Steve Haarman

Many moods
Changing each day
Sometimes for good
Likewise for bad
 
Are lessons learned?
Now and then they are
Especially by the wise
And not soon forgotten
 
The night has passed
Time to begin
Fresh air; fresh start
You will make the day
 
Music will stop
Traffic stalls
Mood transfers
Have it your way
 
Beyond control
No midnight sun
Knowledge is an ally
Your time for fun
 
Indoctrination
Always a threat
Do it your learned way
That is a sure bet
 
Stanski
May 23, 2020 ^

Our emotions are forever on the move,
up and down, low and lower, high and higher. 
We do not always have reasons. 
We may experience changes in our mood. 
They will swing from sorrow to joy,
excitement to depression, and
anxiety to harmony. 
Others are left wondering what is happening. 
What is it that triggers such deviations? 
Could it be something that was said,
a disappointment, some sad news or
a disappointing event? 
Many things can cause these swings. 
Do we have control of the triggers or
do they just happen?  Is it us or
something that happens to us? 
What do we do about it? 
This emotional life is not
the same as our spiritual life,
where we realize that we are in
the hands or the Spirit of God,
Who is within us.  We are His children,
whatever our moods may be. 
Nothing can change this so
we should try to connect to
our spiritual side when
we feel our emotions are changing. 
That is where He wants us and
where our vagaries will be sorted out. 
We are not judged, but loved and
may continuing  our swinging,
while knowing that we do have an Anchor.
 
A.H.McKricken aka Steve Haarman
May 23, 2020 ^

Murders and assaults;
Cancer and addictions;
Heart disease and drug errors;
Accidents and hospital errors;
Automobile accidents
A short list but all are
the cause of many deaths
 
We must attach contact controllers
for all of these potential hazards
Each person could have several trackers
 
They may become friends and
then extended family with
built in cousins as trackers will have
several people to watch. 
 
A new society may develop
Holidays would become report days
Big parties could take place
 
We will become tribal
Each group will have their idiosyncrasies
Many will work regular jobs
Even as they are tracked
 
Travel will be exciting
Planned vacations together
Old neighbors and friends will be forgotten
as we forge these new relationships
 
It sounds like a lot of fun
The government will be paying for this
No one will care, not knowing that
it will end soon
 
So long independence
Hello misery
 
Standki
May 23, 2020 ^

Dear Father Ben,
It has been a wonderful, fulfilling challenge to stay in touch with Jesus, my creator, brother and redeemer during this time of the pandemic.  I feel closer to Him than ever before and always want Him at my side.  This is a very good thing, this renewed connection. 
As I read the letter to the members of you church, which stated that for the good of the whole, I would not be welcome because of my age, even though I am healthy and have no signs of viral illness.  I am guessing, but these orders probably came from the Bishop and of course I will abide and in addition will give my gifts to Food for the Poor, Compassion Beyond Borders and the local Back Pack Food Program.
Because of the ideology of the left there has been a lot of disinformation concerning the virus.  They have a socialist agenda and are using the Wuhan Virus as a tool to control.
James Madison once said, “A popular Government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both.”  The coronavirus fascists have succeeded in cementing their illogical, immoral, and illegal policies through the prism of false information about the timing of the virus, the specific nature and severity of the overall fatality rate, the number of actual deaths, and the utility (or perhaps harm) of lockdown policies in actually mitigating deaths – all the while obfuscating the much higher collateral deaths and damage caused by the lockdown itself.  Every day we learn new information demonstrating the lies driving lockdown.  Truth is still being ignored.
Children 0 to 17 are the least vulnerable and those eligible should be going to school according to science.  If sick they, like always, should stay home, which is good common sense.  The old are the most vulnerable and should be protected, but not locked down into isolation.  In NYC over sixty percent of the deaths were occurring in apartments and homes where people had self-quarantined.  They were not all due to the virus, but to their inability or fear of going to a doctor or emergency room for care.  This is sad as is the fact of putting infected Covid-19 patients in nursing homes for care, causing needless deaths and then blaming the president, instead of reading what he actually said.
In Michigan you may choose to have an abortion, but not an elective surgery; a tattoo, but not a haircut; a Walmart visit, but not a Mom and Pop store visit.  A regular grocery store where the virus does not linger, as previously proclaimed, on items for two weeks.
I looked up social distancing and saw all the definitions which were about the same.  Only one article mentioned the origin or the act and did not go on to explain that the concept had been rejected.  Social distancing was invented by a high-school kid and politicians, not scientists:  Jeffrey Tucker of the American Institute for Economic research reports that the origin of this cult of “social distancing” being used for totalitarian lockdowns was the brainchild of a high schooler’s sociology paper in 2006, promoted by the Bush administration during the avian flu.  I was widely mocked by the epidemiological community, including by Johns Hopkins, for “causing the potential for a “serious adverse outcome,”” thereby ensuring that “a manageable epidemic could move toward catastrophe.”
How have we allowed such an illogical approach to crush our liberties, economy, hospitals, education, and criminal justice?  How have we lost our freedoms?  The answer is that the public is not getting the right information.  That is why the political class is doing everything in its power to censor anyone who dares question the idolatry of this lockdown cult.  As James Madison warned, “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance:  And a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
I shall be praying for you and your congregation, while being patient in waiting.  I wish you well.  Be at Peace. Steve

We are in a quandary
It is about nomenclature
Democrat versus Republican
Liberal versus Conservative
It is a mixed up bowl
Hard to separate and make sense
Here is an answer:
We go to two parties
The Swamp and the Deplorable
The deplorable want the constitution
Wishing for freedom and self determination
Liberals are swampers
Mostly on the take and corrupt
Deplorable want smaller government
Less regulations; a strong military
Swampers love Venezuela
As long as they can be Madura
Deplorable cherish a fence on the southern border
They believe in the rule of law
In the separation of the three branches of government
Swampers love the media who
Carry their water and drink their Kool-Aid
Deplorables seek accountability
A balanced budget and low taxes
They believe in safety nets but not in
The swampers taking over your life
Swampers are against many amendments
They advocate the destruction of unborn babies,
Total control of your actions
I would like these two parties
People could then easily choose
Deplorable or Swamp
 
Stanski
May 23, 2020 ^

Governor Whitmer
What is her focus?
Certainly not Michigan
Not during this crisis
She is a politician
With high hopes of
Going national
She would like to be
The Vice-President
Ignoring the needs
Of her state is not
A good item on her
resume, but then
the left judge things
differently
National TV appearances
appeal to her
Late not comedians
accommodate her
The national media
gives her sit down
glowing profile pieces
She opens up to this
while shutting down
her own state
resulting in continuing
joblessness and
businesses that 
are failing
This is not care
It is politics
She doesn’t question
the futility of spacing
or self-quarantining
These were hunches
and not science
She never questioned
It causes more deaths
Than it prevents
She closes her eyes to this
is not curious at all
It would be below her
ambition to be V-P
She loves her control
Regardless of the
Unintended consequences
We will see                          

Stanski  
May 21, 2020 ^
 

The political class is lying
censoring their
idolatry questioners
They want the lockdown
It is their correctness
Their ribbon of caring
 
What we don’t hear is
the inflation of the
Covid-19 death numbers
Dr. Brix believes the count
is being inflated, but this
isn’t being reported
It would not be convenient
 
States with longer lockdowns
have had the worse results
The sequestered have had
more deaths, not from
the virus, but from conditions
they were prevented
from seeing doctors for
Florida was opened and
Even with it’s dense
Population has only
One-fourth of the deaths
of Michigan and Pennsylvania
on a per capita basis
 
Outside of nursing homes
the fatality rate never
warranted these actions
even if isolation worked
Hard data shows that
the majority of cases are
asymptomatic or mildly so
and the chance of dying
is very low
It is the aged who were
And are vulnerable and
Should be protected
 
Outside of New York,
this is barely worse
than bad flu seasons
Europe is opening schools
We continue to keep ours shut
For children up to 17 years old
Hospitalization is lower than
during a regular flu season
 
This is knowledge
Does anyone care?
Where are the critical thinkers?
Have they surrendered?
 
There is no evidence that lockdowns
saved any lives of coronavirus patients
there is clear evidence they
cost other lives, again because of fear
of the exaggerated risk associated
with the covid-19 virus
 
Social distancing was invented
by a high-school kid and politicians,
not by scientists.  The origin of this
cult of “social distancing” which is being
used for totalitarian lockdowns was
the brainchild of a high schooler’s
sociology paper in 2006 and promoted
by the Bush administration during
the avian flu.  It was widely mocked 
by the epidemiological community for causing
the potential for a serious adverse outcome,
thereby ensuring that “a manageable epidemic
could move toward catastrophe”
 
How have we allowed such an
Illogical approach to crush our
Liberties, economy, hospitals, 
education, and criminal justice?

How have we lost our freedoms?
The answer is we are not getting the
right information.  This is why the political
class is censoring anyone who questions
the idolatry of this lockdown
 
James Madison warned, “Knowledge will
forever govern ignorance:  And a people 
who mean to be their own Governors, 
must arm themselves with the power 
which knowledge gives.” 

This information gathered and shared 
by Stanski on May 21, 2020 ^
 

Jesus Calling by Sarah Young:

I, the Creator of the universe, am with you and for you.

What more could you need? When you feel some lack, it is because

you are not connection with Me in a deep level. I offer abundant Life;

your part is to trust Me, refusing to worry about anything.

It is not so much adverse events that make you anxious as is your

thoughts about those events. Your mind engages in efforts to take

control of a situation, to bring about the result you desire. Your thoughts

close in on the problem like ravenous wolves. Determined to maake

things go your way, you forget that I am in charge of your life. The

only remedy is to switch your focus from the problem to My Presence.

Stop all you striving, and watch to see what I will do. I am the Lord.

The news media
is obsessed
with this President 
He responds to
illegal activities
and his response
is declared criminal
They hate him 
He seldom gets
positive press
It has been
established that
over ninety percent
of his coverage
is negative 
I seethe with anger 
Just a few good
words would help
The news stations
echo themselves
with remarks
against him which
are inappropriate 
They do not
respect him or
want him around
He wants to
drain the swamp,
but the swamp
raises its ugly head
and makes it difficult 
He does things like
removing unsavory
characters from
their position like
previous presidents
have done and
future ones will
continue to do
and he is pounced
upon by journalists
decrying his audacity. 
He continues to
cling to his ideals 
The Corona Virus
Pandemic is something
we have never
witnessed before
and he has done
all in his power to
provide necessary
tools to combat it
Whatever he does
is wrong 
Times are
very difficult,
but still conditions
are much better
than in most parts
of the world. 
All of his
accomplishments
have been diluted
to an extent
perception wise
but his measure
of devotion and
optimism give us
hope of returning
to normal 
He is confronting
China which should
have been done
thirty years ago 
He is almost alone
in doing it as
the press keeps
finding fault
They like the W.H.O. 
In the end
truth will
raise up and
fiercely establish itself
Darkness will be
overcome by the light 
Journalism will
be reborn
 
Stanski
May 20, 2020 ^

Trump haters
just won’t give up
Three years of accusations
and nothing and now
the investigators
are being investigated
The former occupant of
the White House,
the former candidate,
the front runner and
all the plotters,
once encouraged by
a malicious press
now feeling the heat
for doing anything and
everything to bring down
the one who has done
more for the country
he loves in three years
than four administrations
before him have together
There is no there, there,
but there is the virus
which would be worse
without his actions
while the House of
Representatives were
impeaching him
He provided all that
was asked and more
than what was needed,
but the fake news 
brands him a liar and
points out how 
he failed, but
doesn’t say much about
putting the virus infected
people into nursing homes
which caused many
unnecessary deaths and
that stay at home people,
who quarantined themselves,
suffered over sixty percent
of the deaths in
New York City
The press is silent
They are happy and
wish to transform
the country calling
it progress
The left calls
the president names
but never mentions
accomplishments
even in the face of
opposition from people
in his own party,
the press and
the liberals
He works through
an undercurrent of
negativity and hatred,
but emerges as the
one leading the efforts
to end the pandemic
while the opposition
offers a
three point six trillion
bill that amounts to a
sick socialist
give away agenda,
ignoring their false
promises to minorities
and then accuse
the president of not
being compassionate
This bill if passed
will be the most
expensive in history
while sabotaging
the president
They offer it up as
a corona virus
relief package,
but it is a leftist
wish list
a socialist cash grab
with five hundred billion
for liberal governors
who are locking down
their economies and
funding for Obamacare
One point seven billion
for leftist universities
Tens of millions for
various Art programs
which are all
Democratic donators
Twenty-five million
for amnesty and
cash checks
for illegal aliens
They want
seven hundred
and fifty million
for the swamp
Trillions for
corporate bailouts
Twenty-five million
for environmental justice
and Seventy-five billion
in checks for
rent and housing
What does any of this
have to do with the
Wuhan flu
Nothing
Exploiting a national crisis
they want the lock down
They want people
dependent on
the government;
want to become
Venezuela
Right now over
thirty-eight million
are unemployed;
thousands of businesses
are closing;
people are starving
This is what they want,
these Trump Haters,
while acting as
pompous Christian people
doing the work of the Lord
He abominates them
I detest them and
hope they drink
their own Kool-Aid
 
Stanski
May 19, 2020 ^