Sultan Knish: Whatever Happened to John Kerry
This column echoes some of my thoughts re Kerry. Is he still a key player in the Democratic scenario? Is he going to frame his service as Secretary of State as a peacemaker and man about Europe?
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Two Memorial Day Weekend Books for Busy Latter-day Saints | Meridian Magazine
Two Memorial Day Weekend Books for Busy Latter-day Saints | Meridian Magazine
I am blogging this so as to remember that I want to read these two books. And here is why:
I am all about looking for new perspectives.
One book is about the Apostle Paul or else a delivery of two diverse attitudes about Paul's theology. Salvation with or without works? I wonder if the treatise includes the amazing works of Paul and his mission? Will have to read the book to find out.
The other recommended read is regarding the late scientist, Mormon educator, and theologian, Henry Eyring, Sr.'s book, Reflections of a Scientist. Did Eyring come to his faith through intellect, despite intellect, or because of intellect? A question I will consider when I have read the material.
One thing is for sure, I will be glad for the day when our latter-day faith takes media from the foreground of its concerns as if millions were asking us to explain, defend, or justify our beliefs. Who is the target of that media buzz? The membership themselves? Thoughtful, sincere individuals will seek the truth and we will not hide it from them. The light on the hill is not the press, the Internet's light shining through the night, nor the didactic tweet of member trolls. That Light on the Hill is Jesus Christ, our Savior, as represented by our example and our living of the basic truths of His gospel.
I am blogging this so as to remember that I want to read these two books. And here is why:
New perspectives can be self-perfecting, leading to heightened understanding of our own obstacles.Or so writes the author of this brief, but not short, review, Ashby Boyle.
I am all about looking for new perspectives.
One book is about the Apostle Paul or else a delivery of two diverse attitudes about Paul's theology. Salvation with or without works? I wonder if the treatise includes the amazing works of Paul and his mission? Will have to read the book to find out.
The other recommended read is regarding the late scientist, Mormon educator, and theologian, Henry Eyring, Sr.'s book, Reflections of a Scientist. Did Eyring come to his faith through intellect, despite intellect, or because of intellect? A question I will consider when I have read the material.
One thing is for sure, I will be glad for the day when our latter-day faith takes media from the foreground of its concerns as if millions were asking us to explain, defend, or justify our beliefs. Who is the target of that media buzz? The membership themselves? Thoughtful, sincere individuals will seek the truth and we will not hide it from them. The light on the hill is not the press, the Internet's light shining through the night, nor the didactic tweet of member trolls. That Light on the Hill is Jesus Christ, our Savior, as represented by our example and our living of the basic truths of His gospel.
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Microsoft Word - Why Should I Visit the Family History Center.docx - Why-Should-I-Visit-the-Family-History-Center.pdf
Microsoft Word - Why Should I Visit the Family History Center.docx - Why-Should-I-Visit-the-Family-History-Center.pdf
This is an excellent article! I think even a family history consultant on the Family History Staff would agree with my estimation.
If you do choose to read this article, expect to learn more than you expected about research, about having a dedicated place to go and do your family history, (dedicated times, as well), and about the value of having other people listen to you talk about your genealogy. Not just your challenges and brick walls, but they will listen to your triumphs and care! And then there's the old maxim about: "Two heads are better than one".
Monday, May 04, 2015
In the middle of our porridge plates
There was a blue butterfly painted
And each morning we tried who should reach the
butterfly first.
Then the Grandmother said: "Do not eat the poor
butterfly."
That made us laugh.
Always she said it and
There was a blue butterfly painted
And each morning we tried who should reach the
butterfly first.
Then the Grandmother said: "Do not eat the poor
butterfly."
That made us laugh.
Always she said it and
always it started us laughing.
It seemed such a sweet little joke.
I was certain that one fine morning
The butterfly would fly out of our plates,
Laughing the teeniest laugh in the world,
And perch on the Grandmother's lap.
It seemed such a sweet little joke.
I was certain that one fine morning
The butterfly would fly out of our plates,
Laughing the teeniest laugh in the world,
And perch on the Grandmother's lap.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
» The TPP Will Make You A Debt Slave Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
» The TPP Will Make You A Debt Slave Alex Jones' Infowars: There's a war on for your mind!
Making cash extinct is a way for government to tract what you spend, where you spend, etc.
Making cash extinct is a way for government to tract what you spend, where you spend, etc.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Not exercise, but movement
Health and Mobility are my desired companions. I want to be able to get about, just in case there is a good reason to do so.
For example, tonight I am catching a ride to an activity in a city 40 miles away. My fifty-year old son and his younger wife, along with my grandson, Torin, are in a one-act play. The event is actually a series of seven, one-act plays. You will laugh, perhaps, that I consider the ride over, the time I spend there, and the ride back to be an exertion that merits any consideration in my daily list of challenges.
Getting out of my current domicile is essential to my goal for mobility and at the same time, I must have mobility to get out and about. "Get out"? you ask. As if someone is holding me prisoner. I hold myself prisoner, sometimes. Tonight will be a "leave", a "pass", that I will award myself. I will enjoy the plays. I will enjoy the company; I will not miss my Monday night TV shows.
In preparation, I have run a couple of errands. Reasons to get up, get dressed, not sit on my bum all day or take a nap. The errands are exertion, this morning. The walk out to the car, getting in and out of the car, going in the K-Mart and picking up a necessary medication, acquiring a smattering of snacks for the "trip" tonight...these are all exercise to me. Mobility choices.
I "made" myself go to Chick Fil-A, after the K-Mart jaunt; I needed protein, after all. My first meal of the day is consumed after noon, but then, as my friends who know me well, will tell you, I slept in this morning.
My final stop is the produce market where I spend $5.67 for 4 pieces of fruit and a tray of blueberries (not yet in season for our local area, but available through the auspices of Dole and their tropical reach, maybe).
For many years, my mother didn't have to attend exercise classes. She was a busy bee at home and in the community. She hung her clothes out on a clothesline, she worked in the yard, she fed the family, mended and sewed and in general, kept herself fit because she was raised/reared to be this person. Then she "celebrated" a birthday that put her over the hill. We kids left home and there wasn't as much to do that engaged her attention. And pounds were threatening to decimate her wardrobe. My mother was nothing if not well dressed (at least when she went out in public).
So mother and dad purchased a membership (lifetime) at the local YMCA, (now defunct). Mother, true to form, wasn't really into exercise per Se, but she was interested in dancing. She faithfully attended Libby McSheehy's aerobic dancing//jazz-er-size and fought for the rest of her life the battle of the bulge.
I'm not my mother's child in energetic first responding to weight gain and mobility. I realize that it cost her something, that she displayed courage, was the original commitment maker, and that she was so far beyond me in self-discipline it makes my feeble efforts to keep moving, pale beside her example.
For example, tonight I am catching a ride to an activity in a city 40 miles away. My fifty-year old son and his younger wife, along with my grandson, Torin, are in a one-act play. The event is actually a series of seven, one-act plays. You will laugh, perhaps, that I consider the ride over, the time I spend there, and the ride back to be an exertion that merits any consideration in my daily list of challenges.
Getting out of my current domicile is essential to my goal for mobility and at the same time, I must have mobility to get out and about. "Get out"? you ask. As if someone is holding me prisoner. I hold myself prisoner, sometimes. Tonight will be a "leave", a "pass", that I will award myself. I will enjoy the plays. I will enjoy the company; I will not miss my Monday night TV shows.
In preparation, I have run a couple of errands. Reasons to get up, get dressed, not sit on my bum all day or take a nap. The errands are exertion, this morning. The walk out to the car, getting in and out of the car, going in the K-Mart and picking up a necessary medication, acquiring a smattering of snacks for the "trip" tonight...these are all exercise to me. Mobility choices.
I "made" myself go to Chick Fil-A, after the K-Mart jaunt; I needed protein, after all. My first meal of the day is consumed after noon, but then, as my friends who know me well, will tell you, I slept in this morning.
My final stop is the produce market where I spend $5.67 for 4 pieces of fruit and a tray of blueberries (not yet in season for our local area, but available through the auspices of Dole and their tropical reach, maybe).
For many years, my mother didn't have to attend exercise classes. She was a busy bee at home and in the community. She hung her clothes out on a clothesline, she worked in the yard, she fed the family, mended and sewed and in general, kept herself fit because she was raised/reared to be this person. Then she "celebrated" a birthday that put her over the hill. We kids left home and there wasn't as much to do that engaged her attention. And pounds were threatening to decimate her wardrobe. My mother was nothing if not well dressed (at least when she went out in public).So mother and dad purchased a membership (lifetime) at the local YMCA, (now defunct). Mother, true to form, wasn't really into exercise per Se, but she was interested in dancing. She faithfully attended Libby McSheehy's aerobic dancing//jazz-er-size and fought for the rest of her life the battle of the bulge.
I'm not my mother's child in energetic first responding to weight gain and mobility. I realize that it cost her something, that she displayed courage, was the original commitment maker, and that she was so far beyond me in self-discipline it makes my feeble efforts to keep moving, pale beside her example.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials | TheHill
Iranian ship convoy moves toward Yemen, alarming US officials | TheHill
The Iranians are sending America a message. A bold and open action that says, "We are calling your bluff, America".
The Iranians are sending America a message. A bold and open action that says, "We are calling your bluff, America".
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Sultan Knish: The Deconstruction of Marriage
Sultan Knish: The Deconstruction of Marriage
It is Satan (and those who get tricked by his lies) who want us to become slaves, ideological dummies, with our souls a clean slate that can be imprinted upon by others.
WE should support those who believe in family, in the institution of marriage, and in the right of the individual to not only have religious beliefs but be able to express them and live them without fear of recrimination or persecution.
It is Satan (and those who get tricked by his lies) who want us to become slaves, ideological dummies, with our souls a clean slate that can be imprinted upon by others.
WE should support those who believe in family, in the institution of marriage, and in the right of the individual to not only have religious beliefs but be able to express them and live them without fear of recrimination or persecution.
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Baking Liberty of Conscience into the Cake
Baking Liberty of Conscience into the Cake
When the shoe is on the other foot, or should I say when the potholder is on the other hand? The whisk, whatever.
When the shoe is on the other foot, or should I say when the potholder is on the other hand? The whisk, whatever.
Freedom of Association Is Burned at the Stake in Indiana
Freedom of Association Is Burned at the Stake in Indiana
First Amendment guarantees freedom of association, right? Read this article and see how that God-given or "natural" right might be compromised by those who are protesting the law that is already in place in 18 states and that Obama voted for in Illinois.
First Amendment guarantees freedom of association, right? Read this article and see how that God-given or "natural" right might be compromised by those who are protesting the law that is already in place in 18 states and that Obama voted for in Illinois.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
How movies move us...
Movies are not like books. A physical book that we've purchased or borrowed, is like a deep pool that will wait on us to discover and/or re-discover. We can stop reading, turn back a few pages and review, if we don't quite see the scope of the story. If we don't "get it", we can read more carefully or choose to read another book.
With a movie, the story plows on, cutting a trail through you, proceeding merrily along its way and you hope you caught the dialogue. You can go to the theater and see the movie six times or whatever if you have the money or a copy of the movie. I choose carefully, what movies I watch, knowing that the images and "FX" are likely to imprint themselves on my mind in ways that a book can't do.
Keep this thought in mind as you conduct your personal pursuit through the amazing wealth of entertainment offerings: What deserves your attention, time, and commitment? Will the ride be so remarkable that you will want to read a book twice or watch a movie again?
I'm sure that part of the answer to that query depends on what your are looking for when you reach for external sources of entertainment. Do you want relaxation, stimulation, political commentary, or just a good, well-written story that is crafted to make you suspend your reality?
I'm not a movie watcher in the sense of seeing a lot of movies; it's difficult for me to sit still unless I have traveled to a dedicated place, such as a movie theater. Sometimes, there's no one at home and a movie comes on television and I'm ready to dig in for the entire time, with a snack nearby...
Such was the case when I settled down in my recliner and watched those two movies (on different days). First movie I re-watched was "Julie and Julia".
I can't believe that the movie came out six years ago! When I am watching, I often have my computer in my lap (a laptop) and if I have a question, I can zip over to Wikipedia and read that Meryl Streep and Amy Adams had co-starred in two other movies.
The other movie that I recently watched was "Seabiscuit"; it is a story set in the relatively recent period of time and don't let it fool you into thinking it's just another horse story. Horse lovers will enjoy the movie, I think, but the courage and grace of "Seabiscuit" rubs off on the people, too.
What's a movie you'd like to watch again? What movie makes you want to go and read the book? What movie inspires you write in your blog or rethink your dream? Which character do you admire?
Movie Issues and Recommendations, Movie Reviews, etc.:
- Movies That Stand the Test of Time? You Decide.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Friday, January 09, 2015
The Pursuit of Liberty
People who do violence, who terrorize those that are unable to defend themselves, need to know the following with certainty:
1. They will be tracked down and found.
2. They will face the rule of law, or the law of the land. They will be held ACCOUNTABLE.
3. The hope that their sentence will be commuted when they get old and sick or that they will have a hope of being set free through a prisoner exchange should be crushed by knowing that those who love peace and value freedom will not ever let it happen.
1. They will be tracked down and found.
2. They will face the rule of law, or the law of the land. They will be held ACCOUNTABLE.
3. The hope that their sentence will be commuted when they get old and sick or that they will have a hope of being set free through a prisoner exchange should be crushed by knowing that those who love peace and value freedom will not ever let it happen.
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Insult to the United States?
What a horrible shame it would be if ISIS gains control of Kobani and is allowed to be just 8 miles from Baghdad Airport! This is a slam against the United States, no two ways about it. Did we really send our troops to fight and some of them to die or be seriously injured so that ISIS could rule that part of the world?
I can't believe what is happening. It's not like we don't have interests in that part of the world. It's not like many of our countrymen and women aren't from that part of the world. It's not like we haven't already invested our blood and money in that part of the world.
Someone knows the answer to this puzzle, but my heart breaks for those who must live under tyranny for our lack of action.
Tell me that all will be well. Tell me that evil has had its day, that we have reached the red line and protect it from being infringed upon.
I can't believe what is happening. It's not like we don't have interests in that part of the world. It's not like many of our countrymen and women aren't from that part of the world. It's not like we haven't already invested our blood and money in that part of the world.
Someone knows the answer to this puzzle, but my heart breaks for those who must live under tyranny for our lack of action.
Tell me that all will be well. Tell me that evil has had its day, that we have reached the red line and protect it from being infringed upon.
"If this falls, the 700, plus perhaps the 12,000 people, apart from the fighters, will be most likely massacred," de Mistura said. The United Nations believes 700 mainly elderly civilians are trapped in the town itself and 12,000 have left the center but not made it across the border into Turkey." (REUTERS)
Sunday, October 05, 2014
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— Mormon Times (@mormontimes) October 5, 2014Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Hundreds of Besieged Yazidis Evacuated in Northern Iraq - WSJ
Hundreds of Besieged Yazidis Evacuated in Northern Iraq - WSJ
I gather that the evacuation and the humanitarian efforts are somewhat complicated by Syrian Kurdis soldiers who are designated by our country as terrorists. What's the story there?
I gather that the evacuation and the humanitarian efforts are somewhat complicated by Syrian Kurdis soldiers who are designated by our country as terrorists. What's the story there?
Sunday, July 20, 2014
Genealogy Roots Blog: Online Indexes for Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries - Latest Additions
Genealogy Roots Blog: Online Indexes for Death Records, Cemeteries and Obituaries - Latest Additions
Thanks, Joe Beine! If you were my teacher I'd bring you an apple. Attention Beginning Genealogists: Need a clue where to find records. Check at this blog and follow "Online Indexes".
Thanks, Joe Beine! If you were my teacher I'd bring you an apple. Attention Beginning Genealogists: Need a clue where to find records. Check at this blog and follow "Online Indexes".
Saturday, July 12, 2014
I am on vacation to visit family and enjoy a break from my routine and from the humidity and heat of Fort Walton Beach, Florida. My dau-in-law has a book club meeting coming up soon and she asked if I wanted to read their monthly selection. That's how I began a journey into the mind of Ishigami, an unassuming individual who just happened to earn a living teaching math.
In the book are some situations and events that stimulated me to review the current moral standards I adhere to as opposed to the standards that Ishigami chose to follow. A different time, a different clime, and a faraway nation with a culture unlike any other on the planet is the setting. I can't really say much more than that without revealing the plot and story that is Ishigami's life. I think you might find it worth reading.
I have to thank my sweet daughter-in-law for directing me to this book. She is a hardworking person at two libraries, right now. Libraries are amazing places and the people who work there are, often, the very person who can help you find the reading material you are looking for.
Saturday, June 07, 2014
What to Do with Those Old Family Photos, Letters, and Documents
What to Do with Those Old Family Photos, Letters, and Documents
This news reminds us that having a dedicated time and place to scan our documents will help us carry through with our goals. Scanning your documents and photos straight to your FamilySearch account makes the chore a one-step process.
This news reminds us that having a dedicated time and place to scan our documents will help us carry through with our goals. Scanning your documents and photos straight to your FamilySearch account makes the chore a one-step process.
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Baker forced to make gay wedding cakes, undergo sensitivity training, after losing lawsuit | Fox News
Baker forced to make gay wedding cakes, undergo sensitivity training, after losing lawsuit | Fox News
I was under the impression that if the product or service was one not essential to life as we know it....
Stand the issue, the specific issue, on its head. Turn it around. While wedding cake is possibly considered an essential part of the revelry following the marriage, does it really matter who makes it? I guess if you want the best possible wedding cake, you go to the top baker, right? Or maybe the only one in your town who makes wedding cakes? Would you really want to have the guy bake the cake if he didn't want to?
There are all kinds of ways to look at this. Personally, I am not sure I would care who was ordering the cake, but then again, I might want to preserve my right to refuse. I wouldn't be excited to be doing business with an abortionist, for example.
I was under the impression that if the product or service was one not essential to life as we know it....
Stand the issue, the specific issue, on its head. Turn it around. While wedding cake is possibly considered an essential part of the revelry following the marriage, does it really matter who makes it? I guess if you want the best possible wedding cake, you go to the top baker, right? Or maybe the only one in your town who makes wedding cakes? Would you really want to have the guy bake the cake if he didn't want to?
There are all kinds of ways to look at this. Personally, I am not sure I would care who was ordering the cake, but then again, I might want to preserve my right to refuse. I wouldn't be excited to be doing business with an abortionist, for example.
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