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OPINION

 Mountain Views News Saturday, September 7, 2013 

STUART Tolchin..........On LIFE

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HAIL Hamilton My Turn


INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY

 Like many people in Sierra Madre I was shocked to learn about the murder 
of young Treavor Robinson. I knew Treavor a few years back when he was just 
eighteen and was the youngest person in the Improv Comedy Class that my son 
and I attended. I came to know a little bit about Treavor and once gave him a ride 
to Pasadena. As I recall, that day he was hitch-hiking to Los Angeles to visit his 
biological mother and the ride to Pasadena was part of his long journey to Los 
Angeles. By now you probably know the story of his death. He was once more 
visiting his mother in South Los Angeles and was standing in front of his mother’s 
apartment when, according to Police Reports, a car pulled up and an automatic weapon was fired 
and Treavor was struck in the back and, after being rushed to the hospital, died of his wound.

 Let’s be clear. There are no suggestions that Treavor was affiliated with any gang. In fact he was 
the ex-Student Body President of Wilson Middle School in addition to being a talented musician 
and actor and working in association with a Youth Ministry. I have been thinking about Treavor all 
week but this article isn’t really about him. . . 

 The number of shooting deaths across the United States numbers into the thousands. It’s odd, 
isn’t it, that individual incidents like the death of Treyvon Martin or Oscar Grant garner so much 
publicity while the thousands of other equally senseless killings receive so little notice. It seems 
to me that the only cases that receive much attention are those incidents wherein it is possible 
to scapegoat some alleged perpetrator and demand punishment. Was the killer a racist or was it 
another example of unjustified violence by the police? To my mind what is needed is not more ways 
to punish the evil-doers but instead a way to stop the shootings and the killings before they happen.

 Over the weekend I had an interesting conversation with a forty-year old African-American man 
who had spent several years teaching in one of the East-Coast inner-cities. He proclaimed that the 
major reason that young men were so out of control was that they lacked what he called “individual 
responsibility”. Kids were allowed to run free at all hours and their behavior was completely 
unknown to their parents. He proclaimed that parents had relinquished their responsibility to 
their own kids and were so involved in the narcissistic pursuits of their own life that they failed to 
properly monitor their own children. He further insisted that the lack of proper parenting resulted 
from the fact woman were giving birth while they were still children themselves. He said that 
the whole society was just too sexualized and that kids growing up were deprived of individual 
responsible role-models.

 I tried to extrapolate from what he said and started by tracing this back to slavery. The families 
of slaves were broken up and children were taken from their parents. The unspeakable things that 
were done to slaves deprived them of their own integrity. The unavailability of jobs, even after 
emancipation, forced the families to scatter.

 But at this point the man interrupted me and said—“Slavery-Schmavery” that’s got nothing to do 
with individual responsibility for behavior in the twenty-first century. Certainly arguments can be 
made that individuals growing up in the worst kind of environments have risen, through their own 
efforts, to positions of success. This argument is not persuasive to me Many studies have concluded 
that the chances of success for a child growing up with a dysfunctional family in a middle to upper-
class neighborhood has a much greater chance of success than does an individual growing up with 
a responsible loving family in an impoverished neighborhood.

 Interesting, isn’t it? These studies tell us that if your friends and neighbors do well, then you 
probably will do well too. Without being judgmental, I am suggesting that what School and 
Education should be about is to help people acquire the habits that will make their lives go more 
smoothly so they are not experienced as a total renouncement of identity. There should be more 
emphasis on teaching all of us how to live. Maybe we can even be taught how to get along in our 
marriages and how to parent and how to resist temptations and all that sort of thing that sounds so 
ghastly. Really, I am sure that this is a better alternative than locking up the huge and unprecedented 
numbers of young men of color that are now subject to our Criminal Justice System 

 My point is that the kind of responsibility we should be talking about is not just the responsibility 
of young parents overburdened by the problems of their own lives. What need to be focused on 
instead are pathways to educate all of us in ways to ease the burdens of our own lives. We all have 
the individual responsibility to make this happen. 


9/11: THE DAWN OF A 
NEW AGE---DIRECTED 
ENERGY WEAPONS

Next Wed-nesday marks the twelfth 
anniversary of 9/11 and I thought it appropriate 
to write a word in remembrance of what I 
consider the worst single day in American history. Yet, to date there 
has been no definitive satisfactory explanation of what happened that 
day, how it happened, who did it, or why it was done? 

 After more than a decade of government investigations led by the 
FBI, CIA, and NSA culminating in The 9/11 Commission Report 
(2004) and The National Institute of Standards and Technology Report 
(2008), and a variety of private studies led by citizen groups like the 
9/11 Truth Movement, there has been no definitive explanation of 
what happened on that fateful day. Oh, there have been a number of 
lame attempts to explain the events that fateful day. 

 The lamest is that of our own government. For twelve years they 
have steadfastly stuck to the scenario that the attack was carried 
out by 19 Al-Qaeda jihadists with box cutters who high-jacked four 
American airliners, slamming three of them into WTC1, WTC2, and 
the Pentagon, killing nearly 3,000 Americans in broad daylight. The 
whole operation was supposedly being run by Osama bin-Laden from 
his bat cave command post high in the mountains of Afghanistan with 
a laptop and a cell phone.

 The fourth jetliner crashed short of its alleged target, the Capital or 
White House. Despite the story of heroic passengers saving the day, 
the widespread debris field at the crash site, together with eyewitness 
reports strongly suggest it was shot down by an air-to-air missile fired 
by a pursuing fighter. 

 However, the most interesting and hotly debated of the attacks were 
those at the World Trade Center, not the Pentagon. For nearly eight 
years another explanation has been gaining popularity among those 
“conspiracists” who claim the attack was an inside job accomplished 
somehow by a controlled demolition using some sort of militarized 
nano-thermite steel cutting explosives. 

 These conspiracists even have an explanation of how the explosive 
charges were secreted in the buildings, who was behind the plot and 
why it was carried out. But what they can’t explain is the obvious lack 
of debris at Ground Zero or how any kind of high-tech explosive could 
turn 1.25 million tons of building materials used to construct the 110 
story Twin Towers into talcum powder-like dust, not to mention the 
47-story WTC7 and all the other WTC buildings turned to dust that 
day.

 There should have been a pile of debris 13 to 14 stories high where 
each tower had previously stood, or about 13.2% of each building 
should have remained as rubble. This is true for all the buildings 
destroyed in the WTC complex. And it really doesn’t matter if their 
demise was caused by jetliners or explosives, only 2% of the ruined 
buildings remained in the rubble. Where is the missing 13% of rubble? 
One thing for certain, it isn’t at Ground Zero!

 So what happened to the World Trade Center? Where did the Towers 
go? Well, according to one researcher, Dr. Judy Wood, the buildings 
were “dustified” by a new weaponized Directed Energy Technology. 
What remained of the buildings was reduced to dust and eventually 
blown away... gone with the wind... so to speak. 

 Dr. Wood, who earned her Ph.D Degree from Virginia Tech and 
is a former professor of mechanical engineering, has conducted a 
comprehensive forensic investigation of what physically happened at 
the World Trade Center. In her book, appropriately named Where Did 
The Towers Go? Wood calls the phenomena “dustification,” and says 
it is the only explanation of how the buildings were turned into fine 
powder with so little debris being left behind. 

 Dr. Wood says that what we witnessed on 9/11 was “the dawn of a 
new age,” a horrifying demonstration of a new type of Directed Energy 
Weapons.

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LEGALS


OUT TO PASTOR 

A Weekly Religion Column by Rev. James Snyder

SOME MYSTERIES ARE TOUGH TO SOLVE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-176190

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
ACCOUNTING PLUS, 1905 S. GRANDVIEW, WEST 
COVINA, CA 91792. Full name of registrant(s) is (are) 
SONNYA PAPOV, 1905 S. GRANDVIEW, WEST 
COVINA, CA 91792. This Business is conducted by: 
AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: SONNYA PAPOV. This 
statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles 
County on 08/22/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) 
commenced to transact business under the fictitious 
business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- 
This Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from 
the date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed 
prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not 
of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 
Business Name in violation of the rights of another under 
Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain 
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Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-182507

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
AMERICCAN SPORTS TEAM, 425 S. MAIE AVE., 
COMPTON, CA 90220. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) LONNIE G. HOWARD, 425 S. MAIE AVE., 
COMPTON, CA 90220. This Business is conducted by: 
AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: LONNIE G. HOWARD. 
This statement was filed with the County Clerk of 
Los Angeles County on 08/30/2013. The registrant(s) 
has (have) commenced to transact business under 
the fictitious business name or names listed above on 
07/25/2007. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the office 
of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the 
rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 
(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-182870

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
AUTUMN YEARS LIVE SCAN, 7220 N. ROSEMEAD 
BLVD. STE 202-9, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91775. Full 
name of registrant(s) is (are) MARY J. SALCEDO, 1428 
S. GLADYS AVE., SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: 
MARY J. SALCEDO. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 08/30/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact business 
under the fictitious business name or names listed above 
on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the office 
of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the 
rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 
(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-182533

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BEST NAILS, 12126 SANTA MONICA BLVD., L.A., 
CA 90025. Full name of registrant(s) is (are) PAULINE 
VONG, 328 DELTA ST., SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: PAULINE VONG. This statement was filed with 
the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 08/30/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name 
Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in 
the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business 
Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. The 
filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use 
in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common 
law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-185470

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BROOKLYN LIQUOR, 2101 E. CESAR E. CHAVEZ 
AVE., L.A., CA 90033. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) BROOKLYN LIQUOR, LLC., 2101 CESAR E. 
DHAVEZ AVE., L.A., CA 90033. This Business is 
conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. 
Signed: NAM SIL LEE. This statement was filed with 
the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 09/05/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on 01/28/2008. NOTICE- This Fictitious 
Name Statement expires five years from the date it was 
filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. 
The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the 
use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common 
law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-184513

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
BUSINESSSERVICES.LA, 4401 W. SLAUSON AVE. 
STE 134, L.A., CA 90043. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) J. NELSON WOODERT, 21143 HAWTHORNE 
BLVD. UNIT 134, TORRANCE, CA 90503. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: J. 
NELSON WOODERT. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 09/04/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact business 
under the fictitious business name or names listed above 
on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the office 
of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the 
rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 
(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-183678

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CADAM ENGINEERING, 18051 CRENSHAW 
BLVD. STE A, TORRANCE, CA 90504. Full name 
of registrant(s) is (are) ANGEL L. GIL ROJAS, 18051 
CRENSHAW BLVD. STE A, TORRANCE, CA 90504. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: ANGEL L. GIL ROJAS. This statement was 
filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 
09/03/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to 
transact business under the fictitious business name or 
names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious 
Name Statement expires five years from the date it was 
filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. 
The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the 
use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common 
law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-182948

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CASCO SEWING MACHINES, 141 E. 60th ST., L.A., CA 
90003. Full name of registrant(s) is (are) REYNALDO 
JOEL CASCO, 141 E. 60th ST., L.A., CA 90003. This 
Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: 
REYNALDO J. CASCO. This statement was filed with 
the County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 08/30/2013. 
The registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact 
business under the fictitious business name or names 
listed above on 08/20/2013. NOTICE- This Fictitious 
Name Statement expires five years from the date it was 
filed in the office of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious 
Business Name Statement must be filed prior to that date. 
The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the 
use in this state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation 
of the rights of another under Federal, State, or common 
law (See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-184718

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: CENTRAL TIRE SERVICE, 7675 STATE ST., 
HUNTINGTON PARK, CA 90255. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) GERARDO AVILA CARRILLO, 
8165 SAN CARLOS AVE., SOUTH GATE, CA 90280. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: GERARDO AVILA CARRILLO. This statement 
was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County 
on 09/04/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) commenced 
to transact business under the fictitious business name 
or names listed above on 06/19/1986. NOTICE- This 
Fictitious Name Statement expires five years from the 
date it was filed in the office of the County Clerk. A 
new Fictitious Business Name Statement must be filed 
prior to that date. The filing of this statement does not 
of itself authorize the use in this state of a Fictitious 
Business Name in violation of the rights of another under 
Federal, State, or common law (See section 14411 et 
seq. Business and Professions Code)Publish: Mountain 
Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-185758

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CHINA BOWL & FRIED CHICKEN, 10714 S. 
WESTERN AVE. UNIT 107, L.A., CA 90047. Full 
name of registrant(s) is (are) MULAN XU, 191 N. 
NICHOLSON AVE., MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755. 
This Business is conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. 
Signed: MULAN XU. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 09/05/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact business 
under the fictitious business name or names listed above 
on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the office 
of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the 
rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 
(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-184627

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 
CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES, 1725 
W. 144th ST. #D, GARDENA, CA 90247. Full name of 
registrant(s) is (are) MARCOS HERNANDEZ, 1725 W. 
144th ST. #D, GARDENA, CA 90247. This Business is 
conducted by: AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: MARCOS 
HERNANDEZ. This statement was filed with the 
County Clerk of Los Angeles County on 09/04/2013. The 
registrant(s) has (have) commenced to transact business 
under the fictitious business name or names listed above 
on N/A. NOTICE- This Fictitious Name Statement 
expires five years from the date it was filed in the office 
of the County Clerk. A new Fictitious Business Name 
Statement must be filed prior to that date. The filing of 
this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this 
state of a Fictitious Business Name in violation of the 
rights of another under Federal, State, or common law 
(See section 14411 et seq. Business and Professions 
Code)Publish: Mountain Views News 

Dates Pub: Sept. 07, 14, 21, 28, 2013

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No. 2013-184355

The following person(s) is (are) doing business 
as: COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS CONSULTING; 
FIRE SAFETY CERTIFICATION; COMMUNITY 
SOLUTIONS TODAY, 720 MANCHESTER DR., 
INGLEWOOD, CA 90301. Full name of registrant(s) is 
(are) MICHAEL STEVENS, 720 MANCHESTER DR., 
INGLWOOD, CA 90301. This Business is conducted by: 
AN INDIVIDUAL. Signed: MICHAEL STEVENS. This 
statement was filed with the County Clerk of Los Angeles 
County on 09/04/2013. The registrant(s) has (have) 
commenced to transact business under the fictitious 
business name or names listed above on N/A. NOTICE- 

For my wife's birthday (I 
am not allowed to mention 
which one) I surprised her 
with round trip tickets to 
her family reunion in upper 
New York State. Out of 
courtesy to her, I elected not to include myself in 
her little vacation. After all, it is her family and 
that is just the kind of man I am.

I must say I was looking forward to a week in the 
house by myself, where I could be the absolute 
boss. Nobody to tell me what to do. Nobody to 
tell me where to go. For a week, I would be the 
king of my castle; the captain of my ship; the pilot 
of my spacecraft.

Actually, I need more than one week to do all of 
these things.

The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage deserves 
time off and away from Yours Truly. All year 
long, she works hard and most of the time has 
her hands full trying to untangle me from one 
foil after another. Lately, it has developed into a 
foil-time job.

The day finally came for me to take her to the 
airport and see her off. As I kissed her goodbye, 
my thoughts roved back to the week that lay before 
me as a freelance husband.

All the way back from the airport I played my 
Barry Manilow CD. I like Barry Manilow because 
he can't Smile without Me. Believe me, a 
smile creased my clock all the way home.

One difference between men and women, or 
maybe I should say husbands and wives, is the 
notion of cleanliness. Wives have the idea that 
cleanliness is next to godliness. If true, ours is 
the godliest house on the planet. Even God must 
wipe his feet before coming into our home.

As a man, I see absolutely no connection between 
cleanliness and godliness. I do my best 
thinking, not to mention praying, in the midst of 
clutter. If godliness is related to happiness, then I 
am in heaven when I am in the midst of hodgepodge 
— the podgier the better.

Along about Friday afternoon I was absolutely 
in heaven. The house was a complete wreck and 
I could not have been happier. About this time, 
an incident developed that brought me to my 
senses.

I was about ready to take a shower when I noticed 
the soap and shampoo in my shower were 
gone. I knew reserves are somewhere in our 
house but for the life of me; I could not put my 
fingers on any of it. This is by my wife's design.

Notwithstanding, and I was standing in my 
birthday suit, I needed to take a shower. Then 
a brilliant idea struck me. Since my wife has not 
been home all week, the shampoo and soap in 
her shower should be in great supply. Snatching 
my towel from my shower, I headed for hers.

One thing I noticed in my wife's shower was 
the variety of bottles. Not wearing my glasses, I 
could not read the labels on any of them. However, 
I was not here to read bottles, but to take a 
shower, and so I disregarded the labels.

I turned on the shower, adjusted the water temperature 
and began my shower. I reached for the 
nearest bottle, which I assumed was shampoo. 
After dousing my hair with a generous portion, 
I began scrubbing my head. I noticed, however, 
no suds. I grabbed another bottle and repeated 
the procedure with the same results.

After using 17 bottles, I finally found one that 
produced suds.

I remember thinking to myself, what does my 
wife do with all these bottles in her shower that 
do not do anything? Nevertheless, in a moment 
I forgot the whole incident, stepped out of her 
shower and toweled off.

I made a cup of coffee and settled into my easy 
chair to watch a little television. As I sat there, 
I noticed a strange fragrance. This is the difference 
between men and women. A man enjoys 
strange smells. A woman, on the other hand, enjoys 
fragrant aromas.

I smelled a fragrant aroma with a strong tinge 
of fruit about it. It smelled as if someone had 
brought me a bowl of mixed of fruit. I knew for 
a fact, there was no fruit in the house, so this 
fruity aroma puzzled me.

I got up and walked around the house looking 
for this bowl of fruit. No matter what room I was 
in, I could smell the fruit. It was the strangest 
thing I ever experienced.

Finally, I went back to my easy chair and cup 
of coffee not knowing where these fruity fumes 
were coming from. Some mysteries are tough to 
solve.

Then something hit me right between the eyes. 
The fruity bouquet was coming from me! I took 
several healthy sniffs and discovered I smelled 
like a bowl of fruit. I could not understand this 
phenomenon. Then I remember the bottles in 
my wife's shower.

I went back to investigate and discovered my 
wife had bottles of fruity concoctions of every 
variety.

A verse from the Bible came to mind. "But I have 
all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus 
the things which were sent from you, 
an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, 
well pleasing to God." (Philippians 4:18 KJV.)

The only fragrance worth dwelling on is a life 
well pleasing to God.

Rev. James L. Snyder is pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, 
PO Box 831313, Ocala, FL 34483. He lives with his wife, 
Martha, in Silver Springs Shores. Call him at 1-866-552-2543 
or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. His web site is www.jamessnyderministries.
com.

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We hold in high 
regard the values 
of the exceptional 
quality of life in our 
community, including 
the magnificence of 
our natural resources. 
Integrity will be our 
guide.