Thoughts, Observations, Impressions

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  • Question of the Day 7.18.25 🕹️

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?

    I loved Pac Man as a youngster. I had an Atari game console and I spent a lot of time playing Pac Man. I got pretty good at it.

  • Farewell Teen Moms

    Farewell Teen Moms

    I’m a ratchet/reality TV fan and historian. I watched the MTV series “Teen Mom” from the start. I never would have guessed the franchise would have expanded and these women, men and children would be on TV this long. I’ve watched these families go through their ups and downs, divorces, remarriages and the births of half siblings. They’ve been on MTV since 2009. It looks like “Teen Mom” and it’s subsidiaries are coming to an end. It’s time and it’s for the best.

    Cast members are hinting that “Teen Mom” is cancelled. There has been no official statement on the reality franchise coming to an end but it hasn’t been picked up for another season. Ratings haven’t been very good for the show the last few seasons. The show hasn’t been that interesting because the teen parents are in their mid thirties and the babies are teenagers.

    There really isn’t anything new with the cast members. The cast members are who they are and we know them well by now. The drama is cyclical and repetitive and it’s not really drama by now. The show participants have simply learned to live with abusive relationships, family turmoil, drug and legal problems.

    The babies from the first season of “Teen Mom” are old enough to drive. I’ve been concerned for a while that the babies from “Teen Mom” would morph into a new generation of the same show. The idea of that is kind of sad so I’m glad that won’t become a reality. There is one youngster on the show that’s already having personal problems. Keep Jace lifted up in prayer.

    The most intriguing, genuine and heart felt part of the series has been watching Justin and Leah raise their fraternal twin daughters Aliannah and Aleeah. Aleeah has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheel chair. It’s been very interesting to watch that family unit grow, change and work through the challenges of raising a daughter with a disability.

    It’s been fun to watch the participants of the vast “Teen Mom” universe. I’ve also enjoyed the “Teen Mom” fandom on social media. They’re some real characters too. Farewell and best wishes in the future.

  • Question of the Day 7.16.25 🤳🏿

    Daily writing prompt
    Which activities make you lose track of time?
  • Morning Prayer ✝️☀️🙏🏿7.15.25

    https://youtube.com/shorts/GIs_sXuWI18?si=Uczo0eWzy1zBvqXf

  • JD Vance is an Unamerican Flunky

  • Question of the Day 7.10.2025 💡💭📖🙏🏿👀

    Daily writing prompt
    What do you think gets better with age?

    Discernment gets better with age. It requires the ability to be honest with yourself, reflect and evaluate. You need a good spiritual foundation which means studying the Bible, being obedient and having a prayer life. Without growth and discernment people practice the same mistakes and get meaner, dumber, lazier and become bitter. That coincides with the challenges that come along with aging. What is left is often unpleasant and unfortunate.

    “Wisdom belongs to the aged, and understanding to the old” (Job 12:12 NLT)

    “He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age” (Ruth 4:15 NIV)

    “Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you” (Isaiah 46:4 NIV)

  • I Couldn’t Have Said it Better Myself ❤️

    I ran across a list on my Microsoft homepage. The list rank college towns with religious influences. I went to Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan. I have passed the building in this photo many times but long ago. I love the description of Ypsilanti and I think the words describe me as well. I’m unsure if the town where I spent my young adult life influenced me or if it was just a good fit for me. It’s hard to tell those things. Nonetheless, I’m glad I ran across this piece. I love it.

    I was take to church as a child. I’m grateful for that foundation and those experiences butI still questioned the Bible and God. When I was a student at Eastern Michigan University there was a group of old men that passed out small copies of the New Testament. I took one and read it from start to finish. After reading the New Testament from beginning to end I was convinced the Bible was true and God was real.

    I attended a church in Ypsilanti and I remember the pastor saying to ask God for faith if you have doubts but you want to believe. I did just that. That Sunday was nearly thirty years ago and I remember it well. I’m glad I took that silent, still leap of faith.

  • Question of the Day 7.9.25 💲🤑💵

    Daily writing prompt
    What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?

    I try to make as much money as possible. I try to manage the money I have as best I can. Money buys comfort. That’s all it’s good for.

  • Barack Obama Calls Out Trump’s Nonsense

    I’m so glad he said this.

  • Al Gore Calls out Trump’s Nonsense

    Unfortunately I can’t find a video of the entire speech.