It’s sometimes easy to think we’re not making much of a difference. I struggle with this a lot. We wake up, get the family going, we go to work, maybe help a friend, just our normal routine. The truth is most of life is ordinary. We should never think though, our everyday actions don’t make a difference. Everything we do matters, not just the big things, but the small everyday acts we do. A smile, a kind word, a phone call to a friend that’s struggling, these are the things that have the greatest impact on others around us. Mathew 10:42 Jesus said “whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of my disciples, will be rewarded”. This meaning even a small act of kindness done will be noticed and rewarded.
When you go the extra mile at work even something that goes unnoticed, your hard work, faithfulness, dedication, and the sacrifice you make, is noticed by God. Nothing we do goes unnoticed by him. These moments may seem ordinary but these are the things that have the biggest impact on the people we touch.
When my mother passed away I didn’t miss the big things she did, it was all the small things. Every morning we would sit, have coffee and just talk. I missed that the most. I missed her encouraging words helping me to move forward, her positive message telling me I could succeed. I never realized that those small ordinary moments were the things that I would miss the most. We should always be aware that it’s these small things we do everyday that have the greatest impact.
We have many more ordinary days than miraculous ones, but the ordinary days do have a purpose, they create the space for God to work and make those miraculous days in our life and those around us.
In the not too distant past I would wake and think maybe today things will start to change. We’ve all been through so much over these past 5 years. One positive thing we can do for those that have helped us is let them know, acknowledge it, thank them. Drs. Malone you may never know the impact you have had by using the gifts that God has given you. I wanted to let you both know the positive impact you’ve had on me and I’m sure so many of us and say thank you! To this day you help keep all that happens in perspective. You may not realize by allowing us to share in your struggles and thoughts we never feel alone. To me this is a great thing one can do for another. It’s your hard work and dedication, your essays, your homestead posts, the Friday Funnies and this, The Sunday Strip. With all the negative things happening in the world I wanted to share how much you both are appreciated. You should be reminded of all the good you both do, your sacrifice, even with just the small things. Sometimes I think, being reminded can help sustain the good things you do for others. Happy Sunday!! J.Goodrich
Another Sunday morning made right. Thank you Father Goodrich. This day turns brighter with your words and the Sun has walked past the clouds above my deck.
I appreciate this reminder you have in your beautiful post, thank you James. Yes, I know the small things in life, for me, have turned into a large, wonderful appreciation of all I have in my life now. As well, the most loved, small things I experienced were cute & beautiful birthday cards from my Dad. After I moved to Colorado in my early twenties, he always sent me cute cards, the ones with the tiny chip that had a song for me. Along with the card, he always included a loving, hand written note to me. Each note brought me the most joy & love of my Dad, & I kept every card. He always gave his children love, wisdom, & taught us to be respectful of others.
I also enjoy everything the Malones do for so many people, & their hard work on their farm, & the wonderful gardening tips are everlasting for me. I enjoy the photos of their hard work in the garden, & so many beautiful photos of all the animals. The changes in our world today, each & every notification about the Covid scenario, the latest information about vaccines; about the new HHS- RFK, Jr., & how he is working hard to help make our children healthier. I agree, the Malones are helping people make wiser choices, in many areas of our lives! Thank you both, Doctors Malone!
Brutalist architecture is indeed brutal. I’ve witnessed it myself and it’s so depressing. The same buildings with no ornamental elements for blocks. Then the lack of life and smiles on the people who walk out of them is affirming of the effect of bland. Why try to improve yourself if everyone gets the same handouts and there’s no reason to work hard? The mediocrity machine works well for the residents in those ugly buildings. I thank God every day I was born in the USA! And I pray for those who endure those brutalist conditions. 🇺🇸
I like watching British detective shows set in small towns in places I’ve never heard of. Usually working class places. I often comment on how ugly and uniform the so called “councils” housing is. Single family attached, tiny unit. I think after reading this they fall into the brutalist category for small villages.
There are quite a lot of quaint little villages in Europe though. If you watch Memory seekers, they got a series on them. There are also people who film in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, France... and you won't see one brutal architectural piece in it. If you drive to any bigger American city though, there are plenty. I was abhorred when I drove OTR with my late husband, not only to see these ugly buildings, but at night, all their lights were on.
This architecture is in the US. I call them Shoeboxes. Even less expensive construction material. They have popped up all over the inner city of Denver and some creeping into suburbs. Doesn't surprise me as 15 minute city is on the agenda here. Just so depressing as many beautiful buildings have come down to make way for this abomination called "living".
The US has had its share of such architectural abortions. A poster child of this were the high rises of Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green area. This is only one of a great number of examples of urban planning. Granted, part of the problem in the given example is that the, ah, quality of the average inhabitant may have left something to be desired. But that doesn’t mean that living cheek by jowl in an enormous edifice is the optimal lifestyle for human beings. Yet it’s partly cultural; the Europeans to some extent and the Asians especially, seem to be better adapted to living in ultra-high-density. I'm not well-versed in Architecture, but Brutalism sounds like it was kind of a stripped-down version of Bauhaus, which at least had pretensions to being a style of art and, presumably, of taste.
Greetings ALL - It's not that I don't appreciate the "frog letter", however, there is another version. I am the proud owner of 25 forest acres, that enjoy a complete property CREEK
that "homes" Pacific Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. Hard to fathom, since I am at least 35 miles East of the Pacific Ocean, and sit at 525 feet. It is a monumentious trip to my CREEK.
And, here they either die because it's their home, or they head on back to the Ocean. And, yes my Wildlife Fisheries likes to check on my CREEK! I have absolutely NO PROBLEM
with that, and will do everything needed to make sure all is well.
Thanks for your perspective; it's good to know that some interaction with the feds is not burdensome, and in fact, welcome. Sounds like you have a great place. Bet you have a good wood stove. Are you off the grid?
One more observation. Sarcasm is a delicious dish best served with words. Oh how lovely was the reply of the American landowner to the WDFWR government agent who most likely missed the irony and is even now trying to figure out how to apply eminent domain. Sigh!
I sure hope that was a true story! I also pray that someone doesn’t get a burr under their saddle and “make an example” out them for such a response…anyone remember Clive Bundy?…though not EXACTLY the same…BUT similar. I would think that this administration would yank on the FWS chain so fast it would cause whiplash…I confess, it would be nice to see but nicer still, would be to hear that many of these agencies get dissolved or severely reigned in!
the thing is, when they measured the grounds next door, they did not even ask me to pass through my place. They trampled several plants and cut off branches before I saw them. They did not apologize. They just kept on doing their thing. I think these were land meters, not sure if these are govt or not.
When humans are forced to live in huge complexes, they do about as good as too many animals in a small space. We were designed to live with space and beauty around us. I cracked up at so many of these! Thanks to Jill for her contribution, I always feel her edginess and sensitivity as well as her wicked humor. (you too)
In my area all the trees are being cut down and houses built ten feet apart on postage stamp sized lots. The houses are more attractive than the brutalist style buildings, but it's hard for people to get along when they are jammed up together like that, jealously guarding every inch of their yards.
You remind me of my physiology prof. She used to join microbiol. grad students on the river bottom drinking their home made hooch and was alleged to have told told the raunchiest jokes. Her lectures were fun to hear.
When will the European people wake up. Brussels is flooding the continent with Muslims which is destabilizing the culture. Do you think this might be related to the interest in 10 minute cities? We are talking about the complete destruction of hundreds of years of culture. I wonder where the big shots in Brussels think their place will be when the dust settles and how they will maintain the power they so crave? What could possibly go wrong with this plan?
It is happening in the USA. The difference is Robert Malone, the Brownstone Institute, the Independent Medical Alliance and the fact that Trump won the popular vote. We have a chance. And…because we have a chance Europeans could also have a chance if they would grab for it.
glad I am not the only one for my 14 year old Toyota Scion. Yesterday I got a letter from a new insurance agent offering me a reduction of 694 $. I really should take him up on that LOL. That means he would pay me 200+ a year!
Chase Bank has done the exact same thing in Detroit. They were “investing” in the city giving loans to those who were bring the city back and determined where and how far grocery stores should be or restaurants. It was a story I think on 60 minutes. It was touted as obviously a good thing investing in a city that has been destroyed since the riots. If a business didn’t fit their plan it wouldn’t get funding from them. It was good in a way to try and bring back a once amazing American city but they are using a communist playbook.
Thanks for the Rose interview link, lots in it, great summary of what's happening. Just added LondonReal to my Rumble follows .
1:07 "If don't get a sharp shock to the system, the US is just going Hellbent (one word or two?) for leather right down Banana Republic Road."
Also, sir. Another silver lining! I was unable to grasp Monty Python's humor, until the Plandemic birthed me into my present life status as a conspiracist. I'm religious, so, Sunday night movie will be, the full film, Life of Brian. That clip is hysterical.
As a poodle owner I appreciated the border collie's sign. Poodles are smarter (maybe that's not saying much knowing how stupid sheep are)-on the level in some respects to the collie--and are a very, very old breed of retrievers. ( So old there is not 100% consensus as to their orgin, Germany? Russia? The French only shrunk them in the 60's or 70's) Some don't even have that tight curly hair- yes hair, not fur. Their coats grow and grow unlike the collie's that only grows so long before it stops. The funny hair cuts? What I have read is unbelievable.
the last few months I have been watching animal bloopers on the Tube. Poodles and beagles are the least blooping, so it seems. The most filmed seem to be pugs and labs. Probably because there are most of these. Surprisingly german shepherds and other larger dogs make a lot of bloopers as well. I think I have to see the first poodle. Seen 3 beagles so far, and 2 of them making fun of their ears blowing in the wind.
Rambler, that's absolutely right. I sometimes get to the point where I wonder whether we're on the "Right" side and maybe that their side is correct⁉️‼️⁉️
A Positive Sunday Note!
It’s sometimes easy to think we’re not making much of a difference. I struggle with this a lot. We wake up, get the family going, we go to work, maybe help a friend, just our normal routine. The truth is most of life is ordinary. We should never think though, our everyday actions don’t make a difference. Everything we do matters, not just the big things, but the small everyday acts we do. A smile, a kind word, a phone call to a friend that’s struggling, these are the things that have the greatest impact on others around us. Mathew 10:42 Jesus said “whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of my disciples, will be rewarded”. This meaning even a small act of kindness done will be noticed and rewarded.
When you go the extra mile at work even something that goes unnoticed, your hard work, faithfulness, dedication, and the sacrifice you make, is noticed by God. Nothing we do goes unnoticed by him. These moments may seem ordinary but these are the things that have the biggest impact on the people we touch.
When my mother passed away I didn’t miss the big things she did, it was all the small things. Every morning we would sit, have coffee and just talk. I missed that the most. I missed her encouraging words helping me to move forward, her positive message telling me I could succeed. I never realized that those small ordinary moments were the things that I would miss the most. We should always be aware that it’s these small things we do everyday that have the greatest impact.
We have many more ordinary days than miraculous ones, but the ordinary days do have a purpose, they create the space for God to work and make those miraculous days in our life and those around us.
In the not too distant past I would wake and think maybe today things will start to change. We’ve all been through so much over these past 5 years. One positive thing we can do for those that have helped us is let them know, acknowledge it, thank them. Drs. Malone you may never know the impact you have had by using the gifts that God has given you. I wanted to let you both know the positive impact you’ve had on me and I’m sure so many of us and say thank you! To this day you help keep all that happens in perspective. You may not realize by allowing us to share in your struggles and thoughts we never feel alone. To me this is a great thing one can do for another. It’s your hard work and dedication, your essays, your homestead posts, the Friday Funnies and this, The Sunday Strip. With all the negative things happening in the world I wanted to share how much you both are appreciated. You should be reminded of all the good you both do, your sacrifice, even with just the small things. Sometimes I think, being reminded can help sustain the good things you do for others. Happy Sunday!! J.Goodrich
Amen and triple that for the Malones!!
👍👍👍
Oh James, this brought tears to my eyes, honestly! Dannion always says' "If God couldn't come today and sent you, what difference did you make?"
Thank you DD. Sorry about any tears, I had some too.
Another Sunday morning made right. Thank you Father Goodrich. This day turns brighter with your words and the Sun has walked past the clouds above my deck.
Just, right NOW!
Thank You Red and I’m glad, hope you had a nice Sunday!
James, you did it again. Such words of wisdom.. thank you!
Thank You Barbara!!
Perfectly said James! So thrilled to be on TEAM MALONE! Their gifts are immeasurable! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Yes they are, we are blessed to all be here.
I appreciate this reminder you have in your beautiful post, thank you James. Yes, I know the small things in life, for me, have turned into a large, wonderful appreciation of all I have in my life now. As well, the most loved, small things I experienced were cute & beautiful birthday cards from my Dad. After I moved to Colorado in my early twenties, he always sent me cute cards, the ones with the tiny chip that had a song for me. Along with the card, he always included a loving, hand written note to me. Each note brought me the most joy & love of my Dad, & I kept every card. He always gave his children love, wisdom, & taught us to be respectful of others.
I also enjoy everything the Malones do for so many people, & their hard work on their farm, & the wonderful gardening tips are everlasting for me. I enjoy the photos of their hard work in the garden, & so many beautiful photos of all the animals. The changes in our world today, each & every notification about the Covid scenario, the latest information about vaccines; about the new HHS- RFK, Jr., & how he is working hard to help make our children healthier. I agree, the Malones are helping people make wiser choices, in many areas of our lives! Thank you both, Doctors Malone!
Thanks Patricia, it’s those small things we can do for others that mean the most. We should always stay conscious of that.
AMEN: Well said
Thank You Dd
Just make someone smile (including yourself) whenever you can!! That's the miracle at work!!
SMILE - people will wonder what you're up to!
So True WRE!!
Brutalist architecture is indeed brutal. I’ve witnessed it myself and it’s so depressing. The same buildings with no ornamental elements for blocks. Then the lack of life and smiles on the people who walk out of them is affirming of the effect of bland. Why try to improve yourself if everyone gets the same handouts and there’s no reason to work hard? The mediocrity machine works well for the residents in those ugly buildings. I thank God every day I was born in the USA! And I pray for those who endure those brutalist conditions. 🇺🇸
I like watching British detective shows set in small towns in places I’ve never heard of. Usually working class places. I often comment on how ugly and uniform the so called “councils” housing is. Single family attached, tiny unit. I think after reading this they fall into the brutalist category for small villages.
There are quite a lot of quaint little villages in Europe though. If you watch Memory seekers, they got a series on them. There are also people who film in Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, France... and you won't see one brutal architectural piece in it. If you drive to any bigger American city though, there are plenty. I was abhorred when I drove OTR with my late husband, not only to see these ugly buildings, but at night, all their lights were on.
This architecture is in the US. I call them Shoeboxes. Even less expensive construction material. They have popped up all over the inner city of Denver and some creeping into suburbs. Doesn't surprise me as 15 minute city is on the agenda here. Just so depressing as many beautiful buildings have come down to make way for this abomination called "living".
Here's examples:
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The US has had its share of such architectural abortions. A poster child of this were the high rises of Chicago’s infamous Cabrini-Green area. This is only one of a great number of examples of urban planning. Granted, part of the problem in the given example is that the, ah, quality of the average inhabitant may have left something to be desired. But that doesn’t mean that living cheek by jowl in an enormous edifice is the optimal lifestyle for human beings. Yet it’s partly cultural; the Europeans to some extent and the Asians especially, seem to be better adapted to living in ultra-high-density. I'm not well-versed in Architecture, but Brutalism sounds like it was kind of a stripped-down version of Bauhaus, which at least had pretensions to being a style of art and, presumably, of taste.
The sad thing is the WDFWR guy might check with his superior to start the process of getting the frog permits...
Greetings ALL - It's not that I don't appreciate the "frog letter", however, there is another version. I am the proud owner of 25 forest acres, that enjoy a complete property CREEK
that "homes" Pacific Salmon, Steelhead and Trout. Hard to fathom, since I am at least 35 miles East of the Pacific Ocean, and sit at 525 feet. It is a monumentious trip to my CREEK.
And, here they either die because it's their home, or they head on back to the Ocean. And, yes my Wildlife Fisheries likes to check on my CREEK! I have absolutely NO PROBLEM
with that, and will do everything needed to make sure all is well.
Sorry, just needed to provide another avenue.
Barbara
Thanks for your perspective; it's good to know that some interaction with the feds is not burdensome, and in fact, welcome. Sounds like you have a great place. Bet you have a good wood stove. Are you off the grid?
Yes! 🤗
One more observation. Sarcasm is a delicious dish best served with words. Oh how lovely was the reply of the American landowner to the WDFWR government agent who most likely missed the irony and is even now trying to figure out how to apply eminent domain. Sigh!
I sure hope that was a true story! I also pray that someone doesn’t get a burr under their saddle and “make an example” out them for such a response…anyone remember Clive Bundy?…though not EXACTLY the same…BUT similar. I would think that this administration would yank on the FWS chain so fast it would cause whiplash…I confess, it would be nice to see but nicer still, would be to hear that many of these agencies get dissolved or severely reigned in!
the thing is, when they measured the grounds next door, they did not even ask me to pass through my place. They trampled several plants and cut off branches before I saw them. They did not apologize. They just kept on doing their thing. I think these were land meters, not sure if these are govt or not.
Got to agree. It was SO perfect!!!😁
When humans are forced to live in huge complexes, they do about as good as too many animals in a small space. We were designed to live with space and beauty around us. I cracked up at so many of these! Thanks to Jill for her contribution, I always feel her edginess and sensitivity as well as her wicked humor. (you too)
The more compacted they are made the meaner they become just like a mob of grasshoppers morphing into a locust horde.
In my area all the trees are being cut down and houses built ten feet apart on postage stamp sized lots. The houses are more attractive than the brutalist style buildings, but it's hard for people to get along when they are jammed up together like that, jealously guarding every inch of their yards.
my dad used to call these tall buildings in town Pigeon houses. Like the medieval towers they built for their post doves.
Someone in the Malone homestead lives with (and loves) a hoard of rascal cats - very much like my own!
And as an aging school teacher prude, I confess i laughed myself sick over Biggus Dickus.
You remind me of my physiology prof. She used to join microbiol. grad students on the river bottom drinking their home made hooch and was alleged to have told told the raunchiest jokes. Her lectures were fun to hear.
. . . and the reprise! when BD's wife was ejaculated upon the scene.
re: Brutalist Architecture. Malone's forgot the picture of the Obama Presidential Library.
or is it Liebury?
Lol!…. A twofer…two for one!
When will the European people wake up. Brussels is flooding the continent with Muslims which is destabilizing the culture. Do you think this might be related to the interest in 10 minute cities? We are talking about the complete destruction of hundreds of years of culture. I wonder where the big shots in Brussels think their place will be when the dust settles and how they will maintain the power they so crave? What could possibly go wrong with this plan?
It just goes to show: If it can happen there, it can happen anywhere ⁉️‼️⁉️
🤷♀️🤷🤷🏻♂️
It is happening in the USA. The difference is Robert Malone, the Brownstone Institute, the Independent Medical Alliance and the fact that Trump won the popular vote. We have a chance. And…because we have a chance Europeans could also have a chance if they would grab for it.
Hmmm....while I align with some of their values, if I come into a few billion extra dollars, I think I'll start a Brimstone Institute...
The letter, priceless. Thank you Mr. Malone. I agree, he may start inquiring about those fees.....that's funny!
The extended car warranty...we get one of those regularly for our 20 yr toyota matrix. What a hoot
Ditto here. Car (25 yrs) and house (45 yrs and all appliances well out of warranty).
glad I am not the only one for my 14 year old Toyota Scion. Yesterday I got a letter from a new insurance agent offering me a reduction of 694 $. I really should take him up on that LOL. That means he would pay me 200+ a year!
Chase Bank has done the exact same thing in Detroit. They were “investing” in the city giving loans to those who were bring the city back and determined where and how far grocery stores should be or restaurants. It was a story I think on 60 minutes. It was touted as obviously a good thing investing in a city that has been destroyed since the riots. If a business didn’t fit their plan it wouldn’t get funding from them. It was good in a way to try and bring back a once amazing American city but they are using a communist playbook.
How sad. I suppose it was all planned …sigh
If you find the story they put a lot of money behind it.
996 Porche. Nice!
Thanks for the Rose interview link, lots in it, great summary of what's happening. Just added LondonReal to my Rumble follows .
1:07 "If don't get a sharp shock to the system, the US is just going Hellbent (one word or two?) for leather right down Banana Republic Road."
Also, sir. Another silver lining! I was unable to grasp Monty Python's humor, until the Plandemic birthed me into my present life status as a conspiracist. I'm religious, so, Sunday night movie will be, the full film, Life of Brian. That clip is hysterical.
The movie is hysterical - let us know how it stands the test of time.
Too bad we don't have anything like Python nowadays.
Real life has become Pythonesque enough for me.
Thanks for the chuckles Robert.
God bless you and your’s!
As a poodle owner I appreciated the border collie's sign. Poodles are smarter (maybe that's not saying much knowing how stupid sheep are)-on the level in some respects to the collie--and are a very, very old breed of retrievers. ( So old there is not 100% consensus as to their orgin, Germany? Russia? The French only shrunk them in the 60's or 70's) Some don't even have that tight curly hair- yes hair, not fur. Their coats grow and grow unlike the collie's that only grows so long before it stops. The funny hair cuts? What I have read is unbelievable.
the last few months I have been watching animal bloopers on the Tube. Poodles and beagles are the least blooping, so it seems. The most filmed seem to be pugs and labs. Probably because there are most of these. Surprisingly german shepherds and other larger dogs make a lot of bloopers as well. I think I have to see the first poodle. Seen 3 beagles so far, and 2 of them making fun of their ears blowing in the wind.
They keep saying that we're winning.
I find myself having to really pray that what I'm hearing 🙏 is so‼️⁉️‼️
Just have to hope "they" haven't changed the definition of winning
I’ve wondered about that lately!!
changed to barely surviving?
Rambler, that's absolutely right. I sometimes get to the point where I wonder whether we're on the "Right" side and maybe that their side is correct⁉️‼️⁉️
🤷🏻♂️🤷🤷♀️