The Rant: Day Thirty-Five of The Thirty Day Proactive Test

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Day Thirty-Five of The Thirty Day Proactive Test

Attack on Zeus City!

My city is called Zeus City.

It is in the world of Helorus.

My city is on a small island. I share this island with fourteen other cities. They are all very warlike. Today I was attacked by Bullet Town.

We had been under an island-wide truce for some time. When the truce ended today, I guess the folks at Bullet City thought they would be cute and try to attack me. It probably seemed to them to be easy pickins. I am a smaller city with no alliances. However, I have been playing this game for awhile. I am not a complete idiot. So, during the truce, I was being proactive and building up my army, because I figured some asshole would try this as soon as the ceasefire was lifted.

So this bastard tried to attack me with 57 swordsmen. Meanwhile, defending Zeus City, I 111 swordsmen, 2 Slingers, 6 Archers, 5 Hoplites, 12 Horsemen, 5 Chariots and 28 Divine Envoys. Not too shabby. Needless to say, I killed all his Swordsmen and I only lost 6 Swordsmen, 1 Horseman and 1 Divine Envoy. May they rest in peace.

Meanwhile: Back On Earth

Day 35 of The 30 Day Proactive Test

12:15 PM

It is almost lunch time, but I thought I would try to squeeze in a little writing here before my tray arrives. That is right, I am still in the hospital, but I have exciting news! This morning the doctor came to visit me and told me all my blood tests are looking good. The kidney infection has been vanquished! So I can be discharged and go home. Yay! At first, they just wanted to send me home today, but since I am a cripple in a wheelchair, I live by myself, I don't drive, I need prescriptions and I have to tell healthcare worker when to be there; since i have to make all those arrangements, I told them it is unacceptable to just throw me out without warning. I will be needing one day to make all those arrangements. They agreed to this. So I will be returning home tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile: Back on Helorus

Zeus City Joins The Dragonborn Alliance

Great News

I was asked to join The Dragonborn Alliance, which is great news. I guess the folks at Bullet Town do not hold a grudge. Because, as mentioned above, they are the ones who attacked me earlier and they are part of the powerful Dragonborn Alliance, and instead of being spiteful and vindictive about me crushing their attacking force with my superior defensive units, they apparently liked what they saw because not long after that attack, I was asked to join their alliance.

This is very good news because as I mentioned above, I have been playing this game for awhile so I have some halfway decent skills, but without alliances, you get picked on and even wiped out a lot in this game. It is not easy to get into a good alliance, .and this is the most powerful alliance in this world.

So that is a weight lifted off my shoulders. It looks like I am going to have a little bit more protection. my hold in this world feels a little bit more secure.

Meanwhile: Back On Earth

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 3 (Put First Things First) - Application Suggestions

2. Draw a time management matrix. and try to estimate what percentage of your time you spend in each quadrant. Then log your time for three days in fifteen minute intervals. How accurate was your estimate? are you satisfied with the way you spend your time? What do you need to change?

Wow, a three day exercise. I guess it is time to bring back the old time management matrix. Those of you who are regulars to this blog will probably recognize it.

Time Management Matrix

Urgent Not Urgent


Important	Quadrant I Activities: Crises Pressing problems Deadline-driven projects	Quadrant II Activities: Prevention, production capability activities* Relationship building Recognizing new opportunities Planning, recreation
Not important	Quadrant III Activities: Interruptions, some calls Some mail, some reports Some meetings Pressing matters Popular activities	Quadrant IV Activities: Trivia Busy work Some mail Some phone calls Time wasters Pleasant activities

Just as a quick estimate, I would guess I spend about ten percent of my time in Quadrant I, dealing with crises and pressing problems. With the disability and health problems, sometimes emergency situations happen. I am going to say I spend about half my time in Quadrants III and IV. Dividing that up between the two of them means 25 percent in Quadrant III and 25% in Quadrant IV. So that means about 40 % of my time is spent in Quadrant II. So for the next 3 days I will log my time that I spend in these quadrants in fifteen minute intervals in this blog.

3. Make a list of the responsibilities you could delegate and the people you could delegate to or train to be responsible in these areas. Determine what is needed to start the process of delegation or training.

List of Responsibilities I Can Delegate and The People Who Can Do It

Grocery Shopping - Debbie

Handle my money, pay my bills on time, give me my spending cash, etc, - Sennie or Amanda at Delta Center

Do laundry every week - Debbie

To get the process of delegation or training started, I just have to ask.

Summary

Last Day of Hospital Stay

4:45 PM

It has been a very proactive day. I am laying in bed as I write this. I am stiff and sore. I am waiting on a shot of dilaudid. That should help. My paranoia tells me they are probably intentionally going extra slow so as to space out the shots of the sweet drug and this is my last day here, So they probably do not want to be giving me tons of pain drugs the night before i go home. The nurse just popped in and asked me what was my pleasure, Dilaudid? Damn straight. So that was all probably in my head. At home to treat pain, I usually just do tons of Tylenol and baclofen. and alcohol and weed and meth.

The pain and spasms started getting a lot worse with that crazy kidney infection, so I started getting out of control with the Tylenol and baclofen, eating handfuls at a time because no one was really considering seriously my wacky idea that maybe I should be in the hospital being treated for a kidney infection.

5:16

Just got my shot. Feeling good. Tomorrow I am going to get a big huge bottle of whiskey and just chill and relax. I might get other drugs too, like weed, because I like feeling pleasure.

This weekend is mother's day. I guess I have to be nice to my mom.

I am waiting on dinner, a cheeseburger and fries and cottage cheese and milk and coffee.

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The kingdom of God is among you

Luke 17:20-25 Asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was to come, Jesus gave them this answer, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God does not admit of observation and there will be no one to say, “Look here! Look there!” For, you must know, the kingdom of God is among you.’ He said to the disciples, ‘A time will come when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man and will not see it. They will say to you, “Look there!” or, “Look here!” Make no move; do not set off in pursuit; for as the lightning flashing from one part of heaven lights up the other, so will be the Son of Man when his day comes. But first he must suffer grievously and be rejected by this generation.’

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Love

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. 1 Corinthians 13:8-9,13: Love does not come to an end. But if there are gifts of prophecy, the time will come when they must fail; or the gift of languages, it will not continue for ever; and knowledge – for this, too, the time will come when it must fail. For our knowledge is imperfect and our prophesying is imperfect. In short, there are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the greatest of these is love. Colossians 3:14-15: Over all these clothes, to keep them together and complete them, put on love. And may the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, because it is for this that you were called together as parts of one body. Always be thankful.

It is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword

Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows: ‘Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth: it is not peace I have come to bring, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies will be those of his own household. ‘Anyone who prefers father or mother to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who prefers son or daughter to me is not worthy of me. Anyone who does not take his cross and follow in my footsteps is not worthy of me. Anyone who finds his life will lose it; anyone who loses his life for my sake will find it. ‘Anyone who welcomes you welcomes me; and those who welcome me welcome the one who sent me. ‘Anyone who welcomes a prophet will have a prophet’s reward; and anyone who welcomes a holy man will have a holy man’s reward. ‘If anyone gives so much as a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is a disciple, then I tell you solemnly, he will most certainly not lose his reward.’ When Jesus had finished instructing his twelve disciples he moved on from there to teach and preach in their towns.

The beheading of John the Baptist

Matthew 14:1-12 Herod the tetrarch heard about the reputation of Jesus, and said to his court, ‘This is John the Baptist himself; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’ Now it was Herod who had arrested John, chained him up and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife. For John had told him, ‘It is against the Law for you to have her.’ He had wanted to kill him but was afraid of the people, who regarded John as a prophet. Then, during the celebrations for Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and so delighted Herod that he promised on oath to give her anything she asked. Prompted by her mother she said, ‘Give me John the Baptist’s head, here, on a dish.’ The king was distressed but, thinking of the oaths he had sworn and of his guests, he ordered it to be given her, and sent and had John beheaded in the prison. The head was brought in on a dish and given to the girl, who took it to her mother. John’s disciples came and took the body and buried it; then they went off to tell Jesus.

Psalms 9:16

The LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah - Question: What does Higgaion and Selah mean? Answer: Both Higgaion and Selah are used numerous times in the Old Testament. They occur together in Psalm 9:16. The meanings of these words are uncertain. We observe Higgaion in such passages as Psalm 9:16; 19:14; 42:3; Lamentations 3:63. In Arabic, the root gives a deep vibrating sound, like the murmering sound of a harp (Psa. 92:3). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia states that it may be derived from the Greek versions of Psalm 9:16 and takes it to mean an instrumental interlude. It may also mean a soliloquy or meditation such as concerning the judgment of God (Psa. 9:16), the words and work of God (Psa. 19:14), and the loving kindness and faithfulness of God (Psa. 92:2-3). In the Septuagint, Selah is translated as daplasma (meaning a division). It occurs in Habakkuk 3:3, 9, 13 and 71 times in the Psalms. It is used in 39 of our 150 psalms. Of those 39 psalms, 31 they are ones handed over to "the chief Musician." So, pause and meditation may be the predominate idea. In addition, it may mean to lift up (Hebrew, salal) or, in some definitions, a repetition, end of a strophe, or a recurring symphony. In his sermon named "HIGGAION!" about Psalm 9:16, Archibald G. Brown, on August 17, 1873, at the East London Tabernacle said this: "When the psalmist wrote this verse, and reached the words 'The wicked shall be snared in the work of his own hands', he seemed to be overpowered at the terror of the thought, and so put a full stop and wrote in the word 'Higgaion!' As much as to say, 'O my soul, meditate on the tremendous truth my hand has penned, and let all who read the same meditate.' And then after 'Higgaion' he puts 'Selah'. He would have there to be a solemn pause. Oh, I would that there could be just one moment's solemn pause in our meeting tonight. Would that there could be a Selah, a Higgaion! Friends, shall there be? I put it to you. 'The Lord is known by the judgment which he executes; and the wicked shall be snared in the work of his own hands!" Now let us just for a moment meditate on that. Let there be a solemn Higgaion, and let every heart ask itself the question, 'How do I stand in reference to this tremendous truth?' *Answer by Dr. Joseph R. Nally, Jr. (https://thirdmill.org/answers/answer.asp/file/47892)*

The Rant

Mission Statement

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Day Thirty-Five of The Thirty Day Proactive Test

Attack on Zeus City!

My city is called Zeus City.

It is in the world of Helorus.

Meanwhile: Back On Earth

Day 35 of The 30 Day Proactive Test

12:15 PM

Meanwhile: Back on Helorus

Zeus City Joins The Dragonborn Alliance

Great News

Meanwhile: Back On Earth

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Habit 3 (Put First Things First) - Application Suggestions

Summary

Last Day of Hospital Stay

4:45 PM

5:16

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