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Cherry Blossom Festival 🍒🌸🎎

San Francisco CA 2025

re sending postcard to Kim Kooiker

some of you may know that I "dated" or whatever you want to call my relationship with Kim back around 1989-91 around the time I was finishing Calvin College and also working at Pine Rest Hospital as a mental health counselor (as was Kim, which is where we met).

 I seriously admired and respected Kim. We had several nice experiences together just getting to know one another. She came to our Lake Michigan cottage once when my parents were in town (near Silver Lake for those of you who know west Michigan). 

And she even accompanied me to my cousin Brian's wedding. And I remember visiting her home in Caledonia  (she attended South Christian & Calvin; I attended Grand Rapids Christian & Calvin) at least once when her whole  lovely family was there. Among other things such as movies, etc 

You could say it was "getting serious" but at the same time I was conflicted about my ultimate purpose in life. I was struggling with following what I thought was my call to be a Christian missionary versus just staying around Michigan, working a job of one sort or another, etc. 

Well, I was also accepted into Law School and eventually started, but did not finish, Wayne State Law School, nor any other law school. My experience at Wayne State led me to believe that I was not following God's call for my life if I pursued a career in law. 

After I left Wayne State law school I informed Kim that I was leaving Michigan too. It was a short conversation. I didn't really know what her feelings were towards me, but she was always amicable. We didn't get involved physically at all. 

It was more than "just friends" but not romantic either. I guess you could say we were just "getting to know each other gradually" . SO i left Michigan not knowing if or when I would be back. 

I ended up in California for a few months (where my parents lived) and then there was an earthquake in Costa Rica which I volunteered to do disaster relief . So I flew to San Jose met with other Christian missionaries and we worked together to help needy areas after the huge quake. 

And then I got an offer to tutor the kids of a rain forest tourist camp in Drake Bay near the famous Corcovado National park where tourists from all over the world travel to explore. So I stayed in Costa Rica for about 9 months total until near the end of August 1991. 

Then I returned to California and then decided to try seminary back in Grand Rapids. But then didn't  work for very long either. I stayed in the seminary for a quarter then I got disillusioned. Around that time I did see Kim a few times- once at a place called TeleDial which was owned by a friend of our family named Andy DeVries.

He offered me a job there- and when I was visiting I saw Kim- she was working there ! But i was till thinking I had to follow my call to be a full-time missionary- and a seminary-educated one for that matter. But I decided to try teaching instead for a while- I stayed at Calvin for 2 years working on an education/English degree but didn't see Kim much after that time at TeleDial. 

So it was really over I guess you could say (there was no "break up" or hard  words or anything because it was never to such a serious or formal level. But I always admired and respected her, and so when I returned to California and took a teaching job I continued to think about and pray for her. 

I also found out she had moved on and married a nice fellow (presumably) and so there was absolutely no romantic or relational thoughts in my mind anymore, nor her's obviously. Yet I knew she was a strong committed Christian so I wanted to continue to encourage her in the faith. 

After 2 years teaching I finally did go back to seminary and finally completed most of it- combining Calvin & Fuller Seminary. WHile at Fuller I remember sending her a postcard a few times- with encouraging Christian words- nothing more, nothing less. Just a friendly hello. 

Apparently, one of these times I sent the postcard to the wrong address- somehow I got her sister's address in my book. I didn't know this would make her sister's blood boil. You're not going to believe this but she actually spoke to the police about me sending a postcard (accidentally to the wrong address).

 Some time later I got a letter from an alleged detective (or somebody who called themself a detective) of the Grand Rapids Police Dept. I actually don't remember what it said but it was bizarre that he would be inquiring of me about sending a friendly postcard. Very bizarre. SO bizarre and strange that I communicated with his superiors about it and they apparently rebuked him and shut him down, and I never heard from him again.

 I guess he thought he would scare me but all it did was upset me so much so that I complained about it. And my complaint got thru to the right people at GRPD or Kent County Sheriff ( I can't remember) . 

So anyways, I just thought I would mention this because I don't believe Kim ever complained about it herself. It was Kim's sister as best as I can tell. I think the postcards that got thru to Kim herself were kindly received - because I knew she was a strong Christian and she knew my Christian path as well. 

So I think she appreciated the prayers and encouragement . To me she was a fellow Christian "sibling" so to speak. That's the way I think of my Christian school mates and Christian Reformed friends and associates that I knew from church or school etc. We are fellow members of the Body of Christ. 

I just want people to know that these were totally well-intended communication and I do this to people ALL OVER everywhere not just one former girlfriend or girl friend . 

And yes I did become an "seminary educated missionary" after all is said and done. I started my own Christian ministry and I continue to be a missionary/evangelist worldwide and especially around the USA ! Praise the Lord !

And I continue to pray for Kim and other girlfriends or girl friends as well relatives, guy friends,  church associates, former classmates, colleagues, etc. God bless you all. Tomorrow is Easter 2025  ! He Lives ! And hopefully We Live too (for Him!) 

re CISAC Luncheon Lectures At Stanford (Perry Conference room)

https://maps.app.goo.gl/T1SwMN3hvpJARvFt7?g_st=am 

Because I don't see a separate listing for CISAC (Center for International Security and Cooperation) on maps I will do the review here . It's about the periodic luncheon lectures on the second floor Perry room. 

Most recently on 3/4/25 I was there to hear a lecture entitled "Russia and Iran: Partners in Defiance from Syria to Ukraine" by Nicole Grajewski. I arrived a few minutes late just as it was starting. There's an African-American lady who checks the names to see if you're entitled to have a lunch (if you RSVP'd) .

 She always tells me sternly to BE QUIET when she asks me my name even though I'm already being quiet. It feels more like Power & Control rather than a sincere concern that by saying my name too loud I might be disrupting the lecture. I could sense immediately that she does not approve of me. 

Nonetheless, she gave me the okay to grab a meal from the table and so I took it and entered the conference room and almost all the empty chairs were right in front of the speaker. I wish they could have the first arrivals sit up front so that people who come in a little bit late don't have to walk awkwardly all the way up to the front . This seems to be more of a disruption than saying my name too loud in the hallway. 

Then, the lunch they provide is too complicated. All I want or need is a basic sandwich. Instead I got sushi and rice and a little bit of beef, inside a styrofoam dish that was very loud to open. And they give you some sauce to pour on it which is also difficult to open let alone open it quietly.

 In fact it was so difficult I just set it aside afraid that I was going to pop it open and spill it all over myself- some kind of green curry filled to the brim.  I decided to try to eat the meal without the sauce, but the first bite of the rice was cold & not appetizing to me. 

I don't know how they order these meals. Does the person who coordinates everything have a choice about what's on the menu ? If so, I encourage them to make it more simple next time.

 Finally, I am a simple member of the public and not an expert on any of these topics. And I'm surrounded by these people called "fellows " who are studying the exact topic about which is being lectured upon. These are the people who should be in front. 

Here I am, a simple man, forced to sit up front with these two experts ( Nicole & the professor) in front of me during the question period after the lecture. I have average knowledge of the topic of Iran and Russia based on reading the news, listening to podcasts etc, & yes I am a college graduate & graduate school but not in this area of study. I'm educated, but relatively simple.

 I like the idea of them keeping these lectures open to the public but they should have separate seating areas. Put the public in the back so we don't have to awkwardly sit in front of the experts and feel stupid.

 And make the meals simple. Pizza is a good easy one. Or sandwiches with a side of chips. Nonetheless, thank you for your hospitality or attempt to be hospitable. And tell the African-American lady I'm not a bad person. I'm a good guy with good intentions and a good heart ❤️. God bless you. 

I have always lived by this Bible verse

I have always lived by

 this Bible verse:

"Do not take revenge, 

my dear friends, 

but leave room

 for God's wrath, 

for it is written: 

"It is mine to avenge; 

I will repay," says the Lord."

     ......      -Romans 12:19

Speaking of which, when I was a student at Fuller, there was an  incident in which I was a victim of police brutality. When I took them to court, the opposition somehow got some of the papers I wrote for a class at Fuller Seminary, and they quoted something that I wrote to try to portray me as justifying violence. 

Not only was it misquoted and out of context to try to make me look like a person who justifies violence in some cases (as opposed to 'just war' at a plural or 'corporate 'level), the question is which person(s) at Fuller seminary saved the papers that I wrote and gave them to somebody in the opposition in my case against the city. 

(And it raises another question about why they're making copies of papers that I wrote, & apparently of students in general? Why they keeping/copying the intellectual property of students and trying to make a psychological profile of them?  When I write a paper for a class, I assume it's read by the  almighty professor , graded, & returned to the student. And that's the end of it. But this might not be the case at Fuller .

It's kind of sickening, eerie,  & creepy to say the least. 

If you are a current student at Fuller Seminary, you might want to inquire about whether they they are keeping your intellectual property, and God forbid that anything should happen again such as happened to me,  whether they will use it against you , or allow it to be used against you in an inappropriate manner out of context. 

But then, of course, if they're doing this furtively behind the scenes, will they be honest if you inquire about it? ) And I don't mean to cast aspersions on everybody at Fuller, it may be just a few rogue persons )

But somebody (singular or plural) at Fuller Seminary betrayed me and tried to make me look like a bad person, or a  person with potential for violence. 

This was/is very disturbing to say the least. Who, at Fuller is so high and mighty that they think they can decide who is a good or bad person ? All of us come from different backgrounds and different walks of life and spiritual progression. The word progression means spiritual growth. Nobody comes in to Fuller like a perfect little innocent saint nor leaves as a perfect person.

 None of the professors either. Neither attending Fuller nor working at Fuller makes you a perfect person. We are all still on a journey hopefully improving in our walk with Christ daily. Whichever rogue person or persons is behind this kind of nonsense, to put it mildly, needs to take the log out of their own eye first. 

Are they taking your intellectual property and putting it into some sort of psychological AI processor and coming up with some kind of profile based on very superficial material. Or handing it over to somebody even more supercilious in the psychology department to "analyze"? People who think they know much more than they actually do?  People who think they know more than God Himself? 

Fuller seminary also takes grants from pharmaceutical companies. Huge grants by the way, not just a few pennies here and there. So you need to ask who are they bowing down to in reality ? What drives them? Can you trust them ? Who are they in bed with ? 

And of course, there's good people at Fuller seminary: students, staff , & faculty. But if the central nervous system is controlled by a few corrupt individuals, as they say " a bad apple ruins the whole batch. "

 I was and am a good person with good intentions, a good♥️ heart,  and still growing in Christ ✝️ on a daily basis. I have never advocated violence against other individuals or taken the law into my own hands. And I have never used violence against anybody. Repeat: NEVER. 

We ask for spiritual intercession for Fuller Seminary to weed out some of the evil within. I ask prayer warriors to pray constantly without ceasing for Fuller Seminary and a Holy Spirit breakthrough!

🙏✝️🙏✝️🙏✝️

Re Stanford Beach volleyball 🏐 obsessive compulsive fear of any personal video footage

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NU8Ly2H3weAU9TcM8?g_st=am 

The older white guys in red and one hag in red are freakin compulsively obsessed with spectators video- taping any of the beach volleyball events to the extent that I don't even want to go to this place anymore 😡😡😡👎👎👎 ..it's that freakin bad. . 

They will watch you obsessively if they think you are video recording a single second . They assert that "this is Stanford private property"..therefore they have the right to say "no video".

 Regardless of the legality of such a claim , who wants to get an argument with these white supremacists (and I'm white too) .

 The 2 older white guys (60's & 70's, maybe 80's) are so freakin bored out of their minds because nothing ever significant happens, they have to create FICTION in their minds to keep themselves engaged . They create drama even when " THERE'S NO THERE THERE",esp John Keating👎😡. 

IT'S time for Stanford to get some "young blood " in the ranks of the Red People, and of diverse skin colors. This isn't the 50's anymore . 

re the overbearing Stanford "RED" employees (bag searchers, ushers, watchers, ticket takers, etc) 👎😡

Attn: Stanford administration re The Red Plague at Stanford athletic events 😡👎

These Stanford employees in red (ushers, bag searchers etc) take their jobs TOO DAMN SERIOUSLY which takes ALL THE FUN out of being a spectator. There has NEVER, repeat NEVER,  been a serious threat or even a problem of drunkeness etc at a Stanford sport event. 

The RED PEOPLE literally are so bored to death because of good behavior, they have to find,  or create things, to NITPICK about to give them a sense of purpose.

 It's really SAD 😡.Berkeley doesn't have this problem. The "watchers" there are laid back 😎and cool and make it an enjoyable experience, and includes younger people as well as African-Americans. Why has the fun- loving Stanford community been inflicted with the Red Plague ⁉️

Verse of the Day 2.25.25

This is Love✝️:

 not that we loved God,

 but that He loved us 

& sent His Son 

as an atoning sacrifice

 for our sins. 

        -1 John 4:10

Re St. Tammany Parish Library South Slidell Branch, near New Orleans Louisiana

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MSR3BHPQ7AELSPWR6 

Somebody (probably juveniles) vandalized my car while I was in the library. They ripped the red ribbon 🎀 off my front grille . This was on my grille to cover the cracked grille until I can find a replacement. The juveniles probably thought it was "gay". 

No. I'm not gay nor am I promoting it. I'm actually a Christian evangelist with traditional values. It never occurred to me that this could be interpreted as "gay'' but when I reflect on the way adolescents minds work, I suppose I can see how it might be misperceived as such, along with my out-of- state plates from a state that is often slandered by some, due to the politicians behavior (but which many of us who live there also do not agree with).

So when people make broad sweeping negative generalizations about those of us with such license plates based on our politicians, they are adding further insult to injury to those of us who disagree with our own politicians. 

I personally am more in agreement in general with the politics of places such as Louisiana and Mississippi but some people ignorantly & WRONGLY ASSUME that because of my license plate I am in agreement with the politics of my state.

 The teen kids of these people probably internalized the same misjudgements and is probably why they vandalized my car: the red ribbon 🎀 in conjunction with my license plate. 

Thankfully they didn't key my car paint or flatten my tires. Maybe the surveillance camera inhibited them, or maybe hopefully they have at least enough self-restraint not to go so far. 

I was able to re-tie the red ribbon 🎀 to my front grille. It looks better than a cracked grille. And NO, it DOESN'T mean I am gay. I'm NOT gay. I am a male who loves women. 

Hopefully somebody can teach these juveniles (and their parents if necessary) not to make such ignorant superficial erroneous presumptions 🚫👎 based on a license plate 🚗 and/or a simple red ribbon 🎀. 

re pressure washing sidewalk at midnight on Nov 20-21, 2024 city of Palo Alto contractors 👎😡

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4LSmjuaqmsuwhmBp7 

Does the city know that whoever they contract to PRESSURE WASH the sidewalk is doing so at MIDNIGHT on Wednesday November 21-22, 2024 ⁉️ Needless to say it's very loud at a time when most people are sleeping (across from Cogswell Plaza, 255 Lytton Ave) .

 And I hope it doesn't do damage to my car that is parked adjacent to the sidewalk, inches away from where they are washing ("they" being ALL Spanish -speaking workers). Why do they have to do this at such a time of day ⁉️⁉️⁉️👎

re San Mateo Libraries, esp Atherton LIbrary

I remember the old Atherton library (ie a trailer). The new Atherton library has attracted a lot of "supremacists": but not the white kind (who don't really exist very much, especially not in CA; where whites are actually a minority) . I'm talking about those who think they are  superior to white people .

 I'm a "white person" (although never thought of myself as such growing up)  who has lived all over the world, & been very successful, including numerous academic degrees; & studied several different languages (including Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Spanish, & Arabic; oh, I almost forgot, also Aramaic) & yet I've experienced people here who assume I am a "stupid white boy" . It's the most disgusting grotesque racist thing in the world. 

And the white staff at the library, as good as they are (the best!) don't know how to handle it. If a white person (esp white male) gets wronged by a non-white person (maybe a micro-aggression, or even a more overt aggression) in their minds it's been so ingrained that the "minorities" (who are actually the majority in CA ) need special treatment and empathy and extra patience etc, or even assume that the white person  is to blame for "triggering" them (or if we did unintentionally trigger a person; find a way to educate us as to how sometimes unknowingly we  are triggering them so we can try to accommodate without also compromising our intellectual honesty & integrity, & freedom). 

San Mateo library needs to start training for the increasing opposite scenarios where the minority person (who is actually a majority in CA, repeated for emphasis) is the aggressor. They need to at least begin entertaining the idea that a "person of color" can and will become an aggressor at times; and how not to re-victimize the white victim by assuming the white person intentionally did something to "trigger" the minority person (who is the majority, repeated for emphasis) and therefore "deserves" the wrath of the person of color.  Please start discussing this amongst staff and management before it is too late ! 

re atherton library , san mateo county ca

great staff and management ! I want to also encourage management to have an "action plan" in advance about how they will deal with a "minority" person who becomes belligerent and disrespectful towards staff or other patrons, including towards white patrons, if they do not immediately get what they want. Minorities have become so coddled and appeased in every single way that some are like spoiled babies when they don't get what they want. The knee- jerk reaction by management is to appease them even when they are violating the rights of others just to make the problem go away, but that's not always the right response. White people deserve to have their rights respected also. Please have a meeting about this so you will be properly prepared in advance. Maybe do  a "role play" to run through various scenarios that might possibly arise.  I know you all want to be as "nice" as possible, but in some cases you might have to be STERN , even towards minorities.

review of stanford university

I have been a part of the stanford community for a long time. Usually it's a good experience even though I tend to lean a little more towards the RIGHT politically than many of the lefties around campus. Nonetheless, usually everybody respects the differences as long as  people don't impose themselves on others in an appropriate manner.

 However, I DO have the right to promote my political views on my vehicle wherever I go, on or off campus, just as lefties do. So recently as we approach the November 5 2024 election I placed a page-size paper on my back window telling people my political position (no, it did not include the word "Trump", even though that would be legally protected as well).

The morning after the Stanford-SMU game I found somebody had vandalized my car, pulling my political promotion off the window. I have an video camera that automatically activates that DID CATCH the face of the person who did it and will be reporting it to the police. 

Large or small acts of vandalism are nonetheless PROSECUTABLE . And YES I will press charges. I don't care how emotionally passionate you are about your lefty views. You will still be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law if you vandalize my vehicle by intentionally touching it in any way. 

Also to Stanford Administration: Please warn students that no matter how passionate they may be for or against a political person, they ARE NOT ALLOWED to commit criminal acts because of their emotional passion. Please warn them that they can and will be expelled from Stanford if they are caught committing crimes.

Check out this review of Menlo Park Library on Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/rCkyvmHEhQCjEwho8?g_st=am 

Update: 1 day later I confirmed my hunch : upon arrival i saw the same female employee (dark hair & face mask , maybe Latina or Asian? ) . Walking to the back I noticed at least 2 people with shoes 👟 off . I sat down & worked on my laptop 💻 for 2 hours. During this entire 2-hour period the same lady never came back to the area. And at least 5 other employees walked thru but said NOTHING to the 2 people with their shoes off. Hmmm.

 Yesterday, the gal came back within the 1st 15 minutes I was there as if intentionally looking to "get something" on me. Now I can't fully relax here knowing I am a targeted person ( why me ? What did I do ? I'm a good guy, a nice guy ) 

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initial entry: Since they decided to come after me "Search & Destroy Style" for having my sandals off in the farthest corner of the library, next time I will be watching to make sure they NITPICK every single other person. You have set the NORM. You must abide by your own rule enforcement now. You can't just nitpick me. you MUST NITPICK EVERYBODY.

re Menlo Park LIbrary

so i walk past a bunch of library patrons , a few bedraggled homeless and their bags & stuff, all the way to the back corner of the library, nobody near  by. I kick off my sandals under the table (and no, my feet are not smelly). I start working on my laptop when suddenly a female employee sneaks up behind me and says "Excuse me sir, you need to keep your shoes on" . Say what ?

I see all kinds of behavior that library staff never enforces, but they choose to find me in the furthest corner of the library with my feet "bare" under the table not bothering anybody ?

I know this game: Get something on the new white guy ASAP, so that we have "something on him" and won't become demanding. Problem is I'm NOT the new white guy. I've been around. Maybe you just haven't seen me before. And you don't need to get something on me. I'm not here to find fault with  you. I'm not the "boss". Just leave me alone and we'll all be fine. Don't nitpick me ! Oh, at the same time she was nitpicking me, I could see a fellow across the room with his shoes off under the table, and she didn't say anything to him.  

Check out this review of Stanford University on Google Maps

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2eAD8K7yqXm3sM87?g_st=am 

In general I'd give 5 stars but I give it 3 stars because of what happened today and it's just one individual that caused it so it's not a reflection on Stanford itself. Although she was probably a student. 

So I'm at Encina Hall 123 which is a place where they have frequent lectures. I came in a few minutes late so everybody's already seated and I set my laptop and jacket on top of the table by the door assuming it's very safe and sound right there. 

There's one seat open which I find. And I listen to the lecture, & a few minutes later a gal comes in, and of all places she DECIDES TO TRY TO SIT ON THE TABLE. And the table is strange because it tips intentionally for some reason so any kind of weight on the edge of it will cause it to basically flip to the side. 

And lo & behold as she puts her butt on the table there goes my laptop and jacket sliding down the table to the floor with a big thump 👎😦. 

She didn't seem to even try to catch it. Nor did she even try to pick it up. I couldn't believe it. So I have to scoot past everybody again to get back over there and pick it up HOPING AGAINST HOPE that it's not broken. 

Dropping laptops on the ground is not exactly good for them. Fortunately it was in the case. And maybe my jacket acted as a cushion and landed on it. And she didn't even say sorry when I went over there. 

Now I'm sitting through the rest of the lecture anxiously wondering if this thing is going to start again & work properly . So the first thing I do is find an empty room after the lecture and start it up and MIRACULOUSLY everything still worked. Thank God, literally 👆.

 Needless to say, this was a

 VERY STUPID THING by a

 so-called smart Stanford student which could have been made a little less upsetting if she had been conscientious about trying to pick it up and making the effort to apologize. But it didn't happen. 

review of Mountain View Library

https://maps.app.goo.gl/rgWYHex8SMC6RhHk6

DISAPPOINTED with the Latina security guard : She obviously decided IN HER MIND that I was a "new white guy" at the library who needed to be watched. Truth is I've been coming here for more years than she's probably worked here. And I've lived in this country longer than her.  But I don't come here very often anymore.

 Anyways, I'm sitting at a table all by myself away from everybody on a hot day and my feet get sweaty so sometimes  I just slip my heels out and keep  my toes in them. I don't know how she noticed my feet under the table with the laptop case also obstructing the view but SURE ENOUGH here she comes finding something to NITPICK about; telling me I need to keep my shoes on.

I realized she must have been watching me from behind looking for something to "get" on me, thinking this gives her authority over me. Disappointing. I thought this old school power & control crap was a thing of the past. 

I'm freakin 57 years old and she's treating me like a juvenile delinquent (just because I'm a white male) . Can you say "prejudice" ?  It's baked into the cake.  

re Auto Zone on San Pablo, Berkeley CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/MLLWiZRWAWogaUMe7

Thanks to the Auto Zone crew at this location for all your help. I know his name is not Isaac but that's what I thought it was- anyways he helped remove my battery from a tricky spot, and the other fellow helped put it back in. All the while I thought I lost my phone somewhere during the wait; only to discover it had fallen down into the engine! Glad I found it before I drove away. It sat in there while I let the engine idle for about 10 minutes getting very hot; but still worked. Praise the Lord! It was not "in my sheets" which Isaac suggested to check; but didn't make sense to me. The "sheets"? THen I realized he must have come out to talk to me when I had walked to McDonalds and he must have seen all the stuff in my car - and made an assumption. I don't blame him, but the truth is I am moving across country- back east (not permanently; working on another degree) ! I put as much stuff as I could in my vehicle, and shipped the rest. I know it looks like a mess and people make assumptions. I was just passing thru Berkeley when I had a few issues and decided to be on the safe side by getting the battery charged. Anyways, that's the back story, to help you understand. Also thanks to the manager- she was also very nice and helpful. God bless you all

Jack Holwerda | Hey Dude Women's Wendy Sport Mesh Wide Walnut Size W10 | Women's Shoes | Women's Slip On Loafers | Comfortable & Light-Weight | Loafers & Slip-Ons

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Balboa branch library, Newport Beach ⛱️

https://maps.app.goo.gl/skTg2yZHcGeKP86h9 

I don't like it when employees act as if they're the hosts and we're the guests. Those of us who live here are taxpayers and so we are PARTIAL CO-OWNERS of the library. And if the library receives Federal funding which it probably does then even people from out-of-state are partial co-owners. But more important than where the money is coming from is a sense of care and concern for the library. Which I have a LOT of. I want to see the library stay in NICE condition and keep a good environment.

 Those who care about, & use the library most, have the greatest investment. Employees are good but some are just doing it for easy money. Let's face it. It's not a difficult job sitting behind the desk all day.

 Those employees who TRULY CARE about the library and the patrons are more invested in the library as well. We are co-owners together. 

re Firestone Complete Auto Care, Tustin Ave, Santa Ana CA

Firestone Complete Auto Care on Google Maps
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HUs5cvg3Q2qR86jXA

i just don't like it that they call me "boss" on the paper that tells the mechanic what is the issue that the "customer" is concerned about. I am a customer or client or patron, not "the boss" and not your boss. I don't pretend to be the boss or the authority etc. In my experience, calling a person "boss" is a little bit snarky. Please don't keep doing it. 

re Ray's Auto Repair on Lomita Ave in Harbor City CA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/BLNrAkgmbd7BgnhJ8 

After returning from a cross-country trip to the East Coast and back I decided my car needed new struts & shocks. Especially in the East Coast with all the bumpy roads there it was banging like crazy. Not so bad out here in the west coast where the roads don't get as bumpy and potholed ( because we don't have the cold weather,) but I still wanted to do new struts for preventive maintenance. 

So I checked around different places to see how much they would charge me just for labor and Ray came out with a VERY LOW OFFER of $240. I wasn't going to argue with that, so after receiving the struts via eBay I brought them to Ray, and he did them very quickly. He knows all the expert shortcuts. 

However, I wonder if he has a memory issue or if this was just something he decided to circumvent. Cuz when I went to pay, the price was now $340. Even at $340 that would still be the lowest price offer. I was actually planning on giving him a nice tip but since he jacked it up $100 I decided to pay that price without arguing. 

I also asked him to let me know if he saw anything underneath that I should be concerned about. He didn't have any suggestions after the job was done and after taking it for a test drive.

 It was actually Ray's grandson who gave me a subtle tip about changing my tires. The grandson must have noticed my two tires on the passenger side were getting bad. I had not noticed it because the wear and tear was on the inside that you wouldn't see unless you got underneath a little bit.

 I had noticed the weird wonkiness and vibrations & wasn't sure what that was all about. The new struts and shocks helped it a little bit, but it was still vibrating & getting worse. So after leaving there a few days later I had other things checked out elsewhere and then I noticed how bad the two tires were. I appreciate the grandson's advice.

 But why didn't Ray give me a STRAIGHT HEADS-UP about that ? He must have felt it when he took a test drive as well. When I saw the tires especially after they had been taken off, anybody would know these were REALLY BAD. And since he was underneath, I would assume he would have noticed that, especially if the grandson had as well. 

I'm not too proud to admit I need all the help I can get when it comes to auto repair. I was never taught anything about it growing up, and I just keep learning little by little as I as I go. 

Otherwise, mostly good experiences with Ray 👍

Watch "July 27, 2024 BAPTISM 🕊️event at Pirates Cove CA 🏖️#JesusRevolution✝️🙏👍Greg Laurie Harvest" on YouTube

https://youtube.com/shorts/Ec8BXXtaxj8?si=8PzBZE2fMHXm4WRH 

July 27, 2024 BAPTISM 🕊️event at Pirates Cove 🏖️#JesusRevolution✝️🙏👍Greg Laurie Harvest

https://youtube.com/shorts/vu787MqkZIA?si=CQA-E6TzPvFVGVfH 

Re Ibotta cash back app

Ibotta does a pretty good job about offering rebates on purchases, but sometimes they have snags when you purchase the same item, same purchase, even if the offer says "limit of 5" for example. 

More than once I've purchased 5 items that are supposed to give me $1 cash back each, with a 5 item limit per purchase. Yet Ibotta only automatically gives $2 cash back. You have to go thru the process of reporting "missing cash back" and sometimes scanning each items code.

 Or if this doesn't work then you have to contact Ibotta support by email and wait for them to do an in-person review.  Sometimes they will ask for a photo of something etc. usually you will get what was offered if it is all legit, but it's a little aggravating.

 Sometimes since it's only a few dollars you just give up. But everything on Ibotta is just a few dollars. I've made 100's of dollars on "just a few dollars" and appreciate ibotta.

 

But 

I hope they can resolve this  "glitch".

re the Famous Big Texan restaurant, Amarillo TX

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2c9dog4M8ZVMRi3z5 

So I was driving by to take a few pics of the exterior just as some white guy & his wife are walking towards the entrance. Apparently they find it odd or suspicious of me (also a white guy) to be taking pics of a famous restaurant. So the guy leaves his wife by the door & walks back to his shiny red chariot (pickup truck)( that he will be paying monthly payments on until 2030, because it makes him feel like a big man) and moves it 50 feet from a shady spot to a hot sunny spot right next to the entrance because me taking pics of the restaurant from my vehicle may indicate I am a potential car thief . 😁😆😅😂🤣🤣. You're bad for America dude 👎. You're an effin loser no matter how big and shiny your pick-up truck may be.

"we don't need no missionaries around here "

"we don't need no missionaries around here " said the public school principal 

re panda 🐼 express at Stanford University

https://maps.app.goo.gl/wvT8XzZhWEFRHg929

 The problem here is that when I pick up orders for delivery 🚚 some of the girls behind the counter are so GROUCHY 😡😨. Not all, but too many. I always try to be polite and patient and respectful, but some NEVER say thanks or smile. It's depressing. 

I think there are some who believe that they don't need to be nice to me because I am " just a delivery person". Truth is I do deliveries occasionally, maybe make $ 25 to $50 per week. It helps cover a few bills during these tough times. 

I'm also a graduate with 3 degrees . I've worked various menial jobs in my life & also as a professional and also stayed in school. Never quit school. Never dropped out as tempting as it was to do so. 

I've always lived by the philosophy to treat everybody nicely.🙂 Always try to. What I don't understand is why a person working behind the counter would treat me less kindly because I'm "just a delivery person"; which makes me ask how they think they should be treated if they're just a counter girl ? 

They don't believe they should be treated kindly and respectfully because they just work behind a counter ? Or do they think they're better than me because they work behind the food counter and I'm a delivery person? I never knew a food worker was superior to a delivery person.

 Whoever is the manager there maybe you can talk to the girls ( i didn't see any guys) and let them know that they should simply be kind and nice and a little bit of a smile to EVERYBODY to make this whole world 🌍a better place👍.

 Rather than pick & choose who to "act nice to" and who to treat with a blank state and no niceties 👎😡

(70's pic) One of these is a famous missionary today

re archaeology dept at Stanford

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Z6E6gan1DCRtgcEK6 

They have one of the most regular weekly lunch speaker events which has it's pros & cons. The cons are that it becomes a clique after a while. There are regulars there who seem like they haven't missed a lunch in decades. 

And they keep track ( in their minds) of who's who. These regulars are not very impressive individuals. One in particular is a major slob. And it's not as if they are eminent scholars. They just happen to be in the same place at the same time every week for years on end . 

Even the speakers they bring in sometime are exceedingly boring & dull (which apparently is the way they like it). And they DON'T sincerely like "outsiders". The dept chair may give platitudes in his welcome but if they decide to not like you they make it known thru micro aggressions, including the "Stanford stare" or "evil eye" . 

One guy with a big beard on repeat occasions would turn & give me a prolonged stare as if to say "who are you ?" even though I'd been coming there for a while.

 It's unethical & simply despicable for them to open it to the public if they don't really want us there. Just open it up to your cronies. It's not as if I'm a total dummy just coming out of a tent on the street to get a free lunch.

 I do have two bachelors and a Masters from good institutions, but I'm not one of those who likes to compare degrees. I let my accomplishments speak for itself .

 My purpose for originally attending this weekly lunch was to try to learn something. I always try to pick up a new nugget of wisdom or insight to add to my knowledge base. 

But I felt uncomfortable after a while with some of the supercilious attitudes I encountered. So I stopped attending even though I'm usually on campus on Wednesdays. I don't have any desire to return. 

You can have your little ladies coffee hour all to yourself & engage in group think. Congratulations . And I thought this was an institution of higher learning. 

⭐ Watch ""100's of students, many carrying Israeli flags, marched 👍🇮🇱 @Stanford" on YouTube

Video 

https://youtube.com/shorts/rCvVP6XwGdo?si=p06nDA00GKK5EoAv 

Story 

"Hundreds of students, some carrying Israeli flags, marched a half-mile to White Memorial Plaza on the Palo Alto campus, where about 40 pro-Palestinian campers have been sleeping outside in tents. ..

Organizers from the L'chaim Club, a Jewish student organization, said that "students of many backgrounds" were invited to protest what they called a "movement on campus" that endorses terrorism.."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/verbal-clashes-mark-interfaith-march-19449385.php

-----

Condolences ✝️ 💜🙏"Bodies of Three Israeli Hostages Found in Rafah - Including Body of 28-Year-Old Amit Buskila Who Was Kidnapped at the Nova Youth Music Festival - Truly Barbaric "

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/05/bodies-three-israeli-hostages-found-rafah-including-body/

Rumsey Map center, Stanford Green library review

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xvY3TQLwLiwGaSbp8 

I went to a nice conference here... But during the coffee break when I went to get a cup of coffee ☕, a white lady who was also attending the conference stood directly in front of the coffee spigot and refused to move while talking to another person. 

Even after I nicely said "excuse me" she pretended not to hear me and wouldn't budge. She was literally bullying me. I've never experienced such a pig🐖- headed person. This was supposed  to be polite company but she was just a selfish SLOB 😡👎🐖🐖🐖

Otherwise, the experience here is usually positive.  ( Oh, there was also the guy sitting behind me with  a bad cold, who kept coughing 😷. Dude, if you're sick, just stay home. Don't punish the rest of us with your illness) 

Exhibit A "Roger Greenway was one of those old school professors who s. harassed in subtle ways such as this

This goes with the previous post re same person . 

Actually I may as well re- post the words I wrote as well: 

"It would be considered sexual harassment now, but back in the day when I was a student it was common and some Christian schools and even at Calvin College for insecure male teachers or professors to needle students who threatened their insecure ego. It was their M.O. 

These teachers would take cheap shots in subtle ways about a student's "manhood" or "masculinity". One way they would do this was to raise their eyebrows and say "very creative " in response to a thought you shared or something you wrote, etc. 

Sometimes they'd just do it one-to- one. Other times they'd do it in public, even in the classroom. It was definitely not appropriate for sure but they would get away with it back then as part of their "bully pulpit." 

Because back then these self- proclaimed so-called "manly men" deemed "creativity " to be a non-masculine trait. 

Or in some cases if a professor couldn't get away with doing something demeaning himself, he would encourage another student to do so. At Calvin College and Seminary if they called you 'dude' that was also a little bit of a slur. 

For example, a professor might be speaking with one student and they might say about another student oh he's a dude," with an insinuating tone. And encourage that student to marginalize the other student as a dude. And this would also help take the light off of that professor who might be the actual less than virtuous person. It would especially help them if they could pit one student against another. 

One of the most egregious professors in this regard at Calvin Seminary was Roger Greenway (Bob DeVries may be second. Cal Van Reken was up there as well). They actually considered this unethical behavior as "gamemanship".  

Roger above all was highly threatened by my alpha male presence and more than once took some little unethical and inappropriate cheap shots at me such as the above. Or was intrusive. 

One time we had a banquet at the beginning of the year, and I had to go make a phone call. This was before cell phones, so I had to find a public phone. And we were at a public restaurant, not at the Seminary. So I stepped out for a few minutes. IT was an important phone call that couldn't wait. When I came back he was demanding, " Where were you? Where'd you go?" as if it was any of his business. I didn't even know him at that time.

I didn't even know his name. I didn't even know he was a professor. This was a banquet for new students, including professors and other staff as well. There were a lot of faces that I did not know at that time. I was not new to Calvin College; had already gotten my bachelor's degree there , but I was new to Calvin Seminary. 

He took an over- the- top special interest in everything about me which felt weird; even in this case taking special interest in why I was absent from the banquet for 5 or 10 minutes. 

What if I had been in the restroom with diarrhea or something? Is that his business as well ? This isn't like we're in elementary school or kindergarten where the teacher has to know everything about the kid like a parent. This is basically graduate school. 

Roger actually made the mistake of continuing to take shots at me even after I had left Calvin Seminary, and all the more stupidly, he did so in writing. And once I find that letter that I still have somewhere, I will post it as evidence. 

But you see these low- level professors* would use the word "creative" & other similar enigmatic words because it's ambiguous enough to use as "double speak." This way they are covering their tracks and they can deny that they meant anything derogatory, if confronted by a complaint, or a superior investigating their behavior. 

"Dude" passed as doublespeak in that regard as well because you could argue that it's an affectionate way of talking to a fellow person. 

Roger Greenway has passed away, so I won't go on and on... I won't go on any further, but it's worth mentioning because there might be some professors still trying to get away with this this sort of bully behavior, and maybe some students can pick up a few tips from this information. Greenway was part of the reason that I decided to transfer to a different Seminary. 

 Don't allow professors to take advantage of you. They have ethical responsibilities and obligations that come with their teaching position; and belittling students is a violation of those ethical standards. 

*Note: It's usually only a small amount of professors who need to use this kind of unethical "classroom control", (or even outside the classroom in some cases). It's the professors who do NOT have real great command of their content, or don't have any real command at all. So they begin struggling for class control; feel insecure , and begin belittling students as a way to silence them.

 Coincidentally, both Roger Greenway and Bob DeVries may have been hired more for "legacy" reasons, or nepotism ( ie sons of professors or pastors) rather than any real great academic command or proficiency. I'm not sure about Cal Van Reken. "

Annoying Stanford cameraman 👎📸 repeatedly got too close to people & for protracted amounts of time in our faces 🚫

Pasadena is NOT improving, They are getting worse & more CORRUPT , even on New Year's Day , See

Pasadena is NOT improving, They are getting worse &

         more CORRUPT, 

                    even on               New Year's Day 

see

https://pasadenalegal2024.blogspot.com/

Does Stanford have a SLOB epidemic ⁉️

Does Stanford have a SLOB epidemic ⁉️ at Stanford's nicest auditorium he puts his feet up like he's at home in his rat- 🐀 infested living room (not a student, not sure what language he was speaking either)

response to article in Cowboy State Daily

Re story about "Californian in Mini" causing problems in snow on I-80 . The problem I have is pigeon-holing people according to their current "legal residence".

 Many of us were born & raised in 1 place, college elsewhere, temporarily reside here & there, etc. a person with a CA plate could actually by a Wyoming person who for whatever reason has CA residence, or dual residence, etc. by referring to a person as a Californian or Montanan or whatever, is reductionist for the sake of dumbing us all down & even sometimes harmful prejudice. 

Our modern world is much more complex & intricate than it was decades ago when people who were born somewhere stayed there forever. How about "fellow American" ? 

x1000 Prayers for morbidly obese Olga at annual conference, e 3/8/24

Clicker: 1000

Sum: 1000 

Naboj icadooh

"Olga" (not real name) is seriously ill and needs our prayers before she dies of a heart attack due to morbid obesity. Please pray 🙏🙏🙏🙏✝️🙏🙏🙏 for a gentle wakeup call for Olga . God please intervene! Hear our prayers 

Why are some @Stanford students such CHICKENS 🐔🐔🐔 when walking at night?

Why are some @Stanford students such CHICKENS 🐔🐔🐔 when walking at night? Sometimes I'm walking back to my car & some act like they're little red riding hood (even a guy one time) & I'm the wolf 🐺🐺🐺.

I can assure you I'm just as nervous crossing paths with you not b/c ur threatening but because you DON'T have any self confidence. You're like little squirrels 🐿️🐿️🐿️ afraid of anything that moves. Be strong💪💪💪. Stop thinking in terms of "just little special me" 

Take some self-defense 🥋🥊 classes if it will help your confidence, or carry some pepper spray if it makes you feel better. You're NOT little kids anymore. Start growing up. That's what college is about. 

And I can assure you 95 to 99% of people DON'T CARE how special u

THINK u are. 

And to the  Stanford administration: please consider offering classes to help your young students gain confidence when walking alone. Scared students are like scared hikers: they let their imagination get the best of them & 

ruin it for everybody else. 

Fear is contagious and so is courage. What's more beneficial? You're supposed to be helping these kids grow up not just by memorizing and regurgitating,  but also emotionally & physically amongst other things. 

Maybe a lot of these kids grew up in suburbs and the Stanford setting doesn't challenge them enough in terms of "street smarts". Bring some people in to show them how to be tough, or at least ACT TOUGH in the right circumstances rather than thinking of themselves as little lambs 🐑. And how to discern between a real danger versus a nice guy. 

Offer  some lectures showing statistics that most people are NOT predators, NOT even most muscular males. (And that muscular males can be their best protectors, but not if you treat them like predators). 

re respect for those who served 🇺🇲🪖🎖️ (not their adult children who didn't)

I respect veterans and those who serve our country 🇺🇲but not necessarily the adult children of these military 🎖️🪖 persons (that do not serve themselves) who puff themselves up because of their father's service (or mother )

 ( like Megan McCain for example)

If you didn't personally serve your country you don't get the same respect by virtue of being a child of somebody who valiantly served. You get regular respect for being a decent citizen (hopefully)

cc: Bob Kok

The Tree House Solution !

https://treehousesolution.blogspot.com/

https://treehousesolution.blogspot.com/

Dear Bob Ko K (Coke) I love you so much in Christ (Agape) and all the Ko K family .. we've been thru

Dear Bob Ko K (Coke)  I love you so much in Christ (Agape) and all the Ko K (Coke)  family .. we've been thru  so much together as an extended family. Can we not  we show love and kindness and benevolence towards one another ? Can we not be united in Christ as well as an extended family.? Your family has been thru a lot. We love you all. I am not sure how my communication was misinterpreted but it was all intended with love and respect for you and all the Coke family . I pray for reconciliation and peace. I receive kind and respectful dialogue with other family members. Is it only you (singular) that remains antagonistic towards me ? Bob, I love you (agape) in Christ and always will. None of your language or non-loving correspondence will change this to the end. God be with you. May you talk to Jesus Christ and ask for a spirit of reconciliation and kindness and peace in His name. Be filled with the love of the  Holy Spirit Bob. I claim not personal perfection in extending an olive branch . If we all had to be perfect persons before we could preach Christ, the pulpits would be empty. Hear my prayer for you (singular) as well as all of our extended family. 

In Christ Forever

Joy Lender 

12/14/23 Can't recommend "24 roadside service" 👎😡in San Carlos CA (no physical address?)

https://yelp.to/OnKpYRx7xE 

Re "24 roadside service"
San Carlos CA
no physical address?
--
The guy who did the jump start was ok.But the dispatch dude (who is also the owner named Rick) was a jerk to me on phone 👎😡. In addition to insulting me, he answers the phone without announcing who they are ( ie just says "hello" like you're calling a homeowner. So you have to first ask "is this roadside service?") . Needless to say, I asked my roadside to change to a different responder but it was too late. Never again. 
https://yelp.to/OnKpYRx7xE

Memorial Church, Stanford

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2khFoBJr4xG8neeT7 

12/8/23 I've been coming to Stanford Memorial Church ⛪ for many years now, & tonight I attended the sing-along Christian worship ("festival of lessons & carols") which I thought would include the Catholics &  be ecumenical, but it turned out to be mostly composed of  the group led by the black leader from the Sunday 11am progressive service,  which is fine (although I'm not progressive, but conservative). However I would have liked if it had included the Catholics.

 Nonetheless, it started out nice & peaceful -very Christmas-y music . However, around halfway through the service I noticed a lady standing in back of me pacing & then she was kind of wandering around almost like a tourist looking at the walls maybe taking pictures I wasn't sure, & apparently not interested in being here for the service. This is usually frowned upon during a worship service. So I looked back and kind of gave her a hard stare to tell her that she was being bothersome. She apparently didn't care if she was being bothersome,  but she did disappear for a while. 

Then, near the end of the service she reappeared and stood closely behind me. I noticed a few others looking back at her as well as if wondering what she was doing. Stanford students aren't used to being watched by a security guard- you don't get into Stanford by being a bad boy or girl. And you don't need a babysitter. Anyways, I decided to leave a few seconds early because of her creepy presence (yes, some females can be creepy too sometimes) plus I had to get somewhere. 

So I went out the side door & she followed me. At this point, I'm like what the heck is going on? This is turning into harassment. Apparently she didn't even know what was behind the door that I went out, so I don't know what she's doing- like she's pretending to be a security guard or what's going on?! she obviously doesn't know the way things we work around Stanford. Police & security here are usually very low key and cool, NOT suspicious of everybody. 

I think she was kind of African-American, or dark skinned,  but it wasn't obvious exactly her race or ethnicity. She watched me go out the door and looked outside as if she had never seen this side of the church before. So either she was an imposter, or they assigned her to be some kind of attendant even though it was her first time there, which isn't very wise- if she doesn't even know the layout of the church,  & so everything seems suspicious to her. 

There's also a restroom in this hallway . which  would be another practical reason to go through this door & happens periodically during church services. Needless to say,  if this happens again I will make a complaint about her & whoever assigned her to do this, if such is the case.  If you just grab people and ask them to be an attendant or "play security" you need to have give them a little training first, & make sure they have practical skills as well as people skills, and aren't suspicious of everything that moves, or hopefully not just because I'm white at a black-led service. Can you imagine a white person doing this towards a black person? 

Furthermore, my family are big donors to Stanford and they will not be happy to hear about this. None of us here  need to be watched or observed or monitored. I am a very good person & a  good citizen & apparently I've been coming here much longer than this lady who appeared to be here for the first time. And suddenly she's a security guard,  or a wannabee?   That's not the way it works around the Stanford I know. Never has, never will. And at a Christmas service of all things. Good grief. Shame on you 👎.

Don't call me boss

Do you like it when 

SNARKY high school 

dropout clerks call

 you "BOSS" in a

 pseudo- respectful

 manner ⁉️

Menlo Park Hardware

https://maps.app.goo.gl/JV7gpRaH86SHAdaB7 

So I pulled in here I just needed one little wrench to remove the negative battery cable for a moment as I'm traveling. normally I could pull into any Ace hardware across the United States at least back in the good old days and tell them the problem, and they gladly help. However, the person behind the desk was a Latino teenager or young adult and I told him "I don't know for sure what size I need to loosen the battery cable. Can I take this out to my car and check the size and if it works I'll come back and purchase it?" I even offered to leave my driver's license as collateral. He responded glibly "Unfortunately I cannot do that " as if I was some sort of scam artist trying to get a free wrench. So I'm thinking I went up to the wrong cashier. Normally at many Ace hardwares you can find a good old boy who would say "sure no problem", or at least walk out to the car with you. I think those good old boys are here but I just picked the wrong cashier. 

SHAME on Green Library worker 👎😡 @stanford

prayers4 America 🇺🇸 & photos from ALL over USA (@AmeriPrayer1) posted at 4:57 PM on Wed, Oct 25, 2023:

SHAME on Green Library worker 👎😡 @stanford  for NOT allowing me in with digital ID. FYI digital ID
IS now being used in CA in conjunction w/ DMV (pilot program). This is 2023. there's even self-driving cars on the road in the Bay Area. And yet this Stanford worker won't accept digital id to get into the library for a public event ⁉️ is that even Stanford policy or was this worker going ROGUE⁉️💥

https://t.co/5rchW50UzA

https://t.co/dE8Agtcl08
(https://x.com/AmeriPrayer1/status/1717329619723092373?t=wiFoOz948bORI5juFwYYrQ&s=03) 

Furthermore many other states are allowing digital 🆔

"In March 2022, Apple announced AZ as the first state to offer DIGITAL driver's licenses on iPhones thru users' Wallet app. CO, MD, & GA have since joined AZ. Additionally, states like DE, FL, MS, MO, OK, & UT have adopted digital ID systems"

@Stanford FYI:

digital 🆔 is not a thing of the future, it's HERE & NOW . Of all places, u would expect a cutting- edge institution such as Stanford to be up to par with the NEW NORMAL . OR is Stanford losing it's edge ⁉️

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/ca-dmv-wallet/

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/dmv-mobile-digital-drivers-license-18350598.php

re Cecil H Green Library, Stanford

https://maps.app.goo.gl/EEX8dGqhWj7a3Du99 

I've been to several functions here previously with no problem. However on 10/25/23 I arrived near noon for the "Silicon Valley Talks: Chris Clay, "Unstoppable" presentation in Hohbach Hall. Entering the Green Library I was expecting to go thru the check-in and respectfully told the dude at the entrance my purpose but he insisted I register "using a DL or passport ''.

 I don't normally carry my physical license on me anymore , let alone my passport. But I do have an ONLINE COPY which even police will accept these days. It's on my phone- perfect focus etc. 

Front & back. Passport too.

 But the dude refused to accept it. He insisted I go back to my car and get a physical copy. Since I parked on El Camino to avoid a parking ticket & save a few dollars ( NOT all of us are independently wealthy, & Do have a budget) , this would entail a 20-minute walk to my car & a 20-minute walk back. The presentation is only an hour usually.

 I was quite upset that this fellow was being so stubborn about demanding a physical 🆔. I wonder if this is even actual policy or did he just make a knee-Jerk negative response & then double down on it⁉️ I told him this "isn't the Stanford way" and I'm  a big Stanford supporter in terms of attendance.

 I should have asked to speak with a supervisor rather than trying to hope for common sense from this bossy student worker 👎 (btw, most student workers I've encountered here are great 👍. This one seemed to have a bias against me👎).  

If a super sees this, please rectify this so it doesn't happen again. Virtual identification is just as valid as a physical , even preferred in some places these days . 

Joy Lender

BA BA M.Div

Arrogance at St. Thomas Aquinas Church ,Palo Alto 👎

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gsh8NqYCDGN3iPTQ9 

It's 10/22/23 & the priest still wears a mask ⁉️ that's too superstitious for me. Then the Asian- American guy comes down in the middle of homily counting HOW MANY BODIES are in the pew, pausing deliberately & arrogantly with his little pencil and paper 📜. He could easily count every single person just standing from the back. & He looks like a supremacist . 

Now the priest is making a political homily saying a country shouldn't try to have revenge against their enemies . Obvious anti-israel message. Self-defense is NOT revenge.

 Unfortunately the far- lefty or just simply low-information congregation sits there passively as I walk out shaking my head. This church seems to have gone ROGUE- maybe the diocese Bishop needs to step in and take a look. Shake things up a little bit. It's bad. Really bad 👎. 

99 Cents Only Stores, Sacramento

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LWsR2XCkSs25wby36 

I think they should change 

their name to

 "nothing is 99 cents " anymore. 

But seriously. I got up to the cashier & the cheese that looked like it was 2.99 turned out to be $5 so I said "please take that off" and then she had to call the manager and she said it would take so long I had to go to a different aisle and start my whole order over. 

So I moved over to another aisle in the cashier there an African American female snapped at me and said

 "anytime you take an order 

off it causes the computer to freeze". 

She sounded like she was blaming me as if I should have known that. 

So I said " I was supposed to know that ?" She snapped back "I didn't say that". . I replied " you didn't say that in exact words but you said it in your tone" . Then she accused me of being angry even though I wasn't. I was just going with the flow trying to get in and out.

 I only got angry when she start accusing me of being angry even though I wasn't. she tried to flip it. She was the one being angry.. I was being very compatible and understanding of the situation even though I didn't want to wait in line again.

 I was in a good mood even though this happened and now I end up walking out in a bad mood because she was so angry. 😡👎🏽.  

Shame on her 👎🏽

 

Prayers 🙏 for ( vexatious lady, on left)

How much 💸💲of the 💰BILLIONS💰we are giving to Ukraine GOES INTO one of LYIN Joe biden's bank Accounts⁉️

https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1708733758571229207?t=PRK-CaW2HwAHmdkAD2TGGg&s=19

What percentage💸💲

of the 💰billions💰 in 

military 🪖financial 

assistance we are 

giving to Ukraine

GOES INTO one of  

LYIN Joe biden's 30 

Offshore or Shell

bank Accounts⁉️

Answer poll at 

https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1708733758571229207?t=PRK-CaW2HwAHmdkAD2TGGg&s=19

re Ralphs, Irvine CA on Alton

Thanks for spying on me while I was shopping 🛒 after church at St Neumann ⛪.

 I know you want people to CONFORM to your local expectations but I'm NOT from here and KNOW MUCH MORE about our country and world than any of you small- minded workers at Ralph's who have lived in Irvine all your lives. take a risk and experience the real world 🌎.

And even if I don't fit in to your expectations for local customs, it doesn't mean I am a shoplifter. I can assure you I am NOT A SHOPLIFTER. 

And I shop for specific items using IBOTTA which offers cash back on certain items. That's why I bounce around the store NOT like a local housewife shopping for the husband and 2 kids. 

Try to remember: if something doesn't comply to your local expectations and customs it doesn't make it illegal or wrong. Sometimes it's just unique. And sometimes it's also BETTER.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/H6jAthitpCHqircz9 

re Ray-A-Motive Auto Repair, Bellflower CA 👎😡

https://maps.app.goo.gl/FvLbiuezjYT5zHXk9 

I drove through here as I was driving around town looking for an auto repair cuz my car was clicking and clacking & popping etc. Sounded terrible and I didn't know what it was. I've been to this place before not for a few years. And then I looked and realize how busy it was so I was going to just drive right back out. But this guy walked up and stop me look at me suspiciously and asked me what I wanted.

Obviously if you work at a repair shop you SHOULD HAVE BEEN able to hear my car & know without asking what I needed (or maybe not if you're just an office manager). 

But let me cut to the chase: he seemed like a JERK the way he was talking to me in a condescending manner, like he was some kind of supercilious star or something. Sorry buddy but being an office manager does not make you a star  other than a star in your own eyes. 

 He also started peering in my window like he wanted to see what I had in my car as if he was a cop or something -like he had a right to know what I was carrying with me. 

Fact is, I had my car loaded with stuff because I had been traveling all summer to New York and back. But he apparently disapproved of this as well. I already told him it looked too busy and I was leaving. He had no right to stop me from leaving.

 If he wanted to tell me this was private property I already know that. But during normal business hours it's acceptable to enter private property if the business is open to inquire, do business, look and see how busy it is etc.

 For that matter a grocery store is private property, a gas station is private property etc. I wasn't doing anything illegal. I'm a good citizen. And I was trying to leave, so why was he acting like a jerk and making me stop and tell him what I was doing.

 Simply put, I drove in past the different garage stalls & took the loop around and was heading back out. To treat me like a potential criminal was not warranted 👎🚫. SHAME on you 😡.

 I've been fixing up a nice old vehicle and I've spent a thousand dollars 💰 on repairs in the last month.There's nothing wrong with that. And I pay all my bills & taxes. My tags are current and I have auto insurance fully paid for the year. 

DON'T YOU DARE look down at me dude 👎. You are the one who dropped out of college (or never went) to become an office manager and there's nothing wrong with that but there's something good about finishing the course too, as a lot of us do because we believe it is the right thing to do.

Frankly, It would have been much easier to drop out of college & grad school to become an office manager at an auto repair shop but a lot of us refused to quit. Don't you dare think you are better than me. You judged me negatively first, so I'm judging you back. You started it buddy. Not me.

 I only had honorable intentions as I drove up while you seem to think you're better than others. No you're NOT. You may actually be Worse than the people you are negatively judging. The most famous person in the  history of the world 🌍 once said: "Take the log out of your own eye 👁️ 🌲 first" . Maybe you should listen to him. It's never too late.

#RepentAndBeBaptized 🙏

#AcceptChrist2bSaved ✝️

Joy V 

BA/BA/M.Div

re alleged parking enforcement @ City of Newport Beach - Civic Center

https://maps.app.goo.gl/CLXwH4HbsTJHZApn8 

Who's the greasy long-haired guy who drives around in a city vehicle pretending to be parking enforcement ⁉️ I was in the library parking lot a little past 9 pm and he came along and told me I couldn't park there after 9 o'clock. And threatened me with a ticket. I said "Why aren't there any signs? How can you write a ticket if there are no signs?" 

There's NOT a single sign saying "No parking after 9" nor any other signs showing any time restrictions. Was he just harassing me because he wrongly assumed that I was a transient ⁉️ That's very offensive and unprofessional 👎😡. 

SHAME on this guy. Anyways, this lightweight dude who disrespected me can't hold a candle to my achievements. I continue to achieve and excel. While this college dropout self -proclaimed parking enforcer does his meaningless night route thru Newport Beach and goes home to his Santa Ana apartment to eat Cheetos & sleep all day like a bum 👎. Get a life dude. And get a haircut 💈 too 

-James-

BA/BA/M.Div 

re KRLA, aka 870AM The Answer , So Cal

https://maps.app.goo.gl/aQ8WSv1k9Y9Joo749 

@am870theanswer

@lanewsguy

Larry Marino gives TOO MANY neutral updates on LYIN BIDEN,- & rarely criticism As if he's working for a NON -conservative station.

 And too many milquetoast updates re Trump indictments- that's exactly what the lefties want: repeated reminders of Trump being prosecuted - so that low information voters will think 

he's the "bad guy"

Yo Larry: 870 is conservative radio. You DON'T have to be so politically correct. Listeners tune in to hear

REAL TALK.

Same re the lady who came over from NPR (who does afternoons: hedy lynn herdes )