Metal Tranquility

I was once a follower of satan                 It was in the mid 1980’s.   I had graduated from South Royalton High School just a few years ago in 1981.   I had found myself interested in spiritual things.   I started researching the occult.   One or two books on different subjects, here and there, eventually found me with a copy of the satanic bible, written by anton leyve.   I was hungry for spiritual power.   I figured that the devil would give me power sooner than God, because he needs all the help he can get.   I believed in God.   I believed in the devil.   I knew that they are at war with each other.   And I knew that God was stronger.   My thing at the time, is that I knew nothing about God and His salvation.   I wasn’t even looking for salvation.   Didn’t even know what that meant.   Jesus was a name I did not even know.  ...

  Trucking in Lake effect snow                 I remember when I was in training for truck driving, and I was driving with my trainer up on I-90 in New York.   It was at night and the roads were perfectly clear and visibility was as far as my headlights could reach.   My trainer, Michael, was in the passenger seat next to me.                 All of a sudden, it became white out conditions.   A Lake Effect snow squall hit us hard.   My windshield became covered in snow almost instantly.   Michael scrambled to help clear it for me.   The wipers were no help.   Michael managed to get a small spot opened up down low in the window.   All I could see were the warning tracks on the side of the road covered in snow.   I could make out the ridges enough to follow them.   I drove that way ...

  Squirrels are responsible for planting more Oak trees than all humans   "Tree squirrels are one of the most important animals for helping oaks spread, because they store acorns in the ground, practically planting baby oak trees," says Smallwood. The researchers note that evidence is accumulating that along with blue jays and a few other small animals, squirrels are important in maintaining and regenerating second-growth oak forests, and may even have been responsible for spreading the vast stands of oak throughout North America.