Daily journal and December 28, 2000 The decision to quite business started long ago.

To cut through the confusion with a single line to describe why we are slave to the Fed. We owe 6 trillion dollars to the Federal Reserve and there is no reserve so we must pay taxes that go to pay the interest on the national debt said to be 57% of all the income of the federal government. The government has nothing to pay other than what they take for real in taxes or confiscations. Help us Lord to stay out of debt and to focus on Thee. In June the high court reaffirmed its decision to allow no prayer in public schools. All school are religious, it is Christianity that is banned. Public schools do teach evolution, humanism and a dozen other pagan style religions. The Government has no business in education at all because this is the job of the churches and the families to educate their children and keep the peace. “Take heed therefore that the light in you be not darkness”. I love the great southwest and want to spend more time there painting, writing & living. Years before our business failed I made a decision one day when I looked at a poster required by the state to be posted in plain view of all our employees stating threats to me as an employer of fines and imprisonment if I failed to comply with a multitude of their certain legal looking and sounding demands written in multicolored lines on the poster and encouraging employees to call them in case they have a complaint. I refuse to work for them and be their tax collector with such threats being made blatantly against me. I prefer to be a beach bum rather than to be treated in such a way. Where is the state and federal appreciation of those stupid enough to create jobs for people to be taxed and their money is withheld from their paychecks that they never trust to pay their fair tax. Most employees do not know that their employers must match their Social Security tax and pay that money immediately into the social security fund. Most employees do not realize that workers' compensation insurance is mandated as it is on employment security tax. Now employers are demanded to supply health insurance and pay the most of it. How could any employers compete in any market with these cost added to their labor. Give them the store as United Airlines gave them the airlines. Most workers deserve a break. Federal employees do not pay Social Security as all others do. We are really now a socialist state.

People who talk loud in restaurants should be put in a glass cage and soundproofed. From now on I will wear my ear plugs so the noise of loud talk will not damage my ear drums.

Ginger is said to be a blood thinner and for people who are taking prescription treatment are advised they should be careful not to take ginger reportedly. My experience is that a nosebleed is sign of thin blood. Ginger is highly recommended to help with stiff feet and legs, hands and fingers. A recent report on thinning blood and hemorrhaging has caused a lot of concern that people may be taken herbs which would if combined with the blood thinning medicine could cause serious side effects for those taking it. Know your health and guard it with your life. It may be interesting to note that most of times when a person has a heart attack, they give them blood thinner immediately by a pill or injection and I believe this is about all they do except give oxygen when needed and restart the heart if needed. Think about this. Is it not reasonable to assume that one should have some of natural herbs like ginger in moderation to ward off a heart attack? However, man should know what causes heart attacks and safeguard the body so as to never reach the edge of the cliff where such things would be needed to save ones life. Ginger is now available in capsules, powder and the real thing as ginger root in the health food stores. I find it too strong to eat the root and should be blended are juiced with carrot juice and with spinach.