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Notes From The Field – Book 5:2

-One of the hardest things to do is to convince another they are wrong when they have believed a lie for so long. No one wants to admit they’ve been duped.

-I had a conversation with someone as I walked along Bourbon Street in New Orleans about the safety of the city. “Oh, you’re usually good until the bars start emptying out.” It’s amazing what we will put up with as a society, the violence and sorrow, so people can waste countless nights enslaved by their drink.

-There is no greater imbecile or intellectual fraud today than Sam Harris.

-“If there was a God, then evil wouldn’t exist,” says the atheist with confidence. The so-called Problem of Evil has never been a problem for Christians. For evil to exist, God must also exist and be the backdrop by which evil is defined. The very presence of evil points towards the necessity of the existence of good. So for the atheist to admit that evil exists, he is also admitting that God exists, and is necessary for there to be any notion of good and evil in the world. His only out is to admit that there is no such thing as good and evil, and personal experience tells us otherwise.

-Veganism is self-harm and a mental illness.

-The conviction of Donald Trump on made up charges is a watershed moment in U.S. history. The Republic has fallen and the long, slow decline has seen its culmination in the absolute corruption of the institutions that once made her great. We are in a civil war; the hot war will soon follow.

-If only we could ban alcohol from concerts, then the casual fans would stay home. Running to the bar for their fourth or fifth drink combined with their third trip to the bathroom tells me they aren’t even fans; they aren’t there for the music. Like with everything, alcohol destroys experiences, and impairs true enjoyment.

-We are living through a life-long war between good and evil; truth and lies. Almost nothing we see, nothing we know, is real.

-Not disappointing your parents, who you love and love you, is a great motivator for goodness and discipline.

-War erases debt and makes default far more palatable for those involved to accept. There is a reason why conflicts are everywhere. Evil governments need to find a way out of the debt death spiral we are in, no matter how much blood is spilled.

-The “melting pot” ideal was always a lie.

-Science is largely a religious profession. And when a religion focuses on this world, and not the next, it is more apt to be banal and stupid. Climate change and evolutionary theory being the prime examples of the fake science we must endure and kneel before.

-Past sins are exactly that: past. Forgiveness is a beautiful and humbling thing.

-We don’t reject aspects of the modern world because it’s modern. We reject it because of the unrelenting and pervasive amount of evil everywhere.

-“There is no transcendent. There is no God.” This is the battle cry of the modern mind, and the culture around us reflects this animus towards sacred things.

-I will no longer call myself a conservative. I am a nationalist. I believe a government has a duty to put the interests of its own citizens first. Conservatives have conserved nothing over my lifetime and I will no longer identify with this impotent political force. Our nations are failing because unprincipled conservatives have held to their worthless and ineffective principles and in doing so, conserved nothing.

-Forcing people to accept and celebrate homosexuality is a great act of tyranny. Everyone knows it is demoralizing to a population and anti-civilizational. Our evil social architects forced it upon people so they would abandon the things they know are good and true, for the grotesque and ugly. If you can force them to accept this, you can force them to accept anything.

-There is no such thing as free speech. It does not exist. The only argument left is over who defines what speech is permissible and what is not. Modern blasphemy laws are still in full effect, and the colour of the robes of the “priestly class” presiding over what is allowed is all that changes.

-Climate change is not an existential threat to humanity, but rather, the useful excuse and diversion from government failure.

-Once you start believing the government and media lies, you lose the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood.

-A new study has shown a 21% increased chance of getting lymphoma if you are tattooed. This should shock no one. Everything you put into your body comes with both a benefit and a cost, with many things having a much greater cost than people think. From drugs, alcohol, food, pharmaceuticals, and now tattoos, everything we ingest has a cost, and humans time and time again are some of the dumbest at running a cost/benefit analysis on themselves.

-The late stages of Western democracy are in distinguishable from socialism. The notion of the democracy we still claim exists here, is laughable.

-There are few better feelings than sipping that morning coffee as you set off on a road trip you’re excited for.

-Real demons walk among us, destroying lives as they go. That’s the only explanation for what we see around us.

-There is no more effective agent of Satan on earth than the Pope; the robed spiritual counterfeit whose ring the deceived kneel to kiss.

-It’s within the tall, gleaming towers of financial centres around the globe where the real social rot hides.

-Imagine travelling to new places around the world, to different cities and beautiful countries, only to spend your nights drinking in local bars; something that can be done at home. Those are the plans of the unimaginative and dull.

-The truth tellers are the mocked and persecuted, while the liars are celebrated and rewarded.

-War is what happens when corruption is left to fester.

-“Plant-based” is the biggest scam now in the food industry. Plants are inferior nutrition on every level as all essential vitamins and minerals are found in animal foods.

-It’s time to eliminate all that is destructive in the ideas, the desires, and the people we surround ourselves with. Never let the enemies inside the gates.

-Alcohol is like the abusive boyfriend you can’t leave; it holds you and won’t let you go. You stay at your own peril.

-Christians are the only ones who walk around fearless in this world while the unbelievers cower at every turn. Our Saviour has us; we do not fear.

-Passivity will never lead to peace in a relationship. The passive one will die a death of 1000 cuts.

-Taggers and graffiti artists should all face mandatory jail sentences for the ugliness and destruction they cause. When a city tolerates such defacement the message they send is that people can live in the ugliness they allow. Graffiti makes everything it touches uglier, including the people that accept it as normal filth to live in.

-I’m generally pretty stoic, but the tears and emotions that come out at movies, or speaking about my children, or certain pains from my past, or the thoughts of losing my parents, surprises even me. I’m generally not as emotionless as I tend to think I am.

-They broadcast fake news and want us to believe there are fake genders while they sell us fake meat because there is a fake climate crisis. They call it a virtue to kneel beneath a fake pride flag and tell us we must accept these fake sexualities they all call normal. They want the whole world fake and gay. They hate us that much.

-The more you look at the real climate data the more you realize the climate cult may just be the most gullible people on the planet. We know that net zero emissions is an impossibility, except those with net zero intelligence.

-Well, what do you know, almost every day now the Covid “conspiracy theorists” are being proven right on everything that they said. Prison is too good for the doctors and politicians that forced the elderly to die scared and alone, made young children with zero risk take experimental shots, wear masks in the classroom, and took away the freedoms of people. If Covid taught us anything it’s that the combination of incompetence, cowardice, and evil in those in charge is what will truly kill people.

-Most government workers would starve to death without their state jobs.

-The main postulate of evolutionary theory is that life arose from non-life. It is upon this premise that the entire theory rests. Observation is a fundamental tenant of science, and this has never once been observed to have occurred. Evolutionary theory, therefore, is not science, nor can it be. It is the fantasy of those who only wish it was so.

-Is there anything more infuriating than sitting through a land acknowledgment? The sole purpose is to tell you that you do not own the land. It will make it much easier for them to take it away when the time comes. And that is the plan.

-Women abort their babies because they regard the duties of motherhood as an inconvenience and an interruption to the lifestyle they want. There is no greater act of selfishness than to kill your own child because it is inconvenient. Pro-abortion women are mentally unstable and should be avoided at all costs.

-Thomas Sowell and Clarence Thomas are two prolific, intellectual heroes of mine. Both are black, both ignored by the mainstream. They don’t want poor blacks, becoming admired intellectuals with a strong message of independence. They will promote rappers with their degenerate message, and suppress those who want humans, black and white, to flourish.

-Truth exists, independent of opinion and evidence. To claim otherwise is to immediately contradict yourself.

-We are currently in the midst of the worst homeless crisis, the worst drug epidemic, and the worst immigration invasion in our history. Each one of these crises has been caused by government intervention and inaction. Government is the root of all societal evil.

-Show me your friends, what they do and how they act, and I will be able to show you your life down the road. You will far more easily pick up their vices than you will their virtues.

-The massive debt of every nation is not a fiscal problem; it is a moral problem. The same lack of morality that is debasing the culture is at the root of the financial mess. When you do not put boundaries around human behaviour, when you allow deviance and greed and dishonesty to abound, the pilfering of nations will necessarily follow.

-Good people are strong people; mentally tough people. They do not tolerate BS. They do not allow lies to stand unchallenged. They do not allow weakness to creep in or weakness to fester. Good people stand apart from the crowd, not with it.

-We suffer from a lack of shame in society. People who drink to get drunk and smoke to get high should be shamed. All weakness should be shamed. We need to shame the shameful until people run from the shameful.

Evil And Its Anecdote

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Over the past week, millions of documents from the infamous “Epstein Files” were made public. Much of what they revealed confirmed allegations long dismissed as the ravings of so-called conspiracy theorists. For many doubters, the veil was lifted to reveal the depth of depravity many of the world’s leaders and popular celebrities wallowed in. From kidnapping girls, to breeding for black market baby sales, to forced abortions for organ harvesting, to even darker rituals of satanic sacrifices and cannibalism, those that thought they were protected and untouchable participated in acts that would make the ancient pagans blush. When it comes to the heart of man, there is nothing new under the sun. This is not isolated wickedness, nor the private sickness of a few individuals—it is the inevitable outworking of a society that has opend the door to, embraced, and celebrated, all manner of evil.

Anyone willing to step back and honestly survey the world can reach only one conclusion: when evil people take control of institutions, disorder becomes the norm and degeneracy of every flavour flourishes and permeates all levels of society. Such chaos does not arise accidentally; it is the natural outcome of moral inversion at the highest levels. We are told the great divisions are left and right, male and female, native and immigrant, gay and straight, and dare I say, normal and weird. These divisions are not the cause of our crisis—they are the labels that hides it. Yet beneath these surface conflicts lies the real divide: the ongoing battle between good and evil, light and darkness. Those that think evil is merely a human construct and not an objective, measured reality have been silenced by the revelations of glee and glibness with which evil criminal acts were so easily spoken of in the released emails.

Once evil is acknowledged as real rather than theoretical, it can no longer be dismissed as a political failure or societal accident. What we are witnessing is not simply cultural decay or rot, but a spiritual conflict on a scale that is difficult to grasp. The Epstein files, if they tell us anything at all, reveal that evil is real, organized, and unapologetic in its horrific treatment of others. Men elevate and celebrate the death and torture of others and treat humanity as disposable. They find pleasure in destroying those who were created in the image of God as a vengeful act against the God they hate. The world is not the pleasant place many thought it was.

Yet recognition of evil is not surrender to it. Cities are crumbling, nations are falling, empires are collapsing, and people are dying because evil has been allowed to flourish. The spiritual war rages all around us; the evil is real and these files have given the world a glimpse behind the curtain. While it appears dark and seemingly hopeless, do not despair. I do not despair. For evil can come; it can war and ravage the body and mind, but it cannot kill the soul protected by He who is greater, the Vanquisher of evil, once and for all. There is only one Refuge for man when this type of darkness descends upon the world: Jesus.

The philosophers have wrestled with the “problem of evil” for centuries. But it is no problem at all. Evil exists, and the only answer for it lies in the person of Jesus. Christianity holds the answer for a world engulfed in evil. The Epstein files have shown the world clearly there is a problem with the heart of man, and the cross of Jesus Christ, the only answer.

Moral Inversion: The Lie Of Leftist Compassion

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Over the last couple weeks, two people have been killed by U.S. ICE agents in Minnesota as they obstructed law enforcement from carrying out their duties. Video has now emerged of Alex Pretti just a few days prior to his death spitting on officers and attacking and damaging their vehicle, both of which are felonies. As the media continues to advocate for his sainthood, it is clear he is anything but. Both deaths were unfortunate and unnecessary. Yet, right on cue, American leftists suffering terminal TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) have taken to social media to signal their personal virtue as a “good person” by denouncing ICE and a policy that the majority of Americans voted for, approved of, and still endorse: the removal of criminal illegal aliens.

Trump is not perfect, and I have sharp criticisms about certain policy decisions. But securing the border and removing criminal illegal aliens is not one of them. This should be priority number one for any leader. The empty-headedness of media headlines and superfluous criticisms on this issue lack substance and usually target shallow personality quirks. He is trying to make America safe for the citizenry, and to the economically literate, the thrust of his policies clearly has this goal.

Where were these critics when hundreds of thousands of women and children were being raped and trafficked into the US? Where are they now demanding to know the whereabouts of the 300,000 missing children? Did they hold vigils for Laken Riley, brutally raped and murdered by one of these criminals, as so many others have been? Something sinister occurred, and it is clear that those now feigning incredulity over ICE actions do not honestly care about the real victims of the heinous immigration policies of previous administrations.

What would you think of a father who ensured all the neighborhood kids were protected and fed, yet neglected his own children? We would call him a terrible father. It is the same with our leaders, who are responsible for protecting their citizens and creating conditions that allow them to flourish. The father who shoots the intruder in his home does so, not out of hatred towards the intruder, but out of love and caring for his children whom he is responsible for protecting. That is what Trump is attempting to do, against the shrill hysterics of the childless feminist radicals and effete men cosplaying as revolutionaries, who line the streets and treat confrontations with law enforcement like a video game. These are not peaceful protesters, but radical paid-for “useful idiots” of the Marxists funding the turmoil. Their behavior is a predictable outgrowth of a psychologically disordered worldview. No one deserves to die in these circumstances, and peaceful protest is the right of all. This is not an intellectually robust movement movement we are dealing with, and there is not a modicum of peace or compassion within them. Importantly, this behaviour does not exist in isolation; it flows directly from a broader moral and cultural worldview that now defines the left.

It cannot be overlooked that these are the same people who advocate for abortion on demand throughout an entire pregnancy, promote the sterilization of teens through targeted body-dysmorphia programming, celebrate degeneracy, and mock the traditional family. Any perceived unfairness is reflexively attributed to Nazis, white supremacists, anti-Semites, or other invented enemies. They live in a world of make-believe, fueled by imaginary grievances and feeble minds. When this kind of moral confusion becomes political doctrine, it inevitably produces authoritarian control.

Totalitarian regimes always emerge from these leftist ideologies. Communism, socialism, fascism, and Nazism all share one trait: they prioritize the group or collective over the individual. Once the individual is commanded to submit to the State, totalitarianism can enforce obedience. This ideology creates “groups of the oppressed,” and those who resist immediately become “oppressors.” This is exactly how Mao’s Cultural Revolution operated. Totalitarianism cannot take root where individual rights are protected; it needs group power to crush individuals into conforming with pre-approved “right-think.” Immigration enforcement has become one of the main battlegrounds where this collective power of the malcontents is now exercised.

The historically illiterate look at ICE as the second coming of the Third Reich, rather than as a necessary corrective to the open-border policies of the last administration that nearly ensured America’s internal collapse. This is exactly what the planners of chaos want, because mass immigration has historically been dyscivilizational and destructive. As a result, we are watching America unravel as godless revolutionaries take to the streets in violence.

Multi-culturalism has repeatedly led to societal conflict wherever it flourishes. The inevitable replacement of the native population leads to ruin because people who never built the society cannot maintain it. Homogeneous societies survive because shared beliefs, culture, and ideals create lasting bonds. This is not about race; it is about cultural continuity. Multi-culturalism, one of the satanic ideals of the Enlightenment, has contributed to the collapse of the West. Judicious immigration of individuals and families who benefit the nation without altering or adulterating its social fabric is acceptable. But mass immigration and cultural disintegration like we have seen over the past few decades has been intrinsically destructive. Nationalism is not evil, but mass immigration designed to degrade a nation is. When a society is stripped of cultural cohesion and moral clarity, the psychological consequences are unavoidable.

We are living at a time when a significant portion of the population cannot understand or cope with reality. As Thomas Sowell wrote, “Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” This is what we see at scale: people pretending to do something worthwhile. Remember, these are the same people who celebrated when Charlie Kirk was murdered by one of their own comrades and lamented only when an assassin’s bullet missed taking the President’s life by inches. That kind of instability does not remain passive; it inevitably expresses itself politically and, increasingly, through violence.

This is not an organic movement. Right on cue, Trump wins the presidency, and the left’s only response is violence. What we see in Minnesota is the result of decades of moral decay, manifesting in violence driven by emotional incontinence. Disorder and malevolence are natural outworkings of a mind consumed by hatred, seeing others as deserving of violence. The more the light shines on their darkness, the more vehement their rebellion. They seek power, not justice, not peace, not prosperity, not compassion. This discontent is deliberately cultivated to undermine and ultimately destroy America’s Christian heritage. At its core, this movement rejects the good, the beautiful, and the true, and ultimately turns its contempt toward humanity itself. They celebrate violence against what is good and direct it against enemies, fueled by self-loathing and distorted impulses. The war has already begun, and it is both ideological and spiritual.

If civil unrest and riots are inevitable whenever a party loses an election, it proves they do not truly believe in democracy. Marxists cannot tolerate others having a say when they voted for—and still approve of—the removal of illegal aliens. We are witnessing the early stages of a civil war. It began during the BLM riots and the burning of buildings following the public beatification of the criminal, George Floyd. They do not care about truth, order, or goodness. Revolution and the destruction of freedom and liberty do not concern themselves with the necessary spilling of blood to achieve their ends. Let the banshees keep screaming, let the revolutionaries keep cosplaying, and let the activists pretend they are making a difference as they attempt to burn it all down.

A forceful and unapologetic enforcement of the law is necessary against these purveyors of violence if we are to live together. When Alex Pretti attacked law enforcement, he should have been arrested, charged, and jailed for the felonies he committed. Once the line of “peaceful protest” is crossed, the full weight of the law must fall on the agitator. That firm and just accountability would have ultimately saved his life.

In my view, only a peaceful divorce can now save the West. We cannot live with people who choose violence as easily as a spoiled child chooses to throw a tantrum to get their way. The chasm between us now is far too great to reconcile.

Postcards To Myself

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Notes From The Field – Book 5:1

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For some time now I’ve carried Field Notes notebooks with me to write down and record various thoughts when I have them. It is something I wanted to become habit-forming and enjoyable over time. I like to write and sometimes jotting down a quick note is enough. I think that in the computer age many people’s hand-writing has suffered, mine included. I’ve always thought there was something more beneficial to writing things down. I am not claiming there is anything wonderful, or original, or ground-breaking, in any of these thoughts and musings. On the contrary, sometimes they are the product of those boring moments when the mind wanders. There is no organization to them although the themes at times seem common. I will record them here in the way they were first written, only correcting any grammatical and punctuation errors.

-Happiness is pursued by the immature. Contentment is the goal of those who realize pursuing happiness is a fool’s errand.

-To govern a people with no shared sense of morality or virtue is impossible.

-Many technological advances and comforts mask the rot of societal decay taking place all around us. “I am comfortable! Who cares about the abortion mills and addicts on every corner?”

-I have taken some flack from people when I equate the trustworthiness of doctors to that of lawyers. Covid exposed the dishonesty in the medical community. But remember, prior to Covid Covid, we had and still have, the opioid crisis. Doctors are solely responsible for the heroin and fentanyl addictions and deaths we are now witnessing. They wrote prescriptions for cash. They ruined the lives of millions. Their greed and dishonesty is undeserving of the respect they were once showed.

-No man is really a pacifist. He will always be at war with something. It will be forced upon him.

-A democracy that serves the people no longer exists in the West. The first leader that figures out that men with guns are more powerful than men in gowns will win; as long as his goal is to reinstate a workable democracy.

-The sheer ugliness of city life cannot be overstated.

-If you allow immigrants from a certain demographic into your country, how can you then be surprised that the hatred of homosexuals increases?

-Comfort is like alcohol; it will poison you slowly and make your life harder in the long run. Living life is enduring hardship and seeking discomfort.

-We want an “inclusive and sustainable” future. In other words, we’re gonna send the gays and trannies to shut down your farms and families.

-It is a great act of defiance and good for the soul to ignore all the nonsense and stupidity that comes out of a celebrity’s mouth. Never listen to anyone who plays make-believe for a living.

-The more time I spend around Americans as a general category, the more I see why the world generally thinks lowly of them. Not all; but there is a “type.”

-The term “science denier” is a religious term. It means you have rejected and dissented from the dictates of the priestly class in white lab coats.

-Everywhere you look around a city all you see is decadence, decay, and dirtiness. It bears witness to the character of its people, as a city as a reflection of its people.

-We live in a time of great insanity. The will of the mother determines the humanity of the child. It’s totally subjective. Two fetuses, at the same point of gestation, can have two different ontological statuses due to the whims of their mothers. This is reason enough to never allow public policy based on emotion.

-True freedom is the pursuit of virtue, not the succumbing to every desire or whim.

-The first 55 years of my life were less fulfilling because I did not have a dog.

-Why have the leaders of western nations promoted unfettered Muslim immigration? Simple: to destroy the Christian underpinnings of freedom and democracy by causing strife and division and intolerance. Their evil is easy to discern once you realize who they hate the most.

-Man’s problem has always been the worship of the creation and not the Creator. They worship the earth (climate change) and not the God who created it. They worship animals (veganism) and not the One who designed them. My hope is that my friends will turn their eyes heavenward and direct their worship towards Him.

-Hatred of government is necessary. It is a body of oppression that cares not for the citizens well-being; only for its own power and growth.

-You know, we expect people to fail us, but less so those we considered Christian friends. I hope no one can ever say that of me. I will never allow that to happen, for it is unChristian.

-Men who are weak in character are the most likely to do evil. Evil needs weakness to flourish.

-We live in a day when lies are lauded, and the truth is scorned.

-Western economies are now service economies having gutted their manufacturing abilities. Service economies don’t win wars, they service the soldiers of the nations who do. The tills have been looted and the foundational pillars have been replaced; Western collapse is on the horizon.

-Optimism in a Christian is the default. Optimism in an unbeliever is unfounded.

-Let’s never confuse the butterfly collectors (evolutionary biologists) and the weathermen (climate scientists) with real scientists and science.

-Imagine a world where people can go out at night and have fun without alcohol. Now understand there are people who cannot imagine that. They should be pitied.

-Everyone worships something; either the sacred or the profane. It’s astounding to watch the worship of the profane celebrated.

-Feminism judges women according to male attributes and standards.

-No one escapes from rooting their understanding in faith. It’s the object of that faith that differs so immensely

-Giving up alcohol is not about losing something. It’s about taking everything back that you gave up unwittingly.

-People don’t need to be affirmed. They need to be told the truth. It is not loving to let others continue in their delusions.

-Christian cultures have produced the greatest freedoms for people and the most functional societies. To decry them as oppressive flies in the face of reality in history.

-Every civilization has believed in some form that happiness and satisfaction will come if you sacrifice your children. The constant lie throughout history that people believed was that the murder of their children would make things better. ‘If I offer my child to the gods the crops will be better next year,’ and so on. Abortion is a spiritual evil much like child sacrifice was in ancient times. There is no greater evidence for the existence of objective evil throughout history than that.

-Evil will never come at us dressed in horns and carrying a pitchfork. It will come to us, cloaked beautifully, and draped in wonderful promises. The best counterfeits used to deceive are always the closest imitations of the real thing, with promises of comfort and ease.

-I heard it said that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is more accurately practised and taught as perversity, insanity, and delusion (PID). Every aspect of it is antihuman and grotesque. Listening to the propagandists speak about it is akin to teaching someone in order to fix a flat tire you must first let the air out of the other three. These are the dictates of broken and evil people.

-Best three hikes I’ve ever done: 1) The Wave 2) Angels Landing 3) Half Dome [This was written prior to my rim-to-rim hike of the Grand Canyon].

-If I was Satan, I would make abortion appear necessary, good, and freeing for women. I would promote sexual confusion to children in schools and make tranny’s appear desirable. I would promote assisted suicide to anyone as a societal good. I would do everything I could to take life, to stop life, and to end life.

-‘Darrin, you’re not a climate scientist what do you know?’ Well, if science is predicated on predictability, climate scientists so-called aren’t scientists either. They have a much longer record of being wrong than I do. Every major prediction they have made has been wrong. That is not science.

-We need life to get serious again. It will become serious again. And when that happens, all the silliness around racism, and pronouns, and tranny’s, etc., will disappear overnight. All that nonsense can only flourish during times of ease and decadence. When real troubles hit, these fake issues will evaporate in an instant.

-Mainstream conservatives still hold to the fairytales of a working Constitution, small government, and fiscal responsibility; while in practice holding to none of them. There is a reason why they have conserved nothing of lasting value.

-Go to a bar and look around at the people. Almost to a person it is a sea of people uncomfortable with who they are, looking for escapes from their reality. Their lives make their drug use necessary.

-One of the great tales of an inverted society is that the truth gets punished, while the approved lies are left unchallenged to flourish and deceive.

-There are two kinds of people: one that believes the world is still like it was in 1984, and the other that believes we are living through Orwell’s dystopian 1984.

-There are few threats greater to a society than ELFs: Educated, Liberal, Females. They are educated, but stupid. They are more leftist than liberal. And they are more feminist than female. There is not a dumber cohort taking the West down the dark path we are on.

-The greatest threat to a culture is an educated person with utopian impulses who feels both morally and intellectually superior to everyone else. Education is a worthless currency when dealing with your fellow man. Educated and Unwise is a horrific combination of attributes.

-We are heading towards a time when the elderly will all (healthy or not) be pressured into MAID (assisted suicide) as their duty to lift the financial burdens of younger generations. Evil creeps in slowly at first disguised as benevolence, then accelerates. This is coming.

-If you do not believe in God, you are dead inside; both physically and spiritually. Your senses are broken to the natural world around you and your heart is impaired to know and recognize what is virtuous and good.

-Fret not, my sons, for though the times are evil, God has brought you into this world for a time such as this. You are here now because He wanted men that would fight. Do not fear, for God is your strength. Do not be afraid, because He leads you through the valley of death.

-Critics of the Bible have seldom ever read the Bible, and if they have, it was only to extract something from its context in order to confirm their own biases.

-The ultimate end of chasing after all the world’s follies is for the hedonist to be satiated by emptiness and despair, and not by the lust and desires he pursued.

-For a civilization to flourish it needs a reason and purpose for its existence. The West has lost its way since it abandoned its foundational motivations. Only by recommitting itself to Christianity, a legal system whose goal is justice, and a homogeneity of its citizenry, can it be rescued from the precipice of collapse.

-The US now prints $1 trillion of new debt every hundred days just to pay the interest on the old debt. (If we went back in time 1 trillion seconds would take us to 30,000 BC; that’s how ludacris this problem has become). Calamity is on the horizon, and people are unprepared for how bad things are going to get. People will starve. People will experience immense hardship.

-Germany just decriminalized child pornography. I’ve said it for years: the real motivation of the Pride movement and the rainbow cult is paedophilia and the sexualization of children.

-Why is it that every election year in the US one of the top issues is the right to be able to kill your children? Perhaps there is no greater sign of civilization has fallen than when shrill demons hysterically scream for their right to sacrifice their own children. Moloch is always on the ballot.

-Ammo will become the currency of choice. Oh, how I hope I’m wrong. Mass, unfettered immigration, is a precursor to war. Only the historically illiterate see this mass movement of peoples and cultures as a good thing.

-Prepare for World War III. It is a certainty, if we’re not already in it. Government needs war when the debt burdens become too great; both as a distraction and an excuse to default. The West no longer manufactures anything and it has become a massive service economy. World War III is coming with the goal to ensure that no one’s life is improved.

-The singular goal of every earthly power is to destroy Christianity, attack the name of Jesus, and try to usurp His power. Every evil plot ultimately tries to dethrone the King, yet fails.

-You need to produce less. You need to consume less. You need to travel less. You need to eat less. You need to procreate less. You need to give up the life you worked for. Mother Gaia requires your sacrifice for the sake of the planet. The climate change messaging is that you are the problem and the earth is in grave danger because of your existence. You need to reduce everything about your existence, in the hopes your existence will cease as well. Everything about the climate change message is a lie. It is anti-human. It is evil. It cloaks itself in virtue and concern, yet only brings hardship and death.

-If the government was really concerned about climate change, the world would be calling for an immediate and to all air travel, all city driving, and much of industry; if they’re concern was genuine, but it isn’t. Instead, their solutions, every one of them, serves to empower the government in curtail the freedoms of individuals. That’s how you know they don’t really believe what they are saying. They will never call for an end to the privileges they enjoy for themselves, but they will take the freedom of their citizens in a heartbeat over an immeasurable campaign of fear and hysteria.

The Great Inversion of Good and Evil

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Most people are familiar with George Orwell’s government inversion from 1984 as they tried to propagandize the people into believing things that were the opposite of that they saw:

We are living in a time of great inversion; where lies masquerade as truth, and falsehoods are upheld as noble and right.

If Orwell were alive to see his “prophecy” materialize, this is how his maxim might read today:

War is peace. Islam is peaceful. Christianity is harmful. Men are women. Women are men. Fat is healthy. Vaccines are safe. Babies are fetuses. Abortion is healthcare. MAID is healtlhcare. Climate is crisis. Marriage is oppressive. Family is disposable. Immigration is good. Diversity is strength.

We are living in a time when the elites who run governments quite obviously hate the people they are suppose to work for. They denigrate the lives of people trying to live peaceful, fulfilling lives. They despise the ordinary men and women by throwing hardship after hardship in their path. Their disdain for the good, the beautiful, and the true things of this world is obvious with every harmful decision they make. All they have are lies packaged as beneficial for the masses in order to control them. The clowns running the circus can’t keep their masks from slipping off. Revolution and retribution will be their reward.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

Paria Canyon

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A few weeks ago my father and I hiked 28km in the Paria River through the Paria Canyon. Two men and their cameras, and barely another soul to be seen, makes for an almost perfect day.

While the view around every corner was breathtaking, the best part of the day was doing it with my dad, and watching an 86 year old man match me stride for stride, albeit, just a little slower. It is one of those days that gives me a satisfying smile, and one I will never forget.

For we are strangers before you and sojourners…our days on the earth are like a shadow, and without hope. -1 Chronicles 29:15

And having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. -Hebrews 11:13-16

“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view, where something strange and beautiful and more full of wonder waits for you—beyond that next turning of the canyon walls.” -Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire

The Gift

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The Gift

I
The years are passing, swift they fly;
The days dissolve; the seasons die.
Yet time’s still there to grasp and hold,
A treasured gift more dear than gold.

II
Though fading light may mark the years,
The path more narrow now appears.
It carries on beyond this bend;
And no one knows the day it ends.

III
Some trails I took were dark and deep;
Some hearts I loved, I failed to keep.
Forgiveness mends the broken soul;
Forgive, forget, and make it whole.

IV
Hair turns silver, and steps grow slow;
A gentler fire, a kinder glow.
Embrace these days, while still you can;
For time slips quick away from man.

V
So let me age with eyes wide still,
With wisdom sharp and steadfast will.
Each step is slower, breath runs thin;
Yet there’s still strength that dwells within.

VI
The journey bends, the body breaks;
And every step is mine to take.
And when the last hard mile is done,
I’ll rest my head beneath the sun.

Epilogue

I write these lines at sixty years,
With steady hand and fewer fears.
The road behind, the path ahead,
Both shaped by steps I chose to tread.

The journey still unfolds each day,
With things to learn along the way.
The trail still winds, the sky still wide;
Time is the gift, Truth is the guide.

(Written to mark my 60 years — September 30th, 2025).

The West Is Finished

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Years ago in the office I had a saying I was known for, “The West is finished.” Everyone thought I was being purposely hyperbolic when i said it, but I saw that it was true, and I meant it. Whenever any news story came up that showed the decline and decay of a Western nation, I would emphatically proclaim “The West is finished.” I even said I was going to have t-shirts made up with my favourite slogan.

Fast forward 10-15 years later to where we are currently and it is easy to see that I was right: the West WAS finished then; and the West IS finished now. The collapse that started decades ago has picked up speed and there is no no saving it now. She cannot be saved. Western nations are headed for final collapse, or war, or both.

With any remedial understanding of history it was easy to see this coming. There were always 3 things that made this the inevitable result: 1) financial malfeasance 2) immigration, and 3) the denigration of Christianity

Financial Malfeasance

Central Banks and the Fractional Reserve Banking System will always lead to a financial collapse after decades of self-inflicted boom/bust cycles that come from the ever-increasing levels of debt that are needed to sustain the system. The system in place is designed to funnel the wealth of a nation to those at the top and impoverishing most over time through planned inflation cycles and the overcharging for services by those who’ve accumulated all the wealth and assets at the top. This is the repeatable pattern of history and why no great empire survived more than 300 years.

Immigration

There is nothing that will destroy the fabric of a nation faster than immigration. Our politicians smile while repeating their faux slogan that “Diversity is strength,” while every study shows the exact opposite. Immigration erodes society and creates a low trust environment where people become less willing to help their neighbour. While all people are of equal value, not all cultures are equal, and some are antithetical to the ungirding principles of the West. We import people who did not build Western civilization, and are not capable of maintaining it. Immigration is leading to the erosion and eventual collapse of our society.

Christianity

Christianity led to the rise of Western civilization, and Western civilization is the embodiment of Christian principles. (That is not to say everyone within these nations is a Christian, but rather, Christian principles are the foundation on which the West flourished). It formed the bedrock of trust between communities that allowed the nation to thrive. As the anti-intellectualism of atheism was given space in the public square, and a number of anti-human religions were allowed equal standing, the moral and cultural fabric of the West began to unwind, and there is now nothing left to bind society together and allow it to function for the benefit of many.

Nations rise, and burn, and fall. We are in the final ‘slow burn of embers’ phase of the cycle after the main fires were lit decades ago. The financial system is no longer functioning and needs greater and greater debt creation to function at all. We have let the “barbarians” inside the gates, and like Rome, we’ve tolerated and been weakened by those who have no interest in strengthening the nation they’ve invaded. Christianity has been cast from the public square and all manner of evil and wicked practises have been heralded as its replacement, as the rainbow flag has become the symbol of a fallen nation.

The end is near for the beautiful lives many of us have enjoyed. The West is not what it once was. Evil has flourished. Collapse is on the horizon. War is coming. The West is finished.

Anti-Vax When You Study The Data

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I came across this article a few months ago written by Tedros Geybreyesus of the World Health Organization, on the future hope of the elimination of cancer because of vaccines, specifically cervical cancer. He pointed to the success of the HPV vaccines in Rwanda, Now, knowing of the WHO’s failure during Covid-19 and their complicity in many of the failed Covid policies (lockdowns, masks, social distancing, vaccines, etc) that we all lived through, I thought I’d look to see if this was true. And of course, like most health advice coming from the “professionals” these days, it was a lie.

Now first, it is important to note that 90% of all HPV cases self-resolve or clear up on their own over 1-2 years. Only 10% of cases are left with lasting impacts, and nowhere near all of those lead to cervical cancer, so the risk for cancer is quite low, even if you have contracted HPV.
Tedros said that the HPV vaccine was introduced in Rwanda in 2011 and they have achieved 90% coverage, so one would think cervical cancer cases would have plummeted since any vaccine pushed by the WHO is “highly effective,” as we are continually told. Because vaccines are preventative, and with almost all females inoculated against HPV, you would think cervical cancer over the ensuing 13 years would have disappeared. You would be wrong, however. Here is a graph of cervical cancer cases in Rwanda since 1990. I have also included Canada’s rates of occurrence since they started vaccinating young girls in 2006.

Let’s remember that vaccines are given to people to stop them from contracting the disease, so it would necessarily follow that as vaccination increases, the occurrence of the disease decreases. That is how vaccines have always been sold to us. Up until the gaslighting of the Covid era, everyone knew vaccines prevented the contraction of the disease.

What do we notice when looking at the Rwanda graph? From a peak in 1995, we begin to see a steady decline in cervical cancer cases until about 2010 when it essentially flatlined until today. As Tedros noted, mass vaccination began in 2011 and the rates of occurrence have stayed essentially the same. Cervical cancer cases were already in decline well before vaccination began. So what benefit has the vaccination campaign been to those who received it? Should we not have seen a further plummeting in the remaining rate of cases since these vaccines are “effective”? They vaccinated millions of women and girls to realize a reduction of 1 case of cervical cancer for every 200,000 women.

Similarly in Canada, we have actually seen a small uptick in cases since the vaccine campaign began in 2006. We went from 6.2 cases per 100,000 to 6.7 cases. Should not all these vaccines reaped phenomenal benefits if they actually worked as promised? Should cases have also plummeted here as would be expected from an effective vaccine?

Who benefitted from these millions of vaccines given for HPV around the world? From the data, we can say with certainty it hasn’t been women and girls. If there is no appreciable upside to a vaccine, why then would we offer it?

If Covid taught us anything, it’s that public health really isn’t about improving the health of the population, but rather, seeing them as commodities to profit from. The Gardasil vaccine made hundreds of millions of dollars for Merck Pharmaceuticals and helped no one from what the data tells us. This is just another instance of the medical experimentation for profit that we’ve witnessed over the last several decades.

We need to question every medical intervention that is foisted upon us by those who stand to profit from them. Every medicine, every vaccine, should be questioned, and I now think, in most cases, should be rejected as useless. Our health must necessarily be our own responsibility now for we can no longer trust the medical authorities, and many of the doctors, to actually care about our well-being. There is a reason why most doctors refer to their profession as “modern medicine,” for they believe writing a prescription is always the answer; a drug or a jab the best solution.

I would go to a doctor for surgery and diagnosis, but I would question their suggested remedy every time and do my own research and ask around. For if one thing has become clearer and clearer over time, It’s that we rely on the Medical Industrial Complex at our own peril, and it is the data itself responsible for anti-vax sentiments growing.

See Every Sunrise, Watch Every Sunset

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Before my “vanlife” road trip through Utah several months ago, I had written out some goals and things I wanted to accomplish while living “off grid,” so to speak. One of my goals stated, “See every sunrise. Watch every sunset.” When I first wrote it down, in the back of my mind I did so for reasons of photography and capturing that first and last light of day, as well as trying to make the most of the time I had. But over the course of that week the phrases kept running through my head as I thought on them and they came to have a more profound meaning than I originally intended.

I knew I would be awake early each day. My plan was to be in a spot to watch the sunrise and photograph it. Some days I was already hiking but I was in a position to see those first rays light the sky. I thought the same with the evenings as it started getting dark; I was always in a position to see that last light fade into the night. As I repeated this phrase over in my thoughts, they took on new meanings for me.

See Every Sunrise

We know that early morning light has a profound physiological effect on the body. We know that an early morning comports with greater productivity and more life success; both of which come from the required discipline of an early start.

But there’s more to it. When we take a minute to watch the sunrise, we give ourselves the ability to stop and feel gratitude for another day that lies before us. It is cliché to say our most precious commodity is time, and that tomorrow is never promised. But those who are thankful for life and take those moments to appreciate all that we’ve been given, will necessarily live a life of greater meaning and purpose.

Those mornings where the world and house are quiet, really is the best part of the day. One can think and contemplate and prepare for the day ahead and enjoy the serenity and peace during those early moments.

Watch Every Sunset

In the same way, taking a moment to stop and watch as another day ends, and see the beauty of that final golden glow as it falls below the horizon, puts into perspective the beauty of this world and life. It should cause us to pause and be thankful, and fill us with gratitude for the gift we’ve been given.

We should reflect on the victories or failings of the day, learning from both; strengthening our resolve to live with purpose and discipline, and treat time as precious.

When we look around, we see people caught up in the busyness of life. Some will spend their nights in bars drinking their life away, missing the sunset, and too hungover to wake for the sunrise; their life blurred and empty. Others will pursue the banal and mundane, filling their
“empty time” with forgettable movies or entertainment, or wasting away the moments in the worthless pursuit of video game achievements. These are the lives of meaninglessness and despair, and there is no end to the ways in which we can fritter away the days.

I have fallen for some of these in times past; watching stupid shows or scrolling on my phone, producing nothing of worth. I will not allow myself to waste the time l’ve been given, nor pursue the vapid or inane things most people value. I refuse to live as most people live; lives filled with mindless idleness and aimless folly.

I will never view a sunrise or sunset the same way again. They are markers of life that many miss. They mark our fleeting days, one after another, and if you notice them, they encourage us to stop but for a moment, to be grateful for life. No man knows the number of his days, but he should live to make the best of each one. No one will ever looking back and lament that they should have spent more time in bars drinking, or scrolling on their phone, or watching television. Every deathbed is full of regrets, and we should live now so as to minimize them when the time comes.

Sunrise

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The alarm went off at 4:00am. I ran a tight ship on this road trip and we needed to be in the car by 4:10am to get a decent spot for our tripods at Mesa Arch at least an hour before sunrise, which was slated for 5:56am this morning. There were a few groans from both of us but we grabbed our gear and were off.

We pulled out of our hotel at 4:11am. We were about the 7th and 8th person to arrive at Mesa Arch after a 45 minute drive from Moab into Canyonlands National Park. We set up our tripods, played with our camera settings, talked to some of the other crazies who came for this one epic shot, and waited.

When you stop, and wait, and watch for the sun to rise; the inspiring signal of a new day, you get a sense of renewal and wonder and hope. Every single day is a gift. Every single day should fill us with joy and gratitude for the privilege we have to observe the created order all around us. In a world that chases after the mundane, stupefies itself with social media, and dulls itself with drink or drug, few are those who truly get to see the world as it was meant to be seen: as the canvas of the Master Painter, not the product of random chance and blind atoms.

As the sun rises above the horizon and lights up the underside of Mesa Arch, cameras clicked, and voices grew louder at the wonder before us. Every single person present ooh’d and ahh’d as light filled the sky.

Despite the morning rush and half opened eyes, the best part of this brief moment was that I got to share it with my dad, doing something we both loved. It will be a sunrise moment I will always remember, not just for the glorious light that broke through the darkness that morning, but for who I got to share it with.

A Summary

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I have now been maintaining this blog for about 8 years, with a minimum of one post a month. I write for myself because I enjoy it, nothing more. I have a tiny readership as the blog stats bear out. For me, this is an avenue to think and articulate issues that I am concerned about.

I have been criticized at times for being too ascerbic, too opinionated, too unwavering, in my views. I make no apologies for any of those. I write unfiltered to convey as close to what I think as possible. In a weak, feminized world, I see why this would bother some people. Others consistently agree. You can’t please everybody I suppose, and ultimately I write only to please myself and reflect the transcendental nature of truth.

The other day I asked ChatGPT a question. “Can you summarize the worldview of the author of dbro.ca?” I asked this question twice and got substantially the same answer but appreciated the different nuances of both. Within 15 seconds I had the following responses:

1) The author of this site expresses a worldview characterized by a commitment to traditional values, personal responsibility, and a critical stance toward modern societal trends. Key aspects of this perspective include:

Sobriety and Personal Discipline: The author advocates for complete abstinence from alcohol, viewing it as detrimental to mental and physical health, and believes that society should discourage drinking through social pressure.
Critique of Modern Society: There’s a concern about societal decline, with observations about increased violence, loss of community, and cultural shifts that the author perceives as negative. This includes apprehension about immigration policies and the erosion of traditional cultural norms.
Emphasis on Objective Truth and Traditional Morality: The author stresses the importance of objective truth and traditional moral values, criticizing what is seen as the glorification of perversion and the rejection of the good, the beautiful, and the true in contemporary culture.
Skepticism Toward Progressive Movements: There’s a critical view of progressive ideologies, particularly those related to gender and sexuality, with the belief that such movements are harmful and indicative of societal decay.
Value of Nature and Simplicity: The author finds true beauty and rejuvenation in nature, suggesting that urban environments are soul-crushing and advocating for a return to simpler, more natural living.

Overall, the author’s worldview is rooted in a desire to return to what is perceived as more authentic and time-tested ways of living, emphasizing personal accountability, traditional values, and a cautious approach to modern societal changes.

2) The author of this site presents a worldview deeply rooted in traditional Christian values, expressing strong critiques of modern Western society. His writings reflect a belief that contemporary culture has deviated from foundational truths, leading to moral and societal decline.

Core Beliefs and Themes:

Christian Foundations: He emphasizes Christianity as the bedrock of Western civilization, attributing concepts like human rights and equality to its influence. He warns that abandoning these principles results in societal decay.
Moral Absolutism: The author upholds objective truth and moral clarity, criticizing relativism and the acceptance of behaviors he deems immoral, such as abortion and the celebration of certain lifestyles.
Critique of Modern Movements: He is critical of progressive ideologies, viewing them as destructive forces that undermine societal structures and values. He expresses concern over issues like the sexualization of children and the erosion of traditional family roles.
Personal Responsibility: The writings stress the importance of individual choices, discipline, and accountability, suggesting that many societal issues stem from personal failings and a lack of self-control.
Cultural Observations: He laments the loss of beauty, truth, and goodness in art and architecture, and criticizes the prevalence of what he sees as superficiality and narcissism in modern culture.
Political Commentary: The author expresses dissatisfaction with current political leadership, particularly in Canada, and praises figures like Donald Trump for actions he believes restore order and sanity.

Overall, the author’s perspective is one of concern for the direction of modern society, advocating for a return to traditional values and a reaffirmation of Christian principles as a remedy for contemporary issues.

I could not have written a more accurate summary of my writing.

Do Not Despair

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I haven’t written much lately, and haven’t felt like it either. I’ve had countless thoughts but little desire to record them. While I am not downtrodden or morose and generally feel good about where I’m at in most aspects of my life, I do look at the world and can’t help but think we are in the middle of the collapse I’ve thought for some time would happen. Great civilizations never fall over night; their downfall happens slowly after long periods of deviancy, decadence, and decay.

There is so much going on that points to a world in decline and I do not think it is reversible. All that is really left is understanding and anticipating how things will unravel and determine what I can do to keep those I love from being consumed with fear.

Canada is no longer a viable nation. We are a nation of fools ‘laughing at Noah as it started to rain.’ In almost every corner of this nation there are problems that cannot and will not be solved by the chorus of ineffective and evil politicians that have assisted in the controlled demolition of this once great country.

The majority of people have swallowed whole the propaganda we are fed on a daily basis by the leaders who hate us. It’s hard to blame them, for the human mind craves the bliss of comfortable lies over the hard, unpalatable truths of the times in which we live. It is an evil world that devours the souls of men without a care.

But I do not despair for my eyes are fixed heavenward to the only Hope I have in this life. This world is not my home and I am merely passing through; with societal ruins on all sides of this narrow road. I desire something better that is not of this world and I pray that my friends and family will join me through these harrowing times ahead. We have a hope and peace that dispels fear and brings joy. Let the world despair.

Trump 47

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Well, it’s been just under 6 weeks since Donald J. Trump became the 47th President of the United States, and there hasn’t been a start to a presidency like this, ever. He has moved at such a speed that the corrupt media has no idea what to do or say in response; and thankfully no one listens to them anymore anyways. So far he has exceeded almost every expectation of those who support him. The early accomplishments are too numerous to recount in full, so here are the highlights thus far for me.

1)The creation of the DOGE under Elon Musk has already uncovered trillions of dollars of fraud and govt financial mismanagement. Shutting down USAID and cutting off the corrupt funding arm of the Democrats, the Deep State, and the leftists responsible for subverting Western nations was the right line of attack from the beginning. Without the illegal flow of taxpayer money, much of the malfeasance evaporates.

2)Putting an end to govt DEI and ESG regulations is a win for sanity in a nation that was losing it’s mind and has already lost its soul. Keeping men out of women’s sports and bathrooms is common sense that some of the retarded actually wanted to see continue. Trump did this to protect women and it was great to see.

3)He has brokered a stop to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and is on the verge of stopping the war in Ukraine; both conflicts that began under the weak Biden regime. The world senses weakness, and it recognizes strength. Trump projects strength, and from that strength flows peace.

4)He secured the border overnight and stopped the flow of illegals into the US which has done untold damage to the country. They are now rounding up and deporting the criminal element who came in, and hopefully the rest of the illegals will be next. They can apply to come back like everyone had to before them. A nation is not a nation without a secure border. Biden tried to open the borders to destroy the U.S. from within; Trump stopped it to protect America and her citizens.

5) And lastly, his Executive Order to ban paper straws was glorious! Now, I don’t care what kind of straw anyone wants to use, but this was Trump’s way of mocking the fake environmentalists who lost their minds when ONE turtle was found injured with a plastic straw stuck in its nose. Millions of dollars were wasted on an issue promoted by those who can barely keep their neighbourhood parks and streets clean. It was nice to see Trump figuratively tell them that no one is falling for your nonsense any more.

Bonus: Calling out the idiot Trudeau for what he is and what he has done to Canada is much appreciated by those of us Canadians who have been harmed by the most corrupt and evil regime to ever run this country. Prison is too kind for these people who have purposely wrecked this once great nation.

Trump’s presidency is surely going to have some bumps in the road. I fear his quick slashing of jobs may hurt people who did legitimate work and have them turn on him in the midterms. He must tread lightly. The market is poised for a correction and the US economy needs a recession to digest all the debt created over the last decade. It will be a deep one and is necessary. Trump cannot exacerbate it by reckless spending. He must not forget than to save the country, its citizens need hope and prosperity for a better future.

By electing Trump, Americans have halted the speed of the decline and collapse. Only time will tell if Trump can actually reverse America’s course and once again aim to become that bright “shining city on a hill.”

Notes From The Field – Book 4

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-In a world that places people’s gender, sexual preferences, ethnicity, and race, above their ability, productivity, confidence, and character; it is a world that cannot last and will necessarily collapse in on itself.

-Bad theology is responsible for the sides taken in the Israeli/Palestinian war. This is an ethnic war, not a religious one. Poor theology has turned it into a religious one.

-The peer review process in science is now the preferred way to “game the system“ and keep the funds flowing. It has little to do with science.

-If a vaccine is safe and effective, why are the makers of that vaccine shielded from liability? That should always be the first tip off of the “safe and effective“ lie. The rational person questions the safety claim. The irrational person trusts the proven liars.

-When borders are protected, and immigration numbers are kept low, inequality in a population is also low. It has now been shown that inequality flourishes when immigration controls are removed. Those who want open borders are the ones responsible for greater levels of inequality in a population.

-Is there anything more personally demoralizing than knowing you are a DEI hire and not a meritorious one?

-The military industrial complex is real. War is profit. The US has dropped more bombs than any nation on earth and hasn’t won a war since 1945. Winning is not the modern objective of war, profit is.

-The eventual destruction of America will be blamed on the 1965 Immigration Act and the 1986 Immigration Amnesty. Both served to unmoor America from its historic roots and create divisions that cannot be healed.

-As a society we have stopped asking one another, and requiring of our government, that which is best for human flourishing. We have become technology-reliant and obsessed with efficiency; no matter the cost. We think money and possessions are the ultimate measure of satisfaction when they have led to record levels of depression and loneliness. We need to recapture those traditional things which have led to human fulfilment in times past. Sometimes the older, the traditional, and the tested, is indeed better.

-The philosophies of the so-called Enlightenment have created the foundation for a new dark age to come. When a civilization becomes unmoored from the truth, darkness will necessarily follow.

-The leadership of Western nations is made up of a ruling class that is hostile to the men who made it great, and to the culture that was once envied by all. There is now outward animus to the faith on which it was based, and to those who still value it above all else.

-Just as we would not invite cancer into our bodies, we should not allow leftists any places of influence in society. Mockery and discrimination should be the “radiation treatment“ we use to eradicate the societal diseases they bring.

-Leftists are not interested in creating their own socialist utopia far away from the rest of us. No, they want to destroy the current system, which values personal choice and freedom. Leftists never create anything, ever. Their purpose is to destroy those things that are good, beautiful, and true.

-The moral bedrock of the West, that is to say, Christianity, while not perfect in its application by many, is the foundation for the most free and prosperous nations in the history of the world. Those that would want to do away with it, are those who wish for societal collapse.

-I’ve seen recent headlines that the “US economy is booming.“ We have lost all sense of how a real economy functions. The US government accounts for 42% of its GDP figure, which was similar to the Soviet Union in the late 80’s before its collapse. We are living in an economic house of cards; another problem our governments have saddled us with.

-Christian nationalism is not a “nation of Christians.“ All it means is that it is a society that has ordered itself in accordance with Christian principles, with the primary job of its leaders to put the national interest ahead of everything else, and facilitate human flourishing in all its forms.

-No one, not one people group on earth, has an historic claim to land. The only claim they have, as every other group has, is the right to possess the land they are now on through past conquest. Every historic claim is based on invasion and genocide of a lands inhabitants. Only the right of conquest is a valid claim and history teaches us that the history of humanity is the history of war and the conquering of others.

-The US is no longer a representative democracy as the Constitution dictates. The will of the people is ignored as the politicians represent the lobbyists and corporate interests; the entire system is anti-democratic. Until Americans wake up to the fact that their nation has been captured, gutted, and used, the corpse of the once greatest nation on earth will not be revived.

-The 1986 Immigration Amnesty Act signed by Reagan, along with the NAFTA free trade agreement signed by Clinton, set America upon a course of eventual demise to which they will never recover. The first insured societal breakdown and mistrust between people while the second began the financial ruination and debt slavery most now live under. And both have helped to widen the wealth gap from each end of the distribution curve.

-“Correlation is not causation“ is usually the rebuttal uttered by the person with no good answer left to them. You don’t always need a scientific study to observe a causal relationship because the strength of the correlation is so obvious that there is no other credible option. Correlation is not causation, in the strictest sense. But a strong correlation is a pretty good indication that you will find causation if you take the trouble to look for it.

-How is it that St. Patrick’s Day has become a celebration of drunken losers? Is there nothing humans won’t pervert and destroy?

-My prayer is that I will no longer live a wasteful, aimless life.

-Hardship comes when our life pursuit becomes comfort and ease. We flourish when purpose and meaning is our aim.

-No one else can claim to have parents as supportive, generous, and as prayerful, than I have had. I will never meet the standard they have set. “Blessed” does not begin to describe how fortunate I am.

-I am Mephibosheth.

-St. Patrick’s Day has turned into Halloween for drunkards. It’s a worthless celebration detached from who Saint Patrick was and what he did. Just another day and excuse for the simpletons to get drunk.

-The goal of the drinker should not be merely sobriety. The goal is to see yourself and the wonder of life in such a way that you do not need a drink to enjoy yourself. The goal is to detest the altered state and the fake world it creates.

-Why do we insist that the 99% must change to “include“ the 1%? We owe nothing to the banal clamouring of the mentally ill.

-How to destroy a society:
Make God irrelevant
Denigrate life and motherhood
Make fatherhood optional
Make men and women compete
Brainwash children on gender
Promote homosexuality
Add chemicals to food
Make porn ubiquitous and free
Make people hate their heritage
Make Art ugly
Elect evil men
Justify every war
Give bankers total financial control
Build ugly buildings
Open up a nations borders to all
Continually devalue assets
Divide everyone…
…In other words, continue to do what they are doing.

-Intelligence is not a prophylactic that will guard someone against believing nonsense. It only means they will come up with better reasons to believe nonsense.

-The atheist says, “I don’t believe in God because there’s so much evil and suffering in the world.” OK, then, I will grant you that there is no God. But evil and suffering still exist. Who then is responsible for it? Man is.

-If works of art do not have a sense of timelessness to them; if they have not been sifted by time; it’s hard to deem them with any lasting significance.

-Time is the sifter of greatness. Art. Books. Music. Only those that have stood the test of time can be considered “great.“ In this transient internet era, hardly anything modern can be deemed great; more often than not it is disposable. Only time can bequeath greatness.

-It’s sad to see what St. Patrick’s Day has become. Almost all festivities take place in a bar and it is a celebration of alcohol and drunkenness. No one knows who Saint Patrick was, or what he did for Ireland. It is now a day celebrated by losers getting drunk; a microcosm of society as a whole.

-If history has taught us anything, it’s that a flourishing society can only be built on common blood and culture.

-Both the kindnesses we do, and the evils we commit, in some form, will live on long after us; for good or for ill.

-There is no way the concert attack in Moscow was done by ISIS. Without question NATO was involved. We know the truth is anything other than that which the media reports. The depths of Western evil, like all evil, will one day be exposed.

-I have become more convinced that “gender dysphoria“ is demon possession. The clinicians merely wanted to give it a more sanitary name.

-St. Patrick’s Day is for drinkers, what 420 is for potheads. None of them know who Saint Patrick was or what he did. It’s just another one of many excuses to get drunk.

-The only compromise I will make on abortion is that trans women can have one during any point in their pregnancy. After all, transwomen are women, apparently.

-Of all the prevailing myths, the existence of Bigfoot is the one I’d most like to be true.

-Oftentimes the world’s criticisms of Christians is accurate, because unlike them, we should know better.

-The seasons were given to us as a yearly reminder of our own mortality and the brevity of life.

-The modern-day Roman Catholic Church is the embodiment of the old Pharisaical religion: all form, no substance.

-The decades long financialization of the economy can only lead to its ultimate collapse. It is now as close to a mathematical certainty as you can get.

-An unassailable proof that the Bible is the divinely inspired word of God is this: the nature of man. There is not a more accurate philosophical explanation for the state of the world.

-Things that are counter to human nature, and in opposition to natural law will always fail; without a doubt and without question. Oppose the created order and failure is the only possible outcome.

-Is there any greater taste of heaven here on earth than being a part of vibrant and alive congregation singing John Newton’s Amazing Grace with full heartfelt conviction?

-Do not make peace with evil. Oppose it. Expose it. Mock it. Despise it. Destroy it.

-Only those with a proper view of the world, and their place in it, can truly be humble.

-“Modern art” is the great deception of the talentless; those who lack the real gift of creativity.

-This life is a series of daily disappointments that should serve to point our eyes upward continually.

-The evil of the current regime should be readily apparent to all. Remember, it’s all about the “rule of law“ and “saving democracy.“ Oh, and fighting antisemitism, don’t forget that. And of course, transgendering any child who managed to avoid getting aborted; and vaxxing those who avoided getting transed. Evil is abundant in everything they say and do.

-Everyone who rides the black horse, will be thrown from it.

-My most fervent prayer is that my life is not a stumbling block for my children; that they see a sinner saved by grace and the miracle that that is.

-To the hung over, the sound of birds chirping in the morning is an irritant. To the sober, it is a beautiful sound of the goodness of life. Alcohol wrecks everything good.

-Diversity kills communities. Diversity in any population leads to weakness. Diversity within a family leads to incredible dysfunction, so why would we think it be beneficial elsewhere? In no realm does diversity lead to strength.

-If you import the Third World, you will become the Third World. The dirt is not magic. It never was. If the quality of a population changes, the quality of life in that land will inevitably change over time in line with the new demographic’s culture, traditions, and standards. Immigration is invasion and what we are witnessing now is an act of war perpetrated by the government on its own people.

-In the choice between evils, we need not choose. Both choices must be opposed. “The lesser of two evils“ is not the choice of a wise man.

-Central banks are an enemy of the people and a means by which wealth can flow upwards from the poor and middle class to the wealthy. The Fed has aided and abetted the greatest theft in human history.

-Minorities don’t need DEI if they are actually qualified for the job. The profit motive for companies will ensure they hire the best. DEI merely creates a landscape where companies are bullied into hiring the average.

-Immigration is invasion and war. It’s coming and so you see it.

-Assisted suicide for the terminally ill, which was meant to be rare, has turned into MAID (medical assistance in dying) for any reason for those over 12 years old. At the time, many of us were mocked for opposing it and told this “slippery slope“ would never happen. And yet here we are. In a way, we were wrong. Rather than a “slippery slope,” it has become an elevator shaft.

-When American politicians make others “mount the red horse and ride;” rest assured that the sword will eventually come for them. Evil gets repaid.

-War is coming to the world and America is solely to blame. The once blessed nation has turned away from God and embraced war and evil at every turn.

-One of the few differences between the USSR and the USA is the body count. Just give it time.

-Crime data released in Germany for 2023 shows that 41% of all crime is now committed by migrants and foreigners; up 18% in one year. This is what diversity brings; this is what strength looks like.

-Islam is a religion of aggression, oppression, submission, and regression.

-We are the only society in history that believes there is nothing beyond ourselves. We have erased the power of purpose and meaning and something higher than ourselves. And we wonder why people are miserable and depressed?

-The Right has the better and more workable moral positions to run a society. All the Left has is better slogans; they offer nothing of substance. They hide behind their trite little aphorisms.

-The US election is on the horizon. With an increasingly dull and retarded populous, it is no longer about convincing one side you have the better arguments. Whoever can count the most pieces of paper, real or not, wins.

-This is no longer about differences between left and right. This isn’t even class warfare. We are in a battle between good and evil. The lines have been clearly drawn. Government is evil. Abortion is evil. War is evil. Open borders are evil. Theft is evil. Pick your side.

-You cannot import the Third World into western nations at this rate and not expect the quality of life to decline. We are watching the de-evolution of society occur at a breathtaking pace. As it is said, import the Third World, become the Third World. We are watching civilizational decline.

-Should Christians fall into the world’s trap of discussing race at every turn, or proclaim the gospel to all men equally? There is no greater distraction to society than discussing race.

-The hallmark of any cult is the control over the minds of its adherence and belief in things that are verifiably false. This is why labelling people as members of the “climate cult“ is not only accurate, but should be encouraged.

-There was a time when a man dressed as an ugly woman reading to children would’ve had the masses screaming for the death penalty. Now society applauds it.

-Support for American hegemon is waining. People have seen behind the curtain and realize it has never been in the citizen’s best interests.

-We have lived through many decades of peace and prosperity in the West. Humans tend to think the future will be like the past and we will continue on as we are now. Generally, the past can be a good indicator of the future, unless your civilization is on the verge of collapse.

-Civilizational collapse goes hand-in-hand with the inability of most not to see the collapse coming; with the inability to stop it once it starts; and not able to survive it once it’s happened.

-Society cannot last when liars are rewarded, and honest people are punished for speaking the truth.

-Democracy in its death throes is in distinguishable from socialism. The will of the people comes to mean nothing in either.

-What does it say about a society where most have an unrealistic fantasy of what they hope their life should be, rather than a solid plan to create a fulfilling and prosperous life in reality.

-From a purely utilitarian perspective, ‘religion’ is necessary for society. It is good in declaring things good and evil. It maintains balance. An irreligious society will always drift towards evil.

-Christianity was a pre-condition for Western civilization. It was and is an immense force for good in the world. It laid the groundwork for all the modern technologies and conveniences we now enjoy. It allowed for a peaceful society that produced human flourishing on a scale never before seen.

-They had “bread and circuses” in Rome. We have “fast food and pride parades” today. The same decadence, different time.

-Climate science is not science. It is pseudoscience. It is a tool of fear and control.

-What sort of psychosis must you have as a parent to sacrifice your child to the rainbow demon on the trans altar of genital mutilation?

-There is a good reason why the first of the 10 Commandments is “you shall have no other gods before me.” For if you keep this one, it makes it far less likely you will break the next nine. A proper view of God makes the whole of life better.

-Can you think of any other modern disciplines that are more demonstrably false and absurd than Keynesian economics and Darwinian evolution?

-Pharmaceutical execs, lawyers, and environmentalists; who is the most dishonest?

-Skyscrapers and the monuments of man in cities, obscure our view of God.

-Almost every leader in the world is useless; there is a mass crisis of confidence. It’s as if the world is being run by demons steering us towards eventual destruction. Maybe that’s hyperbole, but it certainly seems true.

-Once you observe the verifiable evil of those who lead us, you can’t unsee how demonic some of them are. The Spirit will quickly inoculate you against their globalist virus.

-The best thing a father can do is to raise strong, independent men who will stand for truth and honor; and daughters who will raise lots of children in service to the Lord.

-A company adopting DEI and ESG as strategic initiatives is like a person giving themselves turbo cancer to prolong their life.

-It has become increasingly apparent that as the interests of a nations citizens diverge from the interest of its elites, that the form of government they have is inconsequential. The interest of the elites will always prevail.

-Why do so many people love travelling to Europe? Because the buildings and cities are beautiful. This is the direct result of Christianity‘s influence upon parts of the world where it flourished. It’s another reason why cities in post-Christian America are ugly and decaying. Christianity is a source of beauty; and God, the source of all beauty.

-37% of the women in India between the ages of 15 and 49 are sterilized. Is there a better indication of a culture and people that hates itself more than that?

-The only explanation for anyone to support a “net zero” future is a sub-80 IQ. It is a genocidal policy proposal.

-If God dies, then science dies. For science to exist, there must be such a thing as truth, and truth (the objective) can only exist if God exists. A pre-condition for all that we know is the existence of God.

-Because physicists through math are often right and hold up the mantle of “science,“ we get evolutionary biologists (better known as butterfly collectors), coming along and using “science“ to claim all that they say is accurate. This is just false. Certain “sciences“ rest on the same premises as some religious beliefs.

-Climate scientist —> weatherman
Evolutionary biologist —> butterfly collector
Doctor —> drug dealer

-The great mistake of many is their confusing of science with scientism. For many, their beliefs are religious in nature.

-Private equity firms and the complete financial system is set up to strip the wealth from nations and its citizens. To call what we now operate under “capitalism” is to not understand the theft and strip-mining of assets that is occurring.

-Regret is an awful thing. Live in such a way as to minimize it.

-People who lie are allowed a platform. It’s the truth tellers who are silenced. The truth is dangerous.

-The only way to live in this world now is to assume every headline you read is a lie. You can take nothing at face value. The truth lies somewhere, but it is never contained in the things they want you to know and think are true.

-The sole reason the Pride movement exists is so that broken people can cover their brokenness; we put a rainbow coloured bandage on a soul-rotting disease.

-You cannot find any true earthly sense of purpose or happiness outside of having and raising children.

-Complete sobriety is frightening for most. It requires them to admit weakness and face things without their crutch. It requires honesty and admitting who you really are and why you need a drug to manage your life.

2024 Review

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(Above is a little video I did recounting the places I saw over this past year).

Advice For The Coming Year:

Go live an intentional, motivated life, and put your energies into things that matter and have meaning. We live in a society that medicates itself and praises and pursues the banal, the stupid, and the mundane. That life is for those who are bored and boring. I’ve seen countless references online to 2024 being a “rough” year, a “tough” year, or a “horrible” year. I can only think most of these people merely experienced the consequences of their poor life choices.

Get away from people and concrete every chance you get. Cities are soul-crushing; nature will rejuvenate it. The natural world makes us grateful; it fills us with gratitude and gives us a sense of grandeur beyond ourselves. Fill your time with the good things and the beautiful places of this world that will furnish you with enduring memories, leaving behind childish activities.

Many will waste their lives on worthless pursuits, and nights they will never remember. No bottle will make your life better; it will ALWAYS make it worse. No drug will relax you; it will only increase your anxiety over time. It’s only your addiction, or directionless friends, telling you otherwise. People use substances as a means to produce temporary happiness when they have no ability to produce it in themselves naturally. It is the path to a life of discontent. Do not be like the aimless and unmotivated losers who fill up the bars on weekends. Seek after those things which will bring purpose and meaning to your life.

Those who love life and the gift that it is, desire for better and pursue things that will give them long-lasting memories. As the world crumbles, and people medicate themselves out of weakness and despair, go “live a life of full of wonder” and seek the good, the beautiful, and the true things in this world. What you pursue and value most will determine how your life will go. Choose wisely.

Take Up And Read

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Take up and read; this was the admonishment of St. Augustine to those who wanted to understand Christianity and faith. On January 1st, 2024, I started a one year reading plan of the Bible, something I have never previously done, and finished today, early, on November 28th, 2024; 324 days total. I wanted to do this because a) I had never read it in this way before, b) It would be a challenge for me to stay disciplined, c) I wanted to view the narrative thread woven from Genesis to Revelation in one long, unfolding redemptive story, and d) I wanted my understanding of the truths contained therein to be strengthened.

Here are my reflections on the exercise overall, in no particular order.

1) I think everyone should do this once. It is profitable to read it cover to cover. But it is a surface level exercise and the Bible must be studied to be properly understood. While it is profitable on one level, a lot can be missed when certain things are read this way.

2) I think I read on about 80-85% of the days in total. Some days were missed, while other days I read multiple days readings into one. For the most part I remained consistent even though near the end I struggled a bit to stay consistent. It is easy to get bogged down into books that may not be favourites. I had to force myself at times to stay on the program.

3) Some days I could barely remember what I had read and struggled through some of the denser OT passages, while other days I could have kept on going for the words were alive and jumping off the page. For example, I read almost all of The Revelation in one sitting and found it far more moving that way (and discovered a new favourite passage in the meantime). Other times were a struggle but it was important to push through and keep going in the hopes that even something small would be impactful.

4) One can only conclude that this Book is of divine origin. No man, or men, could have written this, or would have written this, without the words and concepts being given to them. From the story of grace and redemption in Jesus, to fulfilled prophecies centuries apart, the heavenly hand behind the Bible is seen on every single page. It is its own testimony to its divine origin. One need only read it to understand.

5) Those who criticize or castigate the Bible as some ancient, dusty book of the ramblings of crazy men, have clearly never taken the time to really read it. They reject it a priori before they even read it. They criticize it because they do not like what it contains; they disparage it because it shines a light on the darkness of this world and the hearts of men (my heart!), and calls them to live in a way that glorifies Someone greater than themselves. To the natural man, its message is abhorrent. They reject it not because they believe it to be false, but rather, because on some level they know it is true.

6) I would not recommend this method to the first time reader. It is a good idea to the one who has familiarized themselves with the history and theological concepts contained therein. Someone new to the Bible should read, study, meditate, and pray over smaller sections of text.

7) I am glad I did it. It was worth the time and the investment. This is the means by which God speaks to us today and the only way we can understand what He wants for us. To the inquirer, my only advice is this: Take up and read.

Revelation 19:11-16

11 Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.
12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns. He had a name written that no one knew except Himself.
13 He was clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.
14 And the armies in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, followed Him on white horses.
15 Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written:

KING OF KINGS AND
LORD OF LORDS

Strange Trails & Strange Tales – Van Life Reflections

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For years now l’ve wanted to rent an RV or van and hit the open road. A few weeks ago I finally rented a van and spent & days and 7 nights driving, hiking, photographing, and sleeping all over my favourite place on the planet, Utah. To put it simply: it was one of the best vacations I’ve ever had and it is now my plan to make it an annual occurrence.

Before I left I set 5 goals for myself:

1) Do at least one hike in each of the “Mighty 5” National Parks in Utah.
2) Do not let any hardship make me decide to check into a hotel.
3) See every sunrise.
4) Watch every sunset.
5) Don’t die.

I had no idea what to expect and these goals seemed simple enough. I can say as I write this that I accomplished all 5 goals and that the experience was one I will cherish for the rest of my life.

So why did l love it so much? Here are some thoughts, in no particular order, on why this trip was “transformational” for me, especially at this stage of my life.

1) I chose Utah for this trip, which is a really special place for me, since I first visited and hiked Angel’s Landing in Zion National Park in 2010. l’ve been there about 9-10 times since that first experience. It is hard to describe why it impacts me in this way, but the rugged barrenness of the landscape, each section of the state being completely different from the other, must be experienced to be appreciated. There is almost a magical quality to it for me. The scenery was incredible and every place I stopped or visited was picturesque. I am still in awe of the things I saw, some for the first time, and favourites I got to experience again.

2) I love driving and a road trip anywhere is fun for me. The thought of taking my bed along and parking and sleeping and awaking for the next adventure with no complications of moving things in and out of a hotel was really appealing. I loved having everything I needed within the small confines of the campervan I rented.

3) The sense of freedom was almost drug-like and addicting. It was my schedule and mine alone. I went to bed when I wanted, arose when I wanted, ate when I wanted, drove when I wanted, hiked when I wanted; the schedule was completely mine. Any failures were mine, any successes were mine. I only had to be where I wanted to go. Very few us get this type of freedom in the modern world. Jobs and families and friends all occupy our time and put demands on us. It’s not often you can drive away from all of these and pursue things completely independent from everyone, even if only for a week.

4) From the germination of the idea to the time I left, I “themed” this trip in such a way as to make it a fun experience, even a little childish. One of my all-time favourite albums is called Strange Trails by Lord Huron; with songs that speak to the solo traveler and the rugged individualist in a dark and odd world. I even called it the “Strange Trails Road Trip 2024” and did what I could to stay on theme. Utah probably has more “strange trails” than any other place I can think of so I went out of my way to find as many strange places as I could. It seemed like a very fitting theme.

Follow me way out there;
There’s no road that will lead us back.
When you follow the strange trails,
They will take you who knows where.
– Way Out There, Lord Huron

From the bands bio: “Lord Huron is a musical project created Ben Schneider. Born and raised in Michigan, Schneider drew inspiration from the Great Lakes…and his music stands in awe and wonder of the natural world.”

It seemed a fitting theme, as I too, stand in awe and wonder of the natural world. Their music was my sober and somber companion for most of the trip.

5) It was generally dark by 6pm every night and there wasn’t a lot to do once pulled over and in for the night. I had planned on journalling and did two different types. One was a straightforward itinerary of the events of the day in a Field Notes styled booklet I have kept on other adventure vacations. The second was a little more childish in nature in that it was a journal of thoughts on the adventure, along with the use of “travel” stickers (and others) I had collected over the years, and on this trip. Most thoughts were related to the trip, while some were unrelated and more philosophical. It was an enjoyable type of scrapbook record of my time at night in a dark van in the middle of nowhere.

6) It was nice seeing people living the simple life in RV’s and vans at RV Parks, moving from spot to spot, just to enjoy the natural surroundings and not caught up in expensive hotels or vacations. I saw people interacting how people should; spending quality time together, not drunk in bars or clubs, putting off the usual trappings of the modern world. During one meal at a small town pub l watched people interact, all seemingly friends from the town, in their special place to be social. It was heart-warming to know this type of community feel still exists in the world.

7) I loved being alone; to drive, to think, to listen to music, to hike, to photograph. I love my family, my friends, and my dog, but being a natural introvert I love my alone time, and alone time with a plan, in a place I enjoy, was like heaven on earth (If only it had been a touch warmer! The days were perfect, the nights froze my nose a little). There is something about solitude and unplugging from the chaotic world that is good for the soul and one’s mental well-being. I didn’t listen to any news or stay current with any world affairs. It was a real disconnection from my ordinary life, and it was good.

And I feel I should know this place
As the road winds on into wide-open space.
The wind plays a haunting tone
As I make my way through the night all alone.

I been dreaming again of a lonesome world
Where I’m lost and I’ve got no friends.
Just the rocks and the trees in my lonesome dreams
And a road that don’t never end.
– Lonesome Dreams, Lord Huron

Ben Schneider of Lord Huron, speaking about Lonesome Dreams: “‘Lonesome Dreams’ is about a recurring dream I had where I was in a world that was completely empty except for myself… It was a strange almost beautiful dream because I was always in a place that was really amazing. It was an incredibly beautiful outdoor space, but I was always completely alone and I couldn’t find anybody. In that dream I knew that there was no one else in the world. It was a weird feeling, sad but at the same time liberating.”

I loved that ‘weird and liberating’ feeling of doing this alone. I know I am not alone and have a wonderful family around me. At times I need things like this; to be alone, yet never lonely. I will do this again, and most likely pick a different place and a different path to travel. There are more ‘strange trails out there to follow that will take me who knows where.’

Out there’s a land that time don’t command,
Wanna be the first to arrive.
No time for ponderin’ why I’m-a wanderin’,
Not while we’re both still alive.

To the ends of the earth, would you follow me?
There’s a world that was meant for our eyes to see.
To the ends of the earth, would you follow me?
Well if you won’t, I must say my goodbyes to thee.

What good is livin’ a life you’ve been given,
If all you do is stand in one place.
– Ends of the Earth, Lord Huron

A Sober Warning

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I. Seasons

In the springtime of life,
I met a new friend.
They partied with me;
Many late nights we’d spend.

I trusted this bottle
To feel good in my skin.
I drank more and more
So I would fit in.

As summer waned on,
Drunk became my routine.
I couldn’t go out
And keep myself clean.

Drink boosted my cravings
And I spiralled down.
This drug now my ocean;
And in it, I’d drown.

Fall days grew colder;
Insobriety bloomed.
My mind now a tumult;
This addiction consumed.

Leaves turned gold;
Sense of “self” fell away.
Spring’s promise now faded,
A new darkness held sway.

The chill arctic winds,
Make lonely the night.
The hell of dependence
My new hopeless plight.

Abandoned in winter
And left all alone;
Now destined to suffer,
The making, my own.

I never go out now;
I just drink with my friend.
Two of us together,
At home, til the end.

Shamed and scorned.
They knew I’d never leave.
My life was now theirs;
My old life, I grieve.

II. Broken Promises

It promises joy,
And fun for a night.
The pleasure soon wanes,
With regrets in plain sight.

It promises thrills
And ongoing delights
It leaves you despairing
And depression your blight.

It promises pleasures,
Seductions, and charms.
Yet in moments they vanish,
Leaving only self-harm.

It promises silver
And good times unending,
But it’s all a delusion,
For its grip is unbending.

It promises gold,
But gives you the grave.
This friend is not a friend
And will make you its slave.

III. Weakness to Strength

The bottle will kill you;
It captures the weak.
You laugh at my words
And the warnings I speak.

The bottle will kill you;
It tells only lies.
Seduced by its promise,
In sorrow, you’ll die.

I tell you this tale
As I look at your life:
This friend is not a friend
And gives no solace from strife.

Leave your drinking behind,
Keep the bottle arm’s length.
Don’t comfort its evil,
For sober, is strength.