I just got a new dredge for my gold mining operation. What
you quickly learn gold mining is you either need to be very lucky and hit the
spot each time you pan or you need to move a lot of dirt. When I say a lot
basic mining math says 1 ton of dirt in gold rich lands holds 1/30th
of an ounce. So to get that magical 1 ounce of gold you need to move 30 tons of
dirt. To do this with a shovel is a bunch of work, so they created a dredge or
a dirt vacuum that sucks the dirt off the river bottom and moved it into a
sluice that separates the gold out and sends the junk off.
This is a cool unit, it’s a HydroForce nozzle with ability
to dredge on dry ground, which is necessary these days since there is little
water flowing in the creeks. I also got a Gold Hog Raptor as a highbanker to
process the dirt. All using a Keene pump to move a bunch of water. So with this
I have punched through to bedrock in an hour, something that has taken weeks to
get to with a shovel. So it’s off to the races to see how much I can move
before it become too wet to work my spot.
So as I am working I am thinking about the current political
hogwash going on (no analogy to the Gold Hog which washes my dirt) and how much
nonsense is being said. I only have AM radio and the internet so life is good!
But a candidate I support, Ben Carson, is taking a lot of heat on various
things. First is abortion, where the abortion rights people believe he is anti-woman,
where in fact he is pro-child. The other thing which has a video floating
around from The View, where the gaggle of liberal women ganged up on him for
saying Sharia Law is not compatible with the US Constitution.
Guess what, it isn’t! The irony is they were attacking him
as being anti-Muslim and a racist. Ironically Mr. Carson is a black man!!
Also, they are defending a law that would have
them in burkas and being stoned for what they have said.
Anyway it just goes to show the nature of the mindless attacks today where
people don’t logically discuss a position, but attack. They take things out of
context or misrepresent what is said or in the case of The View put words in
the mouth of Mr. Carson.
I reflect on James 4:11 when thinking about this climate:
Speak not evil one of another,
brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother,
speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou
art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Now don’t get me as overly biased to the right, I see the
Republican’s doing the same thing to Hillary Clinton. Sean Hanity seems to be
at the top of this group. I also see this in reporting of news. The recent
shooting in Roseburg had initial reports of this shooter isolating Christians,
or that he was white and so on. Now these unsubstantiated reports are gaining traction
and being used in churches as how we need to live our lives without fear of
death. Ugh, I can go on and on about this subject, but we need to look at our
personal lives and how we conduct ourselves. Suggestion is everyone involved in
politics needs to read James in full before being able to run!!
With this season starting and my gold operation going
into full force, we see that moving dirt is good in one venue and bad in the
other. Honestly if those who dug dirt for the news waited until they actually
found “gold” before reporting may actually have some credibility.