Monday, March 31, 2014

Clueless Is As Clueless Does

Boneheaded advice of the day comes from the "American Diabetes Association." Understand, their "goal" (to the extent that they have one) is to manage diabetes, not fix it. This means they want to keep you in a diabetic state so that you keep purchasing government-subsidized birdseed instead of food, and, therefore, keeping you dependent upon pharmaceuticals.

Here is the bonehead advice, from this website:
(under the heading of "What is a Healthy Diet?")

"Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
  • vegetables
  • whole grains
  • fruits
  • non-fat dairy products
  • beans
  • lean meats
  • poultry
  • fish"

Let's analyze, in light of an ancestral diet (you know - before diabetes was a problem):
Vegetables - YES!
Whole Grains - NO!
Fruits - Yes (in limited quantity)
Non-fat dairy - NO! (Go full-fat!)
Beans - Maybe (if you eat beans, do so in limited quantity)
Lean meats. Yes. (but you need real meat with real fat in much larger quantities)
Poultry. Sure (but you need real meat with real fat in much larger quantities)
Fish - YES!

A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
  • vegetables
  • whole grains
  • fruits
  • non-fat dairy products
  • beans
  • lean meats
  • poultry
  • fish
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html#sthash.sqPEAxU5.dpuf
A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including: - See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html#sthash.sqPEAxU5.dpuf
 
A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
  • vegetables
  • whole grains
  • fruits
  • non-fat dairy products
  • beans
  • lean meats
  • poultry
  • fish
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html#sthash.sqPEAxU5.dpuf
A healthy diet is a way of eating that that reduces risk for complications such as heart disease and stroke. Healthy eating includes eating a wide variety of foods including:
  • vegetables
  • whole grains
  • fruits
  • non-fat dairy products
  • beans
  • lean meats
  • poultry
  • fish
- See more at: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/planning-meals/diabetes-meal-plans-and-a-healthy-diet.html#sthash.sqPEAxU5.dpuf

Friday, March 28, 2014

Top This

A reader wrote me an email, and (with all due respect to the many who have taken the time to comment) this one is the best question I've had so far on this blog.


Usagi,
In the Bible, the idea of "loving your neighbor as yourself" is a common theme. I think the idea was that most people will take good care of themselves. But what about people who are self-destructive or harm themselves deliberately? Does that mean they can treat others like crap, since they really don’t care about themselves?

Best.
Question.
Ever.

Seriously, though... I have some thoughts on this (surprise, surprise!):


Self Harm
Self harm is not *just* an attention-seeking behavior. There are other "motivations" involved, as well as attention-seeking. However, attention-seeking IS a part of why people self-harm. All self-harmers are, in part, seeking attention. This is an important part of the overall picture to understand.

Self harm is also partially "motivated" by the person's attempts to control their life / situation. Often, the person feels that their life, or a part of it, is out of control. To go to an extreme to try to control the situation indicates tendencies toward what most people call being a "control freak." This is generally true of self-harmers. This, too, is an important part of the overall picture to understand.

Although self-harm is not always a predictor of suicide, the following associations are known as true:
A) Not all self harm leads to suicide.
But...
B) Almost all people who commit suicide will self-harm prior to the suicide. 
  • As many as 90% of self-harmers meet the criteria for one or more behavior disorders, including mood disorders. 
  • 60%+ of people who self-harm are female.
  • People who self-harm have a high incidence of substance abuse.
  • People who self-harm have a high incidence of eating disorders. 
  • 80%+ of self harm is done via stabbing or cutting one's own skin.
  • Self-harm is often associated with abuse during childhood, or the death of a parent.
  • Self-harm is widespread in prison communities.
  • Nonhuman animals held captive also demonstrate frequent self-harming behavior.
  • People who self-harm often feel some measure of "relief" after the harm is done. 
From these facts, it is easy to see that it is likely that a person who self-harms, often feels "trapped." Indeed, self-harm is often associated with dissociation. This means self-harm is a coping mechanism. 

The Bible
This part is easy. It is my suggestion that the "love your neighbor as yourself" theme of the Bible is twofold:
1. Demonstrate love toward your neighbor. Be kind. Be positive.
2. Demonstrate love toward yourself. Be kind. Be positive.

Given this analysis, it is clear that the "love your neighbor as yourself" theme was intended to be directed at the general population, and not the minority. (Even with skyrocketing incidences of self-harm, it is still a behavior engaged in by far less than 10% of the population)

Other Observations
People who self-harm will often lash out at others... particularly those they are close to or people they hold in high regards.
Some people who self-harm will, on rare occasion, try to incite other people to inflict the harm. People who do this have a very high incidence of bipolar disorder... or worse.
People who engage in risky behavior often exhibit some of the same symptoms, but do not actually inflict the harm on themselves directly. The parallels are often interesting.


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Thursday, March 27, 2014

All For Health

From a reader:


So sum it up, keep it short. What do you suggest for healthy living?



Good question.

Diet
1. Paleo / Primal: no grains or starchy vegetables - plenty of meat and vegetables.
1. Warrior Diet (plan) - also known as Intermittent fasting - eat a large meal each evening.
1. Resistant Starch.

Exercise
Walk (or jog) every day.
Lift something heavy at least once per week.
Run, jump, and play.
Sprint now and again.
Get really used to moving your own body (push ups, sit ups, pull ups, dips, etc.).



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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Wrestling Fun 2

My kids are big fans of WWE wrestling. We subscribe to the WWE Network, and frequently watch WWE pay-per-view events.

Recently, the WWE had a house show in Jackson, TN. I was able to attend with my son. My daughter was busy that day, earning a horseback riding badge for the Girl Scouts. The boy and I scored front row seats!

Match 2 - Darren Young & The Great Khali def. Brodus Clay & Titus O'Neil:








Tuesday, March 25, 2014

What Is Left

I had the following conversation with a person who was defending the actions of a young girl in her custody. The names have been changed. Also, I have edited out superfluous commentary which is not needed to understand the crux of this conversation.




Hetty: "So I am wondering why you told Carl that Haylee doesn't deserve to be his girlfriend?"

Me: "Get it straight... Haylee decided to call it off. Carl needed to know not to chase after her in some silly game."

Hetty: "But... if a girl doesn't have her 'games' as you call them, then what does she have left?"

Me: "I don't know... courtesy? Honesty? Integrity?"



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Monday, March 24, 2014

Wrestling Fun

My kids are big fans of WWE wrestling. We subscribe to the WWE Network, and frequently watch WWE pay-per-view events.

Recently, the WWE had a house show in Jackson, TN. I was able to attend with my son. My daughter was busy that day, earning a horseback riding badge for the Girl Scouts. The boy and I scored front row seats!

Match 1 - Big E Langston def. Jack Swagger:




Friday, March 21, 2014

No Clue

A few days ago, I saw the following message on Twitter:

"If you don't believe the Gospel, it doesn't matter how sincere your faith in God is, you're lost."

I do believe that whomever wrote this has no clue.
No clue what the Gospel is.
No clue who God is.
No clue how salvation works.


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Thursday, March 20, 2014

More Fun

I mentioned how I took my son's friend, Austin, shooting the other day. Well, of course, my son came with us. He enjoyed shooting pistols and rifles.





This is a 200-yard headshot my son made with the AR15 (RECCE setup) using a red dot sight.




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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

What It's All About

The way I was raised, and currently believe, the best thing you can do for a child is teach them about God. Their eternal salvation is the most important thing.

Among the next level of priorities would include:
- Feeding a hungry child.
- Providing clothing for a poor child.
- Take a child shooting.

My son's friend, Austin, had never been shooting, so I took him some time back.


 











Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Weekend Fun

What did you do last weekend?
I built a couple of AR15 rifles for a friend who wishes to remain unnamed. He gave me permission, however, to post pictures of the rifles themselves.

RIFLE 1
Specs:
Spike's complete lower.
Spike's complete upper.
M4 profile 16" barrel.
Mid length gas tube.
LaRue 13.2" free float quad rail.
Primary Arms Micro Dot
Crimson Trace forward grip with flashlight & laser (second photo)
Magpul Gen 2 BUIS - front and rear (second photo) 



This photo has both rifles -

RIFLE 2
Specs -
SAA upper and complete lower.
Blackhole Weaponry SS heavy barrel - 16"
RRA national match trigger.
Samson 12.37" free float rail.
Magpul BUIS
Primary Arms Micro Dot.

This rifle borrowed my Primary Arms micro dot for the photo. It awaits a really nice variable power scope to complete the RECCE-ish type of the build.

Monday, March 17, 2014

Recharging

Last week was the start of the kids' spring break. Took them to the western portion of Tennessee for a couple of days.

Tuesday
We went to the Tennessee Safari Park. We saw all sorts of animals and really enjoyed the location. Got lots of pics, but my favorite was of my son, Cael, who (at age 9) decided to try one of the little kids' quarter-activated rides:


My daughter really did NOT like when an emu stuck its head in the car to eat from the feed bucket my son was holding. She exclaimed in a disgusted voice: "eeww - eeww - eeww!"

Lunch was at the Old Town Spaghetti Store. Dinner at Coyote Blues. Good stuff!


Wednesday
We went to the Pink Palace in Memphis. It was really entertaining and enjoyable. Learned a lot at the planetarium. Cael really liked the primal man exhibits, and Cali liked the 1800's era dresses.

Lunch was at Huey's and Dinner was at Jim 'n' Nick's. We also stopped at Gibson's for a donut. 



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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Good Political News

The Alimony Judge of Sumner County, TN - Tom Gray - is stepping down and not running for re-election. There have been several people enter the primary election to replace the Welfare King.

If you recall, Gray actually awarded child support to a female, to be paid by a minor child (age 14) who was not old enough to legally hold a job in Tennessee!


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Friday, March 14, 2014

Your Doctor Knows What (S)He Is Doing 5

This week, we are going to look at the most common things doctors do to line their wallets and "avoid unnecessary liability risks in diagnosis and prescription of medications." Naturally, these missed diagnoses and faulty advice result in unnecessary prescriptions for people or faulty courses of "corrective action."

In other words, what the doctor says is not always accurate. 

There are two possible reasons the doctors are so inaccurate: either they are voluntarily being insidious for their own gain, or they simply do not know any better. By the way, inaccuracies also come from the nursing community: Registered Nurses and Nurse-Practitioners, as well as Physicians' Assistants will all spout the same Bovine Scatology. But why?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's razor
Or... in this case... faulty training. The paradox of why so many medical professionals stick to false knowledge is not easily explained by malice. It is easily explained by inaccurate teaching being done in medical training schools, as well as inaccurate studies being accepted as "science" by the American Medical Association.


Today's topic: ADD / ADHD

The link is... you could guess if you have read my blog posts this week... consumption of grains.
Here's a good link.

I am not minimizing the role of other chemicals (toxins ingested by mothers during pregnancy and consumption of food additives and colorings) in the role of ADD / ADHD. 

I am saying that HFLC or ancestral diet plans, along with exercise, have yielded spectacular results on kids "diagnosed" with ADD / ADHD.

But, if you want to keep your kids hopped up on the latest drug that might turn them into a mentally ill, sinus-infected, asthma suffering, type 2 diabetic who is overweight and has high cholesterol... then by all means, keep feeding them the crap!


Side note:
I would never take the advice of a doctor who wants to "diagnose" ADD/ADHD and not address diet primarily.
I would never take the advice of a doctor who wanted to push drugs such as ritalin for a child.
I would never take the advice of a doctor who recommends eating grains, including whole grains, on any topic.


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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Your Doctor Knows What (S)He's Doing 4

This week, we are going to look at the most common things doctors do to line their wallets and "avoid unnecessary liability risks in diagnosis and prescription of medications." Naturally, these missed diagnoses and faulty advice result in unnecessary prescriptions for people or faulty courses of "corrective action."

In other words, what the doctor says is not always accurate. 

There are two possible reasons the doctors are so inaccurate: either they are voluntarily being insidious for their own gain, or they simply do not know any better. By the way, inaccuracies also come from the nursing community: Registered Nurses and Nurse-Practitioners, as well as Physicians' Assistants will all spout the same Bovine Scatology. But why?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's razor
Or... in this case... faulty training. The paradox of why so many medical professionals stick to false knowledge is not easily explained by malice. It is easily explained by inaccurate teaching being done in medical training schools, as well as inaccurate studies being accepted as "science" by the American Medical Association.


Today's topic: ASTHMA / ALLERGIES

The consumption of grains / Leaky Gut Syndrome is a known cause of Asthma. 
Same with seasonal allergies and sinus infections.


Side note:
Yet again, eating grains is harming the human body...
I would never take the advice of an allergy / asthma doctor who did not suggest removal of grains from diet.


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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Your Doctor Knows What (S)He's Doing 3

This week, we are going to look at the most common things doctors do to line their wallets and "avoid unnecessary liability risks in diagnosis and prescription of medications." Naturally, these missed diagnoses and faulty advice result in unnecessary prescriptions for people or faulty courses of "corrective action."

In other words, what the doctor says is not always accurate. 

There are two possible reasons the doctors are so inaccurate: either they are voluntarily being insidious for their own gain, or they simply do not know any better. By the way, inaccuracies also come from the nursing community: Registered Nurses and Nurse-Practitioners, as well as Physicians' Assistants will all spout the same Bovine Scatology. But why?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's razor
Or... in this case... faulty training. The paradox of why so many medical professionals stick to false knowledge is not easily explained by malice. It is easily explained by inaccurate teaching being done in medical training schools, as well as inaccurate studies being accepted as "science" by the American Medical Association.


Today's topic: PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS

In every mass shooting over the past 30 years, the shooter has been linked to having mental health issues and is often taking enormous amounts of psychotropic medication. Most often the medication falls into the category of what is known as Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors, or SSRIs. Here is a really good article on this topic.

I am not saying that SSRIs cause people to commit mass murder... that is clearly not the case. Thousands of people are helped every day by these medications. 

What I am saying is that over-medication combined with mental illness is not a good recipe. 

And, so often, the doctors never look at the root causes of the mental illness. Often, they chalk up the root cause to some combination of genetics and brain chemistry, the origins of which are never questioned. 




What if I told you there is a clear connection between 
grain consumption and serious mental illness?

Read about it here. The connection is specifically with wheat. 
Remember, our modern wheat is not anything like what was eaten as recently as 150 years ago. 


Side Note:
So we have, just this week, linked the eating of grain to mental illness, Type 2 Diabetes, and high cholesterol. 
Hmmm...


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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Your Doctor Knows What (S)He's Doing 2

This week, we are going to look at the most common things doctors do to line their wallets and "avoid unnecessary liability risks in diagnosis and prescription of medications." Naturally, these missed diagnoses and faulty advice result in unnecessary prescriptions for people or faulty courses of "corrective action."

In other words, what the doctor says is not always accurate. 

There are two possible reasons the doctors are so inaccurate: either they are voluntarily being insidious for their own gain, or they simply do not know any better. By the way, inaccuracies also come from the nursing community: Registered Nurses and Nurse-Practitioners, as well as Physicians' Assistants will all spout the same Bovine Scatology. But why?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's razor
Or... in this case... faulty training. The paradox of why so many medical professionals stick to false knowledge is not easily explained by malice. It is easily explained by inaccurate teaching being done in medical training schools, as well as inaccurate studies being accepted as "science" by the American Medical Association.


Today's topic: DIABETES (TYPE 2)

"Recce Rifleman," you know more about diabetes than I do.
- JF (Nurse Practitioner)
- EV (Medical Doctor)

No, I did not misquote. I quoted two people as having said the exact same thing... because they did.
My dad has had Type 2 for nearly 40 years, and has suffered severe consequences over the year. My mother died in 2012 from a heart attack brought on by complications due to uncontrolled diabetes. I was diagnosed in 2011. I have a dog in this fight. I made it my purpose to learn the truth.

Truth is, most doctors really don't know much about diabetes. Even "diabetic specialists." Most cannot even agree on what blood-glucose (BG) levels constitute diabetic condition or not. Here is a good chart that seems to be about in the middle of generally accepted levels.

And here is why that HbA1c level of greater than 5.4 is not necessarily indicative of diabetes at all:
"This study, for example, shows that red blood cells live longer than average at normal blood sugars. Researchers found that the lifetime of hemoglobin cells of diabetics turned over in as few as 81 days, while they lived as long as 146 days in non-diabetics.
This proves that the assumption that everyone’s red blood cells live for three months is false, and that hemoglobin A1c can’t be relied upon as a blood sugar marker. In a person with normal blood sugar, hemoglobin will be around for a lot longer, which means it will accumulate more sugar. This will drive up the A1c test result – but it doesn’t mean that person had too much sugar in their blood. It just means their hemoglobin lived longer and thus accumulated more sugar. The result is that people with normal blood sugar often test with unexpectedly high A1c levels."

Facts about diabetes:
  1. If you eat sugar, grains, and/or starchy vegetables (potato), your BG and insulin-response will be elevated for a significant period of time.
  2. If you eat high protein / high fat / low carb (HFLC), your BG will not elevate as much, nor for as long a period of time. 
  3. If you are dehydrated, it can elevate your BG by 30 points or more. 
  4. Taking diabetic medication can increase insulin levels and/or insulin response... all that means is that you are still storing all that excess carbohydrate (sugar) as fat in your body.
  5. Loss of bodyfat is directly related to insulin response. 
  6. Fasting BG levels will be elevated if there is still food in your stomach, regardless of length of time. 
  7. There is nothing wrong with feeling hungry for a few hours. 
  8. Starvation will reduce / eliminate the symptoms of Diabetes. And this has been known for over 100 years. I am not advocating that anybody starve themselves.
  9. Weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) can reduce / eliminate the symptoms of diabetes.
  10. High fruit content diets are not associated with the onset of diabetes. However, those already diagnosed with diabetes should limit fruit intake until they lose weight and get BG numbers in line. 

Some of my thoughts:
I would never take diabetic advice from a doctor who advocates eating grains. Including and especially "whole grains."
I would never take diabetic advice from a doctor who advocates against paleo/primal/HFLC/ketogenic diets.
I would never take diabetic advice from a doctor who does not advocate exercise.
I would never take diabetic advice from a doctor who does not test vitamin D levels.
I would never take diabetic advice from a doctor who considers a cholesterol level of 200 to be "high."


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Monday, March 10, 2014

Your Doctor Knows What (S)He's Doing 1

This week, we are going to look at the most common things doctors do to line their wallets and "avoid unnecessary liability risks in diagnosis and prescription of medications." Naturally, these missed diagnoses and faulty advice result in unnecessary prescriptions for people or faulty courses of "corrective action."

In other words, what the doctor says is not always accurate. 

There are two possible reasons the doctors are so inaccurate: either they are voluntarily being insidious for their own gain, or they simply do not know any better. By the way, inaccuracies also come from the nursing community: Registered Nurses and Nurse-Practitioners, as well as Physicians' Assistants will all spout the same Bovine Scatology. But why?

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity. - Hanlon's razor
Or... in this case... faulty training. The paradox of why so many medical professionals stick to false knowledge is not easily explained by malice. It is easily explained by inaccurate teaching being done in medical training schools, as well as inaccurate studies being accepted as "science" by the American Medical Association. 



Today's topic: CHOLESTEROL


People with increasingly lower levels of cholesterol are being "diagnosed" with "high cholesterol" - primarily so they can be prescribed drugs called "statins." The whole premise behind the prescription of a statin is riddled with errors.

Back in the 1970's, doctors didn't even begin to think "high cholesterol" until a person's total cholesterol numbers were in excess of 350. Today, they will call readings in the 170's "elevated." Yet, to date, nobody has ever died of high cholesterol.

Why the change?
Surely, it couldn't be to sell more drugs? Naw.

Some real facts about cholesterol:
Most doctors don't even run particle size tests.
"High" cholesterol has never killed anybody.
Your body manufactures over 75% of the cholesterol found in your blood.
Statins do not change the real root problems of truly elevated cholesterol.
Cholesterol does not cause heart disease.

From this link:
The American Heart Association recommends that your total cholesterol is less than 200 mg/dL, but what they do not tell you is that total cholesterol level is just about worthless in determining your risk for heart disease, unless it is above 330.
Cholesterol levels are, in fact, elevated... but Americans consume more "heart healthy," "low cholesterol," and "low fat" foods than at any time in history. We are also consuming more grains than any humans have at any time in history. Most of those grains are genetically modified.


Some Rational Conclusions
So, if your body produces cholesterol, and cholesterol is not a killer in and of itself, and if you have truly high cholesterol (over 350) or dangerous particle sizes, then what does that mean?
It means there is some reason your body is doing harm to itself.
Typically, that means your diet and exercise is lacking.
I'd try a high fat, low carb diet (HFLC). Paleo / Primal / Fat resistant / etc.

Here are some cholesterol myths you should learn.



Personal anecdotes:
When I was diagnosed with diabetes, my cholesterol was "high" at 205.
After a year on the Primal Diet, my cholesterol was 173. More importantly, my HDL was way up, my LDL particle size was darn near perfect, and my Vitamin D levels were good.

My brother in law was "diagnosed" with high cholesterol after a reading of 253.
The year prior, his cholesterol had been 204. He had eaten all the "heart healthy" and "low cholesterol" foods for a year. That really "helped."
He asked me about primal diet. He decided to start eating eggs and meat again.
After 90 days of eating whole eggs (cooked in real butter) 5 days a week, plus following HFLC type diet, his cholesterol was 169.


Personal thoughts:
I would never take a statin.
I would never take cholesterol advice from a doctor who did not perform particle size tests.
I would never take cholesterol advice from a doctor who did not run a vitamin D test.
I would never consider someone's cholesterol to be "high" unless it was over 350.
I would never take cholesterol advice from a doctor who advocates eating grains - whole grains or otherwise.


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Friday, March 7, 2014

What to Expect

At this point, I've just minted a couple of Brown Belts in Jiu-Jitsu this past Saturday. Soon, they will examine for their Black Belts. Since this is the first Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt promotion I've conducted since 1999, here is a preview of what to expect:

5k run to start the morning.

100 push up rally.

100 situp rally.

100 armbar rally from top.

100 armbar rally from guard.

All standing self defense techniques.

All ground self defense techniques - headlock defenses, punch defenses, choke defenses.

Randomly selected ground techniques as chosen by guest panelists.

Sparring.

Sparring.

Just a bit more sparring.


Survive this, and I will present the Black Belt you've just earned.

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Gotz 2 Haz Credick

Not a repo story... though it might have predated a few. I had this conversation a few times during my car rental years in Memphis:

Caller: "Y'all haz trucks?"

Me: "Sure do! We carry the Ford F150, Chevy Silverado, and Dodge Ram. When would you like to rent one?"

Caller: "Naw! I'm talkin' 'bout S-V-Us."

Me: "Good news! We carry SUVs as well - Ford Explorer and Chevy Blazer."

Caller: "What are the qual'fications?"

Me: "You need a valid Driver's License and major credit card to rent."

Caller: "I ain't gotz no credick-cart. Can you rent with cash?"


Not on the more expensive vehicles, like SUVs!


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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Funny Hotel Find

Found this in my hotel room a few weeks ago:



Yes, that's a shower.
No, there was no shower curtain.

It certainly made things interesting.



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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Over Medicated

The FDA recommends 6-11 servings per day of grains, breads, and cereals. 
Of course, since they have initiated this "guide," the incidents of "ADD/ADHD" has skyrocketed.









Alternately, one can adopt an Ancestral Diet and skip the need for medication.



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Monday, March 3, 2014

Majoring in the Majors 1

Mark 12:28-31
One of the scribes approached. When he heard them debating and saw that Jesus answered them well, he asked Him, “Which command is the most important of all?”

“This is the most important,” Jesus answered:
Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
“The second is: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other command greater than these.”
Very simple verses that could be expounded upon infinitely. Indeed, it could be very reasonably argued that the entire Bible is simply an expansion of these two commands.

The interesting note here is that the first part: Love the Lord your God has three major underlying principles:
A) Believe in God.
B) Love God.
C) Do what God commands.

Doing what God commands is largely based on showing love to our fellow man. So, the two parts are completely intertwined. You cannot show hatred or indifference to your fellow man and claim to love God at the same time... it is impossible.

There are hundreds of references in the Bible to the concept of Loving the Lord your God. It is the single most common topic in the Bible. It is the central theme.

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