Recently I’ve had dozens of long talks with various friends of mine who seem scattered all over the country. Some I haven’t talked to in many years and lo and behold I get a call from one almost on a weekly basis. I’ve also called a few myself as the Lord put them on my heart, but most just came out of the blue and were initiated by them. Many of the calls were over an hour or more long. It was great to talk to them and laugh about the good times we’ve had together . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/friends-galore-2/

I’m beginning to hear the Covid war drums beating night and day. Does this mean we are being reinfected? Studies like the Cochrane study have pointed to masks as being ineffective against Covid and in fact are likely entirely useless. But many establishments and government institutions are already establishing mandatory requirements for wearing masks as a primary tool against preventing infection? . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/political-machine-extraordinaire/

One of my hobbies is training my lab. I enjoy it immensely as does he. I was looking for my next challenge in training him. I’ve taught him to come, retrieve, sit, heel, lay down, roll over, stay, crawl, load up into my truck bed, and point my fingers at him like I’m holding a pistol and say BANG! and have him play dead complete with first rolling around as though wounded before “dying” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/09/grin-boy-grin/

I received the following video from a reader. It is a must-watch for you. I know many of you like to listen versus reading Words for the Day, but today would be a good day to read beginning right now . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/bear-in-tennessee/

I went to church with a neighbor last Sunday and when the singing was over and just prior to the pastor taking over. I looked at my buddy and out of the blue whispered, “Thanks!” He looked at me bewildered and said, “For what?” . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/singing/

A few weeks back I wrote about my complete loss of appetite and severe weight loss. Actually I lost 27 pounds in about 60 days and in the last weeks have been losing 1-2 lbs. per day. I was not overweight at 6 feet tall and weighing in at 209 so the loss of 27 pounds had a noticeable effect on me. I lost much muscle mass and was so fatigued I was sleeping much of the day, (something I have never experienced) . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/mystery-solved/

After 25 years of writing this post five times per week I have learned a thing or two about expressing my opinion about politics. Through the years I have done my share of speaking out against abortion, homosexuality, unchecked violence, trafficking, stupid wars, burgeoning crime, immigrants here illegally, welfare, pedophiles immorality, lack of civility, and so on; savagely ravaging the likes of the Clintons, Obama, Both father and son of the Bush family, Biden, and yes Trump. My posts are always met by rabid fans with some death threats, foul language, and idiotic ranting . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/rabid-fans/

As anticipated I got some mail from Trump lovers yesterday after my post. One long time reader remembered that when Trump ran the first time that I supported him and wanted to know why I changed . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/divided-states-of-america/

I along with millions of other folks watched the Republican debates last night. It reminded me of a bunch of grade school kids trying to shout each other down. The highlight for me was when they showed a clip of Rich Men North of Richmond. Today’s reviews of who won and lost were comical. Fox news stated that Ramasway was the biggest loser and Daily Mail had him as the biggest winner. Both news organizations are owned by Rupert Murdoch, go figure . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/be-of-one-mind/

I received the following email entitled, “Life from the seat of a tractor” and entails an old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom that we could all live by… It is directed to how we should live our daily lives and I think you will recognize much of it as coming directly from the Bible, (particularly Proverbs), only it is presented in a more homespun practical way. Most of these tidbits have a far deeper meaning than first meets the eye. Read it slowly and think about it . . . Selah . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/2023/08/old-man-wisdom/