What are you thinking about today?

Bob Jones V said:
I am thinking about the one that got away. I got this little button buck Friday. Praise God. he, by his kindness and mercy had this one walk right up to me. He allowed me to take the perfect shot that did not ruin one bit of meat. My friend tagged it, and gave the meat to a needy family in his church (you're allowed to "party hunt" in MN and tag for each other). Then Saturday at the end of the day I missed a big one. I shot too fast. ut I am thankful. God is good. I'll go again this weekend. This time, I will be in a CWD managed area (Chronic Wasting Disease), which requires testing immediately if you shoot one. If it is positive, you cannot transport the carcass (specifically spine and head.) out of the area, so I'd have to have it get it processed locally then go back and get it. They allow you to shoot 3. They're trying to decimate the population.

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congratulations... i don;t know much about chronic wasting disease... but at first glance that one looks pretty healthy... no hide blemishes at all.. .....looks like he would be pretty good eating too.... ..that;s the same age range of game the d.l.n.r. always told us to focus on in order to reduce the population of wild pigs..... and they said if possible take the svelts first.... the young females that have not started breeding yet..... but no diseases here - just overpopulation.....
 
Today I'm thinking about the death of friends and relatives over the past few years. Since December 2019 my wife and I have lost over 25 friends and relatives. My sister LeAnne passed away after a three-year battle with breast cancer. My wife's uncle passed away from two massive heart attacks and the addition of the Wuhan flu. We've lost a cousin, five friends, and an acquaintance from "the virus." We've lost many more. When I think of their passing, I think of my own mortality. After the diagnosis of heart failure brought on by my adventure with "the virus" last year, and the weakness and loss of ability to do things that I had no problem doing last year, I am surprised that I made it and am still trying to recover. Life is precious, and i have been reminded time and again of the TIME that I have wasted over the years with things that just don't matter. I'm thankful I've still got time to serve the Lord, to try and become what I should have been in the first place. It's just an eye opening experience.
 
AverageJoe said:
Today I'm thinking about the death of friends and relatives over the past few years. Since December 2019 my wife and I have lost over 25 friends and relatives. My sister LeAnne passed away after a three-year battle with breast cancer. My wife's uncle passed away from two massive heart attacks and the addition of the Wuhan flu. We've lost a cousin, five friends, and an acquaintance from "the virus." We've lost many more. When I think of their passing, I think of my own mortality. After the diagnosis of heart failure brought on by my adventure with "the virus" last year, and the weakness and loss of ability to do things that I had no problem doing last year, I am surprised that I made it and am still trying to recover. Life is precious, and i have been reminded time and again of the TIME that I have wasted over the years with things that just don't matter. I'm thankful I've still got time to serve the Lord, to try and become what I should have been in the first place. It's just an eye opening experience.
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Sorry to hear about the hard times. Is there anything that can be done for treatment for the heart failure?
 
Bob Jones V said:
Thank you. CWD only affects the head and spine. You can still eat the meat with no ill effects.

Average Joe, Heart failure is a life changer. I had the widow maker in 2011. I died twice. It was only the grace of God that an Eagle Scout was one of the high school baseball players I was coaching. He saved me. I am glad you are still looking to serve the Lord in any way you can.
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i just realized when i had a closer look at your picture - there is snow on the ground... ❄️ .... i can hunt and make an accurate shot in pouring rain.... as long it;s warm hawaiian rain..... but cold like that shuts me down completely... ..that little buck would just walk right up and laugh at me..... :confused:
 
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Bob Jones V said:
Thank you. CWD only affects the head and spine. You can still eat the meat with no ill effects.

Average Joe, Heart failure is a life changer. I had the widow maker in 2011. I died twice. It was only the grace of God that an Eagle Scout was one of the high school baseball players I was coaching. He saved me. I am glad you are still looking to serve the Lord in any way you can.
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They said I had a heart attack in 2001. I was on nitro for a while...I stopped using it. I've had episodes since. I'm on two heart meds now. They make me feel worse than before. I'd love to feel "normal" again. I'm not complaining, just concerned about the possibility of having to have open heart surgery like my mother, her sister, and my brother from my biological father's side of the family did. My brother is 11 years younger than I am and had a massive heart attack 10 years ago. He was in a coma for 59 days after his surgery. Pop has had three heart attacks. Mom has had one and the open heart bypass surgery.
 
Thinking about when I am actually going to give up on this fools errand of non-satisfying secular work and yield to that tug at my spirit to minister full time.
 
Thinking about the results of the election.

My hope for the future is in Jesus Christ, not Washington or the Republicans, but I would have liked to see a change in control and direction in DC.

The repeal of Roe versus Wade, though a great thing, seems to have given the Democrats a boost in many states. It has also led to the passage of more expansive abortion rights bills in many states. I always wonder if Christians should be doing more to see right leaning people elected.

I know God is sovereign and in control, but I can't help but wonder why he continues to allow our country to kill so many innocent babies. The Bible says things will wax worse and worse, but I hope I'm gone before our country gets much worse.
 
ALAYMAN said:
Thinking about when I am actually going to give up on this fools errand of non-satisfying secular work and yield to that tug at my spirit to minister full time.
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I've considered that myself. But, I believe the Lord has put me right where I am, and in a situation where I can start a career in voiceover/audiobook narration/podcasting. My brother has his YouTube channel, as does my sister, and they would like me to try that as well. It might be interesting, and could still be used as a ministry.
 
sword said:
Thinking about the results of the election.

My hope for the future is in Jesus Christ, not Washington or the Republicans, but I would have liked to see a change in control and direction in DC.

The repeal of Roe versus Wade, though a great thing, seems to have given the Democrats a boost in many states. It has also led to the passage of more expansive abortion rights bills in many states. I always wonder if Christians should be doing more to see right leaning people elected.

I know God is sovereign and in control, but I can't help but wonder why he continues to allow our country to kill so many innocent babies. The Bible says things will wax worse and worse, but I hope I'm gone before our country gets much worse.
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He allows it because of the hardness of man's heart, just as he has allowed it in the past. Again, our thoughts aren't his thoughts, and our ways aren't his ways. If you believe God is sovereign you can accept that he already knows about these things.
 
This morning I'm thinking about how God constantly reminds me of his goodness. Within the last two days, I received phone calls from my father, then my mother, and then my younger sister in Augusta, Ga. My sister and I usually talk two to three times a week, but, I'm the one who usually calls her. My mother will occasionally call, but, I usually call her as well. My father calls only a few times a year on average, but, because he knows he has limited time, he doesn't speak to my sister any longer, nor my youngest brother from his last marriage, and only has limited contact with my younger brother (the oldest) from his last marriage, he feels the need to talk to me, his oldest son. I usually call him one or two times a month. Our relationship is tenuous at best, but, it is getting better. It just reminds me that God has him in my life for a reason. I've witnessed to him many times, and he claims he was saved when he was a teen, but he shows no signs of having been saved. My mother knows the Lord, as does my little sister, and they are both soul winners. They constantly are encouraging me to continue witnessing to my father. I'm thankful for the communication I have with all of them. God is good.
 
i was thinking last night - that if the weather and water conditions were good this morning
... then today would be a great time to go spear fishing for tako.... (octopus to mainlanders)
..... but i forgot one very important detail about today.... and if you look at the red warning
label in the bottom left hand corner of the video below you will see what it is.... ...

it;s been roughly 1 week since the last full moon... and box jellyfish have once again
invaded the south shore.... :(
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..otherwise the water conditions are as i thought they would be... not glassy but flat enough
for good spearfishing.... but i have no intention of tangling... or getting tangled up... with
those stinging gelatinous sea creatures.. ....so i will not be going spear fishing today.....

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that one above is not a true box jellyfish... but it does sting... a little... the one below is the real
hawaiian box jellyfish that stings like being touched with a hot iron... and which has ruined many
a mainlanders vacation and day at the beach.... but it will not ruin mine.... i am staying home
today and watching womens rugby.... :cool:

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I got stung by a jellyfish once...one of the most painful things I've ever experienced. I never want to go through that again!
 
AverageJoe said:
I got stung by a jellyfish once...one of the most painful things I've ever experienced. I never want to go through that again!
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i have been hit by them a few times... mostly man-o-war on the waimanalo side.... . we always keep a bottle of vinegar stashed any time we are in the water... but out in the sun so it will be warm.... just in case we get stung... ..pouring warm vinegar onto a jellyfish sting is the best treatment i know of so far... ...so far i have never been stung by the infamous box jellyfish here.... but some of my friends have.... and i poured the vinegar as they grimmaced and cried.... .. it;s not a fun experience..... . ..
 
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aleshanee said:
i have been hit by them a few times... mostly man-o-war on the waimanalo side.... . we always keep a bottle of vinegar stashed any time we are in the water... but out in the sun so it will be warm.... just in case we get stung... ..pouring warm vinegar onto a jellyfish sting is the best treatment i know of so far... ...so far i have never been stung by the infamous box jellyfish here.... but some of my friends have.... and i poured the vinegar as they grimmaced and cried.... .. it;s not a fun experience..... . ..
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Thankfully, my parents had some vinegar with them when I got it. My little brother got it as well! That was nearly 45 years ago. I still can remember the pain from that day! UGH! I hate jellyfish!
 
AverageJoe said:
Thankfully, my parents had some vinegar with them when I got it. My little brother got it as well! That was nearly 45 years ago. I still can remember the pain from that day! UGH! I hate jellyfish!
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what we learned as kids is that if you don;t have vinegar then a hot shower will help with jellyfish stings.... . but the one thing you absolutely do not want to do is attempt to wash it off with cold fresh water or put ice on it...... ....cold tempuratures invigorate marine toxins.... while warm temperatures tend to denature them......

and since the sting toxin is a strong alkaline - fresh water will cause the vessicles stuck in the skin that deliver the toxin to burst open... thus flooding the already inflamed skin with more toxins..... vinegar causes them to burst as well but the acidity of vinegar neautralizes the alkaline base of the toxin..... .. a hot fresh water shower works because while the fresh water is bursting the vessicles the heat is also denaturing the toxin at the same time..... but in the end even the best treatments will not completely kill the pain... it will just make it a little more tolerable... ...
 
This morning I'm thinking about how divided our country, Christians, churches, and families are so divided. I've seen some serious changes in all of these institutions, some so bad that people no longer speak to/associate with each other. Our government has become so divisive that I find many saying that there needs to be another form of government instituted. Some of the suggestions seem to lean toward socialism and communism. Sad to hear these kinds of things. I was also sad to hear about the Federal Reserve working towards bringing our money to a trial run through several banks and institutions towards a digital currency....basically a dry run to see how it would fly....Scary to think of these things...yet, we all know this is coming, and probably in our own lifetime.
 
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