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I have a lot!!!! of nieces and nephews on Facebook and they all refer to me the same way. Recently I was hospitalized twice for several days at a time. Heard from the clan and this is how I was addressed. I now have numerous credit card offers addressed to Auntie Bonnie.. The mock up card they send as a sample carries the name Auntie Bonnie. American Express offers Auntie Bonnie a business card up to 20,000. Just for kick I am so tempted.auntiethumbnail.jfif thumbnailbbb.jfif

Interesting. Thank you for posting this. Yes, the free services are not free. Data brokers today are having a field day.

Thel Seventh-day Adventist Church asks LGBTQ members and pastors who are not in a traditional marriage to live a celibate life. I note the Conference that employes him has stated, my words, that he had not engaged in any conduct that would warrant disciplinary action. Here is what the Conference actually said, in part: " That a thorough discussion had shown that there is no reason at the moment for the certification of Saša Gunjević to be withdrawn. That Gunjević had not committed a disciplinary offense that would prevent him from continuing to exercise pastoral ministry."

What is it like to be a SDA pastor? The following link takes you to an article that reports on a major study o SDA pastors. It contains multiple links to other information and to evaluations of the basic study. It raises questions that do not have easy answers. https://atoday.org/why-we-must-appreciate-our-pastors/ The following is a 241-page evaluation of the study by the General Conference. https://www.adventistresearch.info/wp-content/uploads/2024-01-23-Report-on-Global-Adventist-Pastors-Survey-for-ASTR-Website.pdf It is of interest to note the major differences between SDA pastor in North America and the rest of the world. Amazon is currently selling a book, written by an SDA pastor, that explores what it is like to be a SDA pastor. See: https://www.amazon.com/Profile-Religious-Man-Confessions-Religion/dp/1532699042

One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at age 111 DALLAS (AP) — Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111. https://apnews.com/article/viola-ford-fletcher-obituary-tulsa-race-massacre-09f47fd38380c36ab2911828ec7587c6?

Bipartisan salute to Cheney Al Gore, Joe Biden, Jill Biden and Kamala Harris at former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral today. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images A bipartisan litany of former presidents, vice presidents and other D.C. notables gathered at Washington National Cathedral today for former Vice President Dick Cheney's funeral. Cheney, President George W. Bush's vice president, died earlier this month at 84 from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. Among those on hand: Former Presidents Joe Biden and George W. Bush; former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, Mike Pence and Al Gore; and Cheney's daughter, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney. Notably absent: President Trump, a Cheney family nemesis who wasn't invited. Liz Cheney speaks during her father's funeral service. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images ?? President Bush, Cheney's former boss, said: "At a rare public appearance in 2022, he offered a kind of parting reflection. He said, 'When you can look back on a lifetime in politics and government, and what you value most are the friendships, then I guess you've done all right.'" "A lot of us know that feeling, as we say an affectionate farewell to the 46th vice president of the United States. It's something to be cherished when a man of his caliber has been your colleague and friend. This son of Wyoming, this son of Marjorie and Richard Cheney of Casper, went far in this world, and in our own lives left a very fine mark. We are grateful for his good life. We honor his service. And we pray that somewhere up the trail, we will meet him again." Scenes from the service ... ? More photos.