front grille . This was on my grille to cover the cracked grille until I can find a replacement. The juveniles probably thought it was "gay". 

No. I'm not gay nor am I promoting it. I'm actually a Christian evangelist with traditional values. It never occurred to me that this could be interpreted as "gay'' but when I reflect on the way adolescents minds work, I suppose I can see how it might be misperceived as such, along with my out-of- state plates from a state that is often slandered by some, due to the politicians behavior (but which many of us who live there also do not agree with).

So when people make broad sweeping negative generalizations about those of us with such license plates based on our politicians, they are adding further insult to injury to those of us who disagree with our own politicians. 

I personally am more in agreement in general with the politics of places such as Louisiana and Mississippi but some people ignorantly & WRONGLY ASSUME that because of my license plate I am in agreement with the politics of my state.

 The teen kids of these people probably internalized the same misjudgements and is probably why they vandalized my car: the red ribbon 🎀 in conjunction with my license plate. 

Thankfully they didn't key my car paint or flatten my tires. Maybe the surveillance camera inhibited them, or maybe hopefully they have at least enough self-restraint not to go so far. 

I was able to re-tie the red ribbon 🎀 to my front grille. It looks better than a cracked grille. And NO, it DOESN'T mean I am gay. I'm NOT gay. I am a male who loves women. 

Hopefully somebody can teach these juveniles (and their parents if necessary) not to make such ignorant superficial erroneous presumptions 🚫👎 based on a license plate 🚗 and/or a simple red ribbon 🎀. 

1/28/25 Verse of the Day: Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied..

Truly I tell you," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life."

   -Mark 10:29-30-

Re Wekiwa State Park, Florida

https://maps.app.goo.gl/C5nmCX7DQ1iCRABLA 

Snorkeling in the springs was nice. Can't complain about that- in the middle of January 2025 when there's a Arctic freeze polar vortex extending over almost everywhere else in the usa when it's snowing up there in Pensacola, Jacksonville & Tallahassee . Some kids in Florida are seeing snow for the first time 👍🥶😆 using their skimboards to go sledding on. The water temperature was actually warmer than the air- very nice refreshing and you see some fish small and big. One thing that bothered me is that when I asked about fishing at the entrance the young ranger man, if that's what they call them here, told me I could not fish in the springs but to try Sand lake. So after snorkeling I did, But there's clearly NOT much to catch there if anything - that's for sure 👎. The real fishing with actual possibility is outside the springs along the river banks. Or I suppose if you're in a kayak you could do that as well. I'm sure the ranger man knew this as well so I was little bit ticked off that he treated me like some kind of stupid person to brush off. Or if he didn't, he needs to learn a little bit more about his own Park that he works at. Of course that's the new generation - some of them just go through the motions wherever they work and know nothing about the actual substance of the place . When I talk about going fishing, I want to actually have hope of catching something. I'm not one of those "fishermen" are just likes to stand there all day with a line in the water. If there's an elder manager/ ranger at this state park I hope you can educate these youngsters a little bit about this . 

@PraiseTriuneGod was my original Twitter account until it got hacked & removed but before ...

@PraiseTriuneGod was my original Twitter account until it got hacked in early December 2024 & then removed it on or around inauguration Day 2025. But before they took it down I saved a lot of it at 

https://praisetriunegod.blogspot.com

Then I started a new Twitter account @AmeriPrayer1 

And this has sort of gotten infested with bots making it no fun to use anymore so now I'm posting a little bit at  @InfoPrayerWar 

But basically I feel my job is done. I stayed on Twitter through the difficult times after Trump lost the 2nd of three elections. Until he won the 3rd of three elections. Now he's doing his job again in 2025 and I feel a lot more comfortable with the way our country is going. 

So I might phase altogether out of Twitter X because  my job is done PLUS it's just become too difficult with the incessant bots and maybe still some insiders at Twitter X causing trouble for conservatives like me. 

Time will tell whether or not I stick with Twitter X or say goodbye forever . 

re USS Alabama near Mobile Alabama

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wdT6XUFVyxMEtg7QA 

Around 12:30 On 1/15/25 I turned into the driveway as I did last time I was here I don't know a few years ago and I don't remember having to go through a checkpoint just to drive through the parking lot and take a few pictures. Maybe they changed something . now they charge you $5 if you just want to go into the parking lot. Apparently it's $18 to take a tour of the ship although the lady said it's $10. Maybe she doesn't even know the cost of the tickets. So I told the lady I was just going to turn around and she was so distrustful she stepped out the door of her little shack to watch me turn around - I think she even yelled at me. Not sure. You know I just drove across the United States from California continuing towards Washington DC for the inauguration, & I spent thousands of dollars on gas and everything else so far. I'm not here to try to rip you off for $5 dollars to sneak into the parking lot . This lady seemed racist even though I'm not black but I could imagine how she would treat a black person. I thought that old white Southern racism was finished. I guess not. Disappointed. I'm a good decent honest Christian ✝️person and patriot🇺🇲 .Where's that good old southern hospitality ⁉️ Please fire this lady 👎😡. 

Full 2025 Rose Parade Movie: all the floats & bands & more !

https://youtu.be/EMw4_hHqtdk

click for Full                               2025 Rose Parade Movie

Eli Lilly is the pharmaceutical company that just gave @fullerseminary another multi-million dollar grant

In 2009
"American pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly agreed to plead GUILTY & pay $1.415 billion for promoting its drug Zyprexa for uses not approved by the FDA This resolution includes a criminal fine of $515 million, the largest ever in a health care case"
https://t.co/huzC63qiCx
(https://x.com/AmeriPrayer1/status/1874788918996201645?t=1g-Spuc02kZMkt0OsGpXYg&s=03) 

Eli Lilly is the pharmaceutical company that just gave @fullerseminary another multi-million dollar grant among many other Church related institutions across America. 

Question is whether it's ethical to accept such grants knowing that it will LIKELY SILENCE criticism of big pharma 

Video: January 1, 2025 Famous Japan 🇯🇵 🗾 Kyoto Tachibana Green Band 🥁🎺👍NewYear 😄#RoseParade 🌹2025 🎌

https://youtube.com/shorts/l4s0YapZD4w?si=OzCLfXYmmXfg1cK_

Some Catholic priests have a HIDDEN AGENDA when they say

Some Catholic priests 

 have a HIDDEN AGENDA 

 when they say

 "pray for the 

unemployed or

 underemployed ". 

Can you figure out 

 what it is ? 

My message to a female university student after delivering her lost keys

Dear student, 

In the "real world" 🌍 you probably NEVER would have gotten your keys back. Most people wouldn't take the time to try to locate you, contact you, & then also deliver them to you. There's NO LEGAL OBLIGATION.  And I obviously didn't do it for a financial 💰 reward.

 Nor because you were "SO NICE ABOUT IT" (altho try to  remember that BEING NICE does help in the real world.) Oh that's right, you did include "please" x1, & then you concluded with an imperative to let you know when I drop them off. A little bossy. People don't like bossy in the real world 🚫👎. 

The ONLY REASON I did this is because I am a Christian✝️. I don't know if that means anything to you. I hope you will go out of your way to help somebody likewise in the near future. 

Your keys were dropped off at the location you requested at 3:50 pm (PST). 

NO REPLY NECESSARY 

-Anonymous -

12/5/24 I'll never forget this day when we received TSUNAMI ALERTS on our phones . I was at the hospital

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ec_i4Wzfqv0 

12/5/24 I'll never forget this day when we received TSUNAMI ALERTS on our phones. ... I was at the Palo Alto hospital which is in the San Francisco Bay area. so I tuned in & slowly but surely the news reported the story and was giving updates live on YouTube (not this channel but a different One).   

Actually the the 7.0 earthquake hit up near fort Bragg which is considerably further north of San Francisco but then they started warning ⚠️ that this is also for the Bay area. Then I saw San Francisco Zoo was evacuating not only people but animals too , or moving the animals. Then the guy on YouTube live said "if it hits it will hit around 12:10 p.m." Not sure how they calculated that. 15 minutes. 

 Then suddenly a few minutes later it was ALL CALLED OFF. Just like that. 

I'm😀😃😄.

 Tsunamis 🌊🌊are real to me because I actually went to the disaster zone in Thailand after the 2004 2005 gigantic tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands. I traveled through Phuket one week after the tsunami hit and surveyed the damage and did a little disaster relief on a very micro level and passed out some Bibles and things like that. (More like a reporter with Bibles).  So  I've seen the damage first hand.  It's incredible- not something to be minimized . I'm

#MerryChristmas 🎁🎄Season

Golden One Center home of the NBA Sacramento Kings

https://maps.app.goo.gl/XZt6xvJKQSGyThe68 

It's ok but just like at a no-fun stanford football games they have ushers assigned to be full time "FEET WATCHERS" ... going around telling people to keep their feet on the floor. What this tells me is the seats are TOO CLOSE TOGETHER 👎. 

I have a hip disability which means if I sit scrunched up for too long I will be in severe pain for the next 24 hours. All that  is necessary to avoid this,  is to be able to stretch my leg out straight. Sometimes I can do that if I sit by the aisle. Otherwise it is nice to be able to put my leg over a chair . 

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 from the Original Butterball family (when it was exclusively associated with butter,not turkey)

https://x.com/AmeriPrayer1/status/1862147213285105824?t=U4yAzb825Q21acyKQpH-_g&s=19

Happy 

#Thanksgiving 

🦃! ✝️🙏🇺🇲

This little guy with his bicycle 🚲 was the actual 'Butterball' founder ( not originally associated with turkey but butter 🧈.Makes sense doesn't it ? ). 

Read the whole story of the 'Butterball Family 👇👇

https://peters-appreciation.blogspot.com/2015/12/they-should-do-this-w-butterball.html?m=1

re Atherton Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/cuADBgCPNW9ZGuXm6 

One problem here is that they allow "people of color" ( ie so-called

 ' minorities ' ) to BULLY 😡white people. It's not so much that they allow it but that staff has been brainwashed to believe that minorities are ALWAYS RIGHT because of their skin color. IT'S ' white guilt ' on steroids. Therefore if any conflict arises, the benefit of the doubt ALWAYS goes to the person of color even if he is the AGGRESSOR. 

It's time to re- think the in-service training because the fact is it's wrongly punishing good white people. And savvy minorities are taking advantage of it at the expense of very good white people. 

( And remember: ' minorities ' are NOT the minority in CA. They're the MAJORITY. So when white people get bullied by minorities, it's the ACTUAL MINORITY being bullied 👎.) 

 San Mateo Library management needs to wake up to this REALITY before they allow whites to become an endangered species. 

The Eyes 👀 of the Lord ✝️

The Eyes 👀 of the Lord ✝️

Upon the righteous ⚖️👍

 rest His gaze 🌟,

A light 💡 that shines thru 

all our days 🌄.

His ears👂attentive, 

hear our plea 📜,

In whispered prayer 🙏 

or on bended knee 🛐

The humble heart ❤️,

 the faithful soul ✨,

Find shelter 🛡️ 

in His kind control🤲.

But the Face 😐

 of the Lord ✝️ 

turns stern 🌀,

Against the wicked 🚫👹👎, 

who never learn 📉

For evil 💔🚷 deeds 

He will not abide ⚔️,

His justice ⚖️ swift, 

His truth our guide 

So walk 🚶‍♀️ the path 

of grace 💖 and love 💕,

And find His blessings 🌿 

from above ☁️

The Lord ✝️ is near 

to those who call 📣,

To the righteous ⚖️👍, 

He gives His all 🕊️.

But those who harm 💢,

 deceive 🕸️, & stray 🌪️,

Will meet His wrath 🔥

 along the way 🛑

Choose the light 🌟, 

the righteous road 🛤️,

Let kindness 🌻 

be your heart's abode 🏠.

For the Eyes 👀 

of the Lord ✝️ always see 👓,

And His love ❤️

 endures eternally ♾️

- Inspired by 1 Peter 3:12

When storms arise & skies grow black, 🌩️

I face the winds, no turning back. 🌪️

Tho trials test me, & pain may sting, 💔

I rise in Christ ✝️, a mighty king👑

Each wound I bear, each scar I show, 🩹

Becomes the strength that helps me grow🌱

Fires burn & waves crash🔥🌊

But I have a strength that will forever last

Let the trials come my way🛡️

I'll emerge, a brighter day. ☀️

What doesn't kill me makes me stronger 💪

A warrior's heart ⚔️ , not a war monger 🚫✝️🙏☝️.

God bless America 🇺🇲 

re Atherton Library , San Mateo county CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JxjxdDEXMC48xKe96

It's a beautiful little library but unfortunately it's been occupied by "Gangsters" who spend their entire day here, day after day after day ....after day.

 The problem is that so much prolonged time at any one place leads to a sense of entitlement (ie "mine") , the same way a homeless person comes to think they "own" a particular place on a public sidewalk & become surly 😡towards any approaching person. After a while you just don't want to go near there anymore.  

I live near the library in Atherton but now I actually drive to San Carlos when I need to use a San Mateo county library (unfortunately they have a 'permanent resident' too but not as many as at Atherton) .

I ENCOURAGE LIBRARY MANAGEMENT to think of creative ways to minimize the problem of 'permanent residents' occupying the library at the expense of the average patron who wants to enjoy the library for a few hours periodically. 

re pressure washing sidewalk at midnight on Nov 20-21, 2024 city of Palo Alto contractors 👎😡

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4LSmjuaqmsuwhmBp7 

Does the city know that whoever they contract to PRESSURE WASH the sidewalk is doing so at MIDNIGHT on Wednesday November 21-22, 2024 ⁉️ Needless to say it's very loud at a time when most people are sleeping (across from Cogswell Plaza, 255 Lytton Ave) .

 And I hope it doesn't do damage to my car that is parked adjacent to the sidewalk, inches away from where they are washing ("they" being ALL Spanish -speaking workers). Why do they have to do this at such a time of day ⁉️⁉️⁉️👎

SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR A LINK TO THIS. HERE IT IS

https://lettertosister.blogspot.com/

Peninsula Library Palos Verdes 👎👎😡 SUCKS

https://maps.app.goo.gl/3NpR3KWAUhcNkKMd6 

Upstairs, by the parking entrance there's now a table for one person to plug in. So it looks like a new regular has claimed it as his spot. Problem is he leaves his stuff there plugged in and walks around. Then he acts suspicious towards everybody. If you're afraid your cheap little laptop might get stolen you creep, then take it with you rather than treat all of us like potential suspects. There's NO FREAKIN COMMUNITY at this library. It's so dreadful and getting worse. 

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Now they put a lock on the electric curtains on the mezzanine so an employee has to put them up and down. Well, the sun was over the hill, so it would have been nice to put them back up for a few hours since the light is so dim but NOBODY ever came up to do their job. So I got to stare at a white curtain instead of the nice outdoors. 

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1 year later, same guy same spot. Is he REAL ? 

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The ROBOT 🤖 is still at the same computer 🖥️ 2 years later. I swear he's a MANNEQUIN.

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I experienced an ABUSIVE SITUATION here when I asked a lady if she could please be quiet because she was actually yelling into her phone on the other side of the computer kiosk.. she thought that was asking too much and literally growled at me " I don't have to be quiet " 👿. .. even though the little sign on each computer kiosk says " this is a quiet area ". etc I'll finish this later.b

A word of encouragement to "PROFESSIONAL TALKERS" 📻🎙️

I continue to ENCOURAGE professional talkers (aka radio & podcast hosts ) when making DENIGRATING statements about "Californians" to remember to add "LEFTY Californians" because, just like black people , & just like Latinos, & just like white people ( maybe i should say JUST LIKE ALL PEOPLE ) we're NOT ALL THE SAME.

Also there's a difference between the average liberal versus a radicalized lefty. So when you use "libs" as a sweeping generalization you are missing the mark. Suggestion: learn about this from Dennis Prager) 

cc: Charlie Kirk & his guests on the Kari Lake episode ( re their analysis near the end. See https://castbox.fm/vb/751819734 )

review of Hyatt Place Fremont/Silicon Valley: SHAME ON LATINO (alleged) EMPLOYEE

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7bPUh5m6qYd9XrnW7

i was totally lost because my phone was malfunctioning and I was in a part of the Bay area i was not familiar with. Pulled in late,  Looked full. lots of cars in the lot. Still not exactly sure where I was but knew the freeway was nearby and I was going south. Decided to take a nap in my car  instead of getting a room. About 2 am "knock knock" - scared me. Somebody outside ! could be a bad guy, or could be somebody who cared. Turned out to allegedly be a hotel employee (even though he didn't identify himself as such , nor have a uniform) and he told me I had "5 minutes" to get out of the parking lot, adding "You can't do that here" . Do what ? Take a nap because I'm tired, and lost ? There's still empty spaces in the lot. I'm not blocking anybody out.  Not likely more are coming at this time either.

 He DIDN'T seem to care about my welfare, not even "Is everything ok sir? " This could be any of you who are traveling; and wouldn't you hope for a person from the hotel who CARED ABOUT YOUR WELFARE ? I had already said "Yes sir" to the Latino fellow who was holding a cup in his hand, drinking a beverage of some sort. Did he really work here ? Or was he just harrassing me? 

And I was already starting the engine to leave. I didn't even dare ask him for directions he was SO MEAN. Is this the kind of person Hyatt wants working for them ? Shame on you. Kindly ask me to leave and then watch me leave. Don't yell and preach at me. Shame on you. Let's try to make this world a better place for everybody, not worse. Shame on you. 

review of stanford university

I have been a part of the stanford community for a long time. Usually it's a good experience even though I tend to lean a little more towards the RIGHT politically than many of the lefties around campus. Nonetheless, usually everybody respects the differences as long as  people don't impose themselves on others in an appropriate manner.

 However, I DO have the right to promote my political views on my vehicle wherever I go, on or off campus, just as lefties do. So recently as we approach the November 5 2024 election I placed a page-size paper on my back window telling people my political position (no, it did not include the word "Trump", even though that would be legally protected as well).

The morning after the Stanford-SMU game I found somebody had vandalized my car, pulling my political promotion off the window. I have an video camera that automatically activates that DID CATCH the face of the person who did it and will be reporting it to the police. 

Large or small acts of vandalism are nonetheless PROSECUTABLE . And YES I will press charges. I don't care how emotionally passionate you are about your lefty views. You will still be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law if you vandalize my vehicle by intentionally touching it in any way. 

Also to Stanford Administration: Please warn students that no matter how passionate they may be for or against a political person, they ARE NOT ALLOWED to commit criminal acts because of their emotional passion. Please warn them that they can and will be expelled from Stanford if they are caught committing crimes.

Ode to Ken the Slob, At Atherton library

Ken the slob, a bully so loud & proud

At Atherton library, he'd push thru the crowd

Scowling & sneering, filled with spite

Mistreated folks with all his might

Books he'd toss & papers he'd tear

His manners Gone, & kindness rare

He mocked & jeered, no soul was spared

A hater's heart, dark & bared

But one day came a quiet foe

A gentle patron, wise & slow

With steady gaze & words precise

She met his wrath with calm advice

"Ken," she said, "your time is done

You've had your fun, but now you run

For every insult & every sneer

Karma's creeping, drawing near"

Ken stood up,  but not for long

Her steady gaze too fierce & strong

His bluster broke & courage fled

HE SLUNK AWAY, his face turned red

Out the door, tail tucked tight

Ken vanished fast into the night

No more a bully, no more a king

He left in shame, NEVER seen again 

Check out this review of Stanford University on Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2eAD8K7yqXm3sM87?g_st=am 

In general I'd give 5 stars but I give it 3 stars because of what happened today and it's just one individual that caused it so it's not a reflection on Stanford itself. Although she was probably a student. 

So I'm at Encina Hall 123 which is a place where they have frequent lectures. I came in a few minutes late so everybody's already seated and I set my laptop and jacket on top of the table by the door assuming it's very safe and sound right there. 

There's one seat open which I find. And I listen to the lecture, & a few minutes later a gal comes in, and of all places she DECIDES TO TRY TO SIT ON THE TABLE. And the table is strange because it tips intentionally for some reason so any kind of weight on the edge of it will cause it to basically flip to the side. 

And lo & behold as she puts her butt on the table there goes my laptop and jacket sliding down the table to the floor with a big thump 👎😦. 

She didn't seem to even try to catch it. Nor did she even try to pick it up. I couldn't believe it. So I have to scoot past everybody again to get back over there and pick it up HOPING AGAINST HOPE that it's not broken. 

Dropping laptops on the ground is not exactly good for them. Fortunately it was in the case. And maybe my jacket acted as a cushion and landed on it. And she didn't even say sorry when I went over there. 

Now I'm sitting through the rest of the lecture anxiously wondering if this thing is going to start again & work properly . So the first thing I do is find an empty room after the lecture and start it up and MIRACULOUSLY everything still worked. Thank God, literally 👆.

 Needless to say, this was a

 VERY STUPID THING by a

 so-called smart Stanford student which could have been made a little less upsetting if she had been conscientious about trying to pick it up and making the effort to apologize. But it didn't happen. 

review of Mountain View Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgWYHex8SMC6RhHk6

DISAPPOINTED with the Latina security guard : She obviously decided IN HER MIND that I was a "new white guy" at the library who needed to be watched. Truth is I've been coming here for more years than she's probably worked here. And I've lived in this country longer than her.  But I don't come here very often anymore.

 Anyways, I'm sitting at a table all by myself away from everybody on a hot day and my feet get sweaty so sometimes  I just slip my heels out and keep  my toes in them. I don't know how she noticed my feet under the table with the laptop case also obstructing the view but SURE ENOUGH here she comes finding something to NITPICK about; telling me I need to keep my shoes on.

I realized she must have been watching me from behind looking for something to "get" on me, thinking this gives her authority over me. Disappointing. I thought this old school power & control crap was a thing of the past. 

I'm freakin 57 years old and she's treating me like a juvenile delinquent (just because I'm a white male) . Can you say "prejudice" ?  It's baked into the cake.  

re Auto Zone on San Pablo, Berkeley CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLLWiZRWAWogaUMe7

Thanks to the Auto Zone crew at this location for all your help. I know his name is not Isaac but that's what I thought it was- anyways he helped remove my battery from a tricky spot, and the other fellow helped put it back in. All the while I thought I lost my phone somewhere during the wait; only to discover it had fallen down into the engine! Glad I found it before I drove away. It sat in there while I let the engine idle for about 10 minutes getting very hot; but still worked. Praise the Lord! It was not "in my sheets" which Isaac suggested to check; but didn't make sense to me. The "sheets"? THen I realized he must have come out to talk to me when I had walked to McDonalds and he must have seen all the stuff in my car - and made an assumption. I don't blame him, but the truth is I am moving across country- back east (not permanently; working on another degree) ! I put as much stuff as I could in my vehicle, and shipped the rest. I know it looks like a mess and people make assumptions. I was just passing thru Berkeley when I had a few issues and decided to be on the safe side by getting the battery charged. Anyways, that's the back story, to help you understand. Also thanks to the manager- she was also very nice and helpful. God bless you all

Fwd: @ Newport Beach Public Library

I found a guy's wallet in the downstairs computer lab and saw the name inside, so I looked it up online and he turned out to be a UCI employee. I found an email to contact him & told him to come and get it or else I will bring it to the desk. He came within an hour to get his wallet but he Didn't Even Say Thanks or show any appreciation to me. 

Even worse he treated me like I was the Bad Guy For Contacting Him to help him get his wallet back which included money in it. I wasn't expecting a reward but a Genuine Thanks would have been nice. GO FIGURE THAT. How many people would try to contact him to

 help him get it back ⁉️

https://maps.app.goo.gl/HVqiuBrhZiBLFiLN9 

Fwd: 2023 #Miramar #AmericasAirShow #BlueAngels ✈️🛫🛬🇺🇲 (video)

https://youtu.be/1-hDZ6iXee0?si=-wHYVhfdw5qayyyP

Fwd: re La Jolla Riford Library

LA Jolla Riford Library

(858) 552-1657
https://maps.app.goo.gl/exq6ZJfjUAFFL8xj9 

What's the obsession of San Diego libraries with having an inner- city security guard at every location, including every suburban location ⁉️ And all they do is sit by the front door literally from open to close. It would be like having a white guy from the suburbs being a security guard at every inner city library. It's just Freakin Weird. It feels like they're trying to offend us. 

The employees and security (if ACTUALLY necessary) should match the population of the neighborhood library and preferably be residents of such neighborhood. 

Fwd: "When asked what Jesus Christ is to him, rock legend Alice Cooper replied, “... EVERYTHING!”

"When asked what Jesus Christ is to him, rock legend Alice Cooper replied, "Well, I mean, EVERYTHING!"

"I mean, you know, we're not here without him," he continued. "Most people I know, young people, think Jesus Christ is a swear word. They have no idea who Jesus Christ is."

https://thepoliticalinsider.com/rock-legend-alice-cooper-says-jesus-christ-is-everything-were-not-here-without-him/?utm_source=wnd&utm_medium=wnd&utm_campaign=syndicated

This is a Kenny Stabler autographed menu from Leftys Restaurant which he owned in Gulf Shores AL

story about leftys restaurant

also found this pic online 

just rediscovered this in a box: this is a menu from the alabama restaurant owned by Kenny Stabler (RIP) & autographed by him as well. We vacationed in Gulf Shores for spring break and  we stopped in at his restaurant called Leftys, hoping he might be there, and he WAS ! Working behind the bar, and he signed this for us . awesome !  (must have been around 1982 ) 

Fwd: How they tow a plane in the air

How they tow 

a plane in the air 👇

https://youtube.com/shorts/WqXE6KJEYdw?si=NhLfmN5dnoTVKByG

Fwd: Check out this review of Menlo Park Hardware on Google Maps

If the young Latino cashier won't walk 50- feet to my car with me so I can check if it's the right size wrench 🔧 to buy, what's the point of coming to the local ace hardware ⁉️I can go to any big box store if I want NO HELPFUL SERVICE 😡👎

https://goo.gl/maps/wnCUhgxXzwfEmzrh9 

Fwd: Grace Presbyterian Church of Silicon Valley

ThIs church was very cool the first few times I came here, but recently I've noticed they're artificially r trying to create a more mixed racial atmosphere, with certain people who wouldn't naturally be attracted to this type of church. 

And then also they've added beefy security, including one who stands on the street corner at the end of the service and looks like a wannabe FBI agent, speaking secretively into a little microphone  (probably faking it) as if assessing any possible threats .

 They've definitely made some "adjustments" recently that will eventually make them JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE blah blah (if u know what I mean) instead of the special new congregation they started out as ... 

Nonetheless, I am praying and hoping for the best 🙏... maybe this will give them a heads up. I know the pressure is on, but Please DON'T ACQUIESCE to the pressure to become "politically correct " 🚫. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7GN9Nrejf6AyLEhu6 

Fwd: Don't call me boss

Do you like it when 

SNARKY high school 

dropout clerks call

 you "BOSS" in a

 pseudo- respectful

 manner ⁉️

Fwd: re SNARKY high school dropout clerks who call you "BOSS"

Should 

SNARKY high school 

dropout clerks

who  call

 you "BOSS" in a

 PSEUDO- respectful

 manner BE FIRED ⁉️

(PSEUDO- means fake, insincere NOT truly respectful)

Fwd: "Curbside Outtake: 2005 Saturn Relay - The Minivan So Exclusive, Almost None Will Be Built "- Curbside Classic

https://www.curbsideclassic.com/blog/curbside-outtake-2005-saturn-relay-the-minivan-so-exclusive-almost-none-will-be-built/ 

Fwd: 😀東邦ジャパン🇯🇵 グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹12/30/24 😀Toho Japan🇯🇵 Green band, Rose Parade 🌹 #BandFest 2024 🎺 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵🎶

😀東邦ジャパン🇯🇵 グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹12/30/24 😀Toho Japan🇯🇵 Green band,Rose Parade 🌹 #BandFest 2024 🎺 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵

https://youtu.be/Nas8QmkhtS0?si=pHrEYDUZEsKReRL7

Fwd: Watch "Toho Japan 🇯🇵Green Band 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵🎶😀東邦ジャパン グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹 Rose Parade 🌹2024" on YouTube

Toho Japan 🇯🇵Green Band 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵🎶😀東邦ジャパン  グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹  Rose Parade 🌹2024

https://youtube.com/shorts/nRcKJxlI-QQ?si=LV2TZOds72mGae2F 

Fwd: Watch "Toho Japan 🇯🇵Green Band 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵🎶😀東邦ジャパン グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹 Rose Parade 🌹2024" on YouTube

Toho Japan 🇯🇵Green Band 🥁 🎷 🎹 🎵🎶😀東邦ジャパン  グリーンバンド、 ローズパレード🌹  Rose Parade 🌹2024

https://youtu.be/G_QLY2XRqsM?si=uCt1OP8eGU9jmjoK 

Fwd: I talked to him in North Dakota"Carrying a cross and a message: Oklahoma pastor’s gospel journey runs through Blackshear | "

 I talked to him in North Dakota (Steve Epps) "Carrying a cross and a message: Oklahoma pastor's gospel journey runs through Blackshear | "

http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/community/carrying-a-cross-and-a-message-oklahoma-pastor-s-gospel-journey-runs-through-blackshear/article_8b647435-1782-557d-a4f3-04fafd1a50ad.html 

Fwd: Watch "1/20/24 👍#wflwc Walk 4LifeWest Coast 2024 !👨‍🍼👩‍🍼Save Our BABIES 👶👼" on YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/f7z5xWKILjk?si=ue1SCoY6FIb5Bcr9 

Fwd: Dear Bob Ko K (Coke) I love you so much in Christ (Agape) and all the Ko K family .. we've been thru

Dear Bob Ko K (Coke)  I love you so much in Christ (Agape) and all the Ko K (Coke)  family .. we've been thru  so much together as an extended family. Can we not  we show love and kindness and benevolence towards one another ? Can we not be united in Christ as well as an extended family.? Your family has been thru a lot. We love you all. I am not sure how my communication was misinterpreted but it was all intended with love and respect for you and all the Coke family . I pray for reconciliation and peace. I receive kind and respectful dialogue with other family members. Is it only you (singular) that remains antagonistic towards me ? Bob, I love you (agape) in Christ and always will. None of your language or non-loving correspondence will change this to the end. God be with you. May you talk to Jesus Christ and ask for a spirit of reconciliation and kindness and peace in His name. Be filled with the love of the  Holy Spirit Bob. I claim not personal perfection in extending an olive branch . If we all had to be perfect persons before we could preach Christ, the pulpits would be empty. Hear my prayer for you (singular) as well as all of our extended family. 

In Christ Forever

Joy Lender 

Fwd: The Tree House Solution !

https://treehousesolution.blogspot.com/ ( temporarily unavailable) 

https://treehousesolution.blogspot.com/

Saint Augustin's Catholic Church, Des Moines Iowa 6/7/23

Saint Augustin's Catholic Church
https://maps.app.goo.gl/fqgu8zv8bGfMdoANA 

6/7/23 So I had never been here before and I pulled in for the 8 a.m mass. I went to the big parking lot and there were no cars at 750 , only another omnipresent obsessive compulsive lawnmower service who stared at me like I was an ET Martian (undoubtedly having noticed my CA plate). (but born in Iowa).

 I was wondering did I get the time wrong? so I pulled around to the front oval where there were a few cars & some people going in, & parked behind a car & left my car running ( because sometimes it has trouble restarting if I'm starting and stopping too much) - I just wanted to make sure I'd be there for a while before I turned my car off) 

A few seconds later a lady stepped out of the car in front of me- she was dark-haired kind of a mid-eastern complexion - and stared at me suspiciously, a white Iowa- born boy with Dutch heritage. 

Not only did she stare at me suspiciously, I realized a few minutes later that she was HIDING behind her car SPYING on me . It was now around 8:01 am and it was looking like this mass is a little bit too small for my comfort.

 I've been a visitor at small chapel -style masses before and when you're not part of the neighborhood you feel too conspicuous, like a stranger sitting in somebody's family room . So I decided to keep going on since I was passing through to Iowa City. 

So I started pulling out and the mid-eastern lady jumped out from behind her car and was either taking a picture of me or writing down my license plate or both. It was very disturbing. I tried to smile and wave but she had already made a negative judgment about me .

 There would be no convincing her of anything otherwise. So I just kept driving and I hope somebody reads this maybe this lady herself.

 This is not how you treat people in America. Especially at church. And when you come to church you DON'T want to be treated suspiciously. Church is about the LOVE of Christ.❤️✝️🙏🙂

 Not negative suspicion 

SHAME ON YOU LADY 👎😡

John Evangelist

BA BA M.Div

re Peninsula Center Library, Palos Verdes

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2fvYZpKeRidu5Zbv7

I'm CONCERNED that there's a slow but sure creep of certain types of people, including some employees, into this Library & they're dishonestly & unethically trying to take over and PUSH OUT the traditional people who have been here for so many years. 

My guess is that in 10 years from now, maybe sooner, this will feel like an inner city library. 

It will no longer feel like a library that you can relax & read & study & get away from all the crazy city angst. Sad. 👎🏽

Peninsula Library PV Palos Verdes 4/6/23 Will library staff please ask new dude to silence his phone?

4/6/23 Will library staff please ask new dude on computer by printer to silence his phone? One in particular allows his Samsung Whistle Alert to repeat at HIGH VOLUME all morning. Can you Please stop this obnoxious person from disturbing the peace ? 

I like the investigative reporting done by #GatewayPundit but CAN'T STAND their graphic prostate ads,

I like the reporting done by #GatewayPundit but I literally CANNOT STAND to view their website b/c they always have these GRAPHIC PROSTATE ADS, so to avoid the ads I use Opera mini & turn on AD BLOCKER & Extreme Data Saver.

IT'S A SHAME GP SELLS ITSELF OUT IN THIS Regard 👎

Review of parking enforcement Washington DC 2023

Also when I just casually related my bad experience to the gal at the window who doesn't have any real knowledge of the laws or anything ( she just does clerical work) she sarcastically responded "What did you think you were supposed to do with the paper receipt?" 

FYI sweetie: most modern municipalities do NOT require you to leave the paper receipt on the dash anymore because they have the electronic handheld device that tells them whether you paid or not. BUT IF THEY DO REQUIRE it they TELL YOU on the PIECE OF PAPER and/or ON the MACHINE

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new WashDC parking enforcement money-making SCAM 😡👎.

Even tho they KNOW on their handheld device if u paid, if u DON'T put the paper receipt on the dash U get a $50 ticket. 

"Failure to display receipt is now the LEADING reason for tickets"

PROBABLY because THEY DELIBERATELY

 FAIL to SAY U MUST DISPLAY IT

https://wtop.com/dc/2019/10/dc-is-issuing-more-tickets-and-making-more-money/

+++++

Repeat: they DON'T need the paper receipt on the dash to know if you paid or not. That's why you put your license plate number in the electronic payment machine at the time you pay. And that's why they have electronic devices in their hand at all times . But if not why DON'T they clearly say anywhere to display the paper on your dash ? 

++++++

You can walk in and contest a ticket which I tried to do but I had to go back to my car to get my registration & get back in line and wait for the appeals person to call my number and after waiting 30 minutes I had to leave because my parking meter was running out and I would get another parking ticket just waiting.

 So in addition to the $50 ticket 

I paid $4 twice today making it $58. 

The new Wash DC parking enforcement SCAM.

 11:25 AM on Mon, Jan 23, 2023:

The new Wash DC parking enforcement SCAM. Even tho they know with their device if u paid or not, if u DON'T put receipt on dash U get a $50 ticket. Nor do they say anywhere to place the paper receipt on the dash. 

(most modern cities that use electronic devices do not require nor need the paper proof on the dash)

"Failure to display a meter receipt has eclipsed  expired meter violations & is the leading reason for getting a ticket"

https://t.co/ZIxqFnoO5v
(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1617559097225650176?t=pZYVNK1EduS2hgOV-rec6A&s=03) 

Re New Dr (Harrison) at Dr Jacqueline Wong's office in Alhambra CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WSpC6SwyPDbu1g4k9

The New Dr (Hasanuddin Harrison, MD ) is ok but every time I see him he asks me if I "drink" ( ie alcohol 🍺 🍷) , as if I am a drunk or something. I keep him telling him NO I do NOT drink 🚫. Even when i asked him to send my prescription to Vons pharmacy he said  "Isn't that a liquor store?" And he laughed. 

Say what? Obviously he does NOT know this area very well because anybody who does, knows that Vons is a chain of grocery stores around Southern Cal that  also has a pharmacy inside. Yes, they sell liquor just like almost every other grocery store but that does not make them a liquor store. 

Why would I ask him to send my prescription to a liquor store ? I know of no liquor store that has a pharmacy by the way. For that matter I do NOT go to liquor stores meaning those stores that sell only liquor or mostly just liquor . 

I started coming to see Dr Wong when she was actually at the older office down the street & when I was still a teacher for the LAUSD,  and I was also attending Fuller seminary working on my Masters- in- Divinity, which, like becoming a doctor, also takes a lot of work, dedication, and intelligence. 

I continue to come and go from Southern Cal and maintain an address here as I do mission work and ministry around the country and still even another parts of the world 🌎 ✝️🙏.

Now Dr Wong works in the afternoons only so I just accepted seeing the morning doctor and he seems to be alert and capable but for some reason he has a FALSE IMPRESSION about me and drinking alcohol. Even after my blood test show that I'm in pretty good health.

 The main reason I come to see the doctor is for CHRONIC PAIN in my left side and especially my leg probably related to the cervical spine or lumbar , as well as possible bursitis or arthritis.

 I hope this reaches somebody in the office and maybe they can print it out and hand it to him or show it to him. 

Ask me once if I drink that's reasonable,  but three times with a little bit of an insinuation starts to impugn my character 👎.

 By the way, there's nothing immoral or reckless about a little drinking in moderation. I just choose NOT to drink at this point in my life .

 And also by the way I have doctors in my extended family and I know a little thing or two about  doctor lifestyles and know they're not exactly all Puritans.

 Furthermore I also worked at hospitals around doctors as a chaplain & social worker, so I also have had some eye-opening experience working around doctors. I know the truth about doctors: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

PK

BA/BA/M.Div

re soul-sapping experience at Burger King DTLA (downtown Los Angeles) on Christmas Day 2022 😟

re soul-sapping experience at Burger King DTLA (downtown Los Angeles) on Christmas Day 2022 😟: 

700 E Cesar Chavez 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CixxfYp9pmL9sCo87

Since the year 2000, I come to LA every year on Xmas Eve 🎁 for the holiday 🎵show at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. This year 12/24/22 , although I keep my car well maintained, I was concerned about my starter because on Christmas Eve day every time I stopped and started it got weaker and weaker to restart.

 Normally I would have parked in the parking structure at the concert hall, especially since it's free on  Christmas Eve. 🎄

But I was afraid that it would NOT restart and they might have trouble getting a tow truck inside the structure, so I parked at the nearby Burger King in an almost empty parking lot. Then I went to the concert for a few hours.When I came back to my car, as I feared, it would Not start again. 

So I was stuck there overnight on Christmas Eve and did not want to leave my car alone for fear of it getting broken into, so I had to stay with it all night. 

On Xmas Day  no repair shops are open so I was trying to think about what to do.  I was pretty sure that at least the manager or owner of the Burger King 🍔 would be gracious about it on Christmas day. At least I was close to the Catholic Cathedral and was able to attend the Christmas Mass at 8:00 a.m. and then at 10:00 a.m. as well.  ⛪

But  around 1:00 p.m. here comes a tow truck and he starts telling me I got to get it OUT OF THE LOT NOW or he's going to tow me to impound with all the extra fees and everything. So I go inside to talk to the manager,  and the female manager inside said she did NOT call the tow truck. 

 So I went back outside and the guy is already putting my car up on his tow truck.  I frantically yell " STOP STOP NO " and tell the driver that this manager said she did not call for a tow truck.

So the driver tells me it was the head honcho who called - (a male manager.) I don't know if he called  last night or maybe he called in from his home on Christmas Day,  he was so ANGRY 😡 about it for some reason. 

So this manager was so freaking vexatious about getting my car out of there ON CHRISTMAS DAY he couldn't wait one extra day when every repair shop would be open.

 I had one LAST CHANCE to try to start it before this tow truck driver was going to pull me out of there ( and charge me money 💰),...

So I turned the key 🗝️ & it sluggishly turned over & it was one of those split second moments if it didn't start it wouldn't start, but if it did I was out of there .

And just by a Miracle-  I believe it was a Christmas Miracle (praise the Lord)- the car started and I was able to drive out of there, NO THANKS to the Burger King manager who couldn't wait till the day after Christmas to do business as usual 👎.

And you wonder why there's a homeless problem. A situation like this could have added one extra homeless to the list, rather than alleviate the problem. 

Getting your car towed to impound and paying the fees to get it out of impound  probably now starts around $500 in L.A. And it was totally unnecessary.  It was a holiday- not very busy- the BK manager could have waited until the next business day (Monday December 26th) to  request a tow to remove my vehicle.

But he would NOT have had to do so: 

I have my Own tow service (Better World)  and I would have been towed to a nearby open auto repair shop and everything would have been quickly solved. This really left a bad taste in my mouth towards this BK manager 👎.

I will also send a letter to Burger King corporate just reporting why this was totally unnecessary and a lack of  Christmas or holiday spirit and TOTAL LACK of normal humanitarian compassion 👎.

Jay Vonder

BA/BA/M.Div

A Good Citizen Who Cares About Others

 

Re Redondo Beach library 12/17/22

They have some good new employees here seem like decent people as opposed to some of the older employees been around for so long and they're kind of like locals on their turf. So I'm thankful for the new employees who are nice and honest.

 But I hope to encourage them to crack down on the little bells and whistles that all the phones make. They do become annoying after a while. & some people just don't seem to get it. That's why phones have a silence button. 

One lady snapped at me because I thought her phone was making the noise. I said nicely "Ma'am could you please turn down your phone?" She said "It's not me. & then added "Mind your own efff'n business". I said  "Somebody made it my business  by NOT turning down their phone".

 We have a  right to a certain amount of silence in the library- a pleasant and productive atmosphere. It was the next person to her and she KNEW it. BUT she had to take the opportunity to snap at me and become abusive. Some of these older ladies actually can be abusive the way they treat younger people. 

I don't like to loosely use the b word about anybody but in this case the glove does  fit. 

So then I asked the guy next to her to turn down his phone alerts, that kept going off every minute or two,  because the employees didn't or wouldn't. And he  literally  seemed to NOT know how to silence his phone. Are you kidding me? He had to  fiddle around just to figure out how to turn down his phone. I don't care how old you are anymore- if you use a phone everyday this is as simple as anything else. 

Cmon people:  no matter how old you are, no matter what gender, religion, race creed, color, there's No Excuse for being rude by leaving your phone volume up in places like the library. Show some respect towards others. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 

re Bellflower CA Parking Corruption

https://BellflowerParkingCorruption.blogspot.com/

Re Women & their Purses 👛 or Handbags at Church

Could the church please post messages and/or preach to the women about NOT bringing their purses with them. Some women consciously or unconsciously use their purses or handbags as status objects. And they will move it to one side or another to show their trust or distrust. This has no place in the church that should feel welcoming. 

And it gets ridiculous at times. I saw a regular parishioner who happens to be very wealthy sit down & watched a woman in the same pew eye him distrustfully and move her purse to the other side of her body. This man has no intention or need to steal her 👛 purse. It's self-serving and self-righteous virtue signaling by the lady, the opposite of why we call ourselves Christians or Catholics. 

This is not a  Jewish synagogue for those who are justified by law, but a church for those justified by grace, faith, & trust, with the help of God & fellow believers. Ladies: if you have trouble trusting others, or men in particular, leave your purse 👛 in the car or on the trunk if you're afraid of a break-in as well. 

As far as I know there has NEVER been a case of purse snatching inside the church and there's a security guard who drives around the parking lot now during the services and all day and I don't even know of any cases of a break-in to a vehicle.  

So if the chances of having your purse 👛 stolen  are almost zero is it  fair to treat every single person,or male,  as a potential  purse snatcher. And sadly to say in some cases the distrust is by ethnic women towards white males born and raised here. That's NOT fair to good American men just because they are white and born in the USA. 

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To the young dude on the computer 💻at Encinitas library

To the young dude on the computer 💻 who I sat down next to: I DIDN'T sit next to you because I wanted to sit next to you,  but because my computer froze and they assigned me to computer #2,  so I had NO choice.

 I didn't think about telling you this because I didn't think it was a big deal but then I noticed you were acting a little weird and then you moved a little bit, then you moved some more. 

Maybe you thought I was gay or something (definitely not),  but there's only ONE reason I sat there:  because they assigned me. I had NO other choice.

I tell you this because I've had that experience myself as well where somebody has sat next to me even though there were plenty of other computers available and I thought it was creepy as well.  So that's the answer anyways in case you ever read this.

I was disappointed by the bait- &- switch of "The Passage" at UCI

I was disappointed by the

 bait- &- switch of "The Passage" : they intentionally used radical snow skiing images to lure people to come to this event thinking it would be an adrenaline- filled presentation (like a Warren Miller film) but it turned out to be an LGBTQ propaganda piece. 

It was classic bait -and -switch and I was disappointed that they would do this at UCI. Also they made you uncomfortable to leave until the very end. Fortunately I had my headphones, which I turned up, and close my eyes, and took a little nap until the end.

 It's disappointing also that LGBTQ doesn't just want acceptance but they want to IMPOSE their lifestyle on you and want to hit you over the head with it. 

Furthermore there was profanity such as "Oh my f god" which combines a profanity with God's name: namely blasphemy.

 This entire event was not only intended to insult traditional judeo-Christian values  but also to LURE people in UNSUSPECTINGLY . 

Shame on you 😡 👎

GRCH homecoming with Rachel 😎👍🙂: I was the happiest guy in the world 🌍

https://random-matters-by-me.blogspot.com/2014/03/homecoming-with-rachel.html

New Poll: would you SUPPORT an ASHLI BABBIT statue in Washington DC

New Poll:

would you SUPPORT an 

 ASHLI BABBIT statue in Washington DC (or somewhere) as a symbol of a PEACEFUL UNARMED Jan6 freedom fighter who became a  victim/MARTYR of a LEFTY fascist corrupt unAmerican government.

RIP ✝️💟🙏 #NeverForget

Vote at 👇

https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1579479575641276416?t=HmDuj6kS1WxwN0bYebKn9A&s=19

Re Maple 🍁 Pass Trail, North Cascades NP , WA 🏔️

I enjoyed counter clockwise but going DOWN the steep part has a different wear & tear on the feet & toes & knees & joints. Nice side trail to Lake Ann but you will see plenty of it from above if u don't want the extra mile. Met a NICE FRIENDLY GAL 👧with a dog 🐕at the top. Its always great to meet friendly people who aren't afraid of interacting. 

There were a few grouchy ones in passing as well. And one gal thinking if she said hello I might interpret it wrongly like this is 1950 or something. Fear has NO place on the trail. The fearful vibe kills the experience. And  I don't mind passing in silence but could do WITHOUT the fearful or angry vibe. And the know- it -all vibe. 

Near the top I asked one lady if the trail goes "up that way" pointing to a spot where people were standing -trying to get an idea of the loop direction. She scoffed "it's a loop...it goes down" (she didn't say idiot but it was dripping off her not so nice lips).

 I said "I know it's a loop" (I didn't say "u blankety blank") ... (YES I did research this trail. Consulted many hiking blogs etc before arrival as I do with all hikes including my recent hikes to Cascade Pass, Yellow Aster, & Chain- of -Lakes; as well as Storm King, WagonWheel, Hurricane Ridge & Switchback at Olympic NP a few weeks ago, among others "...but which WAY does the loop go from here.." she seemed so upset by my question .. I just kept going. Maybe she was mentally ill.

Anyways the loop DID IN FACT GO UP to where I was pointing and then goes down. It was a very simple YES or NO question... Not sure why it caused this lady so much stress. She had just come that way a few moments prior

 (later I realized the cross around my neck sometimes causes certain types of people to experience irrational anger & false negative stereotypes of Christians. Yes, Christians DO read & use their minds including me, including the study of Greek & Hebrew & BA/BA/M.Div). We're NOT all backwater hillbillies & we don't confuse faith with luck. In fact the Christians I know read & study much more than so-called secular "scientific" people ( & the ones who messes up the COVID response so horribly) .Thank God people aren't wearing masks on the trail anymore. Those were the worst of times. Talk about superstitious 👎.

Down a ways nice view of BOTH Lake Ann AND Rainy Lake simultaneousy  & a waterfall 👍. Now the steep toe-stubbing section...finally the paved trail. Back to car 🚗. On the road again. 

Enjoy the hike. And commit at least one act of random kindness along the way 💥💯🌄🎁. It WON'T hurt u 😁☺️😊 #JesusSaves 

re St. James Cathedral Seattle

Lets face it: too many people are going to church for the wrong reasons: namely to be seen as "good people" and "virtue signaling" ... Its mainly for middle class homeowners ...when the TRUTH is that you are sinners who should be repenting. 

If you are a homeowner you need to check yourself: are you ' justified by faith' or 'justified by home ownership' ? How do you really truly self identity ?

Also re the people handing out bulletins on Sunday morning. What are your real intentions ? How come i NEVER see u at daily mass ?

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DguLJ67XDyXqNik36 

re Washington State Fair 2022

We saw the stampede parade & then went to the fair . nice enough. Although white Washington people aren't exactly known for their sense of humor or hospitality, they do their best.( And some also have an inclination to STARE. They don't seem to know they are doing it ).

At the free chocolate milk booth I joked to the lady "Does this come from the brown cows ? " And she DIDN'T even laugh. Pray for those who are DEPRESSED. 

And a guy at the archery exhibit snapped at me for taking pictures saying "Are you just taking pictures of anybody?" As if there's something wrong with capturing what photographers call

 " local color". 

YES, we photograph REAL LIFE including sometimes people we "don't know" in PUBLIC which is totally legal and NOTHING wrong with it. 

Finally, $41 bucks for rodeo tickets (that's per ticket) is ridiculous. Most county or state fairs I've been to (& that's a LOT) include the evening entertainment with price of admission or at least only charge maybe $10 extra. I was stunned. Rodeo is NOT that thrilling. It's average entertainment. 

SO they get 3 stars for an average experience. 

Re reviews claiming "WORTH the PRICE"

It MAY well be "worth the price", but every review that claims its "worth the price" or even "'triple the price" ONLY raises suspicions that this is a FAKE review. Whoever regularly submits reviews saying it's "worth the price" may as well just say BLAH BLAH BLAH ...like elevator music ..Nobody's listening. 

For those of you who give over-the-top glowing reviews of everything , maybe it's your idea of 'kindness' or being charitable, BUT when they GUSH so much, at a certain point there's actually an inverse effect - people tune out & sometimes are even turned OFF & you're NOT doing the establishment a favor. 

re Mike's Plum Street Automotive Olympia Lacey WA

I brought a new battery to them for installation in an urgent situation near closing time. Just traveling thru the area. Wasn't expecting a freebie but DIDN'T expect $50 fee either 👎. 

I figured maybe $25 would be fair at most to turn a few bolts etc. You live & learn who you can rely upon for a fair job & who u CAN'T. I've lived long enough to know this was NOT fair or honest 👎. 

Not sure who is the office manager ( & his wife ? ). It's NOT Mike. How u handle the small jobs leads to the big jobs & return customers. But he thinks I'm not from the area so what does it matter.

IT pays for a big meal at a fine restaurant. They're eating steak & lobster tonight at my expense. 

Most importantly- how u treat others will be how God treats u in the END. Think about that as you eat your steak 🍖& wine🍷 tonight. Enjoy it while it lasts . 

WOULDN'T u rather it last FOREVER ? Eternal life is NOT a guarantee if u DON'T practice the faith u profess to believe. 

BTW: I think the mechanic was named Steve & he actually knew about the history of the area he lived in. I was impressed. 

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