Random Thoughts
Canal simulator
We went to a demo of a canal operations simulator up at the Central Arizona Project. It’s sort of like flight-simulator except it’s for operators of canals. You sit down at a real console and conduct operations and react to “field” conditions just as a normal operator would, except that instead of being hooked to the real canal, it’s hooked to a numerical hydraulic model of the canal. It appears to work very well – they said they were pleased with it. Maybe we can do something similar here at SRP.
Eggs, almonds, citrus and garlic
These are some of my high-sensitivity foods, according to a food sensitivity analysis done on my blood last week. In addition, the preliminary results seem to indicate that I’m at least somewhat sensitive to just about everything. I’ll get more details when I go in to see her next week. The naturopathic doctor I’m going to (for the purpose of weight-loss and health-gain) runs these tests as part of her overall evaluation.
Birthers
Birthers are a variety of conspiracy theorists who are still hanging on to the idea that President Obama is not a citizen and should not be allowed to remain as president. James Taranto (Best of the Web Today) has a good summary of why we should discount their claims.
Brannon Howse on Obama and Economics
I just finished listening to Brannon Howse’s Worldview radio broadcast about our president placing the US under the authority of the European Union. I think the main points are:
- Obama likes the financial disaster because it will make it easier to nationalize banks, a primary socialist goal. (He has a history of socialist ties.)
- All US regulatory bodies, markets and business have been placed under the authority of a global economic authority based in Europe.
- A “Financial Stability Board” will standardize markets, compensation, social responsibility of all firms.
- This board and the IMF are made up of G20 members, which are appointed by leaders of the member nations. It’s an international economic union.
- This is absolutely opposite of the positions we have held before – economic sovereignty, no taxation without representation, etc.
- Obama is a “little” anti-Christ, a false spiritual teacher/leader
All these are scary thoughts, but I can’t help but think that one of the main reasons God gave us the OT was to see that this is nothing new, that evil people have been in power before, and God still controls history. And that He gave us Revelation to show us that He “wins” in the end. Thank God for His Word!
And I thank people who are bringing these issues to light, but Brannon, take it easy on the rhetoric!! Kissinger controlling the world? President Aladdin? Chairman Obama? Prime Minister Benny Hill? Who wants to have Europeans in charge – they don’t bathe or use deodorant? Oh, come on… He’s not going to get folks to take him seriously if he continues talking like that.
PRAYER POINT — We need reasonable national voices to get after this and keep it in the news. Emphasis on reasonable.
So, thinking about how I’m going to address this subject if it comes up, how do you tell an unbeliever that this is a bad thing. What do you say to them when they ask, so what’s wrong with a global economic government? It’s something I should probably prepare a “white paper” on … along with the other 10,000 or so things I’ve been thinking about. Sigh.
