Gravitational Assist

Gravitational Assist 

By: Michael D Tobin

June 7, 2023  

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This episode features a story on a coming SpaceX launch of a space ship to monitor a space rock, that is going to be about a ten year mission according to the article, new Indie music from Ricky Davis, songs, Out Of The Basement and Just A Bad Dream. Then a quick bit on a day-old Forbes article on a world-famous hotelier, just dropping a whole San Francisco city block of a hotel, because of San Francisco's issue. THEN a song from Gregg Wietstock, bassist from 3 Days In The Grave, with one of his most recent solo projects, I Cracked My Eye. And I'll conclude with the last performance I've seen 3 Days In The Grave, from Feb this year. 3DITG is, Robert Tyler (lead vox/guitar), Gene Copley (drums), and Gregg Wietstock (bass). Articles: Owner of SF's Largest Hotel, the Hilton Union Square, Is Walking Away, Surrendering It to Lender , and ‘Golden Asteroid’ Mission Is Back On Track, Says NASA

I also briefly discussed how God has answere a few of my recent prayers, (and there's ALWAYS more yet to be dealt with, right?) And I opined about Park Hotels CEO Thomas J. Baltimore and the San Francisco hotel property he just dumped to the lenders. 

On Prayer:

God answers prayers. I discussed with him a possibility of skirting California's and Federal fees and taxes, and petrol prices, while staying in my home state instead of running to a different state. I told God I want to stay and see the last drop of life in this state if I have to because I ain't running away. I tried Oregon and Virginia but those were out of pure venture and saw no need to make those moves permanent, way back before it was popular to go to Texas. This photo doesn't have anything to do with what Im getting at, but is just another weird internet thing I just turned on for a bit and am about to turn it off. It's one of the new Microsoft Edge upgrades. I just used it to make sure it's what I thought I had just purchased because the product is from Mexico and the label is in Spanish. But here's how the Lord has been answering my prayers past several years. It is an all-purpose finely powdered milk. Im about to save $200 a year just by using this for smoothies and coffee instead of 24 gallons of milk yearly and 24 bottles of creamer. If I didn't use this powdered creamer at all then I'll save another $40 but then I'd have to replace smoothies with some other food and I cannot imagine that. So far, I now live only 5 miles from work instead of 13 and my new wages/hrs actually lowered a bit but keep me in the same ballpark as I had before I moved, but in a more preferable location and less necessities and expenses, and in the long run I'll be ahead, and my food bill is equal to previous. It was a forward lateral move but will increase even more as my hrs become full-time. This is all on top of athe previous 7 years that already has been nothing short of a time of provision in the midst of famine, pestilence, drought and tyranny. And I even had to work part-time 16-20 hrs a week during 3 of those earlier months until a about 3 yrs of temp-work. I was just above rock bottom living on God's miraculous provision until the last 3 years working 50+ or - hrs per week. I took all I could get until I had to make a choice of being crippled by the time I retire in several more years. And that's when our new plan kicked in. God remembered some of my requests that I had given up on and forgot. If you are tired of being tossed and driven, maybe you can do what I did, and ask God for another plan, to make it happen? It takes dedication and sacrifice. But you get to see God do things you cannot see yourself succeeding in by yourself. Without God, you are really on your own. And that's no fun.

On The San Francisco Dump:

WOW! See what I mean? #sanfrancisco This article is harsh it says it all for the whole state's large cities' future. like San Diego and L.A. This is what I've been talking about past 5 years or so. This article is huge. They only owed 3/4 of a billion out of 1.56 billion $$ but they still dumped it. That's a disaster for SF. I hate to say it really, but it serves them right. From the article; "..."After much thought and consideration, we believe it is in the best interest for Park’s stockholders to materially reduce our current exposure to the San Francisco market," said Park Hotels CEO Thomas J. Baltimore in a statement. "Now more than ever, we believe San Francisco’s path to recovery remains clouded and elongated by major challenges, both old and new: record high office vacancy; concerns over street conditions; lower return to office than peer cities; and a weaker than expected citywide convention calendar through 2027 that will negatively impact business and leisure demand." ..."