TOM'S JOURNAL.---"The Man in the Door“.: Put Down your Cell Phone.

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Put Down your Cell Phone.

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Dear Readers and Friends,
I have a bad habit of getting up too early in the morning but I feel that I have slept enough after 8 or more hours and just don't believe in wasting a good day if I am able and healthy. My dear wife needs more time to rest with her bad, aching back and so we seem to get along fine. I remember asking her about her line of employment when I first met her on-line, and she was in the health/ care industry, taking care of the infirm, elderly folks. So I told her that it would please me so much if I could be her only client and I would also "retire" her, for with and pay her well, a lot more than she earned before she met me. She does all the things now that she used to do in her own old home many miles away and so it's not too much of a change for her, but I worry about her hurtful, aching back... but there is not much we can do for her except bring her to her fav. doctor for spinal injection treatments, etc. Many people have said that I have "magic fingers" and have also studied the art of massage therapy and a little chiropractic after reading books and talking to health care professionals. After all, the definition of an expert is: 'Someone who knows everything there IS to know about ONE, SET, SUBJECT.' And so we, so-called common people can get to be experts in several areas with multiple skill sets. Many years ago I wanted to be a "Master of one Trade, or expertise." But now days survivalists claim that we need a bunch of skills to survive in any modern day crisis, and so that is where I see myself now. Why limit ourselves to just one or two favorite skills, or even professions?
And I remember one favorite English teacher in high school, Mr. Joe Kaster, who said that, 'a person can never really be said to be thoroughly educated without a basic knowledge of the Bible.' And I wonder how can most people be so LAZY so as to never even pick up that BOOK to read a few of the 66 books that make it so complete, wonderful and life/ soul saving. Ha! I gave up on 'saving the world.' Now days, my energy level just allows me to encourage as many human beings as I can via my modest, so humble blog, but also word of mouth thru every day mixing with the public and VA hospital visits, etc. And just what the heck is a blog ?? Go check it out:

Blog - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts). Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page. Until 2009, blogs were usually the work of a single individual, [citation needed ...
Learning the Basics: What is a Blog and How Does it Work?

penlighten.com/what-is-blog-how-does-it-work

One hears the term 'blog' on television, during meetings, seminars, social gatherings, etc. and even land up on blogs while surfing the internet. However, what is a blog and how does it work? Blogs are types of websites with writings published in the form of posts by one author. They appear in chronological order and are extremely easy to create and operate.

I know that some folks turn up their noses and view all blogs with negativity and scorn... with many of them never having even read one! Shame on the ignorant people of the world and even in my rural, far Northern Woodsy area... Shame. And on this timely subject, did you see or hear what that goofy liberal witch, crazy Nancy Pelosi, did at the State of the Union address??? She acted like a little, spoiled, child who sorely needed a good trip to the wood shed... for a whipping or two!! Wow! She should be censured for sure. Sorry that I almost loathe such negativity and myopic views, although we are ALL ignorant to some degree, in the strictest sense of the word. Sorry to say that I am personally ignorant of the Hebrew and Greek languages but only because I never had the chance to learn them. If heaven will be the greatest 'educational center' ever, we shall continue to learn so much about the universe and all the languages, ever! I suppose that I have burned out some readers' eyes and ears when I say that, "Heaven is my home," and I am so ready for the RAPTURE ! However, I am sure by tons and decades of intense bible study that the Lord wants us to keep busy while we still live on planet Earth. He will most likely ask us why we didn't do more to further His Kingdom instead of playing with our 'smart cell phones' and watching TV! I know that my wife is addicted to playing with her smart phone so that she has lost much of the art of simple conversation... sorry to say. but she claims that she is "reading." My only kick is when that so-called, "Pass time" eats up at least 80% of all our waking moments/ time... sorry if I am too excited about this subject. But she is not the only one, and most Millennials/ younger people cannot carry on an intelligent conversation these days for the same reason--- that they spend most of their waking hours on their "Smart Phone!" Come on, there is a time and place for everything.... and cell phones impair auto drivers just as bad as being drunk... DUI~! What a supreme pity and shame! I know of many people who just CANNOT and will not put down their stinking cell phone down for more than 2 whole minutes! And so they have and cause many traffic accidents, burn down their houses and walk into other people, traffic and trees... duh. I have many faults, sins, mess ups, bad habits, sinner man that I am, but cell phone addiction is not one of them, thank God. But let me say that one beautiful function of the smart phone is that it's a dictionary, weather report, and Google entity, as my good wife demonstrated to me and showed me how to use... thank you very much, dear heart. Ich Liebe Dich! [German, for: 'I love you.']. Smile.

And on the topic of haircuts and grooming, I swear that I will never go to the barber in Iron Mountain, MI., who last butchered my hair and beard-- 2 days ago and charged me $20! He must have been a sheep shearer in his last life... duh. My hair and beard will surely grow back, but I have to suffer the indignity of walking around half 'naked' now for a few weeks or what ever. If I had that 'barber's name' I would publish it now, but I know that he will never see me nor my money again. Ha! When I asked him for a "trim" I don't know what he was thinking of but he really messed me up! But my wife says that she likes it this way... so maybe I look like a lost puppy dog... but probably a lost OLD dog who got caught in a buzz saw, at best... ha! All I know is that I am wearing a cap most of the time.

The weather where we live in the frozen North is so cold today, [and down of zero degrees, yesterday, but Feb. is our coldest month albeit the shortest month and Spring is just a few months away with all of it's beautiful splendor.
Pray that our good President can protect the USA from the evils of that Coronavirus that is ravaging China and other places. And it could also mess up our economy and that of the whole world, IMHO. Because the whole world is tied together economically, with trade and business. Pray that we can somehow contain that disease. But you see, dear friends and readers... what IF million catch that virus and die... without knowing our Savior Jesus Christ? That would be a supreme, sad, shame! And if we insisted on remaining super, woefully IGNORANT of human CONVERSATION, and also emailing, writing, how else could we share the Gospel of Jesus Christ and salvation thru only the merits of His ransom blood sacrifice on the cross? All I can say today is: Be not afraid to speak, talk, share, help others by encouraging them to read and study the books of the Gospel and Romans, etc. in the Bible, now! I promise that it will never hurt you. But let it open your eyes. Pray before and after you read those special books of the Bible and allow the Holy Spirit to give you insight and to open your heart.

Warm Regard,
Tom Schuckman
Email: tschuckman@aol.com