PROFANE "STICKS AND STONES" AND GROANS -- Just a Minute Radio for Wednesday 110907

In South Carolina – although we have been in an official drought area – we’re not nearly as bad off by being dry as most of TEXAS is.

 

We’ve had some rain here… but we’re still in a drought condition. I talked with a friend who has a lake property near the Georgia line and his swim and boat dock raft is about at the end of it’s tether before it drags bottom. In fact I don’t think he can park his boat in the raft’s slip without scraping the bottom. So we’re in a rather deficit situation also.

 

My grandson Jack, who lives out in East Texas not too far from Arkansas I believe… he’s been out on the fire line. He’s also an EMT technician/medic and so about half his duty hours have been on ambulance calls rather than on the fire line. But I saw a plea from fire houses in TX for retired firemen or others trained and qualified to help to come and assist them in handling all the calls they have.

 

Numbers vary depending on the area being covered by the reporter… but a total of 1000 homes reportedly have been consumed by the fires thus far. And they still keep reporting 0% containment. I think what’s happening there is fires are not necessarily contiguous.  And all of the fires cannot be controlled at once. So I take it they are concentrating on those that have property and people in jeopardy. I’m sure they will appreciate prayers and any help that is trained in fire fighting or other emergency skills because their lines are stretched very thin… overstretched!

 

The off-the-brain speech given at the President’s appearance in Michigan by James Hoffa, Jr. ought to go a long way toward sealing the President’s hold on being a one-term president. It was a harangue with no theme except that the union leaders are desperately afraid of losing what power the still have – which, although greatly diminished, continues to do their cause much harm. Hoffa’s father – whose mysterious death has never been discovered or solved – continues to hang a dark cloud over the Teamster’s Union. Jimmy Hoffa Sr. had so many ties with the underworld apparently *they* got the idea he was more of a liability to the union than a help.  I believe it was 1975 when he disappeared and no one has ever come forward with a confession or whatever took him off the labor leader’s platform.

 

Well – let us pray for our Nation and for its people. Being compassionate and concerned and loving the sinner but not the sin, is the attitude as Christians we need to hang on to. The Bible reveals just what the situation we are all in concerning salvation. Don’t by pass this promise in the little book of First John…Chapeter one verse nine: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:9)

 

He is faithful – though we are not.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack

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“JUST A MINUTE”

PROFANE “STICKS AND STONES” AND GROANS!

BB: Jist A MInit: Didja heer Jimmy Hoffa, Junior, Mr. Jack?

Jack: I couldn’t help it Billy-bob.

MizP: Hit was terribul, Mr. Jack. Terribul! I coun’t b’leeve my ears.

Homer: Oh he said hit awl rite, Miz Pearl… too bad you coun’t stop yo ears.

MizP: Ah wisht I cud’ of. Ah’ve nevuh heered such un-politeness – an rite in frunt

               of chillun an Ladies too.

BB: Ah wisht we cudda hit him wif a whole bucket of ‘bleep.’ 

Jack: Bucket of ‘bleep’ Billy, what does that mean.

MizP: You know when they says sumpin that stupid an offensive they jist ushully

               bleep’s hit out… you know.

Jack: Yeah… now I know. – you’re right. 

Homer: Ah thanks that’s terribul… a reel shame fer laber peepul in Deetroit.

BB: Facs is, Miz Pearl hit’s the greediness of th Union leaders done ruint the city.

Jack: I’m afraid you’re right Billy. Detroit used to be the 5^th largest city.

Homer: Yeah… b’cause they had s’many automobile factories there.

MizP: Now they done mostly moved away…

BB: An so many people done moved out’n Deetroit hit’s b’comin a ruint city.

Jack: Exactly right – Mr. Billy… in the last ten years it’s lost about 25 percent

               population – only New Orleans has lost more.  

MizP: Whut can be done ‘bout hit Mr. Jack?

Jack: They’ve lost a huge part of the manufacturing base. The people who

               live there will have to figure it out – the government can’t

Homer: Thass the reason they’s in the mess they’s in…lookin’ to Washinton.

BB: Ah ‘spect you’s rite ‘bout  thay’ut Mr. Jack.

MizP: Ah know’s he’s rite… we had th same problem in Playfair… Don’t

               nobody take care of th’ home fokes bettern’ th home folks.

Jack: Well things won’t get any better with Jimmy Hoffa Jr. doin’ the talking.

BB: Thas’ fer shore too Mr. Jack. We better pitch in an hep.

MizP: Tha’s th’ spirit Mr. Beeelie… an we kin hep one another if’n we git to hit.

Jack: Right you are Miz Pearl… but time’s up today. We’ll be back next

               Wednesday Lord willin’ -- <> I’m Jack Buttram. 

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