In the words from Charlie Sheen when he made an outburst, winning. In this blog, I will show how you can beat the system. The government and especially the Democrats will not like it. I will show you how to find the best help in a crazy, costly post-pandemic world. I will show you games people play to get ahead.

The games people play now, every night and every day now, never meaning what they say now, never saying what they mean. And they wile away the hours in their ivory towers till they’re covered up with flowers in the back of a black limousine. We make one another cry, break a heart then we say goodbye, cross our hearts and we hope to die that the other is to blame. Neither one will give in, so we gaze at our eight by ten, thinking ’bout things that might have been, and it’s a dirty rotten shame. People walking up to ya, singing glory Halleluijah, and they’re trying to sock it to you in the name of the Lord. They’re gonna teach you to meditate, read your horoscope, cheat your fate, and further more to hell with hate, come on and get on board. Look around tell me what you see, what’s happening to you and me, God grant me the serenity to just remember who I am. Cause you’ve given up your sanity for your pride and your vanity turn your back on humanity.

This is all a game to some just to win and beat the system.

When it comes to you getting what you want, it’s OK to shop. Like the song, “You better shop around.’ You can avoid the hospital and doctors if you focus on eating healthy and keep from putting poisons into your body. Avoid eating process food if you can and cooking healthy.

Have you noticed that it’s easier to get assistance for housing, food,and/or medical if you’re a single mother and getting pregnant by different “daddy”? Just like it’s easier to get the assistance if you’re an illegal immigrants as well. It seems that the Democrats would rather help the illegal immigrants than the American people and/or the Veterans who fought and served this country. That song, “Games people play” says it all. It was originally written and sung in the ’60’s and ’70’s; but is relevant today.

If you’re looking for the right paint or painter, make sure that they know what they are doing and is paying attention. I remembered when my mother was looking at getting paint for inside the house to paint. The sales clerk was too busy flirting with her to actually pay attention to what he was doing. He ended up selling her the brightest yellow of paint that was used in our dining room. It didn’t matter that she was married and had kids.

Just like when shopping for a car mechanic, you better know somethings about cars or the auto shop will take advantage of you and overcharge. It’s been known that the auto shop are more likely take advantage of a woman than a man when it comes to car repairs.

If you’re looking for ways to invest for retirement if you happened to come into extra money, Shop around and asked all the right questions. Make sure that they are legit. Will they help you achieve your goals and keep you calm? When I inherited some money, I was looking to invest for my retirement. I had more than one offer made and I had to choose the right one for me. I ended up choosing the ones with my bank, that way I kept everything close together.

If you can afford a good attorney, more power to you. Otherwise, a court-appointed attorney will not really help you. They are getting paid anyway so why bother going above and beyond.

If you are seeking counseling, I do not recommend seeing a social worker because they are not qualified counselor. Social workers are more apt to destroy family rather than help the individual. You need to feel comfortable with who you are seeing. If you’re not comfortable, keep looking.

President Trump and governors from the red states are looking into school choice and eliminating the Department of Education. It’s good for parents to know what the teachers are teaching their kids. Ever since the Pandemic, parents have found out just what is being taught their kids with Critical Race Theory. When the parents protest the school board they were labeled domestic terrorist by Joe Biden and those on the Left. I’m in favor of school choice. Parents should have the rights to choose what school their kids are being sent to and what they are teaching their kids.

I had gotten better education from Hawley’s school than I did from West Fargo’s school. West Fargo school did dirty to me. I was in the first grade, and put me in a class of older bigger kids without telling me it was a special class. Instead,they told me that they were moving me up in grades.

President Trump ran on the idea that you will not get tired of winning. This time around President Trump is beating the system by playing the Democrats and Rhino Republicans games. He is using their tactics against them. They cannot stand that fact either. He learned how to play the game and how to win by playing by their rules.

If you see someone who constantly winning, look at how they are beating the system and study it. Like the song by “You Win Again” by Hank Williams Sr., The news is out, all over town that you’ve been seen a running around I know that I should have leave but then I just can’t go,you win again.

It’s not cheating to know how to beat the system. You got to know how to play to game to win; otherwise, the system will win every time. They may not like for us to know how we can beat the system. Much like the Democrats and Rhino Republicans don’t like it that President Trump is beating them at their own game.

Like I said earlier, it’s a dirty rotten shame that we have to stoop to their level to win, just to beat the system. It’s a shame that everyone cannot play fair in life. You got to do what you can to win and beat the system. It’s winning at all costs!

Donald Trump said that you will be winning so much that you may get sick of it. This time around the American people is winning big. We are getting everything we voted for. Those on the Left are crying and fighting to keep us from winning so much.

Are you tired of winning yet? It’s all a matter of positive thinking and the beating the system at their own game. It’s all about shopping around and knowing the facts and who to believe and trust. Who do you feel comfortable with? I like the fact that the American people is winning time around. I like the fact that President Trump, Elon Musk, Trump’s cabinet members, and the Republicans are winning for the American people. I know I shouldn’t laugh at how crazy those crazy Liberals are acting on Youtube and Tick Tock, but I cannot help myself.

On the same line as Make America Great Again, I will talk about how we can put America first. I will look at the song, The Americans by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian folk singer from the ’70’s. I’ll take a look at the lyrics and also look at the tariffs President Trump is using as a trade deal with other countries.

The Americans is a commentary by Canadian broadcaster Gordon Sinclair. It was originally written for a regular broadcast on CFRB radio in Toronto on June 5, 1973. It became a media and public phenomenon. It was replayed several times a day by some radio stations and released as a hit audio recording. Ronald Reagan credited it for giving comfort to the United States in difficult times. It can be used once again in the times we’re living in right now.

The song discussed some stories from the daily news such as heavy tornado damage and flood, The American Red Cross, the United States dollars, and the Vietnam War. Hopefully, you’ll see the similarity.

The United States dollar has taken another pounding on German, French, and British exchanges this morning. Hitting the lowest point ever known in West Germany. It has declined there by 41% since 1971. And this Canadian thinks it’s time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people in the world.

Who helped control floods on the Nile, The Amazon, the Ganges, and the Niger. Today, the rich bottom land of the Mississippi is underwater. And no foreign land has sent a dollar to help. Who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debt. None of those countries.

When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up. When distant cities are hit by natural disasters, it’s the United States that hurries in to help.

The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy all pumped billions of dollars into discouraged count.

War-mongering Americans is what some called us. Yet I liked to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollars build it own airplanes. Does any country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing jur jet?

When the Americans get out of this bind, as they will, who could blame them if they said to hell with the rest of world. Let somebody else buy the bonds. Let somebody else build or repair foreign dams. When the railways of France, Germany, and India were breaking down through age. It was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose.

I can named to you 5000 times when the Americans raced to help the other people in trouble. Can you name to me even one time when someone raced to the help of the Americans in trouble? I don’t think so. The American Red Cross was told at it’s 48th annual meeting in New Orleans this morning that it was broke. This year disasters, with the year less than half over, have taken it all, and nobody, but nobody, has helped.

I remembered as I was growing up, my step-dad would say, “Whenever the Americans would destroy a country in times of war, they would go back and help them rebuild without even a thank you.” Maybe it’s time we say, “you rebuild yourself.”

It seems with the United Nations, the United States is expected to help other countries during their crises such as natural disasters and/or wars. Yet other countries are not willing to share the load. The United States had given the Ukraine more aid than the Europeans. Now that President Trump is saying no to money being sent to the Ukraine; those on the Left are crying about it.

Those on the Left is losing their mind over DOGE’s investigation of the missing money by Elon Musk and President Trump.

As President Trump started the TARIFFS as a trade deals with other countries, those on the Left are crying saying that it will hurt the economy. TARIFFS is a duty imposed by the national government, customs territory, or supranational union on imports of goods and is paid by the importer.

Before we had income tax, the United States used TARIFFS as part of their trade agreement. Even President Obama had used TARIFFS in his trade deals; yet those on the Left seems to had forgotten about it because of their hatred for Donald Trump.

It’s time we put America first. It’s time the American people buy made in America products. The only reasons things were made in other countries is because the high regulations put on them by the Democrats and the Federal Government. We have the supplies in this country, to be independent rather than dependent on foreign countries and terrorist. Stop buying things made in China! With us buying from China, we’re only helping build their economy and hurting ours. Stop buying oil from the Middle East, like Iran, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia. By helping them, we are funding terrorism. Remembered, they hate America and they even chant, “Death to America.”

I know this may sounds selfish and unchristlike but sometimes we have to look out for ourselves rather than help other countries that are taking advantage of the United States.

Other countries used TARIFFS themselves as part of their trade deals especially with the United States. Their TARIFFS is higher than what President Trump had set in place. Other countries are caving in to President Trump’s TARIFFS There are countries that do not want to purchased food supplies from the United States because of all the chemicals we put into it. Yet, China is doing way worse than we are. They are actually poisoning us. The Pandemic should have been a wake up call for us.

Maybe it’s time the United States pull out of the United Nations, because all they do is take advantage of us and our generous nature. After a war, the United States should not go back into that country to rebuild but rather say, “You’re on your own.”

It’s time to buy American made products. It will create jobs and put America first. It can only be done with a Nationalist President not a Globalist. It’s time we say, “the heck with the rest of the world!” What do you think? Are you in favor of putting America first? Are you in favor of TARIFFS?

The illegal immigrants hate America but yet they are willing to come to this country illegally. America is a great country but right now we have some problems thus we need to make America great again. No other countries will look out for the United States. It’s up to us and us alone to look out for ourselves. Stop getting into other countries wars! Stop dealing with terrorists and our enemies! Not just Russia but China are our enemies. They both are out to destroy America and become top dog in the world. Yet those on the Left doesn’t see China as a threat like they see Russia.

We got people here in this country who needs help. The time is now to say, “The hell with the other countries and only help our own people. What do you think? I want to hear from you.

Do you know the many names of God? Do you know the many attributes of God?

In this blog, I will be discussing the book, “Our God is Awesome,” by Tony Evans. We will be encountering the greatness of our God. This will be my Easter blog. The Lord is risen!

As I mentioned before, The Lord is our Shepherd.

God is also known as Father. He is our father and we say that in the Lord’s prayer. Some people will call him “daddy.”

In the Catholic Church, a priest is called, “father” out of respect;; but I cannot do that because it puts a bad taste in my mouth. They are not a father, and some probably shouldn’t be.

We are all God’s children and He is our father. To those who was abandoned or abused by their earthly father, it can be hard to accept Him as our father. Yet to some, they are more likely to accept Him as father. They see Him as be very authoritative. They see God carrying a whip in one hand, ready to whip you if you don’t obey. They have a hard time in accepting authority figures. Maybe to some who never had a father or dad around or had been abused.

The first attribute we’ll discuss is God’s Sufficiency. We cannot put God in a box. From Dirty Dancing, “Nobody puts baby in a corner.” Well you cannot put God in a corner. God doesn’t need to be noticed. It is not God’s privilege that we get to worship, but our privilege. God doesn’t need us. We need Him. He doesn’t need our permission to do what He plans to do. God has a plan for our lives. We ought to jump out of bed to go to church on Sunday morning. There are many who would rather not get up to go to church for whatever reason. God doesn’t need to be defended. He can defend Himself. We can be compared to a rebellious teenager who doesn’t want mom and dad to rule over us.

There is a joke that dog is God spelled backward. A dog will watch over us much the same as with God.

The Holiness of God. God is holy! The word HOLY means separate. We get the words Saint and Sanctified from HOLY. As for example: you are standing on HOLY GROUND, take off your shoes. In other words, no one is perfect, only God. As my mother would say, “If I was perfect, I’d be in heaven instead of on earth.” We cannot look at the face of God because of sins. Like when Adam and Eve sinned, they were ashamed and naked. In the Greek mythology, Medusa was a monstrous winged female with snakes for hair and the power to turn anyone who looked at her to stone. We must stop playing church, stop playing Christianity. Most people hurry to get to work on time because they don’t want to upset the boss. Yet they come to church saying, “As long as I get there before the benediction, I’m on time.” I have seen people who arrived in church late after the chorus. God’s holiness means sin must be taken seriously and always will be judged. We may get mad but God doesn’t has bad days. If God had an outburst,we’d all be dead. God did not create hell for people. He created hell for the devil. Then why do people go there? They choose to follow the devil. You don’t build a house on a shaky foundation. Yet,there are some Christians who builds junky lives on such foundation. As Jesus said to Peter, “You are the rock, I shall build my church upon.”

If you are holding other people accountable to live up to your mental list of do’s and don’ts, tear it up and set them free. Look in the mirror at yourself before you judge others.

The Sovereignty of God. The God most of us serve resembles more the flickering of a candle than the burning of the noonday sun. We have allowed God to be everywhere but on His throne. Perhaps you have teenagers in your home; when they get to a certain age,they want to be free. The sovereignty of God means that He exercise His prerogative to do whatever He pleases with us. When you start making universes, creating planet, and giving life, then perhaps you can start dictating how God ought to run the universe. Yet there are some who play god in the name of science. They would clone in the name of science. They would say that the unborn baby is only a fetus. It’s a life! Now those on the Left are even dictating you are not male or female but rather a pronoun. The schools are confusing our kids with their sex. They are saying that it is OK for them to be called by their pronouns and/or even get a sex change operation without their parents permission. Let them be a child first. What they are doing is sexually abusing the child by doing that. If they choose to be who they are on their own that’s besides the point and let them be. God doesn’t create junk! If they choose on their own, then accept their decision but don’t make the decision for them. We have a choice. God has ordained us to be who we are. You know what ought to draw us to church on Sunday? The fact that the sovereign God wants to have a meeting with us. The sovereignty of God should lead us to enthusiastic worship Him. If we give our boss the honor due him for a paycheck, how much more should we give God. Let us honor and praise the Lord for His sovereignty. Is there anything going on in our world that might scare you out of your socks? Is there a “Nebuchadnezzar” in your family or circle of acquaintances who you know is heading for a collision?

The Glory of God. Glory is the process of manifesting,demonstrating one’s attributes, letting everyone in the stands see you strut your stuff; letting people in on who you are. Have you ever notice that when you go to a concert or ballgame, the people get more excited than the people who goes to church? It shouldn’t be the case but it is. Watched how people dress! Are they doing it to impress others? It doesn’t impress God and it shouldn’t impress us either. Do you want to transform yourself? If you want to be transformed, submit to God’s glory.

Omniscience of God. God’s omniscience is intuitive. God’s omniscience is comprehensive. Each Sunday, people all over the world will gather to worship God. God’s omniscience is personal. How many times do you pray before you sit down? Are you going through a fiery trial although you’ve done nothing to deserve it? Have you cried recently? God also also knows when we act as hypocrites, wearing our masks and playing church. Some folks are all painted up lovely on the outside, but if we could open their hearts, we’d find rottenness. Some so-call self-righteous Christians would judge people by their lifestyle choices, without knowing their story. They wouldn’t want to hang out with someone who is gay or an alcoholic. First of all, I have a cousin who is gay and there are some in the family who doesn’t want anything to do with him. Second, i recently met a young gentleman who is gay and likes to wear woman’s clothing. Some people wouldn’t accept him because of his choice. Some people would say that I shouldn’t hung out with him. But I have grown attached to him once I got to know his story. How can God elect only some to be saved?

God is the Great healer. Yet there are those who put their trust in science over God. I put my trust in God over science. if I ever get cancer, I will not get chemo. I’ve seen those who had gotten chemo and it’s not a pretty. Chemo does more harm to the body. I’m against the COVID vaccine. To me, it’s poison. If you’re sick, pray for healing. If it’s God’s will, He will heal you.

Most people are not comfortable with an omnipresent God. That’s why people like idols. Some love money so much they don’t have time for church or God. We don’t work to live, we live to work, but never content. When you are afraid,when the crime rate goes up, when you don’t know how you are going to make it, God is with you.

The omnipotence of God. All of us are concerned at one level or another with the issue of power. Do you know what true science is? It is the process of observing the consistency of God. Any doctor will tell you that the 2 cells which come together in a mother’s womb already carry the DNA code to determine the baby’s identity. Abortion destroys that which has been woven by God. The issue is not the freedom a woman has over her body, not even the “rights” of a mother or of her baby. Those considering abortion would say, “My body-my choice.” Much like those against the vaccine had said the same thing, “my body-my choice. Every parent understands this. We choose not to do somethings for our children, even though we have the ability. What is God’s will?

The wisdom of God. Some people may be book smart but not street smart. Wisdom is the ability to work with information in such a way that we accomplish the right purpose with the data in the right way.

The word of God is life. The words are inspired. The word of God is alive. The word of God is truth. We have chaos in our world because what people accept with math, yet they won’t accept morality or eternal issues. The devil loves to hear us rapping and talking, but doesn’t want to hear, “Satan, let’s do a little Bible study.” Success is getting to the end of your life having done what God wanted you to do. If you want success,don’t turn to the right or to the left away from God’s words. You must know, meditate on, do it. Bibles that are falling apart usually belong to people who aren’t.

God is Good!! God doesn’t create junk. He doesn’t create evil. When we look at the world, we cannot blame God for the evil in the world. Evil exist because we let Satan rules in our lives. People are good. They have good intentions but the devil can twist something good into something bad. We live in a contaminated world.

The wrath of God. What would you say about a father who failed to warn his children of impending danger? What would you say about a friend who saw you going down a dangerous road and done nothing to steer you right? What would you say about a pastor who told you about God’s love, forgiveness, and patience, but never warned you of His wrath? God’s wrath is subject that some pastors don’t want to talk about. As Dwight Thompson would say, “Some pastors would sugarcoat the truth because they do not want to offend anyone.” Many churches run from the subject. How could God be good if He looked the other way when faced with evil?

God is love! Everyone wants to be loved and accepted.

God is Grace. God’s grace is sufficient. God’s grace brings mercy and forgiveness. Amazing Grace,how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost but now am saved.

The incarnation of God. God came down to earth as a little baby born of a virgin. He took on human quality to save us all.

Jesus Christ sacrifice Himself on the cross and rose again 3 days later. He died on the cross to forgive us of our sins. God is our father. We are joint heirs with Jesus. Now that you know the attributes of God, isn’t it time to welcome Him into your life and heart. If you have already done so, then find yourself a Bible preaching church and get to know more about your Lord and Savior. I want to hear from you. God loves you!!

To those who have gone through counseling with a real Christian counselor or in recovery, Psalm 23 is known as the recovery Psalm.

Let us dissect this Psalm and I’ll try not to get too preachy. First of all this Psalm and blog is a good one for Palm Sunday.

First of all this Psalm is only 6 verses.

In verse 1, “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.” Now shepherd is another name for Jesus and God. A shepherd watches over the sheep and livestock. He protect them from all harm. We are like sheep, and have a tendency to go astray. We try to do things on our own, saying, “we don’t need God.” The world is a lot like that. We want to be self-reliant, not depending on anyone. We become impatient with God and so we have a tendency to do it ourselves. A saying I heard a lot growing up was, “If you want something done, do it yourself.” We have a tendency in not asking for help either on the job or in life in general. We’ll say, “I can handle it.” It saved a lot of headache. Then when we mess up, we get mad at ourselves and wondered why bad things are happening to us. When things are looking grim and we’re are heading into a disaster, we should say, “Jesus,take the wheel.” When we finally let go and let Jesus take the wheel, He’ll see us through it.

In verse 2, “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters. For those who lived on a farm, they know all about lying down in green pastures. On our farm, there was a huge rock in the pasture near a slough. It was a quiet place to go and sit to relax; and meditate,getting one with nature. Just laying in the sun in the green pasture will do wonders for our spirit. The idea of being one with nature.

Have you ever been by or on a lake or any body of water? It’s very relaxing. It calms your spirit. One of the best thing about fishing is just being on the lake, when it’s nice and calm. When, a speed boat goes by making huge waves, it takes away the calmness and tranquil of the water. My step-dad hated it when those boats go by causing waves.

Every summer, I try to make it Lake Geneva near Alexandria,Minnesota in August around my birthday. Even though there’s a church retreat there, the real reason for the tranquility is being by the lake. It’s very peaceful and relaxing. That’s the best part of summer. Since going there since 2000, I now understand why a pastor would love going up to the mountain to be one with nature. A person can meditate and not worry about a thing. You can get away from the craziness of the world and big city. Anyone who still love the city life, haven’t discovered the tranquility of being one in nature by the lake or in the mountain. As crazy as the world is getting, I would say, “Just give me a cabin in the woods and I’ll be happy.” There are probably some who will disagree, but there are some who agree. I happened to know a young gentleman who happened to think like me, and would prefer a cabin in the woods as well.

In verse 3, “He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.” Once again, the shepherd (Jesus Christ) gives us guidance. Without Jesus guiding us, we have a tendency of going astray.

In verse 4, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me;your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”We’ll be like shadows in the moonlight. As the world is becoming scarier, this is comforting to know that our Lord and Savior is right there beside us. When you’re going out on your own, it can be scary. It’s good to know that you are not alone. You don’t have to go alone in life. Believe me, after being abused and molested, I felt very much alone. I felt that there wasn’t anyone out there who could help me. I was taught that men and/or boys must be tough and suck it up and deal with it. If you ever walked with someone holding hands in the dark, it’s very comforting.

A rod is used for discipline. A staff is used to whack wayward sheep back onto the safe path. The rod warded off predators and the staff was a guiding tool. Moses had a staff that God was able to used to help Moses persuade the Egyptian to let the people of Israel go.

In verse 5, “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows.” Who in their right mind like sitting at a table with their enemies? As a rule,you do all you can to avoid being anywhere near your enemies. If you have been molested, you try to avoid being alone with that person. Sometimes, though, it’s not easy to do. After I was molested as a child, I didn’t much wanted to be around my step-brother; which was impossible, being we shared a room together. When I was sick and he came to picked me up from school, believe me, I was scared to go anywhere with him;but once again, I couldn’t tell anyone. I have a confession here, when he got hit by a car while on his bike, I was hoping that he wouldn’t make it,then the abuse would stop.

In verse 6, “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

This Psalm is a comfort for those going through any recovery no matter what it is. It’s good to know that you are not alone. You don’t have to go it alone. The Lord is our shepherd. It’s a comfort to have someone who can walks beside you and helped carry the load. As Joey had told me, the reasons wolves hangs out in packs, is because they looked out for one another.

If you are going through some form of recovery, no matter what it is, read Psalm 23 and seek help immediately either from a good counselor, a friend who will stand by you or a pastor. At the same time, be sure that you can trust that individual so that you don’t get hurt by them as well. The most important, tell it to Jesus. He already knows our pain anyway.

If you can,find a place to get away and alone with Jesus. You may not be able to get a cabin in the woods, or by a lake, or in the pasture, just find a place of comfort and someone who you are comfortable with. The most importance is to seek help; so that it doesn’t fester up. When things fester up, it could become infected.

If this blog is speaking to you and you find yourself in need of help,please seek help immediately. There’s help out there. Call the Hotline, a pastor of a church, a counselor, or a good friend. You can even push the like and add your comment. If you’re a Christian,you can tell it to Jesus.

The Dying Citizen is essential reading for any American who cares about the fate of our nation. We’ll take a look at how the Progressive Elites, Tribalism, and Globalization are destroying the idea of America.

In this fast growing pace that we’re going through, America is in the process of losing their way. The baby boomer and the older generations are dying off and so is their tradition. The tradition of good work ethics are coming to an end. Ever since the Pandemic, the older generation chose to retire if they could, and the younger generations are refusing to get to work. Many choose to worked from home as well.

To be self-governing, citizens must be economically autonomous, but the evisceration of the middle class, and the rise of inequality have had many Americans dependent on the federal government. Citizenship exists within delineated borders-but open borders and the elites concept of “global citizenship exists within.

Today only a little more than half the world’s 7 billion people are citizens of fully consensual governments enjoying constitutionally protected freedom.

In return for our rights to pick our own leaders and make our own laws, we are asked to obey America’s statues. We must honor the traditions and customs of our country.

Refusing to kneel during the national anthem or to salute the stars and stripes is not illegal, but it is not sustainable for the nation’s privileged to sit is not illegal.

Rulers came to power by hereditary succession, coups, revolutions, civil wars, assassinations, religious revelations and palace intrigues. Nonviolent political change was rare and usually entailed succession of rulers by children or immediate relatives.

Is that because the closer we arrive to full racial, ethic, class, gender, and religious equality, the more we are damned for nearing but not quite achieving our utopian ideals? A culture whose citizens can monitor the world with iPhones surely cannot tolerate neanderthals who are still biased or tribal.

While Americans sense that their constitutional rights are in jeopardy,they are not always aware of what exactly they are losing.

Many Americans do not know or worry much about the consequences of radical demographic, cultural, or political influences for the status of citizenship.

It used to be the Republicans was the party of the rich and the Democrats was the party of the poor. Now that had changed as of lately. Now the Democrats is the party of Big Tech and Big Corporation. Yet, there are some Democrats who refused to see that.

When George W. Bush was President, the “Tea Party” movement had begun. The “Tea Party” is part of the Republican party who fought against the Establishment in Washington. The Establishment is also known as the “Rhino”. That soon gave way for Donald Trump to enter the Republican party and make a change of the Republicans.

In 2016, the Rhino Republicans wanted Jeb Bush but the American people had other things in mind. Donald Trump,the “Tea Party” candidates, and non-political candidate were faring better than Jeb Bush and Rhino-Republicans. Then this past election, the American people had spoken loud and clear against the Establishment in Washington, when they elected Donald Trump for a a second term. It looks like the old Republicans party was dying; when in fact, they needed a revival so to speak.

They are not the only one who got a wake up call though. The Democrats is also getting their wake up call as well. The Democrats have become known as the “Progressive.” They have become the party in favor of Big government and Big Tech.

In a way,you can thanked Donald Trump for the changes within both parties.The Democrats are now a bunch of crying Liberals. The only real plans they have is to stop Donald Trump. The Democrats is hurting themselves right now. If they don’t see what they are doing to themselves, it may take years to recover. The Democrats could be done as we know it.

A similar thing happened to the Republicans before the Great Depression and the Republicans according to history. When Herbert Hoover made a certain statement, it took over 20 years before a Republican won a Presidential election with Dwight Eisenhower. That’s why it’s important to learn from our history; otherwise we are doomed to repeat it. It just seemed that the Democrats would rather changed history rather than learn from it. If the Democrats doesn’t catch on, they may find it difficult to get elected. If they continue the same route they are taking that is. If they don’t win future election, they will just blame Trump instead seeing their errors.

The younger generations don’t have the same work ethics as the older generations did. They want more money for less work and less hours. Most of them are choosing to live at home with their parents and be on social media and their smartphone. I don’t know about you, but it scares me to know that they will be taking care of us in the nursing home and hospital. Our cane would become our weapons against them.

There is a lack of respect and patriotism from our younger generation as well. When I was in school, every morning, we stood up for the Pledge of Allegiance. We stood up for the flag and had respect. We thanked those who served in the military.

President Reagan was the last President who was a Nationalist. The first George Bush was a Globalist and we had Globalist as President ever since,up until now, when Donald Trump was elected. He’s a Nationalist as well.

The current conflict of visions will likely soon determine the future of the United States. The country will remain one inhabited by millions of quite different looking Americans, unifying and coalescing as citizens of one culture. Or it will become something quite different,something far more typical of nations abroad that are defined by either race or chaos.

Right now, those on the left like to throw the race cards in our face if you don’t agree with them. They are likely to call you racist. I don’t know about you, but that’s more racist.

Why has the twenty-first century American race and gender victimization supplanted doctrinaire Marxist class oppression in the culture of existence against Establishment norms? While white male billionaires like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg need only concede the unfairness of the system they had mastered for their own benefit-and then put a percentage of their billions in the service of race and sex equality-to be part of the revolution.

I could go on with this but, I will save it for another blog down the road. A blog on stereotyping.

Is the Old America dying as the older generations are dying off? I think we are just getting a revival. This past election was the start of the revival for America. The American people had spoken loud and clear when they voted for Donald Trump and he had the biggest popular votes since Ronald Reagan.The American people from the Midwest stop listening to people from California and New York. They stop listening to the fake mainstream news media as well.They turned their back on Hollywood stars who are promoting globalism.What do you think? I would like to hear from you. If you agree, press the like and/or leave a comment.

How many remembered studying cursive writing in school? How many remembered doing the long form in math to show your works and not allowed to used a calculator?

Back when I was in school,we had to learn cursive writing. The last 20 some years, students are not taught cursive writing for some reason. The reason for not teaching cursive is because it had become outdated. Typing is a current skill that students need. One educator said, “there is only so much time in the school day. Most documents are signed online now, which even further makes the point that new skills are necessary for our students to be productive in this century.”

The bad thing about all that, not everyone are computer savvy. There are still going to be people working these low blue-collared jobs, where they have to write in cursive. If they’re not taught that, how can they do it?

When I was in high school starting at the seventh grade, we were told that calculators are not allowed in math class. We had to show our works by doing the long form to solve a math problem. In the 1970’s with a fair amount of debate about their effect on learning, calculators slowly began to enter the classroom. It wasn’t until 1986 that Connecticut became the first state to require calculator to allow students to solve more complex problems. So you see, it was after I graduated from high school that calculators were allowed in math class. I even remembered not being allowed to used a calculator in college math class.

In this blog, I will be discussing the book, “The Dumbest Generation Grows Up from Stupefied Youth to Dangerous Adults” by Mark Bauerlein. It seems that the younger generations lack common sense. As my dad would say, “You can be book smart but not street smart.” Back in 2008, Mark Bauerlein was a voice crying in the wilderness. As experts greeted the new generation of digital natives with extravagant hopes for their high tech future, he pegged them as the “Dumbest Generation.” Today, their future doesn’t look so bright, and their present is pretty grim. Those in their 20’s, who spent their childhoods staring into a screen are lonely and purposeless, unfulfilled at work and home. Many of them are even suicidal. Lacking skills, knowledge, religion, and cultural frame of reference.

Millennials are anxiously looking for something to fill the void. Their mentors have failed them. Unfortunately, they have turned to politics plug the hole in their souls. Knowing nothing about history, they are convinced that it is merely a catalogue of oppression, inequality,and hatred. They even wondered has the human race not ended all this injustice before now?

The Millennials became the first Americans to come of age in the digital age, the cutting edge of the tech revolution. They are ready to think globally and renounce prejudice and fashion their profiles to achieve, follow their passions and be all that they can be-but ending up behind the Starbucks counter or doing contract work, living with their parents or in a house with 4 friends, nonetheless lonely and mistrustful, with no thoughts of marriage and children, no weekly church attendance or civic memberships, more than half of them convinced that their country is racist and sexist.

After all, if Millennials were individuals who could think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors, their minds conditioned to operate in alternative ways by digital immersion in their developing years, then the opinions of Boomers and Generation Xers of what the kids proceeded to do wasn’t altogether relevant.

How many in my generation is so afraid that these younger generations will be taking care of us in our old age; while we are in need of nursing homes care and hospital care? How many feels that their cane will become a weapon to beat these younger generations to take better care of us or else?

These younger generations don’t have the respect their elders attitude. They are more likely to be looking down on their smartphones at social media rather than looking out for others or doing their jobs, whatever it may be. Ever since the Pandemic, it has been hard to get people back to work. The older generation, those who can chose to retire; while the younger generation chose not to get a job. Most of them are still living at home with their parents and they expect their parents to continue taking care of them.

I had my first paying job when I was 13 years old, picking berries at Grandrude’s fruit farm, near our farm. It was a summer job. We were shocked when my mother said that we were getting a part-time job. it wasn’t because our family needed the money-it was to teach us the value of hard work and money. Then when I was in the 8th grade, I gave up my study hall to worked the school cafeteria.

How could the older and wiser ignore the dangers of adolescents reading fewer books and logging more screen hours? How could they not realize that social media would flood the kids with youth culture and peer pressure day and night, blocking the exposure to adult matters and fresh ideas and a little high art that used to happen all the time?

The tycoons of social media have to stop pretending that they are friendly nerd-gods building a better world and admit that they are just tobacco farmers in T-shirts selling an addictive product to children. They are even using their influence on Social Media to win over votes. The Democrats were very big at doing this. They want to keep us dumb, that way they can control us better.

if you ever post some truths on Facebook, they would “fact check” you and shut you down for exposing the truth. They were indoctrinating our young people, much like Adolf Hitler did during World War 2. Indoctrinated is too often repeated an idea or belief to someone until they accept it without criticism.

Our schools are doing just that to control our minds. Now that parents have found out the truth and protest about it at school boards meeting; they are labeled domestic terrorists. This is one reason why I’m all for demolishing the Department of Education. Why I’m in favor of homeschooling over sending them to public schools. And I went to public schools!

Like the TV show, “Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?” It should be: are you dumber than a 5th grader.

They heard their elders proclaim that the digital breakthrough had altered the way we think, read, and communicate.

If you say this to some younger generation, they are easily offended and get defensive. They don’t want to admit that it’s the truth.

I don’t know about you, but this scares the hell out of me, knowing that these younger generations will be taking care of us in our old age. Our cane will become our weapons;and we would have to use them to get them to put away their smartphone and do a better job in taking care of us.

if you agree with this,I want to hear from you. I want to hear your opinions. Your opinions matters! This is still a free country. What do you think? Are we smarter than a 5th grader? Is the younger generations becoming dumber?

April Fool’s Day is this Tuesday, April 1st. Are we easily fooled by the social media and the government? I’m here to tell you, we are nobody’s fool. Since the Pandemic, the American people had woken up and saw what was being done to our kids with being indoctrinated and such. They’re not domestic terrorist; but rather they are fighting back to take back this country from our corrupt government , social media, and our educators who are out there indoctrinating our kids.

Don’t let them fool you anymore! The future is in the hands of the younger generations, but our generation must first take a stand to protect them.

Most people knows that you can cook with herbs; but not many knows what else you can use herbs for. Herb gardens were the grocery stores, spice cabinets, and pharmacies of our ancestors. The common uses of herbs since ancient times have included: aphrodisiacs, aromatherapy, cosmetics, decorative arrangements, dye,embalming, perfumes, pest repellents, poisons, ritual burning, smoking.

Throughout the ages, people have gathered herbs and used them for sustenance and healing. Wild plants first ensure people’s survival, than cultivated plants evolved and became an indispensable part of the household. The reason for growing and using herbs-beauty for gardens, flavor for foods, fragrance for homes, and well-being for bodies-have endured and expanded worldwide.

Specialty herbs, such as coriander, lemongrass, and garlic once residents only in their native Asian lands, are available to anyone with a little garden space.

Herbs inspire gardeners to express their creativity. it’s fun and satisfying to use the plants in do-it-yourself projects such as home spa treatments, aromatic sachets, decorative wreaths, and cleaning products. When you use them as cleaning products, it’s better for the environment and your health because you’re not breathing in all the poisonous chemicals you get from the cleaning supplies out there.

These days you can easily find fresh and dried herbs at your local farmers market, grocery stores, and natural foods shop, such as Natural Groceries and Tochi.

Preserving herbs, such as sage, rosemary, and thyme for later use is as easy as snipping a bunch of stems and setting them aside to air-dry.

Any references to the use of a plant should not be construed as medical advice. Understanding what herbs do, how they work, and how you react to them is the common sense way to use herbs safely. Not all doctors are in favor of the use of herbs for medical purposes though. It cuts into their cost of them making any money themselves. Some doctors would rather that you purchase their medications over using herbs for healing.

During the Pandemic, I have been using elderberry syrup and ginger roots to strengthen my immune system. It’s the natural way of healing. The medical industry and Pharmaceutical would rather a person shoot themselves full of poisons created in the lab. To them, it’s all about making money by distributing drugs. Doctors will even pushed taking chemo to battle cancer. All the chemo does is make a person sicker. If I ever get cancer, I will not take chemotherapy. They promote shots for every sickness out there. They want you to get the Covid vaccine and the flu shots.

Now I’m against that and could get in lots of trouble because of working in a hospital if they knew that I’m against getting the vaccine and flu shots. I put off getting the poison for COVID as long as I could. When I couldn’t put off getting getting it anymore, I got an advice to take lemon juice to dilute the poison from my system. There are some doctors that were against getting the vaccine and some were fired because of it. These are the doctors who would promote the use of herbs as medicines instead of trusting the lab and science.

There are some favorite herbs out there. I will name a few: lavender, rosemary, mint, basil, aloe,fennel, garlic, marjoram, tarragon, sage,thyme.

Do you know that taking mint and peppermint will soothes your upset stomach? It’s better for you than taking Rolaids and Tums.

Dreaming of a garden? Herbs shine as versatile plants that enhance any type of garden or landscape design. It brings you joy. It suits your home style and your personality. It’s offer something for everyone in the household and creates beautiful views. They demands little upkeep. They even fit into your budget. It’s much cheaper than the medications the doctors would prescribe you. You can grow them in your apartment or house; along with growing them outside.

They are the best pollinator friendly plants. Their pollen and nectar attracts and sustain the beneficial visitors who help add color and life to any garden.

Using plants for food and home remedies is part of their cultural upbringing of sharing recipes and practicing folk medicine to keep the Lithuanian oral tradition alive.

Herbs are among the easiest plants to grow. They’re mostly vigorous and have few problems with pests and diseases.

When deciding which plants you will grow, get to know them up close. Brush your hand gently over the leaves to get a whiff of a plant, nibble a leaf to learn about its flavor and intensity.

Flower pots provide the most manageable and convenient way to start an herb garden. They make any apartments or home more beautiful in the process.

Harvest herbs at the peak of their glory and use them fresh or preserve the bounty for future pleasures.

It all starts with a little plant. Next thing you know, you’re snipping leaves, inhaling heady aromas, and turning ordinary food into marvelously delicious dishes. They also make great tea and aromatic cocktails. I prefer drinking herbal tea to help me relax. Before writing my blog,I would make myself a cup of herbal tea. It relaxes me. When I was a child, I would put sugar in my tea;now that I’m older, I prefer it unsweetened.

The best healing is natural healing as with herbs. It’s cheaper than any medications the doctors will prescribe you. Make sure that you find a doctor who is also in favor of herbs as well. They’re not in it for the money but rather keeping us healthy. They are not out there to shoot you full of every poisons out there. It would keep you out of the hospital and help you live longer than any medications the doctors may prescribe. I could be out of a job since I worked in a hospital if they knew this about me.

Last week, I talked about how to protect yourself from these criminals either on the streets or online. This week, I will delve into the DOGE’s investigation by Elon Musk and President Trump. Those on the Left are crying about it to the point of losing their minds over the fact that they are being investigated for corruption. They even have people taking their side by saying what Elon Musk is doing is unconstitutional. They don’t think that Elon Musk has any rights to investigate. They don’t like anyone looking into their bank records. In other words, they don’t want to see that the government is just corrupt. They put their trust in the government.

Now as taxpayers, we have every rights to know how our tax dollars are being spent. We have rights to see the wasteful spending going on in Washington by our government. That way we can cut the wasteful spending. The majority of the American people, and I’m one of them; those who elected Donald Trump very much want this investigation done to cut the wasteful spending.

DOGE: it’s to streamline government, eliminate waste, and upgrade our critical infrastructure. It’s the Department of Government Efficiency, headed up by Elon Musk under President Trump’s administration. It’s reduce federal spending.

It’s job is to organize massive layoffs of federal workers, accessing data from multiple federal agencies, terminating funding related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and climate change initiatives, foreign aid, consumer financial protect, and scientific research.

DOGE is controversial and has spawned opposition and lawsuits. Critics argue that Musk’s role violates the Constitution. The members of the Democratic party challenged DOGE’s authority and some call its actions a coup. Some say that Musk’s potential conflicts of interest.

This is the first time that someone actually committed to this investigation of wasteful spending by our government; but there have been other political candidates who promised to this but once elected forget about their promised to the American people. Even the Democrats themselves had promised a similar program to know avail and criticism.

When Bill Clinton was President, he promised a similar program to investigate wasteful spending by our government. Since he was a Democrat, he wasn’t criticized for it. Even President Obama also had a similar program install as well. Both time, not much was done like it is now. There is more heat behind it now that President Trump and Elon Musk are pushing the investigation.

There are people criticizing the massive layoffs of the Federal Government workers; but when there was a massive layoffs of workers on the Keystone Pipeline, they didn’t complained. They just told them that they can get another job. To them, I say the same thing, “just get another job.”

DOGE is investigating root out waste, shore up vulnerable payment systems, and schemes to defraud the taxpayers. They are investigating the IRS, Social Security, foreign aids, and scientific research. They are even investigating our government officials taking bribes from companies such as big Pharma, food processing and medical professional. People like Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar have taken money from Big Pharma. When confronted about it, they argued that it wasn’t so. They are really big at pushing the investigation to stop.

They have discovered people as old as 105 or older collecting Social Security. In reality, those people are probably dead but still receiving money for Social Security. They are probably using them to steal votes as well in the elections.

There are some people complaining about the charitable organization is being accused of fraud under the DOGE’s investigation. They think what they are doing is a good thing. In reality, the money they collect is not going to help the people who actually needs it. Those behind it are pocketing the money for themselves.

Whenever I make a donation to help others, I make sure that I do it through my church. By going through the church, it’s more likely the money would actually get to the people who really needs it. If you donate through any organization, there’s no guarantee it will actually get to the people who actually needs it. My pastor is agreement with that. When I donate to help in Haiti, I do it through my church rather than through the government.

Our Congressman and Senators don’t make a lot of money but they get lots in kickbacks. That’s how they can afford huge mansions and fly around in their jets. They are included in inside trading involving stocks. Remembered, Martha Stewart was accused and went to prison for it. Even though that prison was a country club prison. They need to be investigated as well. People like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden.

Before 9/11 happened in 2001, President George W. Bush already had firsthand knowledge about it. So when it happened, he wasn’t surprised at all. He needs to be investigated along with Vice-President Dick Cheney because of it.

These scandals are worse than Watergate and Whitewater. They are investigating the conspiracy behind President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert Kennedy’s assassination. They are also looking into Jeffrey Epstein list involving child sex ring.

We the people has the right to know where our tax dollars are going. I’m all for Elon Musk doing this investigation; so that President Trump can cut wasteful spending. I believe that our forefathers, President Kennedy and President Reagan would be proud with DOGE. We must pray for protection for President Trump and Elon Musk as they continue investigating into government wasteful spending. By doing this, maybe they can cut our taxes.

It has been revealed about $80 million in wasteful spending was discovered. They needs to keep it up. They needs to investigate the war in Ukraine as well. Who actually started that war and how much money was spent wastefully?

Then they wondered why some people have a mistrust of the government. I was raised not to trust the government. My step-dad didn’t trust the government himself. That’s one of the reason why he didn’t patented what he had created. If he had done that, my family would had been better off financially. I believed that he would be excited about what DOGE is doing.

There’s so much work needed to be done by DOGE and so little time to get it done. A lot had already been done so far. Elon Musk is working for free to investigate government waste. Leave him alone, so he can do his job that the American people hired him to do. It’s our money and we the people have the rights to know where it’s actually going.

The bad guys are everywhere and how can you protect yourself from them?

In the 70’s, a person could go walking in the dark in Fargo, North Dakota and not be afraid. You could even do that in the 90’s. When did this all change for Fargo?

You didn’t need to locked your doors to your home and/or car years ago. Back then,you knew your neighbors and they watched out for each others. The kids played together. If you went vacation, your neighbors would watched your place for you. It just seems that people doesn’t take the chance to get to know their neighbors anymore. What used to be neighborhood party, now there is a tall fence between the 2 neighbors; so that cannot see over the other side.

The bad guys are using your phone, your computer, filling your email, mining your info, tricking your love ones, impersonating you, and plotting their next steal.

A quote from Sun-Tzu says, “Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.”

Make no mistakes about it: we are at war with a growing industry of fraud. Thanks to timely technology and timeless greed,scam pitches have escalated to the point that most pitches every other day, each of us is forced to contend with fraudulent emails, texts, social media posts and phone calls.

Fraud starts with information about you. It can be easily and cheaply bought in an underground marketplace.

There are more than 15 billion pieces of stolen personal data. The average person logs in to nearly 200 sites that require passwords or other information.

You can fight back by taking these steps; set up your digital accounts to multifactor authentication, freeze your credit at the 3 major credit bureaus, do not save credit card numbers online, activate biometric locks or fingerprints on your cell phones, use antivirus software, and try not to have your phone numbers involved in too many online accounts.

Criminal call center from around the world may be dialing your number soon. If it sound too good to be true, you are probably dealing with an amateur.

Ignore phone calls from numbers you don’t know. Never make quick decision when it involves money. Listen for telltale words and phrases like “insider information.” Crooks can also reach you through social media or email newsletter. Before committing to any investment check their credentials.

Stealing your money is only half the battle for cyber crooks.Let’s take a look at some of the hottest scams.

Google voice scam-never share verification codes with anyone. Rental assistance cons-as eviction bans in cities and state expire, renter should be on the lookout for rental assistance scams. Fake Amazon employees-ignore calls, text messages, emails and social media messages about suspicious account activity. Cryptocurrency ATM payments. Local tax impostors. Favor for a friend gift cards-double check with your friend to make sure. P2p payment requests-only send money to friends and family.

Never buy gift cards for any purpose other than to give as a gift, Use credit cards for all online transactions, they will with protection. Don’t pay for goods and services with cryptocurrency. Never send cash through the mail.

Organized crimes are becoming more and more lately.

Watch out for medicare scammers! Never give your medicare number to anyone. If someone offers you free genetic testing in person or online, it’s a scam. If someone calls and promises you COVID-19 tests hang up the phone. Medicare will not reach out to you regarding enrollment.

Bad boys,bad boys,who are you going to call when they come looking for you? Crimes are at an all-time high. The polices are overwhelm and underpay because of the defund the police movement by the Democrats. Under the Biden’s administration, we have criminals and terrorist entering this country illegally with the help of the cartels. Our Liberals DA and judges are setting these criminals free with the help of George Soros.

Thank God we got a President who is cracking down on these criminals. Thank God that we got Elon Musk and the DOGE investigation going on involving corrupt government officials. Those on the Left are crying about it.

Stay tuned to next week, Bad Boys part 2; in which I will delve into DOGE’s investigation. This will definitely make those on the Left cry even more.

Do you work for a jerk or a decent manager? What type of manager do you work for? How can you manage your manager?

This blog will be off the book, “Managing Your Manager,” by Gonzague Dufour. Is your boss a go-to person? Can you talk to your manager? This book and blog will show how to get ahead with any type of boss. There are managers of all types that can provide invaluable learning experiences that can enhance your career. Managing your manager empowers you with the knowledge, skills, and savvy for dealing with any type of boss and excelling in your job.

This is a time of tremendous stress in most workplaces. Organizations are pressuring managers to deliver better results with fewer people; they’re asking them to work in new, flattened structures; they’re insisting on diversity initiatives; they’re rotating people in and out of groups frequently; and they’re introducing new technologies that take some getting used to.

The best of environments, bosses can be challenging to deal with. In the worst of environments, they can be more than challenging-frustrating, perplexing, aggravating, and impossible.

Most bosses today work in highly stressful environments. Is there a lot of stress where you worked?

In this blog, I will give you details of some types of managers. Then you can see where your boss lies. Some people deal with a difficult boss by gritting their teeth and toughing it out. They are unhappy in the relationship, not learning much and not doing their best work, but they hang in there for a variety of reasons- their boss will retire or get another job soon. This is one of reasons for a high turnover in employment. If the manager is a jerk, they cannot keep the help; no matter what the pay or benefits may be. Yet these managers cannot see that they are the problems. They think that it’s the workers fault. Even the human resources office cannot see the problems. I remembered working at Kmart, and we had to do a survey reviewing our manager. When it got back to him, he called a morning meeting, chewing us out. He couldn’t understand why he got such a poor reviews from the employees.

Let’s take a look at different type of managers.

The first one is the BULLY. The word bully connotes a number of negative traits, but like all boss archetypes, this one is a mixture of positives and negatives-you don’t get one without the other. These managers have unexpected bursts of anger, and their volatility contributes to their intimidating presence. They are constantly angry all the time. The employees are walking on eggshells when they are there in the office. I know a manager like that. The joke going around when he was around was don’t disturb “Sleeping Beauty!” If another department deliver a better result, they can be intensely competitive, and may erupted. At times, the Bully micromanaged when he should have supervised. This manager would sit on his ass in his office rather than get out and worked with the employees. His office door is closed and locked if he’s not there. Those who do get along with the Bully tended to be either jaded or highly ambitious. They can lose their tempers and be intimidating at times. Does your manager evokes fear, respect, and fascination? The Bully can be a challenging manager to manage. They are impossible to work for.

The GOOD! They are considerate, reasonable, logical and knowledgeable. They inspire leadership. They are not a 24/7 manager. They separate their work from their private life. They are decent and competent. They are not afraid to get their hands dirty and dig right into the job.

The KALEIDOSCOPE are difficult to grasp. Working for them can be a challenge because you feel like you’re working for 5 different bosses. Don’t try to play with this type of boss! Don’t believe everything he tells you!

The STAR is dynamic and dramatic. They can also be difficult but never boring. They have no problem challenging the status quo and they can shake things up a little. They hate anything that would cause delays, such as: meetings, bureaucracy/red tape, a series of presentations, slow software, discussion that circle endlessly around a point, indecisive managers, and paperwork.

Imagine working with people like Ralph Nader, Jesse Jackson, Donald Trump, Elon Musk or any other Charismatic leader. You better enjoy the ride, try to steer rather than control, and be precise. Don’t be disloyal, don’t be a naysayer, don’t talk back. Be a good little soldier!

The SCIENTIST relies on theories. They talks a good game. They make a great show of listening but don’t really hear anything you say. They are easily distracted and may allow meetings to drag on or go off on tangents. A pastor is a prime example of this. Don’t be overly emotional, don’t be afraid to ask for more precise direction, don’t assume his support is unconditional and unlimited.

The NAVEL challenge your own values. They tends to runs a business and/or family like a military, my step-dad for instance. They tend to be ruthlessness: they are not averse in throwing people under the bus. They are highly decisive without second guessing themselves. They have a hard time in admitting they are wrong. They are more a doers than a thinkers. They have the self-confidence and the desire to be in the spotlight, and can be an excellent salesperson.

Which of these type of managers do you worked for?

Now days people doesn’t stick with a job very long, especially the younger generation. They have a tendency to jump quickly for any reasons. My generations or older will stick with a job no matter how bad the atmosphere may be. That is the way I was raised.

When I finally left Kmart, I had a better job offer at the right time. I saw the writing on the wall of Kmart closing up shop. Now I got a good paying job with benefits, like health insurance and retirement. Even though, we had a horrible boss, I stuck with it because of the benefits and being so closed to retirement. I do encourage someone younger to do so if they’re not happy; because they got plenty of time.

We have a better manager and supervisor now than what we had. We are not walking on eggshells like we used too. You can talked with your manager and supervisor now. I had some good manager and some horrible manager.

I mentioned before in another blog, the executive chef at the Fargo Country Club treated the workers good and worked with them. He was one of the good one. It was hard to leave but you knew you had to for a better paying job with benefits.

I also enjoyed working at the Fargo Dome. When the time comes for me to retire, I would still work there part time to keep busy and make a little extra spending money. There’s less stress.