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The Tenth Commandment

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Thou Shalt Not Covet

Most of us have heard of The Ten Commandments, even though nowadays, we are no longer permitted to place them in the public square.  It would seem they cause great harm to certain people of a certain persuasion.  Maybe they don’t like the idea that they make them feel guilty.  I don’t know.  I can only guess.

However, for the sake of argument, even for those who refuse to believe in God, there is great wisdom in the ancient laws that is indisputable.  Take for instance, “Thou shalt not commit adultery.”  I know.  It is one that is particularly difficult to follow.  Yet, if we all did, every venereal disease would fade away in fifty or sixty years.  AIDS would be gone in thirty.

Maybe God had a reason for the commandment.  Just maybe he had our good in mind.

Certainly, even the staunchest atheist would have to admit the good of two of the commandments, “Though shalt not steal,” “Though shalt not murder.”  Would it really hurt if we posted these two commandments everywhere?  Don’t you think we could all tolerate at least these two?

I am sure most atheist parents taught their children not to lie.  I would hope so anyway.  Maybe it was a good idea that our Lord decided to include it in his law.

The first four commandments have to do with our relationship with God.  The first two have to do with idols.  If there is no God or god, why should we worship any god?  Many horrible things happened to people chasing after false gods.  How many died with that stupid Jones character down in South America.  Maybe it would have been a good thing to tell them that following a false god is a bad thing.  Frequently, as in this case, it ended in death.

I would like us to consider especially the tenth commandment.  Not too many do.  I rather call it the forgotten commandment.  I mean everyone knows most of the others, even the most defiant atheist.  However, I would suspect many people don’t know the tenth commandment.  Even if they do, they likely have discussed it very little.

First, it is different than all the others in that it is completely within the mind.  “Thou shalt not covet.”  Okay.  Let’s say you covet your neighbor’s ox.  Is anyone going to know it unless you admit to it?  If someone covets your wife, there is no way of really knowing it, though you just might have a good guess.

Speaking of coveting, I would love to be able to sing like Bing Crosby did.  Now he had a very nice voice.  When I try to sing, it encourages others to leave.  I would like to be able to play a musical instrument.  Leroy Anderson could play half a dozen, very well.  I can’t even play anything on those organs that have those cheat markings on them.  Well, I can play a player piano, as long as I have a few of those neat scrolls.

The one thing I can do with music is enjoy it and do, very much.  I enjoy a wide variety of it from the operas of Gilbert and Sullivan to Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel and a lot in between.

The real problem with coveting is that it is generally the seed of many other sins.  Before a person steals or murders, it usually starts with coveting.  I’m sure I don’t need to explain it all.  All of us have coveted that which another has.  It rarely ends well.  Many times, it ends with hard feelings.  Sometimes, far worse.

Now.  Let us take a quick look at President Trump.  Many have accused him of wanting to make a fortune from his office.  Ironically, he of all people had no reason to lust after the money and power.  He had far more money and power before becoming president.  On the contrary, he sought the job for the good of America and Americans.

On the other hand, the democrats wanted to destroy him because of jealousy.  They coveted the power he had so that they could tell others what to do, so that they could tap into the wealth.  In the end, in this case, the disobedience of the tenth commandment might end in this nation, as we know it.

Ironically, it won’t be the sin of theft or murder that will bring us down, but coveting.

By the way.  I would suggest you all read The Ten Commandments, even those who hate them.  In them is great wisdom.  Why should anyone fear wisdom?

Pizza

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Nowadays, when I want a good quick pizza, I head for Subway. I know. It’s a place that makes sandwiches but they make personal size pizzas too. More than than that, it only takes them a few minutes.

Last night, I ordered one for my wife and one for me. I left the place with pizzas and drinks in hand in about 10 minutes. Some of that was spent at the register and filling the drinks.

They do call them personal size, but I could barely finish mine and my wife ate about half of hers. In our youth, we would have had to order 3 pizzas. Nowadays we have drastically cut back on our eating. (Oddly, we still gain weight.)

At any rate, they were both pepperoni. Mine had bell peppers, onions and olives on it. If either of us had wanted more, they had a wide selection of things they could have piled on them. It is kind of a secondary advantage. They make it to taste, though I guess the pizzerias likely do have a little more of a selection.

After they were prepared, the woman working there popped them in the oven. About two minutes later, they came out piping hot.

By the way, the price was decent too, a little over $10.00.

So the next time you want a personal size pizza, you might want to consider going to a place that makes sandwiches.

Side note: I neither work for nor was I paid in any way for this. I just think when I find a good thing, I should let others know about it.

Voter Fraud

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In my previous post, I suggested that all cases of fraud large or small should be prosecuted. I took a few seconds to look up the penalty of voter fraud on the Net. As near as I can figure, a person can be fined up to $500 and be imprisoned up to 2 years for each offense.

It doesn’t seem like much. I would prefer it to be more. As for one woman who was a social worker, she is likely wishing it were less. I just heard on the news she is being charged for 135 offenses. It is conceivable she could spend the rest of her life in prison.

As far as I am concerned, she should. Unfortunately, it will likely be less than 10 years, maybe less than 5. She is likely a democrat, which means she can break the law. She might get off with nothing more than a warning.

Much or Little

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I keep hearing this thing, “There isn’t enough fraud that it effected the outcome of the election.”

SO WHAT!

Are we supposed to ignore the crime because he didn’t quite cheat enough? Are we supposed to give him a pass because he affected just one vote? In my opinion, anyone cheating during any election should be tossed in the hoosegow for a while or maybe a little longer.

…and by the way. Don’t try to convince me that Biden doesn’t know about it. He might not have instigated it. He might not be coordinating it. But he does know about it and he likely encouraged it.

Lie Detectors

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In my youth, I often considered how nice it would be to be able to place a device on a person’s forehead that would light up every time the person lies.

Lately, I reconsidered it. Such a thing on the forehead of a democrat would be redundant. There is simply no need for it.

Remember the Three Monkeys?

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I hadn’t heard about them lately, but when I was younger, they were a common subject. One monkey covered its eyes and the caption under it was, “See no evil.” The second one covered its ears and the captions was, “Hear no evil.” The third one had its hands over its mouth with a caption of, “Speak no evil.”

The original concept has little to do with what I have to say today. Yet, it still applies. Obviously, if you have your eyes covered, you will see no evil. If you have your ears covered, in theory, you will hear no evil. Finally, if you keep your mouth covered, you will speak no evil.

The above is true whether or not it is good. For instance, the witness who covers his eyes cannot see the robbery, and hence he is no help to the police in finding the thief. Strangely, many witness act as the monkey with his eyes covered. When the policeman asks if he saw or heard anything, he assumes the position of the third monkey and clams up.

On the other hand, there are those who are intentionally blind. They close their eyes and ears to the crime that occurs right in front of them because they benefit, or they believe they will benefit from the crime.

Four F.I.S.A. false applications were submitted to the court and no one, but no one seems to know how it happened. It is sort of an extension of the three monkeys, “Read no evil.” Maybe we can say they were all doing there imitation of Sergeant Schultz in the old series, Hogan’s Heroes, “I see nothing. I see nothing.” I would guess that the whole of the seventh floor of the FBI is maned by hundreds of clones of Sergeant Schultz. The alternative thought is that they were a bunch of monkeys covering their eyes. You take your pick. Either way, by their own admission, they neither saw, heard or knew anything. I guess we must conclude that they covered their eyes for all four applications.

So now we are in the midst of a post election fog. The democrats have completely destroyed the faith the majority of us had in our election process and all the democrats can say is that they see no evidence of fraud. Of course they don’t. They are assuming the position of the monkey and they are covering their eyes. Guess what. If you close your eyes, cover them and look away, of course they see nothing. (There is no one so blind as those who will not see.)

Some say, there is very little fraud. That’s stupid. Are we supposed to ignore a crime because there is so little of it. Every person who commits fraud in an election should be prosecuted. Moreover, if a pattern develops, we must assume there is someone behind it.

If we find a broad pattern of it, as is now developing, it only stands to reason that the democrats are behind it. All those who disobeyed the law should be investigated and prosecuted, especially if they were sitting in a big luxurious office with his feet propped up at the time of the crime.

It just might help them and others see better during the next election. Of course, there is no need for Biden to do anything wrong. The country is full of people who gladly do it for him, possibly to the point of going to jail.

Already Christmas?

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I heard a Christmas advertisement the other day. I looked over at the calendar and saw we were still a couple of weeks shy of Thanksgiving. The advertisement was for some store suggesting great black Friday savings.

Foolish me! I thought black Friday was the day after Thanksgiving. Okay. I get it. Many businesses have suffered business reversals because of the Chinese virus and riots. The stores need to make up for some serious losses. However, I noticed the toys are being advertised too. I can’t imagine they need to make up that much ground.

Then there is that wonderful Hershey’s Kisses advertisement. If possible, I skip over the vast majority of ads these days. I don’t think the companies would mind much. Even when I did watch them, I paid little attention to them. Even more, I rarely bought their products. I found that what they advertise as a strength was usually the weakest characteristic of their product.

[For instance, Exon advertised how they maintain an environmentally friendly product right after their ship ran aground. Then too, there was that oil platform that caught fire and spread oil all over the Mexican Gulf. There are many others I can site as examples but you likely know them as well as I do.]

However, I do want give Hershey a little slack. First, they make real good chocolate. Second, I really like the little whimsical commercial where the Kisses pretend they are bells. I actually look forward to the commercial. The other day, I saw it; then I backed it up and watched it again.

I have no idea how many years they have used the commercial, but it is still one of my favorites.

Now, if that guy that sells those pillows could come up with a good advertisement. I guess there is no hope there. Pillows aren’t supposed to ring.

The Mainstream Media Lost Too

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Their still counting and recounting. The truth be told, the media does not call an election, regardless of what they might say. On a set day, at a set time, the electors meet and vote for the president. Only then is a president elected.

When all is said and done, President Trump might have to leave The White House but the mainstream media and the vast majority of the pollsters have big black eyes. Even Fox News got it wrong. They all said that Biden would win in a landslide. Didn’t happen. It is an undisputed fact that it was razor thin.

Indeed even the network anchors had to admit it was a real squeaker. Had the media and social networks not put every effort into pulling their man across the finish line, Biden would not have gotten close. Worse, their lies and predictions likely also effected the result.

Now, do you believe anyone with an ounce of intelligence will ever believe the pollsters or networks again. If they do, it will only be because it is wishful thinking.

As for me, I’ll not put any stock in the social networks. Actually, I never did. However, it only goes to proves my justification in my opinion of them.

Finally, those characters need to brace themselves. When the American voters figure out what the democrats are doing, they will first throw the rotten congressmen out and then, in 2024, they’ll throw Biden out, assuming he lives that long. Worse, for the media, most folks will put the media in the classification of fiction. No one will ever believe them again.

“Elections Have Consequences”

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“Elections have consequences.”

It is what Obama said and, at least to some degree, it is certainly true. When he was in office, the consequences weren’t so great. It resulted in the loss of millions of lives, millions of illegal aliens, the squandering of billions of tax dollars on his pet projects and a so called health care system that Joseph Lenin would have been proud of.

Now we have another democrat in office. Just what do we have to look forward to?

  1. Millions of illegal aliens rushing across the border. Of course, after Biden and his friends get done playing with things, they just might want to go back, as well as all those Hollywood stars who threatened to leave when Donald Trump was elected.
  2. The price of Gas will skyrocket. It won’t be by accident. They like high gas prices. They will be thrilled to see us all pay $5 or $7 a gallon for gas. They might even like to see $10. For those of us who are retired, it won’t hurt us so much. I don’t drive a hundred miles a week. Many working stiffs drive that much in a day. And, by the way, it will mean truckers and farmers will have to pay more too. Don’t be surprised to see the price of goods, especially food, increase in price. (By the way, that grocer you do business with has to get to and from work too. That will be added to the food bill too.
  3. Alliances will be formed with, at best questionable empires, at worst, tyrants, such as Chinese leaders.
  4. Schools and colleges will become indoctrination centers. Maybe I should correct that. It is already well underway. Biden and his friends will just see to it that it is competed.
  5. All those folks that got jobs working in the oil fields, they will have to find another way to make a living. All those folks who make their money off those working in the oil fields, they will have to look for jobs too.
  6. Speaking of jobs, there will be a shortage of them. It won’t happen right away. Some will just fade away. Others will quietly go overseas, mostly China. (Those Chinese communists didn’t give all that money to Biden for nothing, you know.)
  7. For the most part, my income will be okay, at least in the short term. The problem is that, as jobs decrease, so does income. As income decreases, so does tax revenue, even though rates increase. Tax revenue is where Social Security comes from.
  8. Finally, Medicare will be destroyed. In their efforts to merge general health care into medicare, they will destroy both. I am 72, almost 73. There is a probability that I won’t live long enough to see that. I don’t know.

On the side, please permit me to make one more observation. The Ruskies have been making efforts almost since their Bolshevik revolution to destroy our way of government and our election system. It would appear the democrats have succeeded in less than a year. It would make our forefathers cry if they could see it. It is a good thing that those who died to secure it won’t see it. On the other hand, some of us who fought for it are still around. It is a horrid thing the democrats have done to our constitution and they have barely begun. In four years, this country will not be recognizable, if it is still here at all.

While touting how wonderful our Constitution is, they have no qualms in using it to destroy that very document they claim to hold so dear.