25 March 2023……ohf

Week 4

Make bread every week. 

     Good. We tried putting olive oil in one batch and the second batch butter. I will let you know what I think. 

Floss my teeth daily. 

     Getting better. Most nights I am getting it done lately. 

     

Grow chilli peppers and trees. 

     Everything seems to be growing well. That is the beauty of plants. After they are in the dirt they mostly need water and some plant food. Also, my trees are getting buds. I was worried about the Japanese maple for a while. 

   

Exercise at least every other day. Spend time out of my wheelchair.

     I have decided that spending time out of my wheelchair includes standing up. It works all the muscles in my body. So standing works so many muscles. Never realized. 

     

Help Hildete study English, at least one hour every day. Help her learn enough English so she can get a job as she would like and so she can go to the nail salon by herself. 

     I am really trying but it seems to be hard to work with her. She studies duo lingo a lot. But other things she is a very hard to work with. We did finally get her social security card so she could get a job. The problem is most people around here speak English or Spanish. Portugese is a one off. I’m at a loss. Any suggestions?

Work on money daily at least five minutes; budgeting, planning, or accounting, where did the money go, daily and make sure I am saving. Learn to be a good Jew, about money. 

     I am going to choose one day a week that I work on budgeting for NEXT month. Money  management and planning is very important. I just hate how much things cost. The inflation over the past year or so. Getting some things paid down is not the easiest. Also, we have been running around so much this week it is hard to do things. 

Avoid Television as much as possible, listen to audio books, or spend time writing.

     I have been having a hard time avoiding the gravitational suck of black hole caused by the television. 

Learn poker. Several different games and help my wife and children learn it. 

    I have been lazy most this week and not wanting to do anything. 

Study gospel topics, Book of Mormon, General conference, Old Testament, New Testament, Doctrine & Covenants.

    I need to spend more time with the scriptures. That is why I need to avoid TV, YouTube and other black holes. 

Like I said running around a lot. One dentist appointment. One orthodontist appointment. One oral surgeon appointment. One appointment with the primary care doctor. One sleep study. This has been a busy week. 

Plus on top that we have to ride the bus most places. I have a car. But I don’t have a license. My wife is finally able to do her driver’s course now that she has her social security card, the biggest speed bumb is the course is in Spanish. Spanish and Portuguese are similar, not the same. 

I am so confused at how some people think that humans are just animals. I agree that humans and animals have similar characteristics, but saying that a human is “related” to any of the countless animals is a leap of faith at best, and a leap in the wrong direction. 

I agree that animals can share similar attributes to humans. That doesn’t mean I or anyone is related to a great ape or anything else.  

Most of the sciences have evolved into humanistic religions that try to convince everyone that they are the only “true” religion. 

In order to convince people that they are not a “religion” is by not calling themselves a religion. Religion is a type of dirty word now days.  As an example, I can say “fuck” and almost no one will bat an eye. If I say “religion” I have commented a sin and must be chastised in most society. 

In recent days, I want a house. I personally like my apartment in many ways. My wife thinks we should have a house. My children think the same thing. I don’t know if my stepson wants a house. 

The fact that I use a wheelchair and don’t drive adds a layer of difficulty that most people will never understand. I would like to have many things close. At the same time I want to live set apart from a city. 

In many ways I like London, England because it is more walkable than other cities I know. The only city in the US, that I know, with similar walkability is New York. Living in New York seems like you are playing with your life, you have a death wish. Plus you add how expensive it is. No thank you. As lack luster as my life is, I seriously question anyone that wants to be there to live or anything. I wonder how miserable your life has become to have a man who had a stroke and uses a wheelchair feel sorry for you. That sounds almost condescending. Sorry if you take it that way.