Very nice. 

 Praying for her and your friend.  Praying for health, faith, blessings, and peace. 

 It is a blessing living where we can see wildlife regularly. 

 I was right outside Paris a year or two before Notre Dame burnt down.  We decided we didn't have time to go into Paris and see Notre Dame that trip.  I know they are rebuilding, but I don't expect it to be the same.  It is so sad. 

 I finally figured out how to make my phone quit autocorrecting my husband's name to the wrong spelling.  It looked like I didn't know how to spell my own husband's name.  I hate autocorrect.  Marking things that it thinks are misspelled is great.  Changing words without my permission is infuriating. 

 If you don't want to be in the big cities, you might be better off in Wyoming than Colorado.  The Colorado state government has gone full tyrants, but haven't stopped Venezuelan gangs from taking over apartment complexes by force.  Also, Wyoming doesn't have a state income tax and has lower sales tax.  Of course Wyoming is a little colder and a lot windier, so you have to be tough.  Bonus is that Wyoming has so many areas where there are too few people around to care who you are or what you are doing there.  Make sure any place you find has proper water. 

 Many of the best things in my life came from dark times.  I would never give up those hard times because I would lose the benefits I received through them. 

 It isn't quite what you are looking for, but Zero Hedge posts their articles on nostr.  I think it might be automated, though. 

 And the Bibles says the end times will be the same as the days of Noah.  The saved with be taken away to the safety of heaven and those left will experience the 7 year tribulation where even those who become saved will suffer greatly and more than half will die. 

 Thanks.  I'll try it out on my next article. 

 Makes as much sense and causes less harm. 

 Right before going back to college, my son and I were talking.  I believe many (all?) religions other than Christianity and Judaism are instigated by demons or Satan.  Paul says, 
"8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! 9As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!" (Galatians 1:8-9)
In Islam, I believe Mohamed was approached by an angel.  In Mormonism, Joseph Smith was approached by an angel that gave him new revelation.  Paul warned us that we couldn't trust anyone, not even an angel, if they gave us a new gospel.  He said they were to be accursed.

I do find it interesting that the two were misled in the same way even though the two are so different.  Islam is the face of hate and Mormons are some of the nicest people you will ever meet, but they are both misled by fallen angels contrary to the Word of God.

I've also wondered (speculation, not certainty) how every nation in the world could react simultaneously in such a harmful and tyrannical fashion to the covid "pandemic".  If most of the world's leaders were controlled by demons, it would explain a lot.  I don't know if it is true, but it would explain something that didn't make sense to me. 

 Thanks.  I very much appreciate that. 

 That isn't my concern.  I tend to write long articles and write them ahead of publishing them on substack.  I repost to nostr (hopefully nostr will continue to grow and I might go nostr only).  Because my articles are long, I like to spread them out, otherwise they are likely to get ignored as too much at once.  When life gets busy (like being out of town), it is nice to have them scheduled and have them publish on their own at the right time. 

 I'm all for everyone being able to speak no matter how wrong they are, no matter how hateful they are, and no matter how evil I believe they are.  On the other hand, I have the right to not listen, read, or watch them and should have the right to turn them off for me.  They shouldn't be able to force me to listen any more than I should be able to silence them. 

 When someone is silenced, it not only affects the speaker, it also infringes on the rights of those who want to listen. 

 I've never heard of worldschooling.  With all of the globalist stuff it sounds awful, but that probably doesn't have anything to do with it.

When it comes to different forms of homeschooling (used generically), different styles work for different kids and different styles work for different families.  The nice thing about homeschooling is you can customize so it is optimized and it works best for each family and each child.  What worked for my genius, but borderline autistic, son would not work for my son with Down Syndrome and vice-versa.  I've been able to optimize for each.  I love it. 

I tend to think whatever grows their love of learning is the best approach.  We all learn best when we enjoy learning.  We all have different strengths, weaknesses, interests, and learning styles. 

 I like it. 

 When I was a kid, my Dad said most people are stupid.  I thought he was being egotistical.  Sadly, I've found out he is right.  Even more sadly, in his old age he has become a blind follower rather than a thinker and has become what he used to mock. 

 When you look at how things actually work in the US rather than the forms that are still claimed, I'd argue we are no longer a republic, a democratic republic, or a democracy.  We are a tyrannical oligarchy.  

The Democrats, that verbally hold democracy so high, are the least democratic of them all.  They actively try to destroy every vestige of democracy or a democratic republic.  They don't want the people choosing anything and they abhor the limitations put on them by the Constitution that defines the Republic.

The Republicans are also terrible, but they tend to look quite good in comparison in the same way poop looks good compared to diarrhea.  (Sorry for the grossness) 

 We used to sell them, but had to stop because of the legal issues.  I think we may still have a few boxes of them in the basement. 

 Can LLMs actually tell the difference between facts and opinions (or interpretations) or does it just "believe" what it is told?  Too many people today don't know the difference. 

 Thanks.  Well said.  

I have a love/hate hope/fear relationship with AI.  It can be useful for so many things, but can be misused for so much evil.  I was recently  reading about test subjects becoming addicted to (in love with) the talking version of chat AI.  It is always there.  It always listens.  It usually says what the user wants it to say.  Reading about it was kind of scary.  I don't know what the answer is. 

 The ending was hilarious when the guys says, "Don't deport me, but Americans eat like they have free healthcare."

It is so frustrating because even things like meat and vegetables are getting contaminated with GMOs, mRNA jabs, toxic coatings, toxic pesticides & herbicides, etc.  You almost can't trust any food you don't raise or grow yourself and that is hard to do. 

 If you actively work towards your goals, you have a good chance of accomplishing them.  Yes, there are some goals that are hard to attain like wanting to be a NBA player or wanting to be a Billionaire, but even there, working towards the goal can help you.  You might get a college scholarship for playing college basketball or become a multi-millionaire, but not a billionaire.

On the other hand, if you are a victim and view every failure through victimhood, you will be a failure all your life, guaranteed. 

 I agree, but I seem to have a mental block where running is concerned.  I could play midfielder in soccer which causes you to run non-stop for an hour while chasing a ball, but you tell me to run on a track or a trail and I think I'm going to die in about 15 seconds.  I will never be a runner.

On the other hand I dash everywhere.  I dash to the door.  I dash to the printer.  I dash downstairs and back upstairs.  I move a lot and fast, but don't tell me to run. 

 I don't know why, most aren't very good, but I do really enjoy a good disaster movie, whether it is a tornado, hurricane, earthquake, volcano, or asteroid, or something else. 

 Definitely an oldie, but goodie. 

 That is good. 

 and when I'm still not sure if they are right, I see if my dog likes them or not.  :) 

 Reading, writing, and teaching, especially Biblical truths.  

My areas of passion are science that supports the Bible, the absolute sovereignty of God, and end times prophecy (new interest because it seems to be nearing).

Where teaching is concerned, I have an especial passion for teaching teens and young adults, probably because they are old enough to understand deeper discussion, but young enough to still have most of their life ahead of them. 

 So much truth in this post.  Those calling for "free" stuff and taxing the rich need to keep this in mind. 

 Some manipulation wouldn't surprise me, but also, as bitcoin becomes more mainstream, it makes sense that it would become more stable.  I still expect it to increase in purchasing power, but it likely won't skyrocket as fast/high or plummet as low.  I think it reasonable to expect a more steady climb, but don't surprised if we still get some spikes and troughs. 

 I have a love/hate, hope/fear relationship with AI.  As I learn more about it I see so many wonderful things it can do to make work easier.  Also, as I learn more about AI, I see all of the horrible ways it can be misused.  I also see the ways it can go very wrong.  I'm very torn. 

 Much of the evil in this world is caused by good intentions and beliefs that sound really nice.  When good intentions and nice sounding beliefs are divorced from truth and logic, they can cause more harm than that caused by those trying to cause harm.

I like this quote by C.S. Lewis
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under
robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber
baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point
be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment
us without end for they do so with the approval of their own
conscience." 

 We can't work our way to heaven, but if we have truly trusted in Jesus as savior, the works  will abound. 

 I know you are frustrated right now, but you have a plan and a direction you are working towards.  You can see some good things coming and can see your coming ability to do some good things (for your parents).  The transition may be painful, but the good thing is you are heading in the right direction.  Be thankful that you aren't one of the people who are being pushed along by the stream of life with no direction, no purpose, and no idea why things aren't going as they hoped.

Lean on God and watch for the wonderful things He is doing in your life. 

 Good advice 

 I like liberty in general, but my eldest son is attending Liberty University right now and I really like the Liberty University. 

 There was a prophecy made centuries ago that the 112th pope would join the Anti-Christ in his evil works during the tribulation.  This prophecy is not Scripture and shouldn't be treated as such, but  Pope Francis is the 112th pope and he does seem to put earthly things above godly things and in my opinion is an evil anti-christian, so the prophecy seems believable.  I think Pope Francis is 87.  If so, that means the rapture and the tribulation are soon.  (So many other things are also pointing to them being immanent.) 

 I have a bible app on my phone so I always have a bible with me.  

I use the "Grace to You Bible App from John MacArthur.  It has the King James Version (KJV), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), and the English Standard Bible (ESV).  The Bible only is free.  You can get all of John MacArthur's study notes if you pay a small fee.  My husband has paid for the notes because they are very good.  

John MacArthur is very knowledgeable biblically and is willing to stand up to tyranny.  He refused to close his church in California during Covid despite threats of fines and jail time and eventually won in the courts.  They made an amazing movie about His church's stance called "The Essential Church".  I highly recommend it. 

 I definitely prefer physical books, but if you carry a phone it is handy to have a bible handy at all times.

The small Bibles are nice to have, but as I have gotten older, my eyes have gotten worse.  Carrying a small Bible that has writing so small I can't read it doesn't do me any good. 

 Wow!  Tyrants just have to tyrant.  It is their nature and overwhelms all logic. 

 That is one reason I like when you can give different responses to a post.  When someone posts that something terrible happened or points our the evils being perpetrated by our government, I don't want to click a heart or a like, but I agree and think the post is important.  I fret on whether I should "like" something so horrible in order to let the poster know that his post is acknowledged. 

 If you have trouble remembering your 9 times tables, use your fingers.

9x1 Put down your first finger.  There are no fingers to the left (tens)  and 9 (ones) to the right, so the answer is 9.
9x2 Put down your 2nd finger.  There is one finger to the left (tens) and 8(ones) to the right. 1-8 is 18
9x3. Put down your 3rd finger.  There are 2 fingers to the left (tens) and 7 fingers to the right (ones). 27
...
9x9 Put down your 9th finger.  There are 8 fingers to the left (tens) and 1 finger to the right (ones). 81
9x10 Put down your 10th finger.  There are 9 fingers to the left (tens) and 0 fingers to the right (ones). 90 

 English is so imprecise.  It also only has one word for love where most languages have many different words.  I'm sure there are lots of other examples. 

 If I was judging English purely based on what I see of the English used in America today and using your theory, I would think it was an intentionally simple language created to mislead people and to limit nuance of thought. 

 I make my own yogurt using a sous vide stick heater and quart canning jars (with lid but not ring on top).  This way I can use what ever dairy I want.  (I use whole goat milk because of some food sensitivities).  I get to pick the bacterial strains I want for gut health.  I "cook" the  yogurt for 36 hours instead of 4 hours.  Since bacteria double over time, that means my yogurt has several orders of magnitude more live cultures than normal yogurt.  I also add 2+ Tbs of prebiotic powder to feed the cultures during the long ferment.

It makes great, thick (without thickener) yogurt that tastes great and is healthier.  I used recipes out of the book "Super Gut" by William Davis, M.D.

I have found that the first batch made with the dairy, probiotics, & prebiotics, tends to have a slightly off texture (curds and whey).  When made with a couple tablespoons of the previous yogurt, it comes out thick and awesome.  If you keep things sterile so you don't get contamination you can use the old yogurt indefinitely,  I make 2 quarts at a time.  When I eat it for breakfast in the morning, I add a tsp of prebiotic, some freeze dried pomegranate powder, and a few drops of vanilla stevia.  It is great, low carb, and not overly sweet like grocery store yogurt. 

 Exactly.  Lowfat yogurt, which also isn't fermented long enough, is thin and runny so they add a bunch of thickeners (the most common is a carcinogen) and other additives to make up for the poor quality.  Yuck! 

 It would be tricky.  I store it in glass jars which break and you want to keep it in a good temperature range.  Too hot or cold could kill the live cultures and being in warmth could cause culture growth which would build up pressure and could cause a jar to explode.

I love the idea, but I already have way more responsibilities than I can handle at the moment. 

 Your garden looks great.  

I pretty much took a break from gardening this year.  I still had some of my perennials produce, but raccoons got a lot of the fruit. (apples, currants, strawberries, & cherries). 

 I love the sunflowers.  I've become a big fan of sunflowers.  They are so cheerful.  They make me smile. 

 The problem comes, not just from foreigners being unwilling to buy new debt, but when they decide they no longer want to hold or use dollars.  When all of those foreign holdings come home, the USD becomes almost worthless as too many dollars chase the little we still produce. 

 I like this C.S. Lewis quote because it is so true:  
"
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its
victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under
robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber
baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point
be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment
us without end for they do so with the approval of their own
conscience." 

 We always used the broom handle approach.  Hold the rooster/chicken upside down by the feet.  The broom handle goes across their neck (usually held with foot/feet.  A quick yank, breaks their neck.  If you yank too hard, the whole head comes off (plus or minus depending on your perspective), then hang to bleed out. 

 I was trying out a new long form note editor that supposedly had the ability to schedule publishing.  It didn't work, It published when I hit post and not when I scheduled.  I'm still in the market for an editor that will let me schedule when a post goes live.

Habla.news will let me get it ready ahead of time and all I have to do is click publish.  That is the best I've found.  Highligher.io, which I used for this post, also won't let me do block quotes which I use a bunch, so I'm probably back to  Habla.  Highlighter does keep the headings, bold, and italics from the substack editor that I copy from and easily does lists, so that was nice, but quotes are such a big part of my posts, that not allowing quotes is a nonstarter for me. 

 Yes.

And a corollary would be, there are no rights that allow you to take from someone else what they worked for.  All rights do not cost others anything.  If someone else has to pay for what you want, it isn't a right.  It is theft.