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At my age I am glad to just wake up every morning. While waking up coughing is not my favorite way of waking up there are worse ways for sure and at least I know I am alive. Every day brings new opportunities.

Have you ever wondered if anyone outside of Active Rain reads your blog? Write something that may raise an eyebrow and you will find out. I am very happy to say that a lot of local people read my blog posts. To bad that "supposedly" about a dozen of them want to lynch me.

Sadly this group in perticular is an ill informed group who want to read into my posts their own depraved sinful thoughts. Take the plank out of your own eye before you try to remove the speck in your own eye. Worse yet, their spiritual leader, Reverend Doctor Pastor Author Blogger Matthew Richards, has taken up their cause and has felt the need to inform (gossip) to other pastors about what they perceive as the truth. I could write pages on this but the root of the problem is that Matt and his ilk prefer to raise doctrine above the Word of God and do not accept that God wrote the Bible for the common man. They feel it takes centuries of theologians to tell you what it means because God could not possibly write a book for us (you and I) that we would understand. It seems to me that they are the ones who don't understand and they insult God by saying we need to look at what their favored theologian says because God could not possibly talk to you and I directly.

Sorry about the rant.

I am thankful that I woke up today and that the opportunities are endless before me. It's another day I can explore ways to help promote my son's work. It's another day I can tell others that I LOVE them and find ways to lift them up. It's another day that I can appreciate the beauty around me and thank God for what He has created. Here is wishing YOU a blessed day.

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Do you enjoy the cartoons written by my son (Timmothy N. Timm) which I use as a springboard to write my daily posts? His strip, Titus & Philemon, has run in two newspapers for years as well as being printed in my blog every day. Titus & Philemon (pronounced Phi - Lee -Man) are guinea pigs. Their owner is Joe. Timmothy has never repeated a joke/comic strip in the 12 years he has been writing it. He has never copied another strip, such as Peanuts or Garfield. You can follow Timmothy on FB as Titus & Philemon and you can also check him out on Instagram as Instagram.com/titus and philemon/ .

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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Monday morning, Bob.

Have a great day and a healthy and trouble free week.

Mar 24, 2025 07:17 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Roy Kelley . A trouble free week would be good and I will make it my goal.

Mar 24, 2025 08:39 AM
Patricia Feager
Flower Mound, TX

Bob "RealMan" Timm - may you be blessed and be a blessing to others. 

To piggyback off of Roy Kelley - Live healthy and trouble free!

Mar 24, 2025 07:26 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Patricia Feager . I am better understanding everyday why my mom left the church in disgust. She was the kindest person to others of anyone I've known.

Mar 24, 2025 08:38 AM
Patricia Feager

Bob "RealMan" Timm - your mom sounds like she was very instinctive, kind, and wise to shenanigans. 

Mar 24, 2025 10:00 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Oh my, Bob "RealMan" Timm -  I hear you and I feel you.  People as you describe are everywhere ... thumping the Bible and quoting scripture all the while reading into anything their depraved sinful thoughts. I call it - pure evil. 

Rise above - and get up and do good every day. Be in service and help others. Amen! 

 

Mar 24, 2025 07:31 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Amen Sister Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist . The group I'm talking about thumps the Lutheran doctrine, it so supersedes the Word of God you know.

Mar 24, 2025 08:36 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

And that, Bob, is why I don't follow or listen to people in the religious world. I have my own faith and I have a brain and I don't need others to interpret for me.

Mar 24, 2025 07:38 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Amen Nina Hollander, Broker ! I keep hoping I will find a church where they believe "I Stand Alone On The Word Of God, the BIBLE". I guess if you are Lutheran the Bible is just a sub-book to their volumes of doctrine.

Mar 24, 2025 08:34 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Bob "RealMan" Timm I pay no attention to "doctrine."

Mar 24, 2025 08:38 AM
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I am listening to a very interesting book - The Lost Tomb - which is not religious at all - during the Easter season of course I immediately thought of the tomb of Jesus - but it isn't.  This book is a series of chapters about unsolved mysteries and hoaxes etc.  I am listening right now to a chapter about Amanda Knox, the young woman accused of murdering her roommate in Perugia.  The internet went crazy about her - accused her of crimes more heinous that murder (hard to believe) and attacked anyone who defended her.  The long and short of it is that the internet is home to a lot of people who say the most outrageous things because they can - it's like spitting into a lake - people say things on the internet that they wouldn't say to your face and they feel protected or entitled - but it isn't harmless  because their words do hurt. I am sorry that you are triggering that kind of behaviour on the other side. 

Mar 24, 2025 07:50 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Lise Howe I appreciate it. The Lost Tomb sounds like an interesting read.

Mar 24, 2025 08:32 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Bob "RealMan" Timm I am with you.  Any day I can wake up is a great day!!!  🤣

Mar 24, 2025 09:22 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

George Souto I am well aware that I don't have a lot of time left so every day I am thankful God gave me another.

Mar 24, 2025 01:30 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Bob,  I wonder how many people read my blogs but who knows, I get information that 50 people did and may have one person comment.

Mar 24, 2025 11:04 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I've often wondered about that too Will Hamm . 🧐

Mar 24, 2025 01:32 PM
Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty
Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL
Florida Space Coast Homes

I guess if we are coughing we are breathing so it is preferable to the opposite. 

Mar 24, 2025 12:15 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I am in complete agreement Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty . I have woke up in worse ways (but still glad to have awoken).

Mar 24, 2025 01:40 PM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

Your candidness is refreshing, Bob "RealMan" Timm! It’s so uplifting to see how you embrace each new day as a chance to connect with others and spread love. Thanks for sharing your perspective—it’s a great reminder to focus on the positives, no matter the noise around us!

Mar 24, 2025 04:42 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

Thank you Lew Corcoran , there is a lot of clatter all about us and it is best not to get caught up in it.

Mar 24, 2025 07:05 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

That certainly isn't the ideal way to wake up in my mind, but to each their own, haha.

Mar 25, 2025 06:06 AM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I'm with you Brian England but I have woke up in worse ways... like vometting.

Mar 25, 2025 10:22 AM
Adam Feinberg
Elegran - Manhattan, NY
NYC Condo, Co-op, and Townhouse Advisor

Religion has a way of both bringing us together and also separating us. I am Jewish- but not religious. I value the culture, traditions, and history- but I am agnostic. I grew up in a Jewish neighborhood (which was a mix of various types of Jewish sects- from Reform to Hasidic) - and I know Netflix even had a show called "My Unorthodox Life" (part reality tv show, part documentary) that focused on the neighborhood where I grew up. In the ultra religious Hasidic community- the men will tell you how much they put women on a pedestal...but that isn't the behavior that I witnessed routinely- especially in my teenage years when I worked at a Glatt Kosher restaurant in the heart of the Orthodox and Hasidic community.  Instead- witnessing this first hand, helped me form my own beliefs and values- shoving aside the religion because it was so prone to separating and dividing people. I have lived in the last 19 years in a building that abuts a Church- and again witnessing first hand religion dividing people. They aren't all the good Christian people they claim to be...though some absolutely are.  

Mar 29, 2025 01:17 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm

I know exactly what you are saying Adam Feinberg as my Mom was from NJ and that side of the family are all Jewish but very much like yourself. Like the Jewish faith Lutherans swing widely from the ultra liberal to the ultra conservative. Until very recently I was aligned with the conservative end of things but it really seems that their god is doctrine and not the God of the Bible. I am currently attending what is known as the Calvary Chapel Movement and I really like it. They own a lot of radio stations across the US and two of the programs I really like are Jewish (Jews for Jesus) out of NY and NJ. They are GREAT programs to listen to as they explain where/why Jewish customs come from and how they intermingle with Christian tradition. If you are a little interested just look up The Calvary Chapel Movement that was started by Bill Smith in the 1960's - 70's. Bill has passed on but they have churches everywhere. The most well known figure is Gregg Laurie today.

Mar 29, 2025 02:53 PM