Which Reminds Me

Yes, we were talking about the Psalms and the way that the Psalmist always expressed his paranoia, always asking God to give him victory over his enemies. So if God is going to bless me that means that you are just going to have to be satisfied with being my enemy and just get used to being second-class because that is all you are going to get from that.

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Yes, it does seem odd, all this yapping about some flaky New Age witch. They couldn't possibly be talking about me. In fact, I can't even imagine who that would be. I would only be guessing if it happens that I find myself imagining that you are angling for a comment on that very P.C. Dr. Heidi Baker, a person who was there in my college but of whom I remember almost nothing, just that maybe she was in the Street Theatre Drama Club along with Eric Moline?, a very annoying person who might have been interested in me except that I brushed him off because I really wasn't interested. There was no reason for me to continue leading on such a non-compatible person as Eric. I just want him to go away and leave me alone. Didn't he die quite a few years ago, which is sad to have died so young, but why is he still hanging around expecting something from me? There is really nothing else to say about that.

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Yes, I do think that our nation, the United States, does an excellent job of honoring our military veterans for their years of service to our nation. Their heroic deeds are honored with the purple cross and other medal honors. An entire branch of the government is devoted to building hospitals and clinics that provide excellent priority medical care to our veterans who have risked life and limb in obedience of their military orders of whatever nature for whatever purpose. "Our is not to question why, ours is but to do or die," as the poet says. When veterans die there are cemeteries designated for their burial with military honors. Two national holidays are set aside — Memorial Day and Veterans Day — for which to bring to remembrance the heroic deeds of past heroic deeds of the military branches — Army, Navy, Marine and Air Force. We have conceded that war is at times a necessary evil and that for military people to do their duty is a commendable and honorable thing even though military service is not mandatory in the U.S. I do not recall myself asking for or stating any need for further discussion of this point. I do not wish to be drawn into an argument on this particular subject. Research shows that Grandpa Calkins might have had some distant relatives who were of the pacifist persuasion but I wouldn't know anything about that. You would have to ask them because I don't really know what they think they are talking about.

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Yes, how well I remember the obscenities and vulgar abuse dished out by Thomas on a continual basis during high school, never mind that I never said a word to him ever nor do I know a single thing about him other than he has three brothers of similar surname in the school. Thus it is puzzling that anyone should be expecting me to say something about him. I really have nothing to say about him. You would have to ask Raymond.

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Yes, it is true that I always was appalled by the vulgar obscenities spewing continually, and I do mean continually, a constant flow, from the mouths of Thomas and Raymond. Personally, I do not care to socialize such repulsively foul-mouthed persons as Thomas and Raymond, never mind about what high school you attended. I just don't understand why that would be an issue that would gain any sympathy. But of course persons who talk that way probably are not really Christians and thus would not have much consciousness of their own behavioral problems and do not seem to realize how that negatively affects their lives and how they are perceived by observers. But of course no one dares to reproach them or censor their idiotically meaningless verbiage, and yet they make themselves ridiculous. But we know better than that. Not that we never make mistakes, but we were trained at an early age about what not to say and the reasons why we don't say certain things. I remember saying something about this to someone but apparently I was not understood. Maybe my criticism was worded too strongly, and yet I still feel the same way about that even after recovering from the brainwashing that was attempted by Cori.

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Hey, didn't I hear that Timmy works for Microsoft in Seattle? And isn't that the company owned by Bill Gates? But it must be mere coincidence, all of this "gates" punning. It is not like those filthy rich people could be aware of my existence, much less do me any favors. All they do is take our money. Rich people are sort of like bloodsucking vampires, always charging for this and that, nickel and diming us whenever they can. I could say the same thing about some other people as well. But anyway I already own my copy of Microsoft Office, paid for it fair and square. There is nothing more that "Bill" could be charging me for at this time. I just cannot imagine why I should care about Stevie and Timmy's employment nightmares. I seriously doubt that their mental issues could be all my fault. They always were just too exaggerated. All that playing "pretend" can really play tricks with your mid.

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Yes, I think I did notice at one time the existence of a certain Stephen Barth, a Jewish rabbi living in the San Francisco area. How odd that he should have the same surname as my great-grandfather who was German but not Jewish that I ever heard of. Obviously we are not related to Stephen. I really don't need to explain this point. I cannot imagine why he thinks himself Jewish because we were not related to him that I ever heard of. Not to be mean or anything.