*updated* Since this posting there has been major Earthquakes in Japan, Chile and in the US. Just today here are the stats for earthquakes that have taken place:

**6.3 in Salta, Argentina since I posted this update**
5 hours ago, 6.9 Off the coast of Bio-Bio, Chile
7 hours ago, 8.8 Offshore Maule, Chile
17 hours ago, 7.0 Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Here is a list of all the earthquakes that have occurred in the last 8-30 days all over the world.

Whether you are a religious person or not you have to acknowledge that Jesus' words at Matthew 24:7 that there will be "...earthquakes in one place after another," are being fulfilled. We are indeed living in what the Bible refers to as the last days. I will be doing a series of posts that show further evidence of this. Having this knowledge, and if you truly believe this, how will your life reflect it?*


Today's news of the 7.0 Earthquake in Haiti is very sad. My prayers go out to the people in that region as well as those who have friends or family members who have been affected. When I heard the news, naturally I thought about the scripture at Matthew 24:7.

Somewhere in the world at all times there is usually an earthquake occurring. Even yesterday there was a 2.8 earthquake in Oklahoma of all places.

While reading the news of the Haiti quake I came across this site - Earthquakes.usgs.gov -that charts the earthquakes from around the world.It also shows how to prepare for an earthquake and how to report one.  There is also a section to help educate kids through interactive games and stats.

Sadly, the earthquake in Haiti has not been the first and will not be the last. Even those of us who feel like we aren't in an area prone to earthquakes can benefit from being prepared in the even that it does occur.


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I am finally making that transition from Blogger to Wordpress. For a person who has zero experience with this it has been a challenge but a great learning opportunity. When I say a great learning opportunity I mean I have shed a few tears, pulled a few hairs out, called upon my knowledgeable friends and have finally reached a level of semi understanding. Honestly, it isn't that bad. I am looking forward to the switch with the hope that this place that I get the privilege to express myself and get to hear your expressions as well will be much better.

I am hoping to have the transition completed very soon (the first of next week)so please be patient with me. That's code for "please don't leave me". I sincerely appreciate all of you who take the time to read Tales of a Literary Nobody. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. See you on the other side :)


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I had to weigh in on the Tiger Woods although I didn't feel like there was anything he particularly needed to say to the public about his behavior. I have written about this before in a post called (Detroit) Lions, Tiger (Woods), and (Chicago) Bears...Oh My. 

After viewing his statement I was touched and saddened about how it must have felt to admit that you have cheated multiple times not only to a room full of people, but no doubt millions of people who will view it today and for years to come. I certainly believe he was wrong for what he has done, but if a person apologizes and tries to do his best not to repeat past mistakes can we forgive?

Of course after the interview the heads started talking. Some positive and some negative about his words. It got me to thinking about mistakes. I wrote about them as well just recently. I seem to write about them often because I have made many regrettable mistakes in my lifetime. But when you think about mistakes and the fact that we all make them, really who are we to judge? Who are we to in any way judge anybody else for the things that they do. I'm not saying we advocate bad things with the attitude that "everybody makes mistakes". I'm saying who can honestly say that they have the right to sit in judgment of any one else?

This post is not a defense of Tiger Woods. What it is about is that while most people are eager to agree that to err is a very human trait they themselves are not quick to forgive. Humans have the tendency to be judgmental for years over the things others have done while expecting complete atonement for their own mistakes. Forgiveness for many has become sort of a four-letter-word. Some people have had horrible things done to them and believe it impossible to forgive the perpetrators.  Is that really so? Do we harbor bad feelings towards people who may have made a mistake against us?


I'll give you my own personal example. I dreamed the other night about a childhood friend who used to be someone who was very untrustworthy. In the dream my friend was up to their old ways. I actually woke up mad at them. It's been some ten plus years since I have spoken with this friend because we just simply lost touch. But, obviously in my subconscious I still think of this person in a negative light.

Thinking about this my goal is to try to be truly forgiving keeping in mind that to err is human, but to forgive is necessary.



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In God we trust. I noticed those words printed on the back of a twenty dollar bill yesterday. While, the history of these words and controversy over this phrase being unconstitutional has been much discussed, I wondered what do these words truly mean?

Is it really in God that we trust? Those words refer to the U.S. collectively as a nation, but what about individually? What about the printers of this money, do they?

We live in a world in which trust in God does exist, but trust in money is way deeper. The reason I say this is that when you think about it, how many people have been robbed of their trust in God? How many people have been murdered for their trust in God? When issues nationally arise such as the recent recession were we all encouraged to pray for and end to it? Of course not. So where is the trust really?

The trust truly seems to be in money itself and not God. The Bible itself says the "love" of money is the root of all evil. An example of that is the crisis in Haiti. People's trust in money have led to them being involved in fraudulent fund raising for relief efforts that really were a means for them to profit.

Recent news of the murder of a Florida lottery winner as well as lotteries themselves do not show a trust in God, but a trust in money. The person who is reportedly responsible for killing the man as a means to get his money certainly did not show a trust in God. Lotteries promote the idea of day after day investing in the opportunity to win millions that will lead to a better life.

Even some religions themselves who are based on trust in God have succumbed to trust in money by taking material advantage of loyal followers. Where is the trust in God in that?

If we are completely honest with ourselves we have to admit that we have at times given the trust that actually belonged to God over for material gain. Things like prostitution, drugs, human trafficking and war can be attributed to trust in money. People have done things that they never believed they were capable of all based on their trust in money. We have seen this throughout history. So with that in mind, in what do we really trust?


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