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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Finally broke down and joined YouTube. It is not my favorite video site, but vimeo charges $60 bucks to upload 720p video. Facebook converts the video to a lower resolution and restricts you too much. Now I know how to link to a YouTube video, that is easy. I just need to figure out how to put a link with the place to play it in my blog. Might have to enter the player by HTML to include a view of the link on the site. I will research that later. Well here is the video, however I link it. Eudora

I have named the female Eagle Eudora. Had to give her a name, and being located in Mississippi, Eudora seemed like a good name. Even people in Europe would recognize the name from Eudora Welty. Those who are knowledgeable about literature would know she lived and was born in this area. Eudora the Eagle and her mate chose a nest site that is located within 10 miles of the life long house of Eudora Welty, so the name is fitting.

Speaking of Eudora Welty, I did have a contact with her in the 80's that was too close for comfort. As a youth, I had seen her shopping in the old Jitney Jungle on Fortification Street, and she seemed to be a genuinely nice lady. One day when I was walking my dogs on State Street close to downtown in Jackson, Eudora came out of an office of a local politician running for a local race. My dog Bandit, a black lab mix just went up to her before I could stop him and smelled her rear. He was on a leash and not an aggressive dog so he would not be a threat to a person comfortable around dogs. Eudora turned around ,smiled a gracious smile and just continued on her way.

This is my closest encounter to a well known person. She is not the only well known person I have had contact with but I am sure everyone has their "I was at the convenience store and the guy in front of me with the very long beard was a member of ZZ top and I did not realize it until I found out they were in town for a show long afterwards" stories so I will not bore you with my more ordinary encounters with famous people.

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One Simple Truth

Often we look up to are the ones who seem to have every thing. They are popular, attractive, and often rich. These very people seem to be the ones who disappoint us later. Then there are the others. They may be are so strange they scare people or just make everyone roll their eyes. These people often turn out to be really great people. I fall in between those two extremes, probably closer to the strange ones.

Lately I have become disabled. Something neurological. This made me re-think my life. But,surprisingly, in becoming more disabled, being unable to earn a living, and realizing it could get much worse, I have never worried. One day, I realized why. In the mist of becoming disabled, I realized I am God's child. The Bible tells you to accept Jesus as the Lord and Savior. Years ago I did this for real so I know I am his child. Just like a kid who has great parents, when they know they are there, everything is all right.

I believe all people struggle with being good enough. There are sure enough people telling you must do this, and don't do that. Jesus called God Father. A good earthly father loves and accepts his kids, no matter what. So I'm not perfect. God loves me anyway. Realizing this makes anything in life bearable. In my case that means facing a future of possible ever increasing disability and who knows what...

As simple of a truth as this is, it truly is all I need. No matter what, I know the future will be just fine.

I am not one who will pester you to be a Christian, but this simple truth means so much to me I just have to share it with everyone willing to read it.