Vance a catholic. After a lifetime as an atheist.
Like so many other "christians" their faith is a prop. Its akin to the bumper sticker supporting veterans and never holding a republican accountable for funding cuts in bennies & services. You know the shtick better than I!
Patriotic to serve yeah Baby! Go take the bullet intended for me. For 30 years now. If you say your a vet. The room trips over each other to be the 1st to say "ty for your service". Did they rush like that to acknowledge agent orange? Burn pit syndrom? Its the reds rushing to docial media to post " thought & prayers" in the aftermath of gun violence. While never uttering a prayer except maybe while watching Joel Osteen and nodding with approval.

I had a friend from new york. He used to call that shtick, "the hand shake that hides the snake"

Im really glad tho. You and your wife have the biker priest. When i was first in oregon. We had a surfer priest. Looked like a skinny bald version of clint howard in " waterboy".
But man. That man would preach his homilee. Challenging the congregation always. To support progressive idealism. He had a twin brother. Also a surfer, also a priest. Kind & genuine both. I jeep wanting to visit father Jerome here. The back if the church lot is maybe 100 yards from the front of my property line. Easy downhill walk. Lol. Its the return walk uphill thats a challenge. Ive been praying for him. Only. Im unsure how to pray. If he were to flip flop to immigrant support and away from trump? Hed probably lose his congregation. Perhaps, i keep thinking. The lords plan is in place already. Father is still kind & happy when i run into him about town. Always hugs me. Asks about the dogs, my health, the wife. Always tells me, keep doing what you do. We both avoid the orange that divides us. His top concern since ive known him. Is the local children. Donations requested occassionally for an unamed family so they can provide for their children.
Its all confusing. The one side stands in contradiction if the ither. I cannot believe the now famous bunny hat boy Evan in Minnesota hasnt made his way into fathers homily in these past weeks...
Sorry friend. Im rambling. Thinking in font.
I can only say. Again. Often The effort it takes for me to put my thoughts down in print helps me to clarify decisions needed in my life. Usually the ones im divided on internally with some level if importance.
Ty again for tolerating these things. Carmelita just stares back. Usually seeing the multitude of possible paths and reactions isnt within her sweet spot. She sees it one way. Screw them they are absolutely wrong. And- lol. I respect that. Theres definitely room in alot of daily 2026 life for pure gut punch clarity.
As the videos played last week. Increasingly damning in the slaying of Alex Pretti. One day she just broke at swearing & shouting at the tv. Shaking when she finally finished. I didnt date say a word. The feral rage in her eyes so intense i half expected laser beams to shoot out and catch everything on fire.

Ufdah. Right back to rambling.✌️🙊