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Eddington Coffee, Prison, Life?

"Who is going to challenge him? If he's respected, aren't his peers that don't know what he is going to hesitate? The ones that know will be too afraid too." Michael was skeptical too. He said everything I was thinking.

"There's no hope from the ones who know. The ones who don't, they're used to challenging theories. They don't view it as an attack of a colleague, but they're not what we need yet. We need to present the challenge, in the right light. That will grab both groups, and set both sets off like sharks."

"Years ago a chess set, of minor interest, was stolen. What if it wasn't so minor. What if we borrow from a great American writer, and surmise the set was actually covered in a thin layer, to hide the gold underneath?"

Otecko looked at it. "They'll want to examine it. How do you deceive what they see"

"We don't. A very fine agent, and even better craftsman, is going to make it a reality. In a week, we'll have a gold and silver chessboard."

"What about the pieces? They'll notice the weight difference. Somebody has to remember how it felt."

Sam laughed. "Were not going to make it solid gold, just layered like a decorative trinket would have been. It's not the money, it's the story we're weaving."

"Also, the embarrassing fact that the Professor will go on record as it being a fake story. Imagine the embarrassment when the colleague he disputed turns out to be right. If the supposed authority was wrong about something like this, can his opinions be that good?"

I stepped in. "What about his thugs and the Black Market? It's one thing to embarrass him, but people bounce back. How do we eliminate the possibility?"

"That's where the coffee pot comes in. We do exactly opposite with them. We get the Professor to back a few pieces by convincing him of its monetary value, then prove him wrong. If the market things he's sold a bunch of worthless items for millions, he'll come to us to save his life."

"We'll give him a choice. He admits his crimes to stand trial, or refuses and runs for his life the rest of it. Either life with no parole, or imprisoned by fear."

Sam stopped, and pointed to the coffee Coffee Pot. "Prison coffee is horrible, but at least he'll live."

iPainting Curiosity Cat

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iPainting The Duke Of Edinburgh

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iPainting Joshua

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The Rest Of The Way

Today Ashley and I celebrate 8 years of being married. Anniversaries give a number to something that's so amazing it's hard to measure. We can't tell you the tears we've cried together, the laughs at things no one but her understands, the adventures and misadventures we've shared.

Everyone looks up the things that represent your anniversary, and we're no different. They are bronze, pottery, the jewel tourmaline, cotton, and linen.

Bronze because it was forged by the mixture of copper and tin, tried by fire, and made stronger by being together. Pottery because it can begin as a lump of clay, and transformed into a beautiful vessel to hold precious things. Tourmaline is a jewel that ranges almost every color, from black to blue, to yellow, and a striped green and pink, known as watermelon.

The cotton and linen interest me both. Possibly because of being a Minister, l think of souls redeemed, mistakes forgiven, and new life created. Cotton can either shrink or stretch. When it shrinks, it can be because of mistreatment in the maintenance of it. When it stretches, it is forgiving of an extra pound or two.

Marriage is like that. Strong when you stand together. Beautiful when shaped, and given the necessary attention. Colorful, reflective of both your dreams. Shrinking when there's a lack of communication, but expanding when you're open with each other.

Next to Salvation, it's the greatest event in my life. I love her dearly, and I couldn't imagine life without her. I also can't tell you what tomorrow holds, but I know this. The same One who joined us as one, will keep us that way, the rest of the way!

Watercolor The Corsican

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Follow Completely

Mark 6:31
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

John 6:3
3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.

This is the only miracle recorded in all for Gospels. John is the only one that mentions it was on a mountain. Others mention them being in a desert place, this is not a contradiction.

You can be in the middle of a desert place, and be taken to the mountain. You could also be on the mountain of blessing, in the middle of someone else's desert. Either way, it will affect you both.

When you listen to The Voice Of God, you all will be fed. The thing that each of the four Gospels record is, that when Jesus led the disciples there, they willingly followed. If we will follow Him completely, we will be fed thoroughly, and to overflowing!

Eddington A Cracked Coffee Pot And A Black Pawn

"All of it only looks guilty if you are looking through suspicious eyes. We have to have indisputable proof to bring him to justice." Otecko said frustrated.

"Actually Patrik, we don't. We have to have proof to bring him to trial. There's another way to bring him to justice." Sam said smiling at himself.

"Since I know you're no vigilante Sam, what are you talking about." Otecko knew his cousin well enough to know what he didn't mean, he just wasn't sure what he did.

"We don't have to bring him to justice or to a court of law. Nowadays they convict and destroy in the court of public opinion. Even good men get accused of things they never did."

I interrupted. "We tried that when we thought Rastilav was our guy. They didn't care that his group beat me up."

"You had the right idea, but not only did we have the wrong guy, we had the wrong jurisdiction. By themselves, the media can't destroy someone smart enough to fight back. The art and antiquities market is different."

"Journalism, both good and bad, is purposely designed to point things out to others. They don't control the world they attempt to shape. art and antiquities world is controlled internally by very passionate experts."

"If the right expert suddenly exposes questionable dealings of the Professor. His future will crumble faster than Aunt Sophia's Mushroom Soufflé."

"How do we do it?" The question wasn't in unison, but almost. Sam picked up the old coffee pot I had purchased, sat it on top of the chess set, and smiled. "A little coffee pot and a black pawn, and the Professor will wish he had stuck to tea or punch."