We Know Who Put The sin In Wiscon-Sin

I have a cruel taskmaster, which goes by the ignominious title of a "elliptical trainer". It makes me hurt at the gym by not making me hurt...at the time. It feels great, and I am tempted to overdo...but the 'repent at leisure' kicks in during my last two hours at work if I do.
Usually I take it easy, but today I was churning and burning like a daytrader while watching the Reverend Jesse Jackson bobbing and weaving around questions on Fox News.
He was attempting to make the point that if Wisconsin Governor Walker succeeds in his agenda, 'the middle class and the poor will suffer the most while the rich keep getting richer'.
I guess the right for unions to dictate to employers vacation and sick days is some sort of civil...um...right. 
I do not work in Government Service; my vacation/sick days, my health care insurance are dictated to me by my employer, and I am fine with that. I have great benefits, and I've EARNED them.
Employees at my company get raises not through 'collective bargaining' (which I think is code for threatening to strike). We earn them. If we aren't happy where we are, we switch to another company with better benefits/pay.
The rabble-rousers such as Jackson and the unions have failed in Wisconsin. You know that they are beat when the news stories start declaring that Walker has handed them future victories by energizing their base.
Nah. The Democrats/unions energized the citizens of Wisconsin by robbing them blind with taxation and demanding the right to bankrupt the state. Those energized citizens voted in a Republican Governor who had to face some of the same problems as Gov. Christie in New Jersey.I wish them both much success.
Back to my taskmaster. I 'suffer' now to ensure a better, healthier future. In Wisconsin, they are going to be doing the same-tightening belts, cutting waste- all in the hope that their state will become more financially solvent in the future. I might not see another Democratic Governor in Wisconsin in my lifetime.

Beauty Is

It’s in my nature, so I can’t help it. I’ve been this way since before I can remember, and I have to assume that God had His good reasons for making me as I am.
Here’s the here’s: Life is wonderful, life is good…but sometimes what the world is going through is harsh and ugly and, as I am a part of this world, I am affected. So Life is out of balance-too much ugle, not enough beaut. I act.
Here’s a puppy, one of the most cutest puppies ever to be highlighted on Cuteoverloaddotcom. If this pup doesn’t bring a smile to your lips, doesn’t make the world seem full of hope…then you are beyond my threshold, and I can’t see or hear you.

Finally The Cheer

Soon to be pulling the ripcord on this night. I should freefall for an hour or so into the slumber craved.
It has been a positive day/night. Enough to know that even when we don;t know, we trust. Trust that God has every moment of eternity well in hand, and there is nothing to fear period.
Have an exceptional 24 hour aggregation of minutes. Praise God for all that He is. That is ever all.

Who's Da Boss?

“6 “He does not keep the wicked alive, But gives justice to the afflicted.
7 “He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous; But with kings on the throne He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.
8 “And if they are bound in fetters, And are caught in the cords of affliction,
9 Then He declares to them their work And their transgressions, that they have magnified themselves.
10 “He opens their ear to instruction, And commands that they return from evil.
11 “If they hear and serve Him, They will end their days in prosperity And their years in pleasures.
12 “But if they do not hear, they shall perish by the sword And they will die without knowledge.” Job 36:6-12

I don’t care how they spell his name. Right here, right now, we have an example of this passage from Job being played out.
Muammar el-Qaddafi. The ‘king’ of Libya for decades, who made himself rich while keeping his countrymen in virtu slavery/poverty.
He magnified himself, indeed. We’ve known of his despicable me-ness for decades, and the world did nothing. He was a ‘protected animal’-an enemy of Israel who has had a part in the gentlemen’s agreement that Israel and the Jews are the cause of all the world’s problems. Membership is shrinking, one despot at a time.
el-Qaddafi is now sending his military to kill Libyans who are crying out for justice after decades of affliction.
He’s so much gone and good riddance. God gives justice to the afflicted. I would love to see a Cuban uprising against the Castro brothers regime. And Notrh Korea. China. Iran.
Venezuela. Wherever people are in chains at the mercy of some tinpot egocentric’s whims as to whether they will live or die. But enough about Obama.
Ask Hitler, (if you can find him in hell): “Hey Adolph! How does God reward tyrants?”
And Hitler, (who was, in fact, part Jewish) would probably say. “Read Job chapter 36.”

The World We Live In

For now. For those kooky Arabs all across  the middle east, it must seem as if their meds are wearing off en masse. Which is plainspeak for all tarnation is breaking out.
Unrest is unresting all over the political map-if the graphics were showing snowfall instead of political downfalls, we'd be looking at the Blizzard of the Century!
But it ain't snow, folks. It's all part of God's plan-as is everything else that hasppens from here to wherever there is.
Though the entire world become unhinged all at once, God is rock steady, and His children are safe. Even as buildings fall in Kiwiland...God is in charge, and all is well.
Personally, also-if your life is in tumult, if it is crumbling...God still is on His throne, and He offers the only Peace which can comfort body and soul. We only live in this world for a little while. Eternity with God makes the momentary lapses of reason we experience down here seem like piffles. Fear not. Fret not. Don't worry.
Praise God for every day that you continue to live. Viskas bus gerai.

Unauthorized Personnel Only

Sometimes I weaken and seek out entertainment that is really bad. Movies which are so horribly done that they amuse me in ways not intended by their makers.
The classic of all unclassiness for me will always be, "Roller Boogie"-look it up, cherish the bad. But I recently found a contender for that unsavory throne: "Airplane Two-The Sequel". Not done by the Zucker brothers-the studio hired some no-name...wait...I just checked IMDB to see if this guy had done anything at all memorable.
He once hired Michael O'Donoghue for a movie-that and "Airplane Two-The Sequel" are the highlights of his entire life.
This...guy...named Ken Finkelman wrote and directed "AT-TS" so he's a double threat. He took every single gag that was even moderately amusing in the first movie and pounds them into the ground over and over again.
Poor Robert Hays. Poor Julie Hagerty. They seem embarrassed to be found acting in the movie. Hays more than once looks into the camera, seeming to apologize for what he has accepted money to act out which ISN'T
FUNNY!
Cardinal rule for a comedy: be funny. The only giggle thing in the movie (so far-40 minutes in and I might never get back to it) was a sign in the airport which stated the name of this post. That's it. Yee-haw.

Offended Out Of Church

Another flower; both pictures taken the same day, quite a few Summers ago now. But this one is closer to the theme of the post.
Although I now have 'TV', and internet and access to news...I'm so busy living that I haven't kept up on "What Is Going On".
Lara Logan assaulted in Egypt. A terrible thing to happen to anyone-I hope that she is able to recover from this terrible, terrible event.
There is plenty more happening, but this isn't a Newsblog.
May God restore Ms. Logan's health. If she is not a Christian, I pray that God would draw her to Himself, and give her the faith to believe and be saved. If she is already a Christian, then she has God's Peace no matter what happens. With God, we can survive anything; without God, no one survives. The greatest Blessing any of us can receive is to be with God. May God richly Bless you today.

Offended In Church

Okay, right up front: the picture has nothing to do with the post. I looked on the 'nets for suitable images, and naught caught my eye, so I doug into my archives and pulled an old 'graph that I've used before.
S'okay. Don't be offended by recycling.
I missed church the other night as I was talking with a friend. It reminded me of another friend who, when I mentioned that I had to get to an evening service, was all, "What? Twice in one day? Bummer."
It would be a bummer for him. Church means God, and God means pain, torture and judgment. Who wants more of that?
If you play poker, you know all about "tells". This attitude of wanting to avoid God is a 'tell' that that person has no relationship with God.
You might be thinking that that is OBVIOUS. Not done yet, sport.
You see, there are a LOT of people who consider themselves "Christian" because of the church they grew up in.
But they 'outgrew' their faith and now visit churches only for funerals and weddings.
You can fool yourself, but you can't fool God. He knows who is praying and who is playing.
I have been offended in church. Not by Christians, but by wannabes going through the motions attempting to act "Christian enough" for the few minutes they must be in attendance. It is repugnant to me and I believe that it is also repugnant to God. False worship makes Him angry.
Bottom line: if you aren't a Christian, please stay away from church. A sincere sinner is better than a hypocritical one.

Genius!!!!!

Tonight, I had an epiphany! How to quell the uprisings in Egypt and the Muddled East?
Let's send the Black Eyed Peas there to perform!
(I spelled it out so that readers over thirty wouldn't be wondering what a "BEP" could be.)
Two songs from the Peas and you wouldn't find five rioters awake enough to raise ruckus.
I missed the pre-game opening act of Pres. Obama vs Bill O'Reilly by switching the channel as soon as it was announced. I just recently got TV service, and I don't want to spoil it with bad TV.
Congrats to the Pack and Steelers;they both did fine, and coming in second isn't so bad when it's the Super Bowl. The only way the Vikings will ever get there is if they buy tickets.
Bring on Baseball! Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training! 30

No Mail Tomorrow Carried By Groundhogs

It's too perfect to pass up, and, although I may be echoed on a million blogs, you can say you read it here first.
Egypt. Jordan. Pakistan, Afghanistan, all the Stans. Going through the same troubles ancestrally handed down from father uprising to child unresting. Just as if they are doomed to replay the same day of revolt over and over again until...what? What? What happens after a revolt?
In America, revolt was followed by a Democracy where, until recently, the people governed themselves.
In most of the rest of the world (are you listening Iran?) revolt leads to despotism and people in chains. (Cuba?-is that you?)
If the Muslim Brotherhood takes over in Egypt, for example, it will not be the dawning of a new day of freedom for the Egyptian people. It will be Shariah, and the type of religious despotism that our leftist boneheads declare to be their greatest fear if another Christian enters the White House.
Only here in America that is a fantasy-no Christian is going to impose Christianity as a state religion. Egypt? It's been on the ropes, fighting against the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood for decades. The referee has started the count. It's over.

Meanwhile...

Since I last put words on this blog it seems as if many parts of the world are catching the fire of uncivil dissonance.
Keeping it simple: the world is wrong. God is right. Don't look to the world for stability or security-look only to God.
Jesus spoke of someone being wise enough to 'build their house on a solid foundation', contrasting that person with one who built his house on shifting sands. Guess what happened.
 Jesus even made it clearer. He said that He is the solid foundation-we who are called by His name are secure.
Keeping it simple.

No Joke

I'm on my third re-write. God defines who is "Evil" all through His book.
Yes, we are all sinners, but there are good people who do bad things sometimes, and evil people who bad things all of the time. Call them the militantly evil, the ones who prey on the unfortunate, who destroy innocent lives.
Whoever set off that suicide bomb in the Russian airport this week qualifies as militantly evil. Murdering innocent people is as wrong in Russia as it is in Arizona.
Where is God? He is in His Heaven, watching and working-nothing happens which is beyond His control.
Which means that there is a purpose even in such attacks as we have witnessed in this young year. If nothing else, when we hear of tragedies such as these, it should drive us to our knees asking God to protect us.
That Glorifies God even in the midst of human holocaust. He is not a monster for allowing it to happen. We are the monsters. He is God, and He has made a better future for us, where there will be no tears, no heartache, no suicide bombers or abortion doctors. I'm looking for that future while imperfectly trying to live a life pleasing to God in the here and now.
^"21    This I recall to my mind,     Therefore I have hope.
²²    The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,     For His compassions never fail.
²³    They are new every morning;     Great is Your faithfulness.
²⁴    “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul,     “Therefore I have hope in Him.”
²⁵    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him,     To the person who seeks Him.
²⁶    It is good that he waits silently     For the salvation of the LORD." Lamentations 3:21-26

Insanitized For Your Protection

Harya? Good.
I’ve been bumping around the internets for awhile now, and it’s interesting to see the vagaries and verities pinballing around those human social constructs.
Most of the world is crazy, and is shouting that crazy 28/8 on the internets. Wow.
What happens in a democratic world when the majority is crazy? Is Crazy then the norm, because majority rules?
No.
One man plus the truth is a majority.
Lies and myths can shake, rattle and roll their shadow dance 29/9...but all the false furor and wishful foolishnessess =0. Meaning that the Truth wins out every time, 30/10.
Not my truth vs. your truth. Not my opinion vs. yours-The Truth.
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.” John 14:6
If you are part of the crazy, if the very thought of Jesus Christ being God goes against the very fiber of your soul and existence, you are doomed.
But please,have a nice day.

A Fresh Of Breath Air

Here you go-untrammeled beauty-I put 'beautiful day' into google images query and this was one of the results.
Life isn't always so hard. Have an exceptional day.