Bubbles

Michael Jackson's doctor, the one now accused of neglect in his death, was reportedly paid $150,000 a month to care for him. Most of his health problems came from drug addiction; he could not sleep and he consulted doctors all over the world and had finally resorted to surgical anesthesia, which was administered in a hospital-care manner. Jackson's life was marked by three words: fame, fortune, and fantasy.

All of the nine Jackson children were talented, their father Joesph, never called “dad”, only Joesph, walked around with a whip as he trained each of them in their own talent. Michael lived at home until he was 30, he never had any warm relationships in his life, and at one time had 30 pet rats living in his room. Later, after moving to his 3,000 acre ranch (Neverland Ranch), he owned animals of every type, including elephants. Jackson seemed to have a close relationship with animals, and his love of animals was transferred to his children, when he had children.

His first great animal love of his life was that of his chimpanzee, Bubbles. Bubbles had been raised in a research lab, and when Bubble was with Michael, he had his own nanny and 24 hour care. Bubbles was a constant entertainment to the press and became almost as famous as Michael himself, he would sit in the audience and watch Michael perform, wore designer clothing and would even do Michael's famous moonwalk. After Bubbles grew into an adult, very strong, almost vicious, he was sent to a game park in Florida where he now lives at age 26, weighing over 200 lbs.

It took nine hours to prepare Michael's body for burial, his hair, his makeup. The king of pop is as famous in death as in life, and makes as much money. The thing which will stand out in Michael Jackson's bizarre life activities is his relationship with animals. Animals have replaced real relationships for many people. There are more tigers living in America, than there are in the wild, and these cats can be very dangerous animals, have led to the mauling or deaths of many owners. Always though, without exception, animal rights people say it is not the animal's fault.

In 2006, latest figures available, Americans spent 39 billion dollars on food for their pets, this at a time when according to the USDA, 33 millions American are hungry. Is there anything wrong with this picture? I know people who spend money on pet food each week than I spend on food for myself. The father of our country, George Washington, the wealthiest president said, “national morality cannot survive without religious principles.” There is certainly nothing wrong with pets or the feeding of pets. There is nothing wrong with Leona Helmsley billionaire hotel-owner leaving her fortune to her dog. There is nothing wrong with Roy Rogers having his horse Trigger stuffed and put on display.

I do find something very wrong with Buddhist temple monkey worship, where I have seen some of India's poor take food to monkey temples for the monkeys to eat when their own children were hungry. At one of these monkey temples, one of the “holy monkeys” jumped up and grabbed my dark glasses and ran off with them. I'm sure he was trained to do this because the attendant came back shortly with my glasses knowing that I would give him a tip. Is this any worse than what goes on in the name of God, in many places of worship in western civilization...”benevolent” offering boxes for the poor, love offerings.

I have been totally blind for 40 years, but there are still visions in my mind which will stay forever. One, I saw a mother pulling her child along, carrying her dog in her arms. She had the dog's leash and she would the hit the crying child every so often because the child was not walking fast enough. We have heard of children eating from the dog's feeding bowl. A child being neglected from the doctor because of veterinarian bills. Remember, the human being is the only animal which aborts her young...the most dangerous species in the world, the black baby, 52% of whom are aborted. 3000 babies aborted in America each day, 1542 of them black. My friend, a black doctor said to me recently, the black will disappear due to abortion and HIV/AIDS.

Michael Jackson and his talented family, instead of lower animals, could have done much good in the world through their money, by helping out the people of their race. We were all given the instructions of life, and how to live it, long ago.

(Proverbs 3:5-35)
 5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
 7Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
 8It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
 9Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
 10So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
 11My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction:
 12For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.
 13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding.
 14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
 15She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.
 16Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
 17Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
 18She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her.
 19The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.
 20By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
 21My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion:
 22So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
 23Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.
 24When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
 25Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
 26For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
 27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
 28Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I will give; when thou hast it by thee.
 29Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
 30Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no harm.
 31Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
 32For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
 33The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
 34Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
 35The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Front Row Seats

Today is the one year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson. I understand his fans are pouring into Los Angeles and into the places which he frequented to honor him. He is making more money dead than when he was alive, his estate hoping to pay off his many debts. If you went to a Michael Jackson concert, this little sissy, pedophile, drug-addicted pervert, you paid well for front row seats. The same people who pay so much for front row seats, to be close to perversion would get as far away as possible from people of principle...real pastors, real political leaders, real towers of talent; Jackson was a counterfeit. You must know the real to recognize counterfeit, the world loves counterfeit, impostors.

Those of my age have lived through the most marvelous time in history, we saw the world when it was still a decent place. Like those in Pompeii when volcano Vesuvius erupted, they saw Pompeii and Italy at its zenith, they had front row seats. They saw how quickly and easily Pompeii became an ash heap in history. Walking through the streets of Pompeii, I noted that the heat flash of the volcano so paralyzed everything that the animals and people were killed and covered instantaneously. They are still there, frozen in cement lava, having never been removed.

Those of my age saw America at it's best, real patriots returning from WW1, giving justice to much of the world. Returning from WW2, rectifying the struggle, seeing great scientific exploits: plastics, vehicles, plane travel, education and exploration (DNA, moonwalk, health exploits). Grabbing at the wisdom of man, and forgetting God, depending on government checks, not the gifts and abundance of a creator, killing rather than saving the lives of babies, killing rather than bringing health to the unfortunates of the world, educators whose livelihood depend on children support a political party (Democrat) that promotes abortion (the killing of the very children which they expect to live from educating). The president of the national education association apologizes to his membership because a black choir sang an anthem in which God was used. In the popular, gay resort-town of Provincetown, Massachusetts the school board voted unanimously to pass out condoms to elementary aged school children, the parents will not even be informed if their children receive such.

Today's Americans, today's youth have front row seats to watch the dismantling of the world's greatest republic. It happened to Greece, it happened to Rome, it happened to France, it happened to Germany, warned ahead of time. People were too busy with themselves. Although we talk of illegalities, we are a country of “laws rather than men”. Obama will make millions of Mexicans legal citizens with just a stroke of a pen in an executive order. Socialized, old-people Europe, will use it's attempt at a European union, countries who historically fought one another, just came to insulting one another, then decided to unionize. The hardworking, thrifty Germans were expected to support the spending, spreeing Spaniards. The reckless Greeks, early retirees, leisure living, expected the vacationing French to support them. It has become a mess. In America, about half the population, vigilant and diligent, supports the other half who pay no taxes at all, but have learned to live well on welfare.

There is no way that those who pull and push the wagon will not rebel in time against those content to just ride in the wagon. Those who love God will cease to tolerate those who hate God. We known Nehemiah and his fellow Jews returning to Jerusalem after captivity, they rebuilt it, with bricks in one hand, their swords in the other, because they realized it is necessary to defend what you have built.

Lackadaisical, all you need is love, “eat drink and be merry, because tomorrow you may die”, liberal-hypocrite Americans will no longer be supported by God-fearing, tax-paying, hardworking citizens. The fat, lazy, complacent baby-boomers, themselves raising spoiled children, should learn basic math. A country with its entitlement, its medicare, medicaid, social adventures now reach 108 trillion dollars, must get factual, not sociological. An aging, socialized population in Japan is keeping it in the doldrums of depression. An aging, socialized population in England and other European countries have brought most of these countries to brink of disaster: UK, Iceland, Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, the Balkans, etc.

Adding to the “black hole” of disbelief by those of us sitting in front row seats, as we see the insanity on stage, passport photos are no longer believable because of so many transgendered people (men changing into women, women changing into men) and we thought the French had problems with veils used in driver's licenses.

The communist-socialist agenda, the black nationalist church agenda, the gay agenda, the blame and hate America first agenda will certainly do us in, unless real patriots, not counterfeit smoochers, go to war for America and the ideals that made America great, that has made the greatest migration the world has ever known towards our shores by people seeking only opportunity.

I never thought of going to college by anyone's efforts except my own (I worked my way through school), there were no grants, no scholarships. I never knew a man to go to war in order to get a pension. We went to war to save the world from tyranny, for God, family, and country.

In the story of the alabaster box, the woman who gave all she owned to glorify Christ, Christ tells us to do as much as she did. Only in the great commission are we told to do more, “wherever this Gospel is preached, tell what this woman has done.” (Matthew 26) This woman in the house of Simon the leper gave all she had, Christ complimented her, disputed them, and gave her as an example of giving, forever.

In front row seats, watching the insanity around us, our ancestors, the forefathers of this country has given us much to remember, to think about, to defend as we face those who would, and will eventually, if left unchecked, destroy it. We are in the front row seats of history, world history, ecological history, economic history, the very survival of mankind.

Monopoly Money

Monopoly is a board game published by Parker Brothers, a subsidiary of Hasbro. The game is named after the economic concept of monopoly, the domination of a market by a single entity. Monopoly is the most commercially-successful board game in United States history, with 485 million players worldwide. In recent years, mere mortals, banking, securities brokers, and just plain crooks have played Monopoly with money they have extracted from the pockets of investors. In the most prestigious whore house in the world, the capital building in Washington DC, your tax dollars have been treated like a Monopoly game, enriching the millionaires who occupy the seats of political power; enriching the lobbyists who influence every piece of legislation enacted and then just throwing money at poor people and illegals (those who are not even citizens) to get their much needed vote to remain in power.

The main objective of each person elected to congress, to a place of political power in your state, or even the vermin who are elected in your local county and city is to stay in power. They actually believe that the tax dollars are their dollars. Just recently, the entire city counsel of Wilmington, NC went on an excursion to Washington DC where they could get instruction on real political extravagance, real decadent behavior. Of course, they took their deprived spouses along so all could enjoy the life of the “rich and famous” by eating in famed restaurants at tax-payer expenses. Tax-payers, who are at home clipping coupons, walking to work, checking prices in the Dollar Store and trying each day of their life just to survive.

Politicians have no concept of the individual whose taxes make the whole. They only deal with large figures as Governor Charles Brantley Aycock, Governor in 1900 said to my grandfather, with whom he attended school in a one-room school in Wayne County, “Politicians consider tax dollars to be theirs to use as they wish, and there is almost no oversight because lawyers and the judiciary officials depend on the good will of these thieves, to stay in power.” These politicians, their bureaucratic enablers, may fool enough people to get elected but it is time to warn them that it is not what people think about you, it is what God knows about you.

The new speaker of the English Parliament states that he is trying to end the melees between the government and the voters, that the English people are embarrassed by “the thievery of the politicians while he tries to rebuild the government.” In this country, we are not embarrassed by anything: fornication, adultery, homosexuality, abortion (legalized murder), even lying and cheating. (climate taxes, mortgage and banking vandalism)

This weekend, all news, pertaining to politics in this country as well as politics in Iran were set aside as the nation mourned the unexpected death of an accused pedophile who spent a reported $100,000 per day on an extravagant lifestyle and whose talent and temperament will cause promoters to refund over $100 million dollars for a projected entertainment appearance. Such has been the money making ability of talented child-stars such as Shirley Temple, Jackie Cooper, etc. As a very poor young student, finally finding a place I could afford on Laura Washington Avenue in Memphis, TN one-half block from St. Judes Hospital, amid the squalor of low-rent housing of the city at that time, I remember a very young man each weekend, putting a base fiddle on top of a car and then with some other young men with instruments leaving for a gig, somewhere.

This was my first introduction to Elvis Presley who became the city's most famous and rich personality. You see, God blesses many with unusual talent which bring on the riches. But, as with Elvis, as with Jackie, as with Michael, we will all stand VERY ALONE, totally naked, before Almighty God, either dressed or undressed in the righteousness of His Son, our Savior. Alone, without any of the “stuff” that the monopoly of money of this world affords. All we will take with us is our ability for recognition by the Savior of our soul. “Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." (Job 1:21)

None of us will seek the justice of God but must trust entirely on His mercy. My first thought on learning of Michael's death, the Thriller has gone. I hope the King of Pop knows the King of Kings.

Listening to the BBC, the announcer seemed a little insulted when someone suggested that the death of Michael Jackson was equivalent to the death of Princess Diana. Either, fame and fortune makes no difference when death comes to one as it will come to all. There are 86,400 seconds in each day. When the heart stops beating; when the long, cold fingers of death have seized your life, even if you have as much money as the Queen of England (estimated $3 trillion) you cannot buy one more second. The Dollar, the Euro, the Peso, the Ruble, are all so near worthless, that they are mostly Monopoly money. We spend too much of our time thinking about and dreaming about money and the things which money can buy. “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” (1 John 2:15) At best, even if you live to be very old, life is very short compared to eternity. We need to spend our time, talent and temperament thinking and working for God's glory, not our own. Life is like Monopoly money, totally worthless if not saved.

A PRAYER FOR THE GRACE OF DEVOTION

O Lord my God, You are all my good. And who am I that I should dare to speak to You? I am Your poorest and meanest servant, a vile worm, much more poor and contemptible than I know or dare to say. Yet remember me, Lord, because I am nothing, I have nothing, and I can do nothing. You alone are good, just, and holy. You can do all things, You give all things, You fill all things: only the sinner do You leave empty-handed. Remember Your tender mercies and fill my heart with Your grace, You Who will not allow Your works to be in vain. How can I bear this life of misery unless You comfort me with Your mercy and grace? Do not turn Your face from me. Do not delay Your visitation. Do not withdraw Your consolation, lest in Your sight my soul become as desert land. Teach me, Lord, to do Your will. Teach me to live worthily and humbly in Your sight, for You are my wisdom Who know me truly, and Who knew me even before the world was made and before I was born into it.

The Imitation of Christ, Book 3 by Thomas à Kempis