Jo, it would be great to visit you. My friend who previously offered to take me has had health issues and now is helping her hospitalized family member so I have not mentioned it to her.
A crisp, cool morning here, getting ready for the deluge coming tomorrow (and hanging around for as long as 3 days).
Working today, have to head out to the grand opening of the neighboring section of the waterfront development in a couple hours, story deadline is 5 p.m.
I pulled some of the massive, wild weeds sprouting amid my pretty blue vines in the backyard this morning but didn’t get all of it out.
This morning I got up to discover LiLu, the neighboring black-and-white kitty, sitting on my front porch, she was a near-match for Annie back in the day. And I love it when she deigns to pop over for a visit.
Last month when AJ was hospitalized I told you I had watched a show that clarified some of the things that Chas told us he did.
The show is The Atomic Age Declassified. It seems that NASA ran two space programs. The one the public knew about and the astronauts they paraded around the country. Then there was the SECRET Space Program and we really didn’t know anything about those astronauts, except that our of nowhere two of them got to fly early missions on the Space Shuttle.
Part of the program was the Corona program. They shot “test missiles into space to orbit the Earth a few times and take photos them drop them back to earth. Somehow when Chas was telling us about this, I never connected it.
When Janice and I attended his funeral Chuck told us that Chas was part of the Keyhole project which is what the Shuttle was so important and had the big cargo bays. It was to get some of those satellites down.
There was much more to our beloved Chas, than we knew.
wow, Kim, thanks for sharing. What a privilege it was to meet him. I was thinking of going to Asheville and saw that I could go through Hendersonville. Wasn’t that where he used to live?
Janice, maybe we could meet in Asheville? It would be closer for you
Google says it’s 3 hours 20 minutes from home to Asheville and 3 hours 46 minutes to Charlotte so not much difference. I don’t drive outside my neighborhood so unless my friend could give me a ride, I don’t see it happening. I will ask her later after things get more settled for her.
I really wanted to make it back to church today for the first time since the second Sunday in December. But sadly there has been a Covid out break, at least 12 people. So I decided it best to wait at least another week. 😞
We stayed home but watched online. Our two youngest grands are not the best at obeying. I decided they would be more of a distraction to us and the church than was worth it. They do attend church with their parents, but only stay for a while in the service and then go to Children’s Church.
It was a fun weekend to have them and their mom here.
We’re waiting out the storm which hasn’t arrived in full force yet — more wind than rain. Charlie Brown #1 is doing some serious swaying. I wish his trunk were studier.
Supposed to hit LA more at night, from 6 p.m. through midnight and beyond.
Sermon was on the death penalty (once a month our pastor addresses a contemporary issue from a biblical perspective).
One point made: “Perhaps the strongest argument against the death penalty is when it is misapplied. Truly no system, regardless of how perfect, can overcome human sin and error. And one way or another (either executing an innocent or releasing a guilty) there are consequences. But a blibcal due process, which is seldom applied, provides the greater assurance against this misapplication.
(That due process includes the requirement of two eye witnesses and the requirement that a testifying witness be subject themselves to death should they provide false testimony.)
Also touched upon was the discrimination aspect, that some cultures are more heavily incarcerated or executed than others. “The Scriptures do not allow the law to be applied unevenly.”
“… many currently on death row would not be” based alone on the scriptural requirements for witnesses.
Busy day here with wonderful Sunday school and church. We heard a testimony given in Sunday school by a former addict and how he was led to our church. Truly amazing. God is bringing more and more people to our church right now.
I am cooking salmon patties, and my mouth is watering for some good fish sandwich. Miss Bosley already lapped up the salmon juice drained from the can.
Oh, AJ, sorry you weren’t able to go, but that was wisdom to stay away.
My husband was able to go, and stay through the whole service. It was uncertain until we left whether he could. We even ended up being a sermon illustration (the church shopping for us during Covid).
Wandering Views 
Good morning. I hope everyone has a wonderful Saturday. The weather is sweet here with crisp winter mornings and warm spring afternoons.
Still miss Chas opening up our days with Cheerios and TSWITW (did I get those letters right?
I miss NJ, too.
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A wonderful presentation of Joel Rosenberg speaking on Gog and Magog, end times prophecy in Ezekiel:
https://youtu.be/C7ObLQemGsY
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morning all
so nice to have a quiet day
friends are coming to visit later this month so wonderful to be able to see them
jo
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Jo, it would be great to visit you. My friend who previously offered to take me has had health issues and now is helping her hospitalized family member so I have not mentioned it to her.
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Good morning, all. Beautiful rainy morning here.
mumsee
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A crisp, cool morning here, getting ready for the deluge coming tomorrow (and hanging around for as long as 3 days).
Working today, have to head out to the grand opening of the neighboring section of the waterfront development in a couple hours, story deadline is 5 p.m.
I pulled some of the massive, wild weeds sprouting amid my pretty blue vines in the backyard this morning but didn’t get all of it out.
This morning I got up to discover LiLu, the neighboring black-and-white kitty, sitting on my front porch, she was a near-match for Annie back in the day. And I love it when she deigns to pop over for a visit.
-dj
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It’s Kim.
Last month when AJ was hospitalized I told you I had watched a show that clarified some of the things that Chas told us he did.
The show is The Atomic Age Declassified. It seems that NASA ran two space programs. The one the public knew about and the astronauts they paraded around the country. Then there was the SECRET Space Program and we really didn’t know anything about those astronauts, except that our of nowhere two of them got to fly early missions on the Space Shuttle.
Part of the program was the Corona program. They shot “test missiles into space to orbit the Earth a few times and take photos them drop them back to earth. Somehow when Chas was telling us about this, I never connected it.
When Janice and I attended his funeral Chuck told us that Chas was part of the Keyhole project which is what the Shuttle was so important and had the big cargo bays. It was to get some of those satellites down.
There was much more to our beloved Chas, than we knew.
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wow, Kim, thanks for sharing. What a privilege it was to meet him. I was thinking of going to Asheville and saw that I could go through Hendersonville. Wasn’t that where he used to live?
Janice, maybe we could meet in Asheville? It would be closer for you
jo
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Google says it’s 3 hours 20 minutes from home to Asheville and 3 hours 46 minutes to Charlotte so not much difference. I don’t drive outside my neighborhood so unless my friend could give me a ride, I don’t see it happening. I will ask her later after things get more settled for her.
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The rain is coming, but not here yet, so it’s off to church for me.
Concerns throughout the area about flooding and (a new term for mudslides 🙂 ) “sediment mobilization.”
-dj
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No idea if I am going to church today. I generally ask my dad a few minutes before departure and that decides it.
But son plans to take the younger two and stay for the potluck, which my dad and I will not be staying for if we go.
mumsee
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I really wanted to make it back to church today for the first time since the second Sunday in December. But sadly there has been a Covid out break, at least 12 people. So I decided it best to wait at least another week. 😞
Allen
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I went to church this morning on the first sunny day we have had in couple weeks or more. Almost seemed strange to see the sun shining.
Fortunately for me, I don’t mind cloudy days.
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We stayed home but watched online. Our two youngest grands are not the best at obeying. I decided they would be more of a distraction to us and the church than was worth it. They do attend church with their parents, but only stay for a while in the service and then go to Children’s Church.
It was a fun weekend to have them and their mom here.
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We’re waiting out the storm which hasn’t arrived in full force yet — more wind than rain. Charlie Brown #1 is doing some serious swaying. I wish his trunk were studier.
Supposed to hit LA more at night, from 6 p.m. through midnight and beyond.
Sermon was on the death penalty (once a month our pastor addresses a contemporary issue from a biblical perspective).
One point made: “Perhaps the strongest argument against the death penalty is when it is misapplied. Truly no system, regardless of how perfect, can overcome human sin and error. And one way or another (either executing an innocent or releasing a guilty) there are consequences. But a blibcal due process, which is seldom applied, provides the greater assurance against this misapplication.
(That due process includes the requirement of two eye witnesses and the requirement that a testifying witness be subject themselves to death should they provide false testimony.)
Also touched upon was the discrimination aspect, that some cultures are more heavily incarcerated or executed than others. “The Scriptures do not allow the law to be applied unevenly.”
“… many currently on death row would not be” based alone on the scriptural requirements for witnesses.
-dj
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Busy day here with wonderful Sunday school and church. We heard a testimony given in Sunday school by a former addict and how he was led to our church. Truly amazing. God is bringing more and more people to our church right now.
I am cooking salmon patties, and my mouth is watering for some good fish sandwich. Miss Bosley already lapped up the salmon juice drained from the can.
It’s a rainy night in Georgia.
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Oh, AJ, sorry you weren’t able to go, but that was wisdom to stay away.
My husband was able to go, and stay through the whole service. It was uncertain until we left whether he could. We even ended up being a sermon illustration (the church shopping for us during Covid).
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Glad he could get there Cheryl. That had to be quite uplifting for him.
Allen
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