BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE

I went the store this afternoon to get some Nestle's Creamer for my coffee.  What a mob!  It's snow panic!  Over a predicted couple of inches!  People were lined up behind me and I felt guily because I had only had five items in my cart.  One minute I looked....and the next thing I knew there were a dozen people behind me.  I also stopped at another store to get 1/2 gal of milk for $1.50 and a savers card.  Munster cheese was $1.98 a package so I grabbed a couple of them as well.  I found one loaf of the $.85 cent bread  and  bought that as well.  There was plenty of bread available, but just the one .85 cent loaf.  Well, I was already there so I added tomato and chicken noodles soups at $.50 cents a can.  Yesterday I bought a case of various meats, including Lobster Tails, for $159.00 dallars.  It may sound extravagant, but I won't need to go out for a while.  As it is, I have not shopped for ever two weeks, and only then for bargains.

Now, about the cold.  The temperature was 32 degrees, but the wind blows bitterly and cutting.  I don't know how much snow we will get or not get: I am in and here I will stay.

I continue to diet.  I have lost three pounds so far. Saturday I really cut back,  Sunday was a "free day" and I ate within reason.  I even ate a roast beef sandwich.  Now I am back to my diet  and hope to lose a couple more pounds by this time next week.  Today I may have cut back too much and became nauseated and started salivating.  Oops! Sugar dropped out.  As soon as I ate some crackers that I keep in the van..I was good to go.  No more problems.

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IF ANY MAN HAS AN EAR,

LET HIM HEAR.

HE WHO IS FOR CAPTIIVITY,

INTO CAPTIVITY HE GOES;

HE WHO KILLS BY THE SWORD,

BY THE SWORD HE MUST

BE KILLED.

HERE IS THE PATIENCE

AND THE FAITH

THE SAINTS.

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APOCALYPSE 10, 9-10

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This Biblical and not to be taken up in place of the law of the land.  Often however, "that which goes around, comes around."  Let it be by a higher power than we.

You know, it takes a lot of self discipline to write a blog night after night.  I often do not know what to write about, other than the mundane, but I keep trying and I have to remind myself:

DISCIPLINE; instruction, training of the mind or body, or moral facilties.

THE WHITE HORSE: The white horse and it's rider are symblic of Christ and the victory of his word.

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Guns

In the light of a tragic shooting in Az., will the government move to ban or take your guns?  It is quite possible that a real nut case will set into motion the disarmament of John Q Public. Let us hope not and that the private citizen will retain the right of self defensive.  While there are a lot of loose canons rolling about the country, the vast majority of gun owners are  honest, law abiding citizens of earth ship America.

The outgoing Democrats voted in over 700 new regulations at the very last minute of 2010.  Each new regulation is a chink in the fundamental tenets of the constitution.  Chink, Chink, and the rights and freedoms of America will eventually be chipped away.  Dripping water on a granite will eventually wash the hardest of rock  away.

The young man in Az. did not do the American people any favors.  Whatever was in his mind, heart and soul?  We are a nation of laws, a Republic.  We change things through law.  If we don't like the laws we "holler from the roof tops" until laws are set aright.  Misguided violence will do more damage to freedom than all the stupid stuff of Congress.  Change in a civilized nation should come from the top and from scripture.

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AND WHEN HE OPENED

THE SECOND SEAL,

I HEARD THE SECOND

LIVING CREATURE SAYING.

"COME!"

AND THERE WENT FORTH

ANOTHER HORSE

A RED ONE

AND TO HIM WHO WAS SITTING

ON IT,  WAS GIVEN TO

TAKE PEACE FROM THE EARTH,

AND THAT MEN SHOULD

KILL EACH ONE ANOTHER

AND THERE WAS GIVEN HIM,

A GREAT SWORD.

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Apocalypse 6, 3-5

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FAITH: belief esp. in a reveiled religion, trust or reliance.

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I never post on Sunday.





FAMINE

FAMINE-scarcity of food, extreme
shortage, starvation, to feel acute hunger.






Is there a famine coming to your table? Is the specter of starvation a shadow hovering behind you?  Are the Four Horsemen abroad and active?  All indications are yes ,yes, and yes.
This government is supposed have several  years of surplus wheat in storage.  It is gone, just barely enough to make bread for Americans for a year.
Sold out and shipped out.

The Mormons are prepared; most American are not.  The Mormons have seed vaults; most of us do not.  There are secret bunkers and preparations for the elite and the  governmental entities ; most of us will be "locked out."  Most of us are just drones, the people servants of the "servants of the people."  The elite and the government will take care of themselves.  Who will take care of us-you and I?  If you think the recent bird and fish die-off was bad; just wait.

Everyone can and must do a little bit toward toward their physical salvation, as well as their spiritual survival.  Try to buy an extra can of vegetables or pasta and  squirrel it away for "rainy days."  Do that each payday or when you can, as you can.  Learn to can and freeze food.  Put in a garden; the bigger the better, as you can.  Get healthy.  Get into shape.  Get your dental work done and your eyes checked. Lose the extra pounds and learn to cut back.  Get in practice for what may come.

Is this to say the government will default?  No, but anything is possible.  The earth is already in default.  Floods, droughts, blizzards, crop failures, and heat waves are accelerating around the world.  Does that mean God is mad at us mere mortals that infest the lands?  It does indicate that the land masses and the seas are in flux and we have abused what God has given to His people.  I believe it is also the nature of the universe, as He intended; all things are cyclical.

Have I said all this before?  Yes.  Does anyone listen?  Maybe a few. There all kinds of blogs online you can go to to read pretty much the same information.  One thing you should look up and read about is the Irish Potato Famine, if you haven't already.

BREAKFAST: one cup of coffee and part of a package of crackers.
LUNCH: one boiled egg, plain and a couple more crackers
SUPPER: one bowl of spaghetti with 4 meatballs and one cup of tea.
I can not sleep on an empty stomach.  I got up at 3 AM and ate 4 crackers.
I have lost one pound.  I was "hoping for two.
I can have the following:

• Sprouted mung beans
• cooked brown rice
• cooked split peas
• banana
• cooked haddock
• boiled potato
• cooked lintels
• broccoli
• All of these are measured amounts, but too lengthy to type up.  "All things in moderation."

HOPE: A desire combined with expectation gives grounds of hoping; things desired.

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MAY PEACE BE WITHIN
YOUR WALLS,

PROSPERITY IN YOUR

BUILDINGS.

BECAUSE OF MY

RELATIVES AND FRIENDS

I WILL SAY,  "PEACE

BE WITHIN YOU!"

BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE

OF THE LORD, OUR GOD

I WILL PRAY FOR

YOUR GOOD.

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Psalm 21, 7-9

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Note to Alice: Wish I could write as well as you.

The American Military consumes 46% of the budget. We have troops in over 120 countries. This doesn't take into account all the money that goes into "black ops." We defend everyone else's boarders but our own. Wouldn't it make sense to cut each and every base by at least 1%? I am not a military person, but most wars are fought over land-territory-resources and wealth. We know the Afghanistan is an untapped land of oil, minerals, gold and rare metals. We(Corporate American Government) want the wealth of undeveloped nations and we(the shadow government afore mentioned)think we are going to take them. Will we? The Russians couldn't do it in the "80's. What makes our Corporate Government think we-they-can?

I started this blog before lunch. On the lunch time news it was reported that The USA would start to reduce ground troops in five years.

Breakfast: Peanut butter crackers with my med. and 0ne cup of coffee. The crackers were 190 calories. Coffee unknown.
Lunch: One bowl of soup, one slice of bread, small piece of cheese.
Supper: Plain chicken on toast. Glass of tea.
I don't know how many calories that adds up to, but it can't be that many.

Things that I know I can have:

Buttermilk
low-fat cottage cheese
oatmeal
whole wheat bread
skim milk
apple
tuna in water
cooked navy beans

This only a partial list. All are low calorie, low fat foods. I will add more later.

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A PHANTOM ONLY,

MAN GOES ABOUT HIS WAYS:

LIKE VAPOR ONLY

ARE HIS RESTLESS PURSUITS:

HE HEAPS UP STORES,

AND KNOWS NOT

WHO WILL USE THEM.

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Psalm 38, vs. 7

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I have used this verse before so I am sure it is not new to those that visit.

TRUST: confidence,reliance, implicit faith, moral responsibility.

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Continuing diet saga

Pictures of the bread that wouldn't upload yesterday.

RED BEANS AND RICE: That is what I had for supper. And it was good!

1. Total fat-2 g.
2. Sat fat-0
3. Trans. fat-0
4. Cholesterol-0
5. Sodium-680 mg.
6. Total carbs-38g.
7. Dietary Fiber-5g.
8. Sugar-3g
9. Protein-8g.

Vite. A-8%, Calcium 4%, Vite. C. 0%, Iron 15%, Calories about 190 per. serving or 1 cup. or bowl.

I think if I try to keep a running account or diet diary...I will do better about my quest to lose weight. When I took the trash out to the ally for pick-up, I was huffing and puffing. Readers can hold my feet to the fire.

The Red Beans & Rice have a few things that I don't really want; the salt is too much, and so are the carbs., but I did keep to one serving. For lunch I had a chicken sandwich. Hopefully, I can go to bed tonight with just a glass of milk. I can't say how much I weigh because the battery in the scales is dead. I'll get a new battery and let you know how much I may lose as time goes on.

The sky-guy-aka-weather man, says we might get snow. It is overcast and cold so I guess any farmer or farmerette could predict that which comes, as the calender turns. Turn, calendar, turn! The quicker January and February roll into springtime, the happier is-I!

I have been shredding mail again. It is a never ending task because junk mail is never ending. I'm sure the mail carrier would be happy not to have so much tote around and that is why he dumps double and triple amounts

of it into my box. That is also why he didn't get no-nothing for Christmas.

THE EARTH HAS

YIELDED

ITS FRUITS:

GOD, OUR GOD,

HAS BLESSED US.

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Psalm 66, vs. 7

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THE LOVING SHEPHERD

-

We have a loving Shepherd;

How great his love has been,

He came from heaven to save us,

poor children lost in sin.

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Oh, faithfully he keeps us...

The children's blessed friend,

And he will love and keep us,

Still faithful til the end.

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Oh, teach us Lord, to thank thee,

to trust thee and to love;

And bear us on thy bosom

To heaven, our home above.

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by Mrs. Bivins

from very old book.

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Americans cook post haste...as fast as we can.  If it isn't fast enough there is always Wendy's, Golden Corral, McDonald's, the sub shops, pizza places and all the rest.  It has become our lifestyle due to both parents working or the culture we have become accustomed to.  Even Chief Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen is a "hurry up, get it done yesterday," show.  Fast cooking or fast food isn't always all that good, 'though.  The French used to always have "potherbs  on the back of their stoves, simmering during the day.  I don't know how they cook now, but they still have their famous cooks and chiefs.

Bread:  We buy bread that is processed , sanitized, pulverized, vitamin-ized, and chemical-ized by the ton, planted and cultivated in big kettles, and then, on the tongue, tastes much-like glue that sticks to your teeth and roof of your mouth.  Dare I mention "homemade bread" that takes a little time and effort...surly not!  I am just as guilty as anyone, buying "store bought bread."  Every once in a while I get the yen.  And then...

I baked two loaves of bread from scratch.  They didn't turn out pretty, but smelled good and tasted better, esp. hot from the oven slathered with butter.  That was supper and a second slice with jelly was for dessert. One loaf will go into the freezer and the other loaf goes in me.

It has been a long time since I made bread the old fashioned way. Because it was hard on the arm..I will use my bread machine next time.

 

Did anyone see the "Mrs. President" get off the plane today?  Could her pants get any tighter or form fitting?

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RISE UP, YE RICH WOMAN,

AND HEAR MY VOICE:

YE CONFIDENT DAUGHTERS,

GIVE EAR TO MY SPEECH.

FOR AFTER DAYS

AND A YEAR,

YOU THAT ARE CONFIDENT

SHALL BE TROUBLED,

FOR THE VINTAGE

IS AT AN END,

AND THE GATHERING

SHALL COME NOT MORE.

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Isaias 32, vs.9-10

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I made a big pot of spaghetti; a really big pot of spaghetti and meatballs.  I don't know how to cook "small."  I am from a large family and and my mother always cooked "big."  So, that's how I cook; "big."  Now, I have a lot of s'gattie.  I  scrounged around for containers and am freezing a good portion of my s'getti.
I put at least a couple of large of meatballs into each container and tried to measure out approximately one meal per container.  I kept some out for my next meal.  I hope it freezes well.

SUNGLASSES!  I needed sunglasses this afternoon!  Ol' Sol was so bright that I had to close the blind in the living room.

You run across odd things when you are looking for other stuff.  For instance, a dictionary.  I have a large dictionary which is hard for me to handle, so I use an old paper back that I bought when I was a kid.  It was printed around 1957 and is falling apart from age and use; the pages are literally crumbling.  While looking for something else I found a "new" dictionary that I had totally forgotten about.  That's  good as the spellchecker associated with blogging is limited.  

I finished the book I was reading late Sunday night or early Monday morning(if you wish)  The thing is; I hate cliff hangers.  I suppose that the next continuing edition will not be out for a year or more.  The world could end by then!!  In other words...I hate waiting.

For late breakfast I ate a package of crackers with my meds., late lunch-one slice of bread, late supper-one bowl of  spaghetti.  I will have some oatmeal before going to bed.

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LAMP FROM THE LORD

IS THE BREATH OF MAN

IT SEARCHES THROUGH

ALL HIS INMOST BEING.

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Proverbs 20 vs.27.

SACRIFICE OR OBLIGATION

YOU WISHED NOT,

BUT EARS OPEN

TO OBEDIENCE

YOU GAVE ME.

HOLOCAUSTS

OR SIN OFFERINGS

YOU SOUGHT NOT.

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Psalm 39, vs. 7

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