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My favorite barbecue is probably bison ribs.
Ideal sides for ribs would be cole slaw, macaroni and cheese, and maybe broccoli. This would be for more of a ordered meal.

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For picnic style at least cole slaw, beans, fresh corn, maybe potato salad.

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For chicken wings (I guess that's barbecue right?) I would get something to control heat - like seasoned potato wedges and some vegetables with blue cheese dressing. I like my wings at least medium heat but usually not high heat. I can handle high heat, it's just too much to make a meal of and enjoy it in any quantity.

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For pulled pork sandwiches, maybe cole slaw and seasoned fries. This would be for an ordered meal.

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I'm pretty much a tea totaller with some exceptions. I don't totally abstain, but alcohol is disagreeable with me health wise beyond a first drink, so I'm in the habit of saying no.

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Unsweetened iced tea is a favorite drink for meals at restaurants, barbecue included, as long as it's lunch. For dinner water is common for me.

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I think this is pretty standard right (minus lack of beer/drinks)?

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Both sound awful.

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If the nightmares were spiritually inclined, I would want to have absolutely nothing to do with dreams dominated by demonic spirits. I've done spiritual battle in many dreams like this. It isn't fun. You wake up in a cold sweat with your heart racing. I would want divine protection from this kind of spiritual warfare.

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If nightmares were considered to be only stressful without a spiritual component, I would consider the nightmare option as it would be the only way to exist.

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I spent a great deal of time seriously sleep deprived. It truly robs you of health, success, and ultimately life. Not being able to sleep would be a recipe towards sharp and rapid cognitive decline.

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If nightmares had a demonic attribute to them, I would choose not being able to sleep knowing my life would be short and I would soon die. I am not afraid of death. I wouldn't want to be put in a situation of spiritual torture. I feel like I would break, or the risk of breaking with a lifetime full of spiritual battle would be high. It would only take one bad choice within a dream that was a coherent choice of your mind's/spirit's will.

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1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."

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Is signing up for constant nightmares saying to God 'I like life more than I like what is good and You?'

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Hebrews 13:2 (NIV)
"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it."

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Earth has many angels and demons interacting among us at any given time. I would think among famous people, demonic possession is probably fairly common. People filled with the Holy Spirit are a small minority in the public sphere.

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Matthew 7:14 (NIV)
"But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

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I think demons appear as aliens to some to gain control of their soul. Idolatry is a form of demon worship.

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1 John 4:1-6 (NIV)
"Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.

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4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit[a] of truth and the spirit of falsehood."

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Absolutely.

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I think God's level of interaction with the universe isn't that much different from a software programmer writing a very complex program. With what seems impossible to us to occur or change, God must just give the command, and it will be done. God also has many servants that work for Him.

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God alone exists outside our definition of time. Time to God compared to us is like us watching a movie on a DVD, except God is also the director of the movie and it's His work of art. Are you frustrated or angry at God because something happened in a certain way? Would you feel better if you trusted God because God knows the future and outcome - perhaps your hardship was the best course of action from the view of your entire life. If you believe in Christ, God says "We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28) That's quite a promise - that God is working for your good in ALL things.

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I think it's logical for a creator to have great power and skill when the work of art is vast, complex and beautiful.

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What amazes me more is how vast the universe is; how vast the earth is; how many people live on it; how many people are part of God's kingdom. Yet God still cares for individuals who call upon His name!

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Psalm 8:4-6
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what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
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You have made them a little lower than the angels
and crowned them with glory and honor.
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You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
you put everything under their feet:

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If we have great faith, we also have tremendous power:

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Matthew 17:6
6 "He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you."

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I personally have prayed to God consistently about several health issues I have. God healed me in several huge ways. I am alive today because of God's intervention, I wouldn't be otherwise.

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John 14:12-14
12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

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I listened to a missionary from Nepal speak of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Great miracles were happening there - she said it was uncommon for someone to not be healed after the first prayer. It was unexpected when they had to pray a second time for someone. Biblical level things - like lifetime deaf people being given hearing. I should have asked for more examples but I didn't know I was going to write this.

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As long as a request is asked in Jesus's name and done for the sake of God's kingdom, it is all a matter of degree of faith. Faith is tightly related to obedience to God.

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I read a great deal, usually at least an hour a day. My reading interests online consist of electrical engineering matters, technology matters, national/world news, defense (in depth) and aviation (fairly deep) - industry/manufacturing focus.
I have read Aviation Week & Space Technology since 3rd grade.
I'm an electrical engineer, and I think technology is highly intriguing.
I have background knowledge of many subjects within science and engineering - more so than anyone I've met that isn't a PhD. I read about many technologies on a daily basis.

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I'm a born again Christian at my core, and I enjoy deep dives into theology as well as the many lessons embedded within scripture. I'm interested in eschatology, which is beyond most Christians, but it is extremely relevant to our generation as many events foretold 2000 years ago (or more) will happen soon. I have a great deal of formal bible education. It was a core component of my schooling K-12, and I also have a bible minor from my college.

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I have led small groups throughout my life. At one point I was a volunteer chaplain in a prison, and would visit the prison on Sundays and meet with prisoners to offer counseling, instruction, and prayer.

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I have built homes before as a warranty/remodeling specialist - frequently troubleshooting other builders mistakes. I'm highly interested in all skills related to home building.
I also know how to machine things (I've personally built a number of objects). I would like to learn welding but don't know it currently.

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I build things for my home on a regular basis, even though I don't really have the space for it currently. I'll typically draw ideas in a solid modeling program and then construct them.

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I have an LLC of my own - managing it takes a small percentage of my time. I maintain it for outsourcing and consulting opportunities.

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Most of the time if there is a mechanical issue on my car, I fix it myself. I usually am able to troubleshoot my vehicle as well as a mechanic.

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I can fix many non-vehicle things around me that others can't.

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I typically don't watch TV. In terms of pop-culture I'm increasingly illiterate. I've found it hasn't mattered. I would rather spend my time doing something or being engaged deeper than passively watching something.

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I love snow skiing but haven't had the ability to go out west since college days and before. When I was in elementary and middle school, skiing out west was a yearly occurrence. Even though time wise I'm removed from it, I still remember most of the skills. Sailing would be a hobby if I had time and money.

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I enjoy running and weightlifting when I have consistency in my life and not constant crisis.

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I enjoy cooking when its not for just myself.

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At one time in my life, I played Piano and Keyboard in front of an audience of 400. In a past life I could play classical piano as well as jazz piano - the type you would play in a band.

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I would say I'm fairly unique.

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I have a superior command of the English language, statistically speaking. I know of many technical attributes and physical concepts that I can educatedly speak of. I can write in English well enough, to on one hand be published, but on another hand capture an audiences attention.

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I know the languages C and VHDL well enough to have a career using them, if I started from a junior position.
I know a G++ language (LabVIEW) well enough to have mid-career capabilities.

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I am literate in Biblical knowledge, and can perform language studies in Greek and Hebrew, to a basic extent given good resources.

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I am also literate in economic theory, enough to see fallacies in public policy such as when an artificial minimum wage is set, it most commonly results in workers leaving the work force and unemployment rather than bettering the minimum wage earners' lives.

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I have a vast knowledge of matters in geopolitical issues and Defense for one who has never worked in the field.

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All this to say, linguistically I'm fairly limited other than English. I understand enough Spanish that I can deduce meaning of basic sentences, but I don't know Spanish well enough to effectively communicate or even communicate with basic effectiveness.

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The limiting factor for me in learning language is frequently short term memory. It is not a deficit that is preventive in mastering a new language, but I would say cognitively I am worse than most at learning languages.

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I boasted of capabilities because your interest in me has repeatedly centered around knowledge of foreign languages, which is a weakness. I wanted to speak of what I could do rather than what I couldn't. However, I am an Electrical Engineer by education. The mark of earning an Electrical Engineering degree is a passionate dedication to study of difficult to understand material, more so than almost any other undergraduate degree. With that being said, if your interest in me is mutual, I can make it happen.

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I am an unapologetic Christian Conservative. The principals the United States was founded on are unbeatable. Judeo-Christian values formed the core beliefs and functionality of the foundings of this nation. There are very few nations that you can be any religion of your choosing yet have equal status as citizens. This tenant of American ideology is rapidly becoming lost, and our freedom and greatness as a whole is being lost with it.
Don't believe me? What about the belief of Global Warming? It is very much a religious belief, and is tightly coupled with the Theory of Evolution, which both claim that humans are god and are responsible for life on earth and acknowledge no deity beyond humanity itself. This is very convenient for those that have no moral compass - in this belief, there is no morality or sin beyond whatever one wants to do!
The problem is, throughout the Bible, God most often uses weather - withholding rain for instance, to get a nation's attention - for the problem of sin!
The Global Warming religion instead says it is the people who don't believe in Global Warming (The Christians) fault that calamities are happening. So instead of acknowledging sin and wrongdoing, the Global Warming religion persecutes Christians as the end all. Christians are the servants of the God who is saying 'remember me!' Christians won't acknowledge Carbon Dioxide as the cause of calamity because God made us out of Carbon. Carbon is essential for life as God designed it. To tax everyone and everything that is living, simply because they are living, is a very worldly concept - a concept meant to enslave!!!

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Christians believe God is in control of everything. This belief is extremely biblical.

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Do you want your mind blown? Read this:

Malachi 3:8-12
8 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me.

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“But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’

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“In tithes and offerings. 9 You are under a curse—your whole nation—because you are robbing me. 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it. 11 I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty. 12 “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,” says the Lord Almighty.

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I personally don't believe in Global Warming, but I believe in sin and both personal and national responsibility for sin.

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Do you want to know what nation is the greatest? The nation that believes in God and His ways! That is the path towards a blessing that surpasses all others. The USA was great only because of our corporate acknowledgement of God. Israel acknowledges this God but not his son the chief priest of the people. Israel will be great now and in the future as well.

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Learning languages is perhaps my biggest cognitive weakness.

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However, if I needed to learn a language immediately as if my life depended on it, I would want to be immersed in the language among a family who spoke it who cared about my situation, along with some references of my own for things like grammar and technicalities of a language. Short of learning a language as if my life depended on it, if I was going to be a missionary to a foreign country, I might choose this technique as well.

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If I needed to learn a language for business and I had a job to do until I took a corporate trip to whatever satellite facility I needed to go to, I would want a combination of something like Rosetta stone as well as a tutor to meet with up to twice a week.
I would probably want the same for a vacation where it was critical to know the local language.

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Even though I was terrible at Spanish, I can typically look at a sentence and see some Latin roots as well as some words I understand and make sense of some of what I see. I couldn't do this efficiently enough to read in another language for anything other than making sense of something for curiosity. I can sometimes do this with Latin based languages besides Spanish - it's a puzzle I enjoy to think about.

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I window-shop Newegg, Supermicro and other PC parts because my computer is getting old. I would like to have an 'ultimate' computer more than most things because my spend so much time at my computer.

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I like tools and building stuff, but my current living situation is that I don't have room to build stuff or have more tools than I currently have.

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I buy a lot of odd things on Amazon because of the variety there (a variety beyond brick and mortar stores). The stuff I buy on Amazon is most usually to maintain what I have and to make small upgrades to things I use in life.

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For food, I usually split it 40/52/8 between Costco, Kroger and Walmart.

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Other then that I'm not in a mood to buy much beyond necessities. That's unfortunate, but my top priority right now is trying to be patient for a relationship to work out. The relationship I'm waiting for cost me a great deal, especially beyond my control. Hence, I've realized a great deal of everything else hinges on it. I either need it soon or I need a completely new direction that I don't want to take. I would rather have a healthy relationship than stuff.

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I don't think I have an outright favorite.

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I think there is beauty in unique individual experiences rather than repeating the same experience.

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You may be asking because Thanksgiving is approaching. This is a question my mother would ask prior to each Thanksgiving our family has had.

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There are some favorite Thanksgiving foods that my family has. Onion Casserole is a Blake tradition. While it sounds gross, and is very unhealthy, I think it's delicious when experienced with other traditional Thanksgiving foods. Roasted Brussels sprouts, mashed red potatoes, cranberry relish, turkey, stuffing, gravy, onion casserole, others...

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I've always liked the way my family prepares either a flank steak or London broil with rosemary skewered potatoes. I found a recipe in Southern Living involving these components that I cooked once or twice growing up.

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