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 January 2013 post

            Greetings Fellow Readers, Thanks for bearing with my rhetoric and me for the past ten months. Today’s post may no doubt be somewhat controversial?

            My heart is quite heavy with the current goings on, in our culture / environment. I hope your heart comes along likewise. I am not wishing any more burdens or unrest to your already hectic lifestyle. In all of my 73 almost 74 years, I have NEVER seen such dramatic changes at every turn. I think you may already assume where I am headed?

            I complain very seldom, due to the fact no one is listening and if they were, they probably don’t want to hear of my complaints, or they have enough to bear of their own!? My first comment is; I go to church, [incidentally EVERY Sunday] I sit in the same spot every week, leaving room for a lady friend of mine who arrives later. I suppose I could be gabbing about as well? Before the ceremonial opening, people are rushing back and forth in the audience greeting everybody, well, almost everybody! Then there are those who walk by with a comment “How are you?” not even stopping long enough to get an answer. Or was that a QUESTION, that needed an answer? Sufficing the need, to have been a courtesy to say the least?! My Father taught me, when someone [or you] are addressing [someone] you look them in the face!!! NEVER interrupt anyone in his or her conversation, unless it is extremely important! They teach that in Dale Carnegie class too. I Know! We have lost the ART of communication! The NEWS media, have a propensity to run words / sentences together, leaving annunciation far from being a good role model / moderator, as if they must crowd everything into a couple seconds.

            Okay, next point; everybody [or most everybody] is trying to fix everything for everybody, as if we have all the answers. Never stopping to get another viewpoint, Politicians & Clergy [did I say that?] are the worst offenders. I am deeply concerned regarding the direction we are told to take, from WASHINGTON. And the intent behind these divisive laws, avoiding Congress. Congress is NOT EXEMPT! However we [sic] elected them!??? There are three branches of Government, Right? Executive; seeing that laws are executed. Judicial;  judiciously enforcing laws, not creating them. Legislative; comprised of the House & Senate. Created to be a check & balance for each entity, writing proposed laws. That’s not happening! It’s a power grab, to say the least! I campaigned for the Representative Seat in the House, here in Colorado, to; REPRESENT the people. The first bill on the agenda was Civil Unions. [Special Interest Group] and the Governor backed it 101%. I thought that the chair [Governor / President] was not to side with either position. Am I correct, according to Parliamentary Law?  

The Constitution & The Bill of Rights are being disregarded, and if I may say, attempting to be eliminated for another form of governance? If that doesn’t scare you, nothing will!

            One more item and I will get off my soapbox. America is a land of tremendous opportunity! I love my COUNTRY! I will defend it! I will defend my Family! I will defend my right to WORSHIP! I will defend the Constitution!

            We apparently have no need of anyone, except the Government! EXCUSE ME! When has the Government come and sat by your side and comforted you? Listened to you? Been by your side when things went wrong?  Comforted you upon someone’s passing? Been a good NEIGHBOR? There are good programs that the Government has, I’ll admit, and essential, without creating more that burden others. Originally, there were programs DESIGNED to help the elderly & needy, that program gone too far! Washington will not listen; many conservatives are deaf and are not willing to step up to be heard! And others are blind to the FACT, AMERICA is losing it’s FREEDOM at a rapid rate.

            As always, your comments [pro or con] are always welcomed. Thanks

A former Candidate & current Chaplain

“Boots”

Gun Control

We are approaching the second inaugural, for the man who many voted for; for a second term.
IMO, we are in for a rough four years, if we endure that length of time? You; may look at it from either a political or Scriptural viewpoint. My intention is to look at it first, from [the] Biblical viewpoint! However; from my viewpoint  [which] has a greater point of relevance of coming to fruition than and included the political view.

Either way, AMERICA has turned it's back on the Sovereign authority of the Constitution and our God given rights and privileges. Eroding our freedoms has been taking place, in numerous Presidential terms, however no more so, than in the past term. Our current Representatives & Senators have gone by the way side as well, including our Justices! A total disregard to both Bible & Constitution values! Either way, should we continue on the path we are currently on, there is little hope for survival. I dread to think what is coming down the pike.

Our local governments as well, Washington have sided with the [will of the people]  Democrat controlled houses. No balance of legislative powers, [a run away Legislature?] The VOTE of the people is no longer viable! Mark my word! I see a collapse of our economic and democratic structure in the near future, nearing a Martial Law state, if nothing is done to prevent it. I do a tremendous amount of research & reading, receiving information from credible sources not available to the general public,of alarming news concerning current & future events. AMERICA WAKE UP!  The link I have provided, is long and very graphic. 

http://youtu.be/OBhHgnPHKUE

Not suitable for children!!! A must read!
--
R - Paul Reimer, Former Candidate
House of Representatives 
bootsreimer.blogspot.com

Stories, Past and Present

So you think this is Saturday??
Back home; it was the day to go to town for staples. Not the kind that hold pieces of paper together :)
Loaded the 50 gallon barrel for fuel, [gasoline - 19¢ a gallon] maybe sugar, Airway coffee for sure, and maybe a couple pieces of hardware. Father always stopped at Rexall Drug to get a handful of cashews, and some Licorice. Remember the sen sens? That was a breath refresher in a small box. We took several dozen eggs for an exchange, possibly dump the vegetable trimmings from the back room of the grocery store for the chickens. There were always some veggies & some fruit  that could be salvaged! I recall going to the dump [often] sometimes salvaged damaged boxes of  foods there.  Simple life, but it served us well. Oh, maybe a day to get a hair cut on top of the house if not on the porch, if it was too cold, then inside. Generally it was baking day, Mother set the sponge and off we went, "have to be back in an hour or so", she said. As I view the weather back home, on the tele, 35 below and 18 for the highs, reminds me of the article in THE ALAMOSA DAILY COURIER, January 28, 1948 Alamosa Temperatures Hits 50 Below Some captions read; Bureau says, "City Nation's Coldest Spot." Mercurial thermometers froze at -50 degrees. Some rural areas registered -52 degrees, on alcohol thermometers. Other captions depicted, "it was the coldest spot in the world", even  Anchorage, Alaska, where it was -34. "Some schools close." While City schools and Adams State College continued to have classes. As a nine year old, I remember it vividly!!! A Wednesday, no school, and Mr. Farnsworth couldn't deliver any mail. A reprieve for my Mother. She was the Janitor, [not custodian] she walked to build the fires in the morning & cleaned after sessions, for the three room school house. That included wash all blackboards once a week. I got a quarter a week allowance to help her.
    Kids today would shutter to even think of days like that!! They would rather sit at home with their X-boxes and iPads. Schools today close with way less snow and temps like that. That was the day when we walked ½ mile to school, for 8 hours of classes. We walked home for lunch and other kids packed theirs. We had outside privy's. I don't remember the date, when we had 48" of snow, Father hitched up ole Nelly [our burrow] to a motar box to take us to school. And all the kids graduated with honors! What has happened to our Society??? Men were MEN and women were LADIES, and often worked right alongside of the men with duties of the farm. Boys learned to be MEN and Girls learned to be Ladies! My Mother often wore a dress [homemade from flour sacks] to town and wore overalls to do chores. We packed in water from the well, in a bucket. Used the two hole privy out by the barn yard. No electricy, no phone. The wood burning cook stove helped heat the house & made wonderful meals. I realize I have softened with the modern culture too. Republicans were honored as Republicans and Democrats were honored as Democrats! So many things have changed. It would be refreshing to GO BACK, to the good old days, if for just for a moment? That does mean to leave everything behind, but for VALUE sake, let's give it a try! Richer, healthier, & emotionally stable. I'd like to hear your story............................
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