I’m just posting the Daily Thread and a Prayer Post today since it’s a holiday. I hope everyone enjoys their holiday, and we’ll be back to our regular stuff tomorrow. 🙂
First? Wow!
The only plans I have for today are to say goodbye to hubby as he leaves for his training and then processing cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and possible more peas and beans. My garden just isn’t quitting this year. Oh, and apples too! And then maybe (just maybe) clean the house.
No holiday here, but I can’t complain since we had one last Monday. So my plans for the day were to teach kinder and then prepare for the next day and then spend an hour in the weight room. Good, I did all that and am headed on to Tuesday soon.
I have to tend the Lion’s parking lot again this afternoon. Rain is forcast about time for the parade. I got soaked Saturday.
I, for one, will be glad when the holiday is over.
A lady on the radio yesterday said that this is the officiall end of summer. Makes sense, everyone back to school, etc. Elvera wore white shoes and purse yestarday. Said this was the last time she could do that.
I wear whatever is handy.
The QoD in the local paper is, “Do you thnk US will attack Syria?”
I think not. Too many opposed to it.
This is a lose, lose situation. No good guys there.
I had plans to lay low today and read. Then I got a call that the cave needs another guide, so I will be giving tours today. Too bad, as the weather is going to be gorgeous today- High in the low 80s. But no rain 😐 .
I disagree Chas. I think we will attack Syria.
I do agree that it is a lose/lose situation.
I slept late. It was nice. We took Lulabelle to the Bay yesterday to let her get in the water. She was a little shocked when it was over her head, but she made a new friend, a Goldendoodle named Alex. She was worn out when we got home.
QoD: The president is between a rock and a hard place; I pray for him. “Uneasy rests the head that wears the crown” as old Billy boy said. I think he will order something and I know he will be run over roughshod for it.
Holiday plans: The waves are up, the water warm, so it will be labor in the surf day once the sun is high.
I had to chuckle yesterday when my [extremely liberal] sister exclaimed that it was “absolutely brilliant” of Obama to take the Syria question to Congress. Of course it was – it’s what the Constitution says he is supposed to do. Too bad he doesn’t follow it more often.
I’d like to clarify something Kim said on the Prayer thread over the weekend. Dave Ramsey’s program is actually very much about the “why.” If you listen to his answers to calls on the radio, you’ll hear that over and over again because it speaks to the motivation for becoming debt-free. He will pretty much tell you not to bother with his plan if you aren’t understanding the “why.” Of course, he then does have a blueprint for the “how.”
I see in Newsmax (p 20) that Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md. and Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Tx. Want to establish a national park on the moon. The Apollo Legacy Act wants to preserve the Apollo landing sites for posterity.
In fear that someone will trash and disrespect the site, and possibly protect from global warming, I suppose. Edwards said, “I don’t think there is anything far-fetched about protecting and preserving such irreplaceable items and such a hallowed place.”
I can suggest several people to go monitor the site.
My plans for today are to concentrate on being a good helpmeet this day. I woke up this morning, really looking forward to the day. Things are going well so far. God is good.
I hope we don’t attach Syria.
A Facebook friend put it this way:
“If we attack the current leadership in Syria, murder and chaos will follow.
If we attach the rebels in Syria, murder and chaos will follow.
If we do nothing, murder and chaos will follow.”
I vote we do nothing. Pull all troops out of everywhere, stop sending aid to anyone, anywhere, and start taking care of our own.
I also think it’s a good idea when your enemies are killing each other, to let them.
I agree 100% with what MiM said. However, the fact that they killed women and children really bothers me. I can’t help looking back to Hitler and how, in retrospect, it was shameful that no other country stepped in and said, “You simply may not do that.”
I’m working today but did get to sleep in a little. And it’s just a teeny-tiny bit cooler today, my house was in the mid-70s when I got up. So at least it cooled off a little bit overnight.
Not sure what I’ll be writing about today — I’ll start by interviewing some of the folks finishing the walk/run over the bridge, will maybe combine some of that with an overall weather story or ??
I’ll also need to check on some shootings that occurred in my community yesterday (didn’t sound like anyone was actually hit, at least).
I used to love doing a combination ‘back-to-school’ shopping (families who were desperate to get just the right Hannah Montana lunch box and binders) and last-day-at-the-beach feature when I worked Labor Day. But now LA schools start back a full 2 weeks before Labor Day, so there goes that. Too bad, I really liked hanging out in the school supply aisles of the Target & Staple stores.
We also have a huge labor day march & picnic put on by all the unions, but our sister paper is covering that one this year. (Fine by me, it’s always dreadfully hot in that park this time of year). But it’s kind of interesting to see all the far-left booths that turn up as part of the show, from the communists (yes, they still are around) and socialists to everything other cause.
And the fiery pro-union, anti-TheMan speeches can be entertaining. 😉 It’s all quite passionate.
Meanwhile, here’s to us who are laboring on Labor Day, whether at home, in the garden or fields, or at a job:
R.C. Sproul: “Whatever else we are, we are creatures involved in labor. This was the design of creation—God himself is a working God. From the very moment of creation he conferred upon our original parents the responsibilities of work. Adam and Eve were called to dress, till, and keep the earth, to name the animals, and to have dominion by way of managerial responsibility over the earth. … “
I have to say, though, that the Labor Day rallies were most fun during the Bush years. Boy, the speakers were mad — furious — and it all flew at the rally on Labor Day every year from 2000-’08.
After the Democrats re-took the White House — thus becoming “The Man” — the speeches dropped down a few decibels.
Linda, I have read and used Dave Ramsey and I have also taken Crown. Crown is almost like a Bible study. My church is very much about Crown and sponsors classes often. No one can be on the Vestry unless they have taken Crown.
I can’t find fault with either one of them.
I learned a new word today thanks to Words With Friends. The word is feria . It is an appropriate word for today, coincidentally. My son knows lots of words but that was a new one for him. Wikipedia has a good write up on it.
Possible question of the day: Have you learned any new words lately and how did you happen to learn them? I think Phos will be the winner of the most new words learned this year 🙂
As for Syria, that’s a tough spot and one that we probably can’t get out of without looking weak and indecisive. I’d lean toward not striking, but I also understand the arguments in favor — though I don’t think a mere symbolic bombing would do anything much (and if we were going to do it, it should have been done by now).
Our vacillating back and forth so long after the fact now just makes us look confused.
I’m not an isolationist — I think one can make the case for involvement/intervention based on horrible atrocities being done to people in other countries.
But the Middle East right now is a complete disaster, there seems to be no one we can support in good conscience (although we did join with Stalin over Hitler, sometimes horrible choices present themselves as the lesser of two evils).
I also think if Congress doesn’t give the president a go-ahead here, it will have ramifications for administrations to come and will make us appear even weaker than we already do to our enemies (which now seem to be legion).
I’m glad I don’t have to make the call on this one. But if I did, I’d err on the side of sitting it out and providing whatever humanitarian aid we could in the aftermath.
As to whether Congressional approval is needed — generally I’d say yes. But I also think there are instances when the president can act without it in very limited ways.
The problem is, limited actions have a habit of turning into long-range entanglements.
Reports last night indicated that Congress seems to be about evenly divided, 50-50. And interesting, too, that the usual political alliances are now quite jumbled, with anti-war Democrats joining with Libertarian-leaning Republicans, etc.
It just seems that so much has been openly debated already that it’s given the Syrians time to prepare and disperse whatever targets may have been hit. So now it’s that much more complicated for us to do anything with any effectiveness. Are we just going to throw a few symbolic bombs at them and call it a day? I’m afraid it’s too little too late.
We either get involved or we don’t. And it seems that most sentiment right now is on the side “we don’t.”
All that said, I think this is yet another instance of the president’s inexperience. I don’t think he has a clear-cut foreign policy (you could fairly argue with Bush’s, but at least you knew what the policy was).
The current administration seems to be winging it. And it shows.
” … Part of the problem for the president is that there’s little public appetite for committing the United States to acts of war in Syria. That means it’s a risky proposition for House members, all of whom face re-election in 2014, and the one-third of senators also on the ballot next year. Obama, who used his opposition to the Iraq war to distinguish himself from the Democratic primary field in 2008, knows as well as anyone else how powerful a vote on war can be in politics… “
We went to see The Butler today. It was a good movie. Worth the price of admission.
I loved it when Gloria (Oprah) called the son’s girlfriend a “triflin’ trashy b—–”
“Triflin” is just such a descriptive word that can mean so much. It’s all in how it’s said and what words it is paired with.
Good Monday! It’s rather hot outside…so I finished reading my book….cleaned the kitchen cabinet fronts and rubbed restorer on them….they are all nice, clean and shiny again….getting together a bunch of stuff to donate to ARC tomorrow…laundry…cooking then….we will go for a drive out on the country roads and stop to smile at the sheep at the sheep farm…hope all had a good day today…
Karen, I have to agree with what Michael Reagan wrote. I saw inaccuracies in the movie, but figured you had to consider the source. It is written and directed from a black American’s perspective.
We just returned from a few days at our place in Centerville (“the ranch”). The girls had a good time and Hubby got a lot of mowing done. It was so hot! Around 103 yesterday. Too hot to do much outside at all. I spent most of the time curled up on the couch in the air-conditioning reading a book. Now, L. is busy doing homework and I’m getting the laundry under control.
I don’t think we should go to war with Syria. I think we probably will. It’s going to be another huge mess for the United States.
Karen, I use Howard’s Restorer….it is amazing what it does for your wood….especially living in an arid climate, our wood tends to dry out and needs some nourishment! It soaks right into the wood….I know Home Depot sells Howard products…I like their beeswax as well…but, I always buy mine at the Antique shop where I once worked….we always used it on the pieces that came into the shop to bring them to life so they would sell!
BTW (or not really, but some of you might be interested): Crossway is releasing a new study Bible that looks excellent — good prices on pre-order, but I think today’s the last day. It’s the ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible.
For those of you familiar with the (gigantic!) ESV Study Bible that came out several years ago — the contributors compare that to a seminary “lecture,” while the Gospel Transformation Bible is more of like a “sermon.” It focuses on God’s grace — culminating in Jesus Christ — as it is revealed throughout all Scripture, Old & New Testaments.
Ah, the days of early TV, when a 21-inch screen was ‘HUGE’ and there were “electronic clarifiers” to cure any problems. AND …. They came in a cute cabinet.
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First? Wow!
The only plans I have for today are to say goodbye to hubby as he leaves for his training and then processing cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and possible more peas and beans. My garden just isn’t quitting this year. Oh, and apples too! And then maybe (just maybe) clean the house.
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No holiday here, but I can’t complain since we had one last Monday. So my plans for the day were to teach kinder and then prepare for the next day and then spend an hour in the weight room. Good, I did all that and am headed on to Tuesday soon.
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I think everyone is sleeping in on this holiday. 🙂
See you all tomorrow.
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I have to tend the Lion’s parking lot again this afternoon. Rain is forcast about time for the parade. I got soaked Saturday.
I, for one, will be glad when the holiday is over.
A lady on the radio yesterday said that this is the officiall end of summer. Makes sense, everyone back to school, etc. Elvera wore white shoes and purse yestarday. Said this was the last time she could do that.
I wear whatever is handy.
The QoD in the local paper is, “Do you thnk US will attack Syria?”
I think not. Too many opposed to it.
This is a lose, lose situation. No good guys there.
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I had plans to lay low today and read. Then I got a call that the cave needs another guide, so I will be giving tours today. Too bad, as the weather is going to be gorgeous today- High in the low 80s. But no rain 😐 .
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😦 Florida St. plays Pittsburgh tonight.
Colleges shouldn’t be playing on Monday.
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I disagree Chas. I think we will attack Syria.
I do agree that it is a lose/lose situation.
I slept late. It was nice. We took Lulabelle to the Bay yesterday to let her get in the water. She was a little shocked when it was over her head, but she made a new friend, a Goldendoodle named Alex. She was worn out when we got home.
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QoD: The president is between a rock and a hard place; I pray for him. “Uneasy rests the head that wears the crown” as old Billy boy said. I think he will order something and I know he will be run over roughshod for it.
Holiday plans: The waves are up, the water warm, so it will be labor in the surf day once the sun is high.
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It surely is a slow day.
Everybody must be somewhere.
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I had to chuckle yesterday when my [extremely liberal] sister exclaimed that it was “absolutely brilliant” of Obama to take the Syria question to Congress. Of course it was – it’s what the Constitution says he is supposed to do. Too bad he doesn’t follow it more often.
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I’d like to clarify something Kim said on the Prayer thread over the weekend. Dave Ramsey’s program is actually very much about the “why.” If you listen to his answers to calls on the radio, you’ll hear that over and over again because it speaks to the motivation for becoming debt-free. He will pretty much tell you not to bother with his plan if you aren’t understanding the “why.” Of course, he then does have a blueprint for the “how.”
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I see in Newsmax (p 20) that Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md. and Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Tx. Want to establish a national park on the moon. The Apollo Legacy Act wants to preserve the Apollo landing sites for posterity.
In fear that someone will trash and disrespect the site, and possibly protect from global warming, I suppose. Edwards said, “I don’t think there is anything far-fetched about protecting and preserving such irreplaceable items and such a hallowed place.”
I can suggest several people to go monitor the site.
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My plans for today are to concentrate on being a good helpmeet this day. I woke up this morning, really looking forward to the day. Things are going well so far. God is good.
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Enjoy your holiday and thank a union. And note you work harder than a medieval peasant.
http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2013/08/29/why-a-medieval-peasant-got-more-vacation-time-than-you/
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I hope we don’t attach Syria.
A Facebook friend put it this way:
“If we attack the current leadership in Syria, murder and chaos will follow.
If we attach the rebels in Syria, murder and chaos will follow.
If we do nothing, murder and chaos will follow.”
I vote we do nothing. Pull all troops out of everywhere, stop sending aid to anyone, anywhere, and start taking care of our own.
I also think it’s a good idea when your enemies are killing each other, to let them.
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I agree 100% with what MiM said. However, the fact that they killed women and children really bothers me. I can’t help looking back to Hitler and how, in retrospect, it was shameful that no other country stepped in and said, “You simply may not do that.”
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I’m working today but did get to sleep in a little. And it’s just a teeny-tiny bit cooler today, my house was in the mid-70s when I got up. So at least it cooled off a little bit overnight.
Not sure what I’ll be writing about today — I’ll start by interviewing some of the folks finishing the walk/run over the bridge, will maybe combine some of that with an overall weather story or ??
I’ll also need to check on some shootings that occurred in my community yesterday (didn’t sound like anyone was actually hit, at least).
I used to love doing a combination ‘back-to-school’ shopping (families who were desperate to get just the right Hannah Montana lunch box and binders) and last-day-at-the-beach feature when I worked Labor Day. But now LA schools start back a full 2 weeks before Labor Day, so there goes that. Too bad, I really liked hanging out in the school supply aisles of the Target & Staple stores.
We also have a huge labor day march & picnic put on by all the unions, but our sister paper is covering that one this year. (Fine by me, it’s always dreadfully hot in that park this time of year). But it’s kind of interesting to see all the far-left booths that turn up as part of the show, from the communists (yes, they still are around) and socialists to everything other cause.
And the fiery pro-union, anti-TheMan speeches can be entertaining. 😉 It’s all quite passionate.
Meanwhile, here’s to us who are laboring on Labor Day, whether at home, in the garden or fields, or at a job:
http://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/gods-will-and-your-job/
R.C. Sproul: “Whatever else we are, we are creatures involved in labor. This was the design of creation—God himself is a working God. From the very moment of creation he conferred upon our original parents the responsibilities of work. Adam and Eve were called to dress, till, and keep the earth, to name the animals, and to have dominion by way of managerial responsibility over the earth. … “
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I have to say, though, that the Labor Day rallies were most fun during the Bush years. Boy, the speakers were mad — furious — and it all flew at the rally on Labor Day every year from 2000-’08.
After the Democrats re-took the White House — thus becoming “The Man” — the speeches dropped down a few decibels.
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Linda, I have read and used Dave Ramsey and I have also taken Crown. Crown is almost like a Bible study. My church is very much about Crown and sponsors classes often. No one can be on the Vestry unless they have taken Crown.
I can’t find fault with either one of them.
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I learned a new word today thanks to Words With Friends. The word is feria . It is an appropriate word for today, coincidentally. My son knows lots of words but that was a new one for him. Wikipedia has a good write up on it.
Possible question of the day: Have you learned any new words lately and how did you happen to learn them? I think Phos will be the winner of the most new words learned this year 🙂
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As for Syria, that’s a tough spot and one that we probably can’t get out of without looking weak and indecisive. I’d lean toward not striking, but I also understand the arguments in favor — though I don’t think a mere symbolic bombing would do anything much (and if we were going to do it, it should have been done by now).
Our vacillating back and forth so long after the fact now just makes us look confused.
I’m not an isolationist — I think one can make the case for involvement/intervention based on horrible atrocities being done to people in other countries.
But the Middle East right now is a complete disaster, there seems to be no one we can support in good conscience (although we did join with Stalin over Hitler, sometimes horrible choices present themselves as the lesser of two evils).
I also think if Congress doesn’t give the president a go-ahead here, it will have ramifications for administrations to come and will make us appear even weaker than we already do to our enemies (which now seem to be legion).
I’m glad I don’t have to make the call on this one. But if I did, I’d err on the side of sitting it out and providing whatever humanitarian aid we could in the aftermath.
Sigh. No good way out of this one, I’m afraid.
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As to whether Congressional approval is needed — generally I’d say yes. But I also think there are instances when the president can act without it in very limited ways.
The problem is, limited actions have a habit of turning into long-range entanglements.
Reports last night indicated that Congress seems to be about evenly divided, 50-50. And interesting, too, that the usual political alliances are now quite jumbled, with anti-war Democrats joining with Libertarian-leaning Republicans, etc.
It just seems that so much has been openly debated already that it’s given the Syrians time to prepare and disperse whatever targets may have been hit. So now it’s that much more complicated for us to do anything with any effectiveness. Are we just going to throw a few symbolic bombs at them and call it a day? I’m afraid it’s too little too late.
We either get involved or we don’t. And it seems that most sentiment right now is on the side “we don’t.”
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All that said, I think this is yet another instance of the president’s inexperience. I don’t think he has a clear-cut foreign policy (you could fairly argue with Bush’s, but at least you knew what the policy was).
The current administration seems to be winging it. And it shows.
Thus, we’re now in a big mess with no way out. 🙄
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Thanks for the link, HRW. Just the title made me laugh!
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I used to hear all those fiery speeches. They always reminded me of Psalm 2 or of a football rally. Rah, rah.
Kim, I really liked the Vanity Fair song.
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Here is my mother-in-law’s birthday card. If her birthday had been NEXT month, this would probably be entered in the fair. . . .
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That’s pretty, Cheryl.
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Some analysis of the high stakes in Syria:
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/09/obama-congress-syria-rolling-the-dice-96148.html
” … Part of the problem for the president is that there’s little public appetite for committing the United States to acts of war in Syria. That means it’s a risky proposition for House members, all of whom face re-election in 2014, and the one-third of senators also on the ballot next year. Obama, who used his opposition to the Iraq war to distinguish himself from the Democratic primary field in 2008, knows as well as anyone else how powerful a vote on war can be in politics… “
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🙂 Chas is finished with the Apple Festival this year. We made over $100 today. About $1000 for the entire festival. Plus the Big Apple Breakfast.
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The high stakes? Sounds like it’s just politics to me…. That’s not high stakes. Unless you’re a politician who cares only for his own position.
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Found Tychicus this morning in Ephesians 6:21 Tychicus the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord…
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We have a horse named Tychicus. But he is not a missionary in the Czech republic.
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We went to see The Butler today. It was a good movie. Worth the price of admission.
I loved it when Gloria (Oprah) called the son’s girlfriend a “triflin’ trashy b—–”
“Triflin” is just such a descriptive word that can mean so much. It’s all in how it’s said and what words it is paired with.
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Good Monday! It’s rather hot outside…so I finished reading my book….cleaned the kitchen cabinet fronts and rubbed restorer on them….they are all nice, clean and shiny again….getting together a bunch of stuff to donate to ARC tomorrow…laundry…cooking then….we will go for a drive out on the country roads and stop to smile at the sheep at the sheep farm…hope all had a good day today…
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Kim – Here’s an article by Michael Reagan that takes issue with the movie…
http://patriotpost.us/opinion/19652
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NancyJill – What kind of “restorer” do you use on your cabinets?
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Karen, I have to agree with what Michael Reagan wrote. I saw inaccuracies in the movie, but figured you had to consider the source. It is written and directed from a black American’s perspective.
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That’s okay, Mumsee. I’m not a horse. (But Czechs do love horses!)
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OK, political high stakes. Which also carries forth in all other areas, of course, including our role (if there is one) in the Middle East.
Had to laugh at this:
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2013/09/this-just-in-4.php
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We just returned from a few days at our place in Centerville (“the ranch”). The girls had a good time and Hubby got a lot of mowing done. It was so hot! Around 103 yesterday. Too hot to do much outside at all. I spent most of the time curled up on the couch in the air-conditioning reading a book. Now, L. is busy doing homework and I’m getting the laundry under control.
I don’t think we should go to war with Syria. I think we probably will. It’s going to be another huge mess for the United States.
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Karen, I use Howard’s Restorer….it is amazing what it does for your wood….especially living in an arid climate, our wood tends to dry out and needs some nourishment! It soaks right into the wood….I know Home Depot sells Howard products…I like their beeswax as well…but, I always buy mine at the Antique shop where I once worked….we always used it on the pieces that came into the shop to bring them to life so they would sell!
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Howard’s is good. I bought some Thomasville Kitchen Cabinet Cream from BB&B last time I was there but I haven’t used it yet.
And butcher block oil is good to have on hand, too, for cleaning up & reconditioning those cutting boards.
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BTW (or not really, but some of you might be interested): Crossway is releasing a new study Bible that looks excellent — good prices on pre-order, but I think today’s the last day. It’s the ESV Gospel Transformation Study Bible.
For those of you familiar with the (gigantic!) ESV Study Bible that came out several years ago — the contributors compare that to a seminary “lecture,” while the Gospel Transformation Bible is more of like a “sermon.” It focuses on God’s grace — culminating in Jesus Christ — as it is revealed throughout all Scripture, Old & New Testaments.
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A link for a review:
https://www.centerforgospelculture.org/2013/08/coming-soon-gospel-transformation-bible/
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Thanks, NancyJill. My kitchen cabinets need some sprucing up.
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Ah, the days of early TV, when a 21-inch screen was ‘HUGE’ and there were “electronic clarifiers” to cure any problems. AND …. They came in a cute cabinet.
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Ah, but only where the television signal is ‘normal’ 🙂
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In other news, my spaghetti squash has gone missing.
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