December 2, 2008 by pamela.

By now, you may have heard about our acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A., a film that boldly examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. The film has been a huge hit, getting rave reviews from Roger Ebert and others.Now, we proudly release a 30-minute condensed version of I.O.U.S.A. designed specifically for watching and sharing on the web - for free.

So if you haven’t had a chance to see the movie yet, watch the condensed I.O.U.S.A. today. If you’ve already seen it in a theater, check out the abbreviated version for a refresher. Then, tell your friends, your family, your Facebook friends and your Twitter followers about the staggering amount of money - $53 trillion - in financial obligations owed by the federal government to foreign investors and to every single American in the form of pensions, health benefits, Social Security and Medicare.

Then, visit http://www.IOUSAtheMovie.com and join us in our Fiscal Wake-Up Movement. Together, we can make American fiscal responsibility a reality.”

And Bernanke says there is no comparison between these days  and the ‘Great Depression’ —  and makes that claim bcz he is a “scholar of The Great Depressionon… written books about the Depression…”    [ Right. ]

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November 20, 2008 by pamela.

I’ve been pretty wrapped up these past days.  Our grandchildren had been with us for ten days and then this week has brought an amazing reuniting with a cousin I haven’t seen for over 40 years — I cannot even believe it though I’ve had a couple of days to consider it.  For a couple of days now I haven’t been able to keep thoughts straight as I have been thinking of our long conversation - things that never get talked about, family patterns, memories, tragedies and God’s wonderful redemption - beauty from ashes.

So…….. here I am browsing the news, catching up on mails and marveling over the events of these days.  O, truly, these surely must be last days.  O, I pray we will redeem the time - for these days - these days truly are evil days and the peril of this nation is evident.  O, for a remnant that will speak the Truth of God, stand up for the Word of God, His salvation and call to repentance.

Remember my ‘what if it’s true?‘ questions?  Well, what if it’s true?  What if it’s true that BObama is not genuinely a US born citizen?  What if it’s true that his birth certificate is not authentic?  I mean I’m just sayin…  A WorldNet Daily article on the matter.  Sad thing is that even if Obama is not a US born citizen - He’s been selected.  America will not (as a whole) stand for righteousness or stand for truth.

More articles of political interest at Judicial Watch

But…………………………….. you could also listen to this: A Call To Anguish - David Wilkerson
Powerful.   [Not light listening!!]   These are incredible days in which to be alive.  David Wilkerson distinguishes between anguish and concern.  Are you  little by little changing?  Are you, little by little, losing the love of God, the love of Christ?  Nehemiah didn’t ask: Why?   God is allowing much to happen in and to America… Daniel 9.

O, that men would turn to the LORD.

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November 7, 2008 by pamela.

 My mom sent me this one… I am remembering that truth is stranger than fiction.

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November 6, 2008 by pamela.

As I begin this blog entry, I’m staring out at the white heart-picket fence and the weeping willow tree branches are swaying in the rainy breeze… willow leaves cover the grass and puddles have formed in the wheel ruts of the lane… a squirrel just hopped out of the tire swing to make another nut run.

My thoughts are interrupted… and I begin to ponder: day after day the squirrels run back and forth — gathering and hoarding nuts for the winter.  I wonder if I ought to take lessons from them or attempt to brush off a lingering uneasiness regarding the seemingly tumultuous days ahead.  I wonder if we ought to “consider the ant…” and do more to store - do more to prepare - do more to fortify.  And then I remember I was going to write about the election.

I purposely didn’t write much about my personal stand/plan or voting conviction or opinion.  Not so much bcz everyone’s got one, but bcz it seemed as though discussions about the candidates sort of starts a firestorm in some gatherings and I really didn’t want to start or be a part of one.  So… now, after the fact I will share some of the titles of incomplete blog entries and perhaps after this post I will simply delete those message drafts. Here are a few Blog titles I see in my ‘drafts’ folder:  Really, What if it’s True? The Last Free Election!  The Right Woman for The Job! Who are You Going to Vote For?  One Vote Says A Lot.  On the Bandwagon… and a few more.

Here are a few things I wrote… and these thoughts will be jumbled and they are a compilation of several blog entries never posted and they are ‘old news’ now… but such as they were, here you go:

I’ve heard people lament that this is the last “free” election in this country — presidential or otherwise.  No, it’s not.  The last free election was probably was likely 8 years ago - no, probably 12 years ago.  This (upcoming election) is not the last free election by a long shot.  The media — actors & actresses, political pawns along with political masterminds and forces to great for this small mind to comprehend routed this election and have essentially duped more than half the American people.  Amazing.

When I stop to consider for a few moments some of the more recent statements made by Barak Obama and his (what was he thinking?) running mate, Joe Biden, I just shake my head and sit here pretty much speechless - or, rather, voiceless. It’s not that there’s nothing to say — quite the contrary.  It’s that there appears to be few listening to voices of reason, voices of truth — voices with facts.  I listened to some “man-on-the-street” interviews (and no, I won’t link them here for obvious reasons - the radio talkshow host being the first), and the interviewer was asking random ‘voters’ basic questions about Barak Obama and the talking point facts used in the questions were actually not Barak Obama’s views at all.  The questions were something like:  That is, they would ask questions like this:  “Are you more for Obama’s policy because he’s pro-life, or because he thinks he our troops should stay in Iraq and finish this war?”  And they would say something like, ‘because he’s keeping the troops in Iraq’. And the questions would continue - something like “And you don’t mind that he’s pro-life and the answer in reply was no, no… I’m cool with that or I’m okay with that.  And then - amazingly, they were asked what they thought of Obama choosing Sarah Palin for a running mate - are you cool with that, too?  And they’d answer, yes.  Again, amazing. 

Now, I know that this was just a smattering of people and that there are some truly informed ‘men on the street’ — average Joe’s.  But really… it’s scary to think that Obama will likely be elected and will do so never having clearly defined what the Change! (can ya hear it??) really means or what Change! will do to, will be, or will do for Mr. & Mrs. Average-Family or Mr. Not-so-Average-Whatever or for Mr. Got-a-Bunch.  Well, we know that Mr. Got-a-Bunch won’t, right off the bat.

I guess all we really know right now is that Barak Obama sounds like a child going around the class promising to give all the children candy and ice-cream everyday and telling them that they don’t have to do anything anymore… no chores, no schoolwork, no studying — no more rules — only recess from now on and they will have a guaranteed spot on the stage at the graduation ceremony — and the rich college students will do all their work from now on — hey! they already got an education - you haven’t gotten one yet — why should you have to work at your education? — you should have theirs! you deserve theirs!!.

For Joe Biden to be pleading with  folks to hang in there with them through the Change………………. it won’t be easy.  I’m thinkin’ - You got that one right.  It will not be easy to stand by an watch this country implode. further.  More Biden “Watch — we’re gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy,” Biden assured. “I don’t know what the decision is going to be, but I promise you it will occur. As a student of history, and having served with seven presidents, I guarantee you it is going to happen.”  All this while also tipping his hand for *more taxes* on the rich — they’ll have to pay more tax because Appealing to the emotions - don’t you just hear a plea for saving Jack Kennedy?

But you know… interestingly, one cool thing (no pun intended) about all this rhetoric?  We haven’t really heard much from AlGore and global warming.  ‘Course… it is really, really cold this time of year.  I think it’s going to be a long, long winter… remember hanging chads, dimpled chads and all that stuff… Yep… it’s going to be a long winter… and already in Florida.

One vote.  It’s all it is: one vote.  One vote makes a bold statement.  One vote endorses a whole series of decisions.  One vote, for example, might say: Yeah, I endorse this person and everything s/he believes.  It says, I can trust them to speak for me on issues that concern me and my family — it says, I believe s/he will do the right thing, say the right thing and will fight for things I believe to be relevant or important to my family and my nation.  My vote is important.  O — believe me, I don’t for a minute feel that my vote will make a difference in the outcome of the upcoming election - but I will vote, nonetheless.  With that vote, I will be standing up for what I think is right — I won’t be voting for what I think is the lesser of two evils nor will I be voting for incremental change– no, no… I will not vote pragmatically.  I’ve done that before and couldn’t stand the ‘voter’s remorse’ the next day.  I won’t give into the notion that a vote for ______ is a vote for Obama.  I don’t believe that.  A vote for _____ is a vote for _____ and that’s that.O, when the tallies are posted and you see x-million for obama and x-million for mccain, the latter will have significantly fewer - and it will appear that votes for third party candidates just added to obama’s tally — but though it won’t be shown, the votes for others will be simply that - votes for others (and not obama).

The presidential election (and numerous other significant elections as well) in this country is just 6 weeks away.   In six weeks we will likely know the outcome of this ugly contest. For me, it will come none too soon.  The spurious attacks, the tawdry insinuations and baseless innuendos — it’s all been a shameful display of ruthlessness.

If I vote for Sarah Palin I will be saying, yeah… sure… she (and  it’s a good idea for Christian women) would be a great Vice President.  My vote for Sarah Palin would say:  O, all these things I believe, these things I write, these things I teach about marriage, motherhood and the home?? — well, they aren’t really true - or, rather, I don’t actually believe these things.   Yes, I believe she has a calling and I believe she’s the right woman for the job!  Yes, she is lovely and gifted and capable and strong — she’s just right for the job.  The LORD being her helper, she’s got what it takes, she’s qualified and she’s proving she’s got the tenacity to do the job God’s called her - yea, designed her to have.  I’m praying, I’m writing her and I’m hoping she will heed the call, that she will model for women - for Christian women all over the US - that her job - the job for which she’s been uniquely gifted, the job for which she is marvelously suited — yes, her job… her job is the most important, and she will *stay home* and *do it!*   My vote for JMcCain/Sarah Palin would be a vote for her to leave her calling.  And. I. won’t. do. that.

Then there’s the tireless Obamedia… and the obamessiah… mesmerizing the crowds… the swooning crowds — remember all the fainting in the summer??  [[man, I’ll bet some folks are fainting now as they realize just what they’ve done!!]] I wonder when an innocent child will say: Look, Mama… the emperor has no clothes!  Will anyone listen?  Will anyone admit the facade is what it is? Will anyone (who currently defends all “That One” says) let the scales be removed from their eyes and see the Truth?

It’s like there’s a pounding and the ground is crying out… and yet the Truth is being turned aside for a lie.  Do you hear it?  Do you hear the sound of the bandwagon?  It’s beckoning you to jump on… to climb aboard and go on for the ride.  You stand on the roadside, a hand to your forehead shielding your eyes from the brightness of the sun… and you might even wince at the deafening strains and the beat of the drums calling you to join in and dance on the bandwagon.

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November 6, 2008 by pamela.

As you listen, keep reminding yourself that the year was 1964.  This is not just another video; and, btw, the reason I use so much video is to punctuate reality and history.  Take 28 minutes and listen — you’ll be amazed at the timeliness of this message.  Surely this was  needed before this past Tuesday.

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November 5, 2008 by pamela.

Go get a cuppa… this is long, but very worth the read.

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November 3, 2008 by pamela.

 “Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are His: And He changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with Him.

Daniel 2.20-22

…blessed be the Name of the LORD.

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October 30, 2008 by pamela.

I keep wondering how all this stuff is going to pan… Earlier today I heard a woman say that it would be a total miracle if JMcCain was elected President… and I replied that it would be a *miracle* if BarackObama were to be elected.  O… no, no, no… not bcz of any polls or anything like that but bcz he’s a man who’s largely come out of nowhere and has nothing clearly defined as far as policy or plausible solutions to the dilemma of the catastrophic financial and social problems facing this county (and around the world) and yet he *owns* the mainstream media outright — owns the opinion polls and doesn’t have to come clean on his records or public or private liaisons.

I’ve been writing, deleting, rewriting and thinking on this post for days — maybe weeks.  Each day as another story is posted (and ignored by the mainstream media — which I now call Obamedia)  I say to myself… what if it’s true?  I mean, how will all this play out in the end.  And, THE end is clearly coming into view.

I marvel that media turns a blind eye to all-things-Obama and seems to ignore questions or doubts — in fact, it’s eerily strange that practically ALL media — news, journalists, movie stars — actors and actresses — entertainers all seem to be in the boat with Obama — thus, giving the appearance that *everybody* is for him — everybody! Thus, the Obamedia.  A man nobody really knows - saying things no one can really define — is being hailed as a king.

A couple of the following links and dots were gathered days ago, but this morning, David Kupelian has a succinctly written article that puts everything out on the table and chronicles the Obama record — beginning with addressing Obama as the Manchurian Candidate.  As I think on that I wonder… what’s in all of this for Obama?  What’s in all of this for whoever’s behind his candidacy or probable potential  Presidency?   Tempature’s rising… the tide is swelling and yet, more is being uncovered — and then completely discredited by Obamedia and judicial power.

I read articles and listen to or watch coverage of different past events, alliances, etc., etc., concerning Barack Obama  (dot) and I have to just wonder if — well, two things: one, what if it’s true? and why doesn’t this play out in the mainstream?  Again, what if it’s true??  What if it’s true, for example, that Ayers is really the author of Dreams From My Father?  Or what if it’s true that Barack Obama’s grandmother was in the delivery room — in K-e-n-y-a (dot) — when Barack Obama was born?  What if it’s true?  So does that mean the quick trip to visit Grandma in Hawaii last week was a little bit of damage control — I mean, it’s interesting, isn’t it? I mean, what if she dies — this week — after that article surfaced — last week — ?  Will it become an Ashely Todd sort of deal made up for what? publicity?  But what if it’s not made up and what if it’s true?

My husband — listening to my meanderings said this stuff all sounds like the Vince Foster days - the Ron Brown day of the Clinton admin.  Yes, I thought so, too.  Then, like a lunatic, I started wondering… hmmmmm whatever did happen there, anyway… do you think the Clinton’s…? Nah…… too risky… but what if…  And then I think back on all the shady alliances - deaths, firings, missing files, propaganda… and consider that it was all hushed and swept under the carpet.  Will this be the case with Obama and his ’shady’ alliances?  Or — maybe more harrowing, will all these things come to light AFTER he’s elected President?

So, how about that Socialist Party membership? or this one? And what if BObama is not really a US Citizen and that being the case, how’s it going to play out in half of mainstream America -what is half of that half going to do — I mean, I’ve just gotta believe that some of those did take Civics and have at least a small understanding of the huge implications of that foreign birth and this campaign –and if it’s true — I mean: what if it’s true — then this is fraudulent campaign. I mean, I’m just sayin’ - that’s all.

My husband was reminding me (again!) of the great blessing of THESE days… and I see more and more why he says this.  He gets up from the breakfast table after Bible study and most mornings he says, these are exciting days to be alive!! Usually those words are accompanied by some hand gesture of accomplishment or victory!

We’re one day closer!! And I don’t mean one day closer to election day — but to That Day.

What a Day that will be…

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October 29, 2008 by pamela.

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October 29, 2008 by pamela.

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October 21, 2008 by pamela.

The first thing he’d do… as President. Hmmmmmmmmmmmm.

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October 21, 2008 by pamela.

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October 17, 2008 by pamela.

A little weekend reading…  Okay, a lot of weekend reading… especially if you connect the dots.

I think I hear it… the faint call is becoming louder:  … - - - …  is becoming …- - -…

I started thinking along this line recently as I have been thinking more and more: dot, dot, dot… connect the dots.  American people: dot, dot, dot… connect the dots!  The I considered Morse Code and the sound of dots and dashes or dits and dah’s.  So, in these days, if people are of a mind to hear, they’ll hear the dits…and the connecting of the dots will soon sound like:  ditditdit dahdahdah ditditditdit.  That’s SOS in Morse Code.

So, I posted the link to the Al Smith dinner last night, I thought I’d go ahead and post a few links… a few connect the dots links.  Yes… they are connect-the-dots and see the links to Barack Obama.  I’m thinking that one of the worst things for a candidate is: history.  It could also be the best thing for a candidate, too, for that matter.  Either way, historical record is friend or foe… Dot. Dot. Dot.

Dreams From My Father… is BarakO really the author as the title byline says?  (Dot)  Or is someone else?  (Dot) And is that someone else a friend of BarakO or is he just a colleague? You know… someone to whom BarakO really has no real tie. (Dot)  If the American public would have the time or take the time to review or compare writing styles as Jack Cashill has, they’d surely see a stunning connection and would have to face the question and come to the conclusion that Barak Obama’s literary style so strikingly reminiscent of William ‘Bill’ Ayers. (Dot)

The socialistic plan for America.  (Dot) Is it even remotely possible for 95% of the population to ‘get a taxcut’ considering… well, read on…

 Obama’s 95% Illusion - WSJ.com: “It’s a clever pitch, because it lets him pose as a middle-class tax cutter while disguising that he’s also proposing one of the largest tax increases ever on the other 5%. But how does he conjure this miracle, especially since more than a third of all Americans already pay no income taxes at all? There are several sleights of hand, but the most creative is to redefine the meaning of ‘tax cut.’ For the Obama Democrats, a tax cut is no longer letting you keep more of what you earn. In their lexicon, a tax cut includes tens of billions of dollars in government handouts that are disguised by the phrase ‘tax credit.’”
[can anyone say: socialism? (ditditditdahdahdahditditdit]
…
“Here’s the political catch. All but the clean car credit would be “refundable,” which is Washington-speak for the fact that you can receive these checks even if you have no income-tax liability. In other words, they are an income transfer — a federal check — from taxpayers to nontaxpayers. Once upon a time we called this “welfare,” or in George McGovern’s 1972 campaign a “Demogrant.” Mr. Obama’s genius is to call it a tax cut.” — the Amateur Economist  (Dot)

And what really, does BarakO say to the “Joe the Plumber” and the rest of the regular Joe’s of the US –Rick Moran, American Thinker  (Dot)

And so… what else is there about Ayers and his ties to him that BarakO doesn’t want the general public to see?   Connect, connect, connect.

(Dot)
And then there’s that very strange (but not so strange, and certainly not surprising) (little m)messiah factor.  Here and here. (Dot. Dot.) And then… let us not forget that a man is often known or understood by the company he keeps (or kept).  (Dot. Dot. Dot.)And then, don’t forget earlier BarakO ties.  (Dot)With the Washington Post endorsing BarakO and the NY Times apparently doing so in the upcoming Sunday edition…  it seems the man’s got it made.

 ”THE NOMINATING process this year produced two unusually talented and qualified presidential candidates. There are few public figures we have respected more over the years than Sen. John McCain. Yet it is without ambivalence that we endorse Sen. Barack Obama for president.

The choice is made easy in part by Mr. McCain’s disappointing campaign, above all his irresponsible selection of a running mate who is not ready to be president. It is made easy in larger part, though, because of our admiration for Mr. Obama and the impressive qualities he has shown during this long race. Yes, we have reservations and concerns, almost inevitably, given Mr. Obama’s relatively brief experience in national politics. But we also have enormous hopes.

Mr. Obama is a man of supple intelligence, with a nuanced grasp of complex issues and evident skill at conciliation and consensus-building.” —NYP

Ahhhh……….. that nuanced grasp.  (Dot)

“…having to do with keeping America safe in a dangerous world, it is a closer call. Mr. McCain has deep knowledge and a longstanding commitment to promoting U.S. leadership and values.   But Mr. Obama, as anyone who reads his books [[who writes his books??  (Dot) ]] can tell, also has a sophisticated understanding of the world and America’s place in it.”  [Riiight.] (Dot)

And then one last piece for today… Louis Farrakkhan (Dot): “A new beginning…” (Dot.) and this is the man who calls BarakO “… the herald of the Messiah.

The Washington Post article concludes in its defense to endorse Barak Obama (over the qualified but disappointing McCain),

“ANY PRESIDENTIAL vote is a gamble, and Mr. Obama’s résumé is undoubtedly thin. We had hoped, throughout this long campaign, to see more evidence that Mr. Obama might stand up to Democratic orthodoxy and end, as he said in his announcement speech, “our chronic avoidance of tough decisions.”

“But Mr. Obama’s temperament is unlike anything we’ve seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, no small thing in our often divided and cynical country. We think he is the right man for a perilous moment.”

… uh, Okay… what did they just say?  (Dot)

    

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October 16, 2008 by pamela.

McCain & Obama at a dinner… interesting.

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September 30, 2008 by pamela.

Coyotes are whining and howling in the field.  They sound horrible and shrill — like someone is trying to kill them (sometimes I wish someone would).  Sounds seem magnified tonight… the dishwasher, the washing machine, the dryer, the icemaker and the water refilling it.  O, and the coyotes.  Suddenly, they’ve become quiet.  Maybe my neighbour said, that’s it…

I have been mulling over the bailout plan the senate is expected to vote on tomorrow.  I consider many silly scenarios and some sensible ones — several I have written to my reps and sens in the last few days.   Now, I’m no poli-sci major, nor econ major either, for that matter.  But I’m a mother and over the years, mothers figure things out pretty well.  I don’t know any mothers who are thinking this “bailout” or rescue is any sort of a sensible idea.

Mothers quickly learn the mechanics of supply and demand… they understand that the supply never seems to be adequate for the demand — but they don’t usually look for a bailout - they deal with lack of food, lack of sleep, lack of finances, lack of energy, lack of clothing that fits, lack of ability or whatever else is lacking and they figure out way to make it - to make ends meet, to adjust, to stretch, to flex, to wait or to go without.  It’s that simple.

Can you imagine a mother going to school where her teenage boy is a failing student and taking him on her lap and telling the teacher that she, herself, will be doing the assignments and taking the tests so that he won’t fail?

I mull this over… Wall Street is sort of comprised of investors — investments make the wheels of Wall Street turn.  Government has no business directing or redirecting or bailing out Wall Street — Wall Street will take care of itself if it’s not ‘bailed out’ and if investors taxes are not increased.  Simple supply and demand.  So what if wealth in this country will decline some - does the government, by going through with a bailout, possibly think that going further into debt will make or keep this country ‘rich’?  It’s crazy… all we can do is patiently wait and watch and pray.

Well… still can’t sleep.  It’s hard you know… to go to sleep when attempting to run the country the children aren’t all in yet… I’m a mother… patiently waiting… watching… praying.

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September 30, 2008 by pamela.

The sad thing is… all the emotional, sensual, persuasive and innocent hope seems to me to be just a figment of imagination. And yet, the power of suggestion alone is astonishing. Consider the change change could do to change these days.

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September 28, 2008 by pamela.

I browse the news(and marvel!!)  and think of the many times the US has been likened to the Titanic… the ineffable, unsinkable US — the Titanic that was described as the ship that even “God himself could not sink…”  Well… I wonder, had he been alive, what would that man have said on April 15, 1912? So you suppose he would have said, “Hmmm, so, all that happened.”

Well, so, I’ve been thinking about the Titanic… I’ve been thinking about ‘end times’ and the state of the state and it’s hard not to make comparisons.  Really hard.

I remembered reading some bits about the Titanic and so had to look them up - here’s an interesting one: Dr. Charles Parkhurst, of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church, preached a sermon after the demise of the Titanic and in reference to society of that day [!!] he said,

The picture that has hung before my eyes ever since last Tuesday morning has been the that of the victims staring meaningless at the gilded furnishings of this sunken palace of the sea… and there was no need for it. It is just so much sacrifice laid upon the alter of the dollar.”

Now, that, to many, might seem malevolent — even disrespectful of the lives lost in that tragedy.  That’s not intended here.  What’s intended is the similarity to these days… the gilded ship that is the US and the (proposed) gilding by Henry Paulson of the US Treasury or the US Usury.  You can’t help but wonder is Henry Paulson… Julius Caesar?

 Sec. 8. Review.

Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency.”  text of the proposal [scary!!] in a NYT article - full article here.

So, about the non-sinkability of the Titanic and the US today?  You’ve got to wonder:  What else is going on in the boiler room or the engine room of the ship?  And what about all the passengers? What will the great grandchildren be saying in 96 years?

Our oldest boy woke up Friday morning to his new reality… the gilded ship company he had worked for for nearly 10 years was no longer — O, he still has a job and, in fact, apparently had 3 job offers that very day — but that’s not what concerns me (that son has always been sort of a ‘golden boy’ and seizes the moment and works very hard).  What concerns me is that the taking over of WaMu was just the tip of the proverbial iceberg.  And what took down the Titanic?

An iceberg.

So, all that happened.

May the Lord God help us.

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September 11, 2008 by pamela.

I’m standing on the shore watching the tide roll in and wash out again. Day after day, over and over and over it rolls.  Day after day more things are washed up on the beach, more things are uncovered at the water rushes back out to sea leaving the exposed shells and seaweed on the wet sand.  Little urchins burrow down and take cover in the wet sand.  Over and over the water flows… sand fleas, clams and other shells, starfish — occasionally a beautiful sand dollar is left sparkling in the sun.  What delight, what a prize each one is… now, something for everyone!

A beautiful boat sails by and I look up and observe that it’s severely listing first to the left and then to the right and seems as though it will capsize from all the people hurrying en masse to one side and then to the other.  Few seem to be questioning whether or not the boat is even going in the right direction.

I’ve been standing on the beach… occasionally pacing back and forth… should I wade into the rolling waters or just stand here observing the tide aware of the chilly wet san