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Category: Review

  • Lake Mineral Wells State Park

    Lake Mineral Wells State Park

    This park lies about an hour or so west of Fort Worth, Texas. In case you did not know, in Texas, distance between towns is measured in time. Lake Mineral Wells State Park (LMWSP) is carved out of a wooded area surrounding Lake Mineral Wells. This lake has been popular for recreation since it was originally formed in 1919.

    Sites

    The sites here are not all cookie-cutter sites. They vary in length and the way the tables and firepits are laid out. Some have access to the lake just a few steps away and others take a pretty good walk to get to the water.

    They have plenty of thirty amp and 50 amps sites and some very long sites to accommodate even the largest of trailers or coaches.

    Amenities

    The bathrooms and showers were clean and the little store by the boat ramp is one of the better stores I’ve found in a state park. The store also rents out canoes, kayaks, and paddle-boats.

    If you get a chance to visit this park, try to get down to the dam and get a view of the lake from eye level while on a walk. The different perspective is pretty neat.

    You’ll find plenty of opportunity to sit and watch deer while here as well as listen to listen to a watch lots of birds. This state park should be on your plans if you are in the area.

    Stay safe and stay healthy.

  • Coyote Keeth’s RV Park

    We had a chance to stay at Coyote Keeth’s RV Park just outside Clayton, NM recently. Here what I had to say on Google with some additional info:

    This little park is super easy to find, super easy to get into a spot (they’re all large pull throughs), and super easy to get out of when it’s time to go.

    Our 40′ trailer and pickup had no problem fitting in our site. I wish the hook-ups had been a little further back in the site but that is really a minor thing. We just parked the truck behind the trailer.

    For us, it was the perfect place to stop midway to our destination. The whole park, including their bathrooms were clean.

    The folks there seemed to be a mix of one night stays and people in the area to work. No junky trailers or sites were there. The New Mexico surise from our site was a beautiful way to start the day.

    I stayed at an RV Park once where there were some junky trailers and long timers that had beat up lawn furniture and grills at their site. When we left I was glad to be out of there without witnessing an act of domestic violence. Sure way to get a pass from us when we’re travelling.

    I’d give it a five (as an overnight stay) if not for the train tracks right across the street. I’d easily recommend it for people that just need to pull over for the night though.traveling.

    I liked the train tracks a bit. They took me back to my youth when we stayed in some places near tracks while the family traveled. I could have used fewer passing throughout the night though.

  • “Big Bang” Racism. Wut?

    I spend between seven and eight hours commuting each week. Over the past few years I’ve subscribed to twelve podcasts and several YouTube channels to make this time useful (I only listen to the YouTube videos). Several of these podcasts/channels I only open once in a while and scroll through to see if they have any interesting content headlines. Others get listened to when they put out a new one. Only twice have I found content so good that I go back and start listening to older content.

    That’s how I cam to be listening to an episode of the Just Thinking Podcast titled “Big Bang” Racism from December 2017 on the drive to work this morning. Once again, Darrell and Virgil drop truth bombs with pinpoint accuracy. As usual, those bombs are dropped from Scripture.

    If you haven’t listened to them before, do it. What you will find is a couple of believers who, once they start getting into the subject, start driving points home like an M240 driving lead downrange and, also like it, they are smoking hot before they’re finished.

    Two of those points in this podcast hit me. One was regarding social justice and the gospel. As I said, they always turn to scripture. Now, too many times I hear “woke” preachers talking about “Jesus saves and all that BUT… if you want the full gospel you have to ________ (insert current favored social justice issue).” I’ve read Romans 1:16 many times but never has it been pointed out so clearly that God’s Word tells us exactly what the gospel is for: “…it is the power of God for salvation.” There are no bullet points or list of other things it is for. It is for salvation.

    This episode also drives home some truth about how we need to see the church. This was done in taking something I’ve been looking at all my life and making me realize I’ve not really been truly seeing it. Or maybe just reminding me of something I’ve grown so used to that I’ve forgotten.

    I told you there were two things in this podcast that really struck me. I told you about one. The other one is about an event recorded in the Bible that many of us have read, but maybe, like above, we’ve not really seen all of it. You’ll have to listen to find out though.

  • Campfires, Christians, and Coca-Cola?

    I have never done a reaction video but the Just Thinking Podcast, Episode 106 made me think it was time to do one. But, I don’t have time to learn new Adobe After Effects Explosion FX. Why would I need to? Myself exploding at the knowledge being dropped in this Biblical Exposition of Unity would be the only appropriate video!

    This video is 2.5 hours long. There’s a reason for that. My mind was blown by this deep-dive into what Biblical Unity really is. Darrell Harrison and Virgil Walker bring it and this was eye opening.

    Yes, the title of this blog is relevant to the podcast and YES! You will not regret taking the time to listen to this. I’m on my second listen right now.

  • Zevia Organic Tea – Early Grey Tea with Blood Orange Flavor Review

    “Healthy” Product that tastes great

  • Bragg’s Apple Cider Vinegar – Limeade

    Many times I’ve heard folks talk about drinking apple cider vinegar (ACV). It’s a miracle! So I thought I’d give it a shot.

    ACV does not, in my opinion, qualify as a miracle. In brief, the science seems to support that it does regulate blood sugar and inhibits the complete digestion of carbs. However, rather than being viewed as a one stop weight loss drink, it is instead a small piece that you could include in a total health jigsaw puzzle.

  • Watch “Epic Bar Beef Review” on YouTube

    My review of the Epic Bar. Beef with Habanero, Walnut, and Cherry.

  • Taste Test for Organic Energy Drink

    So I tried an energy drink because it was “clean” and organic. I’m always down for that. Maybe not so much anymore.