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Sassy Update - The Squirrel Hunter

In Phoenix, I walked Sassy to the park every morning, sometimes as early as 4 AM to avoid the heat.

In Northwest Arkansas, we live in a park, a double lot where trees surround the house. Just like the dogs in "Up," Sassy lives to chase squirrels. She has no hope of catching one, but the thrill never goes away.

The morning walk begins with, "Sassy - let's go kill a squirrel." She knows that includes walking across the main road and going up the hill on Wentworth.

First we stop to see Maynard and Homer, two neighboring guard dogs, big babies looking for attention. Sassy chases Maynard in circles and fusses with Homer. Old Homer is known for not liking smaller dogs, so he sometimes wears an expression of disgust and dismay, backing away to watch from the porch. Maynard enjoys the chase.

Across the street is a new Scotch terrier, usually inside. On the corner is a little dog who stays outside without a leash. That is Sassy's boyfriend. Our granddaughter got them together for a social meeting. Ever since, Sassy and her boyfriend have enjoyed daily chases around the yard. Sassy on three legs can keep up with other dogs on four. The new neighbors admire Sassy and talk about her with me.

Chipmunk holes are abundant, so Sassy checks them out. Chipmunks do two things to hide. One is the freeze. When they stop moving, they blend easily with the background. If Sassy charges, they duck into their hidey-holes nearby.  The Shrinkers are like chipmunks. When discovered, they freeze and try to blend with the background. They claim to be confessional, like everyone else. If confronted, they run into their hidey-holes, asking their drinking buddies to support and protect them.

White-Out Christmas

Christmas Eve services were canceled all over Northwest Arkansas last night. Often storms pass by, but this one closed down Oklahoma and brushed past our little corner of Arkansas. We fell asleep with rain still falling, the cold descending upon us. I woke up to a quiet winter landscape.

The weather did not affect our live Internet broadcast, which was also recorded. Perhaps those who are reduced to selling books for a living, or copying the Reformed for success, should try our cutting-edge technology.

Our Sheltie Precious, an Arizona native, was sitting in the guest room this morning, perhaps trying to figure out what was outside the dog-door.  The deck is the backyard for three dogs, and it has inches of snow on it already. The guest room is their normal path to the outdoors.

We are only a few minutes from our grandchildren, but we are up on a hill in Little Switzerland (Bella Vista). If they plow and salt the main road down to the highway, we can leave our little circle of three homes. Otherwise, a trip down that steep and twisting drive will earn us a spot in the local news - not that Mrs. Ichabod would volunteer for that ride.

The Enthusiasts among the Lutherans are becoming more hysterical as their schemes are exposed or shut down. That makes the oppression felt by confessional Lutherans more difficult, as they wonder, "How long?" The corrupt, dishonest, and weak who were oozed into power by the Shrinkers will remain until they retire, die, or receive the Left Foot of Fellowship. The last is most unlikely in the Good Ol' Boy network. Those who drink together in school shrink together in the synod.

Nevertheless, the battle has finally started. People are no longer afraid of their Shrinker DPs and Shrinker theology professors. With trembling lips, the name Lutheran is being spoken again.

Two congregations are helping the battle, more than they know.

1. The CORE is the fruit of Jeske Enterprises, a failure in every respect - except blowing money faster than a Gurgle. At the rate Mequon is declining, Ski will soon be the Werning Professor of Entertainment at the Sausage Factory.
   
2. Rock and Roll is the centerpiece for the Donald-Patterson-for-SP Campaign, another laugh a minute. The sermon for a "$200,000 grant and more members now!" was deleted from the websty, along with everything else except a map.
   

The year is ending with most Americans now hoping for a change from Hope and Change. As Diablo said on the phone, "We haven't had a good president since Reagan." Impoverished leadership in the political realm follows apostate leadership in the churches. Long before we had Clinton and his cover-up team, we had Floyd Luther Stolzenburg and his store-bought synod supporters.

Church and Chicanery is still inviting people for the November, 2009 conference. Nothing speaks more eloquently about incompetence and illiteracy than their websty.