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“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 COURAGE IS CONTAGIOUS!!

If they’re not slaughtering birds and bats with windmills, they’re ripping off our precious topsoil with solar panels.

@OneWheelForward I have been pondering a few brilliant ideas (or hare-brained schemes) myself. Hopefully can share with you and Mrs. OWF tomorrow.

I was sitting by the pool today, marinating in some much-needed Vitamin D, staring into the distance with that look that usually worries my family. Then it hit me. I turned to my wife and asked, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?" She didn't even blink. She just sighed... the kind of sigh that says, "I've left this man unsupervised for far too long." See, when I'm left alone with my thoughts, one of two things happens: 1️⃣I come up with a brilliant idea. 2️⃣I convince myself it's brilliant. Statistically... it's usually Option 2. My wife immediately asks, "What are you up to now?" Before I can answer, my daughter chimes in from across the pool: "PAAAAA... WHAT NOW?!" Me: "The same thing I do every night..." dramatic pause... "...Try to take over X!" "But tonight... I actually have a plan" Wife: "Let's hear it..." Expecting a detailed explanation and some highly controversial thought out strategy.. Me: "Still working on it.." Needless to say, I figured a tactical retreat was my best survival strategy before I got baptized by an airborne pool noodle... or worse, my wife's sense of justice. Unfortunately, the temporary fix on my flat tire apparently joined Team Wife and promptly resigned from duty. My wheel went flatter than my chances of winning that argument, leaving me sitting there like a stranded shopping trolley while the laughter got closer. Turns out, when you're a quadriplegic with a flat tire, "making a quick getaway" is less of a plan and more of an inspirational fantasy. Luckily my solid tires should arrive tomorrow, 🤔 Might try a different approach once they fitted. 🤫

@PieterMarx1982 @BlkRobedRegmnt1 @viking_boer Ask God to place you where He wants you - it will be the right place!

@BlkRobedRegmnt1 @viking_boer I heard I must settle in a Red state Which is most christian state

If y'all want to assist more refugees who came over but dont have X/Twitter I can post there wishlist here and if any of you would like to know which area they are in or would love to connect we can arrange that as well. They need more American people in their lives. Its an amazing experience. God bless you all and hope you have an excellent week.

@hashwagg It’s actually the name of a song I like. My own English teacher would have smacked me with a ruler for the spelling, however!

@virami your screen name made me dig back into those dark recesses of my noggin and remember my former HS English teacher making us actually work for a passing grade... ahhh, the good ole days.

@WovenDimensions Oh my, they are perfect!

Guinea Pig Ornaments!!

"A guy looked at my airplane the other day and said I wonder how many people I could have fed for the price of that airplane... I replied I am not sure, it fed a lot of families at the Dassault factory where it was built. I’m sure it fed a bunch of families that rolled the aluminum at the Alcoa factory. It surely fed a lot of people at the Honeywell factory where the experts built the turbines. It fed a whole company for a few weeks when I had them build me a new interior. It feeds the families of the linemen that fuel it. That’s the difference between capitalism and a welfare mentality. When you buy something, you put money in people's pockets, and give them dignity for their skills. When you give someone something for nothing, you rob them of their dignity and self worth. Capitalism is freely giving your money in exchange for something of value. Socialism is taking your money against your will and shoving something down your throat that you never asked for."

My aunt is Patti LaBelle. She's not a great singer because she's black. She's a great singer because she's Patti LaBelle. Same way Dolly Parton isn't a great singer because she's white. She's a great singer because she's Dolly Parton. Greatness isn't determined by skin color. It's determined by talent, discipline, and what a person can actually do. Reducing someone's achievements to their race doesn't honor them. It diminishes them. And that's EXACTLY what happens when you reduce iconic characters to the color of their skin - instead of who they were created to be. That's the problem with race-swapping, and why I'll NEVER stop condemning it.

@wings_pirate Happy anniversary and welcome home! I love the videos - so obvious how much you love each other! <3

Good Sunday Morning! I made it home last night, after 4 flight schedules, 2 cancelled, one was not going to get me home until tonight (Sunday), and the last one had me doing 23 hours of travel, 3 countries, but I am home! Pups were thrilled when they realized it was me. Sparky, Bowzer and Wings followed me all night. Even this morning they were excited. Today, is our 46th anniversary, so I wanted to be home.😘🎊 It will be a day of watching golf and laundry. Have a blessed day.🙏❤️🇺🇸⛳️

@OneWheelForward @WallStreetMav The Cleveland Air Show is held every year in Labor Day weekend (in September). They come here every other year, alternating with the Thunderbirds. You’ll get your chance!

@WallStreetMav Would love to go see them one day. F18 one of my favorite aircrafts

The Blue Angels are the most highly trained pilots in the world. They are above top 1% to get that position. Nobody was in danger.

@Donnahpiranha @data_republican It really feels like you should, doesn’t it? But each interaction with AI consumes energy, so I limit mine to just getting the info I need. I don’t want more data centers gobbling up our resources.

@data_republican Does anyone else kinda feel like you're supposed to thank Grok when it answers a question?

Grok always wants me to let "it" know how it went when it gives me a recipe or "how-to" on something. Today I'm re-investigating my teeth whitening routine, and it wants me to report back. I hate to cut if off, but I won't be reporting back.

@OneWheelForward Hello fellow Clevelander - I snapped this from my kitchen window in Mayfield Heights this morning.

Good morning, you beautiful friends! ☀️ I was in full “genius at work” mode, pilot headphones clamped on, laser-focused on my music like a fighter pilot trying to land on a potato. Wife and kiddo are chilling on the balcony, soaking up the blue skies, zero Canadian smoke for once. Pure peace. Then… the music cuts out. Dead silence. And right on cue, my daughter unleashes a blood-curdling scream that could wake the dead: “WTF!!!” My soul left my body. I went from relaxed dad to full panic in 0.2 seconds. Heart? Skipped two beats and filed a complaint. Stomach? Tightened like it was doing CrossFit. My poor asshole? Started power-vacuuming the cushion so hard I thought I was gonna need a search party for it. I’m mid-heart-attack when I hear the follow-up: “BAMBI! BAMBI! BAMBI!!!” Y’all… a mama deer and her baby were just casually strolling through the parking lot like they were window-shopping for a used Honda on a Saturday. Bambi looked like she was judging the trim levels. In South Africa that deer would’ve been lunch before it finished its first “moo.” Here? They just vibing, living their best life, unbothered. 10/10 start to the day. My butthole is still recovering, but my heart is full. God bless America and her fearless parking-lot deer. 🦌😂

@WovenDimensions If you do 3-4 syllables then Amelia should make the cut!

@virami I have my Grandmothers nickname on the list...Burnie, short for Bernadette...trying to keep them to 3 syllables or less, but a couple 4s may be included...lol

Decided to add names to my fabulous gals...currently compiling a list of Fabulous names. So far I have Gert, Fiona, Heddy, Poppy, Pippa, Siobhan, Marigold, Zinnia and Birdy! Feel free to add suggestions in the comments!

@C130GuyBNA @oliverhenry Great advice, I hope he takes it!

For the other locations I don’t know if you’re calling or using the web but a lot of times the actual inventory is different from what they have updated in the system. You might want to call the actual stores. Particularly with nice vehicles, there’s a lot of detailing that happens after someone turns it in so they may have the car you’re looking for on property but it has not been properly polished to have it back up and running. It’s possible that they have something like a cyber truck and if you tell them you’re fine taking it as is, maybe they make it available to you. So basically if you’re checking only by the Internet, you are limiting your choices call the actual human. If they don’t have any inventory – ask them for their suggestion because as rental people they may be willing to send you to their competition since they’re not losing money.

Where can I rent a cybertruck in Atlanta? Every car rental place has no American cars, I wanted a mustang but none seem to be available in Atlanta. The trouble is I wanted to drive it out of Atlanta and it won’t be coming back, it’s a one way trip and i haven’t decided where to. Just going to hit the road. @elonmusk pls

@Donnahpiranha @MikeBales You’d think it would have pudding stains on it by now 🤣

@MikeBales It's the same shirt? 🤨- starched and ready to get back to work. Why would someone looking that healthy still be in a hospital room?

Another sketchy ‘proof of life’ pic from Mitch. Hey doctors and nurses — what’s wrong with this photo? When did they start posting room numbers on the inside and hang charts on the side of the bed?

I guarantee that Mitch McConnell is NOT in a dumpy hospital room that looks like it’s in a 25-bed rural facility. All the biggest and most prominent hospitals have luxurious VIP units that are more like hotel rooms than hospitals. You think the swamp hasn’t made sure the local DC facilities can care for them in the manner to which they are accustomed?

I was “black” when I read The Odyssey in high school... ...but somehow I never imagined the characters as looking like me. Why? Because they were GREEK characters. I didn’t need Odysseus to look like me to appreciate his story. I didn’t need Helen of Troy to look like me to understand her importance. They were Greek characters from a specific culture, with a specific history. And this is what Hollywood keeps getting wrong. We don’t identify with characters because they look like us. We connect with them because we recognize something human in them - their struggles, their courage, their flaws, their values. Odysseus is a GREEK hero. Helen of Troy is a GREEK woman. Their identities are part of what makes their stories meaningful. Casting Colombians and Africans and Indians as Greek ISN'T "representation." It’s just insulting. Stop it.

@Beardvet @PiperNadorff The calliope crashed to the ground

More Bridges picked off in Iran overnight, but I think there’s more Curly-Wurly’s Coming Unpleasin', Sneezin' and Wheezin'

@MickeyDangerez Those cute little "wheee's" 🥰

Absolutely love how clean and well taken care of parks and amenities in America are. Just listen to how much Nova enjoys a working swing in a safe and clean playground. Appreciate what you got people. This is more than a good life. 🙏🇺🇸

A 92-year-old North Carolina man got so bored 2 months into retirement that he applied to work at Chick-fil-A... ...his smile, kindness, and passion for Jesus became so contagious that when he got sick and missed 3 days of work, an ENTIRE TOWN began asking where he was. His name is Gilbert Martin. Everybody calls him "Mr. Gil." Mr. Gil is 92 years old, and works at the Chick-fil-A on Oleander Drive in Wilmington, NC. He spent decades working in the natural gas industry and when he retired, he greeted people at Sam's Club for 12 MORE years, until they eliminated his position. Most people would call that a sign to finally rest, but not Mr. Gil! Two months into retirement, he got bored... so he walked into Chick-fil-A and put in an application. He was 86 years old at the time. He's been there ever since. Not one or two shifts a week either. Monday through Friday. He says the full schedule gives him more chances to be there for people who need him. His official job is dining host. Clean tables. Clean floors. But Mr Gil doesn't see it that way... as he describes it, his real job is: "I get a lot of people that are coming in, just been to the doctor, and got bad news... I'm able to be an encourager; the Lord gave me that." A 92-year-old man who could be resting at home... chooses to stand in a dining room five days a week... so strangers on the worst day of their lives don't have to be alone. And Wilmington noticed. When Mr. Gil caught a cold and missed a couple of days, the owner said he was FLOODED with HUNDREDS of customers who were panicked about him. Mr. Gil has zero plans to retire. He says if you ever see him working, come say hi. "I don't know what 92 is supposed to feel like, but I feel great. Serving others has always brought me joy because I believe that a smile and a kind word can make someone's day a little brighter.” We need more of this in the world!!!!