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What summer shoes do you find the most comfortable?
I associate summer shoes with sandals. Everything else I would probably wear year-round.
I like leather flip flops with a leather strap. I don't like sandals that have fabric beneath where your foot would be. The problem with anything other than a hard surface is sandals get dirty and then stink. Hard surfaces - like leather or harder, can be cleaned. I like a rich reddish dark brown mahogany color die.
I also need almost all white leather exterior shoes (but not all white athletic shoes) to replace some favorite worn Skechers shoes. Shoes have changed dramatically in style in just 10 years. I think things have gone to one-piece mesh printed shoe parts, which I don't like in terms of style. I really liked mostly leather stitched casual shoes that are hard to find now.
Right now I need to replace most of my shoes. They're all worn. Hopefully I'll get around to that soon.
I like leather flip flops with a leather strap. I don't like sandals that have fabric beneath where your foot would be. The problem with anything other than a hard surface is sandals get dirty and then stink. Hard surfaces - like leather or harder, can be cleaned. I like a rich reddish dark brown mahogany color die.
I also need almost all white leather exterior shoes (but not all white athletic shoes) to replace some favorite worn Skechers shoes. Shoes have changed dramatically in style in just 10 years. I think things have gone to one-piece mesh printed shoe parts, which I don't like in terms of style. I really liked mostly leather stitched casual shoes that are hard to find now.
Right now I need to replace most of my shoes. They're all worn. Hopefully I'll get around to that soon.
What gift will you never forget?
The best gift I've ever received was when my father bought a 60" 25HP Dixie Chopper lawn mower for my use, I think in 1998 approximately. I had been using a 60" pull behind mower and an ATV to mow two neighbor's properties previously for around 2 years (large properties ~5 acres) in addition to my family's land - also large. The pull behind mower was severely underpowered with only 12HP. The ATV did fine pulling it, but wasn't particularly maneuverable. Mowing around obstacles required a great deal of backing up with a trailer and the complexity of that. It at least taught me advanced driving skills.
The Dixie Chopper was fundamental in allowing me to have my own business growing up. The only expense to me for the initial capital expense was I had to maintain my family's land with it for free. I also had to pay for a portion of maintenance, depending on why things broke. I would do a great deal of routine maintenance myself, including sharpening the 6 blades on at least a monthly basis with an angle grinder and oil changes. Occasionally I would have to do things like change a tire - more complex when you have to break the tires bead and reseat the bead on the new tire around the hub. I had to plug leaks from thorns frequently. I had to repair battle damage from occasionally hitting things like trees or large rocks. You would wonder why I would do that except that I was mowing lawns up to 11mph with my equipment - a very fast pace to dodge things. Occasionally I messed up or made a judgement error. Especially since deck hight could be changed on the fly. Sometimes if I needed to cut a lawn low, things that you previously had no trouble with became new, unexpected problems.
Having the equipment catapulted me into being a business owner from an early age. At one point I formed an LLC, hired 3 of my friends part time at a ridiculously high wage compared to what they would get elsewhere, and I maintained the majority of 2 developments' land. It was a crazy amount of work. I was grossing around $800 a week at my peak. I spent great effort advertising to get new customers.
My business also got me out of my house, which turned out to be a crucial factor in my mental health. My father had extremely high expectations for me. My time mowing was a time of prayer for peace and wisdom in helping me with my life at home. I learned to rely on God through what some days was more than an hour worth of prayer while mowing. I dealt with deep depression from my life at home. Having something healthy to do both saved my life physically and saved my life spiritually due to all my time in prayer and my learned reliance on God for sustainment.
I spent a great deal of money growing up on equipment and tools to expand my business, but I also saved more money than pretty much anyone my age.
I spent the last of my lawn company money in college in 2007, when I bought a used VW Jetta for around $10K. I still drive this car today in 2019.
The Dixie Chopper was fundamental in allowing me to have my own business growing up. The only expense to me for the initial capital expense was I had to maintain my family's land with it for free. I also had to pay for a portion of maintenance, depending on why things broke. I would do a great deal of routine maintenance myself, including sharpening the 6 blades on at least a monthly basis with an angle grinder and oil changes. Occasionally I would have to do things like change a tire - more complex when you have to break the tires bead and reseat the bead on the new tire around the hub. I had to plug leaks from thorns frequently. I had to repair battle damage from occasionally hitting things like trees or large rocks. You would wonder why I would do that except that I was mowing lawns up to 11mph with my equipment - a very fast pace to dodge things. Occasionally I messed up or made a judgement error. Especially since deck hight could be changed on the fly. Sometimes if I needed to cut a lawn low, things that you previously had no trouble with became new, unexpected problems.
Having the equipment catapulted me into being a business owner from an early age. At one point I formed an LLC, hired 3 of my friends part time at a ridiculously high wage compared to what they would get elsewhere, and I maintained the majority of 2 developments' land. It was a crazy amount of work. I was grossing around $800 a week at my peak. I spent great effort advertising to get new customers.
My business also got me out of my house, which turned out to be a crucial factor in my mental health. My father had extremely high expectations for me. My time mowing was a time of prayer for peace and wisdom in helping me with my life at home. I learned to rely on God through what some days was more than an hour worth of prayer while mowing. I dealt with deep depression from my life at home. Having something healthy to do both saved my life physically and saved my life spiritually due to all my time in prayer and my learned reliance on God for sustainment.
I spent a great deal of money growing up on equipment and tools to expand my business, but I also saved more money than pretty much anyone my age.
I spent the last of my lawn company money in college in 2007, when I bought a used VW Jetta for around $10K. I still drive this car today in 2019.
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What are your further expectations from life , would it be easy or hard ?
I think it will be hard. I am first of all a Christian, and the world is persecuting Christians more and more as it implodes in wickedness prior to the tribulation.
If I have a family and children, raising children that have a chance of not being absorbed by the wickedness of the world will be extremely challenging.
Whether I am a breadwinner for a family or not, there is a great deal of things to be accomplished. Lately my life has been wasted for the most part. I really don't like where I'm at. I tried to get out of where I am but I've been stopped by people - entirely beyond my control. Multiple people have defeated my work and life entirely at my expense, multiple times. What you see now is someone who is stuck. I don't think God is pleased at what happened to me. I've had failures that were my fault, but that is not why I'm at where I am right now.
If I have a family and children, raising children that have a chance of not being absorbed by the wickedness of the world will be extremely challenging.
Whether I am a breadwinner for a family or not, there is a great deal of things to be accomplished. Lately my life has been wasted for the most part. I really don't like where I'm at. I tried to get out of where I am but I've been stopped by people - entirely beyond my control. Multiple people have defeated my work and life entirely at my expense, multiple times. What you see now is someone who is stuck. I don't think God is pleased at what happened to me. I've had failures that were my fault, but that is not why I'm at where I am right now.
Need a hug?
Maybe.
what do you want to be ?
The people I respect in my view of society the most are professional ministers. I highly respect ministers who are a combination of good at what they do, influential and successful, and remain true to God's word in an approach that is filled with faith and relies on a plain sense interpretation of what is written. I don't think you need hermeneutics or a degree in theology to know what God is trying to convey in the Bible. God is the perfect communicator, He would write the Bible so that anyone could understand it. I think you need a good heart, faith, and a love and desire to read God's word and study the details. Some ministers with their hermeneutic approach should be given an honorary degree in imagination - but unfortunately, the majority of supposed Christian ministers interpret the Bible as they wish rather than what is said. This is especially true in academia - and therefore I question the value of theology degrees. Many theology degrees take away your faith and replace it with human ideas, separating you from being effective in God's kingdom.
I think there is great reward for doing ministry right, but not necessarily on this earth.
Matthew 19:29-30
"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first."
I respect parents who raise their children right. I think that is very hard in this generation that is filled with wickedness. I think children deserve a full time parent. If I am not the breadwinner in my family and I have children this is a major concern for me.
If I had to earn a decent wage, I like engineering and creating things, although I'd rather be making strategic decisions than being involved at the most basic level. I think highly of innovative leaders, but this would be eclipsed by the spiritual needs around me. I would enjoy creating things more than spiritual work if God's kingdom didn't matter, but it does.
As the late great American pastor Adrian Rogers puts it, "The world is growing gloriously dark." Even someone of previously average faith is a night in shining armor because of how corrupt and decrepit society is. We are well within the last generation before the Rapture and Tribulation occurs. There has been a great convergence of Biblical prophecy coming true. Pop culture gets supposed biblical signs entirely wrong - to the point of mocking truth. If you read and study the Bible (plus have faith in it), the signs are everywhere around us and unmistakable. I can't say within 10 or 20 years it will happen because only God knows the exact time, but I think the probability seeing everything around me fall into place and how it relates to signs we are instructed to look for that the events are highly probable. Jesus will come "like a thief in the night" to those not looking for Him.
I think there is great reward for doing ministry right, but not necessarily on this earth.
Matthew 19:29-30
"And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life. 30 But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be first."
I respect parents who raise their children right. I think that is very hard in this generation that is filled with wickedness. I think children deserve a full time parent. If I am not the breadwinner in my family and I have children this is a major concern for me.
If I had to earn a decent wage, I like engineering and creating things, although I'd rather be making strategic decisions than being involved at the most basic level. I think highly of innovative leaders, but this would be eclipsed by the spiritual needs around me. I would enjoy creating things more than spiritual work if God's kingdom didn't matter, but it does.
As the late great American pastor Adrian Rogers puts it, "The world is growing gloriously dark." Even someone of previously average faith is a night in shining armor because of how corrupt and decrepit society is. We are well within the last generation before the Rapture and Tribulation occurs. There has been a great convergence of Biblical prophecy coming true. Pop culture gets supposed biblical signs entirely wrong - to the point of mocking truth. If you read and study the Bible (plus have faith in it), the signs are everywhere around us and unmistakable. I can't say within 10 or 20 years it will happen because only God knows the exact time, but I think the probability seeing everything around me fall into place and how it relates to signs we are instructed to look for that the events are highly probable. Jesus will come "like a thief in the night" to those not looking for Him.
do u like camera in new iPhone X? is it worth that kind of money?
The IPhone Xs Max has dual 12MP main cameras, one with a wide angle F1.8 lens and one with a telephoto F2.4 lens. The sensors are back side illuminated CMOS chips of a 1/2.5" class, giving a pixel area of 1.4 µm.
The secondary camera has a 7MP back side illuminated chip with a fixed lens.
Both cameras cost Apple about $37.60 total in component costs.
The revolutionary development in Apples latest generation of phone is not the camera modules themselves but the addition of neural networks to the Image Signal Processor (ISP). The Neural Networks allow efficient automated interpretation of the image as well as artificial enhancements. The artificial enhancements I speak of are not user filters, but techniques to allow things like low light photography that has color in the image similar to as if the photograph was taken during the day.
In my opinion, I think Samsung has very high quality optics and processing in their flagship phones as well. Samsung uses a Sony IMX345 camera module for the primary camera of the Galaxy S9+. The Sony Camera module has a moderate advantage in optical performance over the IPhone Xs Max.
The Galaxy S9+ IMX345 has dual 12MP main cameras. The wide angle lens has a 77˚ FOV that switches between a F1.5 and F2.4 aperture depending on application (a new development in cell phone sized lenses). The sensor size is 1/2.55", with a pixel size of 1.4 µm.
The telephoto camera has a 12 MP AF Sensor with a 45˚ FOV and F2.4 aperture. The sensor size is 1/3.6", with a pixel size of 1 µm.
The Sony sensors incorporate Samsung ISOCELL back side illuminated CMOS technology, which creates a physical barrier between pixels to reduce color crossover and allows each pixel to absorb more light than the typical back side illuminated sensor. The area per pixel is the most fundamental component in camera quality.
The front camera is a 80˚ FOV 8MP F1.7 aperture device with a sensor size of 1/3.6" or pixel size of 1.22 µm back side illuminated CMOS. The lens is Autofocus with 5 element construction. It is a SONY IMX320 module.
Samsung spends ~$37.95 total in component cost for their optics in the Galaxy S9+.
Apple and Samsung both have advantages over their competitors because they have highly vertical integration for integrated circuit development and device design. Samsung buys Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that are usually more capable than the in house Exynos chips in a split buy for the sake of supplier diversification and the fact that Qualcomm owns a good deal of intellectual property in the US market. Apple and Qualcomm have the most capable IC development teams, but while Qualcomm makes chips that are optimized for generic best case, Apple makes chips having the exact features that Apple wants their end products to have, nothing more or less. This gives Apple a minor advantage in either cost of IC or performance.
Photography comparisons here:
https://goo.gl/TMEeZG
https://goo.gl/Xc2ySx
https://goo.gl/cuJgJE
The secondary camera has a 7MP back side illuminated chip with a fixed lens.
Both cameras cost Apple about $37.60 total in component costs.
The revolutionary development in Apples latest generation of phone is not the camera modules themselves but the addition of neural networks to the Image Signal Processor (ISP). The Neural Networks allow efficient automated interpretation of the image as well as artificial enhancements. The artificial enhancements I speak of are not user filters, but techniques to allow things like low light photography that has color in the image similar to as if the photograph was taken during the day.
In my opinion, I think Samsung has very high quality optics and processing in their flagship phones as well. Samsung uses a Sony IMX345 camera module for the primary camera of the Galaxy S9+. The Sony Camera module has a moderate advantage in optical performance over the IPhone Xs Max.
The Galaxy S9+ IMX345 has dual 12MP main cameras. The wide angle lens has a 77˚ FOV that switches between a F1.5 and F2.4 aperture depending on application (a new development in cell phone sized lenses). The sensor size is 1/2.55", with a pixel size of 1.4 µm.
The telephoto camera has a 12 MP AF Sensor with a 45˚ FOV and F2.4 aperture. The sensor size is 1/3.6", with a pixel size of 1 µm.
The Sony sensors incorporate Samsung ISOCELL back side illuminated CMOS technology, which creates a physical barrier between pixels to reduce color crossover and allows each pixel to absorb more light than the typical back side illuminated sensor. The area per pixel is the most fundamental component in camera quality.
The front camera is a 80˚ FOV 8MP F1.7 aperture device with a sensor size of 1/3.6" or pixel size of 1.22 µm back side illuminated CMOS. The lens is Autofocus with 5 element construction. It is a SONY IMX320 module.
Samsung spends ~$37.95 total in component cost for their optics in the Galaxy S9+.
Apple and Samsung both have advantages over their competitors because they have highly vertical integration for integrated circuit development and device design. Samsung buys Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that are usually more capable than the in house Exynos chips in a split buy for the sake of supplier diversification and the fact that Qualcomm owns a good deal of intellectual property in the US market. Apple and Qualcomm have the most capable IC development teams, but while Qualcomm makes chips that are optimized for generic best case, Apple makes chips having the exact features that Apple wants their end products to have, nothing more or less. This gives Apple a minor advantage in either cost of IC or performance.
Photography comparisons here:
https://goo.gl/TMEeZG
https://goo.gl/Xc2ySx
https://goo.gl/cuJgJE
What's the most delicious dessert for you?
BJ's Brewhouse - Cookies 'N' Cream Pizookie
I think this is delicious. There's the warm fresh baked cookie that has an Oreo flavor plus the cold vanilla ice-cream and cool cookies and cream mousse.
I want to go to Cheesecake factory for dessert a couple of times and sample various cheesecakes.
As far as things I've made in the past at home, I appreciate Girardelli brownies mix. I haven't made sugary things at home in a couple of years beyond ready bake frozen cookie dough, which I may have made 10 smaller packages of in the last 3 years.
As far as ice-cream goes, If I get it I might get Moose Tracks, Cookie Dough, Cookies and Cream, or cherry accented flavors. Plane Vanilla is appreciated as well. Vanilla spice is actually an expensive commodity (more rare) as of recent years.
I think this is delicious. There's the warm fresh baked cookie that has an Oreo flavor plus the cold vanilla ice-cream and cool cookies and cream mousse.
I want to go to Cheesecake factory for dessert a couple of times and sample various cheesecakes.
As far as things I've made in the past at home, I appreciate Girardelli brownies mix. I haven't made sugary things at home in a couple of years beyond ready bake frozen cookie dough, which I may have made 10 smaller packages of in the last 3 years.
As far as ice-cream goes, If I get it I might get Moose Tracks, Cookie Dough, Cookies and Cream, or cherry accented flavors. Plane Vanilla is appreciated as well. Vanilla spice is actually an expensive commodity (more rare) as of recent years.
Smart casual or sporty style?
I would pick smart casual for presentation if I picked an ideal image.
What do you regret the most?
Right now?
I had a perfect job last August in about every category of what I wanted. Not just pay, but in fine detail of what I did, the workplace environment, the people I worked with, the people I could learn from, my boss, the size of the company, how I was expected to handle many different roles, the skill required for the position, the place geographically in the US, how the job was located out of a major city but close to one, the way my boss handled leadership, the responsibility I had.
I also left a very good job for this position.
My life was wrecked, but I had zero control over what happened. Someone was doing something very cruel to me and I needed help that was unavailable. I couldn't even get sympathy - what happened was awful and no one except me was capable of understanding it - my situation is unheard of. People blame me as the problem because what happened is so uncommon. I really don't blame myself here. There was almost nothing I could have done better.
The problem 100% revolves around my quasi-significant other and her lack of ability to be a decent person. The stuff that happens to me is criminal, and that is in no way exaggerating or understating the issue. I also can't think of a more self-centered person. I can't speak about what happens because it is so unbelievable to most people that someone would do that to someone else.
If you had unlimited resources to both control and fuck up someone's life and you found that entertaining to you and your friends what would you do? The only rule is don't get caught...
I had a perfect job last August in about every category of what I wanted. Not just pay, but in fine detail of what I did, the workplace environment, the people I worked with, the people I could learn from, my boss, the size of the company, how I was expected to handle many different roles, the skill required for the position, the place geographically in the US, how the job was located out of a major city but close to one, the way my boss handled leadership, the responsibility I had.
I also left a very good job for this position.
My life was wrecked, but I had zero control over what happened. Someone was doing something very cruel to me and I needed help that was unavailable. I couldn't even get sympathy - what happened was awful and no one except me was capable of understanding it - my situation is unheard of. People blame me as the problem because what happened is so uncommon. I really don't blame myself here. There was almost nothing I could have done better.
The problem 100% revolves around my quasi-significant other and her lack of ability to be a decent person. The stuff that happens to me is criminal, and that is in no way exaggerating or understating the issue. I also can't think of a more self-centered person. I can't speak about what happens because it is so unbelievable to most people that someone would do that to someone else.
If you had unlimited resources to both control and fuck up someone's life and you found that entertaining to you and your friends what would you do? The only rule is don't get caught...
How would you describe your style?
Surviving. Nothing is done how I would want it.
How many questions do you ask per day?
On the ask.fm platform: zero - ever.
In life: I'm always by myself. I don't ask formal questions, but I'm very curious. I'm always reading.
Of my quasi-significant other: She plays this game where I'm known in great detail but she says extremely little about herself. This is not a figure of speech. It is as extreme as ever heard of. It seems very unhealthy. I don't really have a choice. I don't even bother asking about her anymore.
In life: I'm always by myself. I don't ask formal questions, but I'm very curious. I'm always reading.
Of my quasi-significant other: She plays this game where I'm known in great detail but she says extremely little about herself. This is not a figure of speech. It is as extreme as ever heard of. It seems very unhealthy. I don't really have a choice. I don't even bother asking about her anymore.
What's your alarm ringtone?
I've been using this since about kindergarten, except when I'm on the road.
I appreciate the physical switch for the alarm that I can easily see if it's on or not. I find with cell phone alarms I inevitably forget to turn it on, and because it takes more steps to check a small percentage of the time my alarm doesn't get turned on, or an alarm that was supposed to repeat every day doesn't get turned off in a specific situation.
I like that my alarm can't be messed with easily or fail to function apart from my direct action. I can easily verify the clock is on and the alarm is on with just a glance.
Having to get out of bed and walk across the room to turn off my alarm is a major plus to me as well. Routinely I have a good amount of sleep inertia in the mornings and foggy thinking.
I also appreciate the red 7 segment led displays. I think red is night vision friendly. Studies show blue light disrupts circadian rhythms for instance.
This seems like a question someone living in proximity to me would ask. If I'm disrupting someone's sleep severely maybe mention it to me.
I appreciate the physical switch for the alarm that I can easily see if it's on or not. I find with cell phone alarms I inevitably forget to turn it on, and because it takes more steps to check a small percentage of the time my alarm doesn't get turned on, or an alarm that was supposed to repeat every day doesn't get turned off in a specific situation.
I like that my alarm can't be messed with easily or fail to function apart from my direct action. I can easily verify the clock is on and the alarm is on with just a glance.
Having to get out of bed and walk across the room to turn off my alarm is a major plus to me as well. Routinely I have a good amount of sleep inertia in the mornings and foggy thinking.
I also appreciate the red 7 segment led displays. I think red is night vision friendly. Studies show blue light disrupts circadian rhythms for instance.
This seems like a question someone living in proximity to me would ask. If I'm disrupting someone's sleep severely maybe mention it to me.
If you could wish for something more important than anything else you could have wished for that you truly desire what would it be???
The most important thing that I ask for (in prayer) I've been asking for since I was in middle school at least once a day.
I think wisdom and discernment is the best thing that God can give someone. Not just average wisdom and discernment, but in Solomon's class.
Solomon became king of Israel and the first thing he did as king was to give God a great sacrifice/offering. One that was worth a great deal of money. God responded by offering to grant Solomon a wish, and Solomon asked for Wisdom and Discernment.
Wisdom allows one to see things as God sees them. If you want to be important in God's kingdom, you need wisdom. Wisdom grants the ability to see what is worthwhile in life, what is worth pursuing. Wisdom lets you deconstruct all sorts of philosophies and know at their root whether they are good or bad. Wisdom causes you to put God's kingdom first, knowing that's what matters in the end. More so, wisdom shows why God's kingdom is noble and worthwhile. Wisdom allows you to think about why God did things the way He did and see greatness and superior strategy.
Discernment is the ability to think logically and carefully, while considering every aspect of truth that is in front of you. It is a sensitivity to input, but also knowing what input matters.
Having wisdom and discernment causes you to float to the top of society. God puts people with wisdom and discernment into leadership. Wisdom and discernment usually brings wealth. In Soloman's case, he was the richest person in the world. People would travel to Jerusalem to meet with Solomon and give him great gifts for giving them insight into how to solve their problems.
Wisdom and discernment causes Christians to see the folly of a sinful world and want to be a part of God's kingdom instead - wisdom and discernment brings salvation (you know what matters in life).
James 1:5 (NIV)
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."
At the same time, wisdom and discernment of Solomon's class requires a special act of God. God desired to bless Solomon in great ways.
If I could have anything, I would want a great blessing from God. I would use this blessing to primarily ask for wisdom and discernment of Solomon's class. What Solomon did to receive the blessing from God is a great prototype for a blessing like this.
With that blessing, everything else in life and death will fall into place. Wisdom and discernment is the ability to do great things with greatness, but also do great things with little (but little quickly multiplies if managed with stellar skill).
Conversely, having riches without wisdom and discernment leads to gross waste and poverty. Look at all the people in the world who have had great riches or wealth without wisdom. They quickly blow through their money and become impoverished. What's more, their foolish and lavish life curses them.
I think wisdom and discernment is the best thing that God can give someone. Not just average wisdom and discernment, but in Solomon's class.
Solomon became king of Israel and the first thing he did as king was to give God a great sacrifice/offering. One that was worth a great deal of money. God responded by offering to grant Solomon a wish, and Solomon asked for Wisdom and Discernment.
Wisdom allows one to see things as God sees them. If you want to be important in God's kingdom, you need wisdom. Wisdom grants the ability to see what is worthwhile in life, what is worth pursuing. Wisdom lets you deconstruct all sorts of philosophies and know at their root whether they are good or bad. Wisdom causes you to put God's kingdom first, knowing that's what matters in the end. More so, wisdom shows why God's kingdom is noble and worthwhile. Wisdom allows you to think about why God did things the way He did and see greatness and superior strategy.
Discernment is the ability to think logically and carefully, while considering every aspect of truth that is in front of you. It is a sensitivity to input, but also knowing what input matters.
Having wisdom and discernment causes you to float to the top of society. God puts people with wisdom and discernment into leadership. Wisdom and discernment usually brings wealth. In Soloman's case, he was the richest person in the world. People would travel to Jerusalem to meet with Solomon and give him great gifts for giving them insight into how to solve their problems.
Wisdom and discernment causes Christians to see the folly of a sinful world and want to be a part of God's kingdom instead - wisdom and discernment brings salvation (you know what matters in life).
James 1:5 (NIV)
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you."
At the same time, wisdom and discernment of Solomon's class requires a special act of God. God desired to bless Solomon in great ways.
If I could have anything, I would want a great blessing from God. I would use this blessing to primarily ask for wisdom and discernment of Solomon's class. What Solomon did to receive the blessing from God is a great prototype for a blessing like this.
With that blessing, everything else in life and death will fall into place. Wisdom and discernment is the ability to do great things with greatness, but also do great things with little (but little quickly multiplies if managed with stellar skill).
Conversely, having riches without wisdom and discernment leads to gross waste and poverty. Look at all the people in the world who have had great riches or wealth without wisdom. They quickly blow through their money and become impoverished. What's more, their foolish and lavish life curses them.
If you somehow meet your ex , how would you treat to that?????
I would treat her respectfully, but I wasn't really treated right by the majority of people in my past.
What does true friendship mean to you?
I have very few people that want to include me in their life right now, even on a non-frequent basis. Most of my friends have families of their own at this point which makes me a third wheel at best.
Besides quality time, I would be thrilled if I had friends that looked out for me. I guess that's a lot to ask for anyone but close friends.
Besides quality time, I would be thrilled if I had friends that looked out for me. I guess that's a lot to ask for anyone but close friends.
Are you usually late, early or right on time?
When I lived with my parents and earlier in life, I was always late. At my parents house, when I needed to leave, inevitably I would walk through the living room or kitchen on the way out and be reminded of 5 things that I needed to do. Also, in this period of my life my mood was survival and no better, things were wearing on me. An additional factor was compared to most people I had a lot of sleep inertia.
Now I live in my own place. I have full control over my responsibilities, planning and scheduling. I don't dread life nearly as much - in fact I find things to enjoy even in imperfection. My sleep inertia issue is entirely fixed - I have an excellent strategy for that now - so much so that I'm better than most people.
I would say I've come full circle in this area since 2010. I typically shoot for a few minutes early, being slightly early > 50%. By the time traffic comes into play for a 30 minute drive, even on my worst days I'm not more than 5 minutes late. If I had a strict timeline it wouldn't be an issue to accommodate it now. I think I could even manage the timetables/timeliness typical in the transportation industry successfully if that was my line of work.
Typically in the morning I'm ready 30 minutes early - I like to eat breakfast and read the news on my computer prior to leaving for the day. Scheduling a 20-30 minute buffer and living by it puts me in full control, plus it gives me things to talk about that are relevant for the day.
As a goal I would like to be one of those people that gets out of bed then runs for 30 minutes prior to getting ready for the day. I haven't achieved this level of discipline yet. Getting outside in the cool air right after waking up has so far been a mental barrier. I think it's achievable if I have a solid routine. I might start this during a summer to ease into it if I'm going to do it.
Now I live in my own place. I have full control over my responsibilities, planning and scheduling. I don't dread life nearly as much - in fact I find things to enjoy even in imperfection. My sleep inertia issue is entirely fixed - I have an excellent strategy for that now - so much so that I'm better than most people.
I would say I've come full circle in this area since 2010. I typically shoot for a few minutes early, being slightly early > 50%. By the time traffic comes into play for a 30 minute drive, even on my worst days I'm not more than 5 minutes late. If I had a strict timeline it wouldn't be an issue to accommodate it now. I think I could even manage the timetables/timeliness typical in the transportation industry successfully if that was my line of work.
Typically in the morning I'm ready 30 minutes early - I like to eat breakfast and read the news on my computer prior to leaving for the day. Scheduling a 20-30 minute buffer and living by it puts me in full control, plus it gives me things to talk about that are relevant for the day.
As a goal I would like to be one of those people that gets out of bed then runs for 30 minutes prior to getting ready for the day. I haven't achieved this level of discipline yet. Getting outside in the cool air right after waking up has so far been a mental barrier. I think it's achievable if I have a solid routine. I might start this during a summer to ease into it if I'm going to do it.
Where were you 3 hours ago?
At my desk in my home office?
Probably writing.
Probably writing.
where are you from ?
I was born in New Jersey, but I grew up in Kentucky.
My father was an airline captain my entire life. When my parents met, my mother was a flight attendant, they both worked for People Express.
Until I was 2, I was as likely to be in Florida as New Jersey where my parents liked to fly to with People Express. Even at the age of two I really liked shrimp... that was something I appreciated at hotel bar happy hours while flying around with my parents.
People Express went under and was bought by Continental. My father didn't like Continental, so he found work at UPS when they were in the initial stages of forming their airline for package delivery.
(Photo of me flying a 727 when I was 2)
My father was an airline captain my entire life. When my parents met, my mother was a flight attendant, they both worked for People Express.
Until I was 2, I was as likely to be in Florida as New Jersey where my parents liked to fly to with People Express. Even at the age of two I really liked shrimp... that was something I appreciated at hotel bar happy hours while flying around with my parents.
People Express went under and was bought by Continental. My father didn't like Continental, so he found work at UPS when they were in the initial stages of forming their airline for package delivery.
(Photo of me flying a 727 when I was 2)
Do you like being photographed? Go photo ❤
Not sure. I haven't posted anything to Facebook for many years. My highlight reel has been pretty boring in my current state of life.
How many Microsoft employees are need to replace an overheated light bulb?
50, and I think this is more depressing than a joke.
How long has your longest ever phone call been?
I think when I was taking an online math course it may have been over 1.5 hours. I can't remember specifically, but some school project that I had to collaborate on with a friend would have likely been the impetus to be on a phone call that long.
I think for most people it would have been a situation where progress was made and then updates were given rather than a continuous conversation, so this was likely unique.
My miserly father made an issue about it if I remember, and I ended up having to pay for the landline call to keep the peace in the house. I had a cell phone, but cellphone signals at my parents house were very poor. Calls would be unintelligible over cellphones, so I preferred to use the landline for important calls during my years there.
I think for most people it would have been a situation where progress was made and then updates were given rather than a continuous conversation, so this was likely unique.
My miserly father made an issue about it if I remember, and I ended up having to pay for the landline call to keep the peace in the house. I had a cell phone, but cellphone signals at my parents house were very poor. Calls would be unintelligible over cellphones, so I preferred to use the landline for important calls during my years there.
What items do you always carry to your bag ?
On Sundays (likely when you noticed), my bag has a study Bible, journal, and usually a drink.
I would like to think that I will use my biblical knowledge/education (K-12 + minor in college) to lead either a bible study or a Sunday school class once again in the future.
I take extensive notes on all sermons and classes I attend to both help absorb knowledge as well as to be used in the future as the start of lesson preparation. It also keeps me engaged and focused.
I really like my Sunday school class (Emmaus Class) https://emmausclass.com/ - at Southeast Christian Church. It is likely the most academic class within the church. Even being a lifelong Christian, I learn new material weekly.
I would like to think that I will use my biblical knowledge/education (K-12 + minor in college) to lead either a bible study or a Sunday school class once again in the future.
I take extensive notes on all sermons and classes I attend to both help absorb knowledge as well as to be used in the future as the start of lesson preparation. It also keeps me engaged and focused.
I really like my Sunday school class (Emmaus Class) https://emmausclass.com/ - at Southeast Christian Church. It is likely the most academic class within the church. Even being a lifelong Christian, I learn new material weekly.
Why these anons from all the way want to be friends but deep down they're scared to reveal who they are ??
Probably because they aren't who they want to appear to be. Also, the neighbors know more than they seem to know on the surface, so they have to protect their privileged knowledge with anonymity.
Who do you think you are? 🐣
Someone who is mostly unloved and alone in life despite best efforts to have a different life.
My efforts at building a relationship were instead construed for an abusive form of entertainment, which was not the desired result.
My efforts at building a relationship were instead construed for an abusive form of entertainment, which was not the desired result.
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