Beth’s Cafe

I went to Beth’s Cafe for lunch and had a chili burger with jalapeños and cheese. It was yummy but now I have jalapeños burps.  And now a few hours later I have fire in the belly.  I knew I would pay for that but it was SOOO good!

Time

     Even as a child I knew this time would come when much in the past would be gone by and I would miss it.  Occasionally I’ll have dreams where I’ll be back in my childhood and re-experience it.  My childhood was less than optimal in many ways, yet there is much from that time that I miss and usually those dreams omit the negative parts of the past and only feature the positive parts.

     One aspect of the Bible’s description of heaven that deeply troubles me is that it tells us that people who don’t make it, we won’t remember them.  It seems on this planet God is very deeply against interfering with free will, yet cutting out a portion of my memories seems like the ultimate violation.  I’m not at all comfortable with that, it seems like omitting part of the truth is living a lie and God is not supposed to be about lies.

Thanksgiving

Psalm 118:1-14 King James Version (KJV)

118 O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.

Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

Let them now that fear the Lord say, that his mercy endureth for ever.

I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?

The Lord taketh my part with them that help me: therefore shall I see my desire upon them that hate me.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.

10 All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord will I destroy them.

11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: but in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

12 They compassed me about like bees: they are quenched as the fire of thorns: for in the name of the Lord I will destroy them.

13 Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.

14 The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Mei Rubber Dog

     Mei is the third Doberman we’ve had.  Unlike the other two before her, she is super-flexible.  She can bend her head back 180 degrees.  Here she has her head and back legs in one direction, front paws in the other, and appears to be perfectly comfortable in this position.

IMG_1004     Carl was supposed to take her to get her claws ground down Saturday, then did come Sunday but the place was closed, then was supposed to come again today, but hasn’t. Meanwhile she is shredding me.