Mitch

Sixty-ish techno geek, trying to learn one more thing....

Fermenter of many things.

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2025-04-05 21:41:49

Q. 6. How many persons are there in the Godhead?
A. There are three persons in the Godhead; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.
1 John 5:7; Matt. 28:19.

2025-03-30 17:01:30

Christ has died.
Christ is risen.
Christ will come again.

2025-03-30 15:15:53

"The mass of men leads lives of quiet desperation." - Henry David Thoreau

2025-03-30 14:07:09

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Let's go!

2025-03-30 12:38:51

Q. 2. What rule hath God given to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him?
A. The Word of God, which is contained in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is the only rule to direct us how we may glorify and enjoy him.
2 Tim. 3:16; Eph. 2:20; 1 John 1:3-4
Westminster Shorter Catechism

2025-03-30 03:58:51

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Mint Linux

2025-03-30 03:57:33

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I've used it in barrels of water for kind trump (5 years) storage. It inhibits algae growth.

2025-03-30 01:07:22

Q. 1. What is the chief end of man?
A. Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.
Westminster Shorter Catechism

2025-03-28 13:22:36

Quote-Unquote
"If we are too weak to take charge of our own morality, we shall not be strong enough to take charge of our own liberty."
– Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States, 1923-1929

2025-03-28 10:16:12

https://fountain.fm/episode/ZxyXuoSKnQI3IpmR0GjH
#nevent1q…ttu4

2025-03-28 00:09:22

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You can be "pro peace" without being a pacifist

2025-03-27 13:15:11

Today in History
On March 27, 1836, more than 340 Texans being held as prisoners by the Mexican army were executed by firing squad at Goliad. It was Palm Sunday. General Santa Anna had ordered that all individuals fighting against Mexico be considered traitors and not soldiers.

2025-03-26 20:17:21

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." - Thomas A. Edison

2025-03-26 15:13:18

"It is painful being a man, to have to assert the privilege, or the burden, which Christianity lays upon my own sex. I am crushingly aware of how inadequate most of us are, on our actual and historical individualities, to fill the place prepared for us." - C.S. Lewis

2025-03-26 10:16:16

Test, test.

2025-03-25 19:24:11

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If I taught my kids nothing else, it was this.

2025-03-25 14:14:15

Two days of SAFe training... Kill me now!

2025-03-25 12:33:06

Quote-Unquote
"I once was lost but now I'm found, was blind but now I see."
– John Newton
Slave trader turned Christian abolitionist

2025-03-25 12:32:45

Today in History
On March 25, 1807, the British Parliament abolished the slave trade throughout the empire.

2025-03-25 09:58:34

GM, Nostr! Have a blessed day!

2025-03-24 10:23:26

GM Nostr!

2025-03-23 00:31:52

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2025-03-22 17:57:02

"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions."
- Oliver Wendell Holmes

2025-03-22 13:31:00

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“ 💯 + #ZAPDEEZNUTS “

2025-03-21 14:58:53

Polite Company
by Michael Quinn Sullivan
https://blast.texasscorecard.com/t/d-l-siieut-djnhjatd-n/
There’s a nagging bit of social etiquette we have been told to observe and to use as an admonition to others. It goes like this: “In polite company, you don’t talk about politics or faith.”
It is a damnable lie. It has done incalculable harm to our republic and the souls of men.
The lie is so disgusting because it feels so genteel. It seems to urge a cautious politeness, where we seek not to offend the delicate sensibilities of those around us—including, we don’t say, ourselves.
Instead, the lie has turned us into shallow, callow half-citizens. It has allowed us to sink into an idolatrous form of self-confidence, allowing our ideas to fester without challenge. There is simply no good intention that comes from starting or spreading that lie. From the beginning, it was intended to silence the rabble and to cause citizens to feel isolated in their values and beliefs.
Holy Scripture demands that I proclaim the glory of God with every breath—even in polite company. If I am silent about my faith, I am failing in the calling placed on every believer. Yes, we are urged in 1 Peter to do so with “gentleness and respect,” but that is a far cry from the “don’t talk” standard of the pernicious social lie.
Indeed, “gentleness and respect” is precisely what we have lost by internalizing that lie.
The Constitution asserts governing power rests with the citizenry. How can we govern effectively if we aren’t engaging with each other on the critical and even divisive issues of the day?
We have nagged out of our social toolkits the ability to have gentle and respectful conversations with others on matters of great—and even grave—importance. By bottling up our thoughts, opinions, and concerns, they take on an emotional life disconnected from reality.
All of this has benefited the crony elite. They would rather our self-governing republic morph into the soft tyranny of a European-style administrative state where the citizens are reduced to serfs.
It is in the polite company of family and friends that we should, with gentleness and respect, be able to work through the issues of the day as shaped by our values and beliefs.
The Deep State functionaries would prefer we all talk about anything else.
The net effect of this “don’t talk” lie has been to cause conversations on matters of spiritual and political importance to be held only in “impolite company.” Because there has been no social training in holding gentle and respectful conversations, any such discussion devolves into a shouting match marked by the most extreme emotions.
Do not get me wrong. The issues of faith and governance are worthy of great passion and demand our utmost commitment. And, yet, as our republic nears its 250th birthday, we should be better—not worse—at such interactions. Consider that the Federalist Papers were written for common consumption and public discourse!
Scripture implies we should be able to disagree without being disagreeable.
The social compact that undergirded the formation of our constitutional republic held that individuals can—and should—seek out opportunities to challenge each other’s assumptions. The Book of Proverbs puts it this way: “Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”
As citizens, we can no longer afford the dullness brought on by the “polite company” lie.
For liberty to thrive, we as citizens must sharpen each other daily so that we each can be effective in the fight for the future of our republic.

2025-03-20 23:32:18

https://fountain.fm/episode/2uFx2eLECwdOrj17jtu2
#nevent1q…jx8u

2025-03-20 23:18:38

First time listener, living in Bandera, Texas, so "Hi, Adam!" Really enjoyed listening to what you do both had to say, and how you said it.
https://fountain.fm/episode/Y19VqeKYAxHlR4jQiZ5i

2025-03-19 15:22:45

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The idea of setting aside political differences for the got off the country has been dead for many years.

2025-03-18 17:46:24

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The virus has spread to the U. K., it seems.

2025-03-18 12:54:56

#nevent1q…8xuz

2025-03-18 12:53:33

Quote-Unquote
"The King has degenerated into a tyrant and forfeits all rights to his subjects’ obedience."
– Patrick Henry

2025-03-18 12:53:01

Today in U. S. History
On March 18, 1766, the British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act less than a year after enacting it. The unpopular tax was loudly opposed throughout the colonies

2025-03-17 10:02:46

good morning from Texas!

2025-03-17 09:58:58

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Becoming more self-reliant.

2025-03-16 23:14:41

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I don't claim to be a carpenter, but there's will serve the purpose. I went cheap with pine sizes and cedar posts.

2025-03-16 23:12:57

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https://image.nostr.build/708dd5f79e51d518c002062e00b314b9aa7b0f70fd89fbed56929b2e3f6c4d56.jpg https://image.nostr.build/37f406a09df957749d4ea6097f85af64a0800cc96326294592b6fdf30c0a1d3f.jpg

2025-03-16 22:56:16

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We built 4 new ones yesterday, as well. There isn't any dirt here in Texas Hill Country, so this is the only way to go. Going with cedar is $$, but will serve you well, long term.

2025-03-16 22:27:10

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Great job!

2025-03-15 22:07:12

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Yes, I've used tea for a nutrient. Some people put raisons in. I did, with my first few batches, but then I bought some nutrients.
If you're wanting to make a coffee mead, put it in secondary fermentation. I make about a quart of cold brew and letting it steep in the refrigerator overnight.

2025-03-15 19:20:44

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Mead is a great base for flavoring. I've flavored with tart cherry, cold coffee, habaneros. Good luck!

2025-03-15 17:51:49

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Well, is where talking about talking to my 20-ish year old self, that were 40 years ago, so probably some real estate, maybe precious metals.
I have no thought for my (and later, my family's) future. I was an airman in the USAF, mostly payday to payday.
It's only in the last 20 years that I've done anything like investing. It really is true that starting early is a magnitude better.

2025-03-14 23:54:17

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Stop wasting what little money you have.

2025-03-14 19:19:36

My wife is so much fun to be with❤️
https://m.primal.net/PfuW.jpg

2025-03-13 15:13:51

"If you are to live abundantly you must be disciplined at the pace of your eating. We must eat just enough to keep us fit, and a little less than will keep us fat."
- E. Stanley Jones

2025-03-13 10:27:18

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Reads like the synopsis of a movie (or three) I've seen.

2025-03-13 10:07:22

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The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson

2025-03-13 03:17:39

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I think it's a good idea.

2025-03-12 17:53:27

https://m.primal.net/PdVU.jpg
Niagara Falls, October 2018

2025-03-12 17:52:45

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Molly is judging you.
Just kidding. She's probably sleeping.

2025-03-12 17:52:04

https://m.primal.net/PdVQ.jpg
"I've been to London to..."

2025-03-12 17:50:53

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"When I wore a younger man's clothes."

2025-03-12 16:37:22

"The height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. He who cannot establish dominion over himself will have no dominion over others." - Leonardo da Vinci

2025-03-12 11:24:41

Today in History
On March 12, 1930, Mahatma Gandhi began a 241-mile march to protest the British Salt Acts, which prohibited the people of India from collecting or selling their own salt. Instead, they were forced to use heavily taxed British-made salt.
Quote-Unquote
"Withholding of payment of taxes is one of the quickest methods of overthrowing a government."
– Mahatma Gandhi

2025-03-11 13:45:10

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There's an excellent movie (there are several, to be fair) called "Unbroken" that deals with the life of POWs in Japanese internment camps.

2025-03-11 12:01:08

Today In History
On March 11, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur was ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt to abandon Corregidor Island and some 90,000 American and Filipino troops.
Quote-Unquote
"I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within."
– Douglas MacArthur

2025-03-07 19:51:09

Test 2

2025-03-07 19:39:20

Testing Nostr RS Relay on my Start9

2025-03-07 19:37:49

https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/38c4a72dc3d336e73b1f35041a3804d60f239ab07a26ee4107beccb88b479bff/6f9ec5414f55660247be181d52e08c0d30f6dd0fa0e5e0ccacc05b488c722577.webp

2025-03-06 19:52:05

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Yes

2025-03-06 16:59:40

"I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself." - Robert E Lee

2025-03-06 14:14:01

Today in History
Shortly before dawn on Sunday, March 6, 1836, the 13-day siege of the Alamo came to an end when Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna ordered his soldiers to attack and kill the 200 defenders.
Quote-Unquote
"No rendirse, muchachos!"
Don't surrender, boys!
– William Travis, March 6, 1836
As quoted by non-combatants who were allowed to survive the attack.

2025-03-06 02:35:32

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I'm growing some in a raised bed. Unfortunately, we have so many deer here (rural neighborhood) that I can't just start a bramble in the fence row.

2025-03-05 22:59:55

https://txgunrights.org/mexico-needs-to-focus-on-its-own-problems-instead-of-blaming-united-states-gun-manufacturers-for-high-crime-rates/

2025-03-05 22:46:33

Zelensky (and Ukraine) were never the U. S. ' allies.

2025-03-05 22:45:50

2025-03-05 11:11:58

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/texas-needs-equivalent-30-nuclear-reactors-2030-meet-data-center-power-demand

2025-03-05 03:05:00

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Welcome! Beautiful sunset!

2025-03-04 19:48:51

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Yes

2025-03-04 16:04:46

Today in History
On March 4, 1933, Texas' John Nance Garner was sworn in as the vice president of the United States.
Quote-Unquote
"Worst damnfool mistake I ever made was letting myself be elected Vice President of the United States. Should have stuck with my old chores as Speaker of the House. I gave up the second most important job in the Government for one that didn't amount to a hill of beans. I spent eight long years as Mr. Roosevelt's spare tire."
– John Nance Garner

2025-03-03 14:56:01

"Nothing is easier than spending the public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody."
– Calvin Coolidge

2025-03-02 17:01:58

"I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval of the masses." Johannes Kepler

2025-03-01 16:36:19

#nevent1q…707h

2025-02-27 12:09:56

Quote-Unquote
"If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter." – George Washington

2025-02-26 23:35:46

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Those who do learn from history are doomed to watch those who didn't learn, realest it.

2025-02-26 12:07:25

GM,
Today in History
On Feb. 26, 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed into law the National Currency Act. It established a national banking system and a uniform currency.

2025-02-26 11:27:01

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Hello

2025-02-25 15:03:02

GM,
"Now in the way of Lottery men do also tax themselves in the general, though out of hopes of Advantage in particular: A Lottery therefore is properly a Tax upon unfortunate self-conceited fools."
– Sir William Petty

2025-02-25 15:01:08

Today in History
On Feb. 25, 1836, Samuel Colt filed a patent for the Colt revolver.

2025-02-25 03:50:23

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An American hero

2025-02-24 18:08:12

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Crazy stuff.

2025-02-24 15:12:32

Quote-Unquote
"The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken — I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls."
– William Barret Travis

2025-02-24 15:11:52

Today In History
On Feb. 24, 1836, William Barret Travis wrote a letter from the Alamo addressed "To the People of Texas and All Americans in the World." Surrounded by Mexican troops, Travis was calling for reinforcements but promised to keep fighting for liberty. He ended the letter with "Victory or Death."

2025-02-24 01:38:15

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2025-02-24 01:03:40

“Large corporations are shopping for underground bunkers that can survive a nuclear blast to protect their data centers and C-suite employees as geopolitical tensions rise.”
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/20/2025/corporations-dig-deeper-using-bunkers-to-secure-data

2025-02-24 01:02:09

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/conspiracy-theorists-were-right-about-everything-now-what

2025-02-23 15:27:25

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You sound like my parents.
And, you (and they) are right.

2025-02-23 02:31:42

Thus far, I've tried noStrudl, Primal, Amethyst, and now Iris. Each has their quirks, and strong points but, for now, I'm settling into iris.
Not sayin' I'm staying here. The beauty of being able to choose one or more clients to communicate. I love Nostr!

2025-02-22 23:39:06

Today in History
On Feb. 19, 1846, the president of the Republic of Texas, Anson Jones, ceremonially ceded power to the newly elected state governor, James P. Henderson. At the same time, legislative control shifted from the Republic's Congress to the First Legislature of the State of Texas.
Quote-Unquote
"Texas will again lift its head and stand among the nations. It ought to do so, for no country upon the globe can compare with it in natural advantages."
– Sam Houston

2025-02-22 02:43:55

https://image.nostr.build/5224abd23dd8aef5bd9fd44b65edf2a7b80c3c0ca5d5a7662e95766320cdd27c.jpg

2025-02-20 23:26:42

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Hmmm, I thought I had. I'll check once I get on a bigger screen.

2025-02-19 03:59:54

Credit card debt hit a record $1.21 trillion — here’s why ‘no one should be surprised,’ expert says
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/13/credit-card-debt-hits-record-1point21-trillion-new-york-fed-report-finds.html?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook%7Cmain

2025-02-18 17:24:18

Today in History
On Feb. 18, 1885, Mark Twain published The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The novel came out nine years after the character was first introduced to the public in Twain's 1876 novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
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"Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot."
– Mark Twain's introduction to
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

2025-02-16 05:02:07

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Hahahahaha

2025-02-13 18:19:31

#nevent1q…y2cp

2025-02-13 03:03:58

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I'm in!

2025-02-13 00:47:59

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I'll take either of the two leftmost, please.

2025-02-12 19:58:40