Oct 04//2026. In Life

            It is not easy. Some people choose hard lives for themselves. Why? Because they feel that they can get the most learning from it. We can modify that outline we made for ourselves while living this one. To modify your life it requires you to develop a relationship with God your creator. You do that by asking questions of him and charting the answers that come your way in your journal.

           My life is not perfect. I try to adjust my life by taking actions that would hopefully make it better. Over 3 years ago it was the dumbell exercises. I wanted the muscle tone without going to the gym and taking it easy. I try to workout 6 days a week. My exercises take about 15:min per day. I like the results. Then the diabetic thing. It took me a year to act on that. Plus car troubles. Got that resolved as well. Do I want these things fixed? Then I have to take actions.  Always remembering to use DS when needed. Yesterday, a guy was crossing a busy street in a wheel chair while I was stopped at a light. He had only one leg.  I give thanks for my sight and hearing. As well as the use of my legs. In Life no matter how bad things can become, remember that there are things to be greatful for. Can't stress that enough.

           If the problems are big. Break them down into smaller portions. Take a day or week to accomplish taking care of that smaller problem. When done, write it down. Then move on to the second step. You will get it done.

           There are many annoyances for me as of late. Big problems and many smaller ones. It's constantly dealing with them. But I do. You think in your head what you want and the desired outcome. When you do this you shape your reality and become stronger for it .  Alot of times we move too fast. This opens us up to accidents and a gripping action. Like gripping a steering wheel to tight. A metaphor for how we deal with circumstances in our life. It's hurried not relaxed but tense. In that state the results are less than stellar.

  Take pride in what you accomplished. It took hard effort to get there. And once there it will take vigilance on your part to keep on top of things. Don't let others take you down. You tell them you don't appreciate it. If they persist, then leave the room. Don't stand there and take it. It's like anything in life. You have to fight for it. Or it will go bye bye. You will have an advantage over others in than you will have DS behind you. But you have to recognize it. Many, many  others do not recognize it. When you go about your day, you take in air without a thought. Do the same when recognizing that DS is there for every aspect of your life. You and it will overcome what is out there for you.

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Oct 03/2026 Allergen?

            Yesterday, I was driving and I see a van in front of me. One of the words on it was luxe. When I order food at Taco Bell the heading U choose from is the luxe section to get the taco salad. For the past month I was getting the taco salad. Recently I've been adding the dollar chilli container as well. I'd dump that on top of the salad. Less than hour later I had that chest feeling again. I got to thinking. What ai have is not the heart or lung but an esophageal problem. When I was at the doctors' yesterday I asked her to check my lungs. She said it sounded good. So, I'm thinking I'm allergic to something in the chilli. And it's affecting my esophagus. I eat hot sauce and I can with no ill effect. My guess something in the chilli is causing a problem with the tube and not the stomach. No chilli for me from Taco Bell. I will see if that does it. Who put that van there. Yep, DS.

           

Oct 02/2026. A1C

            February 2025 I get pulled over for a bad plate. I couldn't get it passed through emissions. The one cop says to me do you have diabetes? I say what? I think he says it again, so I say no. I say why you asking that, he says never mind. March  2026. I go to my doctor and get a blood test.  A1C is 6.5. end of June it's 6.9. pre diabetic stage. Yesterday I went,  it's dropped to 6.0. fantastic.  I started my diet in June. Now plateaued at 219, from 242 lbs Still more to go. So, DS used the cop to get DS's point across to me. DS can use any way to drive home it's point. Now, last week, I noticed that have some trouble in the chest area. Not tightness or numbness. Mentioned it to the doc. Now,I have to go for a physical. DS brought up another issue but this time it's a body reaction instead of words or dreams.

            The car got new rear brakes the last 2 mos as well as a new water pump and timing belt. Hope it it's good to go for awhile.

           Diet: I am now doing one pop tart every third day. Still working on trying to trim portions. When it comes to other foods.

          Blood pressure dropped which is another good thing.

9/17/2026 Diet 3

            Getting fat. Why?  To me, it's not caring and being lazy.  You make choices on a daily basis. I want what I want. Looking no further than the end of our nose.  The ramifications are beyond said nose. That,  mainly being our future health. With me, it was high blood pressure and now being pre-diabetic. Also wearing clothes that don't fit right.  In hindsight it's totally ridiculous. Blind eye syndrome. Had it for decades. Most of my life. One of the first signs was more than 20 years ago I started to get a head of sweat on my forehead after drinking coffee. I use to drink about 4 cups a day.  I switched to decaf and the bead of sweat went away. The coffee was restricting my blood vessels. This was probably the start of my future heart problems. I  eventually went on blood pressure drugs. I take the max. Even taking it was not a great BP. In the upper 150s over upper 90s. Now it's lower. 

           Eat 3  smallish meals a day. My snack is a banana. I carry a grocery store cold bag with me. It's in a shape of a cube. Flat bottom. I used to put in one of those freeze bags in the cooler bag. But much later I got rid of it, because it had a slimy feel to it. Now, I use a half gal milk container. I washed it out good and fill with water and freeze it. I also put in 2 frozen 9 oz drinking bottles. And I put in 2 bananas before I leave for the day. For lunch, I eat at Taco Bell. I get the small taco salad for $2.50.  once a week I'll get the chicken stacker or beef burrito. If I eat a little too much during lunch, I only eat a slice of toast with cream cheese and a little blackberry preserve. Before bed I'll take about 8-10 grapes.

           For dinner. I will take for week one a tuna can in water. I add 1 cut up radish and a table spoon of coleslaw or chopped lettuce. Mix together with mayo. Make a slice of toast put half of contents on bread and save the other half. I use head lettuce for my top piece. The dill pickles come from the Dollartree 1.25.  I  eat one of these. Plus another radish. I get a half pound of baked beans at supermarket at the deli. I mix these with whatever can of beans I have at home. This makes a good taste. I will heat up in microwave a tablespoon of beans as a side dish. The other half of tuna U eat like 2 days later for dinner. Next week I will go with salmon and do the same. I use liverwurst as well. Ground chicken, I fry up well done in little pieces and mix it in pasta in my small bowl.  I add grape seed oil and hot sauce plus mustard. No second helpings.

           For veggies I like the frozen mix at Wallmart or Aldi's about a dollar. Carrots, cauliflower and broccoli. Microwave them, eat half and put the rest in fridge. From wallmart I get pre- made salads. I fill my small bowl and add radishes and carrots and mushrooms. I used to get pre- cut cauliflower from Wallmart. But they don't keep as well. I'd have to use my knife and rub away the black coloration off them. It's shiny white underneath it. Now, I started to buy the whole head of cauliflower. I also like brussel sprouts. I put 3 small cut up sprouts in with my bacon and potatoes fry pan. I like the smell of the cooked sprouts that lingers in the air. Most noticeably when you leave the room and come back in.

          I get discounted meat from the grocery store. Like pork. Usually 1 in thick chop. I get 2 per pack. I cut each in half making 4 dinners. I keep frozen small  chicken breasts in freezer as well. And I just bought some liver cuts. They're frozen. Haven't tried them yet.

           13 weeks in and I'm at 219. My new plateau. Instead of every other day in pop tart I will go to every 3 days then eat one. You constantly have to modify what you are doing during the diet. I can now tell when food is too salty easily and also the sugar levels. For my cheese and crackers I would use Ritz crackers , the hint of salt kind and I can taste the salt. I would eat my sharp cheese and Swiss cheese as my adour ve with grapes and half an apple. I got a cheese slicer that helps me keep cheeses serving size low. I've now cut down in this adour've alot. I was able to eat this when losing the 20 pounds. But it's not working now. More stringent moves by me is necessary. Another thing to watch out for is bread. This carb puts on the weight. Potatoes I buy the small packages of mashed just add water. I do a tablespoon from the bag.

           The banana snacks help alot. Cantaloupe  I buy and leave it out for at least 2 weeks before eating it.  When taking bites if something good like bacon use your front teeth and just take small bites. To spice things up red pepper shaker, ground stone mustard from Wallmart and Louisiana hot sauce from Dollartree.

            Dieting is not about giving up. If you have a setback on the scale, well it's ok. The next day you get back on the diet. When you get to your desired weight you can have what you want but you now know what has to be done. Your stomach is smaller now, don't over stuff. Use your scale at least 3 times a week. I do it every day.

           We become what we focus on and then take action in getting it. Focus on the positive even if things happen to be negative in your life.  You can do it!

9/15/2026 Update

            Right off the bat. When on the road, I saw a semi in the left lane . We were stopped at a light. Words on the back of the truck was  (promises will be kept). That has big meaning to me. The rest of day was normal. Which is good. I'm thankful for that. I'm thankful what I have.  My gal, a  roof over my head, a car, food and health. It helps to count your blessings at the end of the day.

           Sometimes DS does things in big ways and sometimes it's quick and to the point. I will do this experiment next week as well. In the same way. We do what we can do to help ourselves and when we hit a roadblock, invite DS in for an assist. The DS can use any means to get it's point across. When you ask, the answer is on it's way. It's up to you to spot it.

           I told this before. A woman was recognizing she was seeing quite a few empty oil bottles on the road. Way more than usual. One day she was getting gas and a service guy said can I check your oil. She remembered the bottles. Yes. Turned out she was fine 3 quarts. So, DS can help out without being asked as well.

9/15/2926. DS

            Divine Spirit. Today the 15 th I decided to do an experiment. I've given it over to DS on how my day is going to go according to it's ways. I will write about it at the end of the day.

9/14/2026. A Hickup

          Last Tuesday, I stepped on the scale 219. First time in a very long time. I entered the teens. That day I went to have my rear brakes done on the car. My mechanic cancelled on Friday. Always delays of late. Like for the last 8 mos. So, this day is hot near 90. The restaurant is a short walk. Take my wife there. Everything is expensive. Order cheapest burger for 13.50. At one time I could get a steak at that price. My wife gets a side order of pasta 8 bucks. I bite into the burger with cheese and bacon and  I get squirted with an orange liquid on my hand. Yolk! What the??? Didn't read there was an egg on it. Still it was a good burger. I had a little potato salad and some of my wife's pasta that she was done with.  The brakes got done, finally. Next day step on the scale,and 222 staring back at me. A week later  today Monday, I'm at 220 pounds. One pound heavier. Losing weight is a serious business. The burger was real good but you pay the price. I'm now back on the diet. Three meals a day and fruit for a snack. Dropping 22 pounds, I do see the difference and it does keep me motivated.

         Today  my car is getting a new water pump and timing belt. If the belt were to break the motor would be screwed. This 4 cylinder Hyundai has 208,000 miles on it. First owner got it in a wreck and it got fixed. The second owner also got in an accident. Messed up the hood and trunk. That didn't get fixed. In the manual it says to replace the belt at 90,000 miles. I doubt that ever happened. I've owned at least 29 vehicles and never got a timing belt replaced on any of them. I called around to service stations. One guy wanted 1300 for parts and labor. I took to the Internet and found parts for 50 dollars up to 200. I found the name of a good timing belt and water pump kit for 123 dollars. I got that one. Most service stations won't install customer parts. My guy will. Took me over a year to find my guy. He's working on it today. So total price would be 630 instead of 1300.

          When looking for something, think about what you're willing to spend and try to keep near it. Whether it costs 5 bucks or  1,000 and up. Check online and ask questions of friends or people who are associated with what ever you're after. I've made mistakes along these lines but I'm getting smarter.

           One other cavette I have here. I noticed there are alot of car washes around. Seems like they want their cars to look good. Yet, they drive crazy. I see more damaged cars being driven around then the last place I lived at, on the east coast.

           I've been seeing these signs for years,  be careful with motorcycles. Been seeing that a long time. So, it is always in the back of my mind. Drive up to a 4 way stop. Motorcycle guy to my left pulls up. So, it's my turn to enter the intersection. The guy pulls into the intersection cutting me off. I don't say or do anything. I'm in a Walgreens. Not too many cars in lot. You have to pull in toward a curb to the left next to the store or to the right next to the bushes. I pick the store side. Front in. To pull out front wise I'd have to back in. After the store, I get back in and check mirrors. All good back up and hit the brakes. Just missed this blue car backing up at the same time as me. I pull forward . No hit. Jeeze. I guess next time I better back in. Now, I'm thinking this all the time when parking.

9/13/2026. Meat

            Recently, the government is now allowing tainted meat from South America to come into the country. They grind it up and mix it in with good meat. Some of the meat has lingering anti- biotics in it as well as pathogens. Also some of meat is way over a year old. They will not tell you where this meat comes from on the label. Not only that but vegies as well have been hurting us as well.

           There are way less inspectors hired to keep us safe. It used to be different. Weakening government controls has made us less safe than ever. More food borne illnesses for us to deal with.

          What to do. I remove the outer layer of a head of lettuce. Then hold it under the faucet. Wash all fruits & vegies as well as cuts of meat. For chop meat find a trusted butcher and buy from them. With chop meat, I put it in a pan and make it well done. Then I drop it into some pasta. If your out in store buying food ask DS in your head is this safe. See if you feel an answer. Listen to your gut. When eating out I ask for my burger to be well done. Before going out for food in a restaurant or grocery store, ask DS to help you keeping you safe.

9/02926 Dumbell Update

          Lifting the dumbbell. I use 25 pounder. You choose your own weight. They make them as low as 3 lbs.  I do it sitting in a chair. Before it was 3 reps of 30 on each arm. 30 then stop 30 the next arm, stop. Then lift dumbell above my head and lock the elbow for count of 50. You can do way less. Then do again with your left arm. Then do it again. This time I do 40 each arm. This is the new part. Then lift over head for the required time. Then another rep back to 30 each arm. So, that's a total of 100 lifts for each arm. And 100 overheads. Next new thing is holding the weight behind my head in a vertical position so my 2 hands are near the one end of the dumbell. The other end dangles behind me. I am sitting. U hold for a 50 count. I gently push my shoulders against back of chair and slightly arch my back, when doing this exercise. 

           At least once a month I do the stretch in the open doorway for my neck and back. Also turn your neck to the left as easy as you can go, then back to the right 180 degrees. Do 25 times. For the neck. And get out and do some walking. Or swimming.

9/08/2026 A Follow Up

            Last night, I went to a different guy who was at the desk and told him about the upstairs neighbors. This was just before 10 pm. He said he would contact them about it. After 10pm if there is still noise, then call him. Well, it was after 10 and still with the pounding. Called him, he said I'll get on it. The pounding stops.  Great.

           So I take action by going to the desk. Now, I also invoked DS on my behalf. I believe that DS will help in assuaging the upstair person's feelings, in not becoming mad about having to modify their behavior.

           I picked up a little notebook from a thrift store. It's 31/2 x 5 inches. It has a thicker outer cover made of paper. It has a top flap that folds over and locks by a magnet. I'm going to use this little book to write what I would like to happen. I look at it first thing in the morning, at night and during the day. I'm going to focus on getting stuff done. So, today I had an appointment with my mechanic to put rear brakes on the car. It got delayed by him for an hr. Ok I will work with that. Anyway it worked out good. I got the brakes done just in time.  Because one of them just had a whisper of a pad left on the shoe. If the metal touched the drum it would wreck the drums, which would be more money. Wheel cylinders were ok as the drums. Great. The timing belt is up next.

           One thing I like about the smart phone is I can stay in touch with family members via texting. It makes it way easier, to stay in touch. If you have loved ones stay in touch with them. It's a good thing. 

           This here is a dream I had. A small furry guy with a small beak scoots up near my foot. I pick him up with my hand. He's like a mini furby. What's it mean. There is a strip of woods where I'm staying.  The remains of a wooded area at one time. The critters and birds have this for their home. Trying to live is tuff for them. They had an easier time 200 years ago. I read decades ago of a farmer who would feed the deer and other mammals melons during the winter. He would walk it to the tree line and drop the food there. They were waiting for him. Once where I was living, I buried some food waste on my property a ft down. The next morning I saw they dug it up. So,  I would just drop it on ground instead after that. I'd do it once a week. This way they're not to depended on it. So I do the same here. I freeze the food and then throw it in the wooded area. So back to the dream. The small mammal with beak was a combination of the wildlife being appreciative to my efforts. Birds and mammals. It was a thank-you note per say. You definitely don't want to do this more than once a week. They have to fend for themselves as well. Which is tuffer than it used to be.  They just filled in a low area with real tall grass, up the street. Probably more apartments. Dropping truck load after truck load into the mini valley. Unbelievable.

9/7/2026. Always Thinking

            It may not be the correct thinking but try anyway. So, I'm in the bathroom and I set my phone down on the cheap 3 tier shelf unit I got from Dollartree. 5 bucks, thin metal rods with plastic type fabric for the shelf part. Easy to move around. My phone is laying on something on the shelf. It is on a slight angle. A bit later I look back at it. I go no. Not good. Remove the thing under it so it lays flatter. Have to keep guard of that thing. When I put it in my pocket, I make sure it's actually going into the pocket and not in front of it. Some people I notice keep the phone in their back pocket of jeans. I don't get that. Most vulnerable place to keep it. 

           My wife has a problem today with her hair dryer. The brush keeps falling off. I squeeze the base of brush so it grabs the slot better. It works but when she uses it, it eventually falls off. I keep rubber bands assorted in the kitchen draw. I grab the 2 thicker bands and secure the brush to the unit. It works out good. Then the machine stops working. At the end of the plug is a reset button. Hit that. Nope. Take plug out and reset GFI wall outlet . It works. It seems a little weird but I'm having to address issues a second time and even a third time. With a lot of differing things.

           Someone lives above us. The first couple woke me up About 5:30 am. Big arguements. The guy winds up leaving for good. A week after the gal would be dragging furniture all over the floor. It would happen everyday. A kook. Now, I have a gal with 2 kids.  So the noise sounds like her walking around with a heavy footsteps.  In the morning and at night. I found out from  the manager,  a complaint can be filed against them if the noise goes past 10 pm. They get a warning. With 3 warnings they get kicked out. So, I said DS please take care of it. So, today is not perfect but it is way better. Try to make it better for yourself. Then invite DS in. Even I forget sometimes.

          Yesterday, I stepped on the scale and I hit 220. I eat bigger meal on Sundays. Then Monday back to the grind stone. It's going good. Today starts the 12 th week

9/02/2026 Cade

             This story I found in Unilad. This happened in 2014. Cade was three years old when he started to get nightmares. He told his mother about them.  He worked in a tall building. Looking out was the Statue of Liberty. The building shook with the explosion. He felt himself fall with the building. Molly Curnutte thought the story odd. No one in their family had ever been to NY or the World Trade Center. Cade also developed a fear of airplanes in the sky when looking up. His fear would go to big buildings as well.  Anytime they drove to the city, he would freak out big time. The mother went on line to search for answers. A reply came from someone who said that events that her son described went with one of the victims. When Molly read about the guy's story, she saw all the parrells between what her son said and the victim. She did not tell the victims family.

            At preschool the kids called him a liar. The teachers said he was a disrupter. The parents have disguised his name to keep him from being bothered. When the kid gets to be 5 it will start to settle down as the head develops more bone.  I remember a story a while back where a gal's son always wanted to go to the Revolutionary war museum that opened up. He was driving her crazy about going there. But go they did as a family. They went many times. I wanted to go but always something getting in the way or I would forget. I was always fascinated by this war and still am. Just the other day I'm in a thrift store and one of the workers had books in his arms. I spot a George Washington book. I say hold on there, can I have that book. I got the book. Hardcover too and like brand new. I was there just at the right time. If he wasn't holding them, I would never have known.

            If you have a kid in that age group you can ask them about their past life. If they don't want to talk about it than that is just fine. Write down what they do tell you. You can also show them family scrapbooks.

8/31/2026 Annoyances

            Because of the small quarters I live in, I eat off a tray stand. These are used, I got them from a neighbor. I Had to glue a couple dowels back in place, but otherwise they're in good shape. Made of birch a hardwood. So,  this week I touched the table after I cleaned it. It was tacky after the cleaning which I clean everyday. So I tried nail polish remover which has acetone in it. Buy the nail remover,  way cheaper than pure acetone sold in Home Depot.  I put a little on the paper towel and start wiping. It works good. I fold the towel and dab more on the paper towel. I can see the paper picking up the dirt. Real good. But it also removes a little of the finish. In my case that is acceptable. I am pleased with the result and no more tackiness. There was a nail polish stain on the formica countertop. Which is a guess. I tried reg cleaning spray. It didn't touch it. Tried peroxide, no good. Tried nail polish remover, no good. So I poured a little on the stain and cut a piece of plastic film and placed it over it. Then I put the cleaning bottle on top of it. Over a couple days, the stain faded by 95 %. Still have a little more work to do on it.

          Month ago,  I'm in a thrift store and see a shirt in the mens section. It is blue with black outlines of leaves. I have others sorta like it. I buy it. Yesterday I try it on.  A couple days ago I was telling my wife about a skit on the Office. Micheal the boss shows up to work for a meeting. One of the employees says why are you wearing a women's suit. He got it from a thrift store and it's not a woman's suit. Tried to convince everyone. Funny.  Yep, I put on the shirt and it's a woman's shirt. I've done this in the past a couple times. Women's shirts the buttons go on left side right on man's, when wearing it. Also the cut is more narrow especially in the arms. So in a short period of time I was predicting the my future without even knowing it. 

           I ordered some rear brake shoes on line for my car. I put in my shipping address. Made the payment. Usually they come quick but not this time. Mistake: I didn't check my mail. So it wound up going to my old home address. I tried to rectify it by contacting them online but they don't answer my query satisfactorily. No phone number either. So,  I re,-ordered them. This time checking the right box for shipping. So I paid twice. Chance of getting a refund, not so great. Didn't get the brake shoes yet. So, when ordering on-line make sure the shipping address is correct before giving the payment. Usually in my prior orders I don't have a problem with this.

           I've been sleeping on an air mattress since early February. Bought the 57 dollar one. A couple days ago it started to deflate a little when sleeping on it. I try to find the leak, to no avail. The pump built in to it also started to do a weird noise. Instead of a constant noise, it would go steady noise then a lull steady noise lull. But it would blow it up 95,%. Then slowly leak out 4 hrs when laying on it. The big mistake  was not getting the insurance on it. Got a cheaper mattress at Wallmart and got the insurance on the pump and mattress. Insurance was 4 dollars for both.

           So, in life there is always problems. Some funny once in awhile and others not. You perceiver. And hopefully become smarter.

8/24/2926 Diet ll and Other Stuff as Well

            Adjusted my dumbell bell routine. Now, I do 35 curls up from 30 each arm with the 25 pounder. It's really 26.3 do to the added weight of the handle. Then I lift the weight over my head with locked elbow for a count of 50 went up from 40. Each arm. Then I do it again. The last one is just with the curls. For a total all together 3 sets. 2 sets in the weight lifted over my head.  Sometimes I use the other hand to help lower the weight. This you do slowly. Only do the weight you feel comfortable with.  Even if it's only a couple of pounds. When my right shoulder hurt I stopped for a week lifting. Then started up slowly with lesser weight. Now, I'm back up to par. I also do 45 push ups against the sink, twice a day.

           After 8 weeks I lost 18 pounds. 242 to 224. That's more than 2 pounds a week. I plateaued at 230 for a week as well as at 228. Then last week at 224. So I used to eat the blueberry pop tart every day at the 230 wt mark, I switched it up. Now, every other day. 

             For lunch I can do 5 heaping teaspoons of cottage cheese with blackberry jam well mixed up so it has a purplish color. Or if I'm out I do a Taco Bell chicken stacker 2.99. I was doing a  Mc Chicken $1.50 at Mc Donald's. Looked it up online and it turns out the chicken stacker is at 450 calories and the Mc Chicken is at 400 calories. So I'm back to the stacker.

             I got a silicone sink strainer. Way easier to clean then that metal one. I love that thing. 1.50 at the Dollar tree. To clean it out I cut a paper towel in half and just scoop it out. Works great. Last Sunday I let myself have one Nestle Crunch bar from the vending machine. I do it every Sunday, but last Sunday I swipe my card it registers the right amount. The bar falls. Take it out peel the wrapper and I hear a thud look in the machine a second bar falls. I fish it out.  Never ever happened before in my life a unicorn. I put that bad boy in the freezer for next Sunday! Thank+you DS. In case it was you.

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             For the car I have to do the timing belt and water pump at the same time. I've owned about 20 trucks and cars so far. Never did a timing belt on one of them. But the car has 208,000 miles on it. Suppose to change it at 90,000 miles. If it breaks the motor is done for. Don't want that. Also need the rear brakes done as well.

               Next up will be diet lll

8/21/2026 Do the. Work

            Going back to the time where DS tipped me off about the dark chocolate bar. I asked what was causing my migraines. Next day gal wearing a hoodie with giant picture of a Hershey bar. I knew that was it's answer. I followed through and cut it out. Result no more headaches. Very greatful.

            So, that gal getting dressed that morning is deciding what to wear that day. Many items to choose from. I believe that DS helped her make that decision. It had a mission to fulfill. She probably didn't even know that she was influenced by it. But she was. This is how DS can move  the levers that make things happen. It took me to make that request of DS. It was not going to set things in motion until I asked. That is how it works. By working with DS it can help you as well. Pick one thing a week ask your question. Then pay attention to the answer. It will come. From somebody, a book, a tv show, a joke or dream. You have to think about what you are seeing or hearing. If you feel you missed the answer, ask it again after a week. And keep writing in your journals. Work with DS all the time. It is there to help and aid you during your life. Focus on you not others. If you have a family you focus on them of course. But keep that connection with DS. It's the most important tool in your spiritual tool box.

          It is my hope that my readers are able to see by now,  that this force is real. And that you are using it on a consistent basis. When DS helps you always give thanks. DS can help even if you think all is lost. It knows how to get you to your desired end.

           Sometimes it takes time. Like with me now. My living arrangements have changed since 8 mos ago. I'm not that happy about it. The message I got was just chill and that's what I have been doing. So something is going on. As of yet I don't see it. But the answer will come.

8/14/2026. Diet Lesson

           Breakfast time.  So the Doc says I'm pre- diabetic. Initially when I got stopped in a neighboring town by 2 cops. For a bad plate. One of them told me are you diabetic, I told him no. Now, I have to do something about it. Went to the doc and she said I'm pre- diabetic. I was over weight already. Then I put on some more weight, these last 10 months. I am 40 to 50 pounds overweight. I cut way down on the ice cream , cookies and candy bars. During this time I found at Wallmart these cookies that are by Vortman. 4 bucks. Fudge brownie chocolate chip  zero sugar is my go to now. They make other flavors as well. I eat 1 of these per day. My ice cream sandwiches are done but I saw at wallmart they make a sugar free sandwich bar so I got that. Not as good as a real bar. I used to get Neapolitan bars which were real good. But this will have to suffice. My snack pack chocolate puddings I replaced with sugar free as well. So after dinner I eat 1 pudding and 1 cookie. Or 1 cookie and 1 ice cream bar. Edit: I cut out the ice cream bar as of 2 months ago. Start of diet I was at 242.

           Today marks 6 weeks of the diet. I am now at 225 pounds. So I lost 17 pounds so far. When I started, I cut back on the food amt. Smaller portions of meat. One slice of bread a day. Also stopped buying peanut butter. Which I ate everyday for decades.  Now I drink one soda per week. I Got down to 230 pounds. Then I  plateaued there.

          So, to get started. I got a knife from Wallmart. I got it with the orange handle. It's a 3 1/4in blade. Opens from the side and locks in place. I use it for a lot of things. I sharpen it on Sundays. I also use it during meals. I have a teaspoon,fork and my lock blade. Also I have a metal knife that is about 3/4 in wide. It has a rounded tip and a serrated side for cutting bread. I used to have a plastic spatula but I switched it out for 2 silicone ones. One is wide and the other is less wide. I did this to cut down on exposure to plastics, namely micro plastics. I kept 1  plastic one with slits in it because I haven't seen them in silicone as of yet. Recently at the Dollar Tree I saw bamboo hardwood cutting boards for 1.25 I bought 4 of them. They are 7in x 10 inches. I kept the small cutting board in plastic for other things just in case. But for cutting down I use the bamboo. I've seen them in stores and a bigger board is 20 dollars. My plate is small 8 in. diameter. My bowl is 6 in diameter and 3 in deep. I have a coffee cup that holds 2 cups.  I take a sleeve of decaf coffee everyday. I add 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and  2 teaspoons of half & half. My pans are teflon 10in dia and an 11 in a copper looking inside one. I use the former for meat and frying potatoes. The latter is for my egg. After I eat I clean up the dishes.

              I used to eat a blueberry pop tart no icing, everyday. Did this for years. Recently I switched to every other day. I toast them careful not to burn them. So as I lose weight , I look to see how I can adjust my diet.    For breakfast I do cereal, I use a corn or rice checks which has 290mg of salt. I will be getting rid of the rice checks due to this higher salt content  I fill a small bowl halfway then I use a raisen bran cereal  or almond cereal at Wallmart for less than 3 bucks.  Wheat checks I put in, no sugar on the checks. This cereal has way less salt and no sugar. I use to do a full bowl then 6 weeks ago I went to 3/4 full bowl for a month and recently I cut it to a 1/2 bowl  of dry cereal. I spill  2 tablespoons of Wallmart frozen blueberries on top. Then 3 slices of no sugar added peach slices from Wallmart.  Then I cut them up smaller with my 3 in folding knife. I sharpen it twice a week. Then I cut up half a banana. I cut off the stem then make narrow slices through the skin but not all the way through the skin. I hold one end over bowl and push out a disk of banana with my knife then in cereal I slice the disk in half. Then I add 1 % or 2 % milk to the mix.  Then I add pecan pieces,dates, small bag from Wallmart. The second day breakfast is one extra large or jumbo egg. I cook 1 slice of beef bacon in pan ,careful not to burn it. My pan for the bacon is a Teflon pan, about 10 dollars from Wallmart. Toss the pan out after a year or so. And get another one. I don't trust the Teflon. Use only a silicone spatula on it With bacon I add 3 mini or 4 if real small potatoes. They are sold as mini potatoes at Wallmart. I slice narrow pieces and put them in the pan. As bacon cooks I use half a paper towel to mop up excess grease.  I brown the potato then flip the disks with my knife.  I put 5 snap peas in the egg. I cut them in 4 pieces . Then same with  the jalapeno pepper, a small amt. A little Cole slaw and cut up 1 small slice of portabella mushrooms. I get them from Walmart, they last longer than those smaller mushrooms. They  are 2 large mushrooms per package. I got a 3/4 slice of mushroom then chop 1/4 in pieces. I also cut up into small pieces cauliflower.  I Add a little half and half some water and a heaping tablespoon of corn starch. I put this into my copper looking pan. This pan doesn't cook the bacon the way I like it so I use the 2 pans. I like my bacon well done but not burnt. I do 1 slice of bacon. Brown the small potatoes with the bacon in the Teflon pan. I use hot sauce on my plate with ketchup. Put potatoes down first then egg on top with more ketchup on top. Eating the bacon I just nibble off small pieces with my front teeth. That's it for breakfast. Next blog will be about lunch.

8/10/2026. The Diet

           Started 6 weeks ago. Cut my portion sizes  down. After 6 weeks went from 242 doctor's scale, to now 230. Me 5ft 10. Went to 229 but I stopped at a Pretzel Stop fast food joint. No prices on food at the drive through. Pictures of food though. The surprise comes when they ring you up. 11 bucks. I'm used to paying around 4 bucks at a fast food joint. I usually go to a Taco Bell. In US they pulled the Taylor Farm lettuce from Mexico. Due to salmonella. So, I had a reg size pretzel dog and a bag of pretzel bites no salt. It was a good size bag. I thought the bag would be way smaller. I had a couple bites and the dog. Next day I saw,  I went from 229 to 230. Yep , that one  day was a reverse diet. You do this 12 days in a row and I'm back up to 242.  Not happening.

          Last week I cut out the 1 pop tart. But I still plateaued at 230 all week. Last night for dinner I had a handful of cherries and a handful of grapes and 4 tablespoons of cottage cheese with a heaping teaspoon of grape jelly mixed up. Never did this for dinner. I got an analog scale from Wallmart (10 bucks) last week. Stepped on scale this morning  228. Yeah. More cottage cheese for me. I eat 3 times a day. For a snack I'll do a 1 yogurt or banana. 

         My goal weight is 199. Because I haven't hit that number since I was  23. Long time ago. By cutting my portions a little more 6 weeks ago, I find that it is reducing my stomach. It has gotten used to the smaller amount.  I don't get hunger pains. I'm motivated by the declining numbers on the scale.

8/9/2026 What You Say & Think

           Of others, is a reflection on you. For real growth in your life, you start here. Correcting behaviors is what we're about. It is very hard work. We don't like to look at ourselves. Well, on the spiritual path, this is what you do. And I'll tell you something, it is Not pleasant. What you see in others or say to others is a self own. In some way you are addressing something that is lacking in you. Am I guilty. You betcha. This can be very subtle.  It goes under the radar. You can work on this by looking at the last fight you had with someone. Look for that which you accused someone of, for that trait that is within you. And it most certainly is.

          I told this story before. A woman and me at kitchen table. She was telling me how her fiance  was nice but he was a cheapskate.  I said so are you.  She was shocked. She said she donates all the time.  I said it is not tit for tat. You are stingy with your love that you show  him.  She said nothing. I could see she was processing that statement. Whether it worked for her relationship, I have no idea. To make it stick you have to write it down and read it everyday. Then incorporate it into your life.  It's work,   but you're showing the higher power that you are making strides.  And he does watch you. He knows you inside and out. The spiritual path is what you're suppose to be on. It helps you most of all and others as well. You put out love and kindness, and guess what you get that back 10 fold, if you look for it. Then when you recognize it you give thanks. 

                This blog is the most important of all of them, that I have written.

7/30/2026. Stupid Is...as Stupid Does

           My car  I got off my wife a year and a half ago. Her grandson was using it. It had damage on trunk and front bumper and hood. I fixed the head lamp and rear tail light as well as the exhaust pipe brackets. I fixed other things under the hood as parts failed. The car had 200,000 mi on it. I decided to keep it because the motor and transmission were ok I believed. The engine light was always on. Took it to Advance Auto. It was the purge valve. I thought that was in the motor. This is where I made a big mistake. I should've looked it up on my phone first. Didn't do that. Went to the service station and he put one in for 250 dollars. The light went out but came back on the next day. Take it back, this time he said it's the gas cap. Can't use an after market gas cap. So I go to Hyundai and get the last cap they have for 25 dollars. The light still stays on. Go back to the service station, they didn't have an answer. I was going to have to leave it. But my life sped up and I had to put it on hold. Plus I didn't trust them as much. Couldn't get it registered in my name because it had to pass emissions first. So I drove it with a bad plate. Got caught tree times. One ticket. The other cops let me slide. Each cop snuck up on me. After that I kept an eye out constantly and didn't get stopped.

          Every once in awhile, I would try to talk to service stations about my problem. It would be 200 dollars just  for a diagnosis. No way I was paying that. So  I would say to them, what if I put 1000 dollars into it and it still failed. They say well it would cost even more money. So none of the service stations would give me a price. In my mind I was not going to give up til I had my plate. And I was not going to put a lot of money into it as well. I looked into getting it inspected in a county that didn't have the emission requirement. Spent a couple months fiddling around with that. Couldn't make it work. Back to square one. I had more time to try and find a better mechanic. Finally found a guy. I let him inspect it. He says it's the purge valve. And the alternator is putting out too much voltage. Fails on those two things. He fixed the engine light by swapping out the led bulb with another bulb that was working another light function that I didn't need. Back to the alternator, I had my first mechanic put in a new alternator 10 months ago. There is a warranty. I found out what auto parts store he used. I call them up. They don't have the part. Two days to have it transfered from another store. Give him my mechanic's name.  Make the appointment with the mechanic. On way there I stop and buy oil for car at Dollar General. 5.59 per quart, cheaper than the auto parts store. Like 3.00. per quart. Go to auto parts store for filter. At a Jiffy lube It would be 80 dollars.. ten years ago for my pickup it was $25.00 to have someone change the oil. So I get to the mechanics, he's an hr and a half late. Have him change the oil as well as swap out the alternator. Hour later he's done. Cost me $125. The alternator is free but I had to repay the labor cost. So I got the oil changed in that cost. So I had a new purge valve and a new alternator put in and they both failed. Unbelievable!

           Now I'm good with the alternator, he shows me on meter I'm under 15 volts. Wish I knew this earlier. But now you know to make sure to see for yourself that your under 15 volts with your new alternator. I look in the phone about the purge valve. My new mechanic would charge a little over a hundred. I see in the Internet where that valve is, not in the motor but behind it. I look at discount auto parts on the web.  I get one shipped out for 29 dollars. OEM part is what you want. I checked at Advance Auto, they wanted 75 dollars. I use online part sellers as well as the auto part stores. Like for the alternator it is going to be an auto parts store. I put the purge valve in myself and it takes 30 minutes. That first service guy charged me 250f dollars. Got ripped off and it didn't work anyways.

          Back to my new mechanic for the ,2 tests on the car. I saw yesterday that the check engine light was on again. I told the mechanic. He went out to check on car and said light was out. Great I say. Half hour later the car passes. Man I was so happy. I high fived the mechanic. Finally got my plates. A week later that damn check engine light comes on again and has stayed on. Doesn't matter now though. So I was thinking that DS had a hand in getting me through the emission test. The more I think on it the more I believe it. My plates are good for 2 years before it has to get inspected again. Thank-you DS. This was a struggle. I just focused on getting this done and not having to pay a whole lot of money for. Same no matter what is going on in your life. FOCUS on your desired outcome and take action. I was going to get it done no matter how long it was going to take. Now, my car has 208,000 miles on it. Here's a tip as your car gets older get oil changed every 3,000 mi.

7/27/2026 Update

          I waited a week to resume with the dumbbell. This time I do 20 lifts with each arm, 25 pounder. Then I do  lift over head to a count of 30 each arm. That's one rep. Then do again for the second rep. So far so good. For you you do the weight that is comfortable to you even if it's a 2 pounder wt. So a couple months ago I was thinking to going to 30 pounder in October. Now that is put off. I still do dips into an open doorway for my back by holding on to the door frame and leaning into the open door way.

           Yesterday marked one month since I started my diet. I don't have a scale yet. Will get one soon. So I lost my love handles. Happy about that. My guess I lost close to 20 lbs. I will soon give an update on what I eat to make this diet work. So, I've been on diets in the past. Eventually they fail. But it is I that failed. These failures make you stronger. You are not the same as you were. You're a wee bit smarter. Those little smarts are like ladder rungs up to get where you want to be. Eventually, one day you will rely on these little footholds to get you over the top. It comes down to, how bad do you really want it. It's like with everything else. How bad do you want a new car or how bad do you want God. It's time for me to get over the top this time. And I'm going to get er done. Up until 23 I could eat anything drink beer and not gain weight. Those were great times because I was a foody. Well around 23 things started to change. It started to stick. Not so good. But I continued with my ways. My first diet started because I walked by a mirror in my house and saw how fat I was. I wasn't wearing a shirt. I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I walked back holy cow I'm a cow. Went to the bathroom got on the scale. 260 holy molly. Diet started that night. Next day down to 258.  After months I got down to 240. Then I stayed between 240 & 250 lbs plateaued here a couple decades. Once I got down to 220 but eventually 240 again. It's been many years that I was in the 190s. This year though for sure.

          Finally got the car registered after 18 mos. That will be another blog.

          The last place I was going to move to fell through, so still dealing with this issue as well.

          I am greatful for everything too. Always be greatful. It's good to look back on what we have to be greatful for.

7/23)2026. Nick. Bostick

            Four years ago Nick was driving nighttime in Lafayette IN, after a fight with his girlfriend. He usually delivers pizza. He was driving to clear his head after the fight. 

             Now,  that fight was for a reason. A negative event set the stage for Nick. He's coming down the road and is passing what appears to be a campfire in the front yard of a house. He backs up to get a better looksie. That's not a campfire. The house is on fire. He parks and runs into the house. In the first floor An 18 yr old girl is bringing the girls downstairs. He ushers them out to the yard. The 18 yr old says there is still one more. Back up to the second floor he goes. Pulling closet doors and looking under beds. Nothing, he runs back to the first floor. He puts shirt in front of his face, the smoke is thick. He uses his hands to feel around . Nothing, he's moving faster as the fire ramps it up. Poking and poking and hits pay dirt. The  6 year old girl he grabs but front door is blocked with fire and smoke . He remembers the window when he first went up. He tried to break it, his arm bounces off it. Second time he breaks it. As he is trying to get the girl out her foot and leg gets caught up in the blind cord. Has to set her down to fix it. He grabs her and holds her tight to his left side jumps out and lands on his left side. This is his last remembrance  The cops tell him that he brought the kid to the street and handed her off.  She only had a minor wound. Then he collapsed on the curb. They treated him for hand and arm injuries and burns and smoke inhalation. When he was upstairs at first he thought he just might not survive this one.

          This happened around this time 4 years ago. He recuperated. Once he got out of the hospital. And he also got the Carnegie Medal of Honor. Excellent actions Nick,! Kudos, a genuine hero. 

           So, it starts off as a negative event with his fight with his gal. He's stewing and driving. And he his right where DS wants him to be. Nick does the rest.  When Nick is downstairs talking to the 18 yr old about the missing child. He could of asked God where she is. Say something like is she on the first or second floor. The first answer in your head you go with. This probably would of saved him the real bad Injuries. He did good though. No one knows God's plan but we can get a heads up to a part of that plan. It can and does bleed through. With dreams and the waking dream we can privy ourselves into knowing a wee bit, what that plan is. In my opinion it is better with the heads up. Try to stay calm when chaos is about. It is through the calm that DS will reveal to you what the best course of action is. It is harder for DS to come through when the mind is jumbled up. Like looking into a shallow pond with calm waters. You can clearly see the bottom. Drop a 5 pound rock in there and you can't see the bottom anymore. Keep clarity of mind and you will see clearly. Do this in all aspects of your life.

           The father who was not home at the time was talking to a reporter and said the family lost everything except each other. And,  then he said one real good thing though, was we gained another member of the family.

7/21/2026 Exercise Injury

           About 2 days ago I felt a little dime size  ache in the right shoulder. Where the arm intersects the shoulder. In an hour I forgot about it. Now 2 days later in the afternoon, the ache is stronger. I didn't do anything, like lift anything. So I screwed up. Not thinking that dime size ache could get worse. Now,  I will lay off the exercise for a week. So don't do what I did. Which is ignore it. I think it was the 55 pushups I do on the bathroom sink. Should have stuck to 25 pushups instead. So you have to make adjustments with your exercises. 

          I adjusted to 25 lifts with the dumbbell instead of 50 lifts for 1 rep. This I find works better. In 1 sitting I do 25lifts of 25 lb dumbbell on one arm. Then I lift that weight over my head and hold it the for 50 count. Same for the other arm. I do that exercise twice in under 15 minutes.  So take a week off if you feel that dime size ache in your workouts.

7)18/2026 Life on Hold

          Basically it's been on hold for almost 7 months because of one thing after the other. As all this started, I saw the waking dream sign... Chill ,...in big letters on a truck. Well that's what I've been doing. Not that successful as of now. So I've been thinking on this. Time to take the chill off.  Today I'm scrolling the phone and there is an ad in the phone. But first this morning I see a picture on the phone of a cardinal lifting off a branch and the photo catches the bird with wings out stretched. Excellent photo. This registers to me as a soon to be jumping off point for me. Eh maybe. Later in morning in the phone, I see the ad.

            Purple box with words. The calm of everything going to plan.  Another waking dream?  Perhaps.  So my guess here is...relax it's my ( creator ) plan. So he's reminding me to be patient. But I have to admit my patience is wearing real thin.

7/15/2026. Dr Ahmed

           He's an emergency doctor in ithe United Kingdom doing his nightly rounds. He sees a nuse struggling with a bed sheet. The patient has 12 hrs left to live. He holds her hand and he hears her say thank-you,  But in a weak voice. He squeezes her hand and is about to step out of the room. Nope. She grabs his hand with strength. This takes him aback. She says  I have visitors here and they say you're good un. He says oh your family. She says not my family. The visitors that are now in this room are the ones that said it. He's getting creeped out now.  Then he feels the nurse step in the room behind him. He turns to greet her but no one is in the room but him and the patient. The room is dark. Finally he bolts. 

           If I'm in his shoes, I'm going to be asking the visitors some questions. People who are about to move on can become like their 30s again. Total strength & clarity. For a brief period of time, anyway.

7/14/2026 Weight Gain

           Last couple years I was lax with the eating.  So I bloomed up to 242 pounds on a 5' 10 frame ( Xtra large shirt) usually. Now a 1 X shirt would be better. This Sunday will be 3 weeks on the diet. I was on my last notch in the belt. And the belt comes under the belly. So the belt doesn't go over the belly button.  Not good, not good at all. Hence, the diet.

           Around 28 I was in a 7/11 getting lunch. I don't remember the circumstances but I was talking to a stranger and we got to talking about weight gain. He said that when he loosened  his belt one notch he would go on a no white diet. No sugar, bread,salt ice cream or milk. Once his weight came down he'd eat what he wanted I said Wow.  Did I follow his advice. Stupid me did not. Do I regret it yes. But I was a foody, then and now. I could eat whatever I wanted, up until I was 23,  then it started to stick. Back in my late 49s I walked by the hall mirror one day and I say, who is that?  Jumped on scale 260 the heaviest of all time. I've stayed around 240 for decades. Gave it more years  and got down to 215. But I eventually went back to 240. Got to drop 42 pounds to get to 200. I'm starting to get there. 

          I start with breakfast. I swap out 2 things. One day it will be cereal and the next 1 jumbo egg and one cooked piece of bacon. I also take 3 small mini potatoes from a bag from Wallmart. I slice them and put them in pan with bacon strip. Then pepper, hot sauce and ketchup. And One cup of instant de- cafe sleeve with a little bit of real sugar and half & half.

          Lunch.... 2 mini croissants toasted not the ones that say butter found at Wallmart. In that I put a little grape jelly then cream cheese on top of that. When out and about I go to Taco Bell and get the chicken stacker for 2.99. plus I use 7-8 hot sauce packets. Sometimes I buy discount yogurts and use them as snacks.

         Dinner......I fry up turkey or chicken in a tube. Half a palm of meat. Brown them up and add it to instant mash potato or macaroni. With a little bit of cheese from the included packets..  I add stone ground mustard from Wallmart and hot sauce. Also I shake some basil into it. For macaroni I add a little  bit of olive oil or grape oil. It's good. I will add raw carrots and radishes.  Also frozen cauliflower. I will have a salad 3 times a week. And boiled corn for 10 min. One ear. A little salt and a little butter.

          Desert...,....1 Vortman fudge choc chip cookie sugar free. And a pudding cup sugar free. Sometimes I swap a sugar free ice cream sandwich instead of a pudding cup. You have to take them out of the box and stick them in the freezer. After 2 mons of that I think I won't be getting them even though they're sugar free. They don't taste that great.

        I don't have a scale. But my belt is now on the 4th notch in. From 1 to 4 in less than 3 weeks. I see the stomach shrinking. This is where I store it. When I get to 200 I will try for 195. Then stay there. I will need alot of diligence this time around. I will get it done!

7/13/2026. Cobra

           It's a name of a military helicopter. 2 guys are in it, Jim the gunner and his pilot. Place Vietnam. The VC have shot it and it's on it's way down. The blade tears itself up on the ground. Jim thinks his leg is broken plus the fire has burnt his face up. Next thing he remembers being totally messed up spatially. Then he's out of his body, he's about 100 ft up in the air looking down. He sees the destroyed helicopter and VC working their way toward them.  They are a mile away.To his left he notices a hooded man. He tells him you are not dead yet. The pilot was running from the gun ship and looked back and saw his gunner move. He ran back to him saying you didn't move you looked dead. He tells his pilot from his position up in air which direction to run to. There was a small allied base off to the northwest. The pilot didn't know that.  US soldiers return to the craft and get Jim.

          He lived. So, when you're out of your body you rise above and have your faculties intact. I have done this a couple times. Some people call this the astral body. It connects to you via a silver 'cord'.  This allowed those 2 men to have less trauma as their life progressed. Jim saw that there was more to life than he understood it to be. By being in a difficult position you too  can say to DS, I'd like to see the problem from above or the 360 position. This is available to everyone. Always ask questions of DS. Push the envelope.

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.

6/13/2026 The Finch & The Hawk

           I saw a finch up in the sky going after a hawk. Hawk is leisurely flapping his wings but the finch was by himself and single purposed. Hawk was like who cares. The finch had his own ideas. He wanted that hawk out of his territory period. We should be like that finch, brave and single purposed. Know what we want and get after it.

           Last 5 mos  I've been looking for a cheaper place to live. A lot of dead ends. Working on 2 things the car problem and an abode. Yesterday, I finally got the alternator fixed after 21)2 weeks. Trying to get car past emissions for last 18 mos.  I brought my mechanic a junkyard alternator last November. That day he said a part on it was broke,  I told him to get a new one then. So, the car worked. Lost out on 50 bucks for the used alternator. Could've got my money back from junk yard but didn't have the time plus it was far away. So I ate the cost. Eventually tried to get the car through emissions once again. I take it to service stations and say how much to get a sticker. They won't give me a price. I say to them if I give you 500 bucks and it doesn't work then what. Well we have to look more. I say yeah and more money. This is why it is taking this long. In my old state I had about 20 vehicles and usually had them registered in one day. Not this state. I fixed the physical things on my car myself. That passed. The previous person who had the car before me got in an accident on the highway. The front end and backend got damaged but still driveable. So this accident was to my benefit. It is my belief that DS set this up. I took off the front plate because it had a bad sticker. The nearby state has no front plate. Got stopped 3 times one time getting a ticket. One day the bungee cord broke that kept the trunk lid down. I replaced it with a wider rubber strap. I positioned it over the bad sticker. This has worked.

           Found another mechanic. I like this guy. Failed on a purge valve and alternator which I had replaced 8 mos ago with a new one. This alternator was putting out over 15 volts, suppose to be under 15. Had to take it back to my mechanic to replace it. The part is warranted. But had to pay 80 dollars for the labor even though I already paid for the labor before. But second time the labor was less, he cut me a break.  So total loss was 130 for junk yard alternator and second labor on alternator install. So get a new alternator when you have to have it done and have them show you on a meter that it is putting out less than 15 volts before you leave the shop. The purge valve I'm going to do myself. Had that done 2 years ago for 260 dollars. My new mechanic says it's not good. Gonna do it myself for under 20 bucks. It's good to try to do it yourself. I talked to many mechanics before I found my new guy. I have hope in that I'll finally get it across the finish line. Then try to find that abode. This is something new in trying to get things done for me. There is a reason and I haven't figured it out yet.

6/09/2026. Slow it Down

           So the other day. I see my phone slip off my tray table, I couldn't grab it . It hits the floor again. It's one of those composite plastic floors, which helps. Phone ok once again. Two years ago I dropped my older phone on the macadam when exiting my car. It fell less than 2 ft. Landed on it's corner and got cracks in it. It lasted another 2 years. I should've of got a new one at that time. I was attached to that note 9 phone. Should of cut my losses then. So my new phone I set it down on the table but the end was propped up by a med size scissor, so the phone wasn't sitting flat.  Fifteen minutes later I watch it slip off the scissors and table. If I slowed it down,  it would've gave me time to think it through. Living through the experience will hopefully make us smarter. 

          Now, that incident can be extrapolated out. On the roadway, move a little slower, it can help avoid difficulties for you. Driving the other day, I'm in right lane making a right in right turn only lane. A car to my left tried to come in my lane, were side by side, he beeps at me. We missed by inches as I jerk car to right. Now he is behind me when we have to merge into the highway. A solid line is there for a bit. You merge when the line becomes a dashed line. He crosses the solid line and then beeps me again. He does some weird lane changes before pulling in front of me. I let off the gas.  I tell my wife look at that jerk but I don't let it get the better of me. Mr hurry up is stopped up ahead by a red light. I pass him making a right at the light. A future accident is in his future. Crossings, look 3 times before entering. I look for the speeders, hesitation is almost always preferable. I will wait at yield zone until the time is right. I stop 20 ft from car ahead of me at light, when I see guy stop at rear then I move up a little. . In parking lot, I try to park so my nose is facing out. I probably do this 50 percent of the time. When walking you have to look around as well. Once I was in a diner with my wife. I got a weird feeling,  so I took her out quick and found another place to eat. I new my spider sense was right on. That sense hit hard. Listen and get out. 

          Slow it down in other areas as well. When in an arguement, watch your mouth. Think before talking, count to twenty five. Words &  actions in this state are not good all around. Better to use your feet and leave. Try to be positive during your day. This builds a good protective space around you.  It will be better than before but it is not full proof. Patience is hard, it has to be cultivated, through practice. You will be reminded through the many months to come.

5/28/2026. Doomsday Prepping

              The preppers spent 137 million dollars in fixing up old shelters so as to survive a nuclear blast. Next year it will be 175 million dollars. The place is in South Dakota. It is a complex, where they are making them more modern, so as to sell them  to the preppers. One third of the complex is sold.  This complex holds up to a thousand people. Each abode cost 55,000 plus yearly service fees.  According to the Wall Street Journal. Now, the people that are living there are fighting amongst themselves over the little things like dogs.

               This reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. The one neighbor builds a fallout shelter in his backyard around 1963. A false warning comes that missiles are coming from Russia over the north pole. They think it is real. The neighbors that socialized with one another turned violent trying to get into his shelter where his wife and kids are there. As the neighbors break in,  finally the radio says this is a false alarm. The neighbors try to make amends. Yeah right. So you have the fictional version and the real version. Pretty pathetic.

               Soul is indestructible. Once you know this 💯, you will be in a good place.. you will always go on. Learn from your lessons. Review your notebooks. Ask questions  of God and then look for the answers.

5/25/2026 Memorial Day

                Since 1775 the US has lost 1.3 million soldiers. Europe lost around 80 million including civilians over the course of two world wars. This was over 36 year period.  Included in that were 12 million people killed in Hitler's death camps. A staggering number.

               Working 16 hrs a day counting pencils, will take you 89 days. Say 3 mos to count  American dead  For European dead it would take you 20 years. Now take that number times 50 will include the close ones that would be affected by their loss of one person. So that number is 4 billion people affected. Europeans know what it is  to suffer on a grand scale. Why? The answer is Fear.

                Supposedly a third world war will have way more casulties than 80 million. English appeasement in the 30s concerning Germany, did not work. So there has to be a balance. 

                   But working on ourselves can help. We raise our own consciousness and in so doing,  helps in raising the worlds as well. It's a slow process. And the more people that do this the quicker the good will spread. Just wishing people a good day, friends and strangers helps. You never know how a kind word can help in someone's life. So, to change the world, we start with ourselves first. People say why so much strife in the world. Well they can't even get along in their own families. Like I've said before,  if you feel that you had enough of someone being trouble, take your leave but say something positive to them before leaving. I try to do this but sometimes I fall down. In a real bad situation. Almost all the time, it is a good result though.

              Back to the US and it's people who gave their lives, so that we could continue to live in a democracy. This I am greatful for. Democracy has to be earned, it is not a Gift.

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5/22/2026 Glass Everywhere

           It was fast. POW! The glass shattered and fell in the rear seat of my Hyundai Accent. The Mrs was in the front passenger seat and she didn't get hit with it. We were there to look at a house for rent. So I parked in front of it's neighbors house because the lawn guys were cutting the overgrown yard. I say I'm parking here because I don't want a rock to hit a window. Then the lawn mowers are done and now the weed whacking. My wife says move up now and get closer. I did against my better judgement. The realtor was delayed. So I'm sitting there for 3 minutes and then the explosion from a rock launched by the weed whacker 15 ft in front of us. Lawn guy was not happy. But he forked  200 cash to get it fixed through his glass guy. Follow realtor to glass place. Wait there over an hour. They can't get the glass right away. So they tape it up with plastic on both sides of the door, so a double layer. It doesn't blow off, which is great. Two weeks later the window is fixed. Another delay. Trying to get car through inspection and look for a place to live.  Stressful. 

         Why is this happening? I have no idea. But these are delaying tactics for some reason. The only thing you can do is try to move forward. I remember when I was looking for a transmission for my truck. This thing was rare. I found new ones for sale from the manufacturer to the tune of 5000. I didn't have the money. I had 500 to spend. Lot of dead ends but I finally found one. It came from a destroyed truck, in the next state over. It was out in the boonies. Turned out the delay was because the kid didn't wreck his truck yet on a telephone pole. The guy said it came in yesterday. I say how much on phone, he said 500 dollars. I got it the next day.

         So delays are sometimes necessary in life. Hopefully this goes the same way.

5/18/2026. More Dumb

           Lifting the dumbbell has helped me these last 3 years in June. I feel way stronger than ever before. Got muscle tone now. Last January I  upped the weight to 25 pounds from 20. It took awhile but I do even more reps than I did with the 20. When I started 3 years ago I started with 15 lb dumbbell. I only use one dumbell. Last June I still had what I call cottage cheese on the inner bicep. Now it's down to 10 per cent. It's hard to get that cottage cheese off. I do the weight almost everyday. I don't overdo it. No gym fees and less than 10 min a day. So I do 28 reps on the right arm and 40 on the left, my non dominant arm. Sometimes I'll do another set again. Plus I hold the bell while sitting over my head, with elbow locked for a count of 100. The left arm also 100. I feel the muscles taunt in my chest area from this maneuver. I am ,40 pounds overweight but it is not flabby. Trying to lose weight. I cut my bread consumption down a lot. And I eat more vegetables.

         In another 6 mos I will go to 30 pounds. 5 lb increments. In weight lifting, patience is key as well as regularity. You change your life in increments as well. All you have to do is show up. And how bad do you want it. On this score I am happy with the results. Start with the small weights. Never overdo it. If older get checked out by a doctor. You don't need to do heavier weights, you can stay with the small weights, male or female. It will help you, maybe less trips to the ER. Take care of your temple.

5/16/2026 Put it in Practice

         Lessons are important. Learn about Divine Spirit (DS) now. All you have to do is ask right now. Say Spirit, I would like a small or you can say medium lesson for me to learn, in the next week. That will get the ball rolling. Pay attention to your dreams at night and what you hear and see throughout the day.  Write down what you think that lesson is at end of day. Do this for 7 days.  Also write about any feelings you might have about events or people that you have encountered during the day. Notice even the most insignificant things. Included would be the insect kingdom or the animal kingdom. There maybe more than one lesson for you during the week. When you do this you are opening up to guidance that you will rely on the rest of your days. You can use this talent to run things by when dealing with people or work related problems. Or when you feel unsafe. The point is to travel through life with less fear.  When you see that it works, you will be all set for further adventures.

5/15202 Listenung

           I was thinking yesterday about this. Now one time many years ago, I got words in my head while driving down a major highway, something is wrong with the truck ( pickup ). This was about midnight. My first words were out loud after checking the lighted up monitors, there is nothing wrong with the truck. As the last word leaves my mouth, I hear a pop and the truck glides 2 miles to a stop. Later, I find out the transmission was destroyed. The transfer case was devoid of fluid. Since there was no dipstick, I gave it no mind. Dumb on my part. Now, what I should of done was stopped the truck and called a tow truck. If I did this, I would' ve saved myself a ton of grief. Those words in my head, were from DS. Did DS debate me.....no. Delivered a message and that's it. What I chose to do with it was on me. It was a very expensive lesson. 

          So tools to work with. You may get a warning or message from a dream, or waking dream or your gut. LISTEN. It would help you immensely. If you are in a state of upsetment, do not respond at that time. There is an actor named Will Smith, who can attest to this. He got banned for his violence for 10 years from the academy awards. Another place you see this is road rage. We all make mistakes, cut other people some slack. We are guilty of infractions on the road as well in our history. 

          As I said before God said for me to chill and I've been chilling. And boy is it frustrating. It looks bad for me, but I don't see the big picture. I try things to fix it, but it seems to be happening in slow motion. It's tuff. But never give up.

5/03/2026 Arsenic & Old Lace

           This story comes from LAD bible May 02,2026. Grace Beverly a Brit influencer 29. When she is on the go, her fall back  pick  me up  was   two  cans ( tins ) of tuna. She decided to get a blood test, to see where her symptoms might be coming from. Her hormones were out of line and she was putting on weight. The results shocked her.  Borderline mercury  ( HG a silvery liquid metal ) poisoning. The doctor when she heard she was consuming 2 tins a day, said no it's 2 tins per week. I heard this back in the 70s that tuna had mercury in it and should be eaten sparingly.

          Food Watch did test on 150 tuna tins in Europe. Every can had elevated HG levels in it. She started to put on weight easily and her hormones went nuts. HG effects in the brain are permanent. She also had a high arsenic level as well. Not good. Other effects are numbness, memory problems. tremors. With arsenic poisoning it's nausea, vomiting diarrhea, muscle cramps and abnormal heart rhythm.

         .I eat the stuff sparingly. When experiencing symptoms of any kind ask DS for help and consult doctors. As I mentioned awhile ago, when I was developing migraines , I asked DS. My answer in my head it's the dark chocolate. I cut it out, headache went away. A year later I took a small amt of dark chocolate and was ok. Sometimes we go through a short period of time of were we can't deal with a food for a short period of time. I used to eat the chocolate prior to the problem with no ill effects. This has happened with a stomach problem I was having as well. I talked about this, in a previous blog I thrn called on DS and got my answer. Keep on working to improve your lives for the better. When you have a problem get creative in figuring it out. It would've taken me a lot longer figuring it out, without DS helping me.

4/30,/2026 An Inconvenience

          February 2025, I get pulled over by 2 cops in a patrol car. One goes back to his car to run my license. The other is by my passenger door, I have the window down. He says do you have diabetes, I say what??? I say no. Then he says nevermind. In my family there has been never been diabetes. So that bizarre statement, came from DS. When I was at the doctor's last February , I asked for a blood test. Yep have an elevated a1c count. A1c is 7. Just great. Got tipped off a year ago.

          I eat cereal for breakfast almost everyday, it's good for regularity. I have a regular bowl and fill it halfway with rice checks or corn cereal. Then raisen bran on top. I used to sprinkle sugar on top but no more. I looked at ingredients on the Post bran flakes. It was like 25 grams of sugar plus added sugars of 23g. Total 48g.  I couldn't believe it. It's like frosted flakes, yet full of sugar, great. In supermarkets there are generic bran flakes, total sugar is 14.  I will be getting this cereal instead. And bonus it's cheaper.I put on the cereal about 3 tablespoons of frozen blueberries, 4 slices of peaches and 1 banana. I've been doing this for last 3 months. With peaches I was getting a can at the DollarTree. At a supermarket I find cans of peaches with no added sugars. So I now buy these cans. The hard part is losing weight, which is on the menu.

            A couple times a week I will add one egg and veggies and 1 slice of well done bacon. I used to do a slice of bread but now cut that out. Haven't done pancakes either. I also used to eat a Neapolitan ice cream sandwich every night. No more. For desert now it's 1 Vortman fudge cookie no sugar. And a no sugar pudding cup, I get at Wallmart.  

           So I get the heads up by the cop. I figure no history of the disease in my family, so I'm good. Wrong! I let a year go by. Why, because it was an inconvenient truth. Oh boy. I'm the dummy. Pay attention to your health. Check the food box labels. Compare products. Looking for too much sugar and salt. Get blood tests every 6 mos, especially if your older. Over 50. Stay on top of your health no matter what. And act on DS guidances.

4/19/26. 251 Years

           The birth of this nation started today  in Lexington & Concord MA. The regulars were looking to grab the guns and ammo from the local militia. Things didn't  go according to plan.

          Colonial spies tipped off  the militia that today the regulars were coming for Concord. Paul Revere does his ride along the shore . Letting it be known that the regulars are moving by boat across the harbor to Charlestown. 700 of them. William Dawes makes the horse ride inland to warn the people of Regulars afoot. Church bells begin to peal. Reveree heads to Lexington. 70  minutemen  are on the Lexington Green. The regulars enter the Green. It is now 5 am. The regulars release a volley at the militia. 7 dead minute men and they retreat. The regulars move on to Concord. When they get there at 8 am, They started searching for the weopens. By 11 am a force of over ,200 militia were in Concord.   Two hundred Colonists against 100 regulars. This is where the shot heard a tree round the world occured. One shot  first, then a return volley. 8 dead colonists. They return fire leaving 3 dead regulars. Regulars find no weopens, they are hidden at surrounding farms. The retreat is on for the regulars. Back to Lexington. The colonists shoot at them from both sides of the road for 3 hours. Another 800 regulars have come to their aid. The March back to Boston was more of the same. The Minutemen are arriving throughout the day. This day led to 94 minutemen deaths and 400 casualties for the British. More could of been killed but colonists failed to corner them at Boston. 20,000 colonists are now up in arms around Boston  The beginning of the end of the occupation. June 17 at Breeds hill will be the nail in the coffin for the British.

          Being united over one moral code worked wonders for the colonies. 8 years of war were to follow. This led to the US becoming a world power. Trying to do good in the world. There have been many back steps but we were always moving forward. Bottom line, keep moving forward in your own lives and the rest will follow.