I went down to local park the other day with a good view of the Olympic Mountains. And I got a chance to paint for the first time, in very long time!
I was able to park in a great spot, thank you dsisabled parking pass! A very painful scootering course of about 60 feet to an overlook bench, about a dozen trips to get my gear all to the bench. And, I was now done for the day! What whimp I have become after six months of sitting on my backside!
My plan was to work quietly and just enjoy one of my first days of semi-freedom - but people! Yeah, it was a sunny day and across four hours sitting in the sunshine - I might have gotten 20 minutes of painting time! Literally, everybody, including their grandmothers wanted to talk with me or comment.
Amazingly, as I slowly progressed with clouds, water, mountains and islands - everyone was being complimentary! It stills looks like a bad attempt by a grade schooler to me though! I really only intended to a color value study with a rough sketch, any picture I would do I planned to do at home later.
Yet people were being positive towards the picture. Hmmnnmnm. Well, old people I can understand, no one talks to them and they are lonely. I have always liked older people anyway. So that leaves all of the mothers walking their children to the beach. No reason they should have felt compelled to be complimentary.
And as I painted, my 9 year old grand-daughter played on the beach, in the water, on the playground and buzzed all over the place! She had a ton of fun! Ah, the joys of youth on summer vacation!
June 30, 2017
June 29, 2017
V-roooooom!
I needed to drive over to Renton to pick up some magnetic pads. One way to get there is via a road here in town, which turns into a short freeway, attaching to two other freeways. I rolled up to a stop at the light. And I heard something I had not heard in decades - the v-rooom v-rooom of a challenge from the car next to me! I turned and looked - it was my neighbor's Dodge Charger! I looked to the driver and it was a female - I had seen her before but just never connected her with that car.
The light turned green, her engine roared to life, I thought - oh, what the heck! The Toyota flowed easily through its gears, running up to 6,000 rpm as the turbo kicked in. There was no contest.
It was as I had suspected: Dodge never had addressed their engine float issue, nor handling problems. My Toyota performed very well just as advertised - the Dodge did not.
The Dodge blew its engine and never has made it home again .. thinking about it, I wonder if that was why the Dodge was missing for so many weeks earlier this year?
Well, I will not be doing that again, for that matter either .... In the days since, I awoke to find my engine compartment open and my turbo gone. So it will be a spell until I will be driving it again......
July 6th is its appointment for repair. :(
Guess we will see how well a non turbo Supra runs ...
Sigh
The light turned green, her engine roared to life, I thought - oh, what the heck! The Toyota flowed easily through its gears, running up to 6,000 rpm as the turbo kicked in. There was no contest.
It was as I had suspected: Dodge never had addressed their engine float issue, nor handling problems. My Toyota performed very well just as advertised - the Dodge did not.
The Dodge blew its engine and never has made it home again .. thinking about it, I wonder if that was why the Dodge was missing for so many weeks earlier this year?
Well, I will not be doing that again, for that matter either .... In the days since, I awoke to find my engine compartment open and my turbo gone. So it will be a spell until I will be driving it again......
July 6th is its appointment for repair. :(
Guess we will see how well a non turbo Supra runs ...
Sigh
June 28, 2017
Grandson
So, poor little guy!
Before they knocked him out he was clinging to his teddy bear and curled up in a fetal position. :(
A few quiet days and he ought to be well on the road to healing.
His sister has been playing with me.
We did Daniel Smith for art supplies.
Lots of places to eat.
Lots of stories.
Lots of laughter.
Add to this, youngest daughter turns 26!
So, a busy week in progress ...
And psycho mama wants to buy one of my dead cars to rebuild.
I am not even remotely interested in having her near any car I own - again!
She has a long history of blaming you for decades over something she did or did not do!
Before they knocked him out he was clinging to his teddy bear and curled up in a fetal position. :(
A few quiet days and he ought to be well on the road to healing.
His sister has been playing with me.
We did Daniel Smith for art supplies.
Lots of places to eat.
Lots of stories.
Lots of laughter.
Add to this, youngest daughter turns 26!
So, a busy week in progress ...
And psycho mama wants to buy one of my dead cars to rebuild.
I am not even remotely interested in having her near any car I own - again!
She has a long history of blaming you for decades over something she did or did not do!
June 27, 2017
Jittery
About two years ago my grandson suddenly stopped talking.
I figured this was a power play on his part - "you can't make me talk to you!"
It may have started that way, but by today, his throat is blocked by huge tonsils!
So on Tuesday, he will be undergoing surgery to remove them.
Poor kid.
Daughter is of course a bit shaky, her tonsil experience was less than desirable by her!
Never has any child thrown up so much!
Her sister, whom she had hers out at the same time - woke up and demanded a steak!
Yup, not appreciated at all ....
So, as of Sunday, I have oldest grand-daughter for several days while grand son recovers.
Now, what to do with a ten year old?
Maybe some artsy fartsy stuff?
Eating out?
Visit the beach?
Kid movie at an air conditioned theater?
I already feel exhausted!
I figured this was a power play on his part - "you can't make me talk to you!"
It may have started that way, but by today, his throat is blocked by huge tonsils!
So on Tuesday, he will be undergoing surgery to remove them.
Poor kid.
Daughter is of course a bit shaky, her tonsil experience was less than desirable by her!
Never has any child thrown up so much!
Her sister, whom she had hers out at the same time - woke up and demanded a steak!
Yup, not appreciated at all ....
So, as of Sunday, I have oldest grand-daughter for several days while grand son recovers.
Now, what to do with a ten year old?
Maybe some artsy fartsy stuff?
Eating out?
Visit the beach?
Kid movie at an air conditioned theater?
I already feel exhausted!
June 26, 2017
From Bad To Worse
It never ceased to amaze me at how something I am thinking on - I end up in a conversation with someone at just the right time, or hear a sermon on. It is sort of freaky, the way it works!
So for about two weeks I have been thinking upon generational failure - how someone makes the wrong choice and everyone downstream from them gets to suffer the coincidences. Which led to the idea that even when yopu do it all right - things still can get complicated!
Exodus 5:1-6:12
Your Life Gets Harder
If God is with us, not not mean the road will be easy to travel.
It can get a whole lot harder!
Can you endure?
The Hebrews blamed Moses for the burden they now were forced to bear!
Understand - your life gets Harder to live.
Your road harder to travel.
Your companions fewer!
Enough Already!
Pharaoh was addicted to cheap labor.
So much so, he made slaves of the Hebrews.
Slaves to build cities to his greatness!
We are no different today:
child labor
foreign child labor
sex trade
outright slavery
Cheap products we do not really need.
And only you can break the cycle!
Celebrate!
God is faithful - always.
His will, will be accomplished .....
He used Moses in spite of his protests!
He used, ultimately destroyed Pharaoh.
The Hebrews were freed.
So for about two weeks I have been thinking upon generational failure - how someone makes the wrong choice and everyone downstream from them gets to suffer the coincidences. Which led to the idea that even when yopu do it all right - things still can get complicated!
Exodus 5:1-6:12
Your Life Gets Harder
If God is with us, not not mean the road will be easy to travel.
It can get a whole lot harder!
Can you endure?
The Hebrews blamed Moses for the burden they now were forced to bear!
Understand - your life gets Harder to live.
Your road harder to travel.
Your companions fewer!
Enough Already!
Pharaoh was addicted to cheap labor.
So much so, he made slaves of the Hebrews.
Slaves to build cities to his greatness!
We are no different today:
child labor
foreign child labor
sex trade
outright slavery
Cheap products we do not really need.
And only you can break the cycle!
Celebrate!
God is faithful - always.
His will, will be accomplished .....
He used Moses in spite of his protests!
He used, ultimately destroyed Pharaoh.
The Hebrews were freed.
June 24, 2017
June 23, 2017
God, Moses, You
Yes, back to Moses again!
I read, I think, sometimes I write about it.
But it is hard to read, 10 - 15 minutes and my mind becomes very confused.
And writing is in 5 minute spurts.
Very draining.
But, thinking I can do for hours on end ....
So, read or listen to sermon, over think it, sometimes jot down notes ....
Read Exodus 3:1 - 4:17
God Is Calling YOU!
God calls us where we are
Who we are
What we are doing!
But you have got to be listening!
Moses, just a shepherd in the desert for 40 years.
Normal guy
Normal place
Normal activities.
A bush, which was burning, but not burning attracted his attention.
He stops what he is doing to investigate.
God speaks to him through the bush.
God Has A Name
Just like all of us do.
Depending upon whose argument you follow:
YAHWEH
JEHOVAH
and several other less popular names.
However either title can be used to refer to:
LORD
(all caps as this reference to the bsupreme Lord)
God Knows You Are Inadequate
Yeah, if He asks you to do something, it is because yoou can not do it without Him!
Succeed without Him? Guess what you were never asked to do .....
Just sayin' the truth ...
Whether Large or small in our mind, we are all inadequate without Him!
Learn to hear His voice.
Know His call.
Learn to rely on Him.
Both require much prayer and Bible study (not reading books about the Bible, but actually reading the Bible!). I tell starters to read John, then: Luke, Acts and Revelation!
I read, I think, sometimes I write about it.
But it is hard to read, 10 - 15 minutes and my mind becomes very confused.
And writing is in 5 minute spurts.
Very draining.
But, thinking I can do for hours on end ....
So, read or listen to sermon, over think it, sometimes jot down notes ....
Read Exodus 3:1 - 4:17
God Is Calling YOU!
God calls us where we are
Who we are
What we are doing!
But you have got to be listening!
Moses, just a shepherd in the desert for 40 years.
Normal guy
Normal place
Normal activities.
A bush, which was burning, but not burning attracted his attention.
He stops what he is doing to investigate.
God speaks to him through the bush.
God Has A Name
Just like all of us do.
Depending upon whose argument you follow:
YAHWEH
JEHOVAH
and several other less popular names.
However either title can be used to refer to:
LORD
(all caps as this reference to the bsupreme Lord)
God Knows You Are Inadequate
Yeah, if He asks you to do something, it is because yoou can not do it without Him!
Succeed without Him? Guess what you were never asked to do .....
Just sayin' the truth ...
Whether Large or small in our mind, we are all inadequate without Him!
Learn to hear His voice.
Know His call.
Learn to rely on Him.
Both require much prayer and Bible study (not reading books about the Bible, but actually reading the Bible!). I tell starters to read John, then: Luke, Acts and Revelation!
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