Today Tryphena and I spent the afternoon together painting. We painted “Monarch Butterfly” at The Artist In Me, and again I conceded that hers is better then mine. Isn’t it what we call “progressive”- the betterment of the next generation? Like the instructor said, my brain works in a structured way and it was reflected in my painting.
The important thing is that we had fun together! Contact Teresa Mathias at http://www.theartistinme.us/ if you’d like to schedule a class.
Just finished reading “Black List”, a fiction book by Brad Thor, the #1 New York Times bestselling author.
The books started with a quote by Senator Frank Church (D-ID) more than three decades ago, on August 17, 1975 in which he said, “[America’s intelligence gathering] capability at any time could be turned around on the American people and no American would have any privacy left. Such is the capability to monitor everything: telephone conversations, telegrams, it doesn’t matter. There would be no place to hide.”
The story develops around the intricate nature of many governmental agencies and their non-governmental organization (NGO) counterparts working together to accomplish specific tasks. Through technologies and many unconstitutional policies drawn up during crisis (remember who recently said, “You don’t ever want a crisis to go to waste; it’s an opportunity to do important things that you would otherwise avoid….”? Answer: Rahm Emanuel) the government via its many tentacles keep track of every citizen’s digital “bread crumbs”, such as e-mails, telephone conversations, social media posts, credit card transactions, (energy) smart meters, etc. Continue reading “Black List”
“Effective execution of Agenda 21 will require a profound reorientation of all human society, unlike anything the world has ever experienced- a major shift in the priorities of both governments and individuals and an unprecedented redeployment of human and financial resources. This shift will demand that a concern for the environmental consequences of every human action be integrated into individual and collective decision-making at every level”
– DAN SITARZ, Agenda 21: The Earth Summit Strategy to Save Our Planet
If you’re looking for a light fictional reading this Summer, I recommend “Agenda 21” which was authored by Harriet Parke, with afterword by Glenn Beck. The book is a fictional story of life in the future when Agenda 21 is fully implemented. It is a little stretched, as admitted by Glenn Beck; however, it provides a glimpse look into lives on the planet Earth which is controlled by a group of elite authority where there is no more individual freedom for the mere citizens. The Government provides everything, and thus, controls everything.
The government, or rather the Republic, provides food for the citizens. Don’t think of steak or cheese cake! No, the food government provides is rationed, 1 cube in the morning, and 1 cube in the evening for every citizen. Citizens have to eat their cubes every day (I thought forced feeding is against human rights?) so that they have energy to walk their “energy boards” every day. Energy board? What the heck is energy board? It is board that I envision more like a treadmill that produces energy when you walk on it. It has an energy meter that shows how much energy you have produced, and you have to produced a set number of energy every day. If you don’t meet the quota, the guard will come knocking on your door. Continue reading “Agenda 21”
Tryphena and I celebrated father’s day early. I began our 10-hour day work this week, so I didn’t work on Friday. At The Artist in Me we painted “Morning Lake” – Tryphena painted one and I did one. We had fun for almost three hours, and then we went to the pizzeria a few doors away for lunch.
I can hardly draw a stick figure, so I wasn’t sure how I would do. However, to my surprise I guess there’s an artist in me. 🙂 When it’s done
“Ooh dah dipanggil” (trans. Auntie has been called home) was the SMS message that my sister sent yesterday. She was referring to my dad’s sister who just lost her battle with cancer that she’d been fighting for more than a year.
Although she and I were never been close, and theologically we’re on the opposite ends of the spectrum, I will always remember her as the one who first taught me about tithing.
It was my 7th (or 8th, I don’t remember exactly) birthday, and I received birthday monies from her and some other relatives. Before leaving our house, she told me to remember to set aside a tenth of what I received and put it in the offering bag at church. She then taught me a simple concept of giving back ten percent to God.
Although she has gone to a better place where she will forever enjoy the presence of her Lord and Savior, and no longer suffer from her cancer I will forever be grateful to her for teaching me about tithing. It was also through her that I acquainted myself with some of Charismatic belief systems and practices such as speaking in tongue, healing, etc.
Farewell, dearest auntie
’till we meet at Jesus’ feet.
(The picture above was the last time I met her in 2007 when I went to Indonesia. It never occurred to me that it would be the last time I see her. Life is short and we don’t know what is going to happen in the next second. Cherish every moment you have with your loved ones.)
Today we went to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. We haven’t been back there since December 2011, when they were still working on the Sea Lion Cove exhibit. It is now been completed and proudly displayed California sea lions and seals. Do you know that they can hold their breath under water for 20 to 30 minutes?
We also went to see the bird show, and other exhibits. We had a blast, and would like to share our pictures by clicking here.
Last Saturday we went to the California Historical Landmark No. 916 in Fresno, namely the Forestiere Underground Gardens. It was an underground home of Baldassare Forestiere (pictured here on the left), a single man who single-handedly dug his home of more than 10 acres underground. Click here for amazing facts of this historical landmark.
Today Tryphena and I spent the afternoon together painting. We painted “Monarch Butterfly” at The Artist In Me, and again I conceded that hers is better then mine. Isn’t it what we call “progressive”- the betterment of the next generation? Like the instructor said, my brain works in a structured way and it was reflected in my painting.
When it’s done
“Ooh dah dipanggil” (trans. Auntie has been called home) was the SMS message that my sister sent yesterday. She was referring to my dad’s sister who just lost her battle with cancer that she’d been fighting for more than a year..jpg "Grizzly Bear")
Today we went to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo. We haven’t been back there since December 2011, when they were still working on the Sea Lion Cove exhibit. It is now been completed and proudly displayed California sea lions and seals. Do you know that they can hold their breath under water for 20 to 30 minutes?
