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 I do not believe America is Babylon.  Rather, I think they discovered America in the Bible, but they don't want us to know that.  This counters there leftist narrative, which seeks to demean and destroy America.  We need to look to God and be vigilant.  God is the author of all that is going on.  Through Jesus Christ, we can come to know God.  Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father, to eternal life.  Look to him.   If you look at American History, America was founded with the intent to worship God.  Many of the men behind the Declaration of Independence were Christian.  They were fighting a war for Independence, not a rebellion against the mother country.  Rebellions rarely work.   From the American Military News  the United States navy detonated an explosive today off of Hawaii.  At Kaneohe Bay. Off of the northeast coast of O'ahu. The ordinance was found by a local at a fishery named the Peipei F...

 I decided to get in a few words before I go to work.  Yes, I found another YouTube I enjoy, and I still have some coffee.  As long as I have coffee, I can write.  The other day I was thinking about... my situation again.  I guess I should not feel so bad about it.  Because I am working, and I'm actually enjoying it.  I work hard, but I get paid every week.  I mean, I am happy.  I do not see why I continue on.  I guess I just do not believe in giving up.  Originally, it was all love.  But there is some disgust as well.  I mean, it is taking counseling to move on.  I got caught up by it, trying to remain faithful to something that did not exist.  But in the end, I went off of what I had.  What I knew.  I was a sailor.  But I also am a human being.  I just hope that I will be able to finally move on from it.  After all, it was a long time ago.  But still.  I just like the implicat...

Here is I Pet Goat II.  I shared it here so you can watch the entire video if you want too.  Without interruption.  It is a very entertaining video.  Today people are reflecting on an attack in Afghanistan, at the airport in Kabul.  So, the video seemed relevant to share.  My friend on Facebook, Gabriel Taijeron, says "it will get worse".   Well, here is my chance- to ask, "How are you doing"?  I closed last night, by myself.  It was not as busy as on the weekend, so I got it done.  Today I don't close, so I'm a Courtesy Clerk.  Right now, though I am just enjoying my coffee, listening to music on the radio.  Getting psyched for work, I am so glad I work at Albertsons.  In case you were interested in working at Albertsons, I included there hiring advertisement here.  The song on the radio is, "I Can Only Imagine".  Composed by Bart Millard and released October 12, 2001.  I wish I could share the song he...

 Good morning how are you doing?  Well, I hope.  I am just enjoying my coffee.  So, naturally I want to write.  I contemplate as i write.  But first, I let max outside and refreshed my coffee.  I have to think about how to take notes on myself for Vicki Walls.  Next Tuesday I have another appointment with her.  So, between now and then I need to take notes on why I feel a certain way.  I have a note book but I can't find it.  That is ok.  Today I have my eye exam with Dr. Chan.   Wal Mart has an eye Doctor.  This idea seems odd to me, that Wal Mart has an eye-Doctor because I do not think of Wal Mart as a very medical place.  So, I am nervous about my eye-exam because I have never had an eye-exam at Wal Mart before.   I also need to order my medicine today.  Maybe I will go head and order it, soon after writing this blog post.  Today I went to share a memory from Google Photos with Jack P...

 I woke up early, and took my medicine.  I also bought cigarettes.  Once again Max expected his treat.  But I did not buy him a treat.  Max has a full bowl of dog food waiting for him when he is ready to eat.   I heard from Vicki Walls today.  We discussed something called "a bucket of change".  This was in relation to being called a stalker.  I am not a stalker nor ever have been.  But I still was called a stalker, and it hurt.  With the bucket of change, is where I learn who I really am.  What do I put in the bucket?  I can only control the way I feel about things, not the way she feels about me.  I'm just drinking my morning coffee as Miss Vicki says, "You are a good person Eric" aww.  Thank you.  Now I have an assignment.  I need to write down what makes me feel a certain way. Apparently, there is another variant of COVID-22 which is going to be deadlier than the delta variant.  This is re...

 It is late.  But I finally decided to brew some coffee.  I went to Chick-fil-a for lunch.  After I ate, I went in to Albertsons.  I bought some groceries, just coffee, Pop-Tarts, and some Dawn.  I wanted to buy more, but I am trying to save money.  So, I have enough coffee for a while, and some pop tarts.  Which reminds me I need to brush my teeth. I'm just writing some preliminary stuff.  I will get more into the news later.  I am watching another video from Answers in Genesis  1:1.  With Dr. Jeanson, and Simon Turpin.   Simon is the executive director and speaker for Answers in Genesis–UK.  https://answersingenesis.org/bios/simon-turpin/  They are discussing Adam and Eve.  Were Adam and Eve the first people?  Or did God create proto-people, or people alongside Adam and Eve.  How did Cain get his wife?  Dr. Jeanson says, the answer is obvious.  Cain married his sister.  But ho...

 I bought a coffee mug from Warrior Notes.  Not sure what that is.  But Kevin was so encouraging, I felt compelled to buy one of his products.  So, I bought the coffee cup. This is what the mug looks like.  It has some symbolism to it.  W for Warrior in blue and gold.  A sword cuts through it.  Separating the W from the N in red and gold.  I really like the symbolism, because it is like- the sword is resting on a blanket, or cloth sheath.  Like the "Sword of the Spirit".  What is warrior notes?  Well, I found a link for Warrior Notes , Kevin Zadai is the host.  The website offers a list of courses you can take.  Including a free course.  It looks intriguing.  I was checking it out, and noticed at the very bottom of the page is a free course.  So, most of them you have to pay for.  But the one at the bottom is free.  There is also warrior notes tv.  That one you have to subscribe too....

 I saw two cockroaches yesterday and I smashed one.  It smelled so bad.  I can still smell it today.  They were just running around on the ground outside.  They are so disgusting to look at. Today I have an appointment for anxiety counseling.  The name of the counselor is Vicki Walls.  This is something to do with the VA referral last month.  I have not heard from the counselor yet, I need to reschedule because I work today.  Tomorrow I am off.  The appointment is over the phone.  So, I was hoping to set aside time for the counselor.   I went out and bought cigarettes.  Yay I got what I wanted.  I didn't get Max a treat.  I trained Max to expect a treat when I have my coffee cup.  I should not have done that.  Max has his food.  I need to be cheerful no matter what.  My affliction with tobacco never seems to end.  I cut out computer games?  What?  Well, mostly.

 How are you doing today?  Well, I hope.  I'm just sipping on my coffee.  I woke up before 8 AM today.  Yesterday, I bought some trash bags thinking they were the right size.  Turns out, the trash bags are 30 gallon bags.  To small for the trashcan in the garage.  But they fit like a glove in the trash can I bought for my apartment years ago.  Well, at least I got the discount.  At first, I thought God had abandoned me, until I realized the bags fit perfectly in that smaller trashcan.  Which is still fairly big.  So, I went out and put some of the pinecone needles into the trash can.  Emptied it, and put the bag out for the trash.  Then, I brought the trashcan back inside.  It was all just perfect.  Praise the Lord! Yesterday, I was supposed to work at 2:15.  But I swore up and down I start at 2:45 PM.  So, that was when I started.  But today I begin at 3:15 PM.  So, maybe I will head in ...

 That was Trump's word for President Joe Biden today.  Why?  Because Joe Biden has withdrawn from Afghanistan.  The final date for the withdrawal is coming up: September 11, 2021.  Meanwhile, the Taliban is rapidly retaking Afghanistan.  Nobody is hardly trying to stop them.  What is sad, is that we left Afghanistan and we also left behind all those people who spent twenty years of there lives helping us.  Now, they are in grave danger, and they were originally promised a sanctuary in America.  In my mind, this is global hate crime #2, withdrawing from Afghanistan like this.   Today, I was a Courtesy Clerk again.  It keeps changing.  But I am learning to be flexible.  Something I was never very good at, was being flexible.  Maybe this is a change happening, in me, where I will become more flexible.  I hope so.  Yesterday, I had a realization.  At work, I am more free than at home.  I can just ...

 How are you doing today?  Well, I hope.  I am just getting back from work.  Today it stormed.  It got real wet in th entrance to Albertsons, so they had me stand Sanitation.  Not sure what it is, but people like it when I stand there.  Just stand.  Thats what people want of me.  Scott called and we talked for a bit.  About work, and family.  He saw a vintage locomotive in Fort Worth which he got video footage of.  He plans to send the footage to me.  Well, thats pretty much it.  It is supposed to storm again.  I have not heard a clap of thunder.  Will to be in a storm.  Maybe if I rest a while.  Well, anyways, enjoy the day.  Eric

This video is about the United States and British withdrawing from Afghanistan.  After twenty years, the Taliban is closing in on Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.  Meanwhile, as the British and Americans prepare for final withdrawal, there is a delay in the processing of applications of those who helped during the war.  It is feared if they do not escape Afghanistan, they will be killed by the Taliban.  

 How are you doing today?  Doing well, I hope.  I am just watching one of my videos.  It helps me to write to have a little bit of noise, it seems.  I watch these videos but I actually enjoy the hoise they make.  That and a cup of coffee help me to write.  I need to do this for school.  Then, I would be able to write better.  Another thing that helps me to write, is reading.  My current reading, The Flying Tigers  is going well, except for course for the AVG which is getting its butt kicked by the Japanese in Feburary of 1942, as the invasion of Burma continues.  The airfield, Mingaladon, was abandoned eventually.  Mingaladon was owned by the British.  It was used to protect Rangoon from bombers, until the city feel to the Japanese March 8, 1942.  The Third Squadron of the AVG also carried out strafing runs on Japanese airfields in Thailand.   Well, anyways, I am just putting that there because, I was r...

 I feel the anxiety over my life.  The only thing which gives me peace, is the Lord Jesus Christ.  I smoke, but my cigarettes do not give me peace.  Instead, what happens when I smoke, is that my thoughts, I can more easily let go of them for a time.  Life is fleeting.  Life is precious.  Always fight for life even when everyone else says "neigh" towards it.  I look towards God, and find myself wishing I didn't smoke.  I cut it out with the other thing i used to do.  Now, I am down to smoking.  To honor God I want to give up smoking.  I think this will help with my anxiety.  Even though my thoughts will build up.  Maybe I will be better at taking care of myself too.  I sleep better at night.  My heart rate goes down.  Instead of smoking, I went for a walk and that made me energetic.  it is hot outside.  But that is ok.  By not smoking I will have more time at work.  I mean, I don't u...

 I want my story to be about praising Jesus Christ.  Not about politics.  I found a YouTube video I would like to share here. I hope this video brings you closer to God.  In my life, pointing people to God, thats what my life is about.  Everything else is secondary.  Jesus Christ is "The Way, The Life, and the Truth".  Plus, this video shows things from 1988.  How the television looked.  How the technology was.  There were no smart phones, or anything like that.  I really just wanted to share this video because it was uplifting to me.  I hope it uplifted you too. How are you doing?  I hope you are doing well.  I have been doing fine.  I am just worried about money.  But as long as I work I should be ok.  I work at Albertsons as a Courtesy Clerk.  Yesterday i was supposed to work, but my tooth was hurting.  I think it has passed now, and I will be able to work.   I need to make sure a...

 1 Corinthians 13 1 I may speak the languages of humans and angels.  But if I don't have love, I am a loud gong or a clashing cymbal.  2 I may have the gift to speak what God has revealed, and I may understand all mysteries and have all knowledge.  I may even have enough faith to move mountains.  But if I don't have love, i am nothing.  3 I may even give away all that i have and give up my body to be burned.  But if I don't have love, none of these things will help me. 4 Love is patient.  Love is kind.  Love isn't jealous.  It doesn't sing its own praises.  It isn't arrogant.  5 It isn't rude.  It doesn't think about itself.  It isn't irritable.  It doesn't keep track of wrongs.  6 It isn't happy when injustice is done, but it is happy with the truth.  7 Love never stops being patient, never stops believing, never stops hoping, never gives up. 8 Love never comes to an end.  There is the gift of spe...

 I began before work.  I left a few carts out last night.  So, I gathered most of the carts up before I clocked in.  Today was going to be a long day.  But Ryan showed up, so it was not so bad.  We got carts and did the sweep logs.  I brought my medicine with me to work.  In a plastic baggy.  I was going to buy some chicken but I was on the clock.  I told Robert and Monica this.  They said it was ok to buy food on the clock.  So, I bought a donut and an apple to eat, instead of the chicken.  I wish I had bought the chicken.  It looked delicious.   After work, Scott shared a couple of stories with me.  But before I share those stories, I will share a YouTube video.  Instead of going to church, I listen to church online.  I am listening to Pastor Lawson.  He is good at describing things.   Listen to the things which Pastor Lawson discusses.  In this one he is discussing the o...

 How are you doing today?  Well, I hope.  I hope that you are finding peace with Jesus Christ.  Things are going a certain way, it seems.   Today, I close as a Courtesy Clerk again.  I don't mind closing.  The closing duties are not to difficult for me.  I think I could handle more work now.  I have been working at Albertsons for over a year now.  A year and a half, nearly.  On the schedule, I have good hours.  I want to keep it this way.   Yesterday, I got a letter from my tour guide at UTA.  Miss Summer gave me her number, and also the information for my Admissions Counselor.  I was very surprised.  My Admissions Counselor is Miss Sara Blackwell, of UTA.   I'm still waiting to hear back from the Navy.  I tried to contact the Chief of IWC and have not heard anything.  Well, you know what they say, "No news is good news".  I don't want to stand on my own in this.  I ne...

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 But not how I expected.  I thought I was supposed to close tonight.  Turns out, I close tomorrow instead.  So, I ended up with an extra day and extra hours.  I went ahead and discussed going full time at Albertsons.  I will just have to wait and see now.  For now, I am still part time.  But they were hiring at the store I work at.  For full-time Courtesy Clerk.  So, I am very excited for this.  I need to save some money, in order to go back to school anyways.  Only thing is- I was tardy to work.  Oops.  Well, that and they told me they were looking to hire a front end manager.  Wow.  that would be neat to be a Front End Manager.  I wonder who they will get for that position.  It would be a privilege to serve as a Front End Manager even if it is just for a little while.  But I am intent to stay a Courtesy Clerk until they ask me to become a Front End Manager.   Right now, on Facebook...

 How are you doing today?  I start typing, and all of a sudden Discord explodes.  I am not sure what is going on with that.  Anyways, I am listening to a review of a sermon by Pastor John McArthur.  I am not sure why they posted a review of his sermon on EntertheStars.  It is controversy for no reason.  He was making a joke about his community, while saying that his church is strong and united.  The video is titled "John MacArthur Explains".  It sounds like persecution to me.  Thats the whole reason for a review.  I listen to John MacArthur on KCBI.  I do not need an explanation.  His sermons are self-explanatory.  The reviewers are setting up to persecute John MacArthur by making it appear that they like him, to garner followers.  First, they will build him up to there followers.  Then, they will tear him down.  Leave John MacArthur alone! I will include the video so that you can understand- yes BTWN i...

 Today, I worked late.  I thought I was supposed to start at 2:45 but went in early.  Turned out it was a good thing, because I clocked in at 1:15 PM.  My actual start time.  Whoever was supposed to replace me never showed up.  So, I ended up closing at a Courtesy Clerk.  I over clocked.  I hope I won't get in to any trouble.  I'm drinking a Dr. Pepper now.   I ended up having a good day for some reason.  My financial problems are far from over, but I am hoping to be able to save some money soon.  In the mean time I have to pay for an eye exam.  $65 dollars is the cost of an eye-exam at Wal Mart.   After work, I bought a sandwich, a Dr. Pepper and Sour Cream and Onion Pringles.  Scott called, while I was at work.  So, once I had eaten, I called him and we talked about work.  Then, Scott shared an article from the Washington Post about Tesla's catching on fire , in people's garages.  A fir...

 Yes, that's right, I am doing laundry.  How are you doing?  Well, I hope.  I went for a walk today.  I went along the Enamor route.  To the "Lake Shop" in order to buy cigarettes and coffee.  Good thing I did, because when I got there a big tanker truck was in the parking lot.  That has been happening more often lately.  Those big truck drivers are beginning to get impatient.  Not judging, just pointing it out.  I was in the parking lot of Arby's and for no reason, a driver kept backing his rig into the parking lot.  Making it so I could not get the Rodeo out.   Right now, I am just sitting here.  I needed to go to Navy Federal, but my medicine makes it so I am not comfortable driving.  Nevertheless, I need to try and get to the credit union.  Maybe my Dad will take me.  I was going to go ahead and go, but I will wait till Dad is here.   Right now it is 79 degrees in Arlington.  Not...