13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
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Re: Frogs and Boiling Pots
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:03 pm
by Finrock
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 ¶ But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant.
11 ¶ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Jeremiah, what seest thou? And I said, I see a rod of an almond tree.
12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.
13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
15 For, lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entering of the gates of Jerusalem, and against all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah.
16 And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands.
17 ¶ Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee: be not dismayed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them.
18 For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land.
19 And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the Lord, to deliver thee.
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Re: Frogs and Boiling Pots
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:16 pm
by High Spy
Finrock wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 3:57 pm
13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying, What seest thou? And I said, I see a seething pot; and the face thereof is toward the north.
14 Then the Lord said unto me, Out of the north an evil shall break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land.
1The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: 2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. 3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
The Call of Jeremiah
4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:24 pm
by High Spy
That was my big brother’s favorite song. His name is Greg which made Gary a good match. Francis goes back several generations, so Gary Francis wasn’t a great stretch for my dad considering the news of the day.
That was my big brother’s favorite song. His name is Greg which made Gary a good match. Francis goes back several generations, so Gary Francis wasn’t a great stretch for my dad considering the news of the day.
So it goes.
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
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Re: Re:
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:14 am
by Juniper
Finrock wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:33 pm
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
Finrock wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:33 pm
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
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Four Francis videos that fit in the space of one.
Second level support to the rescue.
What is a second team.
Re: Re: but not Re: Re: Re: ...
I first had Gary as my Team Leader and he retired and then Francis became the Team Leader so he was my second Team Leader I ever had while working at TACOM.
Finrock wrote: ↑Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:33 pm
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
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Four Francis videos that fit in the space of one.
Second level support to the rescue.
What is a second team.
Re: Re: but not Re: Re: Re: ...
I first had Gary as my Team Leader and he retired and then Francis became the Team Leader so he was my second Team Leader I ever had while working at TACOM.
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Right. I know. Weird.
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Michael James Randall
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 9:59 am
by BeNotDeceived
Finrock wrote: ↑Tue Feb 28, 2023 1:54 am
I first had Gary as my Team Leader and he retired and then Francis became the Team Leader so he was my second Team Leader I ever had while working at TACOM.
There’s a link to James Micheal, doing his weekend gig.
The name match is only one of many oddities.
Oddity, but not unexpected.
Unless the total context is known.
Nostradamus spoke in quatrains, but he seems one of many counterfeits.
One thing for sure, is ofttimes the truth is slow to emerge. The pace will likely pickup going forward.
Oh well, but not profound so far as anyone knows now.
Marred may be your current condition, but isn’t that to be expected
Me antiMe, perhaps you can explain more in the meantime.
There’s me post about Michael James being a name anomaly.There was David Powers in Saipan, and Cory Powers in Anchorage, plus Myles and Miles which is the name of the main character in God Friended Me.
In Bobby’s World there are coincidences, but no anomalies.
That was my big brother’s favorite song. His name is Greg which made Gary a good match. Francis goes back several generations, so Gary Francis wasn’t a great stretch for my dad considering the news of the day.
So it goes.
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
This is because I put “Proud disciple of Kilgore Trout” in my email signature, my social media bios and on my website. In fact, it’s at the bottom left of this page. When people ask this, I am typically imbued with joy at being the person to introduce them to Kilgore Trout. If it takes place online, I then question their ability to use the Internet for its first intended function: to seek and share information. But I tell myself such is life and then try to imbue myself with joy.
Kilgore Trout is a fictional character from the mind of Kurt Vonnegut. Trout is a ‘failed’ science fiction writer whose name is allegedly inspired by the inventor of the cap gun (Kilgore) and Theodore Sturgeon. Sturgeon is one of Vonnegut’s friends who was also a failed science fiction writer for a while until he became a wildly respected science fiction writer and even contributed to a little television show called Star Trek. Vonnegut was tickled that someone’s last name could be a fish.
As Vonnegut’s many novels often cross reference each other, Kilgore Trout pops up a fair few times. My preferred instance of Mr. Trout is in Breakfast of Champions. It is my favorite of Vonnegut’s novels, though not his best writing. It is simply such a delight to read. If I’m completely honest about why I like Kilgore Trout so much, it’s because he doesn’t make sense. The timing of his death is weird and then doesn’t match up with his references in other books. His backstory is constantly changing — the only consistent fact being that he is a science fiction writer who has received absolutely no recognition despite a deep catalogue of supposedly profound work. As a character, he is sometimes the driving force in Vonnegut’s novels though he plays a minimal part. It’s almost as if Trout is the trick Vonnegut pulls from his hat to connect unconnectable dots. I’m sure many Vonnegut fans will disagree with me, but I’m also sure they have their own unread blogs elsewhere on this wild ride called the Internet.
For me, Trout delivers the heaviest hitters of Vonnegut’s pleas for humanity and understanding in the absurd world — and certainly the country — that he lives in. For instance, his motto in the novel Timequake is “You were sick. Now you are well again. And there is work to be done.” A phrase that he invents to pull other people out of a collective depression, malaise and shock at realizing the magnitude of their worst actions. The phrase evokes sympathy and empathy and support and, at the time of writing this, feels all too prescient. Another example: “Life’s no way to treat an animal.” That’s what Trout’s tombstone reads and is a sentiment that sneaks up on me almost weekly — particularly while waiting in the customs line at the airport or while reading the news on any given day.
The greatest Troutism of all and the one that inspired me to take on the self-inflicted title of a disciple is one found in Breakfast of Champions. A main character tells him about individuals who grab poisonous snakes during church services to demonstrate their belief in Jesus — he says this to get a rise out of Trout. His response? “Takes all kinds of people to make up a world.”
That sentiment, right there, is the reason I choose to follow in the path of Kilgore Trout. My life, too doesn’t really make any sense. I, too, have a wellspring of written works that absolutely no one reads (though they are by no means profound). My impact on other people’s stories and character development has no coherent pattern and oftentimes I seem to be the only thing that connects unconnectable dots. I’ve probably also been the only thing to disconnect very connectable dots (my apologies to a few past lovers, I hope your dots have found more accommodating harbors). Throughout the giant question mark that is my real life story, I want to employ the fictional Kilgore’s creed and understanding:
Life is tough, it’s unfair, and I am in no position to judge anyone else that is simply trudging through life the best way they know how. Knowing all of this will get me through as unharmed as possible.
Faith in a fictional being seems to bring their teachings into existence, after all. I’ll try to continue following in his path until I myself am a memory, my body lying in an ashen heap or beneath its own exacting epitaph. Just being one of a kind making up a world.
That was my big brother’s favorite song. His name is Greg which made Gary a good match. Francis goes back several generations, so Gary Francis wasn’t a great stretch for my dad considering the news of the day.
So it goes.
My second Team Lead his name was Francis. He went by "Joe"
Telavian wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 5:13 pm
The whole chapter is about false prophets or those that claim things in the name of God when they are not true. No one should every claim things of God unless they 100% know it is from God.
It is also quite possible to have dreams that are not from God but from the false gods in rebellion.
I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed.’
“Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets,” saith the LORD, “that steal my words everyone from his neighbor."
Do you have that scripture reference?
Jeremiah 23:25, Jeremiah 23:30
Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
Last Thursday my new cubby mate to my East told me his first name is Joseph, but all the males in his family go by their middle names. My cubby mate to my West goes by Johnny … so currently I sit between Johnny and Cash.
"Sometimes it feels like I'm watching from the outside
Sometimes it feels like I'm breathing, but am I alive?
I will keep searching for answers that aren't here to find
All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
So when the walls come falling down on me
And when I'm lost in the current of a raging sea
I have this blessed assurance holding me
All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
When the earth shakes
I wanna be found in you
When the lights fade
I wanna be found in you
All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
All I know is I'm not home yet
This is not where I belong
Take this world and give me Jesus
This is not where I belong
Where I belong
where I belong
Where I belong
where I belong"
Footage of Russian forces torturing the men they arrested over the Moscow terror attack emerged tonight, with one man given electric shocks to his genitals and a second forced to eat his own ear.
One image shows a suspect named as Shamsuddin Fariddun foaming at the mouth as he lies on a gym floor with his trousers pulled down and wires attached to his groin area. At the other end they are attached to a military radio powered by an 80-volt battery.
Separate video sees another man, Saidakrami Murodali Rachabalizoda, having his ear severed and then spitting it out as he is forced to eat it.
Indeed, things are turning dark as the world descends into chaos.
