The Latitudinarian makes a “sensu” to you, or not….

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Christian Crime Inspirational

Practitioners practice practically practical practices.

It is good practice to ask yourself, “What IS my goal?”

Depends on who you work for.

And in favor of.


Hbu?


Do you work to be in God’s favor?

Do you work to be in the Principal’s favor?

Your Mother?

Your Father?

Your Brother?

Your Sister?

The New Deal?

Have you asked yourself lately.


Whose favor do you seek, do you hide from?


I thought so.

Oftentimes, things have a way of straightening themselves out.

Maybe.

Or.

Maybe not.

Slack, latitude and attitude help. The tools needed and necessary when the breaking point presents.


Believe in what you want.

Believe in who you choose.


Do No Harm.

This is a start. A starting point.

A good place to start.

A wide berth.

A narrow path.


Longitudinal or Laxitudinal.

These are high powered questions we should all be asking ourselves.Where do we “fall” on the pendulum of life.


Exclusivity

Inclusivity.

Join the Club.

If they allow your participation, that is.


Big can be a bad thing. Mega can be an even badder thing too. Easy to get lost in the shuffle.


Well, can’t I just pick and choose?

Doesn’t work that way.


The process is the punishment (bs)


It is not so much about following the rules. It is more about who the rules are bent for and in favor of.


Mainstream.

Downstream.

Upstream.

(Without a paddle)

Jesus gives us, on a silver platter, all the tools we need. We simply must, must sharpen our resolve to


Do the right thing.

Even if and when it does not feel good, and we may gain nothing, zero, nada in return.


Empty?

Not at all.

Betrayed.

Possibility.


In the end, it doesn’t really matter.


Stick to your guns.

Just.

Stick to your guns.


In this crazy, kooky inhabitable world.


The whole inhabited world.


Cooperation is best when it is honest and un-self-serving.

Keep in mind, sometimes we simply cannot all get along.


Confusion arises?

All of the sudden the law matters?

Not to be confused with life mistakes.

Too much latitude is too much latitude.


The Latitudinarian supports a broad base of bases.

Making sense of it all may never occur.

In the strictest sense—“sensu stricto”

In the broadest sense—“sensu latiore”

In the relaxed sense—“sensu amplo”


Super-duper!


Makes sense to me.

Hbu?

make sensu to you?😜


Sensu.


The term is used in biology, linguistics, semiotics, and law.

Commonly, it refers to how strictly or loosely an expression is used in describing any particular concept, but it also appears in expressions that indicate the convention or context of the usage. (wk)


Thank you for allowing my participation. In whatever “this” is. Whatever is going on in our current events of the world-wide craziness.


I think I will never eat bugs, thank you very much. Some plants. Yes. Green plants, green algae, and the glaucophyte algae.


May I introduce to the MRCA family:


The most recent common ancestor👩🏼👩🏼👩🏻‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳👩🏾‍🦰👨🏻‍🦰🙋‍♀️👩🏻‍🦳👳🏼‍♂️👴🏻🧔🏿‍♂️The closest relatives. (Of cotton, of hibiscus) More on that later. Too much going on today. The candy awaits!


Cats and Dogs. Dogs and Cats.

Nature Versus nurture.

Humans versus Monsters

(well, it is Halloween today😜)


Grab your notepad and pencil and time to take notes.

There is no fudging, with this stuff.


The Latitudinarian has many opinions, broad and wide.

Remember this.

In biology and genetic genealogy, the most recent common ancestor (MRCA), also known as the last common ancestor (LCA), of a set of organisms is the most recent individual from which all the organisms of the set are descended.😳


Say what?

Exactly.

When understanding seems far away the Latitudinarian saves the day.

Punts.

The questions and the answers to that which never ends.


Further. The term is also used in reference to the ancestry of groups of genes (halotypes) rather than organisms.


Doesn’t really clear it up. Does it.

Can I phone a friend?

Or at the least consult my local Latitudinarian.


This is high level stuff.

At this moment I am not referring to God.

In the end we, who believe, know he has the final say.


God knows our hearts.


The MRCA family is of a set of individuals and can sometimes be determined by referring to an established pedigree.(wk). Impossible. Impossible to identify the exact MRCA of a large set of individuals. An estimate of the time at which the MRCA lived can also be given.


(Kinda wishing you thought to hide, huh?)

Stick to your guns.

Just.

Stick to your guns.


In the end. He is in charge. Remember we are just the tiny dancers hoping to be noticed. Down here. In the rate race. Dinosaurs are a relative term.


Hey. Cut me some slack. improve my latitude by improving my attitude.

Sounds good. A good start.


Further. Unlike in pedigrees of individual humans or domesticated lineages where historical parentage is known, in the inference of relationships among species or higher groups of taxa (systematics or phylogenetic), ancestors are not directly observable or recognizable.(wk)


Is it universal?

Glad you asked.


LUCA. The last universal common ancestor is the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. The LUCA is estimated to have lived 3.5-3.8 billion years ago. (wk)


And you feel old, huh.👴🏻

The best we can hope for.

No double standard. (jk)

For me. For you. For any one.


What it comes down to. (Or up too)

The survival of the fittest.

Well. In normal times anyway.


Make sensu to you-su?


Does to me. Although there are moments of great, GREAT challenge.And to sit on the floor in a child-like tantrum seems the only option. I highly recommend it. It is more than just a great stress reliever. It brings us back to simplicity.


When the phone call drops, the doorbell fails and the door knob falls through the hole to the other side. Times of great challenges and limitations should never be underestimated. And pretending to comply in a sly, back ‘em in a corner way is


Betrayal.

Not.

Helpful.


Wave the phone around all you like. Pretend the connection is gone when the others are listening on the other end. To hear the “real” you.


Let’s just finally say it.

Today.

Artificial Intelligence does not exist.Nor does regular intelligence either.

Cell phones are today’s weapons of mass destruction.

Use them wisely? Whether and how you choose to pin another down in the corner of your cell phone initiative-world is your call. Again: It is your call.


Please consider. However you try to “float your boat”.


Choose wisely

He is ever present, always watching us.

Imploring us to be good.

He is watching you.

On this day of dead souls and Halloween.


Have a good day.

Feel safe. Feel sound.👹☠️


In two days, the day of the dead. Where☺️ will you be standing?


Bwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!





October 31, 2023 17:56

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