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October 31, 2005

work has taken over my life and now my photo blog! most of team are far from home, or never get to see their homes on our crazy schedule. so here's a place to show family and friends what shaun and shellie call the "gam-x life style" ha ha ha!!!

the offical team portrait (although we're missing a few)

my halloween costume (QA princess)

i decided to use google image search for "guest star" and use whatever image came up first. meet creepy little danny!

this image came up on page 2 and i thought i'd include it as well, just because i love random craziness.

so my idea is to invite anyone who doesn't have a blog, but does have an opinion, to use my blog. i will post whatever you write, along with images, etc...

our first guest blogger is.....anonymus! enjoy.

I haven't written on a blog before but I shall start today, for Jennifer, the whore. She is a great person, with a small animal addiction. I am trying to decide what to write about. I shall rant. I like to complain, and since you apparently like to read, here goes-

--If you cannot drive a big truck, do not buy one. Women, unfortunately this seems to apply to you, more often than not. Those big SUVs do take a certain amount of skill which you should possess prior to purchasing one. Maybe you could use the test drive, to see if you can actually drive it.

--The God question is freaking me out a little. Do I believe in God? Logically, the magic God is said to possess is too fantastic to believe. Then again, the stories we hear are actually from man, translated into other languages by man. And these were medieval men at best, sexist, homophobic, stuck in their societal norms. I cannot believe my thoughts, ideas, and relationships, as well as the entirely of life, are a completely random occurrence. Could God just be a wonderful grandparent who is understanding and forgiving? And, most or all, not judgmental? And where does 42 fit in?

--I think everyone should be able to speak English appropriately. Diagramming may be a little much, but I think conjugating verbs shouldn't be an option, it should be mandatory.

--I think the word weird should never be viewed, or used, as a negative. My friend Jennifer used to call me an undercover freak. I think everyone has some amount of freak and many people have an extraordinary amount. We all just wear it differently. If I want my hair blue, so be it. You can see my freak. I am not John Wayne Gacy, hiding my freak under the floor boards. Blue hair or a tongue piercing do not hurt others.

--I love Howard Stern. He is very real and natural. Is he sexist? No, I don't think so. He has 3 daughters, who he said he would never want to be a stripper, and Robin, who is a very intelligent woman. Is he focused on sex? Yes, and it has kept him in radio for over 20 years. Artie Lange may be the funniest person.

--If we are overthrowing regimes that are basing their laws on Islamic teachings, why is our own government trying to base our laws and choices on conservative Christianity? My religious choices may have nothing to do with yours. The laws should protect each person for safety, not make moral decisions for me.

--I love to eat. Truly. That is why I am overweight. It is not because I am big boned, eat little and keep gaining weight, or any other excuse. I also, do not like to exercise. It's a bad combo.

--Could Will Ferrell be any funnier? He is not very visually appealing, but he makes me laugh. Goofy and earnest. What a great person.

--Please let my epitaph read, "She laughed loud and often."

--Please comment. I love a debate.

And finally....

Quote from Lidia "My head is like cable right now, 31 channels and nothings on".

sladj and samantha. cutest god damn thing i've ever seen!!!!!

October 30, 2005

mike's halloween costume. hahaha! the other pic is jennette getting my dogs all wound up before she leaves. she thinks it funny to do that. but it's ok, griffin pulled her pants down at least twice.

ok. i know i complain often, so today i am going to talk about the good stuff. it's sunday morning and daylight savings time has given me an hour back. fuck that "jump ahead" in the spring! so i am sitting here in my clean house, drinking coffee, talking to friends online on my new (used) laptop. the stinky rug dixie peed on is gone and so is the baby gate to the cat room. i figured out a way to put the food and litter where griffin can't get it. i feel like i am getting my apartment back finally.

there's a great college radio show on for the next 2 hours. lots of old and new alternative stuff. my friend chris is happy and seems to have gotten himself a girlfriend. zak won the halloween costume contest last night and is at a good place with his girl issues. (you can read their blogs for the details, although their blogs suck compared to mine.)

i love my job, my boss and working downtown. i work with wonderful people from all over the world. i have a little money in the bank, the pets are healthy, and i just bought jennette's pink ipod full of great music.

so today i go to my mom's with todd, jennette and mike, and david. rach might even stop by. i bossed my mom into making slovenian rice sausage, which is my fav. and it's fall! i Y fall!!!!

life is good and i am happy today!!!!!!!!!

October 29, 2005

this is one of my favorite movies (no suprise!) it's finally out on DVD with lots of extra stuff. someone buy me this for xmas or bday. thanks!

i put a bunch of downtown pics on the photo blog. also some beautiful cloud photos. i've been obsessed with clouds since i was a kid. teacher's would ask if i wanted to be a meteorologist, and i'd say no, i just like looking at them.
beautiful sky over lake erie (sunset...)

more downtown pics......
st. john's cathederal

downtown mural

cool building

breast cancer awareness sign

bench where i catch the bus

run forest, run!!! new name for my blog???

in the news:
Gillian Kennedy, 35, is accused of shooting neighbor Kenneth "Rooster" Cantrell, 38, on the front lawn of their Pegram, Tenn., home following a spat with the victim's wife Tosha, who called the defendant a "Jenny Craig reject" and a "whale."

i swear i am not making that up! i Y white trash!!!

update: it gets worse!!!

"On May 21, 2004, Mrs. Kennedy allegedly stood outside in her bathing suit, rubbed her breasts, and yelled at Mrs. Cantrell that she was jealous of her large chest."

"Mr. Richardson would be out in the yard yelling over threats, and sometimes Mr. Cantrell even followed Mr. Kennedy to work," Lockert said. "It's hard to believe a bunch of neighbors would act like this, but we have it all on video."

"They would cluck like chickens outside their home," Lockert said. "Someone once asked the pizza delivery boy if there were chicken feathers on the pizza because he was delivering to a bunch of chicken sh---."

and it all started over a stolen basketball.....

October 28, 2005

meet zak...

meet zak!!!!!

jcglitter2: have you seen that movie "saw"?
MrBoJengle: yes
jcglitter2: any good?
MrBoJengle: yeah
MrBoJengle: it was a good one
jcglitter2: i thought you hated horror films?
MrBoJengle: i liked the way he made people kill themselves
MrBoJengle: no no no
MrBoJengle: i hate flicks with fucken scary kids (i.e "the ring")
MrBoJengle: that's all
jcglitter2: LOL
jcglitter2: my sister hates michael myers
jcglitter2: anytime it's on tv i call and say, hey, put on channel so and so
jcglitter2: she falls for it every time
MrBoJengle: hahaha
MrBoJengle: scary dead kids
MrBoJengle: freak the FUCK out of me
jcglitter2: why do we all love torturing each other?
MrBoJengle: and i know when i have a kid
MrBoJengle: i'll be sleeping
MrBoJengle: and he/she will come in after the shower
MrBoJengle: and sit on me and just stare till i wake up
jcglitter2: wow
MrBoJengle: and i will throw that kid across the room
MrBoJengle: i know that will happen
jcglitter2: i know it will, zak....... i know it will.

he was updating my test machine at my desk, bitching about all the pink stuff i have, the pink wallpaper on the computer. i asked if i could take his pic so my friends could see my evil new boss and this is what i got.

he is mean and funny and my favorite boss ever!!!!!

October 27, 2005

October 26, 2005

yeah, i'm weird!!!!!!

i spend my free time thinking about things like slim goodbody (he disturbs me). i know i'm weird, and getting more weird the older i get. i am not trying to be weird. i guess i just am not stopping myself. i say and do what i want, unfiltered, and i am genuinely happy. also, i have so much fun!

lately i've been called weird by like 10 people in the last week. so i guess it got me thinking about it. i am even weird looking! weird face, weird clothes.....

i like to play jokes (the classic creme of tartar i put in stacy's purse), take pics of elephants pooping (and post them online.) i've recently admitted to sometimes vacumming with pixie wings on. i do this shit when i am home alone!

i tried not to be weird at the new job, which lasted about a day. recently pat asked to borrow my stapler. i had to tell her, "i can't find it, but i do have a kazoo!"

so why am i ranting about being weird? i guess it's my way of saying, "i'm here! i'm weird! and it's not going away!"

October 25, 2005

very random, because i said so!

not sure what exactly this is, but i want it.

i left early yesterday and got home in time to watch dr. phil. it's a guilty pleasure, i admit. yesterday's show was....grotesque. first they had a married couple who weren't getting along. why? because the wife was angry with her husband for getting a rare liver disease. too many hospital bills. huh? then there was the lady who was beating her mentally retarded daughter with a belt. why? because she didn't want her to get fat. huh?????????

http://blog.livedoor.jp/parumo_zaeega/ the japanese jennifer charlton blog

http://www.stuffonmycat.com/ brilliant and addictive

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Maleshower.jpg very strange and confusing painting

October 22, 2005

this is carl. he's the maintence man at the east ohio building downtown. he's one of the sweetest people i know. he knew all our names when BW Insurance was in the building. a year ago we left downtown for independence. we all missed him. well, a few months ago i was back downtown for an interview at ernst & young, and on the way back to the bus stop, i ran into carl. he remembered my name still and was so excited to see me he hugged me! he asked about everyone at BW (like his smoking buddy pete) and said he missed them.

so now about once a week i stop by and we chat. i love downtown!!!

October 20, 2005

the elephants

i forgot some important pics!

people on the street were screaming when the elephants all turned and "let go" all at once..

i don't know if you can read the sign, but the shoe shine place downstairs is offering massages on a hand written note. something seems very wrong with this...

bob's crooked hand. it's all he'd let me photograph. reminds me of a certain friend with a "special ear"...harumph!
the annual ringling brothers circus comes to town....

the elephants came to downtown! i'm always torn between excitement over seeing the beautiful elephants and feeling bad that they are not treated very well in the circus. it's so surreal seeing them link trunk and tails and walk down east 9th. i'll put more pics on my photo blog.

also, they had a tiny pony that looks like dixie! the damn thing has a border collie mane!!!

i am terrified of tom cruise. he's nuttier then a fruit cake. the girl on the right is my beautiful friend becca modeling a "cleveland free times" t-shirt. she's the girl who runs the friends of the kennel volunteer group. she's dixie's other mom as well. yes kids, dixie has 2 mommies. oh yeah, becca doesn't have anything to do with tom cruise.

a conversation about my mother...

jcglitter2: btw- my mom is nuts!
jcglitter2: she does my grocery shopping for me once a week (since my schedule is so nuts)
mrbojengle: awww
mrbojengle: what a sweetheart
jcglitter2: yesterday she called to tell me she stole a huge bag of cat food from walmart!
mrbojengle: hahaha
jcglitter2: she did the self check out and forgot to scan it
jcglitter2: the alarms went off and she just ran!!!
mrbojengle: AHHAHAHAHAH
mrbojengle: NO WAY
jcglitter2: she's a spaz!
jcglitter2: now you see where i get it! i'm the girl who sprays herself in the face with butter pam. thanks mom!
mrbojengle: hahhaha
mrbojengle: that's funny as fuck

(mrbojengle is zak. check out his blog to see his miraculous toliet invention)

October 19, 2005

dear stacy, you win!!!!

(isn't that a great photo?)

my friend stacy and i have a long standing competition to see who can find the most disturbing images online. today she won. she is the champion, my friends....

i will only post a link and not the actual image. click at your own risk!!!

beautiful cleveland in the morning....

sad gargoyle.....

halloween lights....

fernando in the pit.......
am i the only person worried about the weather and natural disasters? seems like over the last year it's gotten intense, with the tsunami, hurricanes, fires in CA, then mudslides, a dam in new england about to burst, the earthquake in pakistan.... scary times...........
i was right!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"The Food and Drug Administration wants to know if those popular antibacterial soaps really work. Critics say the cleansers not only provide little benefit for health-conscious consumers, but also could carry public and environmental health risks. The FDA is now taking the issue to an outside committee of experts who will examine whether the use of antibacterial soaps, wipes and washes should be limited. Any move by the FDA would affect hundreds of products on store shelves. Some 253 antibacterial products have been introduced in the U.S. this year alone. Some doctors have argued against use of antibacterial products for years, saying they can lead to the emergence of bacteria that resist antibiotics. "

October 17, 2005

my downtown cleveland/new job pics....

union protest (this scared me at 7am in the dark!)

building lit up pink for breast cancer awareness month

the fridge at work is named after me!

"the pit"

my crazy desk


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The summer project season is fast approaching!  We could really use your help in preparing the R/V PRESERVATION for an exciting season of fun and interesting projects. We are working on some still-in-progress items and include a number of improvements for the new season. Please review the "To Do List" and "Dream List" see if there is anything that you could help with. We invite you to join with us and get to know the R/V PRESERVATION and more people in the GLSPS. We'd love to share a weekend of boat-work and camaraderie.  With the R/V PRESERVATION and Phil's camper, we can usually house up to a dozen volunteers at a time!

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The Depth sounder / sonar unit is faulty on the boat.  If you or anyone would like to donate to a fund to be able to purchase a new unit, please click on the "Donations" Button on the left side of this page.

This event is split into separate activities for each day of each weekend. Please register for each day you are able to attend so we can plan tasks and sleeping arrangements based on the skill-sets and headcount of those attending each day.

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The task list below will be updated each work weekend (hopefully each day of work). Task progress will be reported in blue font and completed tasks will be marked (DONE!) .

Attention Members:  Please Don't forget about the Membership Appreciation BBQ and Cruise around the Harbors on the RV Preservation.  Sunday June 4, 2017.  It starts at 10:00 AM and goes to ...........?  Check event page for details.  We encourage you to register in order for us to plan for food.  Here is the link.

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R/V Preservation To Do List - As of 6-04-17

Please Note: Tim Pranke is in charge of ALL painting projects on the R/V PRESERVATION !  All painting instructions and procedures must be approved by Tim. Thank You!

  1. Pressure wash entire outside of boat - required each year.  (Sponge washed Launch weekend)  "Done"
  2. Grind/clean and repaint all pealed/rusted areas - annual process.
  3. Check the top of the Pres (white roof areas) - completed 2014, verify good coverage. (Still good as of 6-3-17) "Done"
  4. Aft Upper Roof (where Life Boat sits), needs to be prepared and repainted.
  5. Clean interior walls and repaint if needed - annual process.
  6. Inspect rear wall and door. Clean, paint and reseal wall as necessary.  Some rust is showing in corners of rear wall.  Rust  grinding sealing and painting needs to be throughout the season.  Inspected 5-28-17 - Still good
  7. Seal bottom of door and readjust door so it doesn't scrape when opening or closing.  Still needs to be done as of 6-04-17
  8. Clean bilge areas in all compartments. These high-moisture areas may need some paint work or primer applied if bare metal areas are noted. *Bilges cleaned and have noted a few spots that need paint in the Fresh water tank bilge.  (With square hole access).  Painting Still needs to be performed as of 6-04-17
  9. Inspect and repair mid-ship scupper drain pipes.  Some leakage was noted last season!!!  Repair small crack in drain. "Done"
  10. Clean and paint the rear deck. After paint, re-install the damaged rubber deck mat. As of 5-28-17 it was cleaned only.
    • Tim repaired deck supports. We are contemplating some additional changes. We hope to weld more of them in prior to painting.

Mechanical / Electrical

  1. Check the rear fittings on the new hydraulic steering - slight weep at a fitting still noted?  Refill / top off reservoir as needed. Checked abd "Done"
  2. Check all love joy couplers joining fresh water pump to fuel injection pumps.  (2). OK and "Done"
  3. Still experience some vibration while under way, our next procedure will be to recheck engine alignment - before and after launch?  (Will check after launch to accommodate flexing of hull) Recheck while in water or docked in Silver Bay.
  4. Look for any oil leaks in the engine room. Still have small leaks around front seal of starboard engine. Repaired small leak on drain plug and drain hose. "Done"
  5. Mount dive ladder to dive platform."Done"
  6. Check to ensure no leakage is occurring around wires to the radar mast?  OK - "Done"
  7. Chart "Battery Switches" and document to ensure a safe operator procedure to start engines in the event of a discharged battery.
  8. Check fresh water pump impeller on both engines.  They were replaced in May and September 2016.  OK and "Done"

Annual Maintenance - Engine

  1. Change oil on both engines. "Done"
  2. Change diesel fuel filters for both engines and fill with fuel.  "Done"
  3. Change oil in both injector pumps. "Done"
  4. Repack all white lithium grease mechanisms on freshwater engine cooling pumps.  "Done"
  5. Repack new packing's in front shaft of fresh water pumps. Port side for now starboard not leaking at this time. Reconfigure suction hose mounting on port engine only.  This is to make it much easier to remove fresh water pump to change impeller and repacking the Flax packing's in front pump seal.  "Done" (Port engine only)
  6. Rocker arms and push-rods were replaced  (Recheck clearance)?  Rechecked, OK - No adjustment needed!  "Done"
  7. Treat fuel with Power up fuel treatment (Purchased from Napa) "Done"
  8. Engine Hours (2016 Season) after completing above - Port =   _873___  Starboard = _853___
  9. The Port engine had _107_ hours put on it in 2016 and the Starboard engine had _108_ hours put on it.

Annual Maintenance - Boat

  1. Remove tarp and PVC framing from boat. (DONE!)  (Haul back pipes, ropes and bungees to Cities and store in PK's Barn.)  "Done"
  2. Grease both rudder posts. "Done"
  3. Check both main batteries - add water if necessary (distilled water only). Both replaced 5-28-2017 - "Done"
  4. Install both brass props - brass keys are stored in orange case in head or attached to props. "Done"
  5. Check wiper blades and wiper motor operation. Replace wiper blades.  (Add 2 inches to length). "Done"
  6. Replace drinking water filters and prepare system for season.  "Done"
  7. Check O-rings on WATER and FUEL caps!!  New o-ring needed on WATER cap??
  8. Prepare head system (chemical toilet) for season.  "Done"
  9. Replace batteries in CO sensor, smoke detectors, bilge heat sensor and digital clocks. "Done"
  10. Inspect all fire extinguishers, flip and roll dry chemical extinguishers to prevent chemical compaction - date and sign tags. "Done"
  11. Inspect and install all safety equipment and check expiration dates for applicable items including: First Aid bag, AED, O2 pack & extra O2 bottle.  First Aid bag gone through, missing items replaced. Inspected and "Done"
  12. Inspect all distress signal equipment, check expiration dates for applicable items.  OK and "Done"
  13. Insert legal paper-work, license, registrations and insurance info in designated areas. (All Captains please see boat logs in RV Preservation Documents "Cruise Logs" section). "Done"
  14. Install and test all electronics to verify proper function! "Done"
  15. Verify operation of all switches and indicators on the boat console!  "Done"
  16. Clean debris out of all deck drains (scuppers!).   Seal crack in pipe on port side.   "Done"
  17. Inspect engine compartment intake ducting.   OK - "Done"
  18. Final cleanup - clean and vacuum all carpet prior to leaving final weekend!  Phil bringing up carpet cleaner when available

Annual Maintenance - Bauer Scuba Compressor (this is stored at Phil Kerber's shop in Corcoran)

  1. Change oil on 5-Hp Honda engine - use AMSOIL 10W-30 synthetic small engine motor oil. "Done"
  2. Change oil in Bauer compressor - use human grade synthetic oil. Did not change but was inspected!  It looks very clean!  "Will change in 2018"
  3. Remove lines and filter canisters and O2 clean them, repack canisters with new chemicals in both primary and secondary filtering systems. Cleaned and Changed, "Done"
  4. Check paper air filters at compressor and at air intake on radar mast.  Inspected "OK"  "Done"
  5. Check drive pulley belt. OK "Done"
  6. Check all hoses for wear and any damage.  No damage at this time "Done"
  7. Check CO monitor to see if still showing pink (If pink = OK)   Clean and replace CO Monitoring disc and gasket in monitoring equipment.  "Done"
  8. Check all bleed drain valves.  OK - "Done"
  9. Clean any debris and dust from external parts of the compressor.  OK, Cleaned "Done"
  10. Install wet muffler for scuba compressor - can be installed with the compressor!  Muffler was repaired again - (Inlet melted again)! "Done"
  11. The Scuba Compressor had _121_ hours on it at the start of 2016.  At the end of 2016 it had 159.6 hours.  At the beginning of 2017 it will start at 159.7 hours.

Dream List/Projects

  1. Install rear roof to transom tarp.
    • Corey Daniel and Tom Peterson are still working on this???
  2. Design and build compressor containment for permanent outside mount.
    • It will be built by Dale K after launch
  3. New horn has been installed! Mountings / wiring need to be modified and roof resealed after rewiring. Hopefully done after launch.
  4. Fresh water heater installed - need to invert switch, occasional accidental "ON"! (DONE!)
  5. Design and install deck anchor roller and latch mechanism.
  6. Install additional 12v Auxiliary plugs and check the plug at the helm.  Plug at helm works.  We need to install two more
  7. Install USB Power Charging Stations donated by Jack Decker!!
  8. Install high temp alarm on both engines?  Researching!  Some parts have been purchased
  9. Install thresh-hold under main salon door.
  10. Check all sacrificial anodes & replace as necessary - swap any zinc anodes with aluminum (note: rudders and heat exchangers are currently protected by zinc anodes! )
  11. Register MMSI Number with the Coast Guard. - Distress GPS Coordinates option on the Marine Radio.  Need to register through Boats US / West Marine. Here is the link.!
  12. Purchase an EPIRB?  If it is within the budget?
  13. Purchase and Install new Depth Finder / Sonar - Looking for Donations to purchase one or have one donated.  Will purchase 2017 and install 2018
  14. Purchase and install new Marine Radio with AIS system in it. "Done"
  15. Install additional antenna for Marine Radio.  "Done"

Liability Waiver

The GLSPS requires participant to print, read and sign the Master Liability Release and Waiver Forms for all projects. Please click the link below to print your copy to give to the project or event leader (Thank You).

GLSPS Master Liability Waivers - Medical Forms

Please join us for this rewarding time of working with GLSPS Members on one (or more) of the work weekends. Let's get the R/V Preservation ready for an exciting season of dive projects.
Hope you can JOIN IN THE FUN!

Ken Knutson
Boat Chairman
Senior Captain


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Monday, April 9, 2012

My Healing

I have put this testimony off for a while, frankly, because I do not understand how the whole "healing thing" works. I know how it worked in the Bible. I have heard stories of people being healed. I, myself, never knew anyone who had been healed by God, that is, till my dad's healing. I think I put this off too, because I thought that if I lost faith, or something went wrong, some how my healing would be taken back by God. I wouldn't want people to think I was lying. It's funny how the devil likes to take something miraculous and twist it just so.

I have had back pain since I was ten years old. My first real problem with my back was when I was 26. One day, my back went out, and I couldn't get back up. (insert joke here)  This continued off and on for several years. When we moved to Birmingham, I saw a chiropractor, who told me that I have three bulging discs; one at the top, the middle, and the bottom of my back. The disc at the bottom of my back gave me the worst pain. There would be times that medicine and chiropractic care would help. Then there were times I was out of commission for several weeks. I could only lay in bed.

My story of testimony, began in April of 2011. Although I have three bulging discs, there are only two that really bother me. The one in my neck and the one in my lower back. I had never had all three go out on me before this year. They were overlapping in pain. I would get one almost healed and the other would go out. I had been walking, almost every day, till December; until it became too cold to walk outside. I started back in the spring. When I started having so many problems with my back, all at once, I couldn't exercise at all. I was blessed just to get around the house. I was going to get something out of my cabinet in the kitchen, when I heard God tell me, "If you will go walk, your back will be healed." I looked up, and said, "Let me get my shoes on!" Now, I assumed, that if I could start walking, no matter how slow or small, it would strengthen my back up, and I would get better. This is what was in my mind.

I started walking around my block. I looked like a little old lady, barely moving. As I walked, I prayed and praised God. I spoke with Keith, (my husband), over the phone, about a lesson I heard that day. When I finished speaking with Keith, I began praying again. I started back to my house. I was across the street, when I heard a voice say, "Why don't you pray for your back to be healed?" You have to remember, when I heard God speak, I thought he meant my back would get better. I didn't think He meant no more pain. After I heard the voice, I wasn't sure. I felt like if God wanted to heal me, He would without asking. I had been so consumed with this book/blog. For one time in my life, I wasn't thinking about me, my needs. I said out loud, as I'm walking, "I don't know if I should." The voice said again, "Ask and it will be given." So, that's what I did. I prayed that God would heal my back in Jesus' name. I don't remember the prayer. I don't remember my words. I know they weren't fancy or scripture filled.

I was about to cross the street to get to my house, when a red truck went by. I waved at the person. (Now mind you, the whole time I'm walking around my huge block, I am in pain.) All of a sudden, I felt that feeling again; the presence of the Holy Spirit. By the time I took my first step onto my yard, the bottom of my back started feeling funny. It kept feeling funny. When I reached my door and opened it, I had no pain! I couldn't believe it! I came in the house and started jumping up and down. Then, I danced around, twisting, shouting, you name it! I had my own song going, "Go Jesus! Go Jesus! Go! Go! Go Jesus! I had tears streaming down my face and I praised God over and over!

When my kids got home from school, I told them what had happened. Ethan didn't believe me. You see, when my back goes out, they have to help me to the kitchen, the car, the bathroom, well, not in the bathroom, but you get the idea. Ethan said, "If you back is well, hop up and down." I did. He said, "Do jumping jacks, run in place." I did.  Tucker and Ethan sat there in amazement.

The way I would describe how I felt for the next couple of days is numb. The area on my back that hurt so bad (the lower part) was numb. There were times where it was like I could almost feel some one's hand untwisting my spine. Does this make sense? It's the only way I know how to describe it. I've had pinched nerves, this was different.

As I said before, I wasn't sure how this healing thing works. I didn't know if I would be healed for a day, a week, a month, or a lifetime. I'm not sure if the Bible explains this. I didn't want my healing to go away though. I wanted to shout it out to everyone what had happened, but I was afraid. I only told my family what had happened.

Here's the kicker to this: I have cataracts on my eyes. I now have to have someone go with me, if I'm going someplace new, because I can't read the street signs. I have horrible IBS. My IBS, basically, kept me home-bound for all of my late twenties to early thirties. I have already spoken about my teeth. So why my back? I don't know. I don't know why He chose my back. I don't know if there was going to come a time where I would need surgery or not be able to walk. I don't question the "why." I am so thankful that God looked down on one of His children and provided healing for her.

(I had told God that after one year if my back was still the same I would post this. I know it's not right to put limits on God or give God an ultimatum but, I feel like God knew this was so new to me, I pray for forgiveness, I pray He understands why I did what I did. So here it's been one year and no pain! Praise God He is good!)

Philemon vs 6
I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in  Christ.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

God Still Speaks!: The Gideon Bible

God Still Speaks!: The Gideon Bible

The Gideon Bible

I wanted to share a story I heard just a few weeks ago. While my family and I were visiting a church, a Gideon sponsor came to the podium to speak. I guess I never thought of them having spokespeople. I thought the company shipped Bibles to hotels rooms only. I had no idea who the Gideons were or how the company was started. I learned that Gideon sponsors go through out the world providing Bibles. So far, they have reached 190 countries and have translated the Bible in over 90 different languages. They provide Bibles to the military, prisons, hospitals, and convalescence homes as well. As we listened to the sponsor, he told an amazing story of God's power. This is the testimony I would like to share with you.

Two Gideon representatives had gone into a little school house in Portugal. When they walked in, there was one teacher, teaching about 95 students. Immediately, she knew who they were and she began saying, "Praise God, the Gideons are here! Children, they have come and brought us Bibles so we can learn God's word in English!" The two representatives looked at each other, because they knew the box they had contained Bibles in Portuguese. They explained to the teacher that their team brought Bibles in the local language. The teacher responded, "No, I know you have English Bibles, because I have prayed to God for a whole month that you would come and bring these for my class." Not knowing what to do, and feeling bad, the representatives opened their box. What they pulled out was Bible after Bible in English! They couldn't believe it.

When they left the teacher and students, they looked at each other and thought, "Oh no! We have brought down nothing but English Bibles and we will have to have the Portuguese Bible's shipped to us while we're here." They went out to their car and opened the other boxes they had in the trunk, they were ALL in Portuguese. When they got back to their headquarters, they asked if any boxes had been brought that were English. The response was no. All the Bibles that had been shipped were in Portuguese! The Gideon sponsor, who was speaking to our congregation,  looked at us and said, "Folks that box went into the room written in Portuguese and God transformed the box to English!" The congregation shouted, Praise God! Amen!

I love hearing stories of God's work. I know I normally have a testimony straight from the person who has experienced God's love and power, but this testimony meant so much to me. I hope that it will give you encouragement too.

For only $5 the Gideon company can produce a Bible to be distributed. If you would like more information on how you can help, or if  you would like to become a Gideon sponsor, visit their website at:

Mark 4:14
The sower sows the word

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Is It Worth It?

I asked myself this question a lot last year. Once I stepped out in faith for God, and began this journey with the blog/book idea, things changed in my life. I was sick off and on for most of the year. We had more money, family, house  and car problems than we ever had prior. The attacks were prevalent and very real. This is why I hesitated to write this post. I would never want to discourage someone in their faith, but bare with me, it turns out good.

 It's so funny that we ALL want the glorious blessings of God, and want the warm fuzzy feel of his love, but man, none of us want the persecution do we? None of want to admit sin in our lives causes attacks from the enemy, and that's why we have hardships. Most importantly, if you don't know how the devil attacks you're blaming God or others for what he's doing to you! The devil loves that. He never wants credit for his evil deeds. It reminds me of the line from the movie, The Usual Suspects: The greatest lie the devil every created was that he didn't exist.

 In writing this post, I am not going to claim I know all about the devil's power. I do know that the devil is very masterful. He knows the human condition inside and out. He knows our weaknesses because people in general, are the same historically. We all typically follow a pattern. The Bible tells us in Luke 10 that the devil came to steal, kill and destroy.I know God allows things. I know He stops things as well. He is the ultimate judge and the final play is always in His playbook. I believe we have a purpose and plan designed by God before we were born. He gives us the free will to do it or not.

  There is a reason Ephesians 6 tells us who we fight against in this world. It states: "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." You see, for me, when you walk without knowledge of spiritual warfare, it's like getting your driver's license with out ever driving a car, and then trying to drive. That's dangerous when you think about it. This is why I couldn't let this post go. It is so important to understand and learn what you are working with, or in this case, who is working against you, so that you can properly prepare yourself and fight as God tells us to do later in Ephesians 6.

The best thing that came out of all of this for me, is learning from James 4, that when we are being attacked, we have the POWER to tell the devil to leave in Jesus' name and he is REQUIRED to leave us!! Hallelujah!! I lived almost 40 years not knowing this. Thank you God, I do now.

So, let's go back. Through all of these attacks, I kept the faith. I called out the devil in Jesus' name, I prayed etc. But the attacks kept coming. Then I got angry. I got angry at God. I was angry, because I know the power I have through Him, and I know the power the Almighty has. I knew He was allowing this to happen! WHY? I have asked Him this over and over. It is OK to be mad at God. David was, in the Bible, and God loved him so. But, I think, while we are mad at him, we're not going to hear him clearly.

I would say to God, "Please God, don't allow this. I can't go through this." I put limits on what God can do constantly. Isn't that funny? Knowing that He created everything that I see in my world, and I breath because of Him, I still say, "Nope, not ready."  He knows what I'm ready for and what I'm not. Otherwise, it wouldn't come to me. It's like that popular quote says, "If God brings you to it, He will get you through it."

 I am not proud to admit this, but after months of being attacked, I backed down. I stopped posting on my blog. I let my language get bad. I didn't care if I made it to every service at church. I did this on purpose. I needed to get off Satan's radar for a while. My family needed it. We all were dealing with too much, including my children. I think you can take a lot till you see your kid start to go through it too.

I started talking to my husband, my mom, and my preacher about how I felt.  I hated what I was doing. I wanted to be just like Peter. Full on, wide open, crazy on fire for God! The problem was, I was just like Peter; denying God like crazy. God gave me a vision of a book. My family and I had gone to the beach for my birthday. We stopped at a convenient store on the way down. Inside, they had a little book rack. Keith pointed it out to me, because one of the books was on spiritual warfare. God gave me the vision to say, "Hey, go read up girl!"

 He confirmed this through a friend of mine at church. She was raised in a different faith than me. She wakes up every day expecting miracles to come out of the wood work, and to stomp the devil with her feet through her Bible and her mouth! When I talked to her about my issues, she said, "Are you learning about spiritual warfare? What books are you reading? Are you praying the devil off every day? Who's your prayer group and are they praying this evil off of you?" She said this like it was just as normal as making a sandwich. As I listened to her, I thought, "See this is the stuff I need to know!" But was I doing this? Not all of it. Once again, wanting all the blessings, loving the messages God was sending me to give to people, but not doing the work. I was not asking God to show me if there is sin in my life that is causing these attacks.

I began to go back in my mind, and think of all the stories I have been able to share with you this past year. I would never have experienced any of this, nor ever know this side of God, had I not stepped out in faith. Will I still be attacked? Yes! And, if this posts helps a lot of you, I will get attacked harder! But, we know the ending. God has already defeated the devil. AMEN!

I'm already on the winning team. I have to stop listening to the whispers, like in youth games, where they are screaming SIKE! SIKE! SIKE! Those aren't from God. He's got my back. He's got your back, but you have to be real about your part in this. One of the best things I heard my preacher say was if  God is loving, and merciful enough to give his son, give us grace, don't you think he's loving enough to smack us upside the head when we're wrong? (I'm paraphrasing but my pastor won't mind.) He said, " I don't want to worship a God that won't "deal" with injustice in this world, just as much as he would shower love on us." It hit me like a ton of bricks.

My job now is to learn more about spiritual warfare. I write this to you, to give you a leg up. When you feel called by God, and are ready to step out and follow him; go learn about what the devil is going to try to do to you. I also ask that as you read my posts, you will pray for me and my family. You will pray that God keeps the evil one away, and that if  I, or my family is causing a reason for the enemy to be present, we will be aware. Pray that when God allows things to come on my family that we will have discernment. We will learn the lesson, and move on.

(So if you ask me now is this worth it? I will say yes! When I started this post, I couldn't with all my heart say that. I didn't understand why I needed to post this now, when I wrote it so many months ago... All in God's timing. He was changing my heart.)

2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.

Psalm 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He guards all of his bones; not one of them is broken.

Timothy 4:18

And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and preserve me for His heavenly kingdom

I wonder how many of you are like me. You are Clark Griswold. You try to make Christmas the most magical, special, fun filled holiday of the year. In this process, we normally wear ourselves out trying to make the magic happen. In the end, it never goes the way you planned. Someone ends up crying, yelling, or in my case a dog having diarrhea and me dry heaving; but I digress.

It's very easy to make a hallmark Christmas when you have plenty of money. When you are used to getting bonuses and they go away, because the economy is so bad, it gets hard. This will be our third year, I believe, with out the bonus, and it's the worse one yet. We were already behind due to a lot of extra bills this fall. If you live pay check to pay check, you know that once you get behind, it's hard to catch up quickly.

It's also my fault. I never want to say no to the family. Granted we don't have live an extravagant lifestyle by no means. But I want the family to feel normal and not know when we are financially strapped. Because of the three issues I have mentioned, Christmas is tight this year. We haven't had one in a while where I cried. Now, mind you, we're not starving. We have a roof over our head, God is good. But as Americans, we are spoiled! Every time I want to whine to God, I think about how I have clean water, heat, air, a house, a car etc. Then, I don't want to ask God for anything and feel bad all day.

I finally had to put my foot down this week and say no to everything. We didn't have money and I mean, I had a $20 in my pocket, and that was it. I told the kids not to ask for anything and get used to hot dogs and Ramen noodles this week. I went to Wal-Mart with my $20 to buy some groceries. We were out of milk, but as you know milk is almost $4. I didn't have the four dollars, so I went on and checked out. With the two dollars I had left, God spoke to me and told me to put the money in the Salvation Army basket that they have out during the holidays. We normally do this, but when you don't have money, you don't think about being so generous. I said, "Are you crazy? I only have two dollars!"  God said, "Put the money in and see what I do."

I did what God asked me. When I woke up this morning I found out that Keith made double what he normally would in tips, so I have enough for supper tonight and tomorrow. Then, I got an email from car insurance company saying I would get money back, and my bill would be less this month. This is something my insurance company does every year, but the fact I found out the next day after doing this meant something to me.

It was my fault for spending too much, and trying to turn this holiday into a material one. I was not a good steward with my money. But, even in my sin, my brokenness, God still had compassion for me. Because I obeyed Him, He still blessed me. God is good to me always. I wish I could say the same about myself. It's all a learning lesson. I am so thankful I have a God that loves me more than I deserve and takes care of me. Maybe this year, I should start a new tradition at Christmas....that doesn't involve presents!


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Personal wiki of Goran Jurić

Hudson on Debian Lenny

Install Hudson & Java

Hudson is written in Java so we will need to install Java, and to make things simpler we will install Hudson from its reporitory.

Edit /etc/apt/sources.list and append every line that ends with “lenny main” with ” contrib non-free” and at the end of the file add this line

deb binary/

This is needed because Java is not in Debians main repository. Your sources.list should look something like this

# deb lenny main

deb lenny main contrib non-free
deb-src lenny main contrib non-free

deb lenny/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src lenny/updates main contrib non-free

deb lenny/volatile main contrib non-free
deb-src lenny/volatile main contrib non-free

deb binary/

Update apt information

apt-get update

To install Java, Hudson and Ant (you do not need Ant if you plan to use Phing for building your project)

apt-get install sun-java6-jdk hudson ant

To start Hudson after installation enter

/etc/init.d/hudson start

Hudson should now be available through your browser at http://you-ip-address:8080

PHP Hudson Plugins

Once on Hudsons front page select Manage Hudson and then Manage Plugins and install this plugins:

  • Clover plugin
  • Checkstyle Plug-in
  • PMD Plug-in
  • xUnit Plugin
  • Phing plugin (if you are using Phing)

Return to the Manage Hudson page and select Configure System. If you are using Ant, select Add Ant, uncheck “Install automatically” and under name enter “Ant 1.7.0” and for ANT_HOME enter /usr/share/ant .

You can also enter settings for E-mail notifications.

PHP code metrics

Running automatic unit tests is probably the main reason for having a continuous integration server so lets install PHPUnit.

First make sure you have pear installed

apt-get install php-pear

To get the latest version of PHPUnit we will have to update our pear installer as well.

pear upgrade pear
pear channel-update
pear channel-discover
pear channel-discover
pear channel-discover
pear install phpunit/PHPUnit

PHPUnit requires Xdebug PHP extension, to install it

apt-get install php5-xdebug

Why we are at it, let's install some other useful tools for code metrics in you PHP projects.

PHP CodeSniffer:

pear install PHP_CodeSniffer

phploc (you must have pear channel that we added while installing PHPUnit):

pear install phpunit/phploc

PHP Depend:

pear channel-discover
pear install pdepend/PHP_Depend-beta

To install phpDocumentor enter

pear upgrade PhpDocumentor

Create a build file for your project

This is an example build.xml file that you should place in the root folder of your project and commit to your SCM before creating a new project in Hudson.

You will of course have to modify this file to match your environment.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="NAME_OF_YOUR_PROJECT" default="build" basedir=".">
  <property name="basedir" value="${WORKSPACE}"/>
  <target name="init">
    <!-- Create the different build directories -->
    <mkdir dir="${basedir}/build/logs" />
    <mkdir dir="${basedir}/build/api" />
    <mkdir dir="${basedir}/build/coverage" />

  <target name="clean">
    <!-- Delete build directories from the previous run -->
      <fileset dir="${basedir}/build/logs" includes="**.*" />
      <fileset dir="${basedir}/build/api" includes="**.*" />
      <fileset dir="${basedir}/build/coverage" includes="**.*" />

  <!-- Default target -->
  <target name="build" depends="init,phpunit,php-documentor" />

  <target name="php-documentor">
    <exec executable="phpdoc" dir="${basedir}/gameplay">
      <arg line="-ct type -t ${basedir}/build/api -ti 'Name of your project' -ue on -s -d ./ "/>
  <target name="phpunit">
    <exec executable="phpunit" dir="${basedir}/source/tests" failonerror="off">
      <arg line="--log-xml ${basedir}/build/logs/phpunit.xml
                 --log-pmd ${basedir}/build/logs/phpunit.pmd.xml
                 --log-metrics ${basedir}/build/logs/metrics.xml
                 --coverage-xml  ${basedir}/build/logs/coverage.xml
                 --coverage-html ${basedir}/build/coverage
                 --coverage-clover ${basedir}/build/coverage/clover.xml
                 --configuration phpunit.xml
                " />

After the first successful build you can replace

<target name="build" depends="init,phpunit,php-documentor" />

<target name=“build” depends=“clean,init,phpunit,php-documentor” />

Create your project in Hudson

Return to the Hudsons front page and select “create a new jobs”.

  1. Enter job name
  2. select “Build a free-style software project”
  3. under “Source Code Management” select your SCM (I use Subversion) and enter required details (after entering your Repository URL Hudson will provide you with an option to enter username and password if they are needed for access to your repository
  4. for “Local module directory (optional)” enter “source”
  5. for “Build Triggers” select Poll SCM and enter “* * * * *” this will make Hudson poll your repository every minute and trigger the build if if there are updates in your SCM
  6. click on “Add build step” and select either Ant of Phing depending on what you are using to run your builds. I have selected “Invoke Ant”, and selected the Ant version we configured earlier on for the “Targets” I have entered “build” since this is the name of the build target I am using to build my project

If you are using Ant and the variation of the build file provided on this page click “Advanced” under Ant configuration and for Properties enter:

/var/lib/hudson/jobs/NAME_OF_YOUR_PROJECT/ is the place where Hudson will keep all informations about your project so it is important to pass this property to Ant so Ant can resolve path names that we are using in the Ants build file.

Other steps are optional and depend on you needs. I am using phpDocumentor to generate API docs for my project so I have selected Publish Javadoc and have entered “build/api/” as my Javadoc directory.

If you want to generate Clover Coverage Report using PHPUnit select Clover Coverage Report and enter build/coverage for Clover report directory and clover.xml for Clover report file name.

If you are using PHPUnit you probably want to check this options as well:

Check “Publish testing tools result report” select phpUnit from the dropdown menu and enter build/logs/*.xml for PHPUnit Pattern.

Check “Publish PMD analysis results” and enter for PMD results enter build/logs/phpunit.pmd.xml

Save the setting and your first build should start.

PHPUnit requres a lot of memory, and default memory limit for PHP running on CLI is 32M. Edit /etc/php/cli/php.ini and set memory_limit to 512MB if you have enough RAM installed.

Looking at the console output will help you to determine what went wrong during the build process.

That's about it.

You can visit my blog at

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Bristol, Clifton, Grand Spa Interior

1 comment:

Hels said...

I would like to have holidayed at the Clifton Grand Spa and Hydropathic Institution in its heyday. The photo looks a bit crowded, but I bet it was a great space when the furniture was moved out of the centre. Very grand.


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I AM Present

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Touching The Hearts Of Strangers by Sa-Ra

Touching The Hearts Of Strangers

thru Shellee-Kim

25 July 2013

Beloved Shellee, oh it is so good to have returned again, to be with you once more.

Yes, now begins a new cycle entirely. Marked by the separation of all that is to occur. Your preparations and the extra time given will see you all in good stead. It has indeed been a long time coming and in the making.

But of course you are wanting much more concrete information than this. And so we say to you ‘now is the time to stand up and be counted’ if you perceive yourselves as ones who wish to be of Service at all.

So now for today’s message: How many of you can say you speak out when pressed to do so, you stand up for injustice done to another being in a public place or you become involved in a situation that is rife with tension that ‘isn’t your business’?

If you are ones to whom this applies and you are easily able to and do do these things, then we applaud you. However, if you are the silent majority who prefers the approach of turning a blind eye and deaf ear to such proceedings occurring around you all the time, we ask you now to stop in your tracks.

Why do you believe that an argument on a bus between a man and a woman is of no concern or business of yours? Are these not your brothers and sisters also?
It may be due to a subtle action on your part or even an overt one that could help these two find some kind of resolution together. Even if it’s merely a temporary one. It could be that through your ‘interference’, you could act as a tonic, a healing balm or a helping hand for the hurts experienced by either or both parties. There are very many more advantages to ‘standing up and speaking out’ in such a scenario than there are to not doing so.

You also become an example to others, potentially beginning a chain reaction. And perhaps the next time one who witnessed your outspokenness on the bus will him/herself witness another scenario of conflict or a person requiring help elsewhere, he/she will instantly be reminded of your own courageousness and spontaneity in stepping forth to assist. In turn, this gives that one the courage to stand up and speak out. Do you see the importance of this?

There are no excuses, beloveds. Each and every one of you are faced with many of these situations on a regular basis. Regardless of whether these are in the work place, while interacting with others as a consumer/seller or in your home environment. Too many of you still remain overwhelmed by the ‘what will others think of me’ re-action, which in turn suppresses your potential responses in this kind of Service.

Practise in these moments and given opportunities. Use them now to quickly ask yourself during your witnessing of such, ‘how and what would be the best service I can provide to this person/people/situation/animal at this time that would be of benefit to the highest good of all’.

Of course, there are numerous situations you also cannot get directly involved in. But that voice within will help you to discern and assess each situation accurately. You do not want to be directly in the line of fire (figuratively-speaking) of those at explosive points and find yourself at the short end of the stick. But listening within as to what to and how to react will ensure each situation is handled perfectly.

We do believe that many of you use your perception of the potential explosiveness of others as an excuse to bury your own heads in the sand, turning away from doing such Service to others, as a result.

By your own actions you are teaching others through demonstration that this IS acceptable, and even necessary, to stand up for and with others, helping to smooth the way a little. This is extremely important, beloved friends. For it is over millennia of bowing down and accepting your world’s self-appointed ‘authorities’ that your people and planet are in such a mess. These are some of the first steps to again finding your own sovereignty and power within.

For there is indeed something very personally empowering in reaching out to touch the heart and/or mind of a complete stranger. Such actions help unity between people, help people in feeling acknowledged and that they count and gives you, as importantly, the opportunity to actively seek out ways your Service is sorely needed.

This will be all for now, beloved friends.

Please go about your days asking for ways in the world and amongst strangers that you can positively ‘interfere’ with in this manner . It is far more important than you might think.

I AM your beloved Sa-Ra come once more this day and through this one.

It is always my delight and pleasure to be here amongst you in Service.

You are all so deeply cherished and loved.

Until the next time…

Monday, July 29, 2013

Nebadonia: The Destruction of the Nature Kingdoms

The Destruction of the Nature Kingdoms

24 July 2013

thru Shellee-Kim

Beloveds, it is I Nebadonia that wishes to speak once more.

It is true to say that those of your time and place have little regard for all other species upon your planet and in your seas that occupy the same space and air as you do.

Somehow because you utter words, you have talked yourselves into a sense of collective superiority over your brothers and sisters in different forms. These ones, like you, have volunteered to experience life on Mother Earth’s body to serve both you and she. And to learn as a species. But they have been reliant on you to guide them, to show them the way in this grand evolutionary journey and wondrous opportunity for growth.

Yet, instead you have seen fit to rather choose to inflict the most horrendous pain and suffering upon them, in your wisdom.
‘By their fruits, ye shall know them’, so says one of your world’s holy books. Well, WE have come to know what it is that still remains prior motivation in the deep dishonouring of the many species upon your plane. And it breaks our hearts…

There can be no greater pain for a mother than to see her children swept along by the lies in a world that refuses to stand up to its oppressors, all the while the voiceless (animals,birds, sea life, trees/forests and all of the rest of the nature kingdom) face endless cycles of continued pain and suffering.

You have been visited by ones who know not what the word ‘mercy’ means and so you have now become as them, (re)made in their own image. Do you not recognize, beloveds, who and what it is you are serving? Where and how your allegiances are being made and remade daily?

This is why this cycle ends now. No more shall there be the levels and extent of harm, atrocities and abuse committed in the name of man’s greed and external power associations.
There will no more be the wave of unconsciousness and fear that has kept man imprisoned within and away from his ability to know, feel and express compassion and empathy for all.

All possibilities have been exhausted, all avenues opened have resulted in dead ends, in the main. Thus we move into the new, having learned all that could have been that may be applied to the various future scenarios.

This is enough for now. I AM your beloved Mother Nebadonia holding the seeds of your tomorrows in deep hope within my Heart.


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I AM Present

Friday, November 15, 2013

The Psychopolitics Of Racism

It feels like a long time since I last posted...wonder if we've had another mini-stasis that's accounting for my time-stretching perception of this period!

There are many prejudices that exist within the human mind that is in direct conflict with our spiritual and evolutionary choices of now. And one of the most powerful memes that support the 'divide and rule' psychopolital games of the Zionist Talmudists (ZT's)and their minions globally is that of racism.

Thus racism stands directly in the way of Unity Consciousness. And it is not enough to desire to be One with the Creator, while, for instance still harbouring unacknowledged feelings of resentment, remorse, anger or hatred or guilt, amongst many others in this arena. Or being in denial about the existence of these feelings. For, as with all other prejudices on our world and within us, this opens doorways that allow collective parasitic (STS's) unseens to take hold of us. With the result that we walk through our worlds in conflict at a subtle, unconscious level. And not being able to be properly aligned with Creator Source within.

This great land I chose to born to was supposed to have represented and been a wayshower of Unity Consciousness to the rest of the world. All based on free will decisions of individuals here, thus affecting the collective. But, as with most countries under the socio-political control of the ZT Rothschilds and their enslaving banking system, the psychopolitics of control here has remained much the same as it's been for decades.

After the careful staging of a 'free' South Africa 20 years ago, all that's really happened is that the apartheid system has been diguised by lots of 'liberal' laws seemingly in favour of the majority Black population's rights. And the ZT-controlled mainstream media have pushed this as 'freedom', along with the hero worship of Nelson Mandela as the man who facilitated these so-called changes. But in truth, hardly any of these new laws are implemented or practised properly - enough to benefit the majority, that is. Or if they are, they're so undermined by 'non-delivery' that the morale of the majority remains at an all-time low. Most Black (including Coloured)remain unemployed, while the majority of Whites still have the plum jobs.
And the same psychopolitical power remains in place, much as it has for decades amongst the wealthy White minority.

What continues to occur here on this subtle level is the driving force in keeping this country and it's people oppressed, divided and at (silent) war with one another.
And what makes the racism meme play out differently here than elsewhere, is that the majority Black population (40 odd million), are as per the points in this piece below, continuing to be dominated and controlled by a tiny White (5 million odd) population. This must be seen as a hugely successful operation in the eyes of the ZT's. And for us, this is a great example of what not to do going forward into our new and more balanced society.

Getting beyond the denial meme/programming and to what needs healing is all highlighted in Gillian Schutte's letter below. Schutte is a local filmmaker, activist, writer and more. And one of the tiny handful of White who acknowledge that this is the game here. She refers to herself as a 'Settler' at the end; the Afrikaaners were of Dutch origin and settled here in SA. Like all of us Whites here from various regions of the world.
The only way to dissolve a dangerous and destructive meme like this is by getting conscious of it.
Powerful etheric collectives of specialist 'racist' entities (like there exists for many other human issues) are encouraging and subtly fanning the flames of such prejudices to continue creating conflict within, if we don't.

Dear White People

by Gillian Schutte

I have decided to start the New Year with a letter to you all. It is a letter that implores you to wake up and smell Africa with a fresh white nose.

Before you get angry and defensive, think of this letter as a crash course survival kit for navigating a new reality, and please be assured that if you take heed of the call in this letter your life will change in miraculous ways. Once the blinkers are off the world is a much more colourful and celebratory place to engage in.

Let me begin by wholeheartedly apologising for what my ancestors did to the people of South Africa and inviting you to do the same. I reject their legacy as much as is possible and, as you already know, have made it a life mission to deconstruct the phallocentric white view of ”white as right” and the misguided precept that white is central to all reality.

I reject the discourse of white domination but I acknowledge that I was brought up in this construct. Though my single-mother household was never economically privileged we were privileged by virtue of our skin colour and my mother was given assistance by the state that a woman of colour was denied.

I call on white people to reflect on what it means to be born into unearned privilege, to excavate our long history of racist exploitation and assumed superiority — to acknowledge that this is what we were taught and then to reject it wholly.

I call on white people to acknowledge that whiteness has become invisible to us and we no longer recognise it for a discourse that perpetuates the dehumanisation of black people in ways so subtle that they appear normal.
I call on white people to admit that the rainbow nation is a myth and until we truly are able to recognise the humanity of all people we cannot claim to be post-racist.

I call on white people to acknowledge how white supremacy continues to play out in the media — in representations of blackness — in the constant accusation that black people are racist when they speak their truth.

I call on white people to recognise the black-bashing trend of our media, which is largely white owned, and to put an end to this dehumanising and destructive infantile idiocy.

I call on white people to recognise that by jumping in on national debates that do not concern them they are usurping a platform for authentic black voices to air their grievances about our leadership. You may have noticed that the black voices we need and want to hear choose to disengage because they are skaam to share the podium with a lot of cacophonic white outrage about the same topic but from a white racist perspective.

White people please just shut up for once and listen. Not everything is about white people being accused of racism. Sometimes it is about the black middle class and whether or not they have adopted vile white practices.
I implore you, white people, to listen to black voices calmly and not to react defensively to every outrage a black voice presents.

I call on white people to accept that they are not the only race that is entitled to rage, to hurt, to pain, to anger.
I call on white people, to recognise that they fear the emotions of black people — that it is this fear that makes them shut down black voices and defend themselves from the suggestion that they are complicit in the continued oppression of black people.

I call on white people to recognise that we have all been taught (in varying degrees) that black people do not have the same emotions and psychology as us and that this fallacy is built upon the double-edged sword of domination and fear. To dehumanise a people is to exploit them with no guilt. To recognise their collective pain is to admit the guilt thereby see the humanity.

I call on white people to recognise how whiteness has unconsciously used blackness as a conduit for its own darkness and unacknowledged savagery.

I implore white people to get over their fear that black people are out to slaughter them in a wholesale genocide of revenge. It has not happened yet and there is so much evidence that it will never happen in a country that has built its economic policy on global standards that favour whiteness and rely on the middle class as a buffer zone between the people on the ground and the elite corporate and political class. Just get over yourselves. White people of middle class are still safer than people living in townships.

I call on white people to work on a strategy to lessen the growing gap between rich and poor because, white people, it is the poor who are really suffering in this country and it is the poor who are the wretched fall-out from a more than 360-year history of white domination, slavery, subjugation and theft of livelihood.

I call on white people to understand that poverty and unemployment are social conditions. By renaming them ”laziness”, ”lack of ambition” and ”stupidity” you are furthering your own illogical delusions that whiteness has nothing to do with the untenable conditions that most black people are forced to live in. These are not inherent traits of being black, as many of you are fond of saying. These are the social consequences of a brutal colonial history and current globalisation — coupled with weak anti-the-poor leadership.

And please white people, when you feel compelled to criticise Zuma, as we all do, please ensure that you are critiquing him for his favouring of white corporates and the white middle class over poverty issues — for his pro-capitalist stance and his failure to deliver to the poor — for his patriarchal utterances that threaten to usurp women’s rights — rather than obsessing over his penis, his wives, his second-language command of English and using him as a scapegoat for all your fears and negative unconscious stereotypes about all black folk.

Oh and one more thing … asseblief white people, from well-meaning liberals to white supremacists — just stop telling everyone who is not white how to behave, what to think and when to say what. By trying to control the public agenda you are participating in your own imagined oppression and avoiding the possibility that we are all human and can co-exist very nicely.

Be grateful that you are still welcome in a land that was stolen.

And stop bitching and telling black people to get over their history. Goddammit — if those things had happened to white people there would be an entire world domination film industry built upon the “legitimised suffering of white people” so why will you not understand that colonialism was a holocaust of epic proportions and it will take many, many more decades for the pain to subside.

Instead of defending your privileges by denying them and nursing your guilt through misguided outrage — why not get your hands dirty while helping to restore this country to a space of dignity and respect for all.
Try now to reconsider the possibility of the healing potential of apologising collectively and genuinely for the wrongs our history has perpetrated against the indigenous people of this land.

Oh ja … and white people, please try not to respond negatively and vilely to my letter because I will never stop pleading with you to get over yourselves and get with the current programme. It is as easy as the blink of an eye.

Yours sincerely,

Settler Sister

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Final Battle: We Are The Armour by Sekhmet

Final Battle

9 November 2013

Goodday all beloved Lightworkers on Planet Earth.

We come to you today to announce an aspect of the new - shortly to be made known unto you.
In a few days or weeks of your time you are to have made available to you a wider range of your own innate qualities. Those which are considered aspects of your True Essence. These are the 'tools of the trade' which have been referred to in a previous message through this one, our Shellee-Kim.

These 'essence-tial' qualities are these each of you will enter the fray with and with which you will do battle. As Warriors of Light, your role is to cast Light on all and everything you encounter. Always taking into account your inner discernment first, of course.

You are to use your inner tools wisely and well. The linkup to Source and Christ Michael Aton for the benefit of this last part of the Dark War will provide the extra shielding required for your protection and confidence.

We would add a warning to this: during the short, frenzied and intense final moments prior to the onset of the 3DD, some will try to hold you messengers of the Light responsible for the (SK: I first heard the word 'calamitous') events that have unfolded on Earth. People will WANT to blame others [SK: I got a visual here typical of 'witch-hunting' women by groups during the Middle Ages].

This time of testing and final preparation of you all has and is being carefully monitored. You will NOT be entering this, the place and time of your final testing, alone.

You Ones have put up a trememdous fight and have overcome much. The Earth Mother herself is in tremendous gratitude to you ALL for that.

And this, beloveds, is just the beginning of her and your new cycle of journeying together *big smile*. Where you all get to finally fulfill your deepest dreams. And even those dreams which you have not even dreamed the possibility of, lying buried deep within you.

The culmination of this cycle bring the factions of Light together at last. And no more shall you know the loneliness of isolation. Together, you are a force to be reckoned with.

And it is together you shall be able to demonstrate to the world your skills and gifts of the Spirit. Your pledge to serve Source through Christ Michael's plan will be inspirational to others.

We would leave you with these words today and say how proud we all are of all of you.

Be you all richly blessed and know we watch you closely, guide and protect you.

I AM Sekhmet with the Hathors

Wishing you well.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

The Primitive Premise

Some more from Jamesbo...

Re: SILVERHAWK: The Winds of God, The Resurrection

Let’s begin at the beginning, then, as the end always leads to a new beginning except at a higher spin upon the spiral? The “primitive premise” is the anchor for biological man. I know that because it has served to keep me balanced and sane through life and has been the womb of my ascension process. It is also dirt simple.

Man tends to confuse himself in his infinite complexities. He builds a high-tech civilization that creates the illusion that it is unto itself and thus elaborates endlessly within his churches and other institutions to the point of babble. Then he wonders why he is lost and confused. Within his tower of babble are also many places for the enemies of life and freedom to hide. From there in their hiding, they promote lies and erroneous concepts aplenty and enlist a host of fools to stump for them. This has always been the danger of vast and complex civilizations that are built by un-awakened man.

Now perhaps you can see the wisdom of the Hopi people, who originally came from lost Atlantis, as the “children of the law of one” and who keep that covenant to this very day. Most wise indeed. The primitive premise is ultra simplicity itself. It can, however, only be seen, known and experienced as one becomes one with it. It cannot be put in a bottle in a laboratory and analyzed. You either awaken into it or you don’t. It is a way of being and seeing what is.

Meditation is the gateway that leads into this state of being. Right now I ask you to discard any and all erroneous concepts and pictures that you might have about meditation. Meditation is sunshine simple, like God. Meditation is simply “talking to God”. I should say “conversing” because you not only talk, you listen as well. This is simply a conversation that springs from the axis or fulcrum of your being. You must still the babble of the world in your mind long enough to activate the fulcrum. Then you have engaged the great mind in conversation. You need no special effects or rituals. These are optional. You can do this over coffee in the morning. Anyone can do this, although, after eons of sleep, it may take awhile to get used to it once again. Once you have begun to reengage the Creator again, you have thus arrived at the “primitive premise”. This is the point of true reality against you. Now, to strengthen the meditation, it is a good idea to walk out into nature periodically, preferably in an area that is untouched or altered by man. While meditating in true nature, you can contact the Adam or Eve in you; the original man or womb-man, whichever you are. From here you can see, feel, know, hear and experience the simple truth. This is what I call the “lone man on the mountain” state. It is just you, God, and nature. Here you can witness yourself and all you contain, as well as witness God and nature and all therein they contain and you can know your true place as man. This is one reason that the Indian sent his new young men off alone, so they would become true men and would discover their true name and purpose, thus, the “vision quest”. To truly “witness” means to “see”, from your fulcrum of being, “what is”.

Your fulcrum is your axis or equator. It is that unseen line between your left and your right brain and between the left and right hemisphere of your body. The light chakra system also runs down this equator. Let thine eye be single.

If you go to high ground and look down upon a town or city, you can see the fragility of man. You can see that he is building fences around himself in fear. He huddles in tribes for comfort and reassurance. He is helping each other to convince himself that it is okay to sleep and indulge in a fallen state. He is in denial of who he is and thus denies God, nature and his place in the plan. When death then approaches he is frightened and feels alone because he does not talk to God, as a whole or as a rule. He talks mostly to himself – to each other.

If you fear death, then you also fear life? Fear only lives in shadows. When you re-connect with Creator, you see that there are no shadows and no death as well. All is spirit, all is God. You are a part of it and always have been and will be. You need to guru or priest or church. You need no rituals or rhetoric or trappings of any kind in order to see this and remember, that which you already know. This is the primitive premise.

It has always been so since man first was, when he was simple and uncomplicated like a child. So it will always be and so will that little eternal child that you truly are, that fears nothing and simply awaits your remembering. As a child you will enter the kingdom within; as a little child, innocent, trusting and free, or you will not, cannot, enter therein.

You say you wait on God. Nay, He waits on you. He waits eternally for you to tire of your misery and childish games enough to call upon Him. Then He will lift you. He will lift you high above the eagle. He will surely heal all your hurts, dry all your tears, and bring you home in one piece.

I speak here from my own hard road of experience. Now, I walk the “good red road” forever.

When you are out in nature in stillness and the “silent knowledge” flows from your fulcrum, through your consciousness, you can “hear” the “word” in all creation. Everything “speaks” to you. All life, all forms in life, speak to you silently. The rocks, birds, bugs and plants and animals, all have their stories in life. They all have their place in creation in perfect balance and so too do you. You are Man. Awaken from the spells and hexes that you have cast upon yourselves. You have a place here as all forms do. If you want to be happy, balanced and fulfilled, you must remember from your true place and purpose.

What is man? Is he simply and inventor? Well, man creates, yes. God creates, indeed yes. Therefore, man is a co-creator. However, God also sustains what he creates, in balance and harmony. God projects his original rays of gold and silver. Silver, the creating ray and gold, the sustaining ray of light. This is the father-mother aspects of God in action. Creative power and creation result. Positive-negative, light-dark, being-non-being, form-formless, life-death, etc., etc. This is the “motor” of God.

Does man sustain? Is he a sustainer as well as creator? He better be; and soon.

The meditation now takes us deeper into the weave of our world. We have arrived at the reconciliation point for America.

When I was a red man last, I wondered deeply why Grand-father had brought the white man here. We were good sustainers of the garden after all. We shunned the idea of temples and altars with all their technologies and trappings. Those things only breed trouble, jealousies and confusion. So why did this strange hairy white man arrive here, we asked? He sustains nothing. He creates and devours everything in his path and then creates more and more but fails to sustain his foundation. He is truly out of balance we said. Well, so too were we, I have come to see at last. Man was not meant to just graze n a garden forever either. He was designed to be a full reflection of Grandfather’s potentials. Therefore he must become a creator/sustainer in perfect balance. From this state of balance and reconciliation, he becomes a “starman”; a builder and sustainer of worlds “with” Grandfather. So the creator/builder/ inventor white man and the gardener/tender red man, both have what each other needed in order to bring man to balance. So, I am here today, in the son of a white man, to do just that. To birth the “starship Indian/cosmic cowboy” man. Together we become the “pink” of Christ. We emerge in balance together, ah ho.

Now we grow out again from primitive premise into all that can come from it in balance.