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. 

+++++++

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. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/nPiU8qVjxQUyszqd9

On a Friday I parked in front of a sign in Bellflower CA saying "No Parking Sat/Sun".

On a Friday I parked in front of a sign in Bellflower CA saying "No Parking Sat/Sun". When I returned I had a $57 citation. I walked the block. 

There are 8 signs:

6 say "No Sat/Sun". 

2 say "No Fri 6-11"

IS this FAIR? Or deceptive(or just lazy planning). Why CAN'T they put all restrictions on the same sign pole?

re O'Reilly Auto Parts Newport Oregon

Thanks 4 the 🔋 battery check. & Asking about my windshield washer. But REALLY do u get the cost of travel these days ? I'm NOT a cheapskate but I just put in a New alternator, belt, & tensioner; & gas costs $5 per gal. It was over $9 in Mendocino (literally). 

So forgive me if I DON't want to pay $200 bucks or more for a new windshield wiper pump when I can wash my window at any gas station or use a handheld spray bottle anywhere on the road. 

C'mon guy. DON't give me that side eye as if I'm a bad guy for NOT fixing my washer pump. Good grief. That's the least of my concerns. & YES my wipers DO work. 

This is NOT a beater car. It's in good condition: body & engine & passes CA smog which a lot of Oregon cars WOULDN'T. 

I'm NOT ashamed. I hold my head up HIGH ! I pay my bills & taxes & got insurance & up -to -date tags. But that's not what makes me  a very GOOD person. My faith in Jesus Christ is what makes me saved & my attempts to tell others about salvation makes me good . 

#acceptChrist2bSaved2Day

#RepentAndBeBaptized ♥️✝️🙏🌏

O'Reilly Auto Parts

https://maps.app.goo.gl/atov7PCNtTVnNZat7

re Boat Launch Beach, Trinidad CA

re Boat Launch Beach, Trinidad CA 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/7kNzrFShHNWgpWVc7

That young guy who operates the winch for the boat launch is a major A- hole 👎😡 . There's a loop around the little shack & NO signs say "Do NOT enter". It seems like an obvious intended turnaround loop.

 But he about blew a gasket when I drove thru... getting all mad BLAH BLAH BLAH. Buddy boy, if it's a major problem for you to have vehicles pulling thru, u have a very simple FIX. u put up a sign saying "Do NOT enter". It's that simple.

 It's like you're expecting people to stop when there's NO stop sign.

 How many years has this winch been in operation (it looks pretty rusty) ? And if you haven't put up a sign yet, it AIN'T a real problem, or you are REAL SLOW- minded to put it nicely, or just REAL freakin LAZY. And if U are just freakin ornery don't take your problems out on tourists passing thru. Maybe go back to school & get a REAL job. 

Sincerely

Alice Walker 

re Talecris Biomat blood plasma

Why WON'T they allow you to donate if you signed up at another location? They originally told me this was allowed. Now they tell me it's NOT ☹️. My plasma is the same whether I'm in California or Oregon or wherever . Why the burdensome restrictions like a government bureaucracy ? 

I thought this was a forward thinking private enterprise, not just another bureaucracy 👎. Other plasma places DO allow it (BioLife, Octapharma, ). Wake up.

 It's 2022. Gas is expensive. Donors take vacations too. Get smart Biomat (Talecris) ( & why NOT use the same name everywhere if U R the same company ?) . Don't treat donors like pawns 😡. Work with us so we will work with you. 

7/15/22 around 8am re anglo guy on lawnmower at Ueland Field, Stanford

7/15/22 around 8am It seems like the anglo guy on lawnmower at Ueland Field was trying to harass me this morning as i was doing my daily stretch(es). 

I was on my mat alongside the inner fence & i could see that the grass had been recently mowed. That's why i set up there so i wouldn't be bothered by the lawn mower.  

Nonetheless he unlocked the gate & turned specifically in my direction on the other side of the fence and went right past me with the loud lawn mower. So I picked up my stuff and moved to the other side & when I looked back he was staring me down.  

Furthermore he did NOT proceed to mow the whole field.  THAT'S what makes me suspect he was just trying to harass me. HE did one half- circle around the outer perimeter and then he stopped and left.  WHY was he trying to harass me ? 

I'm gentle as a lamb 🐑 , on my stretch mat. Not bothering anybody on an open field . WHAT was that all about? I'm NOT gay either but that should NOT matter. And yes I am circumcised & vaxxed. I'm NOT an immigrant but that should NOT matter either. I speak good English but that should NOT matter either. 

 I've been stretching here for many years & am a member of the "Stanford community" in good standing 👍. Just recently came back from summer trip. Please DON'T harass me Mr Lawnmower 👎😠

Re Sunnyvale library

Why do they have a security guard if they NEVER do anything about disruptive behavior?❓I was there when a dude KEPT LAUGHING LOUDLY at some video he was watching on the computer . Not a few times but repeatedly like he just saw the funniest thing in the world, again & again ... & again 👎. Maybe (probably) he was high. 

But then send him outside to laugh at a blade of grass. We're not here to babysit potheads.  It was very annoying, but NO library staff even tried to get him to quiet down. 

Please do your job

re the angry OCD lady at Peninsula Library Palos Verdes

its usually a good atmosphere BUT -- there are just a FEW obsessive compulsive regulars who ALWAYS sit at the same computer & IF for some reason you happen to sit at "their computer" they become VISIBLY UPSET not just that they can't sit at "THEIR COMPUTER" (which is NOT theirs, but for ANY patron) but they actually become ANGRY at the person sitting at "their computer". It happened to me once-- a female regular actually started muttering negative things about me because I happened to sit at "her computer" . This was around 12 noon-- NOT opening time. She really believed everybody in the world who visits the library should KNOW that this is "her spot " ?  This was BEFORE I realized that she had OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) -- . but the library should NOT be enabling this sort of addictive repetitive behavior especially because it leads to this IRRATIONAL SENSE of ENTITLEMENT to one particular  public computer at a public library. People who enter into the "public spaces" KNOW or should know that we have to be accomodating of one another. This OCD lady is treating it like a private space-- as if she has some PERSONAL RIGHT to sit at the same computer just because she's been coming there for a while now. (honestly, i've been coming here much longer. I remember when she arrived. There's such a negative vibe emanating from her-- which is another strange thing=- people come "up" here to get away from the angry city vibe. But she brings it with her. If she like the angry city vibe, why come to PV library? There's plenty of city libraries to choose from- that have security guards and lots of rules & limits on computer time etc). That would seem to be more to  her  liking. But it's as if she LIKES to make  an angry statement by coming here. Some damn chip on her shoulder. The second she comes in now-- I LEAVE as quick as possible. It feels like an evil presence. Sad. I used to love coming here. 

Re Henry's Towing Service

Henry's Towing Service
(714) 702-6514
https://maps.google.com/?cid=4840544078242621329&entry=gps 

My experience with Henry's towing was horrific 👎😡. The driver blasted HATEFUL rap music as we drove to the destination that included the N word & degrading lyrics towards women. It was like 15 minutes of hell 👎😡.

And the driver didn't seem 1 bit concerned about a complaint against him. Maybe he's Henry's son. Or maybe Henry DOESN'T care either. Or is Henry the American name for Enrique ?

Horrible service.

Re Newport Beach Central Library update (June 2022)

It's gotten much better inside although a few "robot regulars" - one in particular is a bit much - this fellow literally lives at the same computer during ALL open library hours. The problem with this is it inevitably leads to a sense of entitlement or possessiveness. 

**

Meanwhile outside the library in the southwest corner of the parking lot something wierd is going on behind the gelsons. I see random people walking behind there periodically & then today as I was walking to my car a dude gave me a 100-yard stare  from what I call the "creepy corner". 

He stared at me like a deer in the headlights until he saw I was going to my car. Maybe it's the pot-smoking corner - like anybody cares dude. Go smoke your doobie u freak - but don't get all paranoid & treat everybody else like cops. Enjoy yourself.  

Get stoned & giggle all u want u freakin A-hole. Nobody gives a damn until u start treating others like mean cops 👎😡

Peters Family Not Always in Agreement with One Another : a grandson refutes his grandfather Leo Peters in Chimes 1989

Peters Family Not Always in Agreement with One Another : 

a grandson refutes his grandfather Leo Peters in Chimes 1989

(Phil Kok is the son of Jim & Linda Kok. Linda was one of Leo Peters six daughters from his first marriage. Linda married Jim Kok, a Calvin College basketball star in the 50's who later became a CRC pastor. Linda attended GR Christian High. Jim attended Holland Christian, although he also lived in Bellflower CA during his elementary school years, being the son of a CRC pastor as well). Leo Peters also had 3 children from his 2nd marriage, after his 1st wife Helen died at a young age. 

The children of Jim & Linda also grew up mostly in Grand Rapids & 3 of the 4 attended GRCH at the same time that the children of Leo Peters 2nd marriage were there also. Mark, Ani, & Teri were the 3 kids from Leo's 2nd marriage. 

After GRCH all 4 of Jim & Linda's kids went on to Calvin College and Phil was there at the time that his grandfather Leo Peters began his attack on Calvin College and Howard Van Til re the book "The 4th Day" that questioned the timeline of the Biblical creation story .. 

Around this time Phil penned this short letter to the Chimes . 

Re St James Church Redondo Beach

I like saying the rosary after daily mass but there's one person who tries to dominate others by talking more loudly than others. She's been doing this for a long time, like she has an agenda. Its gotten to the point that almost everybody else is quiet- just this one lady's LOUD voice. 

It's NOT about scoring points here. We're here to get away from the nonsense of the world & all the various clever little agendas. Let OTHER voices be heard too lady 👎 . You're NOT impressing anybody. Just annoying. It DOESN'T feel like the Spirit of Christ in you.

HOW FBI ENTRAPPED PATRIOTS ON JAN6 "Meet Ray Epps, Part 2: Damning New Details Emerge Exposing Massive Web Of Unindicted Operators At The Heart Of January 6 - "

Not just Ray Epps. Numerous FBI agents enticed innocent patriots unknowingly into restricted capitol area & subsequent prosecution for trespassing. In other words textbook entrapment just like the hoax Witchmer kidnapping plot in MI. 

"The clip below is checkmate. It should make ScaffoldCommander one of the top criminal suspects on the entire FBI Capitol Most Wanted List (spoiler alert: he isn't even on the list, and no charges have been filed, and the FBI to date has still never acknowledged his existence.."

https://www.revolver.news/2021/12/damning-new-details-massive-web-unindicted-operators-january-6/ 

Andy's Wedding

re American Tire Depot @ 141 W Foothill Blvd, Pomona, CA

re American Tire Depot @

141 W Foothill Blvd, 

Pomona, CA 91767

Richard is the best mechanic, & honest. Josh is decent but you got to push him a little to get the best deal. You have to bargain with him. Don't accept first offer. Make a counter - offer. 

Then there's a BIG fat fellow who DOESN'T seem to know much about anything. He hangs around in the garage - maybe does tires only. He tries to intimidate people. That may be the main reason I won't return. They DON'T need a bouncer. He should be fired 👎

Space X Building in Hawthorne CA

be

Who is this guy ?

A Day in the Life: Check this out: Dear Teacher. I was the substitute ...

Check this out:

 Dear Teacher. 

I was the substitute ... 

(based on true event but all real

names removed or altered)

see 

https://pray4lausd.blogspot.com/2022/06/dear-teacher-i-was-substitute-based-on.html

The Soy Infant Formula Fiasco at University of Iowa Fomon Infant Nutrition Program led by Dr. Ekhard Jerkoff Ziegler

The Soy Infant Formula Fiasco at University of Iowa Fomon Infant Nutrition Program led by

 Dr. Ekhard Jerkoff Ziegler

The Soy Infant Formula Fiasco

https://soyinfantformula.blogspot.com/

Review of OCC Recycling Center, 2701 Fairview Rd, Costa Mesa, CA

Review of OCC Recycling Center,

 2701 Fairview Rd, 

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

There's an Asian lady working here who is the meanest B ... itch in the world 🌎 - AND she is a supremacist who treats white males like Trash 🗑. She is ugly & mean & i hope she goes to hell 🔥 in tge end. 

She treated me so terribly bad like I was worse than the dirt on her shoes. It still haunts me as one of the lowest points in my life. And i am a good person . NOT 🗑. 

I grew up working hard, going to school & church, being kind to others. Patriotic 🇺🇸 and also welcoming to immigrants. Even did missionary work in other countries .

 And this Asian lady treated me like trash. I know as a Christian i am supposed to want her to be saved but at this point i want her to go to hell 🔥. Nobody should be treated the way she treated me 🚫. She should be fired. 

Tom

BA/ BA/ Masters

Review of Palos Verdes hiking

Used to love hiking here to "get away" ...  I managed to accept & work around all the parking "mickey mouse"  🐁 👎 that continues ( new rules every month). 

BUT then the new "ranger(s)"  (seem like city kids barely out of high school) in their white trucks became overbearing - they seem to think they have a right to drive up to you & speak thru their window at you while you walk down the sidewalk. & Later parking near where I was resting - clearly an attempt to assert their presence. 

This is the way it is now going in even the most remote parts _ even a "lifeguard" all year at remote Abalone Cove. It has an ulterior motive: to tell the people that the CA government is IN CONTROL of you in ALL places (whether local city or state) at ALL times. So I just QUIT hiking here.

 I think the residents are finally achieving their goal of getting rid of people. What a SHAME. I can easily LEAVE the state & enjoy epic hiking areas around the country & stay out of CA for months on end. 

BUT NOT all others are so lucky. PV used to be such a special place . I've been coming here since the MarineLand  days.  Key words: "used to be". Farewell. Enjoy the prison you created for yourselves

Dear St Columban Catholic, Garden Grove CA ✝ ❤ 🙏

Update: hello Vietnamese community. I am a white American male & usually attend the English mass but occasionally if i miss daily morning mass i will drop in at the Vietnamese-language evening mass. Notice i say "language" because it is NOT reserved for ONLY Vietnamese-Americans. White Americans ARE allowed too. Please DON'T stare at me like I'm a intruding. I can follow the liturgy on the screen & even use a translator app to understand the homily. We ALL need the eucharist . Please be accepting of me as a fellow believer in Jesus Christ.

CẬP NHẬT: Xin chào cộng đồng Việt Nam. Tôi là một người đàn ông Mỹ da trắng và thường tham dự Thánh lễ tiếng Anh nhưng đôi khi nếu tôi bỏ lỡ Thánh lễ buổi sáng hàng ngày, tôi sẽ ghé vào Thánh lễ buổi tối bằng tiếng Việt. Lưu ý tôi nói "ngôn ngữ" vì nó không được dành riêng cho người Mỹ gốc Việt. Người Mỹ da trắng cũng được phép. Xin đừng nhìn chằm chằm vào tôi như thể tôi đang xâm nhập. Tôi có thể theo dõi phụng vụ trên màn hình và thậm chí sử dụng ứng dụng dịch để hiểu bài giảng. Tất cả chúng ta đều cần Bí tích Thánh Thể. Xin hãy chấp nhận tôi là một người đồng hương vào Chúa Giêsu Kitô

We all know the creepy classmate who called everybody a "fag" back in grade school

We all know the creepy classmate who called everybody a "fag" back in grade school (take the log out of YOUR OWN eye punk).I understand the lefties desire to eradicate such punks . 

But they've gone to such an opposite EXTREME they're perverting the classroom. Can't allow it 👎🚫

Breaking 📰: Leaked SCOTUS opinion draft suggests Roe v Wade is going to be reversed 👍 hallelujah 🎶

Breaking 📰: Leaked SCOTUS opinion draft suggests Roe v Wade is going to be reversed 👍 hallelujah 🎶

https://www.google.com/search?q=roe+v+wade&client=ms-opera-mini-android&channel=new 

Re Beverly Hills Library

There's a creepy little kid (young adult) who roams around the library with a laptop bragging that he's a " computer programmer " as if anybody cares. On top of that he calls people "faggots" . And if you complain, the staff treat it as an argument between 2 patrons. 

But it's a one-sided un-instigated attack by the creep with the laptop.

 Plus he tries to sit at the library computers with his laptop when there's tables everywhere for laptop users. He got kicked out one time after lying that he had "special permission".  I hope staff permanently bans him sooner before later. 

Re octopharma plasma garden grove CA

They DIDN'T like me after a while because I wasn't cheerful & smiling all the time which tells me that none of the workers themselves regularly donate plasma. Donating plasma usually is NOT painful but it is tiring & is a "job" so to speak. You have to prepare yourself mentally & physically. It's NOT "easy money". It takes time, good health, & dedication. And personally I prefer to watch a movie on my phone while donating rather than chit chat with the workers. 

And occasionally things DO go wrong. A bad jab by one of the workers may have permanently eliminated one of my arms from being useful for future donations. And It was painful for several months. I also detected that they talk about people in the back (ie gossip). This location may need a total shake-up . 

I think this location has stagnated & even a few of the employees have bully personalities & a few are a little lazy. These are NOT exactly the cream of the crop workers.  They even tried to SHAME me for expressing that I was feeling a little pain & discomfort. 

You should feel totally FREE to say something DOESN'T feel right. It usually means they simply need to adjust the needle. NOBODY should feel ashamed for saying it hurts. 

And if you leave it in too long when there is pain it could cause long-term issues to the point that you are unable to donate again. But they have an almost endless line of bodies so they are MORE concerned with quantity than quality. 

 You become expendable.

 Do NOT let them take advantage of you. Keep your own records. Document everything. It's your body. You only live once. DON'T let them treat you like a pin cushion 🚫.

 Assert your rights in a polite manner & if they cut you off for doing so, you know this is NOT the right place to be. There are OTHER places to donate plasma. Or NOT at all. What's more important: a few bucks in your pocket or your health & peace of mind. 

Personally i am  disappointed & am  moving on. A lot of the best workers have moved on too. A few good ones are still there. I wish them the best 

re Harbor Auto Service Center Costa Mesa 👍🌟🌟🌟🌟

Harbor Auto Service Center
(949) 574-1858
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ENV1rNVC5Z8YjP1k9 

April 2022: This was one of my BEST experiences ever at an auto repair shop ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. 

They gave me a fair price 💰 to do the job 👨‍🔧 & they did it in a timely manner. They even checked all the fluids and air in my tires and they gave me a discount for cash 💵. And they're very nice and friendly.  Good honest family operation 👍. Not greedy. 

Re #TowGuyInRed towing service Irvine CA (April 2022)

 The guy on the phone at dispatch   keeps  making up NEW NAMES to call me . In  the same phone call he called me "sir" (which can be  respectful or FAKE respectful depending on the tone. In this case I don't think the kid at dispatch respects too many people at all). 

 Then he calls me "boss" (which is condescending  & overly used around So Cal by every freakin passive -aggressive dropout who hates their job and wish they had stayed in school👎).

AND then he calls me "buddy" (which is sarcastic) and inappropriate for a young man talking to a 60 -year-old gentleman.

 All this  tells me he's kind of a control freak  & self-centered who DOESN'T truly care about other people. 👎🚫

Review re Henry's Towing Service, Santa Ana CA

Henry's Towing Service

(714) 702-6514

https://maps.app.goo.gl/5pD3cC27Gh9A29ss5

My experience with Henry's towing unfortunately was NOT very positive.  Although the driver did a good job of hooking up my vehicle and taking all the  safety precautions,  when I got in the truck with him to get towed to the repair shop he started blaring  "gangsta rap" included all the profanities like the F word S Word B Word  as well as the N word & lyrics very degrading towards women. 

 And I'm a Christian woman and don't like nor approve of this kind of music.   I know there are those people who like to blare it in their car when their driving to annoy people  but you DON'T expect it from a so-called professional tow truck driver while you're driving with him 🚫👎😡.  NOT just very unprofessional but dehumanizing and degrading.

Re Angel Stadium Ticket 🎟 Box Office walk-up Window

What's the deal at the ticket box office window? I  just came there to buy a ticket & he  asked me for my email address.  I said "Why? Are  you going to email it to me? I don't get a hard copy?  

He  said "No we just do that for your account."  I said " I don't have an account. He said " I know. We're going to make an account for you ". I said " I don't NEED nor WANT an account.  Then he asked for my license and  wrote down  my address &  my full name - maybe even my driver's license number etc.

Then he looked over my credit card several times in that white Orange County arrogant style. 

All this just to buy a single baseball ticket. I've been coming here since 1984 when they had the old style Stadium  when the Rams used to play here too.  

 In this day and age NOBODY wants all their information out there without their consent esp not just for a baseball ticket.  GOOD freakin grief. What the hell is going on ? 

Are  they harvesting our information so they can sell it ? Or use it for marketing etc. We're tired of all that facebook crap 👎.  I drive here to buy a ticket in the old school way because I DON'T want to do it online. I DON'T want to make an account and buy a ticket electronically. I just want to buy an old fashioned ticket made of paper.  IT'S already bad enough you can't use cash anymore.  You have to use a credit card.  But now we have to give all our information as well .  I was waiting for him to ask for my social security number.  It's getting tiring & sickening. STOP using us as marketing data 👎. Just STOP . 

Re experience in BH

So this is actually about an experience across from the library. I often park on the street& cross over Santa Monica boulevard because I don't like parking in the parking structure. 

So I noticed one of the neighbors was having a lemonade sale as I was parking and I made a point of pulling out a few dollars to help support the little entrepreneurial effort.  AND I walked up and said "Hi  how much for a glass of lemonade?" 1 dollar ? No tax ? Ok.   Gave a dollar to the little girl. There were no parents there but then the dad stuck his head out the door and he had one of those special things on his head that  people of a certain religion wear and the dad looked at me with condescension realizing I was not one of those people of his religion but a gentile.

  AND it was obvious he had disdain  for me. And I thought to myself " IF that's your thought and feeling about people that are not of your own religion you shouldn't be having your daughter do a lemonade sale out in the public. It's  NOT fair to me as I was trying to be friendly and helpful and supportive.  

I waved to him and he wouldn't even wave back. Very sad because I try to be a supporter of this religion even though I am NOT of that religion.  

As a Christian it's still my obligation to try to support them  but it sure is difficult if they look down on you as inferior. I don't think of myself as inferior.  thank you very much 

BA/BA/M.Div

Review re Beverly Hills Library

So I've been coming here for years since 1984 when our family moved to Southern Cal and then more regularly later when I started using the computers for a while and then covid shut things down & I was traveling most of the time but returned one Sunday & decided to drop in and use a computer for my ongoing project.

AND as I sat down in the upstairs area at a computer a little while later a young man comes in and sits nearby at another computer but pulls out a laptop- seems to be using his laptop at the computer station . Then pulls out some kind of bottle and starts shaking it with some liquid in it and starts taking his medication or whatever. 

SO I turn and look over that way and stare at him trying to figure out what's going on with this  young dude ? I'm thinking maybe I should go tell the lady behind the desk about it. He shouldn't actually be there if he's not using the computer & he shouldn't be eating or drinking at the computer . 

He seemed to be "setting up shop" &  was annoying and distracting. But I decided to let it go if he would quiet down and do whatever he's doing and he did for a little while. But then another patron arrived and told the lady behind the desk that this young dude shouldn't be there and he wanted to use that computer. 

SO they walked over to the young dude and told him he had to leave he had to move. The young dude first tried to say he has  "special permission" to be here. And he didn't - he was just lying. And then he tried to mistreat the lady saying "Are you new here?" and she isn't but she is a little bit foreign.  

I think this young dude was of a special religion that's  prevalent in Beverly hills. Not to denigrate the religion but some who practice this religion are NOT actually sincere and they're sometimes quite self-centered. 

Others who practice this religion are more sincere and honest. So the young dude reluctantly gets up & starts to leave and as he passes me by he whispers in my ear a term of HATE. It was very creepy & strange & annoying & disturbing. And not true to who I am either. I live a highly moral life. So I reported the incident to a staff member and we confronted  the young dude who was now downstairs. And his initial  response was not to apologize or even any remorse but to say "who is this guy? "  as if he was the center of the world.  I've been coming to this library probably since before he was born. And now I'm the victim of his hateful ignorance . I am STILL trying to get it OUT of my head several months later - it was so creepy & hateful & misplaced. SICKENING creep. 👎

Review of Newport Beach Library (April 2022)

It's been quite a journey since I first arrived at Newport Beach Library as well as going to a few of the other branches.  AND it's been pretty good they have a nice facility especially the Main Library.  I remember I arrived right before they did the remodeling and open up the back.  Then later they added the computer lab downstairs and made a few changes for the computers upstairs.  in general pretty good atmosphere. I wish the carrels in the upstairs area were a little higher so you didn't have to see other people's faces . I had a few interactions with some staff members that weren't so great when I first arrived . I was still new to Newport Beach and loving the beaches and parks and things and some of them were kind of jaded to how nice Newport Beach is unfortunately. But other staff members were commendable and nice.

 And then there's the various patrons : The Good the Bad and the Ugly as they say. And then there was the covid shutdown or slowdown.  Newport Beach stayed open more than most other places which is commendable 👍.  I salute u 4 sticking it out without getting paranoid. Lately I've been using the computers again after  returning from  several months traveling.

 And now there's a new employee -I think he's an employee of yours- a little different - I mean he looks like  a male but he wears a skirt and now I guess we're not allowed to say if somebody's a male or female unless they tell us they are but how do you describe a person  otherwise?  He came  around  near the end of the day in the computer lab. But a few days later he was just sitting on a computer using it like a patron and laughing loudly kind of disruptive. Seemed  out of character for an employee so I begin to wonder if he actually is an employee or not. I hope he's not trying to establish the downstairs computer lab as his territory.  You can really feel his/her presence when he/she is there and it's NOT a good vibe

And then some of the faces I remember I haven't seen around in a while so I don't know - maybe they're at the other branches or whatever but then there's a few faces I still remember who've gotten better in some regards . A few  of them originally seemed a bit overbearing - kind of territorial - but now  seem to have gotten a little better.

I use the computers at the library for specific legal, moral, and ethical purposes, and not just fooling around.  Even though if I was just fooling around (ie entertainment)  that would acceptable as well in terms of our value-free culture but I tell you just to inform anybody who's interested that I'm not  playing around on computers. I have a Christian Ministry that I take very seriously and that's what I spend most of the time using the computers for. 

And I am on sabbatical from my Christian Ministry work I divide my  time between Newport Beach & Palos Verdes. I can't complain (except about gas prices, April 2022.) 

I am conservative and disagree with almost everything about Democrat Lefty politics including the California governor 👎 and the current person in the White House 👎