3/06/2026. Car Issues

         Been having trouble with my Hyundai for over a year. It's got 206,000 mi on it. But I like the sound of motor and transmission. So I replace the alternator, starter ,battery and some cable that's 8 inches long that keeps car from not starting. That cable was over 200 dollars. I can't get it registered because it failed emissions. It throws codes. So Feb 2025 mechanic says it's the purge valve. Spend 250 on that. 2 days later the check engine light is on again. Another code gas tank cap. 25 dollars. Didn't shut off the check engine light. Gave up after that. Got insurance on car but no registration. The car runs good though. Those codes keep me from getting it registered. Don't want to spend thousands on getting it fixed. Another guy said its the vapor sender ,,400 bucks. I say do I get a guarantee that the code is erased. He says no. And it may cost more money. I asked DS for help here. I call around all morning and find a guy who will check it out for me. He tells me it could be 15 thing that's causing the problem. He mentioned the charcoal canister which I knew of from the internet. But this guy was the only one who told me about 15 potential problem sites. No one else did. I have an appointment next week. I hope he finds it. I called the state, if I put 450 into a repair and it eliminates a code, they wll let me slide. And I get to register it. I hope.

2/17/2026 Death

         An acquaintance I know showed up in my dream last night. She just died a month ago .  I'

In the dream I'm sitting at a desk with a lap top. This one has a real big screen way too big for a lap top. I look at the pictures they are in color but they are many browns treess. They didn't have leaves, a winter scene but no snow. The next couple pictures looked the same. Maybe a small creek bed. So I knew she got cremated and a friend of hers took the ashes up a small mountain to release them. So I was the last person to talk to her. I asked the aide on phone to put her phone next to her. She was now non verbal. I said I know you can hear me and you can leave now go to the light and sound  and that God is love. She died shortly after that. So last night, she showed me where her ashes were cast. This scene is what I would expect from this area of the country. It was spot on. 

2,/15/2026. Plans

         Going through life you follow steps to get to a point where you want to be. I do this routinely. Well a monkey wrench got dropped in the mix and upset the apple cart. In this case, I know it's God's doing. It isn't that great for me. But it is something that he wants to accomplish in the big scheme of things. Why , I don't know. Eventually I'll come to know though. So God sent me that warning with the waking dream of girls pull over with big ass lettering CHILL. This was in the beginning. So I'm still chilling.

2/9/2026. Cool

           Well still chillin here. Don't know what my future holds but I will make the best of it. So I read something on  comedian Carol Burnett. She was up for some real good part in a screening for a job in the early 50s. She lost out to another actress. She said oh well I guess it was her turn....my turn will come though. This is a person in the right frame of mind. We should all aspire to be like her. No recriminations or bitterness. Her door did open eventually. Another actor on the Office named Rainn Wilson was a struggling actor. He was walking on the street and had a conversation with other actor friends of his, they were all in the same boat. Some expressed frustration on not getting parts and worsening financial conditions. They were going to throw in the towel and they did. Rainn said he was going to hang on a bit longer. He was rewarded with Dwight Schrute. 

          One gal was struggling with her cupcake business it was a brick and mortar place. She told some people and they put it in Facebook. The next morning the line was around the block. Another gals bakery business is failing after she dunk her savings into it, quitting her regular job. Now she is going into the red. S third gal did her cookie business from home and has a small side hustle, that works for her. When following your dreams you have to push and think outside the box. With our tool box we have DS to help in our endeavors. This tool is our most versatile. Sometimes though you have to chill. 

          Yesterday during Superbowl I watched Walker a running back for Seattle hesitate behind the line of scrimmage while holding the football. He's slow and just waiting for a hole in the line to open up then he strikes explosively. Patience can have a great payoff. His team won and he got most valuable player.

         Be cool....,be patient.

1/28/2026. Battery

          Took back the battery to Auto Zone. The battery was no good according to their machine. And their records said I got battery in the beginning of October so I'll try it this morning. Always something. So DS said to chill, so I'm chilling with a little less hair. Oh and it ain't fun. All last year since February I have struggled with this car. A lot of times get in and it would not start. Always thinking what to do next. I thought I was set. Almost all new parts and then to have my expensive brand new battery fail. That is weird,  even for me. But there is nothing left to do than persevere. And to look for things to be greatful for.

         Edit: I was waiting for road service a from by insurance Co and they weren't showing up. I said DS you handle it. 10 minutes later I see a guy in parking lot giving some lady a jump. I run out there and he's putting the cables back in his pickup. Can you give me a jump. Yes. So I got the car running and left it run til I got to Auto Zone. Do the ask then the action by me looking out the window. Get  DS  working for you. I'd probably be still waiting another hour or two if I didn't call on DS.

1/27/2026. God Chill

         So there was a plan. It was working and then 1 day the apple cart gets turned over. Do that's where I'm at. Quite frustrating. Then one day I'm in Walmart and I see a gal wearing a pink hoodie that says God on top and below that Chill all in caps. That there is what you call a waking dream. Big letters for me so I didn't miss it. Got it. So I've been chilling figurtively and literally with ,-4 degrees out there. Thanks to Fern. Tried my car dead as a doorknob even though I bought a $ 220 battery back in August. Sucks. So Divine Spirit set this up and now I have to be patient to see it get resolved. Tomorrow I'll get this battery checked out by Auto Zone. Never a dull moment around here. I knew 2026 was going to be tough but I didn't see this coming. The only thing you can do is trust God. So be it.

1/14/2026 Black Oil

         This is the best bird seed for our our feathered friends. We have 2 Wallmarts nearby. Store 1 close by and the other (2) 15 min away. Last year store 1 didnt't have the 40 pound bag,  but at store 2 it did.  It was tucked away near camping supplies for some reason. They would have about 3 bags there. I would get 1. This October I noticed there were no more 40 pound bags to be had. Now it was 20 pound bags. Last January I paid 18 dollars for a 40 pound bag. I went to store 1 no 40 pound bag. I found a agriculture store like Tractor Supply where I got it for 18 dollars on sale in October. This store was about 35 min away though. So end of December I bought a 20 pound bag at Wal-Mart for 17 dollars ( store 1).

         So, I was thinking of finding a 40 pound bag again. Which started the end of December. Two weeks later I'm in store 1, where I just bought the 20 pound bag. There on top of the 20 pound bags was a 40 pound bag. This the store that never had a 40 pound bag. I bought the bag, $21.00.  Way cheaper than 20 pounds.  3 dollars more than last January.

        So, I just thought about the 40 pound bag briefly. And it appeared a week later. Only the one bag. Well that is what I call a gift. Thank-you DS.