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Pierre Omidyar had the Midas touch. In 1995 he founded what became eBay. I donÂ’t doubt that Omidyar worked hard, but his $11 billion fortune may be a case (compared to the typical toiler) of easy come, easy more -- and that may mean trouble for the rest of us. Stay with me for several paragraphs, please. Psychologists know some people who have inherited lots of money feel undeserving, and some who have earned billions almost magically feel smart enough to run everything. Marxists during the 1930s sometimes joked that the American working class was Democratic, the middle class was...

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by John 15:13 (King James Version). Click image (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. This quote was brought out through the review of many of the accounts of our fallen Medal of Honor awardees throughout history, and the extreme yet powerfully sanguine larger-than-life personas of these otherwise common men. Powerful stuff.Note: This quote contains an archaic word common to the Bible.  All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidential spoilers. Please refrain from...

AutoAppraise Published on Jun 18, 2018 John Stratton has been dreaming of this day for a long time- Check 1941 Willys off the bucket list!Big Al’s Toy Barn gets a shout out from car appraiser Jason Phillips on this stealthy big block...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErIlzCyTjaE

Please add your prayers below or simply "amen" or comment on those listed. A Prayer to get it started: Lord God, We are called to pray for our leaders and those in authority over us. Our prayer on this day of prayer is specifically for our President, Donald J. Trump. President Trump is beset on every side with those who seek to injure him politically. That creates a situation where almost everything reported about him that is negative. Therefore, we pray: For his faith in Jesus Christ to be strengthened and that he rely upon our Lord at all times....

FReepers All: Begging prayers for the brother of a friend, Jamie Miller, who has a very rare and aggressive cancer which is inoperable and has grown through his face and jaw. Eating and speaking are difficult and painful and time is running out. Jamie, 60, has 9 children, ages 16-30, some of them adopted and some with special needs. Ten years ago, his wife, Renee, was murdered, so he has been sole parent to those kids for 10 years, and they still need him. As it happens, there is a connection between Jamie and Fr. Emil Kapuan, the most decorated...

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said Sunday he believes President Trump will be impeached "at some point" but that Democrats must first build a case for impeachment. Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in House leadership, offered the remarks in an interview on "State of the Union with Jake Tapper." When Tapper asked Clyburn if he thought Democrats would launch impeachment proceedings against Trump, he said "yes, that's exactly what I feel." "What Nancy Pelosi is trying to do, and the rest of us in the House of Representatives, is developing a process to efficiently move on this issue so when...

In a bold move, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp recently signed the pro-life legislation known as the “fetal heartbeat” bill. This will protect the life of an unborn baby after a heartbeat is detected, approximately six weeks after conception. As a result of this move, much of Hollywood has erupted in anger and is threatening a boycott of the state. The good people of Georgia should say “good riddance” to these lunatic liberals who want to impose their progressive ideology on the rest of America. In fact, Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress said that Hollywood has become “blinded by evil” in their...

In the summer of 1992, my family gathered in central Minnesota for my grandfather’s 70th birthday. We were there to celebrate William J. Svrluga Sr. — father, golfer, husband, engineer, grandfather, Cubs fan, cheapskate, retiree. Seven of us joined in the celebration: Bill Sr.’s wife, Ruth, my grandmother; his two sons, my father, Bill Jr., and my uncle Dick; their wives; my younger brother, Brad, and me. At one point, maybe between the walleye and the turtle cheesecake, the conversation hit a lull. Uncle Dick filled it. “Okay, Dad,” he asked. “What are you most proud of in your life?”...

Mueller’s press conference this week should be giving the president a good reason to be asking, how long can his administration afford to allow this coup d’ état to continue before a quorum of public opinion takes hold in this country that will wrongfully compel him by force of some unlawful process, if not arms, to be removed from office?Undeniably, America is in the midst of a civil war. The only things not yet flying are the bullets.Liberals in Congress are demanding our president be impeached for undefined offenses. Liberal federal judges are letting themselves be used to thwart his...

For the auto business, "The pain is just beginning," according to Nomura analyst Masataka Kunugimoto and his team. "We now expect global auto demand to be down 3%," year on year, in 2019, he told clients recently. He is not alone. At bank after bank, analysts are coming round to the idea that the world may have passed "peak car," and that in the future humans will need fewer personal vehicles.

New figures show gun owners are holding back on handing in their firearms, because they’re waiting to hear how much the Government will pay for them Figures released to Newstalk ZB by the New Zealand Police showed that, as of Sunday night, only 530 guns had been handed in since the ban on semi-automatic guns was finalised in early April. There are around 250,000 licenced firearm holders in New Zealand and it’s estimated as many as 300,000 guns could now be illegal. It comes as gun owners are waiting on any details around compensation for their guns.

General Robert E. Lee was up before dawn on the fateful morning of July 3, 1863. Over a “meager” breakfast, he discussed his plan for a frontal assault on Union forces entrenched on the higher ground on Cemetery Ridge. His inner circle of Field Generals was openly skeptical. He is said to have told them, “The enemy is here and I intend to strike him.” The previous two days of intense fighting just south of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania had proven inconclusive. Perhaps Lee was brimming with overconfidence. Or maybe he knew that in a long war of attrition, the Union had...

I am seeking help, information, your experience and helpful advice on the purchase of a home security plan. I set out to find something that would help to protect my husband who is house bound and alone when I have to go to the grocery store or doctor appointments etc. There are medical alert companies that would work fine. My problem was how would emergency personnel get in the house if he was in trouble and dialed 911? So I started leaving the door unlocked. Then in a couple of weeks a rash of home invasions, burglaries, cars broken into...

The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell, has denied telling a former vicar that he would no longer be welcome in the Church of England if he "wished to faithfully follow the teachings of the Bible". The Rev John Parker, who resigned as the governor of a Church of England primary school in the Diocese of Chelmsford over its handling of a child's transition, has accused the bishop of ignoring his concerns. "I was basically told by my bishop that if I wished to faithfully follow the teachings of the Bible then I was no longer welcome in...

* Rochester Cathedral in Kent will host a crazy golf course in its nave this summer * Other initiatives include a 40ft helter-skelter and gin and prosecco festival* Anglican leaders hope they will appeal to younger people and help congregation numbers Worshippers at a medieval cathedral are being asked to putt their faith in God on a crazy golf course in the nave. Visitors to 900-year-old Rochester Cathedral, in Kent, will be greeted by the nine-hole course this summer – despite protests that it will not befit the sanctity of the venerable building. It is the latest in a series...

Meghan McCain issued a stark warning Friday to House Democrats who were pushing for the impeachment of President Donald Trump. “If you take this kill shot, Democrats, you better not miss,” she said during the opening segment of ABC’s “The View.” .... “Oh, my God. I mean metaphorical,” she said. “I’m a hunter and shooter and I talk like a redneck, sorry, but I will say you have to successfully do this if you’re going to impeach him. It can’t be proceedings that don’t end up successful. Don’t take that the wrong way. I feel bad now.”

Beijing’s latest missive on trade issues struck a newly measured tone, despite accusing Washington of scuttling negotiations. After weeks of escalating trade tensions with the U.S., China modulated its rhetoric, suggesting negotiations remain a priority and laying out conditions for doing so. A government policy paper on trade issues with the U.S. released Sunday accused Washington of scuttling the negotiations, which broke down in all but name last month. It said the Trump administration’s “America First” program and use of tariffs are harming the global economy and that China wouldn’t shy away from a trade war if need be.

“When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul; Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee” (Proverbs 2:12).

POSTED ON JUNE 1, 2019 BY MSGR. CHARLES POPE What Does the Ascension Accomplish for Us? A Homily for the Feast of the Ascension This marvelous feast is not merely about something that took place two thousand years ago, for although Christ our Head has ascended, we the members of His body are ascending with Him. Because He ascended, we too have ascended. In my own life as a Christian, I am brought higher every year by the Lord, who is drawing me up with Him. This is not some mere slogan; it is something I am actually experiencing. An...

Pope Francis said he has always been a doctrinal conservative and takes accusations of being a heretic with a grain of salt. “I have always defended doctrine,” the pope told Mexican reporter Valentina Alazraki in a lengthy interview released Tuesday by Vatican News. “I am a conservative.” Asked how he reacts to being called a heretic, the pope said he takes it “with a sense of humor.” Just weeks ago, a group of 19 Catholics, including clergy and scholars, questioned the pope’s theological orthodoxy, accusing him of “heresy” in an open letter to the bishops of the Catholic Church. “I...