7/12/2026 Beep

          I drive up next to sidewalk to pickup my wife from store. The parking lot is to my left. I see this woman backing up but there is a car backing up as well that is further into the lane.  I beep my horn as a warning. It did no good, she it's him. She was only doing 5mph. I was shocked as the suv she hit rocked to the right so hard. After the hit they both retreated back into their parking spaces. So, if you hear a horn, stop what your doing and look around. No matter where you think that beep came from. So this was Saturday. It didn't appear to be too much damage. But I saw how the suv high center of gravity worked to it's disadvantage. If that vehicle gets hit harder then it is going over it's side. It's more of a busy time at the stores, on the weekend. Parking near the store doors, is what people like to do. It's a more dangerous area to be at. Maybe park a little further away. The walk can benefit you. This is why I like to park with my nose facing into the lane. I try to do this most times. After seeing the accident, I will be doing it even more. Learning from others can be a benefit to you.

          The other night I had a dream I'm on a fast  mid sized motorcycle. Getting to a turn to the right . The tires start to lose grip, start heading for the grass. I tilt my body down low and avoid the crash righting the bike back up as bike comes to a near stop. A voice behind me says  good job. I enter 2nd and 3rd turn more cautiously.  During the day I'm parked at a Wallmart, I walk back to my car later and there is a motorcycle parked close by me a ,750 version.  Seeing the bike re,-reinforced the dream. Now, that's Important. Maybe it means that my life is about to be sped up. Oh and by the way I don't drive motorcycles.

7/11/2026. Grabbing a Door

           The other day, I'm getting into my  car. My focus is on something else. I reach behind me grabbing the door to close it. I grab it from the top. No good. The door closes on my hand as I try to let it go. The car is on a  slight tilt due to the parking lot. It catches my knuckle and not real hard. So, I still feel it today, it's not broken. But it is a lesson on focus.  Trying to stay in the  present is not easy!  By not doing it leads to potentially big problems. 

          Last week, I'm driving in the fast lane. In the center of road is the turning lane. Eventually I'll be entering that lane. Doing about 30mph. The guy in slow lane jerks his car into my lane. I know I can't get over too much to the left due to an Suv being there in the turning lane.  Had to miss guy on my left and the idiot in front of me on right. Missed both, by literally inches to spare. No time for horn. The guy no signal no looking just do what he wants. If my focus was not there, accident. Things can change in a split second. I am greatful that I didn't have to have that experience.

         I see people going over 80 in the fast lane all the time. Think people, is getting there 5 or 10 minutes quicker really worth putting others and yourself in danger. One accident will mess you up in time spent in getting car fixed or worse. It is good to think ahead. I see car carriers carting a loads of damaged vehicles all the time. Doing Door Dash, I've seen bad accidents about 6 in a years time. If  I see an aggressiv driver tailgating me, I pull over onto the shoulder and let him fly on by. I slow my vehicle before a stop light making sure guy in back is slowing down as well. Stay Focused. It will give you a better life.

7,/9/2026 Dumbell Work

           I adjusted my dumbell routine. Now, I do minimum 25 lifts in sitting position for each hand. The left hand I do 28. My right is dominant . My left arm is stronger than right since I was doing about 20 more lifts than the right. Now I want to do 100 lifts for each arm, with each rep being 25 lifts. I also do pushups against a sink counter that is three and a half ft high. 1 rep is 50. My feet aret 21/2 ft from the sink. Make sure your sink is sturdy. Or use the kitchen counter. While sitting in the chair I lift my 25 pond dumbell over my head and keep it there to count of 50. You can do way less weight right here. I do it for each arm. Each set is a 50 count. I will do 2 sets eventually.

           Never exercise through pain or discomfort. Your body will warn you.  Stick with the low weights. As you get stronger you can raise the wt 4 lbs more. Then stay with that for 6 mos. After 3 years I have toned my  arms which was my goal.  I took it slow and steady. At least once a year do a blood test so you know what's going on as well.

7/4/2026. The Fourth

            250 years ago,  56 men affixed their signatures to a piece of vellum proclaiming our independence. What these guys did was sign their death warrants.  Many of them had families. They risked everything to the cause and I mean everything. Britain was the number 1 world power at that time. So this mob of upstarts of unruly men with no army was going to take it to the British. These 56 put their necks on the line in that belief of freedom. I think the events 1 year earlier on Breeds Hill gave them that degree of hopefulness. If Breeds Hill turned into a fiasco there would have been no signing on this day 250 years ago. That's  why I write about Breeds Hill every year in June.

           Freedom is not free. You have to fight for it. It might not be convenient  to you. But it may come down to what your values are.  It's good to look at them every once in awhile. Remember what occured on this day. These guys put it on the line. They walked the talk.

             Ben Franklin lost his son. He tried to talk him over to the rebel side but it did not work. His son moved to England. Benjamin visited his son one time in 1785. To discuss business matters. He wanted his son to apologize for not coming over to the rebel cause. He refused. That was the last time they saw each other. In his will, Benjamin did not leave anything to his son in England. His was one of many heartbreaks that affected the signers the Declaration. Hard times led to hard choices. Which they had to live with til they died. It's always about the choices.

              Five generations back and where back before the revolution.  That is not so long ago. So me and my father take the time line back almost a hundred years. That's almost halfway there to 1776. This generation, I call the takes guts generation. To have freedom was so important to that generation as it was for future generations to come. It is very precious. Let us protect it in this generation as well.  The money we handle everyday tells us to trust in God. It's there as a constant reminder. It's what we should be focused on when making our choices on a daily basis.

            May God  Bless  America

            So we can make 500 years

6/27/26. Something is Afoot

             Lunch time I go to Taco Bell for lunch. They have something called a chicken stacker for 2.99. best value right here. Eat these with the hot sauce packets. So my wife and I step into the store. She had to use the bathroom then I made my order on the kiosk.  I finish & turn around to face the counter area. This customer there is yelling at the staff. Something didn't go right at the drive through. So the guy came in. The employee had a nervous smile and the guy yelled at him about the smile. Saying why are you smiling like that. My wife says let's get out of here. I say no. The guy goes into a fit mode. Then near end of the tirade he pulls food out of his bag and then slams it on the counter. He didn't cross the line in the sand. Came close though. I asked God to intervene, at first yell. The customers in the store just let it slide. We let it slide until we can't. I kept an eye on him up until he drove away. So it wasn't Taco Bell, it was something deeper going on with him.  What can you do in this situation. You can in your mind wish the person peace. Or ask God to intervene then see what happens. And sometimes you may have to take physical action. This would be a last resort of course. Then after that a thunderstorm hit the area pretty good. Explosive behavior in the store and then 10 min later outside the store with the storm.

            Yesterday, I step out of my car to enter the grocery store. As I step outside, I feel money is about to come my way. I look around and sure enough there is a nickel in the ground, I pick it up. 6 ft from there another nickel. Ten cents to the good. What's it mean,? I have no idea. Before that a maintenance guy came to work on the a/c unit. He has a big Benjamin Franklin tattoo on his arm. I ask him about it. He says he's a big money man. I say it's the c-note. He said ...yes.  Says he gets paid good working for this company. They ship him out to differing parts of the country.  So big money conversation and 2 hrs later I find Jefferson twice. It's weird. I think it means something though. Twenty,- six months ago I got in my mind something big was going to happen. So far nothing.

.          I've noticed an uptick in earthquakes and volcanos popping off. Seems to be something is afoot. More of this to occur in the near future, perhaps. Upsetment in the people as well as the Earth.

6/25/2026. Rate My Progress

            Protect the Temple. It's where you live. So, I mentioned before about someone I know that was emotionally unhinged. This person wished to die saying it out loud with strong emotional outburst. Their health went down hill shortly after that. Now, this person battles to stay healthy. Not working so good. No matter how bad things get in your life, never give up , that is number 1. When upset, never wish ill to others or yourself. It is a downward spiral which you don't need.  Words are the bullets and the gunpowder are your emotions. Solve your dilemmas with God's help via Divine Spirit (DS,). A much safer way to go. It seems everybody forgets God when things are going good but then the coin flips, then what? By working with DS you will see for yourself that DS is for real. Nobody can prove it to you. It takes your actions,  so you can see the benefits to your life. Eventually you will rely on DS when things get tougher  for you. It will show you the way. Don't get discouraged when the answer is not forth coming fast enough. Keep at it no matter what. And always be greatful when you get the help. This God force called love has been on this planet since inception, it does not leave. You have access to it. The only thing you have to do is recognize it as Real and use it by calling upon it.

            When you start your day think on what you want to accomplish this day. If you have questions of DS do your best in looking for those answers while out and about. Also in your dreams at night. If you have a decision to make, sit with it a while and try to feel the answer. I find that when a decision is good, in your mind there is a resounding yes. You don't have to think twice. Take that direction. Hesitation comes in when you are looking to see how the dominos are going to fall. You can make a waking dream symbol. One object for answer one and another object for number two. Have that symbol show up twice at differing times. Then take that answer and see how it feels to you.

6/17/1775. Salem Poor at Breed's Hill

          Shortly  after Breed's Hill, George Washington was elevated to lead colonial forces against the British. Without him I don't think the states would have survived the war. George's troops were trapped on Long Island, NY.  Aug 1776, the British had him trapped good. George had his men build big bon fires along the ridge, and told them to whoop it up. Their backs were to Manhatten. Backing away from a fight saved the Continental Army from total destruction. George had his men hunt for boats along the coast of Brooklyn. Then they started ferrying his men to Manhatten. Genius. They lived to fight another day. Come daybreak there we're still troops in Brooklyn. A fog rolled in helping out George get the rest of the men over. I believe this fog was provided by DS ( Divine Spirit). So they picked the right guy for the Job.

           One of the things I disagree with George was him saying after the battle of Breeds Hill that negroes would no longer be recruited into the militias and regular army. Negroes that were already in could stay in their units.

            Salem Poor was a negro who fought atop Breed's Hill. He bought his freedom in 1769. In today's dollars would be 5,500 dollars years salary back then. Through a system if self- purchase, slaves with skills would be able to earn the money. 

            The beginning hours of June 17th, he and others started to dig into the  earth atop Breed's Hill at around 5 am the British saw the earthen work atop the hill. They then began to fire their cannon from their ships in the harbor toward the redoubt. Started out with 1400 colonists on the hill with reinforcements padding that number to 2,400. The Brits had 2,500 men. After 2 assaults by the regulars up the hill, the hill was red from British blood. One thousand casualties littered the tall grass. The 3 rd assault the colonials ran out of ammo. Became hand to hand fighting. Poor fired at British Lieutenant Colonel James Abercrombie. He was carried off the field to a Boston house where he succumbed to his injuries 6 days later. While recuperating at the house his men paid him a visit. Turned out that the wound in his right thigh came from friendly fire. That wound did him in 6 days later. 14 officers praised Poor's actions stop the hill. Recommended him for honors. There is no record of him receiving any honors though. Britain did the opposite and said any negroes who would fight for Britain would be freed permanently, once they signed in. They had many takers.

              Poor moved with his second wife to Providence RI. Eventually they were asked to leave because they had no money. Thanks for your service, now, get out.

             Lafayette laid the cornerstone for the Breed Hill monument in 1825. The 50 th year of the battle. It sits atop the hill to this day. Poor's honor was a 10 cent stamp issued for him in 1975. The British won the battle but lost the war. This battle set the tone throughout the war. They became super cautious and still maintained the arrogance in the officer corp.