My mother told me once that my father was "mesmerized" by a nicely burning fire. I love fires too. They have to be real ones though. Those gas fireplaces just don't do it for me. My friend Daniel told me once, on a birthday card that the Hardcore kids from youth group made for me on my 43rd birthday, that "Connie starts the fire". Well, I don't think that is true....I think God is the true 'firestarter'...but I got his point.

One thing I know about fire is that while it can be good and it can be bad....we can't live without it. If you've ever seen the movie Castaway, you will see all the trouble Tom Hanks character went to in order to make "fiiiiiiiieeeeerrrrrrrr!".......

I don't know why I was thinking about this today....maybe because we are going to have a little fire tonight, if it doesn't get too windy here.

I don't know if I am the firestarter at the moment, Daniel. Let's just say that I'm not jumping around on chairs at TimnEllies or Golden Heights anymore. The Bible says that when you've done all stand. Just stand. I can say THAT for myself anyway. I'm still standing. My life is pretty much about survival now.........I'm thinkin' that's why I liked the movie enough to watch it five times and still get a kick out of this YouTube scene. If you want to fully enjoy it though you have to press pause on the music widget or you will hear both the clip and the music playing at the same time.

Love you all,
prisonerofhope

fire /faɪər/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fahyuhr] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, verb, fired, fir·ing.
–noun
1. a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
2. a burning mass of material, as on a hearth or in a furnace.
3. the destructive burning of a building, town, forest, etc.; conflagration.
4. heat used for cooking, esp. the lighted burner of a stove: Put the kettle on the fire.
5. Greek fire.
6. flashing light; luminous appearance.
7. brilliance, as of a gem.
8. burning passion; excitement or enthusiasm; ardor.
9. liveliness of imagination.
10. fever or inflammation.
11. severe trial or trouble; ordeal.
12. exposure to fire as a means of torture or ordeal.
13. strength, as of an alcoholic beverage.
14. a spark or sparks.
15. the discharge of firearms: enemy fire.
16. the effect of firing military weapons: to pour fire upon the enemy.
17. British. a gas or electric heater used for heating a room.
18. Literary. a luminous object, as a star: heavenly fires.
–verb (used with object)
19. to set on fire.
20. to supply with fuel; attend to the fire of: They fired the boiler.
21. to expose to the action of fire; subject to heat.
22. to apply heat to in a kiln for baking or glazing; burn.
23. to heat very slowly for the purpose of drying, as tea.
24. to inflame, as with passion; fill with ardor.
25. to inspire.
26. to light or cause to glow as if on fire.
27. to discharge (a gun).
28. to project (a bullet or the like) by or as if by discharging from a gun.
29. to subject to explosion or explosive force, as a mine.
30. to hurl; throw: to fire a stone through a window.

Just stopping in to let ya'll know that I have landed temporarily and have found a wireless zone that I can pick up pretty much from my bed (which is even comfy-er than my airbed that I was using before). Isn't God good to me?

I just finished a most delicious dinner of spareribs, baked potato and green beans. Oh my gosh..... I mean, God is using me to bless people, and they seem to appreciate it and I get these awesome meals on top of it......that I don't even have to cook! Whoo-hoo!..... does life get any better than this? After going hungry a lot in the past few months, eating...and eating really good food is a luxury I do NOT take for granted.

I don't know how long I'm going to be here but I'm going to take advantage of checking my email and blogging while I am. See ya'll around the stream!

PS. Was anyone else out there happy about the "stunning defeat" of the bailout plan? I think we are, at least temporarily, not going to have to deal with the ramifications of THAT! I mean, its not right.....they tell US to pay OUR bills on time. The bank penalizes us for NOT paying our bills on time. They charge us overdraft charges when we write a check against money we don't have..........I mean, COME ON! Then WE get to bail THEM out because THEY can't pay THEIR bills???? What is wrong with this picture?????

I'm on the road again......for parts unknown. If you think of me please pray. Safety, angelic protection, etc. When I can get the internet I will check back here.

Love you all,
prisonerofhope

Canamerixico?

Heck, in my one stoplight town in Upstate, New York, we got to vote on whether Main Street should be paved or not........we don't get to vote on whether America merges with Canada and Mexico? Huh? Whaaaaaaaaa?

I've never been particularly political but what the heck is going on here? Canamerixeco?
Has the world flipped upsidefrikkindown?

I think so.

I would call this a "sign of the times".

Posted September 22, 2008 by monsterbox

You lose.

America is about to be legally stolen from the people, and given to a very small group of powerful men.

Yes, HP can be a bit dramatic sometimes.

This is not one of those sometimes.

The Patriot Act of Finance, otherwise known as Paulson’s $700 billion bailout bill, if passed in its present form will be the nail in the coffin for an America by, for and of the people.

Just like the Patriot Act appeared to be written before 9/11, so does this Patriot Act of Finance appear to be written before the housing crash. And yes, both were rushed through a panicked Congress and complacent media in the middle of the night.

A nation founded by the people, for the people will be given to a very select group of bankers. Legally. Without a shot fired. Because Americans were too distracted and too dumb to know what was going on.

Brilliant.

Here’s how it will be done:

1) The key line in the proposed bill is this one:

“The Secretary’s authority to purchase mortgage-related assets under this Act shall be limited to 700,000,000,000 dollars outstanding at any one time“

What this does is give Hank Paulson, acting as an emperor with unchecked control over the nation’s treasury, a $700 billion line of credit in which he can buy up toxic debt for whatever price he’d like to pay, $700 billion at a time.

In other words - he could buy trillions. Trillions and trillions and trillions. Buying and selling, buying and selling.

He can sell the junk he buys from his banker friends for whatever price he wants, saddling the taxpayers with the loss. He keeps this process going, using his $700 billion credit card. Buy for 60 cents on the dollar, sell for 30 cents on the dollar. Buy for 80 cents on the dollar, sell for 5 cents on the dollar. He’s in charge.

$700 billion folks IS JUST THE LINE OF CREDIT. He can purchase trillions and trillions of bad debt with this credit card, as long as only $700 billion is OUTSTANDING at any one time.

2) Hank Paulson, CEO of Goldman Sachs on leave, has complete and total control over the nation’s treasure. He would be unchecked by Congress, unchecked by the President. He will be king. Here’s the text:

“The Secretary is authorized to take such actions as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out the authorities in this Act, including, without limitation“

Using this power, Hank Paulson of Goldman Sachs could pay Goldman Sachs anything he wanted for their mortgage assets. Let’s say the market value was 20 cents on the dollar. Hank Paulson could pay them 100 cents on the dollar. Its his decision and his alone. No oversight. No limitations. Hank Paulson could simply give the nation’s treasure to Goldman Sachs.

Get it now?

3) Deputizing the banks and investment banks as “agents of the government”. Seriously. Here’s the text:

“Designating financial institutions as financial agents of the Government, and they shall perform all such reasonable duties related to this Act as financial agents of the Government as may be required of them”

4) Have no outside control over the firesale of assets and loss to the taxpayer. Again, Hank Paulson and Hank Paulson alone shall be in control. No auditors. No oversight. No multiple bids. No nothing. Hank Paulson and Hank Paulson alone. Here you go:

“Sale of Mortgage-Related Assets. The Secretary may, at any time, upon terms and conditions and at prices determined by the Secretary, sell, or enter into securities loans, repurchase transactions or other financial transactions in regard to, any mortgage-related asset purchased under this Act.”

5) Hank Paulson has final say. Hank Paulson knows what’s best. Hank Paulson cannot be reversed. Hank Paulson cannot be sued. Hank Paulson is king.

“Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency”

So, what can you do? Normally here I’d say contact your corrupt Congressman or Senator. Contact the media. But folks, Congress has been bought. The media have been bought.

The American people have lost.

Deal with it.

So unless there’s rage in the street, which there won’t be - the new Fall TV season is starting - it’s over. They win. In eight short years, they took everything they wanted. And nobody could stop them.

The only hope, for the hopeful? That we can run out the clock, and this bill doesn’t pass until Bush and Paulson are gone. But if that’s the case, and the bill does pass after January 2009, then the question is - who do you trust more - the outsider or the insider. And with this much on the line, will the outsider be allowed to win?

If this bill does pass ASAP, well, then watch Paulson get busy with his new credit card as fast as he can. He only has four more months. He’ll be buying up crap as fast as he can in a desperate and reckless orgy of greed.

Regardless of how this plays out, prepare the best you can. Know what is happening in your former country, and do what is best for you and your family to survive.

I’m off to go find my tin foil hat now. I’m not usually one for conspiracy theories.

Until now.

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And THIS is why I trust in the Lord, not George Bush, not Obama, not McCain, not NOBODY. I trust in THE LORD.

Please.....please.....I'm begging you. Especially Tom and my children.....please be ready. Please don't get complacent. Please remember that love covers a multitude of sin and that without love we are nothing. Please live full-out, full-blast, full speed ahead for the Lord. In everything you do, please let the Lord guide you. I know you worry about my mental condition, but more times than not I worry about all of you even more and I am trying not to. I'm trying to leave you all in the Lord's strong and capable hands.

I always thought that I would be with you all during the end times but I guess that's not meant to be. I am safe and secure with friends who love and take care of me as I do them too. I want to say please stay safe but that doesn't seem appropriate at the moment. 2008 has been a crazy year for a whole bunch of people. 2009 promises to be insane. Take good care of yourselves and please pray. I'm sorry I won't be there for the roller coaster ride of your life. I love you all.