Sunday's MLB Game of Choice...

...in the Roscoe-verse has my Texas Rangers playing the Cleveland Guardians for the 3rd game of a 3-game set. We won the first game, Cleveland won yesterday, and we're thinking the Rangers should win today. This game is scheduled to start at 1:35 PM CDT. I'll be following the radio call of the game on 105.3 The Fan, DFW's Sports Station.

And the adventure continues.

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The idea that our emotions have a crucial role to play in our physical health, has been known for eons of time.

As such, we have seen the emergence of ideas from Andrew Weil, M.D., for instance, or Herbert Benson, M.D. – “The Relaxation Response”.

https://awcim.arizona.edu/education/catalog.html

We must ask, by the way,

WHAT IS MEANT BY “EVIDENCE-BASED” MEDICINE?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence-based_medicine

For consider:

“Belief bias is the tendency to judge the strength of arguments based on the plausibility of their conclusion rather than how strongly they justify that conclusion.  A person is more likely to accept an argument that supports a conclusion that aligns with their values, beliefs and prior knowledge, while rejecting counter arguments to the conclusion. Belief bias is an extremely common and therefore significant form of error; we can easily be blinded by our beliefs and reach the wrong conclusion. Belief bias has been found to influence various reasoning tasks, including conditional reasoning, relation reasoning and transitive reasoning.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_bias

Paris is a city that rewards wandering. A weekend here is not about seeing everything; it is about letting the city unfold at its own pace, one café table, one bridge, one quiet side street at a time. From the first glimpse of cream-colored buildings and wrought-iron balconies to the evening glow along the Seine, Paris has a way of making even a short visit feel cinematic.

Arriving on a Friday evening, the best introduction is simple: drop your bags, step outside, and walk. The city is at its most romantic just after sunset, when the streetlights flicker on and the brasseries fill with conversation. Find a small table on a terrace, order a glass of wine or a citron pressé, and let the rhythm of Paris settle around you. Dinner might be steak frites, onion soup, roast chicken, or a plate of cheese with fresh bread, but the real pleasure is the atmosphere: waiters weaving between tables, friends greeting each other with kisses, and the soft hum of a city that never seems rushed.

Saturday morning belongs to the Seine. Start early, when the air is still cool and the crowds are thin. Walk past the bookstalls of the bouquinistes, their green boxes opening like treasure chests along the riverbanks. Cross the bridges slowly. Paris is a city of views, and some of the finest are free: Notre-Dame rising from the Île de la Cité, the Louvre stretching along the river, the Eiffel Tower appearing suddenly between rooftops.

A visit to a museum can shape the rest of the day. The Louvre is grand, overwhelming, and magnificent, but for a weekend, the Musée d’Orsay may be the perfect choice. Housed in a former railway station, it offers sweeping clocks, bright galleries, and masterpieces by Monet, Degas, Van Gogh, and Renoir. Afterward, step back outside and trade art for appetite. A long lunch in Saint-Germain-des-Prés feels entirely appropriate: perhaps duck confit, a crisp salad, or a simple omelette, followed by coffee strong enough to power another afternoon of walking.

In the afternoon, Montmartre offers a different Paris. Climb its winding streets past ivy-covered walls, tiny staircases, artists’ studios, and cafés that seem untouched by time. At the top, the white domes of Sacré-Cœur overlook the city in a wide, breathtaking panorama. The square nearby can be busy, but slip away into the smaller lanes and Montmartre becomes intimate again, full of quiet corners and unexpected views.

Saturday night is made for the Eiffel Tower. You do not need to climb it to enjoy it. In fact, some of the best moments happen from a distance: from Trocadéro, from the Champ de Mars, or from a bridge over the Seine as the tower sparkles on the hour. Dinner afterward can be elegant or casual. Paris does both beautifully. A neighborhood bistro with handwritten specials and a carafe of house wine may become the meal you remember most.

Sunday should be slower. Begin with pastries: a buttery croissant, a pain au chocolat, or a delicate fruit tart from a bakery where locals are already lining up. Take it to a nearby garden if the weather is kind. The Luxembourg Gardens are perfect for this kind of morning, with their green chairs, fountains, tree-lined paths, and families sailing toy boats on the pond.

Before leaving, save time for one last neighborhood stroll. Le Marais is ideal, with its mix of old mansions, boutiques, falafel shops, galleries, and hidden courtyards. It feels both historic and alive, elegant and playful. Stop for coffee, buy a small gift, or simply wander until the streets lead you somewhere unexpected.

A weekend in Paris will always feel too short. There will be museums left unseen, restaurants unvisited, neighborhoods still waiting. But that is part of the charm. Paris does not ask to be completed. It asks to be noticed: the reflection of clouds in the Seine, the smell of bread in the morning, the clink of glasses at dusk, the sudden view of the Eiffel Tower at the end of a street.

And when it is time to leave, the city gives you the same quiet promise it has given travelers for generations: you can always come back.

To be no more; sad cure; for who would lose
Though full of pain, this intellectual being,
Those thoughts that wander through eternity?

Milton, Paradise Lost, II.145-50

We are finally at the end of the school year and I feel more like a defeated runner dragging themselves across the finish line than a triumphant victor. My emotional stamina, whether depleted by vice or by virtue, has been in question for some time now. But as we look towards the summer I am hopeful. There are good things in the future, and I am glad that I serve a good God, who wants to bring Love and Justice and Goodness to the world, in spite of our failings. And I am very glad that He does not value us based on money or status or achievement. I have been brought face to face with my pessimism and pride, and it is painful; like losing a layer of skin. I am going to try to change. And remember that art is fun.

Writing

I have been writing. Not as much as I would like, but progress is progress. I hope I can find more time this summer. If I can plan to get up earlier it would be great to have some routine. To be honest (and what is the point of this if I am not honest?), my passion for writing has not carried me far enough. I am really going on faith. I believe the passion will come back, but I don't think that is uncommon with creative work. A great deal of writing happens away from the page. Virginia Woolf, for example, wrote in her diary about the books she had to be reading while working on a particular project. The imagination must be always working on problems and possibilities. I have also been plagued by a great deal of self doubt lately, and whether or not I am making a fool of myself by publishing things. That self-doubt is most likely due to insecurities and/or spiritual combat, but it definitely hurts me and creeps into all my other relationships. I know I shouldn't worry, but that is easier said than done, especially when the State of the World is added on top of everything else.

Substack

If you are reading this on Substack, cool! I made this decision the same way I made the decision to post on Medium. As always, write.as/hdansin is the definitive home for my words, and subscribing here is the best way to stay up to date. However, write.as does not have very good “discovery” features, and it seems like more and more writers are finding audiences on Substack. There are also a lot of public intellectuals/writers I respect on it. In an ideal world I would not have to maintain my work across multiple platforms (the copy/paste fatigue is real), but here we are. I don't really believe in paywalls, so all my work (except for the books I'm working on) will continue to be posted here for free. The only paywalled content I am considering posting on Substack are audio recordings of me reading some of my essays, if I get around to producing them; and pictures of some of my handwritten drafts/song lyrics.

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Music

I have been playing, and I usually enjoy it, but once again self doubt hits me here. I sometimes feel that I play too much when I play. I don't use enough restraint and my notes mean less. Guitar is something of an outlet for me, so there is a sense in which my playing reflects my internal state. I have not been doing as much intentional practice, which I should really get back to. I've also not made any more progress on recording Lit Songs, which will hopefully change this summer. I did get together with a couple of friends to jam, and it was a lot of fun.

Podcast

I should also put a note here, and say that Eric and I finally launched a Patreon for out podcast!

https://www.patreon.com/cw/RaiseaGlass2012

It actually has a lot of content for paid subscribers, so if you want to support me/us and get some more things in return than warm fuzzies and my eternal thanks, it is a great way to do it. We have some fun plans for the next season.

Reading

As you can see I finally started reading Paradise Lost. It has been on my list for a while now because it shaped C.S. Lewis and Tolkien and is a Big Important Epic Poem. It is very good, but I do not love it quite as much as the Iliad. The whole thing so far is about Satan, and definitely romanticizes him. I can really see how C.S. Lewis's Perelandra is kind of a response, and even a critique of the “heroism” that Milton infuses Satan with. Yet there is truth here, and it is worth reading. I think it is fascinating in the beginning, when Satan says that their struggle (rebelling against God) has no other purpose than to rebel. They are evil not for evil's sake, but because God is good and they are opposed to God. If God were not good than they would not be opposed to goodness:

To do aught good never will be our task,
But ever to do ill our sole delight,
As being contrary to his high will
Whom we resist. If then his Providence
Out of our evil seek to bring forth good,
Our labour must be to pervert that end,
And out of good still to find means of evil,

I.159-165

Milton is, I think, projecting the nature of our own Sin onto Satan. God's commands are good, if we follow them. The only reason we rebel is “just because” we want our own way. It is a fascinating way to engage with the story of Genesis. It has also inspired me to experiment with some different meters in my own poetry, and try something different besides iambic pentameter, to see what I come up with. Milton throws shade at rhyming in the preface. “…rhyme being no necessary adjunct or true ornament of poem or good verse… but the invention of a barbarous age, to set off wretched matter and lame metre.” That take is a bit silly, but there a great many children's books I've read which would have been better if the authors hadn't tried to force the rhymes. Dr. Seuss is an exception, and I think Shakespeare's sonnets will always work against Milton here. But I am inspired to try some new things with poetry.

I've been reading lots of other things. Finally finished book six of Wheel of Time. Still working through City of God. Read Alan Noble's new book To Live Well, as well as lots of Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales. Blew through Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams in about two days. Listened to Daniel Handler's Poison for Breakfast. Despite all that I keep choosing video games and/or TV at night, and after I lay down and pick up my book I usually wish I had been reading – to say nothing of all the writing I could have been doing, and the sleep I am missing. But after making that list, I am realizing that I might be fixating on what I perceive as my vices, because I really do read a lot more than I watch.

I periodically update my reading, and post informal reviews on Bookwyrm

This summer I plan to limit screen time to the weekend, and try to keep a semi-regular “work” schedule. But I will also be applying to jobs for the fall and processing the end of my life as a “stay-at-home parent.” We can't really afford for me not to work, so I'll keep having to find ways to slot writing and everything else in between. I will also try to stop complaining about it. I am going to try and cherish this summer as much as possible.

As Lemony Snicket's librarian says, “keep reading.”

Thank you for reading! I greatly regret that I will most likely never be able to meet you in person and shake your hand, but perhaps we can virtually shake hands via my newsletter, social media, or a cup of coffee sent over the wire. They are poor substitutes, but they can be a real grace in this intractable world.

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Just watched this:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_6_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%20fall

“The Fall”, by director Tarsem Singh.

Outstandingly beautiful visuals. Like watching a graphic novel by Möbius brought to life. An opiate-filled fever-dream of over-the-top sensations for the pure sake of it.

Simply incredible.

I'm anxious. sick. not for any useful reason.

My body just decided that now would be a fantastic time to remember what adrenaline is. I've spent months operating with all the emotional range of a retired office chair, then suddenly. my heart wants to participate in society again. A deeply annoying development I wasn't prepared for. And I'm always prepared. Always. For, bad news, awkward conversations, sudden deaths, unlikely catastrophes. Yet somehow. The one thing that catches me off guard is my own nervous system. deciding to file a complaint. Now my heart is beating with purpose, my stomach is staging a protest, and for what? For what? Nobody has submitted a formal explanation, and I'm the one left dealing with the paperwork. I'd appreciate it if my organs would stop foreshadowing events I haven't been informed about.

Anyway, My brain said “ let’s revisit this.” like we’re not already over capacity, everything was “somewhat” functioning fine under the agreement that we do not think about certain things at certain hours (allegedly). But sure, let’s ignore that contract entirely.

Sincerely, A script misreader whose skills end in vomiting.

This post forms part of the ongoing #TagJob project.

In the previous post I introduced two Geoscape datasets that have been made available on the Australian Government's data.gov.au website: National Roads and Administrative Boundaries. The datasets are distributed in two different formats, neither of which is optimal for my intended spatial processing model. A first task is then to transform the data to a common format, and one that has the right performance characteristics for the project.

My spatial processing model will cache required meta-data and geometry in RAM, trading significantly higher memory requirements in exchange for significantly faster data access. Loading data into memory requires a high-performance storage engine, and for that I have selected DuckDB.

DuckDB is highly performant in terms of storage and execution, and is further recommended for this application by a trait that might often be seen as a limitation: it's an embedded database. So, while it can't do the client-server dance, DuckDB will deliver data to my application without an intermediate network and the overheads that brings. Better still, DuckDB's spatial extension – and particularly GDAL integration – make it reasonably trivial to ingest both National Roads in GDB format and Administrative Boundaries in SHP format. For example:

create table map_feature_state_polygon as
select from ST_Read('ACT_STATE_POLYGON_shp.dbf');

However, the code I've written does get a just little more complicated. Firstly, the datasets are distributed in a hierarchical directory structure, sometimes with separate files (or actually sets of files) for each state or territory. So I'm fishing through the directory hierarchy for those files, and then joining their contents into single tables.

And secondly, I have elected to “normalise out” coded values and recurring text values (e.g. road names), replacing them with integer foreign keys. My rationale is thus:

• this is how I'll store the data in memory once loaded (to save space), and so it avoids doing any such conversion during the load
• notwithstanding DuckDBs storage smarts, I'm still hoping for space efficiency on disk

One subtlety in this is that I want coded values in the database to be consistent with my enumerations within the code base (i.e. database and code agree that “NATIONAL OR STATE HIGHWAY” has code “1”), but without the overhead of comparing strings on ingestion. This allows me to ingest data rapidly, while still having business rules that consider coded values. My solution here is to use pre-assigned codes for known enumeration values, but to allocate new codes for any extra values that sneak into the database:

create table map_code_road_hierarchy as
   select 
      cast(if (code_enum >= 0, code_enum, max(code_enum) over () + rank() over (partition by code_enum order by code_value)) as int16) as code_key, 
      code_value, row_count as int
   from (
      select 
         case when hierarchy is null then 0 
         when hierarchy='NATIONAL OR STATE HIGHWAY' then 1 
         when hierarchy='ARTERIAL ROAD' then 2
         when hierarchy='SUB-ARTERIAL ROAD' then 3
         when hierarchy='COLLECTOR ROAD' then 4
         when hierarchy='LOCAL ROAD' then 5
         when hierarchy='ACCESS ROAD' then 6
         when hierarchy='VEHICLE TRACK' then 7
         when hierarchy='BUSWAY' then 8
         when hierarchy='FERRY' then 9
         when hierarchy='FOOTPATH' then 10
         when hierarchy='CYCLEPATH' then 11
         else -1 
      end as code_enum, hierarchy as code_value, count() as row_count
      from temp_map_feature_road group by hierarchy
   );

I am initially focusing on the following datasets / layers, but may add more down the track:

• National Roads (4,340,757 rows)
• Administrative Boundaries
  • State Polygon (12,844 rows)
  • Local Government Area Polygon (2,210 rows)
  • Locality Polygon (15,782 rows)

The code for this article is in the TagJobSpatial repository here.

On my MacBook Pro M1 Max processor the load takes approximately 1 minute, and the resultant DuckDB database is about 2.5 gigabytes.

Tags: #TagJob #Geospatial #DuckDB

Het Opgenomen Vuur

Er is tegenwoordig ook altijd overal cultuur waar ik mezelf met opgevoerd tuigje ook heen stuur moet ik voor een putje een verdronken kalf opgedreggen komt er weer iemand hier iets theatraals over zeggen een stukje over maken om dat dan ten tonele te brengen ze dan in canon zeikerige liedjes over mijn takenpakket zingen er moet en zal een musical komen over bezopen kalveren in putten en ik maar moeizaam buffelen, trekken en sjouwen en die Pietlutten staan daar alleen vol bewondering mij te bewieroken in plaats van met alle wuivende zwierende handen uit evenvele mouwen gestoken mij te helpen om dat zware dooie gewicht te trekken uit die diepe donkere put wat mij beteft is cultuur gewoon dom gekloot en ook nog enorm kut

Overal waar ik moet zijn hebben ze van die cultuur in alle vroegte tot aan het allerlaatste donkerste uur op pad naar het klusje moet ik alle mogelijke creaties aanhoren en bekijken die artiesten zitten overal om ons heen en weten van geen wijken terwijl ik geen tijd mag verliezen om mijn klus te klaren komen deze in rollen verdeelde personen zelden tot nooit tot bedaren dus moet ik ze wel bedreigen met mijn eigen gereedschap en instrumenten dit is een kwestie van nootzakelijke zaken, tijd en dus van te dienen centen en zelfs als ik dan ondanks die artiesten de plek van mijn bestemming heb bereikt zit er weer zo eentje die het werk onmogelijk maakt omdat ze al wat ik nodig heb steeds instrumentaal bestrijkt maar ik moet mijn zwaarzinnige dagtaken zoals gewoonlijk blijven uitvoeren dan kan ik niet door dit cultureel gedonderjaag verstrikt raken in eigen contacten, knoppen en snoeren

Cultuur is volgens mij de reden waarom wij dienders van het hardnekkig verleden niet genoeg tijd, geld, energie kunnen besteden aan het behouden van de complete overheersing van iemand anders mogelijk heden

Wil ik een flatgebouw planten zit er weer een zeldzaam mooi viooltje voor als ik toestemming moet krijgen voor het kappen van vele hectares oerwoud kom ik er door een stel wild enthousiast trommelende kunstenaars niet door wil ik vijf extra toegangswegen bouwen voor vlottere bediening van de kerk beletten horlepiepen, doedelzakken, drank en twistende rede dit nobele echte zware werk er is altijd wel iemand met iets aan een kwast, strijkstok, vingers of een naald die elk moment van de dag tegen onze bedrijvigheid voor de centjes ingaat op deze wijze raken we nooit eens af van alle rotzooi in al onze gehavende voorraadschuren bewaard en bewaakt dit alom aanwezig kunstmatige leven is een beletsel voor een efficiënte parate rendabele economische zwaar beveiligde oplaadbare immer in staat van opgewekte opwinding verkeerde pro-staat zo kunnen wij straks de productie en consumptie maatschap pij niet tijdig leveren aan de verse leden van de samenkleving dan staan wij en niet zij voor eeuwig vast op de ruim en breed geasfalteerde verstede lijkende verkeersring met veel rumoerige misbaar geparkeerd in ons hoge nood zakelijke trans port ding voor god en dus goud verering

in kader cultuur, we moeten bouwen aan vettere en extreem hoge dijken, hele harde en veel dikkere muren tegen al die overal maar bij onze hand gewassen onschuld aandringende culturen meer moet er zitten tussen hun levensdagen en onze wel verdiende kerk werk uren meer isolatie materialen toevoegen, gaten, kieren, naden, spleten en dergelijke tocht gaten volstoppen met chemische proppen onze op stroom openende en sluitende bedrijfsdeuren met betaalde legers en hun door ons gesponsorde wapen arsenaal dag in dag uit laten bewaken zodat geen woeste cultureel zomaar ongevraagd aan kan kloppen

Ja, geld en cultuur moeten worden gescheiden en dan kan daarna cultuur door ons geld worden beheerd met crowd fondsen, sponsor contracten, bedrijfsmatige gereclameerde investeringen en aanhoudende gereglementeerde diepgaande doch oppervlakkige verering van deze vervuilende bron vol artifiziejele talenten en dan daar weer na, als de cultuur eenmaal in ons bezit is gekomen, onder controle van god en goud, kunnen we artiesten als slaven gebruiken voor het dienen van onze veel hoger gewaardeerde heilige centen

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In the tumultuous landscape of child custody battles, parents often find themselves navigating a labyrinth of legal procedures, court dates, and complex terminology. The legal system, with its intricate rules and adversarial nature, is designed to determine rights and responsibilities, aiming for a resolution based on evidence and precedent. Yet, for many families, the courtroom's verdict, while legally binding, frequently falls short of providing the holistic protection and peace of mind desperately sought during such trying times. This article explores the inherent limitations of relying solely on legal frameworks for family protection and introduces a complementary path offered by Spiritual David, emphasizing spiritual support for emotional strength, truth, and lasting peace.

The Unseen Toll: Emotional and Spiritual Impact of Legal Battles

When a child's future hangs in the balance, the emotional and spiritual toll on parents can be immense. Fear, anxiety, and uncertainty become constant companions, infiltrating every aspect of daily life. The legal process, by its very design, can exacerbate these feelings, often reducing deeply personal family dynamics to cold, hard facts and legal arguments. Parents may feel their integrity questioned, their intentions misconstrued, and their deepest fears amplified. This emotional strain can manifest as sleepless nights, constant worry, and a pervasive sense of helplessness, impacting not only the parents but also, indirectly, the children they strive to protect.

The legal system, while essential for establishing legal boundaries and ensuring certain protections, is not equipped to address the profound emotional and spiritual wounds inflicted during family disputes. It cannot mend broken trust, alleviate spiritual heaviness, or restore inner peace. Its focus is on legal outcomes, not emotional well-being or spiritual harmony. This gap often leaves families feeling exposed and vulnerable, even after a court decision has been rendered.

Where Legal Protection Falls Short: The Need for a Deeper Approach

The primary objective of family law is to safeguard the child's best interests. However, “best interests” are often defined through a narrow legal lens, focusing on physical safety, financial support, and parental rights. While these are undeniably crucial, they represent only one dimension of a child's well-being. The emotional atmosphere of the home, the spiritual resilience of the parents, and the underlying energies of conflict are often beyond the scope of legal intervention.

Consider situations involving false accusations, emotional manipulation, or persistent negative energy between co-parents. The legal system struggles to effectively address these intangible yet deeply damaging elements. While it can penalize perjury or issue restraining orders, it cannot cleanse the emotional residue of conflict or foster genuine understanding and peace. This is where the limitations of a purely legal approach become glaringly apparent. Parents often seek something more profound, a way to protect their family not just legally, but emotionally and spiritually.

Spiritual David: Complementing Legal Efforts with Holistic Support

Recognising these profound needs, Spiritual David offers a unique approach to family protection that complements, rather than replaces, legal efforts. The philosophy is rooted in discernment, focusing on the true nature of the conflict and the underlying emotional and spiritual challenges faced by parents. Spiritual David emphasizes that ethical spiritual support is not about manipulating legal outcomes or harming others, but about fostering truth, clarity, and inner strength.

The services provided by Spiritual David are designed to help parents navigate the emotional and spiritual complexities of child custody cases. This support aims to:

* Slow the Panic: Help parents regain emotional stability and reduce overwhelming anxiety, allowing for clearer thinking and more composed participation in legal proceedings.

* Anchor Intentions in Truth: Guide parents to focus on the child's welfare and their own integrity, rather than succumbing to anger or revenge.

* Release Fear and Spiritual Interference: Address feelings of emotional heaviness, spiritual blockage, or negative energies that can impede progress and clarity.

* Promote Wise Judgment: Encourage discernment and a deeper connection to what truly matters, ensuring decisions are made from a place of wisdom and peace.

Core Spiritual Services for Family Protection

Spiritual David's offerings are tailored to address the multifaceted challenges of family court cases, providing a spiritual shield and emotional anchor. These services include:

Spiritual Protection During Conflict, Separation, and Emotional Pressure

Family disputes often leave individuals feeling mentally overwhelmed and spiritually unsettled. Spiritual David's protection-focused practices aim to help parents remain emotionally grounded, calm, and mentally clear. This involves shielding oneself from draining influences and destructive energies that can impact confidence and well-being during stressful times. The focus is on strengthening emotional resilience and creating a stronger sense of peace and security, allowing parents to navigate legal challenges with greater composure.

Spiritual Cleansing for Emotional Stress, Fear, and Family Conflict

Prolonged court battles and emotional conflict can lead to mental exhaustion and spiritual drain. Spiritual cleansing practices are offered to release accumulated emotional heaviness, calm the mind, and restore balance. This process helps individuals reconnect with emotional stability, fostering renewal, peace, and personal healing. By clearing negative energies, parents can approach their situation with renewed clarity and a more positive outlook.

Truth, Clarity, and Wise Judgment Prayers

While not guaranteeing legal outcomes, these prayers focus on bringing truth to light, dispelling confusion, and ensuring that the child's welfare is clearly visible. The emphasis is on promoting wise judgment among all parties involved and revealing what may be hidden. This spiritual intervention seeks to align the situation with higher principles of justice and fairness, supporting a resolution that genuinely serves the child's best interests.

Emotional Strengthening and Clearing Interference

Beyond specific rituals, Spiritual David provides support for emotional strengthening, helping parents to overcome internal collapse and regain focus. This includes addressing feelings of being blocked or overwhelmed by conflict, fostering spiritual healing energy, and clearing emotional and spiritual interference that can disrupt communication and peace within the family. The goal is to restore emotional balance and remove persistent negativity, enabling parents to be present and effective advocates for their children.

An Ethical and Child-Centred Approach

Spiritual David operates with a strong ethical framework, prioritizing the child's welfare above all else. This means openly rejecting practices that guarantee legal wins, threaten other parents, encourage isolation of children, or exploit panic. Instead, the approach is grounded in legal awareness, privacy, non-discrimination, and honesty. Parents are encouraged to maintain positive or neutral communication with the other parent and to keep parenting decisions child-centred.

This ethical stance ensures that spiritual support is a constructive force, empowering parents to act with integrity and wisdom. It acknowledges that while the legal system provides a necessary framework, true family protection requires addressing the emotional and spiritual dimensions that profoundly influence a child's environment and future. For those seeking a deeper, more comprehensive form of protection for their children in court cases, exploring the spiritual services offered by Spiritual David can provide invaluable support and guidance. More information on these protective spiritual services can be found at Voodoo Witchcraft Priest.

Conclusion

The legal system plays a crucial role in child custody cases, establishing clear legal parameters and ensuring fundamental protections. However, its inherent limitations in addressing the emotional and spiritual well-being of families highlight the need for a more holistic approach. Spiritual David offers a complementary path, providing ethical spiritual support focused on protection, truth, peace, and emotional strength. By integrating spiritual guidance with legal efforts, parents can navigate the complexities of court cases with greater clarity, composure, and a profound sense of inner peace, ultimately fostering a more secure and harmonious environment for their children. True family protection extends beyond legal verdicts, encompassing the emotional and spiritual resilience that empowers families to thrive even in the face of adversity.

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A headline caught my eye awhile ago:

Majority Of Canadians Think The Economy Is On The Wrong Track.

From the perspective of a long term blue collar Canadian worker; I wouldn't say that I believe the economy is on the wrong track. I also wouldn't say that I believe it is on the right track. What I would say, and believe, is that it is on the same track it has been on since long before I was even born.

Most of the wealth is funneled into the pockets of the ultra wealthy minority of the worldwide population. The majority of the population who do all the work, and keep buying all the things that keep the gears of the economy turning, are in a state of constant financial uncertainty. If you can't do work and buy things you get tossed out of society like a piece of garbage. These things keep getting worse as years pass by.

I feel like if my wages had kept up with inflation over the last few decades I would be earning, at the very least, double what I earn today. The cost of everything has been constantly going up since I started working over three decades ago. Blue collar wages have gone up, but compared to the cost of everything, they have barely gone up at all.

I'm no economist, but I can read, and it doesn't take too much reading to find things out about the disgusting wealth inequality between the high income earners and the rest of us, and about how much that gap is growing. If anyone ever finds a way to fix that long term ongoing abomination, that is causing most of the suffering in the world; then I might start to believe that the economy is on the right track.

The right blames the left, and the left blames the right. Then after all is said and done, more is said than done. Then in the end no one seems to care, and nothing changes. No one ever wants to put the blame where it belongs. Business as usual. The ultra wealthy wallow in their self serving delusions taking taking taking, governments serve the ultra wealthy, and the rest of us do all the work and don’t get much for it.

They put the hardware in our faces nearly every second we are awake and then install the software that turns the majority into victims of force fed lies, distractions and manipulation.

Взгляд из арки прожигает сердце, Флигель у дворца стоит пустынный, Ветер в трубах — отголоски терций, На окне собрался тонкий иней. На кресте распятые святые, На крестах твой образ заморожен; Твои рифмы — ветры штормовые: Словно нож ты вынула из ножен. Над Невой туман, вуаль густая Закрывала будущие годы; Сумерки и серость городская И мостов вечерние разводы. Чёрные глаза, орлиный профиль От угла Литейного проспекта; Мы не так уж далеки по крови: Рифма — состояние аффекта. Рассекаешь время сквозь эпохи, Разрезаешь словом как по маслу. Задержу дыхание на вдохе, Чтобы пламя больше не угасло. Завернувшись шалью из фарфора Светишь как малиновое солнце. Музыкой лирического хора Мне мой голос рифмами вернётся.

gewicht messe ich an mir.

ich schaue auf meine nahrung.

was ich zu mir nehme ist wichtig.

woher die produkte kommen auch.

teilweise.

kann ich es mir leisten kaufe ich qualitäts produkte.

ansonsten reichen auch shop-marken.

ich kaufe für mich ein.

lasse mich aber von anderen und kulturen inspirieren.

vielfalt macht das leben aus.

dennoch habe ich lieblingsgerichte.

bin aber offen für vieles.

einkaufen lohnt sich meist gegen ladenschluss.

ich schaue auf mein budget.

reicht es ende monat mal nicht für fleisch, verzichte ich problemlos darauf.

essen ist wichtig.

aber es ist nicht mein lebensinhalt.

ich schaue auf mein gewicht.

es zu halten ist insbesondere im alter wichtig.

ich liebe mich wie ich bin.

ich mache sport.

bin aktiv genug für eine gute gesundheit.

denn gewicht ist wichtig.

aber nicht nur.

I want to get back into creating stuff, and so I think I’m going to dedicate Saturdays to making something. I think about how J. Cole mentioned his six minute drill, where he would make a song in six minutes. I’m hoping that I take two or three hours on a Saturday to make some thing from start to finish. If I want to take more time than that then absolutely go ahead with that. But I think making something with such a wonderful use of my time. Even if the thing I made today was a really fucking stupid thirst trap with me data moshing from a cowboy into a cow-boy. No further questions lol.

A zine chronicling the Conquering the Barbarian Altanis D&D campaign.

This issue details sessions 111, 112, and 113.

Adventurers feel the burden of geas.

You can download the issue here.

Overlord's Annals zine is available as part of the Ever & Anon APA, issue 12:

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