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Offline Ka Honu

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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2020, 03:16:34 PM »
I think I will just make my life simpler and just stay home and drink.

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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #15 on: April 25, 2020, 06:34:23 PM »
Confusing times....and even more confusing messages coming at us from all spectra of the body politic that we "chose" to serve the public.... ;) ::)

But - I remain hopeful and fully believing that I know who is ultimately in charge...and he knows best. ( No...not the President....look much higher in authority ;) ;D...)

And I concur Jack, there is more to this than meets the eye, or what we are being told at the pedestrian level where we all live. So,  - I hope that the obvious backlash - which you see and feel growing among our population daily - is not an over-reaction which further decimates the public health. The second peak in viral outbreaks of this sort are well documented. It is my hope that we can all get back a new, modified normal - meaning just using a few cautions...but get back to work and living. WE asa a species, seem to either under or over react. We never want to default to a moderate, measured response to any threat. We usually "rebel" and over react. It is rue in politics, and other human behaviors.

Please - just consider your path forward as:
1. Does it makes sense? 2. Am I being reasonable in my approach to this? 3. AM I thinking about protecting ME first....or am I thinking about the comfort and protection of OTHERS from me?....It is a different paradigm which forces one to do self-examination of our motives, morals and ethics.

I am NOT saying that we should all stay shut in. And I am NOT staying we should all rush back to the same "normal" we had. It seems to be now incumbent upon us to develop a new and moderation driven normal. Humans typically have 2 speeds: Stop and Go. It is not our default to use any "gear" in between". But - I think that will need to be what we do..NOT because of the virus itself...but because it signals to others around you that you care and are respectful of their fears and concerns...founded or not.

The ancient Chinese proverb often seen in fortune cookies has come true: "May you live in interesting times".....

I agree with you teesquare regarding WHO is in charge.  So many  news sites putting out so much information to credit or discredit someone or some thing. And then there are sites promoting the higher purpose; either they sow the Word or they sow fear.  One in particular that has been very busy the last couple of weeks is NTEB.
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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #16 on: April 25, 2020, 07:43:03 PM »
Jack, agree 100%

Tim, I fully support and respect every individual's decision.

Me, I hanging with my daughter and her husband in sunny St. Augustine.  Kinda lookin' forward to riding home on Tuesday.  My fist gas stop is usually around Savannah and I'm looking forward to actually eating in a restaurant instead of wolfing something down beside my bike at the gas pumps.





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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #17 on: April 25, 2020, 08:58:58 PM »
I think I will just make my life simpler and just stay home and drink.
You are very wise


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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2020, 12:27:56 AM »
I don’t want to be banned

My wife watched this today, made her upset with lots of questions.

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I have questions on where we are all going
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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2020, 06:37:18 PM »
Please don't think that my post indicates a lack of trust in God. Without that trust, I would probably have gone "off the deep end".

I had to memorize Psalm 23 when I was in 5th grade - so you know that was a long time ago but I still remember, "yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for YOU are with me...". 

I'll get out of the pulpit now.
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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #20 on: April 26, 2020, 08:08:45 PM »
Please don't think that my post indicates a lack of trust in God. Without that trust, I would probably have gone "off the deep end".

I had to memorize Psalm 23 when I was in 5th grade - so you know that was a long time ago but I still remember, "yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for YOU are with me...". 

I'll get out of the pulpit now.
Thanks Jaxon, God is our only hope!

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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2020, 11:11:58 AM »
Please don't think that my post indicates a lack of trust in God. Without that trust, I would probably have gone "off the deep end".

I had to memorize Psalm 23 when I was in 5th grade - so you know that was a long time ago but I still remember, "yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for YOU are with me...". 

I'll get out of the pulpit now.
Thanks Jaxon, God is our only hope!

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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2020, 07:44:20 PM »
As predicted, life is slowly returning to normal . . .


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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2020, 08:14:07 PM »
Awesome Big Dawg! Several shops around our area are scheduled to start opening on Friday.
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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2020, 09:58:29 PM »
Look at you, BD... I'm glad when I can put a face with a name.
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Re: A few thoughts...
« Reply #25 on: April 30, 2020, 10:23:14 AM »
As predicted, life is slowly returning to normal . . .


Dickie's BBQ outside of Savannah on my way home from St. Augustine.





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