Wednesday, June 1, 2011

The Bees are Dying.

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To separate the 'get rich quick schemes' from good old reliable common sense and even Bible Proverbs, means that we have to study somethings that may seem very dry and boring-- but are key for getting ahead, being prepared, being safe...  but God's Word trumps everything in the end/ final analysis.  

I had another horrible time at the Milwaukee VA again yesterday, mostly dealing with incompetent, myopic doctors and staff, but I am skilled and used to their mess ups, of forgetting or lying about my medications, and I am sure not the only Vet that has to deal with these people on a regular basis!  The bottom line:  Things are NOT getting better on obama's watch, for the disabled combat Veterans-- or anyone else, unless they are well connected with our Socialist Gov't.   I only got about half of what I wanted done yesterday, and will have to go back again to finish my work... changing my Will before the surgery, etc.  Like I always say:  'If you get 10 people to promise they will be there to help you at a certain time, maybe 2-3 will actually show up-- BECAUSE we don't have true commitments, honor, nor do we take responsibility for our actions now days.  That is especially true about "Believers!"  Sorry... folks.   Real serious corruption has infiltrated the 'Christian church' --  means that WE need to pay attention and compare what is being preached and taught in church-- compared to what the Bible actually says.    The deeper we get into the 'Last Days' of Satan's system of things, the worse things will get.  "The love of the greater number will wax [grow] cold."

I am sharing some good ideas, facts, and remedies that come my way, all the time.  And I just love watching my veggie garden grow and produce for me every year, but with knee surgery in 2 weeks, I doubt if I could take care of and water any garden this year, even though my nephew tilled my garden earlier.  I just want to say that MANY people, especially close relatives and pastors made fun of me for storing a few sacks of rice and beans in my house, and a few canned goods, but now from reading the article below-- maybe it wasn't such a dumb idea !  Ha!  I 

I read and do a lot of research before I make a move, buy, sell or do something... and usually I come out pretty good.  PTL-- Praise the Lord.  But please understand that my relationship with Jesus is the only redeeming factor in my life, and Salvation from Jesus' blood sacrifice.   Still, the Bible says we much work-- if we are to eat!  My Fast is going pretty good and I don't feel much discomfort-- but actually feel good!  I feel my stomach shrinking already!  PTL. 

Dear Tom,
If you've been to the grocery store lately, then you know just how much food prices are skyrocketing. In fact, the money that got you four bags of groceries last year will get you only three bags this year. And now that gas prices are going up almost daily, food prices will shoot up even more.
But now there's another, far more ominous reason to home garden. There's a threat emerging that is so potentially catastrophic, it could literally mean the collapse of commercial agriculture.
The honeybees are disappearing. In the past few years, we've been hearing more and more about something called Colony Collapse Disorder - it's a fancy way of saying that the honeybees are dying, and we don't know why. But if the decline isn't reversed, the honeybee could well go the way of the dinosaur.
Some commercial beekeepers are losing as much as 90% of their bee population each season. Bees are essential to the pollination of over 90 different commercial crops.
If that happens, our industrial farming system will completely collapse.
Commercial farming depends on healthy honeybees. Bees pollinate over 90 different commercial crops. Without bees, we would not be able to enjoy things like grilled summer squash, crisp cold cucumbers, or sweet, delicious melon. Many people take good food like this for granted ... and now those foods are at grave risk.
Giant farm conglomerates rent bees from commercial beekeepers to pollinate their hives. The hives are trucked to one region, released from the hive to pollinate the crops, and are packed up again and taken to the next region. But since 2003, more and more often, farmers have been opening up their hives to find dead bees or, more often, bees that just don't return to the hive. That means there are fewer bees to do more work ... which stresses the bee population even more.
For a long time, despite numerous theories, nobody knew what the real cause was.
But now we know.
"Highly toxic" pesticide causing mass extermination of honeybees
Late last year, a brave whistleblower leaked a memo from secret files at the Environmental Protection Agency. That memo was a smoking gun. For years, the EPA has known the true cause of the honeybee extinctions. The culprit is a chemical pesticide, clothianidin. Here's what the EPA's own internal memo said:
"Clothianidin's major risk concern is to non-target insects (that is, honey bees). Clothianidin is a neonicotinoid insecticide that is both persistent and systemic. Acute toxicity studies to honey bees show that clothianidin is highly toxic on both a contact and an oral basis. ... Information from standard tests and field studies ... suggest the potential for and other beneficial insects."
This pesticide was approved by the EPA, despite warnings from some of its own best and brightest scientists. And today, it's used just as much as ever.
If clothianidin were outlawed tomorrow, could the damage be reversed? We don't know. But we do know this: if the honeybee population isn't restored to healthy levels - and quickly - our nation, not to mention the world, could lose over 90 different crop varieties, because they could no longer be pollinated on a large scale.
Look, you already know all the great reasons to grow your own food:
  • You save hundreds of dollars a year on groceries
  • The food you grow yourself with heirloom seeds is more nutrient dense than anything you can buy at the store
  • Home-grown food is free of all the toxic pesticides and insecticides found on grocery store produce
  • You can freeze, can, or dehydrate your surplus to provide a year-round supply of food for your family.
But of all the reasons to plant a home garden, t
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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Celery keeps you Cool.

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I got the following info  below from a nice lady on an herbalist group on FB who did some homework for the rest of us, but especially for me, concerning celery-- and Blood Pressure.  Thank you!

I went to the Milwaukee VA Hosp. this morning asking for an slight increase in my blood pressure medicine because with all the pressure and stress these past 2 months I've been having head aches  [unusual for me] and some other scary issues-- and as it turned out, the RN taking my BP testing today claimed that it was "Normal" for me, about 137/ 73, so the "doctor" decided NOT to increase the med. based on that single BP test... lol, but I figured it would end that way, and even offered to bet $100, with the RN,  but no takers.  Ha!  I know how those docs and staff work so well that I can bet money and win!!  I really don't think they give a hoot about the patients at all... and so I will prob. be moving on after my surgery, if all goes well.  It's just that the VA is so predictable.  America!  This is just what you will get if 'obama-care' becomes a reality-- good old crappy Social Medicine, poor, rotten, rationed health care!  And croak the old folks by denying them descent health care, and rationing,  because they cost more to take care of in their old age-- even though THEY PAID INTO THE SYSTEM ALL THEIR LIVES WITH HARD WORK AND TAXES!!  Be warned.

The smart ones who read up on home cures, herbal remedies, moderate habits, and  nutrition will be the survivors, IMHO.   The people who have more knowledge, smarts, some resources like net working-- small groups  of like minded people will do better, I think.  I am not even going to use Proper names today-- because it isn't worth my time or energy-- I've got bigger fish to fry right now.  Let's just say that it was another major let down and waste of my gas traveling 35 miles to the Milwaukee VA to beg for some health care/ help.   I also began my Fast today.  Celery is GOOD for you!!

My dear old Mom and my 2 sisters came over to help and visit with me this afternoon.  They were so kind and gracious.  Sue came all the way from Tucson, AZ to visit the family up in the Great Northern Woods of Wisconsin.  So I got a few great hugs from some nice ladies today!  

I think that I am on target for getting most of my affairs in order-- preparing myself for the next big day in 2 weeks, and even though many of my friends tell me that I will be just fine, etc., I still get nervous. Ha- Ha!  I train my mind to accept the possible death or serious injury from surgery-- so if I live and survive, I consider it a big BONUS!  And as for help in and after Rehab, if a man makes 10 or more friends who say they will show up and help him-- reality is that maybe 2 or 3 will actually be there for him.   Ain't it the real Truth?  But why get bitter or depressed-- that's just the way the world is with Satan turning things upside down with his moral depravity, selfishness and greed, in these 'Last Days.'  Other people even in our small church group have major disease, cancer, injuries, sicknesses and accidents to deal with right now --as I bang on my key board... and I need to pray for them too.  

Got to change the locks on my doors tomorrow and take care of other business.  I also gave away a few Bible Tracts at the VA today.. and I get a thrill doing that fine work for the Lord.  
Well, anyway, I figured that if the VA 'doc' wouldn't help me-- I can always fall back on my collective herbal knowledge and that of my friends in that  FB group.  Thank you, friends.


Tom

consumption is due to more than one ingredient that most sufferers of high blood pressure are not aware of.

One such ingredient is called phthalide.

Phthalide (3-n-butylphtalide [3nb] ) is a compound which helps to give celery its unique aroma and taste.

It works by relaxing smooth muscles in the vessel walls causing them to dilate and allow blood to flow more easily.

It was discovered after Quang T. Le, a medical student and William J. Elliot a clinical pharmacologist at the University of Chicago did some research. Their action followed an incident where Quang`s father followed an old Chinese remedy noting the health benefit of celery in reducing high blood pressure.

After being diagnosed with the condition he ate a quarter pound of celery everyday and his blood pressure returned to normal, so being intrigued as to why it worked William and Quang investigated and found the responsible compound Phthalide which reduces the production of stress hormones called catecholamines.

Stress hormones are known to restrict blood vessels inhibiting blood flow. Phthalide blocks tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme action which is needed to produce stress hormones.

Monday, May 30, 2011

Memorial Day.

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I intend to enjoy my "Last Supper" with a younger couple from church, at noon today, before I attempt my 2 week fast before my upcoming knee surgery.... again.  I have my own way of preparing myself, physically, mentally and spiritually, but  it's always nice to have REAL friends who pray for me and email.  This last 6 months, starting with Dec. 6th [Right knee replacement], has been a rough year for me, and I could NOT have made it without the Holy Spirit and my profound faith in Christ.  I am just an average human being, an ordinary man-- with the heart of a champion-- a Soldier of Jesus Christ, His humble servant.  And even though every human may sin every day-- some more than others, WE have the divine promise that after being SAVED, those sins are forgiven through our Christ, Past, Present and Future, until we get to heaven--NOT BY OUR 'GOOD WORKS', kindness, donations or charities, but from the blood of Christ!!  So much to do before facing the knife and saw again.

Drive safe-- Be well.

Tom Schuckman, at CuChi, RVN, age 19, in early 1968.  "We were young-- we were soldiers."


Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
Hebrews 13:5-6  (New King James Version)















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We need to show more sympathy for these people.
* They travel miles in the heat.
* They risk their lives crossing a border.
* They don't get paid enough wages.
* They do jobs that others won't do or are afraid to do.
* They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
* They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day ~ every day...


I'm not talking about illegal Mexicans ~
I'm talking about our troops!

Doesn't it seem strange that so many are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegals, but don't support our troops?
Wouldn't it be great if we took the $360,000,000,000 (that's billion) we spend on illegals every year, and spend it on our troops?


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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Sharing what works-- for me.

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When I have 'too much on my plate,' and feel like the weight of the world is caving in on me, I employ some things I've learned to help me keep my sanity and plow ahead.  "There is wisdom in a multitude of counselors."  I consult with my inner circle of wise Christian brethren, and close, trusted, fellow Vietnam Veteran friends.  I  dive into the Bible and cherry pick special scriptures that deal with the problem I have-- but this is really my FIRST resort/ choice.  Friends, there is something called a 'Bible trained conscience,' which means that the sum total of our pure Bible knowledge from all the sermons, councils, meetings and intense Bible study, all form a net work in our minds and hearts as to WHAT WE SHOULD DO IN A EMERGENCY.  Remember, if you don't put the right godly facts into you head-- how can we draw them out-- just like a bank??  Unbelievers are working with an 'empty bank account'... sorry.  As we will see in the fine article below-- it's not about 'living a so-called 'GOOD' life,  and depending on our "good works" and donating to the poor or charities!'   Our best works and charities are but 'filthy rags' before the Lord IF we have not confessed Jesus as our PERSONAL Lord and Savior!!  Get it?

The Lord found me back in the Winter of '94-95 in Milwaukee when I was truly at the end of my rope in a sleazy upper apartment [one room above a cockroach infested bar on St.Paul], after I finally got down on my knees and begged Him to show me/ put me on the right path of TRUE religion/ Faith and follow Him.   Many things started changing after that.  I didn't all of a sudden become a Saint/ perfect man, but it was the beginning of a special enlightenment and true love of my Lord, Jesus Christ... and I am still working on it-- and God is still working on me.  I feel like my pride and accomplishments have been the major obstacles in my life, preventing me from progress in my journey of pure Christian living-- BUT, I am learning how to beat that 'work of the flesh' down, by begging God for humility and reading the Bible-- especially Psalms and Proverbs, etc.

What troubles me is that I see too many other people at churches who have been coming for many years, but still have trouble with basic bible retention and knowledge... because I love to talk to them and she notes, etc.  We all come to know the Lord and bible are different times in our lives, and Praise the Lord, that we did get Saved!!  But I guess that some of us just have a greater love for the Scriptures than others.  That's why I like FB [FaceBook] where I can find some great Bible scholars/ Believers who really delve into the deeper waters and challenge my mind!  My close friends are also a great source of encouragement to me when I am down and depressed with disasters and loss of loved ones, etc.

But we all have to start somewhere, just like little babies, crawl, walk and run.  My personal niche in life is handing out Bible Tracts, Inc., and I get the best from Mark Smith, of WVCY Christian radio, 107.7 FM, Milwaukee, or on the Net.  I also engage many strangers in bible discussions and then introduce the Bible, and often GIVE THEM AWAY!   It truly gives me a good feeling and I feel the Spirit helping me all the way--even while writing my blog too!

These days when I feel over-loaded with bone crushing weight-- I write lists of prioritized important things to do, and also write them on my calendar, so I don't forget.   I have a few wrist watches that tell the correct time, and have always been on time and met my appointments in a timely manner.  that's important to me, but my Dad [and the Army] also instilled many of these things in me.

It's a cool Saturday in Wisconsin, and I feel truly blessed to have a sturdy, old, house, compared to all the people where the tornadoes struck with a vengeance last week in MO, and blew away everything they had.  Pray.  Drive safe this week end. I hope you know that MANY people will drink- drive- and get killed in the next 3 days... but it doesn't have to be that way.  Here is an old pic of me while flying-- Door Gunner-- 240th AHC, BearCat, Vietnam.  Age 21. --1970.



Tom Schuckman   

Posted:
Q. Regarding the Strait Gate, does God allow a person to be deceived by Evil, or to deceive himself by the perversity of his own heart, and so, to miss the Strait Gate and go to Hell? Is it possible that the merciful and omnipotent God will allow a person to want to believe and [...]
Posted:
Q. I’ve heard the bible mentions that the world will one day accept a one-world government. Does that mean that the conspiracy theorists are right to say that the Bilderberg Group / Illuminati will be a global government, and thus the Illuminati was prophesied in Rev 13:3? A. The fact that there will be a [...]

Thursday, May 26, 2011

"Charities."

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I basically knew and understood about these "charities' more than 30 years ago while working on the Chrysler/ AMC assembly line in Kenosha, WI. The labor Union- Local 72 UAW, and the Company who wanted to look good on paper made fun and derision of me for refusing to donate to the "United Fund" where some of the money was allocated to Gay/ Homosexual Groups in the country [which violated my biblical Christian sensibilities at the time], so I gave a few dollars to the Union Steward, and told him to buy himself a few beers, just to prove that I wasn't a cheap skate!  At that time, in the 1970's the American Kidney Foundation's Prez got over $100,000 per year to 'run that org.'  I donated plenty to my own church and helped people out all the time when emergencies came up... and invited many poor families and friends to my house for dinners and cook outs!  It's was, and still is, the PRINCIPLE of being forced to do something against my will! All my friends and church know me as a very generous, kind man.  As a matter of fact, right now I am GIVING away many expensive things after my dear wife passed away!  But I won't give or sell things of value to greedy, godless jerks!


 Donations


 
 

 
 
 
Just passing it on, Check it out for your selves!


  
As you open your pockets for the next natural disaster , please keep these facts in mind:
The American Red Cross
President and CEO Marsha J. Evans salary for the year was $651,957 plus expenses
 
The United Way
President Brian Gallagher receives a 
$375, 0 0 0 base salary along with numerous expense benefits
UNICEF
CEO Caryl M. Stern receives 
$1,2 0 0 , 0 0 0 per year (1 0 0 k per month) plus all expenses including a ROLLS ROYCE 
Less than 5 cents of your donated dollar goes to the cause.
The Salvation Army's 
Commissioner Todd Bassett receives a salary of only $13,000 per year (plus housing) 
for managing this $2 billion dollar organization. 
96 percent of donated dollars go to the cause.

No further comment is necessary. Please share this with everyone you can.
 
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Knee Surgery Again.

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Hi Guys and Gals,
I know I keep dropping back to my 'good ole days' at age 19 in Vietnam, and we did have a lot of good times and made long lasting friends there.  The point I want to make is:  Every morning in my particular Flight Platoon [White Flight] with the 240th AHC [Assault Hel. Co.-- BearCat], 1969-70, the Sargent woke us up and we had to look at a big 'Missions board' to see where everyone was going that day-- what mission, where, working with what Infantry outfit, etc.  And every day was a new different day with it's own surprises, mess ups, trials, victories and mission.  I was just thinking about those times today, and comparing it with my life right now, here in S.E. Wisconsin, etc., May 14th, 2011. 

Well, I did see the top rated Orthopedic surgeon, Dr. James Shapiro, and his nice staff, and they already fixed the DATE OF MY SURGERY, after they x-rayed my Left knee!!  Totally different from how the VA does business!  Several of my trusted friends said that they liked and trust him, so... here we go again...LOL.  "Hang on Sloopy, Sloopy hang on!" ~Tommy James and the Shondells--early 1960's.  

I have much to do in the next 3 short weeks besides pray my head off for strength and courage.  Got to get a new 'next of kin' and Power of Attorney, as my wife was that trusted person before she passed, and that person also ought to be a Patient Advocate to look over me after the good doctors carve me up, and make me the 'Bionic Man.'  They also took pix of my lower back that hurts now more than the knees!  It was just amazing to me how the doctor could cut through red tape so fast-- instead of the long, drawn out 'protocol' of the VA... and what an old, messed up, slow system the VA has while hundreds of older combat Vets linger in great suffering-- poor gentlemen in their 70's, 80's, etc., who get jerked around, from WW-2, etc.  And their lame excuse is that they are only allocated so much money from the Fed. Gov't, so they have to 'make due' with what they have, and cut benefits from deserving, honorable Veterans! All the Gov't has to do is re-coup the $24 BILLION from tax cheats and over payments to the wrong, greedy people--and thank the current WH for all the goof ups of their 'bail outs' and other 'white elephants.'  It's a pack of lies and politics, really, with 5th generation welfare programs, and wild, rich D.C. parties, in my opinion... Chicago politics.  OK, enough ranting for a while... lol.

And June 14th is FLAG DAY!  Total Knee Replacement.

I guess it's time that we pray for all the Mid-West tornado victims who have survived and still looking for loved ones.  And to think that some of them just didn't have house insurance or car insurance and lost everything!  I predict that America will have a lot more tornadoes this season, and even into Fall!  I am still beating my drum about the Genesis 12.3 deal, between God and His children-- Israel.  MOST people just don't get it... and that is sorry, but also a fulfillment of Scripture.  I was reading 1st Cor. Chapters 1 and 2 in the doctors waiting room about the "natural man" and the "spiritual man" -- how one of them had biblical discernment and the other did not.
     I need to thank my cousin, Wanda Jane, from Hays, KS, who helped me correct my mind set-- to be more positive and loving toward certain members of my family.  She knows her bible well! 
Posted:
Q. I had always thought that if you accepted Jesus as your savior you were saved and went to Heaven to be with Him for Eternity, and if you rejected Him you would spend eternity In Hell ( Lake of Fire).   But a lot of preachers today say that if you are not saved [...]
Posted:
Q. I have often heard Christian teachers and preachers who seem to be very knowledgeable about scripture refer to the elect in various scripture passages as Christians and then sometimes as Jewish believers.  Since starting to study prophecy years ago, I have always believed that the elect referred to the Jewish believers such as in [...]


Warm Regards, from water logged, Wisconsin.
Tom Schuckman
tschuckman@aol.com
Jesus is my Lord and Savior.