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A Likely Underestimate

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I watched the Huckabee show, which I recorded while I slept. I like Gov. Huckabee and I believe he would have been a good president.

However, he made a statement that I disagree with. He said there are about 16 million Jews in the world. The truth of the matter is that no human knows the total count. I suspect the 16 million number is, at best but 1/4 of the true number. My information comes from both the Bible and history. Moreover, the 16 million number contradicts God’s promises to Abraham and Jacob. If you read the promise, you will notice that it is far more than the 16 million.

Moreover, there were 2 1/2 tribes that remained east of the Jordan River that the Bible hardly speaks of after the captivity, which never went into captivity.

Finally, not all Jews returned to Israel after the captivity. My impression is that maybe it was but a third who returned, but it could have been much less. Those that remained in Pursia and migrated east, north and even into Europe. Some might have even gone to Spain or even England. Many might very well lost, or more accurately gave up their Jewish identity, perhaps it was God’s will. He did tell the Israelis that He would scatter them if they continued to follow foreign gods.

No need to be concerned, though, He knows where they all are. He knows them all by their names. When the time comes, they will be exactly where they should be. Then, should He decide to make them known, we all might be surprised, including me.

Now That Just Gets My Goat!

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Three Memphis news men and a woman were talking about the elections in Mississippi and how we will regret voting for the Republicans, especially Tate Reeves.

Well, maybe those three men and one lady should sit at the state line and watch all the U-Hauls go by. I’ll give them a hint. They ain’t headed north.

If they were to put up a 90 foot fence between Memphis and Mississippi, it’d be to short form me. Moreover, no one should be permitted to move south through the gates unless they produce proof of being a Republican.

I don’t mind them providing entertainment on their big stations, but I would prefer they not try to run our state or our lives from their side of the line. They should deal with their own problems of which they have many. I mean, down here we believe in justice. When we are able to prove someone did something wrong we send them to prison, which is the likely reason the smart criminals have a tendency to stay on the north side of the state line. It is also a likely reason the victims are headed south.

Speaking of victims, maybe City Gear should move to Southaven MS. The stores present in Memphis have been held up, I think 6 or 7 times, twice in one day. It’s not just that; but they also destroy parts of the buildings. Right now I would not want to have a store of any kind in Memphis, or for that matter, any city run by dems. Actually, come to think of it, that’s just about any major city. They all have the dem illness and it shows on just about every night on the news. Since the dems took over Memphis, they have had, it seems at least one murder or attempted murder a day. It’s 2 or 3 a day Saturdays. It seems they have bought the lie that locking up guns solves problems instead of locking up criminals.

I learned better. I don’t go north of that state line anymore. I don’t have to. And I am very grateful Desoto County is not Memphis. I am very grateful that, other than Jackson, most of the state is run by folks who actually know how.

I am thankful for the police, the judges and all the rest that keep me safe at night, well, except for those few dumb criminals that venture down here from Memphis.

So all you Memphis newscasters, just keep your opinions about Mississippi to yourselves. We neither want nor seek your ideas on what to do with the bad guys.

Just had an afterthought. You really look and you will see where those who live in Memphis are going for food, shopping and entertainment; in some cases to live.

It would likely cost a bundle, but I would sure like to see research done on just how many southbound Shelby County cars get off I-55 at the first three off ramps south of the state line after 4 in the afternoon. I would also like to find out how many people in Memphis illegally send their kids to Desoto County schools. If Memphis is so wonderful; if Memphis really has these wonderful leaders, why is there such an influx of people moving from there to here?

If those news folks can’t provide a good reason, let them keep their mouths shut.

Timing is Everything, Well, Almost Everything

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Daily writing prompt

What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?

I say timing because it is something I just fussed about yesterday afternoon. Let me first establish a few things. The wife and I are now the only two in the house. We raised two boys in this little 900 square foot house, as difficult as that might be to believe. However, nowadays, most days, it simply does not seem worth it to fix dinner at home. First it’s work to make it; then there is cleaning up afterward. Worst, a lot of the food gets wasted. We simply don’t eat that much.

Therefore, sometime early afternoon, the two of us get in the car and go somewhere. It gives us a reason to get out of the house for a while. Thankfully, there are dozens of places to go. As explained earlier, I really like Abbay’s. Great food and unbelievably fast. Near Thanksgiving, they start serving turkey and dressing… did I say very good turkey and dressing. We try to go there at least once a week. My wife does not like any dressing, but I do. She just eats the turkey and I deal with the dressing.

Okay, let me return to where I was before I interrupted myself. Yesterday, we were on our way to Abbay’s and, as usual, the traffic was really ridiculous. It wouldn’t nearly be so bad, but there are a bunch of folks who come down here from Memphis. By the way, I have mentioned a time or two those from north of the state line really don’t drive very well.

After the driver in the car next to mine decided to occupy the same space we were in, without warning, mind you, I dodged the car and looked at the expression on my wife’s face. Her expression matched the way I felt.

Then, I calmly said to her, “You know, it’s just no fun driving around here anymore. If I didn’t know better, I’d think they are trying to hit us.”

She didn’t laugh. She just gave me a sideways glance and looked forward. Sure enough, the plate on that car, that had the not so courteous driver, had a plate plainly saying it was from Shelby County. What’s more they actually had markings on it showing how proud they were about it.

Well. That’s about it. When people want to hit you, it’s just no fun going out to eat anymore. It has gotten to be something I just just no longer look forward to. Guess it is just about time to start having it delivered. That would be good. I’d not have to charge the car batteries as much. Who knows? It might ever save me a penny or two.

Then again, we just might have to face cabin fever instead.

John Grisham

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His and my son played ball at the same park. It was before he was a writer. My wife actually got to know him well as my work schedule often kept me from seeing the games, which I hated.

I did almost get to meet Barbara Bush. Again I had to work but my wife talked with her a few minutes. Kind of a bummer when I had to bring home the bacon while the wife rubbed shoulders with the first Lady.

As a side note, I might have met some famous LA Dodgers when I was 11. Long story.

Color Me Dense!

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I have seen Home Alone at least 4 times. I have seen that commercial 99 tmes, where the woman starts out by yelling “Kevin,” a few times, apparently in panic.

Today, was the 1st time I made the connection between the movie and the commercial. I guess that makes me dense.

Great commercial!

Where do You Hide an Egg?

Posted in Biden, Cease fire between Israel and Gaza, Christian values, Israelites, Liberals, News media by

Among a bunch of eggs, of course.

I saw it in a movie, can’t remember which. However, a couple had something very valuable they needed to hide and one turned to the other and asked the above question.

I don’t even remember what it was the needed to hide but, of course it worked. Also, everyone knows it also worked for ET when he hid among the stuffed toys.

Why would I bring up the question? Well, the good guys are not the only ones who knows the idea works more often than not.

So, I heard that 80 thousand civilians were moved to the south of Gaza. (You notice I started the sentence with the word, “So”, as is the craze these days.)

I find this all very interesting. I mean, just how many eggs were hid amongst the eggs. That is to say how many monsters were hiding amongst those who were supposedly innocent without blood on thier hands.

If you believe none, you are more than an idealistic. I’d say you are intentionally blind.

My guess; it just might be as many as 20 percent. Then again, I might be deceived a little as well. It might be that 20 percent is the count of those who are innocent. They do have include a few sheep amongst the wolves even for the willful blind.

A Good Idea, I suppose

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The Israelis will arrange 4 hour pauses from time to time to allow the civilians to move south. It is certainly more humane than how the Humas treated the Jews.

Still, I wonder just how many being permitted to beet feet south are really in the leadership that were instigators of all the unspeakable, horrid activities just a short time ago. I wonder how many of those getting away were instrumental in launching all those rockets, which, by the way would have killed unnumberered more if not for the Iron Dome. Let’s count it towards intent.

Incidentally, when considering all there rockets that fell short, those rockets just might have killed as many of their own civilians as the Israelis did. No way to truly know. Every time the Hamas find a dead civilian, they count 2, maybe 3.

Personally, I’d not believe any of the stats coming from the Hamas. Not only are they biased but also not very truthful. (A euphemism for liars)

Now, That’s an Odd Question

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Daily writing prompt

What is good about having a pet?

The way I would have worded it is what is bad about having a pet? That is easy to answer. There is the expense, the cleaning up. There is all the training, especially dogs. There is the problem of getting someone to watch after them if you have to leave them for a while. And the worse part, of course, saying good bey when it gets time for them to go. I am 73 and I have seen many pets, both dogs and cats, get sick, old or killed. I really don’t like that part.

As for all the rest, that parts good, very good. Now you see, isn’t that easier than having to list all the good stuff, like the companionship, the humor. Then of course, it is nice to have a dog curl up next to you while you watching a sad movie or something. It’s really nice to take them for walks and to play fetch with them.

When we had a border collie. he entertained the neighbors too. More than once, we went in to a restaurant and someone working there said they recognized us. We were the one with a dog that chased bubbles or RC cars. We also had a dog that loved to swim. She really liked water. We scolded my older son many times for turning on the water in the back yard. Then, one day, my wife caught her red pawed. She was turning on the facet between her paws. I guess she got a drink, played in it a while then, of course, on one had told her to turn it off. My guess is she saw one of us doing it.

We had a calico cat that kept stealing the bread and hiding it. The next door neighbors cat was visiting us one morning and stole the last slice of ham my son was going to put on his sandwich. Wouldn’t have been so bad, but my wife had to scramble to find enough change so he could buy lunch.

I really wish we could get another border collie but that would be irresponsible. We would not be able to take proper care of it. They really need a lot of attention and, at our age, he might outlive us, leaving him stranded.

I have a photo which I posted before, but that was a long time ago. In this case it is our first border collie chasing an RC car. He always had to have a stick in his mouth, though I have no idea why. We could tell when he was tired because he’d keep tipping the car over. Then he looked over at me as if proudly saying, “Did you see what I did?”

Then, it seemed overnight, age got to him. He couldn’t hear, see or even smell. Also he had a heart problem. I really think he was the toughest one to lose.

Blackouts Expected

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Just saw the headline. They say it is due to extreme cold. What they don’t say is that it will be aggregated by the going green folks and, of course, that old blackout specialist, himself, Old Joe.

Do you suppose Old Joe will permit more drilling so that those of us driving electric cars won’t get stranded?

Let’s see….Nope! Not going to happen. None of us will be spared, especially those of us with EVs.

Sometimes, Plans Don’t Quite Work Even When They Are Good

Posted in Bribes, Cheating, Christian values, Crime, Deceit, Drill Baby, Drill, Elections, FOC, January 6, law enforcement, News media, Reporters by

President Trump had things going. The economy was well on the way to recovery. Oil was flowing so well the Saudis were getting scared. Putin couldn’t make any money selling oil cause the price was too low.

The dictator in Venezuela was having problems because he couldn’t sell his oil on the world market. In less than a year, Trump would have had the leadership of Iran giving up. They were going broke.

North Korea was almost a solved problem and China was for the first time in years, backing off. The wars against Ukraine and Israel would have never happened. Putin wouldn’t have the money to go to war. Iran wouldn’t have been able to arm Hamas.

It is no wonder the dems cheated to win the election. Trump was making them look pretty sad. Which, by the way, is the one reason Trumps plans failed. The dems were more than desperate and they stole the election.

Then, of course, on day one, they started destroying all that Trump did, on purpose. They couldn’t stand to let his legacy live on.

I know that they are saying it was the cleanest election ever. However, there is one bunch of folks that know that is a lie…the DEMS! It wouldn’t have worked but for one thing. The news media was more one sided than it ever, ever was. Effectively, they were providing huge campaign funding.