It is amazing that one of the most stressful times in many people’s lives is Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.  Akin to hell on earth for someone wanting to purchase some gifts and the day retailers are said to break even on their operations and jump into the black ink of profit.

Meanwhile, whatever thoughts you may have had in respect to Thanksgiving are erased within a few days.

They should separate these two days by at least a few weeks so the good Thanksgiving aura has a chance to linger before being chased away.

How so?  You may ask.

Firms buying lists for one purpose or another, usually to try and sell you something you don’t need, pay for your name and any other information about you.

The only problem is, you aren’t getting the money for your name, just the aggravation.

I think anyone who calls you or sends you spam or snail mail, should pay you for the privilege of sending it to you.

…and emptied all the compressors to let the air back where it belongs, in the atmosphere, we may dilute the gasses causing global warming.

Anybody ever think of that? 

“Yeah, let’s pick the things we like to believe in and throw out the rest! That way we can design a religion and a god to fit our liking. Which, by the way, is exactly what idolatry is. Sorry, God’s Word has the final say on these matters – not our “enlightened and inerrant” selves. Not liking something or saying, I don’t believe in it,” doens’t make it any less real. You either believe it all, or you believe none of it. Go ahead, keep intellectualizing Satan right out and you’ll find yourself ending up right where he will – in Hell. Which is real too. Call upon Christ who can save you from your sin, the evil world, and the real devil and his ways.”…..proclaiming Him

I read the comment to one of my posts and thought to myself, he’s accusing me of idolatry?

Many people believe God is a spiritual entity.  Jesus was flesh.

Only one God according to Exodus, and more than one according to Genesis.  After Moses received the Ten Commandments, where it stated in stone that there is only one God and no other, someone changed the story later and now Jesus and the Holy spirit became part of this, although Jesus never claimed to be God, man did that for him.

proclaiming Him, who is committing idolatry?

Our brain does the thinking, memorizing and sends signals everywhere, emoting emotions and controlling our bodies.

Thoughts apparently come out of nowhere  and we choose to discard or pay attention to these thoughts, which may or may not produce some type of action or attitude.

Here we are, with complicated minds, and I wonder if we are in charge of our own minds or not.

We “feel” we are in charge, are we?

I read with interest a post written by miss bliss about a presence which brought her peace and comfort.  This presence had a face.

During the course of my life, I felt something similar as well.  Two years ago there were three faces in my mind’s eye and I felt at peace.

The reason I say my mind’s eye,  these faces were more felt than visualized.  It was weird.  There was no relationship between visualizing or dreaming an image of a face as compared to the presence of these three somber faces entering the realm of my awareness.

I felt good after that experience.

Was it the mind playing with me, hallucinating in some abnormal way or was it due to physical issues?

I really do not know or care.  I felt blessed by the experience.

When I was a child, Christmas represented Saint Nick and Black Peter, who toured the neighborhood in a horse drawn sleigh, paying visits to the residents and handing out gifts to the children.

It was the time of year when people were friendly with each other, hailing one another with “Merry Christmas” and smiling.

The sense of mankind being at peace with one another was almost tangible, at least to my young mind.

It may be a spirit we would wish to recreate during times of insecurity.  After all, why else go through this nonsense called life?

Another day, another victim.

He reaches for the telephone and dials.  A vicious grin slowly appears on his face.  He loves to make them cringe.  Every threat known to man is at his disposal in his memory banks and what he doesn’t know, creativity will fill in.  He received the “Getting Blood From a Stone” award three years in a row.

Ring, ring, ring.

It’s been a good year.  He loved going after those who lost their homes and cars.  Thank God for cell phones, he thought, I like calling on Sundays the most, right after church.

Ring, ring, ring

“Hello,”

“Hi, this is Mr. Getitall, is the Sheik of Dubai in?”

i am grateful for being here
experiencing all the things i
lived through

all
the people i have known
and for still
being alive

i do not know why
i am
but i am

for those
who preceded me
those whom i have
known

you left
your mark
and memories linger
in a good way

i am grateful for this
planet
and the universe

if
an entity is
responsible for
me being

thank you

Deep in debt to each incoming breath
With out a word misspoken
I chant the litany, warding off death
In hopes the spell won’t be broken

I guess it would not surprise you to see me listening to “Live Dead”
The Grateful Dead being those that were given a decent burial by a wandering soul, doing the right thing.

bouzouki

that bag lady over there
is my mom
who got kicked out of the
old folks home
cause she ran out of coin

i would have helped her out
but i lost my job
i sleep in my car
they promised me change

i look at my kids
scavenging for food
and realize
there was plenty of change

we’re sending more
folk to beat those crazy taliban
in afganystan

at least they’re getting paid
to keep me safe, free and poor
i am thankful for global warming

as it is warm enough to sleep
in my car tonight
i am out of gas

tomorrow
we are all going
to the mission for turkey
and a prayer or two

and wish the change
would put us in a home again
and the beat goes on