Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Alex Morgan after Disney incident: 'I can't imagine what black people go through'
Alex Morgan ( a payer on the USA woman's soccer team) had been drinking and when stopped by police she got a little testy. She later issued an apology, half hearted at best. In her apology she claimed she was not drunk and said nothing wrong. If that be true what then did she apologize for.
People go through whatever their actions dictate. In almost every case, if one does what they are asked to do and behaves in a manner fitting mature adults, then they go home none the worse for the experience. If a person believes they were stopped or ticketed or arrested unjustly, the by all means tell the judge on your court date. Arguing with, insulting, or resisting an officer of the law will only make the situation worse.
Yes, people get stopped for different reasons, not all of which are justified. I got a free ride in a patrol car when I was in college from a Yokum, Texas police officer who mistakenly thought there was a warrant out for my arrest. I was stopped recently by an Archdale police officer who punched in my tag number incorrectly and thought my vehicle was stolen.
How to fry a perfect egg every time.
The Technique
1. In a medium, preferably nonstick skillet, heat enough olive oil to just cover the bottom of the pan over medium-high until shimmering. (A 10" skillet fits 2 eggs; scale up if you want to cook more.) It may look like a lot of oil, but you’ll need it.
2. Add 2 large eggs, one at a time and spacing evenly apart, shaking pan gently between additions to allow edges to set without sticking together.
Don't do this, please. If it's a non-stick pan one doesn't need the olive oil and if you do decide to use oil in a non-stick pan always use on low heat ( per mfg. recommendations). To cook an egg on medium high heat will leave the edges of the egg burnt, the bottom brown and crusty and the top undercooked and runny. I do not much care for runny crunchy eggs.
I have two eggs almost every morning (but not on Sundays). I use a non stick pan with no oil but I set my stove for a little less than medium heat. I also use a clear glass lid. The lid helps hold the heat in the pan and allows the top to cook but just a little slower than the bottom. The clear lid allows you to judge the doneness of the yolk. Some like the yolk soft and others prefer it stiff while some like it hard.
The article went on to say that all one needs to add is salt and hot sauce. I disagree with that too. We have too much salt in our diets already. Hot sauce is high in sodium and provides enough to bring out the flavor of the egg. If you like (and I do) sprinkle your egg with pepper. Use salt only if you don't like hot sauce (or it doesn't like you).
1. In a medium, preferably nonstick skillet, heat enough olive oil to just cover the bottom of the pan over medium-high until shimmering. (A 10" skillet fits 2 eggs; scale up if you want to cook more.) It may look like a lot of oil, but you’ll need it.
2. Add 2 large eggs, one at a time and spacing evenly apart, shaking pan gently between additions to allow edges to set without sticking together.
Don't do this, please. If it's a non-stick pan one doesn't need the olive oil and if you do decide to use oil in a non-stick pan always use on low heat ( per mfg. recommendations). To cook an egg on medium high heat will leave the edges of the egg burnt, the bottom brown and crusty and the top undercooked and runny. I do not much care for runny crunchy eggs.
I have two eggs almost every morning (but not on Sundays). I use a non stick pan with no oil but I set my stove for a little less than medium heat. I also use a clear glass lid. The lid helps hold the heat in the pan and allows the top to cook but just a little slower than the bottom. The clear lid allows you to judge the doneness of the yolk. Some like the yolk soft and others prefer it stiff while some like it hard.
The article went on to say that all one needs to add is salt and hot sauce. I disagree with that too. We have too much salt in our diets already. Hot sauce is high in sodium and provides enough to bring out the flavor of the egg. If you like (and I do) sprinkle your egg with pepper. Use salt only if you don't like hot sauce (or it doesn't like you).
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
New program
I am anxiously awaiting arrival of my new video editing program. I make the videos at church but I do not do the entire service, just the sermon. But the problem with my videos is that the video starts abruptly and ends abruptly. I need a header, fade-ins and fade outs, and a way to add titles and credits. With the new program I am going to be able to do that and also to add music to the opening shot. Of course it is going to take some practice to get the procedures right but I'm excited about it. Maybe I can post some of my work here. Or maybe I can put it on you tube.
Monday, October 02, 2017
Las Vegas
The police assume they know the identity of the shooter in the Las Vegas massacre. If I wanted to do something like that which I don't, I would have staged the room, killed a man in the room just before opening up on the crowd and fleeing to another room before the authorities showed up. The police think the suspect killed himself and I would get away once the commotion died down.
I'm not putting ideas into anyone's head as such an act is stupid to do but just thinking like a crime writer.
I don't understand why things like this happen, why someone would think this is a good idea, and how no one noticed that something just wasn't right. In light of what's going on in the world maybe we should start paying more attention to the people around us, especially friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. maybe we should also give more thought to what happens when we die. With all the storms, wars, and crazy people around now a days coupled with all the other forms of accidental death, changes seem good that many are going to die young. If you think there is no God and Jesus was just a good man you could be right. But if Jesus was who he claimed to be and you believed wrong, then what? If the bible is not true then everyone breaks even but if it is true then where would you be? Is there anything in this life worth taking that chance for?
I'm not putting ideas into anyone's head as such an act is stupid to do but just thinking like a crime writer.
I don't understand why things like this happen, why someone would think this is a good idea, and how no one noticed that something just wasn't right. In light of what's going on in the world maybe we should start paying more attention to the people around us, especially friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers. maybe we should also give more thought to what happens when we die. With all the storms, wars, and crazy people around now a days coupled with all the other forms of accidental death, changes seem good that many are going to die young. If you think there is no God and Jesus was just a good man you could be right. But if Jesus was who he claimed to be and you believed wrong, then what? If the bible is not true then everyone breaks even but if it is true then where would you be? Is there anything in this life worth taking that chance for?
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
football and protests
It seems some teams are backing their players by allowing them to stay in the locker room during the National Anthem. It is their right to do so. If this behavior sticks in your crawl, then by all means feel free to engage in your own protest. If you attend games, then stop. If you watch football on TV then stop that too. Sooner or later the NFL will be hurt financially and when you hurt their pocketbook (yes I said that) then they will stop this protesting by disrespect. I know you really want to see that game but what is more important to you?
If you really believe that not standing for the National Anthem is insulting to our country and for what we stand for then by all means vote with your wallets and quit paying the guys that are refusing to stand and the media that enables them to do so., Soldiers put their lives on the line every day for our freedoms so the least we could do is to not watch a football game.
If you really believe that not standing for the National Anthem is insulting to our country and for what we stand for then by all means vote with your wallets and quit paying the guys that are refusing to stand and the media that enables them to do so., Soldiers put their lives on the line every day for our freedoms so the least we could do is to not watch a football game.
Monday, September 25, 2017
Pro sports and the White House
It was once considered an honor to be invited to the White House but many players today are using "not going" as a form of protest. When Curry announced he wasn't going after his team won the NBA playoffs President Trump uninvited the entire team. One may not think it fair that the entire team was uninvited because of the actions of one player but the whole idea of "team" is it is one for all and all for one. They stand or fall together.
Many players are upset with Trump and that is okay. Trump is upset with many players. The players believe they are protesting in a legitimate way for a just cause. It is their right too and our constitution guarantees that they may say inappropriate things in inappropriate ways. What the players don't have the right to do is criticize the President of the United States for exercising the same rights of free speech to do something they feel is inappropriate.
President Trump has his faults as do all men who have held that office but the President does believe in respect for what the flag and this country stands for. There has to be a better way to protest violence than disrespecting the flag and the country. President Trump is just making the point that there is consequences to ones actions. The President is not in favor of shooting unarmed persons that pose no threat to anyone. But if you disrespect the country that he is President of then he has every right to not want to honor you.
I do believe if the issue the players are protesting is so important that next game day those players refuse to suit up for the game. As they say "Put your money where your mouth is". I do believe that fans, team mates and team owners won't be so quick to support the players actions then. Get real or go home.
Many players are upset with Trump and that is okay. Trump is upset with many players. The players believe they are protesting in a legitimate way for a just cause. It is their right too and our constitution guarantees that they may say inappropriate things in inappropriate ways. What the players don't have the right to do is criticize the President of the United States for exercising the same rights of free speech to do something they feel is inappropriate.
President Trump has his faults as do all men who have held that office but the President does believe in respect for what the flag and this country stands for. There has to be a better way to protest violence than disrespecting the flag and the country. President Trump is just making the point that there is consequences to ones actions. The President is not in favor of shooting unarmed persons that pose no threat to anyone. But if you disrespect the country that he is President of then he has every right to not want to honor you.
I do believe if the issue the players are protesting is so important that next game day those players refuse to suit up for the game. As they say "Put your money where your mouth is". I do believe that fans, team mates and team owners won't be so quick to support the players actions then. Get real or go home.
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Power wheel chair, update
I found a home for the two wheelchairs. Several years ago a lady was involved in an automobile accident and suffered a severely injured leg. Complications caused by her diabetes caused her to suffer mightily and she recently lost her leg. She has a few more weeks of hospitalization and then several months of recuperation before she can get her new leg. Until then she will need a wheelchair to get around. I pray for her speedy recover.
The man whose biblical doomsday claim has some nervously eyeing Sept. 23
Why do people take crackpots like this seriously when Jesus himself has informed us that no one knows nor can know the time of the end except God . How a non existent heavenly body is going to strike earth on Sept 23, 2017 (that's Saturday folks) and bring in the tribulation period is beyond reason. The event that begins the tribulation period is the rapture of the church so if you are a Christian you have no reason to fear. If you are not a Christian then you do have reason to fear but not because this fool says so but because God says so.
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Cotton stems at Hobby Lobby are Racists, claims a Texas weomen.
That claim is so ridiculous I almost fell out of my chair laughing. Cotton has no opinion abut anything. My grandfather was a cotton farmer. He was not a slave owner but he was a drunk. I suppose he was a white man as grandma is white and my dad is white as well as all his brothers and sisters although I wouldn't swear to it as I never met the man. or even seen a picture of him. I'm sure I would not have liked him as he was a mean man. I know this because I have seen the permanent injuries he inflicted of several of his children. My dad picked cotton. I suppose he picked some on his daddy's farm but he also worked for other people. He made a $1.00 a day plus meals
My father also planted cotton. No, he wasn't a cotton farmer. He planted cotton in his front yard along with rose bushes and Iris and daffodils, and dozens of other flowering plants. Why cotton? It is my understanding that cotton blooms are pretty. They must have been because people would line the streets to drive by Dad's house when things began to bloom in spring. To tell the truth I've never seen a cotton bloom; not even a picture of one. I did, when I was a kid, go out into grand dads cotton field a pick a few balls of cotton just to see what it was like. The cotton plants were brown but did not give up cotton fluff easily.
Before I would pick cotton I would have had to be held at gun point. It is not fun nor pleasant. I cannot imagine working in the hot fields under a blazing sun picking cotton from a plant that was so reluctant to turn over its prize to me. When I looked at the cotton fields I never did think of slaves and plantations but images of cotton shirts and underwear filled my mind. I sometimes think of my dad. If I had grown up like he did I would have a great disdain for the cotton plant but he saw the beauty in it. I suppose his ability to see and appreciate beauty where others see none is what made him a special human being.
My father also planted cotton. No, he wasn't a cotton farmer. He planted cotton in his front yard along with rose bushes and Iris and daffodils, and dozens of other flowering plants. Why cotton? It is my understanding that cotton blooms are pretty. They must have been because people would line the streets to drive by Dad's house when things began to bloom in spring. To tell the truth I've never seen a cotton bloom; not even a picture of one. I did, when I was a kid, go out into grand dads cotton field a pick a few balls of cotton just to see what it was like. The cotton plants were brown but did not give up cotton fluff easily.
Before I would pick cotton I would have had to be held at gun point. It is not fun nor pleasant. I cannot imagine working in the hot fields under a blazing sun picking cotton from a plant that was so reluctant to turn over its prize to me. When I looked at the cotton fields I never did think of slaves and plantations but images of cotton shirts and underwear filled my mind. I sometimes think of my dad. If I had grown up like he did I would have a great disdain for the cotton plant but he saw the beauty in it. I suppose his ability to see and appreciate beauty where others see none is what made him a special human being.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Most Americans are more racists than they think
The article on MSN did not go into a great amount of detail as to who took the survey but from the recap it seems that it is a measurement of white peoples views. All of us, regardless of skin color are racists. We all feel more comfortable around people that look like we do, share the same beliefs we do, and are close to us in age, background, income levels, etc. The most segregated place in America is the Church who teaches that love loved us all.
I watch TV and see how Steve Harvey interacts with guests on his shows. Blacks make of 50% of the contestants on Family Feud yet only 15% of Americans are black so I know racism goes both ways but Americans are afraid to call people like Steve Harvey out. But that is no justification for white people to continue to prejudge someone because of their race. Still, as fair as I try to be, reality has a way of smacking one upside the head.
In my immediate area, all the known crime has been committed by my black neighbors. When showing looters in Florida they were all black, But if you decorate yourself with body piercings and tattoos and wear your underwear above your britches, I don't care what color you are, I'm not going to be your friend.
If you assume I don't like you because I'm white and you aren't, then who is racists? When I worked at a convenience store I had a black man accuse me of watching him and believing that I thought he might be a thief because he was black. I told him I wasn't concerned about him because he had prepaid with a credit card. I was watching the bikini clad women at pump nine but not because she was in a bikini but because she did not prepay, she was young, and that is the pump drive-offs like to go. Once there was a black man, mid forties, and a black woman, in her 20's came into the store at the same time, seemed to shop together, and came to the register at the same time. Both put their purchases on the counter at the same time. I asked "Is this all together?" and the man accused me of being a racist "you just assume that all black people know each other" he complained.
I remember one black fellow complaining that white people would not sit near black people at the coliseum. " Why don't you get up and go sit with them" I asked. Just because someone does not act the way you expect them to or want them to
I cannot judge who you are on the inside. I can only see the side of you that you present to the world and if that picture isn't attractive don't get mad at me.
The problem is not that we are prejudiced, for we all are, but the problem is that we chose to act on our prejudices at times when we should not. None of us has the right to harm another person no matter how we feel about that person.
I watch TV and see how Steve Harvey interacts with guests on his shows. Blacks make of 50% of the contestants on Family Feud yet only 15% of Americans are black so I know racism goes both ways but Americans are afraid to call people like Steve Harvey out. But that is no justification for white people to continue to prejudge someone because of their race. Still, as fair as I try to be, reality has a way of smacking one upside the head.
In my immediate area, all the known crime has been committed by my black neighbors. When showing looters in Florida they were all black, But if you decorate yourself with body piercings and tattoos and wear your underwear above your britches, I don't care what color you are, I'm not going to be your friend.
If you assume I don't like you because I'm white and you aren't, then who is racists? When I worked at a convenience store I had a black man accuse me of watching him and believing that I thought he might be a thief because he was black. I told him I wasn't concerned about him because he had prepaid with a credit card. I was watching the bikini clad women at pump nine but not because she was in a bikini but because she did not prepay, she was young, and that is the pump drive-offs like to go. Once there was a black man, mid forties, and a black woman, in her 20's came into the store at the same time, seemed to shop together, and came to the register at the same time. Both put their purchases on the counter at the same time. I asked "Is this all together?" and the man accused me of being a racist "you just assume that all black people know each other" he complained.
I remember one black fellow complaining that white people would not sit near black people at the coliseum. " Why don't you get up and go sit with them" I asked. Just because someone does not act the way you expect them to or want them to
I cannot judge who you are on the inside. I can only see the side of you that you present to the world and if that picture isn't attractive don't get mad at me.
The problem is not that we are prejudiced, for we all are, but the problem is that we chose to act on our prejudices at times when we should not. None of us has the right to harm another person no matter how we feel about that person.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Power Wheel Chairs
If you need or know anyone in need of a power wheel chair that cannot afford one please have them contact Anthony Green at Academy Street Baptist Church in Randleman, NC
Saturday, September 09, 2017
The Electorial college
Every time a person is elected President of the United States by winning the Electoral College vote while losing the popular vote, a cry goes up claiming the Electoral Collage is defective and the losing candidate got robbed, etc but the truth is the Electoral College system actually preformed as it was supposed to.
We have two houses: the representatives and the Senate. Each state has two Senators and each state has a number of Representatives based on population. This was done for a reason. If every thing was by population, States like Kansas, Iowa and even North Carolina would be at the mercy of the big states like California and New York. All States are equal in the Senate.
The Electoral College follows the same logic. For example, if there is one state that has 12 Electoral College votes and 7 smaller states that have a total of fourteen. Let's say just for arguments sake, that the total population of the big state was 10,000,000 and the total population of the smaller states was 10,000,000.
Let's say that a candidate for President favored a policy that would be devastating to the six rural states but was good for the other state and was widely popular with the big state. If, say, 8,000,000 people voted for the man from the big state, and 3,000,000 from the small but non-rural state giving them 11,000,000 votes and 14 electoral votes. That seems fair.
But say that he wasn't popular in the big state and only carried the vote by 5,200,000 to 4,800,000, The candidate could have been as equally controversial in the small sates and although losing all 7 smaller states, he margins were small with 5,1000,000 for and 4,900,000 against. The total vote would have been 10,3000,000 for and 9,700,000 against but he still would have won 14 to 12.
It could have well been that he won huge in the big state, say 8,000,000 to 2,000,000 but had a much closer race in the seven smaller state losing 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 giving him a total of 12,000,000 for and 8,000,000 against him yet he lost the election even though he won the popular vote. The Electoral College was designed with the protection of the smaller states in mind
We have two houses: the representatives and the Senate. Each state has two Senators and each state has a number of Representatives based on population. This was done for a reason. If every thing was by population, States like Kansas, Iowa and even North Carolina would be at the mercy of the big states like California and New York. All States are equal in the Senate.
The Electoral College follows the same logic. For example, if there is one state that has 12 Electoral College votes and 7 smaller states that have a total of fourteen. Let's say just for arguments sake, that the total population of the big state was 10,000,000 and the total population of the smaller states was 10,000,000.
Let's say that a candidate for President favored a policy that would be devastating to the six rural states but was good for the other state and was widely popular with the big state. If, say, 8,000,000 people voted for the man from the big state, and 3,000,000 from the small but non-rural state giving them 11,000,000 votes and 14 electoral votes. That seems fair.
But say that he wasn't popular in the big state and only carried the vote by 5,200,000 to 4,800,000, The candidate could have been as equally controversial in the small sates and although losing all 7 smaller states, he margins were small with 5,1000,000 for and 4,900,000 against. The total vote would have been 10,3000,000 for and 9,700,000 against but he still would have won 14 to 12.
It could have well been that he won huge in the big state, say 8,000,000 to 2,000,000 but had a much closer race in the seven smaller state losing 4,000,000 to 6,000,000 giving him a total of 12,000,000 for and 8,000,000 against him yet he lost the election even though he won the popular vote. The Electoral College was designed with the protection of the smaller states in mind
Friday, September 08, 2017
Mom's last visit
I picked Mom up from the nursing home yesterday at 6:30 am and took her to her home. I had come the week before and mowed so I could just sit and talk with her one last time in her home. She had plenty of laundry to do so I busied myself with that. She got cold so I had to hunt her a jacket. Then there were some items she was looking for so I helped her find them. Several times she needed to take a bathroom which entails getting her out of the wheelchair onto her walker, finding her clean underwear and a new paid and helping her clean up and get dressed.
While she folded the first load of laundry I ran out and got lunch: chicken for me, bologna for her. We finished our lunch so I thought maybe we have a few minutes to talk before I take her to her hair appointment. I didn't even get my first sentence completed before she accidentally turned the "on" button on and pushed the joy stick to the right spinning the chair in a circle and throwing her skidding on the carpet. She tore big hunks of skin from both legs and had "strawberries" on her elbow and shoulder on her left side. I propped her against the back of a chair while awaiting the EMY's to come and bandage her up and check her out. When they were done I had to take her to her hair appointment. I had a quick errand to run then I went back to the house to clean up the small pool of blood on the carpet.
Then I had to pick her up from the beauty shop and take her back to the nursing home so they could fill out their report of her injuries and to dress and treat her wounds and to help her change her wet and bloody clothes. And of course she had company.
I'm sad because I spent the whole day with Mom and never had the opportunity to just sit and talk and so sad for her since the last day in her home turned out to be a painful one fore her, physically and emotionally.
While she folded the first load of laundry I ran out and got lunch: chicken for me, bologna for her. We finished our lunch so I thought maybe we have a few minutes to talk before I take her to her hair appointment. I didn't even get my first sentence completed before she accidentally turned the "on" button on and pushed the joy stick to the right spinning the chair in a circle and throwing her skidding on the carpet. She tore big hunks of skin from both legs and had "strawberries" on her elbow and shoulder on her left side. I propped her against the back of a chair while awaiting the EMY's to come and bandage her up and check her out. When they were done I had to take her to her hair appointment. I had a quick errand to run then I went back to the house to clean up the small pool of blood on the carpet.
Then I had to pick her up from the beauty shop and take her back to the nursing home so they could fill out their report of her injuries and to dress and treat her wounds and to help her change her wet and bloody clothes. And of course she had company.
I'm sad because I spent the whole day with Mom and never had the opportunity to just sit and talk and so sad for her since the last day in her home turned out to be a painful one fore her, physically and emotionally.
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
spiders
Every once in a while a spider will build a web near one of my security cameras. Actually there is only one camera that seems to attract the creatures. Now and then I have to do a clean sweep of the camera to clear the lens. When I did so Saturday I must have made the resident spider mad. Apparently that spider must have hired a hit spider because when I woke Sunday morning I had a painful right foot. Sunday evening my foot was badly swollen. I stayed in Monday watching TV and had an ice pack strapped to my foot
Tuesday morning the foot was so painful I had to get a cane to help me hop from place to place until my doctor's appointment at 3:30. It takes a lot for me to place a call to a doctor but this sore foot was adversely affecting my quality of life. I made the correct decision to go as it was determined that the cause of my dilemma was from a bite from a brown recluse spider.
I had an uncle that drove a truck. He was in Louisiana when he got bit but choose to ignore it until he got to New Jersey. He could not walk and was hospitalized for three days. An aunt of mine also suffered a brown recluse bite but is so stubborn she refused to go to the doctor. She is permanently
crippled as a result.
I was given some antibiotics and some prednisone and after a few hours my foot began to deflate. It is about half the size it was when I went to see the doctor and most of the soreness if gone.
I think I will start spraying my shoes with Lysol before putting them on.
Tuesday morning the foot was so painful I had to get a cane to help me hop from place to place until my doctor's appointment at 3:30. It takes a lot for me to place a call to a doctor but this sore foot was adversely affecting my quality of life. I made the correct decision to go as it was determined that the cause of my dilemma was from a bite from a brown recluse spider.
I had an uncle that drove a truck. He was in Louisiana when he got bit but choose to ignore it until he got to New Jersey. He could not walk and was hospitalized for three days. An aunt of mine also suffered a brown recluse bite but is so stubborn she refused to go to the doctor. She is permanently
crippled as a result.
I was given some antibiotics and some prednisone and after a few hours my foot began to deflate. It is about half the size it was when I went to see the doctor and most of the soreness if gone.
I think I will start spraying my shoes with Lysol before putting them on.
Saturday, September 02, 2017
Do the math
Texas alone produces nearly three-quarters of the country’s supply of one of the most basic chemical building blocks. Ethylene is the foundation for making plastics essential to U.S. consumer and industrial goods, feeding into car parts used by Detroit and diapers sold by Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
With Harvey’s floods shutting down almost all the state’s plants, 61 percent of U.S. ethylene
3/4 is 75%, 61% expressed as a fraction is about 3/5. 2/3 is 66.7%.
I know fractions are not many peoples favorite thing but seriously? Don't confuse 3/4 and 60% as being nearly the same and expect me to take you seriously.
With Harvey’s floods shutting down almost all the state’s plants, 61 percent of U.S. ethylene
3/4 is 75%, 61% expressed as a fraction is about 3/5. 2/3 is 66.7%.
I know fractions are not many peoples favorite thing but seriously? Don't confuse 3/4 and 60% as being nearly the same and expect me to take you seriously.
Game difficulty
I like a good game and the changes one brings. There are plenty of solitaire games that one can play that that brings a level of challenge but not to the level of being frustrating. Regular solitaire, spider solitaire, mahjong, free cell are a few. Those games use tiles or cards and have endured for many years not only because they are easy to learn and can be played by one person. but because even though the layout of the cards is entirely random one's chances of winning can be improved as ones skill level improves.
There are other games that are also fun like cookie jam and candy crush saga that can only be played on a computer. While those games are fun each section gets progressively harder until one gets to the point of not being able to win unless enhancers are introduced. These objects can be won but the game makers really want the players to purchase them. If one choses not to purchase these enhancers certain levels cannot be won without a great deal of effort. I have noticed that after persistent effort even the most difficult level can be won because the game will suddenly give opportunities it didn't previously. I like winning but it's like the game creators feel sorry for you and decide to give you a change to win.
All levels of Free Cell can be won except for one. Some games are easy while some seem to be impossible. Each game is independent of every other game and the next game does not get harder than the one just played, at least not by design. And one doesn't have to win the current game in order to play a different layout. I suppose that is what has led these game to be popular as well as enduring.
I do think that the designer who can make a computer generated game with a random difficult level which is challenging and fun will have an enduring and loyal following. These other games will only keep people playing as long as they can continue to move forward without costing them a lot of money.
There are other games that are also fun like cookie jam and candy crush saga that can only be played on a computer. While those games are fun each section gets progressively harder until one gets to the point of not being able to win unless enhancers are introduced. These objects can be won but the game makers really want the players to purchase them. If one choses not to purchase these enhancers certain levels cannot be won without a great deal of effort. I have noticed that after persistent effort even the most difficult level can be won because the game will suddenly give opportunities it didn't previously. I like winning but it's like the game creators feel sorry for you and decide to give you a change to win.
All levels of Free Cell can be won except for one. Some games are easy while some seem to be impossible. Each game is independent of every other game and the next game does not get harder than the one just played, at least not by design. And one doesn't have to win the current game in order to play a different layout. I suppose that is what has led these game to be popular as well as enduring.
I do think that the designer who can make a computer generated game with a random difficult level which is challenging and fun will have an enduring and loyal following. These other games will only keep people playing as long as they can continue to move forward without costing them a lot of money.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Which Bible version should I use?
Which Bible version should I use? is a common question in these days. I took a course in biblical interpretation and the instruction spent some fair amount of time discussing the popular versions of the bible. The biggest objection with the King James version is that it is written in a way as to make it difficult to understand. I will admit that we say "you and instead of thee or thou and there are better choices for some words. In one verse, for example , the translators of the KJV used the word "meet" but a better choice would have been "right". Paul is translated to have said "If you etc" but a better translation would have been "Since" In II Corinthians 5:17 the verse reads "all things pass away, all things become new". A better translation would be to have used "becoming" and "passing" as we don't go from a new born convert while we are praying and a fully mature Christian as soon as we say amen. It takes 24 years for the average human being to reach full maturity but if someone calls themselves a Christian everyone expects them to be an Apostle Paul from the get-go.
The professor went on to discuss the various classes of translations, giving us their strengths and weaknesses. At the end of his discussion he made this statement " The King James version is a very good translation." What this professor and many others like him are saying is that as far as being true to the original transcript, the King James version is the best translation out there. Our problem is not with the age of the language used in the translation. If we could but know the original language then we could have a greatly appreciation of the poetry that many sections of scripture really are. If we could but have an appreciation for the culture that the writers of the various books lived in then we could better appreciate their viewpoints. If we just knew the questions that Paul was answering from the various churches then we could have a far better understanding of the answers.
If you think I am just blowing smoke consider the instructions on many devices we buy today.
I recently purchased a smart band. Instruction one reads as follows: The smart band need to pair with smart phone through app. Before downloading please refer to working condition for mobile."
That is very poor English even though it is an accurate translation When I first read this I had no idea what the manufacturer was trying to tell me. One can translate the manufacturers words several different ways but one will never understand what he is trying to say unless you understand his way of thinking. I have learned that what was meant to be conveyed was that if you have an Android phone that is a version 4.4 or less the smart band will not work. Required is a version 4.5 or newer. Most people understand what a 4.4 or 4.5 version means. If you don't know then you will need to do some additional research.
The same thing is true of scriptures. It takes study and research to fully understand what the bible is teaching us.
If I do not own a smart band or a Android smart phone then the instructions will never fully make sense. If you have not accepted Jesus as your savior and Lord, then the bible will never make sense.
Some parts are written to the lost and those parts everyone can comprehend. You are lost, Jesus is the savior. Accept Jesus and live. That is simple. Have smart phone of a 4.5 version or greater, have a smart band, download app for smart bands. You are good to go.
The professor went on to discuss the various classes of translations, giving us their strengths and weaknesses. At the end of his discussion he made this statement " The King James version is a very good translation." What this professor and many others like him are saying is that as far as being true to the original transcript, the King James version is the best translation out there. Our problem is not with the age of the language used in the translation. If we could but know the original language then we could have a greatly appreciation of the poetry that many sections of scripture really are. If we could but have an appreciation for the culture that the writers of the various books lived in then we could better appreciate their viewpoints. If we just knew the questions that Paul was answering from the various churches then we could have a far better understanding of the answers.
If you think I am just blowing smoke consider the instructions on many devices we buy today.
I recently purchased a smart band. Instruction one reads as follows: The smart band need to pair with smart phone through app. Before downloading please refer to working condition for mobile."
That is very poor English even though it is an accurate translation When I first read this I had no idea what the manufacturer was trying to tell me. One can translate the manufacturers words several different ways but one will never understand what he is trying to say unless you understand his way of thinking. I have learned that what was meant to be conveyed was that if you have an Android phone that is a version 4.4 or less the smart band will not work. Required is a version 4.5 or newer. Most people understand what a 4.4 or 4.5 version means. If you don't know then you will need to do some additional research.
The same thing is true of scriptures. It takes study and research to fully understand what the bible is teaching us.
If I do not own a smart band or a Android smart phone then the instructions will never fully make sense. If you have not accepted Jesus as your savior and Lord, then the bible will never make sense.
Some parts are written to the lost and those parts everyone can comprehend. You are lost, Jesus is the savior. Accept Jesus and live. That is simple. Have smart phone of a 4.5 version or greater, have a smart band, download app for smart bands. You are good to go.
Monday, August 21, 2017
That's not right
From an MSN article "In Maine, Christmas directions should be taken down before January 14th. After that, it’s a law violation."
Maybe the article meant to say decorations.
Maybe the article meant to say decorations.
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Confederate flag and southern soldier statues.
Many Southerners, especially conservatives, want the right to fly the Stars and Bars claiming it is their heritage and that flag wasn't the battle flag. When I was in high school, back before integration, the school band played "Dixie land" after every touchdown our school scored. The year the school integrated that practice stopped. The song was about regional pride and had nothing to do with slavery but I suppose certain people found the line "in the land of cotton" offensive but it is hard to find a rhyme for forgotten. At first I thought it was wrong to quit playing that song and I have never been to see my high school play another game. It was a matter of school pride. Somehow I thought that if we accepted some of their culture then they should accept some of ours.
Being white, I know how others were treated and how we think of other races. It is okay to dislike another person for whatever reason you find to dislike them. We don't like all our co-workers, our neighbors, our associates, or even our family. Many times we don't even like ourselves. What is not okay is to act on our dislikes to the harm of that disliked person. It is wrong; legally, morally, and religiously wrong.
Over the years I have come to appreciate the value of symbols. I'm old school when it comes to dressing for church and I have a different lapel pin for each of my suits. I have an American flag, a fish, a cross, praying hands, a song note, and other symbols. A cross represents what Christ did for us at Calvary, the flag represents the ideas and ideals that this country stands for, at least in principle.
Symbols are an easy way to convey a message. I think the swastika was once a peace symbol but after it was adopted by the Nazi party it has become to stand for white supremacy and hate. The Bars and Stars once stood for Southern Pride but as the country has tried to move beyond the thoughts and fears that divided us, certain segments of society has adopted that symbol as a rallying point for keeping alive the old ways and wrongful thoughts. That symbol once stood for pride, and for a few it still does, but for the most part it stands for hate, white pride, or just plain refusal to let go of the past. To be honest, statues are more than just symbols. They are a larger than life tribute to a person's life and to what they stood for. To a southern white Robert E. Lee was an honorable man of great character, a brilliant mind, brave, strong and true. To a black person, he represents the mindset that wanted to keep them in slavery forever. If the circumstance had been reversed, I don't think whites would like seeing statues to the person who wanted to keep them in bondage either.
Most white people claim they aren't prejudice but that just isn't so. They are just as prejudice as I am. So are blacks, Asians, and every other person walking the face of the earth. We all prefer to be with people that are similar to us in age, looks, values, income levels, education levels, and race.
Dixie once represented the best of my high school, the confederate offered a sense of pride in my identity, and Robert E. Lee was a good man and a great leader. I no longer listen to Dixie, pat homage to the Confederate flag, nor do I look with pride at Robert E. Lee. He was a good man and a great leader and he may have been against slavery. I don't really know. But I do know that now his likeness represents southern pride. I'm still a proud southerner but not of the all things Southern.
I can also embrace Malcom X and Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, and David Barr who invited me to share Thanksgiving with his family when I was having a hard time with life, and to Geneva Brown who taught me the evil of discrimination and Junior Dula who taught me the value of all people.
Being white, I know how others were treated and how we think of other races. It is okay to dislike another person for whatever reason you find to dislike them. We don't like all our co-workers, our neighbors, our associates, or even our family. Many times we don't even like ourselves. What is not okay is to act on our dislikes to the harm of that disliked person. It is wrong; legally, morally, and religiously wrong.
Over the years I have come to appreciate the value of symbols. I'm old school when it comes to dressing for church and I have a different lapel pin for each of my suits. I have an American flag, a fish, a cross, praying hands, a song note, and other symbols. A cross represents what Christ did for us at Calvary, the flag represents the ideas and ideals that this country stands for, at least in principle.
Symbols are an easy way to convey a message. I think the swastika was once a peace symbol but after it was adopted by the Nazi party it has become to stand for white supremacy and hate. The Bars and Stars once stood for Southern Pride but as the country has tried to move beyond the thoughts and fears that divided us, certain segments of society has adopted that symbol as a rallying point for keeping alive the old ways and wrongful thoughts. That symbol once stood for pride, and for a few it still does, but for the most part it stands for hate, white pride, or just plain refusal to let go of the past. To be honest, statues are more than just symbols. They are a larger than life tribute to a person's life and to what they stood for. To a southern white Robert E. Lee was an honorable man of great character, a brilliant mind, brave, strong and true. To a black person, he represents the mindset that wanted to keep them in slavery forever. If the circumstance had been reversed, I don't think whites would like seeing statues to the person who wanted to keep them in bondage either.
Most white people claim they aren't prejudice but that just isn't so. They are just as prejudice as I am. So are blacks, Asians, and every other person walking the face of the earth. We all prefer to be with people that are similar to us in age, looks, values, income levels, education levels, and race.
Dixie once represented the best of my high school, the confederate offered a sense of pride in my identity, and Robert E. Lee was a good man and a great leader. I no longer listen to Dixie, pat homage to the Confederate flag, nor do I look with pride at Robert E. Lee. He was a good man and a great leader and he may have been against slavery. I don't really know. But I do know that now his likeness represents southern pride. I'm still a proud southerner but not of the all things Southern.
I can also embrace Malcom X and Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks, and David Barr who invited me to share Thanksgiving with his family when I was having a hard time with life, and to Geneva Brown who taught me the evil of discrimination and Junior Dula who taught me the value of all people.
Car Problems
My wife and her granddaughter went to the beech for several days back in June and on the trip home the check engine light in her car came on. We took the car to the repair shop the next day and except for 5 days it has been at the repair shop. The check engine light is still on. Every time on part is replaced the codes indicate there is another problem. The entire computer system has been replaced but the car still says it is still having problems.
I told the shop not to worry about it. I'll pick up my car this morning. It's not fair for the repair shop to keep chasing non existent problems around and the expense is to the point that the car is no longer worth it.
I told the shop not to worry about it. I'll pick up my car this morning. It's not fair for the repair shop to keep chasing non existent problems around and the expense is to the point that the car is no longer worth it.
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