Review of Mount Rainier National Park (Mowich, Tolmie, Spray Falls/Park)

Great place to camp or just park for the day to take either trail to Tolmie Peak ⛰ and/or Spray Falls & park , or a few other destinations. End of July Lake Mowich is warm enough to swim in 🏊 👍. Don't bother fishing 🎣 though - i don't think there's any fish 🐟at all, except i DID see a few dead crayfish - but only dead ones.

 And there's also Lake Eunice on way to Tolmie - smaller than Mowich - there were some critters in the water - maybe polliwigs on the verge of becoming frogs 🐸. & don't forget mosquito spray or something to keep the bugs away - repellant seems to work but I ran out and then I had to use mud on my arms which actually worked pretty good .

 Oh also DON'T forget to purchase a park pass (or preferably  an annual pass to save money if you go to the National Park more than two times per year) .

 You might think that the rangers won't drive all the way out there to issue parking citations but they DO. In  fact when I came back from Spray Park I saw several citations on vehicles as I was walking back to my car .

 I'm glad I had put my annual pass on my dashboard cuz sometimes I DON'T do it thinking that they don't really ever check - but this time I did so I didn't get a ticket.

 I wonder how many people actually DO have annual passes but just forgot or neglected to put them on their dashboard.

 To be honest there's NOT a lot of signs saying you need to post your pass on your dashboard. Maybe they do that purposely to surprise you and raise a little revenue. Nothing surprises me

Re AMC movie 🎥 theatre in Bellevue WA (Factoria 8)

Re AMC movie 🎥 theatre in Bellevue WA (Factoria 8) This theater 🎥 has nice reclining seats -very comfortable &  the parking is free and plentiful.  I don't know why everybody's complaining about it - maybe in the evening it gets crowded but at the matinee there was more than enough parking. 

However  the environment is kind of strange.  I like it when employees actually have seen some of the movies - that they're actually movie aficionados so you can chat with them a bit  about it.  

Too often  it seems that they're just there because it's an easy job. I think they should require the employees to watch some of the movies so that you can interact with them & say "Did you like this movie ? " or "What do u recommend?" etc  so you're not just feeling like a piece of meat 🍖- paying- money-  get in -now get out - next up.

 I personally do movie reviews so  that's another reason I like to be able to talk to other people about the movies including the employees - just briefly in passing. I mean if you want to work at a movie theater hopefully it's because you DO like movies a little bit.  

AND also that you respect people who come to see the movies - that they're thinking while they're watching a movie - that you the employee DOESN'T just see the customer as somebody who throws money at you & pays your hourly wage - not just popcorn- eating idiots .

  Does that make sense? Everybody likes to be respected . I do movie reviews.  I write about the movies & I like to be respected for my thoughtful critique . i also exercise & work out 🏋 & went to college & grad school. 

Most importantly i am a Christian ✝ & started the motto #PrayTheMovies 🙏 🎥. I've done 1000's of "Movie Reviews for Christians" - meaning I've paid a good chunk of your wages as well.  I hope you can respect THAT. 

re Taco Bell near Walmart in Bellingham WA after NBA finals free taco day 2021

Some days you just want to get a freebie with a smile like today -all the Taco Bells are giving away a free Taco because of  Milwaukee Bucks winning the NBA Championship 🏀- having come back from a halftime deficit - that was the deal & promotion by #TacoBell 🌮 🛎.  

It was early so i  wasn't too hungry and I ask for the free taco and they provided it- but with NO HAPPINESS 😟. The girl who handed it to me NEVER smiled - just a b- face 😖 maybe because I didn't order anything else -I don't know. 

Sometimes clerks will do that to punish you if you are a bargain hunter. That's NOT cool 👎. Come on girl 👧- DON'T do that 🚫. Give me a smile ☺ and make me feel good every now and then when enjoying a freebie. You'll still get paid. 

 Give me a smile 😀 and a sincere "Have a nice day". Be gracious and kind . Do unto others as you would have them do unto YOU. 

Re place where I hiked & a teachable moment

Pretty nice place - free parking & you take a Switchback Trail down to the water across the train track. One side of the water was very grassy NOT very swimmable. The other side was more clear - I went swimming 🏊 here and this is after I had taken about a 7 mile hike 👣 up by nearby Fragrance Lake. 

So I was a little bit tired and then I had an " issue" coming back up the Switchback Trail so I went off the trail and this is where I'll just have to be honest with ya'll - a guy started yelling at me not to take shortcuts but I had to find a place off the trail to take care of business (if you know what I mean) -  I had diarrhea 💩 -a bad bout of diarrhea- that had to be released -so I snuck off to the side and he thought I was taking a shortcut and started yelling at me. 

 I'm glad he didn't chase or he would have been in for an unpleasant surprise 💩. But it just goes to show that you if you're self- righteous or holier-than-thou sometimes you should suspend judgment until you know the whole story. 

Re 'homeless' begging at church exit

I Like this church ⛪ but as i was leaving there was an ethnic couple with a child standing by the exit holding a sign asking for help. 

This is NOT the first time I've experienced this at a Catholic Church (elsewhere).  It seems like there's a few people who specifically know exactly what time people will be leaving and they target churchgoers either to guilt them or if you give them something they give you God's blessing as if they are actually superior to you which is an odd feeling: 

  As you're helping them, they're actually acting condescending toward you as if for some reason you're just some schmuck going to church and they're some sort of sophisticated 'survivor' who is closer to God than you -which makes me angry actually - and it also leaves me feeling like these people are scamming me for a handout or  some kind of psychological manipulation rather than  actually being really needy. 

 I handed them two cans of food that I carry for homeless people but once again I didn't feel like I was giving it to somebody who was really so needy but was actually quite savvy 👎. 

Like they decided to go stand by the Catholic church and see if these church people are really very generous or not.  and my question is ARE U REALLY NEEDY OR NOT ? If not,   you are SCAMMING people . 

Yes I was that guy walking around with a blank ball under my arm at ballard locks

Yes I was that guy walking around with a blank ball under my arm at ballard locks -some people may be wondering why when there's no  blank around the area -strangely after visiting the locks visitor center I came out and there was a brand new blank ball sitting right there on the sidewalk.

  I looked around at all the people there and asked "Is this your ball is this your ball ?" everybody said NO so I picked it up and walked around thinking maybe I'd see a family or people who forgot their new ball  and they'd say "Hey, that's our ball " -but nobody did . 

SO I just walked back to my car with it. If you lost your ball and can identify it -let me know & you can have it back 👍

re Scriber Lake Park & homeless, Lynnwood WA

My experience here does NOT match up with the negative reviews i read about homeless & needles etc. I DIDN'T see a single piece of trash. I saw a city worker emptying garbage cans. I saw city workers pouring wood chips on trail. I saw one man fishing. 

By the way, a person may be without a home temporarily but shouldn't be denigrated as 'homeless'. I DON'T get it when people who have EVERYTHING: a home, car, money etc find it necessary to kick people who are down & out. 

Sure, some made bad choices but not always - some are victims too. But if you are somebody who made all the right choices & have never been victimized you should simply be thankful & try to help others out of their bad situation - if not with material things at least thru prayer & encouragement 👍. 

disappointed with seattle archbishop Etienne 's recent pronouncement re communion

i am disappointed with archbishop Etienne 's recent pronouncement re  communion basically without any standards - even if you're in favor of abortion - even if you are in a position of political power & take steps to support abortion rather than preserve life -

Etienne says you can STILL receive communion because it's "about grace". But these are NOT people apologetic nor repentant about abortion - they are NOT in a state of grace - they're NOT even asking for grace at the communion table - they are arrogantly in defiance of God & the catholic church position on abortion. Etienne is either obtuse or corrupt himself - neither of which is tolerable at such a high position . 

"A brilliant Twitter thread perfectly explains what drives today's conservatives -" American Thinker

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/07/a_brilliant_twitter_thread_perfectly_explains_what_drives_todays_conservatives.html#.YOliAnW0I-8.twitter 

homes have been EMPTY for 60 years ? "California spent $13M in taxpayer money to guard empty homes amid homeless crisis: ..

#DEFENDtheUNBORN ! 👶👣👼🌹🥀🎵🎶✝️⛪🙏♥️😎🇺🇸 (@PRAISETRIUNEGOD) tweeted at 8:11 AM on Fri, Jul 09, 2021:

These homes have been EMPTY for 60 years ? "California spent $13M in taxpayer money to guard empty homes amid homeless crisis: .. homes were purchased 60 YEARS AGO  when the state wanted to connect the 710 freeway to the 210 in Pasadena..."

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(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1413516225037045767?s=03) 

Lynwood WA: Walmart should NOT have supremacist 🇮🇳 India-Americans 🇺🇸 working at self-checkout.

Walmart should NOT have supremacist 🇮🇳 India-Americans 🇺🇸 working at self-checkout. Furthermore because they are also Hindus & frown 😠 upon alcohol , they have barely hidden contempt for customers who purchase beer etc . 

That is another reason India-Americans should NOT be working in positions where they are a negative influence on the customer experience 👎. You're better off driving 🚗to the full-service supercenter 5 miles north in Everett - much better customer experience at the Everett location . TOO many India-Americans who think they are superior here in Lynwood 👎 WA

Re Walmart in Lynwood WA, July 2021

Walmart, Lynwood WA,

(425) 741-9445

https://maps.app.goo.gl/td3qrAZ8KbpxrM3x6

I love people from India 🇮🇳 - they are a valuable part of the USA melting pot 🇺🇸 - however some of them think they are SUPERIOR to others. 

Even at self- checkout the Indian employee (+ 2 other India employees roaming around) 1st pointed in an authoritarian manner at which kiosk he wanted me to use as if we can't decide for ourselves & then asked if I had scanned the 2 t-shirts 👕. 

I said YES. But then he scrolled thru the thing to make sure - & DIDN'T apologize for  doing so nor say "thank u sir" as would be expected - just acted very bossy & superior as if i was white trash 🗑.

 I went to college & more pal :

 BA/BA/M.Div 🎓 . 

Show some respect if u want to be respected. The American gal at the exit was much nicer 😀 & respectful 👍

Watch "Libertarian and the Librarian" . Craig VanGenderen & co. singing & playing 🎸

https://youtu.be/8k22izi5cfM 

re When NOT to give fishing 🎣advice

I'm not much of a fisherman but I carry a pole around with me and once in a while I like to walk out on a dock and cast my line for a while- NOT necessarily with  high hopes of catching anything8  but just being out there enjoying the water & the weather & a feeling of peacefulness.

  I tell u this because I get tired of people coming up to me sometimes and trying to give me advice about how to catch fish. Even though they're NOT fishing themselves they think they're experts at telling other people how to catch fish 🐟. 

 I'd be happy sometimes just casting a line 🎣 without even a hook on it just for something to do for a little while. It's called Zen.

  So next time you see somebody fishing- even if they're NOT catching anything just allow them to enjoy their Zen -their peace.  Thank you very much 👍

Hint re identity of this Eagles & GR blogger: I'm from 1 of the wealthiest 'old money' GR families

Hint re identity of this eagles blogger: 

I'm from 1 of the  wealthiest 'old money' 💰 GR families. My grandfather was a entrepreneur who grew up in Holland & Grand Rapids in the early 1900's & later made millions in Chicago as an inventor.

 After which he moved his business back to GR & it is still in business in 2021. McDonalds restaurants are his biggest contract. All of his 9 children (minus 1 who had down syndrome) attended GRCH & Calvin College. 

Can you guess who he is ?

 (Hint: Not Prince or DeVos or Van Andel or Meijer family). 

I'm a grandson 😁

Who am I

I  worked at Pine Rest Christian Hospital  for a while as a mental health worker in the Van Andel Center but also in other sections of the hospital and my father was also a employee here before me. 

 I had some good experiences here & a few bad ones- including losing a  patient - so mixed feelings- but  I think we helped a lot of people with the Christian emphasis on mental health.

I remember working with Brent Gates and Belinda Clarke and Frank Sisung the drummer who was married to the Boorsma girl,  and also several others who were fun to work with including Johnny King (great 70's bb 🏀 player at Calvin) .

I continue to pray4 🙏  the patients and the workers at Pine Rest some of whom are still there - who I worked with back in the 90s 👍.

Van 

Review of SF Bay Bridge Toll plaza

👎 👎  the Bay Bridge makes it so difficult for one time travelers to pay the toll especially if you're not going back to your mailing or residential address for a while you won't get the invoice 

...and if you don't have the invoice number in some cases such as mine  it's difficult to pay online with just a license plate number because in some cases if you bought a used car the previous owner may have already an account with that license plate

-so I can't log in -and so I need the invoice number -and nobody is there to open my mail for for me.  and if I call SF MTA on the phone 📞 they DON'T answer or make you stay on the line for literally hours to get through to anybody to pay your Bay Bridge toll. 

..and if you don't pay it within 30 days they assess a late fee -and I think that's exactly what they're trying to do is get a late fee to make it more expensive&  fill their coffers - a  very creepy system for one time travelers - aka tourists

Re vehicle #NoisePollution driving people crazy .

If i walk down the sidewalk & yell in peoples ears I'll prob be arrested for disturbing the peace, rightly so. its NOT free speech. 

Yet loud exhausts 🚗 🏍 R increasing everywhere. It disturbed 1 man so much recently in Battleground WA he shot (& killed) his neighbor.

  I ask police 🚔to start enforcing applicable laws  so that it DOESN'T drive more people CRAZY, literally. #NoisePollution

Re SF MTA parking enforcement San Francisco, 2021

I understand the city needs to have some parking rules and some way to enforce   otherwise it could be chaos but when you notice your parking citation is issued only a few minutes after the time begins, then you start to think that these are vexatious agents working for the city who actually delight in  issuing  parking tickets - like they're waiting for that moment to begin that they can start writing a ticket almost as if they're waiting at the end of the street drooling for the clock to start ticking so they can start writing tickets. 

 That's what makes you angry 😡- when they are lying-in-wait like a hunter waiting for the animal 🐅 to slay.   I got a parking ticket at 6:13 a.m. for a zone that starts at 6 a.m. and I had already had moved at 6:20 a.m.. It's like they intentionally chose my vehicle to start with. Sickening - that's the only thing i need a mask for in SF. 👎

And this is at a time when we are just barely emerging from the covid lockdown and all the financial hardships that it has created and now they add an  $83 parking citation to it.

Thanks a lot. NOT.  😠

Check out this review of Gary Bale Redi Mix Concrete on Google Maps

This guy is a CREEP 👎 - started honking at me to go faster - um, that's what a passing lane is for dude. I was driving the speed limit. Then he gave me this gesture. Glad I got his license plate and commercial identification so I can report him for aggressive driving.

https://goo.gl/maps/4C6rPsHXxrZ9Cvxe6 

Re highway 41 across the everglades . Cops 🚔 need to patrol it more .

JUST A WARNING TO TOURISTS re HIGHWAY 41:

  freaking stupid truck driver in a big rig tried to pass me on the two-way highway . I was driving the speed limit and as he passed there were cars coming and he was NOT going nearly fast enough to make a safe pass - so either he had to back off and return behind me but he wasn't going to do back down OR there literally would have been some sort of collision if I had not actually slammed my brakes to allow him in , and that's NOT the way you're supposed to pass . 

If you're NOT able to pass safely with enough speed you don't make the other driver slow down to allow you to pass- that was really BAD driving.  I wish I had gotten his license plate to report him.  he could have caused a serious deadly accident . 

And this road has a lot of wildlife and there are tourists driving up and down it going the speed limit , but there's locals & truckers who want to go faster. They've been down this road so many times they get angry behind you. It's very frustrating.

 I wish they'd go somewhere else if they don't like driving down this road.  I mean if you live in  Florida you got to get used to being around tourists otherwise you better move somewhere else. 

 And then I also saw a dead turtle 🐢 on the road which is another proof of  overly-aggressive driving - if you can't avoid a turtle crossing the road you know you're driving too fast , or alternatively they intentionally hit it and you're a sick puppy if you're TRYING to kill a turtle with your truck.  slow down . There was a dead alligator 🐊 as well

re Ecology Trail Presidio San Francisco

Nice hiking trails 👣 BUT there are TONS of local yokel parents hovering over their super precious kids & you represent "stranger danger" to them. It kind of ruins the vibe of taking a hike 🚶. One kid actually announced "stranger" as I passed by. Another kid said "What are you looking at?" as I turned the corner & they were on the path. Both kids sounded SCRIPTED as if they had practiced with their PERFECT parents. Wow. This is the future of America 🇺🇸 ?Kids trained to adore & worship their parents & be suspicious of everybody else . i recommend you do this hike once to get to know the area & then cross it off your list.

6/13/21 I was there: it rained ALL Saturday night &ALL Sunday day "Sunday marks the wettest day in Portland since February | "

 I was there: it rained ALL Saturday night &ALL Sunday day  "Sunday marks the wettest day in Portland since February | "

https://www.kptv.com/news/sunday-marks-the-wettest-day-in-portland-since-february/article_02e331a8-ccae-11eb-a588-93a49f5692bb.html 

Review of Wahclella Falls hike

It's a very nice Trail -pretty easy and a beautiful waterfall at the end.  however on the day I went there was a wedding at the waterfall - I couldn't believe it . which is  fine and beautiful but some of the wedding party (from utah) were a little bit suspicious of other hikers & they kind of took over the place as if it was theirs- which ruined the moment that you have when you arrive at the waterfall and want to enjoy it.

 Instead  they stare at you suspiciously and start picking up their stuff like you're going to steal it.  good grief -I'm a tourist too  you fools.  I'm just as uptight about people stealing my stuff as yours. DON'T be so damned self-righteous and then as I tried to make my way through this group of about 50 people one of the dudes said "Stop. My girlfriend is changing. She's topless". too much information . just say "please wait, she's changing" i get it. I'm NOT a neandarthal nor a thief. Treat others the way you wish to be treated and don't act so damned self-righteous. 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/pFiH3P4xWpPi4yMWA

Did Cal VanReken cheat in college ?

Did Cal VanReken 

ever Cheat in colleGe ?  

SeMinary ? 

Review Re Polin Spring Ecology Trail, Presidio San Francisco

Review Re Polin Spring Ecology Trail,               Presidio San Francisco 

Nice hiking trails 👣 BUT there are TONS of local yokel parents hovering over their super precious kids 👦 👧 & you represent "stranger danger" to them. It kind of ruins the vibe of taking a hike 🚶.

 One kid actually announced "stranger" as I passed by. Another kid said "What are you looking at?" as I turned the corner & they were on the path. Both kids sounded SCRIPTED as if they had practiced with their PERFECT parents.

 Wow. This is the future of America 🇺🇸 -kids trained to adore & worship their parents (but NOT God) & be suspicious of everybody else .

 Do this hike once to get to know the area & then cross it off your list. 

Re Spirit of Social Distancing

So a church ⛪i attended recently was doing everything they can of course to try  be in compliance with health and safety & sanitization re covid-19 prevention 👍, but one thing they're doing that seems to be contrary is funneling everybody through one side door .

I can see why in the beginning as we're coming in it might be easier to have everybody go thru one door 🚪but even at the end of the service everything remained blocked off.  IN fact I started trying to exit towards the back and there were two guys standing there - one who acted like he was about to tackle me if I tried to go out that way . 

But it seemed to me it would be more in the spirit  of social distancing to allow people to exit in various different ways depending on which way they're going.  WHY make everybody funnel out the same door and get close to each other unnecessarily ? 

By the way it also is a reminder that when you give a volunteer  a job at church sometimes they become zealots & take it too seriously . just chill out guys . 

Re Spirit of the Law

The priest or deacon at St Ignatius in SF missed a perfect opportunity to talk about the spirit of the law but instead he apologized for committing a minor traffic infraction and said he should have known better. He was talking about driving thru the city and he was at a red light and there was absolutely nobody around & he was running late for something important and  decided to turn right on red even though the sign said no right turn on red.

  And suddenly he saw the police lights behind him and  received a citation. I thought he was going to going to start talking about the spirit of the law of turning right on red - usually if there's  a sign that says no turn on red in certain situations  it's at unpredictable & more dangerous intersections, but since he had clearly looked every single way and done everything properly it was okay in this situation because the spirit of the law would justify it (which is related to public policy , which is supposed to be behind every law as every law student knows). 

 Instead he took the  opportunity to apologize publicly to the church  & self-chastize & say he shouldn't have done it.  Basically he was making a case for being legalistic - the exact opposite of what Jesus was trying to teach to the Pharisees and Sadducees back in the day.

  It was a  bit bizarre to hear this from a man of the cloth which is why I wonder maybe this was a deacon rather than a priest (a little less educated) but even sometimes the most educated make such a mistake . 

Anyways let me use this as an opportunity to let people know that there is the spirit of the law behind Biblical law as well as today's man-made laws ( called public policy ) or  supposed to be and when police violate the public policy of the law (ie the intended purpose) you can challenge them in court . 

Now in the case of minor traffic infractions you probably won't win simply because judges too often "rubber stamp" everything,  but we should keep in mind that there is a spirit of the law . Like if you're driving in the middle of the night and you come to an intersection and it's a really long red &  no traffic whatsoever- the spirit of law would say you CAN go through it (after stopping and carefully looking both ways to make sure it's clear)even if the letter of the law would say you must wait until it turns green. Comprende ?

Video: re mask 😷insanity, This kid is awesome 👍😀⚡💯🗽- more courage than too many adults

:
This kid is awesome 👍😀⚡💯🗽- more courage than too many adults

See
(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1395757704132497415?s=03) 

re Surf Liquor Inc, Sunset Beach HB (So Cal) 👎

Surf Liquor Inc

https://maps.app.goo.gl/xZCe1W5CpjUac19BA

Is  this the liquor store that turned off their outdoor water spout because some poor homeless man filled up a bottle of water from their outdoor tap ❓ how disgusting & despicable is that ❓you can't even allow a poor person to get some water from your TAP Outdoors ?

are you that freaking greedy ? & creepy ?

 And you make your living selling booze 🍺 🍸 🍷 to people ?  a lot of whom DON'T need booze - some are alcoholics.  You will be held accountable someday by God for your greed and your contributions to the delinquency of society. 👎

#RepentAndBeBaptized 

5/13/21 Review of St Gregory Church, San Mateo CA

5/13/21 Review of St Gregory Church, San Mateo CA

Wow that was quite the experience . I'm just visiting the area and I looked up the local Catholic Church for daily mass and it said they have noon Mass so I arrived around 11:55 and all the doors were locked but then I saw a side door open and as I approached a man maybe a priest  -he  looked Filipino or Latino came to the door and he saw me and he said "can I help you?" I said "Isn't there noon Mass today?"  he said "Yes BUT ITS NOT OPEN to the PUBLIC. "

First of all if we're going to church at noon in the middle of the week we're NOT really just like  unchurched public people - we're a little bit more devoted than  the average person.  Personally I also may  have MORE education than this fellow- maybe he was a deacon -I don't know.  I went to Seminary (BA/BA/M.DIV). 

So that was kind of rude and dismissive & presumptuous of him as if he was some kind of special person & I was just a "random member of the public" walking by randomly hoping to go to church for the 1st time in my life. 

(But if I was - if he was a SINCERE Christian he would REALLY be concerned about inviting me in, or should be)

(by the way he did NOT look very impressive.  He was kind of rollie pollie maybe a little bit obese, NOT very well-dressed -he didn't have a priest robe on either so I don't even know for sure he was a priest. maybe he's just an assistant of some sort) 

Second of all, why don't they fix their website  to say the noon masses are "online only". I said this to the fellow and he said in a VERY HOLLOW tone "SORRY ABOUT THAT".  I DON'T think he meant it  at all . He did NOT sound sincere. 

I highly doubt he will go back and correct it or notify the people who need to correct it . That tells me a lot about this place. These random behind-the-stage encounters tell you a lot about the reality of an organization. Disappointed 👎

re my negative experience at St Anne's Catholic Church in Union City CA.

Located at 

https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZHxKa1x3H2b9xtfK8

re St Anne's Catholic Church

in Union City CA 

I am a white Catholic ✝ American and I love people of all colors and race and ethnicity .  Union City is highly India- America culture and I love India culture and I love Bollywood as well but in some cases they become such a clique that they control certain things & in some cases the churches as well. 

 And  sometimes when it becomes predominately " them" 🇮🇳 they have a bit of negative prejudice towards "us" 🇺🇸 .

 So I went there for the first time recently and really experienced some of that prejudice- they assumed negative things about me as a white person even though I am a very educated & self-disciplined person (BA/BA/M.Div). 

 So I hope that it can get better and change and there may be a little bit of self-reflection about being from India in America.  God bless us all

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1/20/21 I got the money 💰shot of TRUMP on his last pass as POTUS thru #PalmBeach on way to Mar-A-Lago .

I got the money 💰shot of  TRUMP on his last pass as POTUS thru #PalmBeach on way to Mar-A-Lago . he went thru slowly waving thumbs-up NOT looking defeated but optimistic 👍 #Trump2024 ? 🇺🇸
God Bless You Mr President 💪
#TrumpsLastDay

the "where ya from" Q -as if we all have "boxed" lives & a singular place we are "from" needs to be retired.

the "where ya from" Q  -as if we all have "boxed" lives & a singular place we are "from" needs to be retired. A lot of us have lived in so many places - when a "friendly Bob" asks 'where ya from' it makes some feel a bit squeamish to be summed up by our current "legal residence"

(https://twitter.com/PRAISETRIUNEGOD/status/1346642265813491714?s=03)

Re Rev Quan Tran

I was not sure how to directly email or contact Father Joseph Knerr.  Could you please forward this to him or print it out and put it in his box?  thank you

re Rev Quan Tran : The  Asian priest -I think he's Vietnamese-  who just wrote a book about imitating Mother Mary,  is actually being a little bit cocky and condescending towards the audience every time he does a homily. It does NOT feel very spiritual.  

It feels like he's talking down to us - even disrespecting us. I personally also went to Seminary - even though I'm not a priest . I have a masters degree and I don't really like being talked down to when I am at church like he's talking to kids . And he's also taking advantage of the obligatory respect many parishioners give the priest- sometimes over-the-top respect. 

I've also written books, and it's nice to be happy about having written a book, but it seems like every single homily he's boasting about it- not just talking about it . He's boasting & bragging which is not a characteristic of being in the spirit but a  characteristic of being in the flesh.  

So let us pray for this priest to tone it DOWN a little bit & respect the audience as he wants to be respected likewise. If he doesn't feel comfortable here, maybe he'd be better off with a Vietnamese congregation such as at Holy Spirit or Westminster. 

Now I notice he's got a J.D. as well. 

He's over-qualified & bored with us & is starting to be abusive & taunting us.  Give him some new challenges . 

Joy Vicer

True story: at a Walmart a fellow in an old beat up medium size RV with the door bashed in so that it ..

True story: a fellow in an old beat up medium size RV with the door bashed in so that it wouldn't close properly asked me to stand by his vehicle thinking people might try to break in ( or walk in) while he's in the store. 

I said "Nobody is going to break in to your piece of junk - it looks toxic to me- I don't want to stand by it or get near it". 

There's homeless people with grocery carts who are like this as well- they are seriously afraid somebody might steal their crap from their toxic grocery cart. They are mentally ill. Pray4 them. 🙏

Review of SA RECYCLING IN OXNARD (on Mountain View) 11/20/20

Everything was good except for the lady at the scale because she saw me doing something by the rear license plate- she assumed (wrongly) I was trying to take the rear license plate off which apparently is not allowed- and then instead of JUST asking me what i was doing she told me to go stand over there and "open my book" where I had put my personalized license plate FRAME (which i had forgotten to take off- & had to break off at the last moment b/c nobody would kindly allow me to borrow a screwdriver for 30 seconds)  . she  talked to me like I was some kind of criminal or something . all you need to do is ask lady- or look at the vehicle itself - the plate was still there.  show some respect.  NOT ALL of us are criminals just because we're recycling our vehicle via Bureau of Automotive Repair program. Being poor is NOT a crime- & recycling a vehicle does NOT mean you are poor & dishonest- it might mean you're smart. I just bought a new car & this one was having engine problems & i couldn't fix it or resell it - that's what this program is good for.  Also they need to put up a number for the gate next to the scale. I know it's a wrecking yard but you don't have to live in it like you're a hobo. You can make it look decent. 

Is Goodwill Corp Profiteering Off of Free Donations to Them ?

Yes you are getting clothes at a discount- cheaper than you would get at any department store - but it is also donated to them by gracious people for free &  Goodwill  then turns around and makes a profit on it. But they are a nonprofit business so they should NOT be making TOO MUCH PROFIT & that's the question- how much profit 💰 are they actually making❓

  For example today I went in and bought a pair of pants that had a little worn out fringe on the bottom and I asked if I could get a discount. She said "no that's a solid price absolutely not". I thought maybe a dollar or two would be fair to reduce it from $8 to 6 or something like that but NO.  You would think that Goodwill has people there working because they have compassion for others, but I didn't sense it from this person at all.  

And that makes me a little upset and wonder HOW MUCH MONEY is Goodwill actually making? I wonder how much the CEO is making and what kind of mansion he or she may be living in. Are they making too much off of free donations to them ?

Update: "GOODWILL CEO and owner Mark Curran profits $2.3 million a year...., Goodwill has become an international nonprofit that takes in more than $4.8 billion in annual revenue"

To the RUDE LADY with the bike on the narrow ramp at Redondo Beach

To the RUDE LADY  with the bike  on the narrow ramp at Redondo Beach. U could have waited 15 seconds for me to reach the bottom rather than starting up & causing us to squeeze by eachother.👎 i had the right-of-way since i was already halfway down..u started upward anyways ..Furthermore there's a big wide ramp more suitable for bicycles only a 60-second ride down the strand. I really wouldn't have cared if u were nice, but you were bossy, like "get outta my way" 😠 #ShameOnYou taking advantage of people.

Yelp review: ie my review of yelp

Despicable: #Yelp removed a review I did of a major store  in L.A. b/c I said I get tired of Latino employees calling me "boss", basically accusing ME of being racist because I was accusing them of being racist. Calling a person "boss" is a 'dog whistle' by these fellas..They use it primarily towards whites & at first you think they're being respectful, but it's actually a subtle self-serving insult. I am self-employed & WORK plenty hard every single day  & I'm NOT your boss nor bossing anybody around like a "karen".

1 of my favorite pics from Trip part 1

who is this person? photo of actual person or otherwise? NOW i KNOW: it is Kate Steinle (rest-in-peace)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Kate_Steinle

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JESUS SAVES !!

THIS IS A DIFFERENT LOOKING ALEX JONES

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

BEWARE the RISE of "VIRTUE SIGNALLING" (too often in a bad way)

LOT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT SINCERE INTENTIONS OR TRUE INNER HOLINESS ARE USING "VIRTUAL SIGNALLING" TO MARGINALIZE GOOD PEOPLE AT THE EXPENSE OF BAD...THESE PEOPLE PICK OPPORTUNE MOMENTS TO "blow their horn" (sometimes literally in the case of car alarms) and often when there is NO opportunity to defend oneself adequately, or for that matter, just by being put on the DEFENSIVE, one is already marginalized. It really is a SLEAZY modus operandi (M.O.) in many cases.., all the more so when the "bad guy" is doing it at the "good guy's" expense...and the good guy often doesn't know what's happening until it is too late. Even sometimes bad cops are doing this at the expense of good citizens... often in the form of legalistic enforcement of the law and issuing a little "sermon" to go along with the legalism...it is the HEIGHT OF HYPOCRISY, which Jesus was preaching against during His time on earth.. 

Virtue signalling - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtue_signalling

Virtue signalling is the conspicuous expression of moral values done primarily with the intent of enhancing standing within a social group. The term was first ...

‎Signalling theory · ‎Slacktivism · ‎Champagne socialist · ‎Watching-Eye Effect

Urban Dictionary: Virtue Signalling

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Virtue%20Signalling

Angela's sudden advocacy for the local pet shelter was mostly an exercise in public relations and virtue signalling. She had never much cared for dogs and cats ...

'Virtue Signaling' Isn't the Problem. Not Believing One Another Is. - The ...

https://www.nytimes.com/.../virtue-signaling-isnt-the-problem-not-believing-one-anothe...

Aug 8, 2017 - The British conservative writer James Bartholomew may be the main popularizer of the term ''virtue signaling,'' which he first used in an April ...

I invented 'virtue signalling'. Now it's taking over the world | The ...

https://www.spectator.co.uk › Features

Oct 10, 2015 - To my astonishment and delight, the phrase 'virtue signalling' has become part of the English language. I coined the phrase in an article here in ...

Are You Guilty of "Virtue-Signaling?" - Acculturated

https://acculturated.com/virtue-signaling/

Jan 4, 2016 - Virtue signaling is the popular modern habit of indicating that one has virtue merely by expressing disgust or favor for certain political ideas, ...

People who accuse others of "virtue signalling" are trying to stigmatise ...

https://www.newstatesman.com/.../people-who-accuse-others-virtue-signalling-are-tryi...

Feb 15, 2017 - The phrase "virtue signalling" is a slur and it is everywhere; it is part of the Trumpian scream. Empathy, fellowship, society, love? To the critic of ...

virtue signalling Definition in the Cambridge E

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JESUS SAVES !!

video by vk ,8/11/16 @ JOSLYN ART MUSEUM , OMAHA NEBRASKA

,8/11/16 JOSLYN ART MUSEUM , OMAHA NEBRASKA 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJFW1jjpJ3E

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"... Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father." Philippians 2:9-11

I FLEW THERE TO HELP AFTER IT HAPPENED "12 years on Thailand remembers deadly Tsunami which killed 226,000 people" | Breaking UK news

https://reportuk.org/2016/12/26/12-years-on-thailand-remembers-deadly-tsunami-which-killed-226000-people/

9/24/16 MIRAMAR AIRSHOW 2016

-vk-

Ben Carson: 'I do not see a political path forward...

3/4/13 Re HUGH HALFORD: "Pasadena Police Department faces lawsuit over hidden evidence in shooting"

3/4/13  Re HUGH HALFORD:
"Pasadena Police Department faces lawsuit over hidden evidence in shooting"

http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/general-news/20130304/pasadena-police-department-faces-lawsuit-over-hidden-evidence-in-shooting

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" If u declare with your mouth,

"Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart 

that God raised Him from the dead, 

u will be saved." 

Romans 10.9

shame on the organizers! 8/5/15 NOT MUCH TO SEE for REGULAR FANS @ MARIAH CAREY's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY

shame on the organizers! 

8/5/15 NOT MUCH TO SEE for REGULAR FANS @ MARIAH CAREY's HOLLYWOOD STAR WALK-of-FAME CEREMONY, 

see photos at 

http://hollywood2holywood.blogspot.com/2015/08/8515-not-much-to-see-for-regular-fans.html

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"And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love Him,..."
Romans 8.28

FYI EVERYBODY: the word "SUPER" is way over-used now!

FYI EVERYBODY: the word "SUPER" is way over-used as an adverb now! Its being used by the "young & hip" in every field:broadcasters,athletes,celebrities,& yes,even pastors.You hear people say I was "super-excited",or he is "super-cool",and the list goes on. I'm just saying its being over-used now & turning people off in the audiences,even if most people,of course, won't say anything negative about it.

Maybe go back to the simple "so" as a way of emphasizing your affection.Just thought I'd give u a heads up!

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video,Leaning Tree Of Burbank-glendale

 Leaning Tree Of

 Burbank-glendale

Photo-link: san luis Obispo reservoir canyon,morro bay aquarium, piedras blancas lighthouse, limekiln trail,

san luis Obispo reservoir canyon,morro bay aquariu...

 "We wait for the blessed hope of the glorious appearing of our great God & Savior, Jesus Christ."

Titus 2:13

photo-link:limekiln state park big sur coast, big sur Episcopalian church, Pfeiffer beach, point sur lighthouse, garland ranch, moss landing,big sur Episcopalian church, garland ranch,

limekiln state park big sur coast, big sur Episcop...

"By myself I can do nothing; I judge only as I hear, & my judgment is just, for I seek not to please myself but Him who sent me."

John 5:30

photo-link:MORE CHURCH BULLETINS ! I love them !

http://just-my-pictures-glory-2-god.blogspot.com/2014/10/more-church-bulletins-2011.html

photo-link: a day at the OC Fair, summer 2014, plus Biblical Inspiration

http://just-my-pictures-glory-2-god.blogspot.com/2014/10/oc-fair-2014.html

"If you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you."

Matthew 6:14

photo-link:STYX in CONCERT @ SAN DIEGO FAIR 2014

http://just-my-pictures-glory-2-god.blogspot.com/2014/11/styx-in-concert-san-diego-fair.html

photo-link:san diego zoo, 4th of July weekend, 2014

http://just-my-pictures-glory-2-god.blogspot.com/2014/11/san-diego-zoo-4th-of-july-weekend-2014.html

LINK TO ARCHIVE PHOTOS: moffet bay trail, mystery spot, san francisco bay trail, stevens creek, TIGERS v A's playoffs 2013, santa cruz, neary lagoon, baylands sailing station,baylands sailing station, moffet bay trail, mystery spot, neary lagoon, san francisco bay trail, santa cruz, stevens creek, TIGERS v A's playoffs 2013, torii hunter

CLICK:moffet bay trail, mystery spot, san francisco bay ..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video link 11/30/14 HOLLYWOOD CHRISTmas PARADE 2014 !

video link 

11/30/14 

HOLLYWOOD CHRISTmas 

PARADE 2014 !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WXuNytkuDo

Audio 11/24/14 BREAKING! FERGUSON D.A. SAYS GRAND JURY FINDS "NO PROBABLE CAUSE" TO INDICT OFFICER WILSON

LISTEN TO AUDIO AT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbXTXnJGkLM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

11/24/14 BREAKING! FERGUSON D.A. SAYS GRAND JURY FINDS "NO PROBABLE CAUSE" TO INDICT OFFICER WILSON For the death of Michael Brown. The D.A. also discussed the evidence& facts & witness statements. Nonetheless,he encourages constructive demonstrations to help create positive change.

11/19/14 JESSIE JACKSON ARRIVING @ UC IRVINE for LECTURE....I don't necessarily agree with all of

Jessie walked down the line with his hand out & I said "Hello,Jessie",refraining from any political comments

11/19/14 JESSIE JACKSON ARRIVING @ UC IRVINE for LECTURE....I don't necessarily agree with all of what Jessie does & says (am opposed to his race-baiting tendencies) but I came to hear this lecture about ebola @ the UCI law school & he's one of the speakers re "the constitutional implications of ebola:civil liberties & civil rights in times of crisis".

stay tuned for more updates

no pics 11/17/14 CHRIS NOLAN & MATT McCONAUGHEY @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY

11/17/14 CHRIS NOLAN & MATT McCONAUGHEY @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY (wife & kids too!) Matt gets his star today! His family is here,a few friends & co-stars,including Ann Hathaway,also Don Phillips who helped him get started! Congrats Matt!
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"The Son is the Radiance of God's Glory & the exact imprint of God's very being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven."Hebrews 1:3

11/17/14 MATT McCONAUGHEY & WIFE & KIDS @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY

11/17/14 MATT McCONAUGHEY & WIFE & KIDS @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY Matt gets his star today! His family is here,a few friends & co-stars,including Ann Hathaway,also Don Phillips who helped him get started! Congrats Matt!
"If you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," & believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe & are justified, & it is with your mouth that you confess & are saved."Romans 10:9-10

11/17/14 MATT McCONAUGHEY @ WIFE & KIDS @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY

11/17/14 @ WIFE & KIDS @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY Matt gets his star today! His family is here,a few friends & co-stars,including Ann Hathaway,also Don Phillips who helped him get started!

 Congrats Matt!

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[Jesus said] 

"You are the light of the world. 

Let Your Light Shine before men,

 that they may see your good deeds &

 praise your Father in heaven."

Matthew 5:14-16s

11/17/14 CHRIS NOLAN & MATT McCONAUGHEY @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY

11/17/14 CHRIS NOLAN & MATT McCONAUGHEY @ MATT's HOLLYWOOD STAR CEREMONY (wife & kids too!) Matt gets his star today! His family is here,a few friends & co-stars,including Ann Hathaway,also Don Phillips who helped him get started! Congrats Matt!

*****

"The Son is the Radiance of God's Glory & the exact imprint of God's very being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven."Hebrews 1:3

6/28/09 corpus christi church bulletin, new york city

 6/28/09
corpus christi church bulletin, new york city

1st half excerpts only10/17/14 CERRITOS VALLEY CHRISTIAN WINS RUN-&-GUN THRILLER v WHITTIER 67-44

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs4VSwJZd6I

link 2 footage 10/17/14 CERRITOS VALLEY CHRISTIAN versus WHITTIER CHRISTIAN

http://valley-christian.blogspot.com/2014/10/101714-cerritos-valley-christian-versus.html

"25 MOST POPULAR CHRISTIAN HYMNS"

"25 MOST POPULAR CHRISTIAN HYMNS"
http://www.unlockingthebible.org/most-popular-christian-hymns/

photo,10/14/14 SUPER SPORTS AGENT, LEIGH STEINBERG, @ NEWPORT BEACH LIBRARY

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norco fair & rodeo , 8/30/14 +Biblical inspiration

“Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious & compassionate & righteous man.”

Psalm 112:4

“Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness,                                                        like the stars for ever and ever.”

 Daniel 12:3

“When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

 John 8:12