The Stand

We the people so privileged to live in America have so much to be thankful for. God has allowed us to live in the greatest

OH, BEAUTIFUL FOR SPACIOUS SKIES, this beloved land of the United States of America is.   But this land, our land is so divided in

A HOUSE DIVIDED CANNOT STAND! So says the scripture. That would be, would it not my fellow Americans, our beloved America. We really are not

IT IS HERE! Tuesday, November 3, 2020 is here. It calls us to action; it calls us to: THE VOTE. The most important vote in

Are you ready to vote in the most important election in the history of human kind? Are you? There has never been elections like this

WE LIVE IN THE WORLD OF POST TRUTH! The infamous words of Barack Hussein Obama, former President of the United States. That means, speech or

NO RELIGIOUS TEST SHALL EVER BE REQUIRED AS A QUALIFICATION TO ANY OFFICE OR PUBLIC TRUST UNDER THE UNITED STATES. Such is the unconditional standard

Patrick Henry, a great American revolutionary, loved freedom, loved freedom more than anything. He penned these everlasting words:   GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME

“Nothing can do men of good will more harm than apparent compromises with parties (political) that subscribe to anti–moral and anti–Democratic and anti-God forces. We

You remember that word, that infamous title, do you not: DEPLORABLES. That’s what Hillary Clinton, former Senator, Secretary of State and presidential candidate called WE

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the

Nineteen years ago, we the people were attacked and confronted as a nation by militant, Islamic terrorists.  Our very own World Trade Center, centers of

Work is good.  Work is necessary for the fulfillment of every human being.  Work is required of every person according to his or her capabilities

One Allan Bloom wrote a book entitled:   CLOSING OF THE AMERICAN MIND.   Prophetic, realistic, and tragically happening today in America and to some

IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID! The famous words of then democratic candidate for President Bill Clinton in 1992. It was the economy then, the #1 priority

STUDY TO SHOW THYSELF APPROVED! Unto God, first and then to humankind. Work men and work women, as the scriptures say, who are not ashamed,

WE THE PEOPLE, citizens of America privileged to be so, have been a free people in a free country for 244 years. Our freedom journey

You will vote, won’t you? I refer of course to the critical elections which require your vote: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2020. The most critical, important

Are you planning to vote November 3, 2020, are you? If you love America, you better vote. Did you vote in 2018? Did you vote

WE THE PEOPLE so often forget that, in our presumed American democracy, our democratic way of life that we actually live in a republic rather

THOU SHALT NOT KILL! So say the scriptures and so say I, don’t you? The thou means you, my fellow American. And the thou means

FREEDOM! We are, America is, the home, the land of the: BRAVE AND THE FREE. We are lovers of freedom. It is, you could say,

There is a silent enemy of the grace of the Gospel that is creeping through the American church. Pulpits are filled with those who in

Two kinds of fathers are there. The one Heavenly, the other earthly. The Lord of Glory, the Carpenter of Nazareth said: “I AND THE FATHER

When we think of nuns, there comes to mind the vision of good ladies in habits, easily identified as special members of the Roman Catholic

Closed because of Corona. Covid–19 shut our doors, say the Pastors of our land. Governors of all 50 states ordered that there be no gatherings

In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May, echoing the words and sentiments of the

I HATE DONALD TRUMP! We the people heard that over and again in 2016, did we not? I may disagree with them, sometimes passionately so,

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN ESTABLISHMENT OF RELIGION, OR PROHIBITNG THE FREE EXERCISE THEREOF; OR ABRIDGING THE FREEDOM OF SPEECH, OR OF THE

In our world, love rules. It is the highest attribute, with fundamental characteristic of all humankind. Perhaps the finest expression of love is: MOTHER LOVE

Things in our beloved USA will never be the same, so say the pundits. The Coronavirus, the so called Covid-19 will, when it is finally

HE IS RISEN! Haven’t forgotten that, have you? Just because we celebrated Easter and the Easter message of resurrection even though virtual Sunday, April 12,

That is a polite way of saying that far few go to church these days. FAR FEW! Thousands of churches close across the United States.

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why. It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world

It has been my privilege my fellow Americans and my fellow Christians to have done THE STAND now for some 28 years. The purpose of

There was an old song which so well described the purpose of America. That song invited anyone anywhere to come to America and BECOME AMERICANS.

Do you know what that is, the Electoral College? And, perhaps more importantly, do you know how fundamental the Electoral College and the function it

Are you wealthy? Are you rich? What really is wealth and what really are riches? There are any number of definitions of WEALTH. When we

The greatest of all things is LOVE. The greatest, confirmed by the Apostle Paul of old, and agreed upon by the world’s greatest thinkers, artists

Do you know what a NONE is? No, it is not a female member of a Roman Catholic Order. In fact, just the opposite. A

I believe in diversity, do you?   That is, that all men and women are created equal in the sight of God and among themselves.

God made them MALE AND FEMALE.   At creation, there was no LGBTQ. There was only:   M AND F   And a man shall

Elections 2020 have already begun, don’t you think so my fellow Americans? There are candidates everywhere. Fundraising is aggressive and early. Attack advertising, normally saved

Our beloved Constitution gave us 535 of these good folk.   The Founding Fathers intended them to be REPRESENTATIVES of we the people. In fact,

OWE NO MAN NOTHING!   The advice of scripture and good advice it is. But in the economy in which we live, even the global

ISRAEL IS A MALIGNANT CANCEROUS TUMOR IN THE WEST ASIAN REGION THAT HAS TO BE REMOVED AND ERADICATED. Those were the words of the so

18 years ago, we the people were attacked and confronted as a nation by militant, Islamic terrorists. Our very own World Trade Center, centers of

Dark times in America, are they not my fellow Americans? It seems like everything that emanates currently from Washington D.C., at least from the so

Work is good.  Work is necessary for the fulfillment of every human being.  Work is required of every person according to his or her capabilities

And the light shines in the darkness and the darkness comprehends it not! We the American traditionalists, the constitutionalists, the religionists seem to become every

CHRISTIANITY HAS NOT BEEN TRIED AND FOUND WANTING. It has been found difficult and left untried. Those were the words of the great writer and

“YOU AMERICANS ARE SO GULLIBLE.” Maybe we are or maybe we have become gullible. At least former General Secretary of the Communist Party of the

Perhaps the proudest and certainly one of the most difficult often extremely painful events in a woman’s life is becoming a mother. Childbirth is a

The Supreme Court in July 2015 changed America once and for all. SCOTUS announced its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges which legalized gay marriage nationwide.

Liberty University is a special place. Many think it is the finest Christian educational institute in our entire country. It is competitive, Liberty is, with

The once great state of California used to be the land of the brave and the free. California championed the freedoms of our great Constitution

FREEDOM! We are, America is, the home, the land of the: BRAVE AND THE FREE. We are lovers of freedom. It is, you could say,

Abortion is killing. Abortion is murder. So think I. What do you think? Christians are often accused of being far too abortion conscious, concerned more

It is nothing more than a lie, this so called Progressive Christianity, so say so many true Christian leaders today. And a big one, A

Two kinds of fathers are there. The one Heavenly, the other earthly. The Lord of Glory, the Carpenter of Nazareth said: “I AND THE FATHER

There are attacks, more aggressive than ever, against faith, family and freedom. Aggressive attacks, without compromise, hateful and destructive against all things Judeo–Christian and conservative.

There is a very special organization dedicated to the preservation and advancement of faith, and the family, and the freedoms we Americans enjoy under our

In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May, echoing the words and sentiments of the

There is in our country, my fellow Americans, an epidemic. A most serious, potentially deadly epidemic. No matter what we do as a country or

It should be a privilege to represent WE THE PEOPLE. No matter where in government, federal, state or local, government of any kind provides the

Time and again, so many of our listeners tell us how frustrated they feel about our leaders, our rulers. In fact, so many of we

Do you believe in Capitalism? Do you know what Capitalism is? Do you understand how this very special way of life works? You and I

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why.  It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world

Do you believe that the Resurrection happened? That a man, Jesus of Nazareth, actually rose from the dead, do you? We celebrate this unnatural, God

I love the state of California, I really do. It is land beautiful, different, offering all four seasons. It is rich in farmland, the finest

Do you believe in prayer, the power of prayer, someone recently asked me. I said I do and then I asked, do you? He said

In the recent elections, the great state of Minnesota (?) elected as representative one Ilhan Omar as a representative from the state of Minnesota to

Abortion is the: “Expulsion of a human fetus before it is viable.” That, according to the Random House dictionary. EXPULSION. Now, my fellow Americans and

What a world we live in, my fellow Americans and Christians. It turns daily topsy-turvy. The more untraditional the better. The more anti-social, challenging the

Render, we are told by scripture, unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and render unto God the things which belong to God. It is

A very special man left us last year. Reunited was he with his beloved wife Ruth and the Lord he served for almost one century.

The greatest of all things is LOVE. The greatest, confirmed by the Apostle Paul of old, and agreed upon by the world’s greatest thinkers, artists

A young man in his 20’s, a college student, founded one of the most successful companies in America and in fact the world. The man

One of the most powerful, richest companies in all the world, Apple is. The man who made it great passed away. Then came to Apple

It was the shot heard round the world. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4 in 1968 by James Earl

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. And, God created the oceans, the seas and firmament, the dry land as well. In

Ever hear of Representative Kevin Brady, Member of the House of Representatives and Republican from Texas? Good man, really good man, if you are a

It’s January 2, 2019. A blessed Wednesday. This my fellow Americans and fellow Christians is: THE DAY WHICH THE HATH LORD MADE Therefore, let us

We made it, my fellow Americans. The great God of the universe, the God of all energy and life itself allowed you and me to

With God, all things are possible. ALL THINGS! Even an event like THE VIRGIN BIRTH. Some 2,000 years ago, an angel was sent by God

It is just amazing how much of the entire world hates the Jews. From the United Nations, to virtually the entire Arab-Muslim world and much

ALL JEWS MUST DIE! Those were the words of the murderer of the Jews Robert Bowers as he burst into a religious service and opened

WE THE PEOPLE of the United States, the people of the time 1787 agreed after the Revolutionary War that it was necessary to form a

We the people so privileged to live in America have so much to be thankful for. God has allowed us to live in the greatest

THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FROM GOD. Those are the inspired words of the Apostle Paul in Romans 13. All authority, in fact anything that

Now you, my fellow American, decide who your leaders will be. Tuesday, November 6 is perhaps the most important midterm election ever in the history

You are going to vote in Elections 2018, are you not? November 6, a fateful Tuesday for America comes soon. Are you ready to vote?

Here they come, Elections 2018. Only some two weeks left my fellow Americans before these critical Elections occur. And, boy oh boy, are they ever

There are 100 United States senators, two from each of our 50 grand and glorious states. These 100 individuals, politicos, power brokers exercise and have

The growth in number of opioid overdoses in 2017 increased by more than 30% overdoses episodes in 2016. 30% more virulent even deadly uses of

“Politics as trench warfare has relieved the Democrats of the burden of thought.” Those are the words of Daniel Henninger, writer for the Wall Street

Congress shall make no law which in any way abridges the Freedom of Religion, or speech (religious speech), or press (religious press or media): NONE

“I am the luckiest person on earth.  I feel that way even now as I prepare for the end of my life.  I have loved

17 years ago, we the people were attacked and confronted as a nation by militant, Islamic terrorists.  Our very own World Trade Center, centers of

Do you vote?  Do you? Are you concerned with who runs America, those individuals who make critical life decisions for you and me, our friends

Work is good. Work is necessary for the fulfillment of every human being. Work is required of every person according to his or her capabilities

“We’re pretty close to somebody getting killed.” Those were the words of talk show host Rush Limbaugh who clearly indicated that he was genuinely worried

Do you know what a SAGE CON is? That’s a new in political jargon.  The term was invented by Pastor George Barna.  It is actually

A workman is worthy of his or her hire. That means you should earn the true value in money or otherwise of what you do.

CONGRESS, that would be we the people in the Senate and House of the United States Congress, that Congress: SHALL MAKE NO LAW RESPECTING AN

“Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed by the United States Senate as the next and ninth Supreme Court Justice of the United States.” The words of

There are ten people most powerful in the United States of America.  They are the President of course and the other nine are: THE JUSTICES

I always wanted to be a boy scout.  I admired everything about that good organization.  I never did and I regret that.  The Boy Scouts

FREEDOM! We are, America is, the home, the land of the: BRAVE AND THE FREE We are lovers of freedom. It is, you could say,

Are you a news person? Do you get up and get it, that is the news, first thing in the morning and track it most

Wedding cakes, that is. “Designing each wedding cake is an expressive act, as I create an artistic centerpiece that announces a couple’s union as a

Two kinds of fathers are there. The one Heavenly, the other earthly. The Lord of Glory, the Carpenter of Nazareth said: “I AND THE FATHER

Or do we? There once was a day in America when we were in fact united, living by and respecting our Constitution and our Rule

The Apostle Paul warned the congregations to which he ministered that there were those who would come in the name of the Lord and preach

In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the last Monday in May, echoing the words and sentiments of the

Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I

In our world, love rules. It is the highest attribute, with fundamental characteristic of all humankind. Perhaps the finest expression of love is: MOTHER LOVE

Tough times out there, my fellow Christians. And getting tougher. There is an avid and rabid attack mentality on Christianity on the part of secularists

Are you a conservative? If so, what do you mean by conservative? How do YOU define conservative? One person told me that she must be

A WELL REGULATED MILITIA, BEING NECESSARY TO THE SECURITY OF A FREE STATE, THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, SHALL NOT

UP IN ARMS our young people are, our students, our future. KEEP US SAFE said a sign held by a young child. Keep us safe.

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why. It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world

Are you ready to vote? But, you say, vote 2018, critical for America is still seven months away. So it is. But, are you ready

I confess, my fellow Americans that I like football. In fact, I really like professional football and I am a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles.

He almost made it! Only nine months short was he of that magic number 100. Amazing, beyond amazing in this day and age. Equally amazing

I WANT TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL SHOOTER. Those were the words of Nikolas Cruz, a ticking time bomb who let the world know what

100, 100 years of age this great man of God will be this very year. Do you know anybody 100 or more? What a milestone,

The greatest of all things is LOVE. The greatest, confirmed by the Apostle Paul of old, and agreed upon by the world’s greatest thinkers, artists

Are you a conservative? If so, what do you mean by conservative? How do YOU define conservative? One person told me that she must be

Do you like President Trump? Do you like him as President, or do you like him as a person? Many people who support him do

It was the shot heard round the world. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4 in 1968 by James Earl

The Democrats and their Party-Faithful continue to smart at the loss of the Presidency. They and their ilk were convinced they would win. As a

Do you hate the Jews? Let me soften the question. Do you dislike or not care for the Jews? Like millions upon millions of people

We made it, my fellow Americans. The great God of the universe, the God of all energy and life itself allowed you and me to

With God, all things are possible. ALL THINGS! Even an event like THE VIRGIN BIRTH. Some 2,000 years ago, an angel was sent by God

YOU KNOW ME. You know me, oh created man for I made you. You have a sense for me, an instinct. I AM YOU, and

We weren’t ready December 7, 1941. The Naval Fleet in Pearl Harbor was not the least bit ready for the Japanese attack on our Pacific

YOU MUST KNOW THE TRUTH. THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE. So says the Scripture, and rightly so. It is so difficult to know the

We the people so privileged to live in America have so much to be thankful for.  God has allowed us to live in the greatest

“It’s the economy, stupid.” Those were the well-known words of then President Bill Clinton.  Clinton was reminding everybody, including and especially his advisors, that the

Nine years ago, there came Barack Obama.  Soon after, there came one Eric Holder, with the title of Attorney General, head of the Justice Department. 

TWO OF THEM. The first of these evil men said the following: “I’m going to bring down the U.S. by funding hate groups.  We’ll put

It sometimes feels in America today, one writer so aptly wrote, that we went to sleep in the America of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

DEPLORABLE, RACIST, SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC, XENOPHOBIC, ISLAMOPHOBIC, YOU NAME IT! And, name it she did, the words of former Democratic nominee for President Hillary Rodham Clinton.

WOULDN’T YOU LOVE TO SEE ONE OF THOSE NFL OWNERS WHEN SOMEONE DISRESPECTS OUR FLAG, TO SAY, GET THAT SON OF A BITCH OFF THE

Not enough my fellow Americans that anti-Semitism is on the rise again, prevalent the world over and even in our own country, especially so many

You can sue, shareholders of large corporations. You can sue when a CEO of a corporation decides to institute a corporate social-responsibility program. You can

The HIM is President Donald Trump. The KILL, that is the killers would be those who come from the radical left. For years now, the

16 years ago, we the people were attacked and confronted as a nation by militant, Islamic terrorists. Our very own World Trade Center, centers of

Work is good. Work is necessary for the fulfillment of every human being. Work is required of every person according to his or her capabilities

The use, overuse and abuse of opioids is now at EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS, so said opioid expert Bruce Taylor. It is staggering to know that some

Interesting is it not that the Scriptures say that a woman should obey her husband. At least to defer to him as long as he,

Recently, an article in the Wall Street Journal had the following headlines: IN THE NETHERLANDS THE DOCTOR WILL KILL YOU NOW Sounds like an oxymoron,

HOW IN GOD’S NAME DID WE EVER LOSE TO: HIM The WE are the Democrats. The HIM is: DONALD JOHN TRUMP PRESIDENT TRUMP That is

Congress shall make no law, NO LAW which in any way abridges the freedom of religion or established religion on its own in the great

Bernie Sanders, you will remember him as the flamboyant Senator from Vermont, the state where you are supposed to live free or die has become

There is a powerful FOURTH BRANCH of government. This powerful fourth branch of government often goes unnoticed. This fourth branch of government touches every aspect

That great legal document, our United States Constitution provides for three branches of our federal government. Article I provides for a Congress which includes a

FREEDOM! We are, America is, the home, the land of the: BRAVE AND THE FREE We are lovers of freedom.  It is, you could say,

THE POWERS NOT DELEGATED TO THE UNITED STATES BY THE CONSTITUTION, NOR PROHIBITED BY IT TO THE STATES, ARE RESERVED TO THE STATES RESPECTIVELY, OR

Two kinds of fathers are there. The one Heavenly, the other earthly. The Lord of Glory, the Carpenter of Nazareth said: “I AND THE FATHER

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW ABRIDGING THE RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH! Are you listening CONGRESS, House and Senate?  And all you congressional agencies including and

We live in the era, our very own time, of what ethicists and metaphysicists term: POST-TRUTH In short, the old notions, meanings and understandings of

We set aside, we Americans do, yet another day, one very special day to: REMEMBER To create mental memories of the monumental moments in American

We set aside, we Americans do, one day to honor some incredibly special men and women. The day is termed ARMED FORCES DAY. That day

In our world, love rules. It is the highest attribute, with fundamental characteristic of all humankind. Perhaps the finest expression of love is: MOTHER LOVE

America’s culture becomes ever more hostile to people of faith, and especially to those Christian or Jewish. Judeo-Christian ethics, morals and beliefs, once the very

We live in a day of moral relativism. A day and age where there really is no absolute truth.  In fact, we live in a

You are the salt of the earth, you Christians are, so says the Gospel writer Matthew.  Or at least you should be. And you are

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why.  It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world

WHAT IS AMERICA? That question was seemingly answered by founding father Benjamin Franklin when he told fledgling Americans then that America was: A REPUBLIC-IF YOU

There are too many Jews! You heard that right, and let me repeat it again THERE ARE TOO MANY JEWS! I hope that some of

The Executive Power shall be vested in the President of the United States of America. He shall hold his office during the term of four

The most important decision President Donald John Trump will make is the appointment of the next and the ninth Justice to the Supreme Court of

THE WORST LEGACY OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MAY BE DISDAIN FOR THE CONSTITUTION’S SEPARATION OF POWERS So said Appellate and Constitutional Law layers in Washington,

The greatest of all things is LOVE. The greatest, confirmed by the Apostle Paul of old, and agreed upon by the world’s greatest thinkers, artists

They’re off and running! Ten days into the new Trump Administration, the Trump Presidency, something that virtually everyone thought they would never say: PRESIDENT TRUMP

He’s gone! There’s a new sheriff in town!  Donald John Trump now runs the show.  Barack Hussein Obama is gone and we can now take

It was the shot heard round the world. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4 in 1968 by James Earl

He’s done it again! The man who in 2011 promised Israel and the world: AMERICA HAS ISRAEL’S BACK Has stabbed them in the back yet

The first 100 days in office, as President, as the most important decision maker in the world of: DONALD JOHN TRUMP So, now comes our

Now comes the great year 2017, my fellow Americans.  God has allowed us the privilege of living through the great and tumultuous year 2016 so

He was born of a virgin, so we are told. The angel of the Lord visited Mary and divine conception occurred, so we are told. 

Hillary Rodham Clinton won the majority of the popular vote in America, Election 2016.  Clinton garnered in excess of 2 million votes more so then

The new pen and a new phone comes to Washington, D.C. the third week in January 2017. The old pen and the old phone you

Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable and incredible gifts to mankind. All of them, so many of them.  For all of them we should

Are you a Christian? A real Christian? Why be Christian unless one is altogether Christian, don’t you think?  All or nothing. There are many who

There are at least ten predominantly Muslim countries around the world which forbid homosexuality and the laws of those countries set a punishment of death

It seems that an issue extremely difficult for the church of the Jesus Christ is the LGBT movement. Lesbians, gays, bigenders and transgenders seemed never

We are, America is, the home, the land of the: BRAVE AND THE FREE We are lovers of freedom.  It is, you could say, in

What would you say is the percentages of young Americans who believe that America is: EXCEPTIONAL? How many young Americans 18-29 think America: STANDS ABOVE

Two kinds of fathers are there. The one Heavenly, the other earthly. The Lord of Glory, the Carpenter of Nazareth said: “I AND THE FATHER

Guess we all have forgotten about this wholesale meat selling group, have we not? At least the media, the liberal side of our media has

The United States Senate, then Senator Joe Biden from the great State of Delaware once said should not hold hearings much less confirm a presidential

We set aside, we Americans do, yet another day, one very special day to: REMEMBER To create mental memories of the monumental moments in American

“SOCIALISM ONLY WORKS IN TWO PLACES: HEAVEN WHERE THEY DON’T NEED IT AND HELL WHERE THEY ALREADY HAVE IT.” the words of our former President

You and I are in debt, my fellow Americans, big, probably non-repayable debt. Do you know how much?  Our beloved country has debt in excess

In our world, love rules. It is the highest attribute, with fundamental characteristic of all humankind. Perhaps the finest expression of love is: MOTHER LOVE

The Constitution of the United States is comprised of: SEVEN ARTICLES Each has a specific purpose, defining the federal government, how it will operate and

SECTION I.  No person who has served six consecutive terms as a representative shall be eligible for election to the House of Representatives for a

Did you know that Jews are bloodsuckers? You didn’t know that? Well, they are think hundreds of millions of people. Did you know that Jews

Up the carpenter went to Jerusalem, knowing full well why. It was time, HIS time, the time, the eternal time as appointed when a world

Sound the trump-ets! Well, maybe in the case of Donald Trump who does his own trump-eting, you and I really don’t have to do that.