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December 18, 2018
Quoting: Most Tests Are Subtle
The tests and challenges that come to a person from the Almighty are so concealed and subtle the person being tested usually does not feel what is happening to him is a test. If he is aware it is just a test, he would definitely be able to withstand the difficulties and rise to the […]
December 17, 2018
Oh Captain!
Vanessa struggled to climb out of the Salubrious Pod, sickly yellow and greenish jelly oozing off of her smooth, dark skin. She rolled over the low rim of the tub onto the cold metallic floor of the eight-by-twelve foot featureless chamber, her nude body dimly illuminated by the few flickering light tubes in the ceiling ten […]
Quoting: Feel Joy for the Miracle of Teshuva
God’s acceptance of our commitment to correct (“teshuva”) is a miracle greater than all other miracles. The requirements of teshuva are: regret for what one has done wrong in the past, and resolve to improve in the future. To the degree a person is aware of his wrongdoings and feels pain for what he has […]
December 16, 2018
An Ending in Fire
Kurt stood on the cliff overlooking the tiny Southern California. It was 30 miles west of Santa Barbara and it was all his. “It looks so peaceful from up here,” he said just to hear something besides the wind. Even the gulls and squirrels were gone, having deserted this doomed land if they could or […]
Quoting: Query Calm People
Would you like to become an expert on how to be calm in all sorts of challenging situations? Do not just rely on your own ingenuity. Keep asking people who appear to be calm, “Would you mind if I ask you how you are able to be so calm?” Most people will happily share their […]
December 15, 2018
Survivalist
Forty-five year old Faith had been hiding from the Qu’Tufot for over six months, ever since she’d escaped the work camp near Logan. There’d originally been four of them. Jodi and Kurt got shot by the Guard, what the humans collaborators with the aliens called themselves, and Ernie had a heart attack during the climb […]
December 14, 2018
Quoting: Mentally See Yourself Taking Action
When you are not yet ready to take action, visualize yourself taking the action that you would really like to do. This way even though you are not in a frame of mind to actually take the specific action, you are mentally preparing yourself. Your mental pictures will make it easier for you to take […]
December 13, 2018
The Burning Woman
Okay, last one for today. The images are pretty self-explanatory, but I’ll explain anyway. The one at the very top was taken of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer leaving the White House after a recent meeting with President Donald Trump. According to various sources including The New York Times, Pelosi pretty much “owned” Trump in […]
The Time Travel Game
I’m putting this here mainly to keep track of it. I like the idea of time travel as a game, maybe like a scavenger hunt, but I’ve got too many other projects going to sufficiently develop this one now. When I was a kid, I loved all of those Irwin Allen television shows such as […]
The Return of Uncle Martin
“Chris, what’s going on?” Susan O’Hara stood at the storage shed watching her husband tap at the laptop keyboard, attached to a rough, plaster globe wrapped in wire. “Tracking his spacecraft. Dad said he’d come back. Found the diagrams and the frequency in his papers.” “Your Dad was crazy. He thought his uncle was a […]
