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Do you know what life is really like for those who eliminate God from their worldview, and then stop to think about their future? A philosopher at Oxford, who had been a member of Parliament, was a well known author. By his own admission, his life had been great. One slight problem, however. "In the middle of it all I was overwhelmed, almost literally so, by a sense of mortality. The realization hit me like a demolition crane that I was inevitably going to die...Death, my death, the literal destruction of me, was totally inevitable, and had been from the very instant of my conception. Nothing that I could ever do, now or at any other time, could make any difference to that, nor could it ever have done so at any moment of my life...In the eye of eternity a human life span is barely a flicker. Death will be upon us before we know where we are; and once we are dead it will be forever. What can anything I do mean or matter to me when I have gone down into complete nothingness for the rest of eternity? What can it matter to anyone else, either, when they too are eternally nothing? If the void is the permanent destination of all of us, all value and all significance are merely pretended for the purpose of carrying on our little human game, like children dressing up."
He wrote eloquently about his struggle with meaninglessness, the realization that no matter what he did or all the success he had, whether he wrote great books or became foreign secretary, whether he married or not, or whether he failed at everything he did, "none of it would make the slightest difference to me or to anyone else when all of us were nothing, as everyone was going to be, including everyone not yet born; that it could therefore make no difference when I died, and would have made no difference if I had never been born; that I was in any event going to be for all eternity what I would have been if I had never been born; that there was no meaning in any of it, no point in any of it; and that in the end everything was nothing." In his book, Confessions of a Philosopher, he wrote that after all these years of seeking, "I am as baffled now by the larger metaphysical questions of my existence as I was when I was a child—indeed more so, because my understanding of the depths and difficulties of the questions themselves is now so much greater."
Most people try to ignore this reality by not thinking about it, but without God, this is the only reality there is. Unless you can answer the problem of death, you have no answer to the problem of life. Death ruins everything. It is the great neutralizer, the great destroyer.
Cliff Goldstein relates a personal illustration of this dilemma. "Last year, in front of students at a secular college in California, I spoke about the existence of God. I said, 'You know, when I was about the age of most of you, and not believing in God, when something convicted me every now and then, that maybe God did exist, I always pushed the notion out of my mind. Why? Because something told me that if, indeed, God did exist, then—considering how I was living—I was in deep trouble.' The mood shifted instantly. Dozens of consciences, in sync, started grinding against themselves. It was almost as if the temperature in the room rose from the friction behind all these suddenly uncomfortable faces." Every now and then conscience comes alive, and we are forced to think for just a moment.
An atheist wrote, "I want atheism to be true and am made uneasy by the fact that some of the most intelligent and well-informed people I know are religious believers. It isn't just that I don't believe in God and, naturally, hope that I'm right in my belief. It's that I hope there is no God! I don't want there to be a God; I don't want the universe to be like that." What an amazingly honest admission. You see, God automatically comes with moral implications. If God exists, there's a transcendent moral power whom you will have to answer to, which is a frightening prospect for those who, even without a knowledge of God's law, nevertheless sense that they are not living right. This is the real reason that evolution is so popular, because it offers a temporary escape from a nagging conscience.
Paul wrote about such people. "For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools." (Romans 1:20-22)
Are you thankful that you don't have to write or speak what we have just read? Are you thankful that we have a reasonable and logical solution to the horrible thought that life is meaningless? "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." (Romans 8:1,2) I am covered by the righteousness of Jesus, the only righteousness good enough to take away my guilt. We know a guilty conscience when it simmers inside us. That guilt should drive us to Him, to the foot of the cross, when we can fall before our crucified God and claim His grace as our only hope.
So let us spend a little time reflecting on the One who gives us hope when things seem hopeless, who provides the way out from meaninglessness.
The Son of Man Forever
We can only marvel at what we know about our faith. The Creator, the One greater than the universe, became the lowest of the low and died the sinner's death in order that no sinners would have to face that death themselves. The One who is equal with God, the One who is God, the One who is the highest and most exalted in all creation, becomes at the cross the lowest, even a curse for us, in order that we would never have to face that curse ourselves. Paul wrote about Christ "Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross." (Philippians 2:6-8)
Ellen White promises that "in Christ we become more closely united to God than if we had never fallen. In taking our nature, the Savior has bound Himself to humanity by a tie that is never to be broken. Through the eternal ages He is linked with us...God has adopted human nature in the person of His Son, and has carried the same into the highest heaven. It is the 'Son of man' who shares the throne of the universe." (DA 25) Not only did the Lord take upon Himself humanity, but He will retain that humanity forever; humanity, in the person of Christ, will share the throne of the universe for eternity.
Numerous times while here in the flesh, Jesus referred to Himself as the "Son of man," a clear reference to His humanity and His ties to the human family. He had to become human in order to be our substitute and example. "Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. For verily he took not on him the nature of angels; but he took on him the seed of Abraham. Wherefore in all things it behooved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted." (Hebrews 2:14-18)
Not only did Jesus take upon Himself human nature, He needs that nature to be a "merciful and faithful high priest" in heaven. The humanity of Christ is the bond through which He has linked Himself with us, a link that He kept long after His work on earth had finished, a link that's crucial to the work He's doing for us in heaven as our high priest. "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus." (1 Timothy 2:5) The man Christ Jesus, though still divine, retains the humanity that He first took upon Himself when He was born into this world. This humanity will never leave Him. The Bible gives us powerful reasons to believe that Christ is "forever to retain His human nature," the nature that He took with Him to heaven after His work on earth was done.
Ellen White writes about the end of sin, "One reminder alone remains: Our Redeemer will ever bear the marks of His crucifixion. Upon His wounded head, upon His side, His hands and feet, are the only traces of the cruel work that sin has wrought...And the tokens of His humiliation are His highest honor; through the eternal ages the wounds of Calvary will show forth His praise and declare His power." (GC 674)
Now let us look back to the time of His incarnation. What does His humanity mean for us?
How Much Like Us?
We struggle with our emotions, our failures, with discouragement, and the strong pulls to our lower nature. But Jesus—does He really understand? How much was He like me?
On one occasion Jesus found a man in a synagogue with a withered hand, and the Jews watched Him closely, knowing that He was likely going to break their Sabbath laws. "And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace. And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him." This is not an outburst of temper, but legitimate anger at their hypocrisy in upholding their traditions while plotting to kill Him.
Notice also His grief for their willful blindness and their murderous hatred.
When Jesus went with three of His disciples deeper into Gethsemane, He "began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me." (Matthew 26:37,38) None of us have any idea of the discouragement that regularly pressed upon the mind of Jesus, and especially so at this time of crisis. "They (the disciples) had frequently seen Him depressed." (3 SP 94) Given the solitary life and mission of Jesus, this humanness of Jesus is easily understood.
When Jesus gathered with His disciples at their last supper "he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me." (John 13:21) This is the same emotion that the disciples felt when they saw Jesus walking on the water. Herod felt this emotion when the wise man asked about the newborn king. The word means anxiety or uncertainty or fear. We need to remember that Jesus did not know what the future had in store for Him, except as some details about the future were revealed to Him by the Father. Jesus felt the same anxiety and uncertainty that we feel when things are not working out as we had hoped.
The following statements are revealing and very amazing as they show us how very human Jesus really was,and how closely His struggles mirrored our struggles. I will simply list the statements without comment.
"He had all the strength of passion of humanity." (IHP 155)
"He blessed children that were possessed of passions like His own." (ST April 9, 1896)
"The Son of God...wrestled with the very same fierce, apparently overwhelming temptations that assail
men." (1 SM 95)
"He knows how strong are the inclinations of the natural heart." (5 T 177)
"He knows by experience what are the weaknesses of humanity,...and where lies the strength of our
temptations." (MH 71)
In a letter to her eighteen-year-old nephew, "Jesus once stood in age just where you now stand....He is acquainted with your temptations....His mind, like yours, could be harassed and perplexed....You have not a difficulty that did not press with equal weight upon Him....His feelings could be hurt with neglect, with indifference of professed friends, as easily as yours." (OHC 57-59)
Do we fully realize how fully human Jesus was and how well He knows our struggles and temptations? "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:15,16) We can come boldly to God's throne because Jesus is there and he really understands our struggles.
The Second Death Experience
After thirty-three years of experiencing our human reality, Jesus comes to the most difficult moment of His entire eternal existence. "And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt." ( Matthew 26:39) What is the meaning of this prayer that He prayed three times? What cup is He deathly afraid of?
"Some have limited views of the atonement. They think that Christ suffered only a small portion of the penalty of the law of God; they suppose that, while the wrath of God was felt by His dear Son, He had, through all His painful sufferings, the evidence of His Father's love and acceptance; that the portals of the tomb before Him were illuminated with bright hope, and that He had the abiding evidence of His future glory. Here is a great mistake." (2 T 214)
The ultimate fate of the lost is the second death. The horror arises from the all-consuming realization that they are about to cease to exist. Their suffering includes agonizing, unrelenting thoughts of how their sins have brought them to this place. They are consumed with intolerable feelings of unrelenting desolation, knowing they are lost forever and can do nothing to stop their destruction. There is no one who can come to their aid or stop the carrying out of the sentence. They know they are going to die alone and cease to exist, forever. This unimaginable experience was the price paid for our salvation.
"The Savior could not see through the portals of the tomb. Hope did not present to Him His coming forth from the grave a conqueror, or tell Him of the Father's acceptance of the sacrifice. He feared that sin was so offensive to God that their separation was to be eternal. Christ felt the anguish that the sinner will feel when mercy shall no longer plead for the guilty race. It was the sense of sin, bringing the Father's wrath upon Him as the sinner's substitute that made the cup He drank so bitter, and broke the heart of the Son of God....The withdrawal of the Father's countenance from the Savior in this hour of supreme anguish pierced His heart with a sorrow that can never be fully understood by man. So great was this agony that His physical pain was hardly felt." (DA 753)
It was this separation struggle that forced this cry from the dying Savior, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46) We read that "doubts rent His soul in regard to His oneness with His Father." (ST August 14, 1879) This is the Son of God/Son of man questioning if He will ever see His Father again. His anxiety, His uncertainty is real because He is going through the experience of the second death. He is dying the quality of the second death in which all hope is gone.
Our Savior chose death, even eternal death, over life without us. Christ loved us enough to die forever if that was necessary. This is the cup that Christ was afraid to drink.
Where Was the Father?
Another aspect that is not fully appreciated is the question, Where was the Father during this experience?
"In the darkest hour, when Christ was enduring the greatest suffering that Satan could bring to torture His humanity, His Father hid from Him His face of love, comfort, and pity. In this trial His heart broke." (12 MR 407) During those dark afternoon hours, the Father was at His Son's side, but because of the covenant they had made together in eternity past, the Father must hide His presence during Jesus' suffering. He must not reach out to Jesus, for the salvation of the human race was dependent on His control at that moment. He must exert infinite, Godly restraint, to control His infinite, Godly desire, to help His frightened, suffering and dying Son, with whom He has shared eternity past. Jesus must have no awareness of the Father's presence, nor the eternal bond of love that had always been between them, because Jesus was dying the death of the sinner, with no hope or help.
The divine love of the Father for you and me restrained the overwhelming impulse to reach out and hold Jesus in His arms and assure Jesus that He was with His Son at that time, Jesus' greatest hour of need. God couldn't, He wouldn't, for if He did we all would have been lost. Oh, what pain the infinite heart of the Father must have endured, watching His innocent, beloved Son fear that He had been abandoned and left alone. How the Father withheld His divine embrace will be the study of the redeemed for endless ages of eternity.
We sometimes forget that the atonement is the suffering of the Godhead. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were purchasing our redemption. There was only one time in all eternity that there was a "sundering" of the Godhead. Only once was the everlasting bond among them severed. Only once was one of the eternal Trio forced to experience the total abandonment and separation from the others—a separation that literally broke the heart of the Son of God.
"It was necessary for the awful darkness to gather about His soul because of the withdrawal of the Father's love and favor; for He was standing in the sinner's place, and this darkness every sinner must experience...The heart of God yearned with greatest sorrow when His Son, the guiltless, was suffering the penalty of sin. This sundering of the divine powers will never again occur throughout the eternal ages." (Ms. 93, 1899)
Remember, throughout this experience, Jesus had choices to make. He did not save Himself, even when He feared that He was lost forever. He knew He could call out, "Enough; let the sinful race perish," and every angel in heaven would come to His rescue. But if Jesus would have come down from the cross to save Himself, the human race would be lost. As He hung on the cross, Satan continued to tempt Him, hurling at Him discouraging thoughts, such as: there are so few who will take advantage of your sacrifice; it's not worth all the suffering; no one cares; you are wasting your life for people who don't love you; they are an unthankful race of evil people; let them perish; come down from the cross and save yourself.
The emotional pain the Son of God endured from the sense of His Father's frown, from the filthiness and shame of the sins of the world having been laid on His shoulders, from the anguish of a soul in the absence of mercy and unable to sense His Father's presence—all these broke the heart of the Son of God. Simply, He chose death over life without us. He didn't want to be God if we couldn't be with Him. God chose not to exist forever if that is what it would take so we could live forever. Do you see why the trial of the cross was the greatest victory the universe has ever witnessed, or ever will? Jesus' death was the victory of faith. Through the darkest hours of the cross, Jesus had to rely on His previous knowledge of the Father. It was this that sustained Him as He endured the sense of God's disapproval and separation.
"Amid the awful darkness, apparently forsaken of God, Christ had drained the last dregs in the cup of human woe. In those dreadful hours, He had relied upon the evidence of His Father's acceptance heretofore given Him. He was acquainted with the character of His Father; He understood His justice, His mercy, and His great love. By faith He rested in Him whom it had ever been His joy to obey. And as in submission He committed Himself to God, the sense of the loss of His Father's favor was withdrawn. By faith, Christ was victor." (DA 756)
The Song of Moses and the Lamb
One more aspect needs to be considered. "And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God. And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb." (Revelation 15:2,3) What is this song?
After their terrible sin of the golden calf, God threatened to destroy Israel, and start over with Moses. "Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation." (Exodus 32:10) But Moses pled with God not to give the heathen nations an excuse to misrepresent God's character of love and mercy. "And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written." (Exodus 32:31,32) Moses actually asked for eternal death if God's character would be discredited and His plan ruined.
Moses and Christ share one thing in common—eternal death was preferable to the failure of God's plan of redemption. The song of Moses and the Lamb means that for the last generation, the remnant, what is important is not their eternal life, their hope of heaven, but the vindication of God's name and the success of the plan of redemption.
Do you see how this changes everything in our religious experience? No longer is our focus on being forgiven so we can have the assurance of personal salvation. Our reason for existence, for being Seventh-day Adventists, is to complete God's plan of redemption, to vindicate His name and character by disproving Satan's last accusation against God's plan. Satan says that sinners with fallen natures cannot obey God 100% of the time, that the gospel does not have that power.
Our motivation for resisting temptation and overcoming sin is not our hope for heaven or our fear of hell. We are not making daily decisions and asking questions about what is right or wrong because of our desire to be saved. Our motivation for being the remnant and keeping God's commandments is to be the last piece in the picture puzzle of God's plan of redemption, to be the final argument in the courtroom drama which has been going on for 6,000 years, proving that Satan is lying and his way doesn't work.
Our decisions about what is right and what is wrong, both individually and corporately, as a church, will not be based on what is allowable because of God's mercy and our hardness of heart, but on what will prove God right and Satan wrong. No longer will we ask what we can do and still be saved. Our only desire will be to vindicate God's name. We will abandon forever looking for the minimum necessary to be saved. We now want to know and do whatever will honor God.
After the close of probation, we will have fear and anxiety, not about our own salvation, but we will fear that we are misrepresenting God in some way. When we come to the point that we would rather be blotted out of the book of life and go into eternal nonexistence than to tarnish the name of God in any way, then we will be learning the song of Moses and the Lamb, a song which no other generation of God's people have ever or will ever learn, the song of the 144,000 who follow the Lamb exclusively, with no more forays into Satan's land, either knowingly or unknowingly.
My only fervent hope and wish is that this generation, here and now, will learn that song and complete God's salvation puzzle, with no more loose ends or pieces that don't fit.


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Discussion in 'Euro 2016' started by Jtsmith1, Jul 10, 2016.
Now that the final has ended, how would you rank the teams of Euro 2016?
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. France
4. Portugal
5. Iceland
They were all fairly mediocre....kinda telling that a team could win the whole tournament despite drawing all three group stage matches and finishing 3rd in its group.
On the pitch, the biggest problem was the tendency of teams to bunker and the inability of attacking teams to break them down. There are very few good playmaking midfielders these days, and the quality of the crossing from wingers and fullbacks was generally horrible.
Structure wise, the biggest issue is that having a round of 16 enabled teams to play poorly in the group stages and still get through, as well as adding another round of matches to the schedule. The group stage would have been much more exciting if only the six group winners and two best 2nd place teams went through.
You put Portugal in 4th?
Geezas christ, this is unusualy kind coming from you.
24. Czech Republic
Of their seven games they only won one in normal time, this must be some sort of record in itself.
I didn't like much of anything about this Euro, other than seeing Iceland beat England. That was the highlight of the tournament for me. Otherwise, I would have preferred a 16 team tournament with the top 2 in each group advancing to the quarterfinals.
As for how I would rank the teams, I agree none were stellar. I think the best teams in this tournament were Germany, Italy and France even if reasonable people might differ on the order between the team. I agree that Portugal was the #4 team in the tournament.
Edit: There is one other thing that I liked about the tournament and that was seeing all these past statistical patterns broken, including seeing Germany beat (albeit on penalties) and eliminate Italy from a major competition for the first time. I take that as a good omen that other statistical patterns I don't much like, such as my team qualifying to the World Cup only every other time (but never twice in a row) being broken too!
Even more incredible to me is that they were ahead 7 minutes longer than they were behind all tournament. Had they managed to score in the dying moments vs France to win the tourney or won on penalties, they would have trailed longer than they led.
Weird tournament somehow. Congrats to Portugal, they did a very good job in the final today! They played 7 games and nobody was able to beat them...
Best teams in my opinion: Italy, France, Germany but they just didn't scored when it really mattered, Eder did that today!
Losers of 2016:
Winners of 2016:
The third place bunker mentality certainly played into the lack of appeal this time. I'll go one further though. There isn't enough quality (even in UEFA) to warrant a 16 team knockout stage. In any given tournament, there might be 8 teams with enough talent on paper to make a strong semi or further bid. Three of those 8 in any given tournament are going to be subpar though so you'll end up with 5. It is too easy for a disproportionate number of true contenders to get stuck in one half of the draw with 16 knockout places.
Cutting the field to 8 by only guaranteeing advancement for 1st place may encourage attacking play at the group stage, but inevitably you're going to send more of the bigger teams home earlier because weird stuff happens.
If they really want better quality, they need to just blow this out to 32 teams and add a second group phase. 8x4 top 2 go through to second group phase of 4x4. Group A 1st and 2nd combine with Group B 1st and 2nd to form a supergroup and so on. Results from first group round 1st/2nd carry over, so 2 more matches in the second group phase. Top 2 from the four "supergroups" to the quarters. Any of the smaller teams getting to quarters would have run a deserved gauntlet. It adds an 8th game, but qualifiers would be reduced substantially, which means you could probably end the club season a bit earlier to compensate. UEFA gets their bigger tourney, but the secong group phase on more or less resembles the traditional 16 team Euro format.
Hey, at least you played perfect last 10 minutes against Croatia to get a draw. I would definitely put Ukraine on 24th. 0 points and 0:5 in goals. That's pathetic
Portugal, Wales, Iceland, Poland, Hungary maybe even Slovakia and Northern Ireland as they were not the favorites to make it out of the group.
France, Germany, Spain, Croatia, Italy (although they played the best football to watch IMO)
Complete losers:
Ukraine, Austria, England
Another record: Portugal beat France after three semi-finals lost, and it weren't just any semi-finals. Portugal had some of the best teams of its history in 84, 00, and 06, had legitimate hopes to win the title, and was defeated by France of Platini and Zidane. None of Eusébio, Chalana, Rui Costa, Figo, Deco, and Ronaldo were able to score a decisive goal to win a title, but the black sheep Éder did it. A big Karma f***.
I agree with your list of winners, but I would put Belgium on the list of losers. While I never bought into all the hype about Belgium, seeing them outclassed in the opener by Italy and then deservedly find themselves eliminated by Wales must have been far less than many would have expected from a team boasting their roster.
Based on who was fun to watch for me
5. Wales
4. England (lmao)
3. Germany
2. Italy
1. France
Tbf Portugal was only fun to watch in the game against Hungary
1. Portugal
2. France
3. Italy
4. Germany
5. Wales
Honorable mention: Croatia, Iceland
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. France
4. Germany B
5. Portugal
And that mostly had to do with Hungary having the initiative.
Does it really matter what we all think? At the end of the tournament, the only nation holding the trophy is Portugal.
Here is how I'd rank the teams:
1. Italy
2. Germany
3. Croatia
4. France
5. Spain
6. Portugal
7. Poland
8. Wales
9. Belgium
10. Switzerland
11. Iceland
12. Republic of Ireland
13. England
14. Northern Ireland
15. Slovakia
16. Czech Republic
17. Hungary
18. Turkey
19. Albania
20. Austria
21. Romania
22. Russia
23. Sweden
24. Ukraine
Whaaaaaat, Italy #1, it's so unlike you to be bias.
To be fair, I also think Italy had the best performances considering their quality, but if we are ranking teams basing on their performance, then Portugal has to be ahead of Croatia and Spain, though I give some credit to Croatia for playing more attacking football. France, Germany, and Italy deserve to be ahead because they played generally well, went far into the comptation, and lost only due to small details. So, I think White-blue's ranking is more reasonable.
That's the spirit. As the official german troll you can't let these little details get away from you. I was worried for a second.
1. Portugal
2. Iceland
3. Wales
I agree with you. Italy was excellent, and I'm glad we avoided them. Just teasing him.

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Hello everyone, R.S. Noel here today with a very scientific and exciting post regarding the future of humanity (I never thought I'd say those words, humanity has had a very bleak history thus far. But now, things seem to be truly happening in terms of getting things rolling for our species).
Two days ago, Elon Musk gave a talk to a large group of spectators, as he informed him of the complex yet very exciting blueprint he has for humans to become a "multi-planetary species". Here is the link to watch the full video if you want detailed specs and information and how this will be achieved Click here for the video!
I believe this will, without a doubt in my mind, be one of the most riskiest and deadliest voyage humans have ever taken in all of human history. Just image for a moment what i must have been like for Christopher Columbus and his crew when they were sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and landed in the early Americas. Disease, starvation, dehydration, the very elements of nature, opposition from the Native Americans, and a host of other issues arose from Columbus' voyage.
Now, imagine how difficult that kind of environment would be like for humans on an entirely different planet, months away from Earth?
That would be incredibly terrifying!
I can only imagine the multitude of risk involved in such a mission – and the level of risk each individual astronaut would need to take into consideration before even beginning to contemplate whether to go to Mars or not. It's no easy task, and it won't have any easy or quick solutions.
But with the obvious risks stated now, I believe it's time to move forward to the end-goals for these type of exploratory missions to Mars.
The immensity of what we're trying to achieve here is larger than any singular event on Earth. To create a multi-planetary species is the ultimate end-goal of this undoubtedly very long and arduous journey. Those who make the trek to Mars, and those we are born on Mars, to some varying degree, will have to accept the responsibility of creating a strong foundation for future generations of Martians. It sounds weird using the term "Martians", but the truth of the matter, is that is exactly what they will be called.
Another end-goal for these missions to Mars, will be to create a sort of "outpost" for even more future missions to go out even more, and colonize the moons of Jupiter and the moons of Saturn. Those missions will be so far down the line though, that I believe it will be at least 1,000-10,000 years down the line before there are even talks of trying to get humans to go even further out. With the advancement of technology, however, we could very well see the time-frame reduce to a more favorable gap of between 500-800 years. But until we begin to see even more advancements in technology come into existence, I believe it'll be a while before we can even consider missions which will take us past Mars and beyond.
Probably one of the most obvious end-goals of the Mars missions, are the benefits to science. We will be able to see human evolution on a scale never before seen. It's very likely that we can have a new branch of humans within the species. Thus, we could see, over many centuries, a difference in appearance and psychological functions between humans on Earth (Earthlings), and humans on Mars (Martians). It will certainly be interesting to see the exact differences between the two forms of human beings, and the benefits and/or disadvantages of both sets of humans.
Terra-forming has also been another topic of discussion. Even if it took many, many years – the thought of terra-forming is exciting in of itself. There are a lot of complexities to it, and a lot of complications to even trying to attempt to terra-form a planet, especially one as small as Mars, but it's not impossible. Again, with the advancement of technology, and also science, we can see this process occur over the span of a couple centuries. The benefits of this are quite obvious as well. Humans on Mars could very well one day breathe fresh air naturally without having to wear space suits or live in confined living-spaces. They could very well begin to truly live a life worth experiencing. For now, sadly, the early settlers of Mars will likely live a very stressful and isolated life incomprehensible to any human beings living on Earth currently. The level of disassociation will certainly be incredibly exhausting, but only time will tell what kind of effects that will have on other human beings.
There are countless more variables to consider, and even more possibilities and complications to take into account; but for now, I want to end on this note for any future Martians who may stumble upon this article by luck or chance:
"No matter the distance, no matter the tribulations or obstacles you may face; history will remember your life-story and your contributions. Don't let the challenges of life get you down, and always remember to keep your head held-up high. After all, you are the future of our species."
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Longitude: -2.7356 / 2°44'8"W
OS Eastings: 349852
OS Northings: 259278
OS Grid: SO498592
Mapcode National: GBR FK.1N1N
Mapcode Global: VH84W.J7M8
Plus Code: 9C4V67H7+QP
Entry Name: The Priory Church of St Peter and St Paul
Listing Date: 24 July 1954
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1077617
English Heritage Legacy ID: 459470
Location: Leominster, County of Herefordshire, HR6
County: County of Herefordshire
Civil Parish: Leominster
Built-Up Area: Leominster
Traditional County: Herefordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Herefordshire
Church of England Parish: Leominster
Church of England Diocese: Hereford
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lead roofs. Norman priory church to north, with west tower,
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EXTERIOR: north front: leaded clerestory lights recessed under
semicircular arches between pilaster buttresses, over
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dormers. Tower: 2 tiers of quatrefoil-headed mullion lights;
blind arcading to parapet and finials with ball-flower
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arches on carved capitals. West front: buttressed window with
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five 4-light Decorated windows with ball-flower ornamentation;
buttresses to parapet with trefoil-headed balustrading; Porch
with moulded pointed arches on clustered colonnettes; panelled
ceiling. East front: C14 east window, and south aisle window,
with ball-flower ornamentation; plain light to north aisle,
under moulded arch on colonnettes.
INTERIOR: organ-case, dated 1739; wall painting; Kempe glass.
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The Miami Dolphins' season changed last Aug. 3 when quarterback Ryan Tannehill tore an ACL in a training camp practice. Miami scrambled to find stability in pulling Jay Cutler out of retirement, but a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season wiped out a 4-2 start and eventually led to a 6-10 finish. With Tannehill back in 2018, how much better can the Dolphins be?
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 9, vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. ET
Unlike last season, one hopes weather will not force the Dolphins from playing their regular-season opener. Miami has won four of its past five games to begin the season, so history is on its side. Record: 1-0
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 16, at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET
The Dolphins traveled to MetLife Stadium in Week 2 last season and lost, and the Jets could be a better team this season. Record: 1-1
Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 23, vs. Oakland Raiders, 1 p.m. ET
The Raiders will be playing in the 1 p.m. Eastern Time slot dreaded by teams used to the Pacific time zone, although they will make a stop in Denver the week prior. Advantage: Dolphins. Record: 2-1
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 30, at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET
Miami's seesaw start will continue at Gillette Stadium, where they have not won since 2008. Even Danny Amendola can't help reverse that history. Record: 2-2
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 7, at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. ET
Call it the Bill Lazor Bowl. Although in the most recent meeting between these teams, in 2016, it was the Mike Nugent Bowl: He converted five field goals in a Bengals victory. Record: 2-3
Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 14, vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. ET
Adam Gase hosts his former team, whose offense he coordinated in 2015. This is a game Tannehill should win over Mitchell Trubisky. Record: 3-3
Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 21, vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m. ET
Back-to-back games against the NFC North will bring Matt Patricia to town as Lions coach. Tannehill was 3-1 at home against Patricia's Patriots defense with a 97.2 quarterback rating. Record: 4-3
Week 8: Thursday, Oct. 25, at Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m. ET
There is nothing worse than a Thursday night game on the road, and it prevents a three-game winning streak in this projection. Record: 4-4
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 4, vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET
Starting to get dizzy? Time for the Dolphins to climb back above .500 and remain undefeated at home. Record: 5-4
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 11, at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m. ET
An upset over Aaron Rodgers? It happened the last time the Dolphins visited Lambeau Field, in 2010. Cameron Wake had three sacks and six quarterback hits. He also happens to still play for the Dolphins. Record: 6-4
Week 11: Bye
Week 12: Sunday, Nov. 25, at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET
In this battle of 2012 first-round quarterbacks, Tannehill could get a boost from his surrounding cast, including longtime Colts running back Frank Gore. Record: 7-4
Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 2, vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET
Gase said the Dolphins' lackluster performance in last season's finale against Buffalo prompted many of this offseason's changes. But has Miami adequately replaced the players it jettisoned? Record: 7-5
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 9, vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET
The Patriots have lost four of their past five trips to South Florida, and Hard Rock Stadium is often a house of horrors for Tom Brady. Record: 8-5
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 16, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET
Just as the Dolphins can taste the playoffs, the reality of their brutal December schedule sets in with a trip north. Record: 8-6
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 23, vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET
This seems like a winnable game for the Dolphins, even with the Jaguars' success last season. But with some of the holes on Miami's roster, something feels destined to go wrong. Record: 8-7
Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 30, at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. ET
The Dolphins' lone victory in Buffalo the past six seasons was aided by Rex Ryan's defense boldly keeping only 10 players on the field for a 57-yard run by Jay Ajayi in overtime. Record: 8-8


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They take you to further elaborations and substantiating sources. They transport you to new, connected ideas. They fling you into strange, hopefully beneficial, environments.
And all you have to do is click on (select) them.
You're gone.
You're somewhere else.
To return to where you were before, usually all you have to do is click on the Back button of your browser.
Hypertext: text that lifts you off one spot, and carries you to another.
The new internet location is called the link destination. Links are subject to change and cannot be considered permanent, even though permalink is the term used to refer to the URL (web address) of a specific blog post or article.
Link rot is a term that refers to broken links, links that no longer lead to the same destination, due to a page or file being moved or deleted.
Linking strategies are based on how the mind operates by associating one thing with another. Actually, any thought could theoretically be linked to any other thought.
Good linking means connecting ideas in a way that's beneficial for users and relevant to the topic of discussion.
So, how do you compose them?
What text should be "linked verbiage"?
How do you decide what words and phrases should be make "clickable"?
(Actually the better term is "selectable," since some users don't use a mouse, but enter keyboard commands, voice activation, etc., to select an item.)
Guidelines for Composing Hypertext Links:
1. Write your regular text. DO NOT add keywords just to boost search engine rankings. Forget about SEO as you create your post.
2. Look at key words and phrases in your text.
3. Determine which key words and phrases should be clarified for your readers. Or what ideas your readers might want to pursue further.
Or which words and phrases carry vital information that users can skim and understand in a hurry.
4. Turn those key words and phrases, or those ideas, into hypertext links.
5. Try to keep phrases short, two or three words, if possible.
6. If you want people to find your blog or web site by typing key words and phrases into a search engine, your hypertext links must be made according to Search Engine Optimization (SEO) principles.
SEO can help your site appear at the top of the heap of search engine results when users seek web sites in your field of endeavor.
7. Search Engine spiders hunger for fresh, dense, relevant content, with quality inbound and outbound links.
Make sure the wording contained in the links is relevant to the content of your site, and the language and interests of users.
Don't overdo it, because the Search Engine spiders don't like fraudulent attempts to trick them. If fact, they are repulsed by "keyword spamming," or "spamdexing": using a word or phrase repeatedly in a ridiculous, too frequent manner, on a web page.
In this site, I could turn words like "usability," "hypertext," "blogs," and other industry terms, into hypertext links.
8. NEVER use "click here" as a link. These words contain no relevant content for users or SEO spiders. Your links must be scannable, so people in a hurry can glance at your text and surmise what it's about.
"Click Here" contains no information about what the link is or where it goes.
Instead of "click here", ask yourself: "click here for what?" The "what" is the link text. If the "for what" is, for example, comparisons of web cams under $300.00, what I put in bold is the link text.
Check out the chart of comparisons of web cams under $300.00.
Learn how to improve web text scannability.
There are many more examples of linked verbiage that can guide your content writing.
CEO can create personalized contact with customers via video blogging, or vlogging.We must learn to prevent comment spam.
A related story on business podcasting success is at Podomatic blog.
Check Usability of Your Hypertext Links
Once you've converted key words and phrases of regular text into hypertext links, click on (select) each one of them, to make sure they work.
Never assume you typed in the URLs correctly.
Never assume the URLs will never be altered (by webmasters changing the archiving system, for example, though URLs as a rule should never be changed for any reason). Click on those links and see if they take you to the desired destination.


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allet Theatre Australia is again delighted to offer a Summer Intensive to refresh and prepare dancers for the new year.
Your host Leeanne Rutherford is thrilled to have Ben Davis join the BTA staff as part of our Summer Intensive.
Ben Davis trained with Leeanne Rutherford before joining The Australian Ballet in 2005. Ben was promoted to coryphée in 2009 and to soloist for the 2011 season.
Ben has performed many ballets including:
Jiří Kylián's Sechs Tänze 2014
The Outsider in Robert Helpmann's The Display 2012
Prince Gremin in John Cranko's Onegin 2012
First Red Knight in Ninette de Valois' Checkmate 2011
The Baron in Graeme Murphy's The Silver Rose 2010
Stanton Welch's Divergence 2009
The Professor in Alexei Ratmansky's Scuola di ballo 2009
Wayne McGregor's Dyad 1929 2013, 2009
Nicolo Fonte's The Possibility Space 2008
Jiří Kylián's Petite Mort 2005
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Kimya Dawson is back with a new album on K Records entitled Alphabutt! It's a collection of insanely cute songs seemingly aimed at children but will most likely be consumed by greedy college students!
Here is a video of the title track. This was filmed live at Chaz's Records in Durham, NC. Enjoy!
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Casiotone For the Painfully Alone - Town Topic EP
Billed as 15 Songs in 22 Minutes, CFTPA's Town Topic EP is the soundtrack to indie film Stay the Same Never Change. Filmmaker Laurel Nakadate intially wanted to use previously released CFTPA material, but Owen opted instead to re-construct songs from a variety of previous projects and blend it with a number of new pieces to create a cohesive score specifically for the movie. "Ice Cream Truck" is a fantastic song. Also, "Nashville Parthenon" was turned into an instrumental track. It's a beautiful, entertaining switch from the original recording. All in all, the Town Topic EP succeeds brilliantly. If you have 22 minutes to spare, sit down for a listen.
Just for kicks, here is the video for the original version of "Nashville Parthenon!"
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Friday, September 26, 2008
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Looking Into It
I really love All Girl Summer Fun Band. Looking Into It is just the latest in their long string of upbeat, sugar pop recordings that are sure to put a smile on your face. I can't get the tracks "Oh No" and "This Will Never End" out of my iPod rotation. "Rewind" is a pretty amazing tune as well. Actually, all 11 songs on this album are strong, well written, pop gems. Go check them out.
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Saturday, September 20, 2008
Parenthetical Girls - Entanglements
Entanglements is a lovely, strange album of fascinatingly bizzare orchestrations and amazing melodies. Parenthetical Girls has produced a really fantastic collection of songs that should not be overlooked. Really I can't describe this to you. You have to hear it for yourselves. My picks include (other than the album in its entirety) "Four Words", "Abandoning", & "Avenue of Trees." Go check this out now.
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Listing Ship - A Hull Full of Oil & Bone
Listing Ship is an interesting oddity of a band. To call them a folk band would be slighty inaccurate. But, there is a heavy folk influence. Though I am loathe to make comparisons on indie albums that are wholely original...imagine if Calvin Johnson belted sea chanties with 2 beautiful mermaids sharing the singing duties. The musicianship is more than impressive. The real strings and acoustic bass are ideal for the feel they are going for. After a couple of listens, my favorite tunes include "Death Rolls In", "Voice of the Future", and the title track "A Hull Full of Oil & Bones." I would imagine we will all be hearing a lot more from this band in the future.
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
The Dodoz - Do You Like Boys
Entertaining rock from France? C'est impossible! At least that's what I thought until someone turned me on to The Dodoz. Check out their video! The song is awesome, even if the video makes their band look dull. But, seriously, poke around on their myspace. They are really pretty darn good! THE DODOZ MYSPACE
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Okkervil River - The Stand Ins
Austin, TX has always been the coolest town on the prairie. Now, thanks to Okkervil River, they are even cooler. The Stand Ins is an exceptional album. Part folk, part pop-rock, it is full of cleverly written songs and astonishing vocal performances. Songs like "Lost Coastlines" and "Bruce Wayne Campbell Interview" remind us that sometimes extraordinary singers exalt songs beyond the ordinary into an entirely new stratosphere! I know the whole indie rockers as folk musicians thing is starting to wear on us all, but I promise you, this record is 100% worth your time. Go out and get a copy.
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
Soda Fountain Rag - It's Rag Time
Soda Fountain Rag's It's Rag Time is delightfully cute. The music is the creation of Norweigian indie-pop songstress Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl. I wouldn't necessarily categorize this release as twee, but it's about as close as you can get without having 3 young boys in spectacles and cardigans playing guitar in your bathroom, serenading you as you shower. But I digress...Check out songs "Army of Silent Kids" and "Go!". This is another quality European release from from Ireland's YesBoyIcecream Records (Suburban Kids With Biblical Names). If you need to brighten your mood, I highly recommend this album!
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Ruby Isle - Night Shot
Ruby Isle is the latest creation from I Am The World Trade Center and Kindercore Records founder Dan Geller. Joining him in this over the top, dancetastic endeavor are Aaron Lemay and Mark Mallman. Night Shot (due out 9/16) is a purposely fun and goofy wink and nod to almost all of the various musical styles from the late 70s and early 80s, but with a dance beat! Hands down, the best track on the record is "Hey Hey Hey (That Kids Okay)." It is remniscent of the best parts of the Boomtown Rat's hit "Up All Night" with a bridge taken directly out of Cheap Trick's "Surrender." It's a pretty awesome homage to that era! I probably could have lived without the cover of Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill," a duet with fellow IATWTC bandmate Amy Dykes. Honestly, her voice is not right for the song and really detracts. You will find everything thrown in on this well crafted record - Joan Jett style guitar riffs, Eurasure style synth pop, Bauhaus flavored dance tunes, and more. Also, there is an appearance from Tay Zonday of "Chocolate Rain" fame on the title track "Night Shot." This album is worth more than a few smiles.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Uglysuit - The Uglysuit
Oklahoma City band The Uglysuit's self-titled new album on Touch and Go Records is a collection of 9 beautiful songs all of which have amazingly lush and rich instrumentation. They tend to keep things on the happy and dreamy side of indie. Tracks like "Chicago" and "Let it Be Known" remind us that life is not bleak. It is not hopeless. There is happiness in the world. The Uglysuit is fantastic. Go check them out.
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Friday, April 02, 2010
The Next Battle
They still don't grasp what they have awakened. Come the day, hie thyself to the polls and show 'em. Incumbents who've rammed through budget-busting, freed-restricting laws, out!
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I don't think a lot of voters are going to forget that the (Democratic) Congress rammed through a major bill that Americans DID NOT WANT. The Republicans, though, are showing a tendency to stumble over they're own feet and a lack of focus and coordination. Can't they at least hire a competent business adviser?
- April 2, 2010 at 11:29 AM
- Fuzzy Curmudgeon said...
That would assume that the Republican organization is competent.
- April 2, 2010 at 1:22 PM
- Dr.D said...
I was particularly struck by these two points:
Rule #3: We can't afford to allow the Republicans to make the midterms a referendum on Democratic performance. It must be framed as a choice between the failed Republican policies of the past and the Democratic program to lay a foundation for sustained, widely-shared economic growth.
Rule #4: We have to frame the debate in clear populist terms -- about who is on your side. By Election Day people will still be unhappy. If we don't focus that anger on the people who really caused this economic disaster, they will blame Democrats, who are in charge of the Government.
I think there is no doubt but that the mid-terms will be a referendum on the Democrats performance; how can it be otherwise? Their performance has been nothing less than radical, and most of us want to speak out very loudly on this matter. It is entirely wishful thinking to suggest otherwise.
They are entirely correct to say that by election day people will still be unhappy, I would say extremely unhappy. For them to dream that they can con Americans into believing that this disaster was caused by anyone other than the present Administration is a grand illusion; we are not that stupid. But that is a consistent part of their thinking; they believe that ordinary Americans are fools.
They have correctly diagnosed parts of the situation. They just have no idea hot that is going to turn against them by election day.
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• By John F. Chisholm •
Memory is something I took for granted for years.
That was a mistake. I see that now. The more I rely on it, the more I miss it.
Mowing is a good example of the issues involved. There's a lot of it on this farm. If you're going mowing, it makes a great deal of sense bringing a thermos or canteen of water with you. Mowing can be dry, dusty work. I've even bolted a stainless steel beaker to the tractor's fender as a cup holder. Unfortunately ― or fortunately depending on your point of view, the season and the outside temperatures ― there's no running water in the garage. That building has the carport attached. That, in turn, is where I store the International 656 diesel. That's the machine I use the most frequently, mowing.
Alas! There's quite a list of items to be checked prior to heading out and getting to work.
Of course, there's the engine oil. The International doesn't burn much ― in fact it's a very clean running machine ― but it can overheat. Usually that's a symptom of low engine oil combined with hay coating the radiator. Together, these two exacerbate any overheating issue. The tractor evaporates coolant as it grows hotter.
That doesn't help.
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I do all that before I grease the machine. There are twenty-five grease nipples on the International, two more on the mower's driveshaft and two on the mower, itself. They all need attention on a regular basis. I'm serious. Farm machinery is expensive. Ignore any of this at your peril ― at the machine's peril, too. Forgetting any of it hits you in the pocketbook. Quickly. Very quickly.
Seriously, mowing is work. It's hard on the machine. It takes a lot of power. I don't begrudge the tractor the attention but it all takes time. Usually I do all this while the tractor idles, warming up.
Yes, it burns diesel fuel, too. I have an auxiliary fuel tank installed in the Dodge. The truck's batteries run a transfer pump. Odds are that I'll fuel the tractor as well. That's before I check the transmission. Really. There's a dipstick for transmission oil, not just engine oil. The power steering is hydraulic, using the transmission fluid as its reservoir. Lose that and you'll notice it, I promise. Maneuvering that tractor without power steering all but dislocates your shoulders.
Don't misunderstand. None of this is extraordinary, unusual or unwarranted on any tractor. I'm not saying that. It's just that all this is part of the job; mowing. I'll go farther, everything listed above simply has to be done. On top of that, while this checklist never grows any shorter, it can easily expand. Are any of the tires slack? Perhaps the fuel filters need attention? Did I have trouble starting it yesterday? Are any wires loose? And so on.
Calling all this 'routine maintenance' doesn't remove any importance. No. Not a bit.
This being the case, what's the point?
It's just that invariably, unerringly, after getting all this accomplished, I head out mowing only to discover that, once again, I've forgotten to bring water for the operator.
I throw my hands into the air.
Memory. I can't take it for granted anymore.