the actions strike back

One of the concepts about Star Wars that always fascinated me, was the notion of the inward person being expressed outwardly, ie. the dramatic change in appearance that Anakin Skywalker undergoes on his devolution into Darth Vader. Similar metamorphosis was observed with Senator Palpatines’ transformation into Darth Sidious.

It was a gradual change, as Anakin descended from hero to villain, and he transformed from cute little boy to handsome young man to angry dark ugliness. I have seen this play out in real life, and you probably have too.

 

Some people may recall the tale of Natalee Holloway, who disappeared in Aruba. The main suspect was Joran Van Der Sloot, who ultimately was never charged due to lack of evidence, particularly the body. Joran was a suspect in another young woman’s disappearance, before finally running out of luck when he got caught and convicted of still another murder in Peru. You can see a similar transformation has taken place as this young man descended into a life of darkness.

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The Bible (warning: Bible verses ahead) describes this affect as countenance. When Cain’s offering was rejected, he became so affected by it, that it had a profound impact on his appearance:

Genesis 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Genesis 4:6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?

Notice how God asked Cain two questions (1 why art thou wroth? That was due to the expression on his face- he was obviously angry. The second question is where the distinction is made- why is thy countenance fallen? Cain had more than an angry face- he was affected by this anger to the point it was obvious in attitude, appearance, and what we call vibes. A negative energy that is expressed and is impactful. The holistic person- body, soul, spirit- is observed through your countenance. And Cains was “fallen”

Just flashing those pearly whites is not enough. The countenance shines through.

Wonderfully, this countenance can go the other way. That is, the whole person can be positively impacted by the thoughts, words and deeds they perform:

Proverbs 27:17- Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Do your friends and family ‘sharpen’ your countenance? Do you ‘sharpen’ theirs? We should involve ourselves with positive people and positive interactions, so that we may all be sharp swords- ready to cut through the darkness- like a lightsaber.

Don’t make that face- it will freeze that way.

 

You can clearly see the results of a crooked countenance if you look around. The fruits of the labors. A darkness that does not comprehend the light. What is the countenance people behold when you walk in? What will you look like if you continue the path you are on?

Jake Lloyd says being Anakin ruined his life

Remember, who you are will shine through. That is the real deal.

 

Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen

Those familiar German sounding words at the beginning of Def Leppards ‘Rock of Ages’- what do they mean? Well, unless you consider Mutt Langian a language, they mean- nothing. Producer Mutt Lange, who had apparently grown weary of the traditional 1,2,3,4 count to start a take, threw out those made up words during a take. The band thought it was funny and decided to go with it. Example of proper use of Mutt Langian: Gunter: dig a hole Glieben: remove plant from pot Glauten: place plant in hole Globen: water well. All right. I got something to say.

Psychos love to hear each others psychoses; it makes them feel all warm and schizophrenic- Bondo

“I never said it would be easy- I only said it would be worth it” These are fantastic words that I have seen attributed to many through picture caption, especially Jesus. One day, as I read these words under a Jesus, I thought to myself ‘I don’t recall Jesus ever saying that?’ So I looked it up. And the author of the inspirational quote that extols the virtues of endurance and long suffering?- Mae West. Which makes me wonder- who really said it- “Come up and see me sometime”?

Every family is a town called crazyville- they just use different street names- Anonymous

The area that is now Freeport ( and old Velasco) Texas was once owned by the Rosthchilds. THE Rothschilds. They were going to develop the area until the Galveston storm of 1900.

Flashback 80’s Aggie joke: The Aggie walked into the bar. He saw a pretty girl, and sat down and said ‘so how are things’. The young lady looked at the Aggie and decided to use a blunt approach ‘I’m fine. It is only fair for me to warn you that I am a lesbian.’ The Aggie thought for a moment and then said ‘oh okay. so how are things down in Beirut?’

Sometimes, when one door closes- your ass is locked outside.- Bondo

The early phonographs- the ones with the horn for a speaker- didn’t have a volume control. It became common practice to place a piece of cloth into the horn to try and muffle the sound when lower volume was desired.  A popular item for this was a sock- thus the expression “Put a sock in it”

Man does not live by bread alone. If you got bread man, you won’t be alone.

In many states, a person can be prosecuted for causing the death of the unborn. Scott Peterson, for example,  was convicted for killing his pregnant wife Lacie and causing the death of the unborn child. So it is murder unless it is purposefully done by the mother, then it is abortion.

Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities–Voltaire

You cannot live a long life without having been forced to change your mind many times about people and things — including in some cases, your whole view of the world- Thomas Sowell

I have determined that many of the miserable people in this world are miserable because they are tired of living and scared to die.- Bondo

REM’s hit song from 1994- What’s the Frequency Kenneth?- is based upon a real 1986 event in which two assailants attacked Dan Rather, one of them asking him over and over while kicking and beating him “whats the frequency Kenneth?” The assailant was later convicted for murdering a stagehand at NBC studios- from whence he believed the  low frequency waves being used to control him were emanating from.

If you want someone who will truly appreciate you as you get older- marry an archaeologist.

Once, a merchant traveled a new road in search of new markets. Along the way, he passed a city. At the gate, there sat a little grinning devil. The merchant traveled along, and soon he passed an old man. The old man was accompanied by seven of the coarsest, ugliest devils you could imagine- yelling, taunting, berating him every step of the way.  By and by, the merchant arrived at a market, and saw a familiar face, Jasper, from other markets. “How was your journey my friend?” asked Jasper. “All went well,” said the merchant. “Along the way I passed a very good city. The only evil in the city was a little devil, who hardly looked menacing, who had to sit on the gate without. Soon thereafter, I passed a very evil old man. He was accompanied by seven of the coarsest, most wicked devils.

“My friend,” said Jasper “you have got it all wrong I’m afraid. You see, the city you passed is a very wicked city- so wicked that it takes but one little innocuous devil to keep the whole city in subjection.

 

And the old man that you passed – he is so righteous that Satan has sent seven of his coarsest, most wicked devils to remove the man from his righteous path, but they are unable.”

Bondo’s News of the week- In Links 2-24-18

Reverend Billy Graham departs after 99 year sojourn

Stench begins: Officer never went into school

Stench: Poster boy Hogg “My dad is retired FBI agent”-says blame Trump, not FBI

Stench: Poster boy Hogg in CBS-LA video six months ago

Stench: Poster boy Hogg gives anti-gun interview FOUR HOURS BEFORE shooting

Stench: Survivor says police firing blanks in drills confused students

Shooter always in trouble, never expelled- what did school do?

Tr unfurled: Independent journalist reveals how school/sheriffs office work in Broward County

MK Ultra- mass murder relationship

Snopes falsely bullies student whose account differed from narrative “Not a student”

Survivor says CNN gave him scripted question for scripted townhall

Fake news CNN denies

2nd parent says questioned, dismissed from townhall, fake news CNN didn’t want differing opinions

Student: Fake news CNN rewrote all my questions

NY Post: CNN has long history of democrat plants at townhalls

Bondo: CNN has long history of faking everything

Sheriff David Clarke: student gun control movement has Soros fingerprints all over it

Father of shooting victim that supports Trump viciously attacked by tolerant left: ‘you’ve got blood on your hands’

SHTFPlan: NY Daily News ran vile vicious false uncorrected headline about shooter trained by NRA

Sudden stratospheric warming event fractures polar vortex in two

NOAA caught adjusting this winter’s cold data

Delingpole: All of NOAA’s recent global warming data is manipulated

Audio recordings from the incident that sent F-15’s scrambling in Oregon

Like 3rd world hell-hole, sanctuary city San Fran has “diseased streets”

Socialist collapse: Average starving Venezuelan lost 24 pounds last year

Turkey threatens Greece

Turkey threatens Italian drill ship

Russia deploys two brand new Su-57 stealth fighters to Syria

Mises: How to kill 300,000 Americans with opioids

Robot dog taught to fight back against humans- Boston Dynamics

Pittsburgh lawyer charged with dog sex abuse

Hollywood exorcist: I’ve cast demons out of Oscar winners- There’s about a hundred things wrong with this tale

Kim Dotcom: Let me assure you, DNC ‘hack’ wasn’t even a hack

Right wing figures suspended from Medium

Intolerant left marches towards book- burnings: 100 Chicago professors propose ‘excluding viewpoints they don’t agree with”

Witness: Teacher tells students to attend anti-second amendment rally- CNN despicable presence at tragedy

Flashback: CNN and MSNBC enthusiastically support Russian sponsored anti-Trump rally

CNN harasses old lady at her home about “Russian collusion” with her Facebook group page

Flynn being urged to withdraw guilty plea as judges actions raise eyebrows

The Hill: What is FBI hiding in it’s war to protect Comey?

Luongo: The FBI is corrupt and incompetent. Nancy Pelosi says “give them a raise”

Warning! Billionaires bugging out! Kansas, Hawaii among destinations. Thiel is going to NZ, that one got my attention

Crazy man drives into hospital sets self on fire and Facebook lives it

Illinois governor drinks chocolate milk to prove his diversity

Canada’s commander in chief ridiculed for fake Indian outfits

 

 

 

 

 

 

and this week from Youtube:

the real deal- mass breakdown

Psalms 37:32-  The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

We managed to make it approximately 190 years before these mass murders became as frequent as they have for the past 50. (That is something to consider.)

Ban ‘assault’ guns? Nah. Hell, I wish I could buy a machine gun and a bazooka- but, I don’t want to kill people.  They would be cool to have. (And, it would be good to know you could kill some people in a pinch eh?) 

I’m sure everyone has heard by now the arguments. Mass murder by gun is done out of  convenience and is cost effective- among the other reasons. Seriously, if you want to start banning this gun and that gun- yes it will cut down on deaths from that particular gun- but you will not stop the murders. If that is really the goal- zero mass murders- then you have to ban cars, chemicals, machetes, flame throwers, airplanes, knives, acid, clubs, toxins- and on and on.

Psychotropic drugs seem to be a common denominator in all these attacks. Anti-depressants and so forth. Personally I believe they play a big factor.

We hear alot about mental health in fact in these cases. And, that seems to be the way the pro-NRA politicians like the President will want to steer this. The FBI seems to be a step slow in some of these shall we say.

Assault guns, mental health, psychiatric medications- all of these are a factor. But if you want to ban something to make it stop- you will have to do what is impossible:

Ban evil.

Matthew 24:12  And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

In the 1910’s there were 19 school shootings. There would not be that many again during a decade until the 1960’s (18). The number has steadily increased since that time. The worst US school massacre was in 1927, 44 were killed and 56 injured in Bath Township, Michigan. Explosives. School board member. (All crime statistics in this article are based upon official statistics cited within the three links provided at the end of the post)

There are people who hate freedom. Freedom prevents them from accomplishing their goals. We have seen several incarnations of this group in recent history- as they were successful in seizing control of the government in various nations such as Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan and China. The most serious of these threats- Marxist Socialist Fascist Communist Globalist- did, in sports vernacular- complete several deep passes and came closer than most people realize to putting us away in the 1960’s. They took America by surprise with a complex, broad, sophisticated attack from within.

Realizing America could not be defeated militarily- the traditional means of conquest- a new age of asymmetrical warfare was launched whereby the Marxists infiltrated, and in some instances completely overwhelmed, influential and profoundly ingrained segments of our American experience. Specific areas that were so completely altered so as to be fundamentally different entities were the education system, popular culture, the mainstream media, churches, and the body politic- politicians and their policies. All of these had the same goal- attack and destroy the country by attacking and destroying the nuclear family.

In the 1960’s and 70’s the country was coming apart at the societal seams because of and not limited to: the controversial and vexing assassination of JFK, a false flag war that divided the nation, the anti-establishment Marxist-sponsored counter-culture, stark divisions- racial, sexual, generational, political- trust in institutions was gone and with that, the collective psyche lost its sense of security. Abortion became legal, God and prayer became illegal. The Sound of Music became Rocky Horror Picture Show. Morality became oppression.

Deaths and injuries from mass attacks 1760 to present

But, it was the insidious attack upon the family that destroyed society. The traditional family became un-hip, old-fashioned, elitist, outdated, unaffordable, unnecessary, and most of all just plain not cool. And as the family fell apart, so did society.

Don’t believe me? Consider this:

Kids once took rifles to school for their shooting club. Now they take them there to kill. You have to look at what has changed to figure out why it has changed.

the real deal- the (temporary) solution

Matthew 6:21  For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

If you look at your tax bill, you will see the biggest recipient is your school district. Where is their heart at? Where is their treasure?

They have money for multi-million dollar sports facilities. They can spend tens of thousands on once a year “special uniforms”. They have opulent schools that are embarrassingly gaudy. They have  ever increasing numbers of highly paid ‘administrators’. Let me give these doctors and masters of education a little education: your school is a target. There are large numbers of unarmed people in there. Until we solve our societal ills- which at the rate we are going will be never- you need to protect our kids. Where is your treasure?

Metal detectors, canines, security. It can be done. Other institutions and public sectors do it everyday. You might have to forgo a diversity specialist here or an administrator of social concerns there, and maybe just have a home and away uniform without all the blackout special jerseys and so forth.

Where is your heart at? Hopefully it is with making our kids safe.

That is the real deal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_shootings_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rampage_killers#Annotation

the grim peeper

First published February 19, 2018

When I saw the grim peeper in the corridor, I was still a new employee at the juvenile facility, learning the subtleties and nuances of juvenile delinquent behaviors in the detention setting. The carrying-on and wailing emanating from the isolation cell was a new experience for me, and unsettling. The isolation cell was just off the control room, with a plexiglas window in between to see in there, which was directly behind the control room officers seat. It was for close observation, and segregation. I asked the control room officer, ‘Ms. Patsy’, what was wrong with the kid. She replied that ‘William’ had just returned from Intra-Care, a psychiatric hospital, a couple of days ago.

Well that explained it. William was 16 nearly 17 and was a frequent flyer. I decided to go in there for a moment to see if he could be reasoned with.

William told me that prior to going to Intra-Care, for some period of time, he has been stalked by an entity he calls the “Peeper”. He said after getting to the Intra-Care, the treatment there had seemed to be effective- no more Peeper- and he hadn’t had any problems upon his return to juvenile- no more Peeper- until tonight. (Well, those meds didn’t help for very long)

Tonight, he had seen the Peeper in the corridor on the way back from the chow hall. And he was concerned that the Peeper would come into his cell sometime through the night.

“Well”, I told William, “Ms. Patsy and myself are between you and the corridor, I do not see how he will get in here” and such words to that effect to calm him down. I asked him “what does this Peeper look like anyways?” William advised that the Peeper was tall and thin. He said when he saw the Peeper, the Peeper would turn his head toward him and smile- a smile that was more like a grimace- and he then demonstrated.

I do not know to this day exactly what happened- or how to accurately explain it- but when he turned to me to mimic the Peeper face- I saw the Peeper face! Like a shape-shifting vision flash in a movie- Williams face was the Peepers face for an instant.

That was indeed a game-changer if you know what I mean. Being quite unsettled and knowing that Williams meds had nothing to do with what I just saw, I assured him again we would be on the lookout and exited his cell.

As I turned in front of the control room, I looked and through the little window in the control room door, in the corridor stood the Peeper! His face turned to me and gave me the grimace smile. I wouldn’t have nicknamed this dude “Peeper”- he was a grim something, thus the title. But nevertheless.

I stood frozen, terrified for a moment- but was startled back by Williams screams. I ran over to the corridor, and of course, there was nothing there. And, you better believe I looked at the video. Nothing.

When I started working at juvenile, I observed that it was a highly-charged environment. You could feel it. I chalked it up to emotion, hormones, psychic energies- akin to the various energies one might observe at a sporting event, or an emotional gathering, or a traumatic event.

the real deal

For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places- Ephesians 6:12

I came to understand that I was working in an intense spiritual battlefield. Many dark deeds were proposed or refined or finalized within these walls. Some of these tormented souls even went on to kill someone- or more commonly, themselves- at some point later in life. But, it definitely wasn’t all bad. They used to depict people with an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, both whispering in your ear. It was very much like that there.

Many of these juveniles really wanted to do better, and many did. They would pray. They would be kind to others and respectful to staff. There were countless others- mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, friends, neighbors- who desperately pleaded with God to protect their child.

These prayers were heard and answered. The good powers were there, you could feel them, they were often made manifest in the words and deeds of the kids.

It was a tremendous blessing and tremendous burden the time I worked there. You can feel the assault and realize it is occurring- strong urgings to do things like cuss out that smart mouth kid, express negative feelings about other staff in front of the juveniles, belittle or punish the brat, argue with or otherwise act unprofessionally and generally present as a poor role model- these were common temptations that were constantly whispered into your ear. Unfortunately weaker, less noble staff would fall prey to these and even worse temptations from time to time. Much worse.

And then, you would hear from time to time, the other shoulder: Peace. Be still. Love one another. We are all children of God.

There were angels amongst us. I liked those moments, and I was glad when a young person could experience it. The spiritual warfare spilled over into your personal dimension, your personal life. It was a battlefield. It was a trip.

a real promise

Just like magnetism, gravity, electricity- there are powers that we can’t see, but they are real. Just like in the picture, there are entities that we can’t see, but they speak to our soul nonetheless. The one in red likes to tell people that he doesn’t exist. “You can’t see me- sooooo….”

There is a war for your soul. Both sides want to win. The victory one side offers is death and destruction. Not a real victory. You can recognize this voice by the things it  proposes you do. “You can cheat on your wife, she doesn’t treat you good anyways” “Your boss believes you- if you lie about Janet, you will get that promotion, not her” “that person makes alot of money- they are greedy and dishonest” or “that person is poor, they are lazy and don’t care” and we could list a million. Don’t listen to that one. If what you hear is negative, will have negative consequences, or is what you know to be wrong- don’t do it. It will sound commonsense sometimes. It will sound logical, right, even “what God wants”.

Think it through. Pray about it. Talk it over with someone. Most of the time, deep down you already know.

Listen to that other voice. You will hear things like: Peace. Be still. Love one another. We are all children of God.

You will feel it. Deep down, you already know it. And that way will bring peace and love.

that is a real promise and the real deal.

 

Bondo’s News of the Week- In Links 2-17-18

FBI: Protocols not followed in Florida massacre

FBI saw online shooting threat; lack resources to determine who poster ‘nikolas cruz’ was

Joe Rogan: If you don’t think Seth Rich murder is weird, then what are you looking at?

Comey had secret Russia meeting during Obama unmasking

Lion poacher killed, eaten by lions

Eating processed foods greatly increases cancer risk

Magma pressure building in Yellowstone Supervolcano

Tech company Miso scores $10 million contract for burger flipping robots- minimum wage is about to be $0 in California fast food

Father of AI says singularity less than 30 years away

ESPN nonchalantly demonstrates conspiracy theory about TV watching you is true

Six intelligence agencies warn against Huawei, ZTE smartphones

Seattle to remove controversial spying network after public backlash

Spreading falsehoods to inspire war is a war crime

79 year old California woman fined $5600 in ‘prosecution fees’ in pet chickens case

Popovich: Oracle tells all of us lower life forms that we are racist- too stupid to figure it out

US airstrikes kill up to 200 Russian mercenaries in Syria

Iran shows off homemade ballistic missiles

Armstrong: Soros one of greatest threats to society

Man who broke Bank of England defends his contributions to anti-Brexit campaign- people too stupid to know how to vote right

Soros: Facebook and Google not censoring enough- socials to blame for populism

Hungary submits stop Soros bill to parliament

Apartment developer: acute crisis coming

China threat to America FBI warns

China unveils date they will attempt to destroy petrodollar

Cabal member Mueller indicts Russian trolls

Cabal member Rosenstein admits: Russians had no effect on election

CIA: public can’t see non-classified info already given to favored reporters

Cabal member Ohr hid payments to his wife from ethics committee

Tucker: societal ills far bigger factor in shooting

4 complaints about gun owners debunked

Armstrong: everything you’ve been told about Vegas is a lie

 

 

the real deal- paint your wagon

the doomsday clock is two minutes to midnite. that insane orange haired man is in the white house. everywhere we see tragedy, disasters, corruption… what can I/me- one person- possibly do to make any kind of meaningful difference in a time such as this?

I know exactly what you do my friend- paint your wagon.

Some of you have probably heard the story before but it is simple profound and memorable.

The little boy finds a can of red paint, and paints his wagon. Proud of the shiny new wagon that the coat of paint has produced, he pulls it around front and puts it in front of the garage where everyone can see it. When his father gets home, he notices the shiny new wagon and praises the son for his working hard and making the wagon look like new again.

Pa noticed something else when he looked at the shiny new wagon: the garage behind the wagon looked terrible. Faded, peeling paint, stains, dirt. Well, naturally, now Pa has to paint the garage.

As they stand back and admire the shiny new wagon, and shiny new garage, Ma notices that the house next to the garage and wagon suddenly doesn’t look so good.

Well, you can probably see by now where this is going. The neighbor has to paint his house too and soon the whole neighborhood, and then, the whole town has got a new coat of paint and looks fantastic. Travelers through the town notice, take it back, and it goes viral as we say today. Soon the whole world looks brighter because of the one little boy who painted his wagon.

the real deal

One of my favorite scriptures, in which Jesus so eloquently explains this concept is Matthew 5: 14-16

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

This is what you can do. We are all part of something bigger. You never know when something you say or do will make a big difference in someone else’s life. You never know when someone desperately needs to see some light.

If your light always shines, it will shine when it matters

You don’t paint your wagon, and then put it in the closet. You load it up and take it down the street. You give rides in it. You let that shiny new wagon bring joy, like it is supposed to.

Don’t be surprised when you realize you have made a difference, you have made things better around you. If you do that, you have made the world a better place.

And also, don’t be surprised if your shiny new wagon doesn’t inspire anyone else. Even if the whole town stays faded, peeling, worn- you can be happy that you have the best wagon around. It is there in case anyone ever wants a ride.

Let your light shine. Paint your wagon.

That is the real deal.

 

 

 

where is the turkey?

There was a period of time when I was growing up out in the country in Four Forks- that all of life’s worries and concerns outside (usually) the front door could be summed up by one great existential question:

Where is the turkey?

 

I remember hearing the tell-tale shrieks from my brother Nathan one morning. It is a plaintive howl of both pain and terror. He did not stop before he ventured forth out into the great wide open without first answering the question:

Where is the turkey?

Poor bastard, I thought as I shook my head and stirred my NesQwik. You see, one did not go to the aid of another who had been turkeyed. An encounter with the turkey left scratches, beak scrapes, and whatever trauma ensued from the panicked escape- but was not fatal. More importantly- albeit less chivalrous- intervention always had the strong likelihood of turning the wrath of the demon fowl upon oneself. The turkey attack was a lonely journey one had to solve on their own.

Remember I said (usually) outside the front door? One day I had stayed home sick from school. I heard a terrible ruckus outside. As I cautiously cracked open the front door, I was shoved aside by our dog Caesar. He did not know where he was going, but he sure knew where he’d been- under the wings of the demon fowl- and he wasn’t going back.

Not satisfied with merely ambushing the napping dog on the front porch, the turkey also stormed through the now open front door, sending me and Caesar into full flight. I ran into the kitchen as the turkey and dog headed upstairs.

No one had ever taken on this turkey before. How could this 55 lb. demon fowl be challenged? Knowing I would not feel secure or even anything other than terrified with ‘the turkey’ in the house with me- I gulped, and picked up the broom.

Rather than a sweeper or pusher, the broom became my shield from a barrage of feathers and claws. And finally after an epic monumental battle, which was more a lure and flee, like a great turkey matador, I maneuvered the bird outdoors.

One night the inebriated neighbor across the street, Mr. Cox, came over and frantically advised that his ‘fighting cock’ had got out. I told him we would certainly keep an eye out for it when he interjected “I’m afraid it will get into somebodies coop and hurt their chickens.” And, right on cue, a commotion could be heard from that direction.

Upon arrival, I shined the light in the corner of the yard and sure enough, there was the fighting cock- with the turkey stomping up and down on him. The turkey being temporarily distracted, the rooster got away and fled into the woods. No one ever saw it again.

The legend grew.

Where is the turkey? wasn’t the only precaution in the old neighborhood. Down the road, it was ‘where is Millie’ the cow? Next door, it was ‘where is the goat?’ And, across the street, it was ‘where is Charlie?’- not a farm animal, but their second son who was a danger to himself and others and a menace to society.

If only a big turkey was the biggest challenge today. We all have things in our lives that we need to stop and ask ourselves everyday- where is ________? Whether it be addiction, negative people, anger, whatever, we all have things  that are much worse than a turkey waiting to ambush us as soon as we open our eyes.

We must honestly and accurately identify what those dangers are. It does you no good to be watching out for a turkey when you should be looking for the goat.

And know that, sometimes, you have to take a deep breath and grab a broom.

That is the real deal.

 

Bondo’s News of the Week- In Links 2-10-18

Eagles credit binding force of Christian faith for win

Disgusting moment Eagles fan eats horse crap. Why?

2000 planets OUTSIDE of Milky Way detected

In spite of rising sea levels, Pacific island grows- (someone explain to me how sea level can rise in one area and not the sea as a whole)

Scientists warn cold sun could lead to little ice age very soon

WSJ- comedy no longer funny- or pretty

Hungary: No more Muslim migrants

Italy: Berlusconi: 600,000 illegal Muslim migrants should be deported

Denmark: we have lost to and been silenced by the fundamentalist Islamists

Germany: SJW feminist admits she got it wrong about Muslims, says too late for Germany, will emigrate to Poland

Sweden: appoints Pakistani Muslim as head of national heritage department: admits he knows nothing about Swedish history

China beefing up near North Korea- bad news

510 pedophiles arrested, 56 children rescued in California

‘Little Barbies’- trafficking of children is America’s dirty little secret

Convicted female pedophile appeals: says teacher/student sex should not be unlawful

Over two dozen girls molested by pedophile Nassar while FBI sat on case

#MeToo- Flashback- Hollywood gives convicted pedophile Polanski standing ovation at Oscars- Watch

Psychopath Tarantino (‘brilliant’ deviant director who thinks male rape scene is entertainment) defends Polanski- drugging, sodomizing 13 year old ‘not rape’

Zuckerberg hires pollster to track his approval ratings- pollster quits after six months when he ‘realizes truly negative impact of FB’

Time to bust up tech monopolies

Goldman Sachs: Most cryptos going to zero

UK: George Soros, ‘man who broke Bank of England’, is funding secret plan to thwart Brexit

Flashback: Obama: I don’t get involved in FBI investigations

FBI adulterers texts: Obama wants to know about everything

MSM ignoring the biggest memo yet- Grassley/Graham memo

The Grassley memo from the Senate website

WAPO: Think California is on far left fringe? wait til next elections

SF-Bay Area mass exodus- not the same place anymore- crime, sanctuary policies

Ron Paul Institute: Andrew Napolitano calls out FISA court charade

WAPO laments: Trumps immigration policies could extend white majority up to five years longer- ‘changes who we are’

Trump Draining the Swamp is a Real Life Game of Thrones

Hillary claims climate change sexist

NYC gender neutral policy causes postpone daddy daughter dance

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the wild grapevine- a parable

Dedicated to my brother Ben:

The wild grapevine grows in the forest. We are all branches on the wild grapevine.

Many branches spread forth bearing fruit- grapes of green, red, white, purple-to the delight of those creatures that find them and to the glory of the whole wild vine.

Other branches spread forth and bear not fruit, but rather array themselves with great leaves- fuzzy, thick, broad- so that the whole wild vine may receive the light that makes it live.

Other branches grow thick, twining about the shrubs and trees of the forest, so that the whole wild vine may be supported and secure lest it would tumble down and the fruit be spoiled and the vine trampled.

Still other branches fall into shadow, and wither. If too many are darkened, the whole wild vine will be in peril:

Lastly, there are wandering branches. They spring forth from the vine, to find a new place in the sun. They do not do this for pride or arrogance; but rather out of reverence and wonder. Some spring too far and are broken; others find themselves amongst briars and noxious vines and are choked out.

But behold! A wandering branch has found a new place in the sun!

And the whole wild grapevine is made greater.

First published February 9, 2018.