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Recent email conversing with Christine Russell,

aka Key West Island Girl, when she is in Key West, less and less now:

I wrote to Christine the other day:

Hi, Christine - you are in Key West?

Christine replied yesterday:

Hello Sloan

I have given up on trying to change anyone or anything! I am tired of wasting precious time. This does not mean I no longer care, nor will I be silent on some particular topics - but it does mean I have more important things to do Long ago I learned there is a much happier life than seeing how much money you can make. If I have food on the table, a roof over my head, good health and friends - what more could one possibly ask for Trying to scheme and scam citizens and taxpayers out of their money, trying to screw over a community for the benefit of a few wealthy individuals is sick - and I am not talking any one specific person here, actually 6 or 7 individuals and family names come to mind. For so many years I spent a great deal of my time trying to help KW be the best that is could be. Finally I have run out of aspirin from the excessive head beating against the un-moveable, deaf wall.

Several years ago in Panama I got involved with the non-profit animal group Spay Panama, and I began spending more of my time helping them. When I am in Panama I travel throughout the country with them doing pre-op and post-op at their spay events for the poor, but I do not have to be there in Panama to work on marketing and fundraising, I can be anywhere in the world I sort of finally have found my purpose and a group who really appreciates my time and effort. I get so much more than I give to Spay Panama and particularly the families we provide services for. When you carry a still sedated puppy or cat to a small child who has been waiting for the surgery to be completed, and you place their friend into their arms to see the smiles, tears and hear Gracias doctor - it is priceless. You see, they all think we in our scrubs are doctors, but actually we gain their respect from helping them, not because they think we are doctors. I have even been walking on streets or in the mall in Panama City, a city of 1 1/2 million residents - and I will hear someone saying doctor, doctor. They certainly are not talking to me, but then in my confusion and in their Espanol they say Spay Panama, and I ‘get it’. We are probably the most respected non-profit in the country. For me, putting it all in perspective, it is a better way to spend my time. I can truly make a difference and a big difference - just one person.

The world has made me very rich

I replied this morning:

Here are all the reader comments which came in after Jim Hendrick’s comment, and Christine’s comment to Jim, and his comment to her:

1. Mr Hendrick’s reply reads a lot like he is straying into a lawyer’s perspective. It implies that he is some kind of representative entity for Mr Kolwalsky. So let me see, If you are a land adviser in Florida you can have your clients sign papers just as though you were a lawyer . How much does it cost for a law degree? Wow, what a waste. Become a land adviser.

2. Poor David Wolkowsky! Having worked for him for a very short time a couple years ago I can tell you he is too sharp to be taken advantage of. He may be 96 in his body, but not in his mind. Over the years he has been partly responsible for the over development of Key West. Mr. Wolkowsky does nothing without benefit to himself and friends.

3. I just now sent this email to Naja Girard:

   Naja -

   Attached is an aerial photo of Ballast Key.

   I believe a bit more than ship’s ballast made this island. I thought I heard Wolkowsky say in the video that a sailing ship struck the island a long time ago, and sunk.

   Jerry Weinstock, M.D., Psychiatry, who seems about Wolkowsky’s age, and who has since the 1950s been an avid Keys nature love, especially fishing, snorkeling and diving, emailed earlier today:

   “Ballast key is definitely NOT man made—that wilderness area established by President T Roosevelt in the early part of the 20 th century. Sloan have a precious day!! Jerry”

4. #KeyWestIslandGirl: As always, your analysis is on point. But surely you know that working on the light side is much less remunerative than on the dark side.

   Cui bono? To whose benefit? Follow the money and you’ll know.

5. Beware of Jim Hendrick bearing letters of misinformation and falsehoods. Look to the last election in the City of Marathon where Hendrick admitted to sending out a false letter signed by a “Scott Miller”. Marathon has figured Jim Hendrick out because in that last election Jim’s friend, Pete Worthington was exposed and soundly defeated. I have known Jim Hendrick since the mid 1970?s when he first moved to the Keys and took a job as an Assistant State Attorney under Jeff Gautier. Jeff had the distinction of being removed from office by the Governor for losing and mishandling most every drug case that came before his office. Jim Hendrick then moved to Key West into the arms of Hugh Morgan, who interestingly enough is representing Ralph Lucignano in his case with the City of Marathon and the Overseas Liquor trial. It’s too bad that the Dennis Zecca case didn’t go to trial because Jim Hendrick’s name would have popped up all over the place! Beware of Jim Hendrick on any level!

6. Yesterday morning over breakfast at Harpoon Harry’s, Tom Milone said he had read the August 9 “The Prince of Darkness Triangle: Key West, Ballast Key, Wisteria Island” post athttp://www.goodmorningkeywest.com, and he agreed with my wondering if what this really is about is trying to get Monroe County’s permission to develop Wisteria Island into something like nearby Sunset Key, which the Walshes own? The Walshes and the Bernsteins, who claim to own Wisteria Island, partnered to try to develop Wisteria Island.

   Tom also agreed with my wondering if David Wolkowsky had been given a piece of the Wisteria Island action, in exchange for his trying to get the Monroe County’s zoning and comprehensive changed for Ballast Key?

   Tom said, if Wolkowsky wants to give Ballast Key away, for a nature preserve, he can give it to Monroe County or the State of Florida, with that stipulation, that it remain a nature preserve in perpetuity. I said, maybe Wolkowsky could not get a federal income tax deduction if he gave Ballast Key to the county or the state.

   I said I’d heard Wolkowsky would reserve a life estate for himself, if he did give Ballast Key away. Tom said Wolkowsky had reserved a life estate in a roof-top apartment of an office building across from the La Concha Hotel, when he sold that office building. I said I’d heard the same thing.

   As Key West Shoes, whom I know pretty well, commented under this blue paper article:

   “#KeyWestIslandGirl: As always, your analysis is on point. But surely you know that working on the light side is much less remunerative than on the dark side.

   “Cui bono? To whose benefit? Follow the money and you’ll know.”

   I didn’t save the email I sent to Key West Island Girl yesterday, whom I also know pretty well. It went something like:

   “Just after Jim Hendrick was convicted in federal court back in late 2006, or maybe it was early 2007, the angels gave me Jim to try to convert. Maybe you will do better. I found he was unflappable. He viewed everything as a game, including being prosecuted, tried, convicted and spending some time in a federal facility, before the trial judge put him on probation. I don’t know how Jim did it; I couldn’t do it.”

7. Once upon a time, I was playing chess with Jim Hendrick at his office, when it was still in Hugh Morgan’s law offices. We played there maybe twice a week. One of those times, someone Jim knew, whom I did not know, walked into Jim’s office and they started talking. By and by, the fellow asked Jim if he ever gave any thought to trying to get his law license reinstated? Jim said he didn’t think he would try to do that, since he was doing everything he did when he had practiced law, but go to court.

   I think to get a law license reinstated entails going through considerable scrutiny by the Florida Bar Association and/or the Florida Supreme Court. Probably lots of people who know the applicant for reinstatment are interviewed as to the applicant’s character and life since the disbarment. I say this as someone who once practiced law in Alabama, who knew lawyers who got disbarred, and lawyers who were disbarred and later tried to be reinstated.

8. From the next to last paragraph of the letter Jim Hendrick wrote for David Wolkowsky to sign:

   “… Ballast Key was created by man rather than by natural processes such as coral accretion or mangrove growth.”

On a parallel front,

continuing my previously reported email conversations with John, who had written to me from a homeless shelter in Santa Fe about coming to Key West, to try to make a go of it here:

Hi, John -

Glad to see you are busy, hope you are enjoying it. Working for the Democrats is a good way to get the feet wet in politics, but maybe not a good place to wallow. Political parties are religions, and I personally feel they should be outlawed and it made a capital offense to start or belong to one.

Feel much the same about traditional religions. Saw on TV news this morning where someone said the biggest difference between Islam and Christianity is Muslims view salvation as living according to the Koran’s teachings, and Christians view salvation as coming from the grace of God.

Based on how I read Jesus in the Gospels, people living as he taught and modeled is the salvation he brought to this world, but that was too steep a path for most, so salvation through grace came into vogue - I think maybe that was Martin Luther’s doing? Perhaps it was older than him.

This was posted yesterday on www.bigpinekey.com’s popular Coconut Telegraph forum:

[Angels] Pope Francis has said he believes in angels, telling Catholics around the world to reaffirm their belief in holy guardians. Speaking to followers at the Vatican on Wednesday, the pontiff said every person has a guardian angel advising them in life.” It seems Sloan and the Pope agree. It appears that Sloan is in good company with his beliefs. Link

Open the link to see the entire article, which I feel sums up really well how to walk with God on this world, regardless of what religion you belong to, or don’t belong to.

Sloan

John replied:

Hi Sloan,

Yes, I am doing the canvassing for the Democrats but I have never a member of a political party. On my registrations, I am undeclared. And I vote for the person, not a party.

I don’t really want to get into religion chat here, but the precepts of the Koran are much different that the Bible; especially the New Testament. And being saved by grace is much of the New Testament teaching, especially by Paul. So, it has been around since Christianity and is the primary basis of Christianity. That is, being saved by the blood of Jesus is free for the asking.

I am converted from being a Catholic so I don’t much listen to what any pope says anymore, but I do certainly believe in angels as a creation of God and His helpers and messengers.

Peace,

John

I wrote:

Hi, John -

I do not see being saved by Grace in Jesus’ conversations with people he engages in the Gospels. Paul certainly was apprehended and dramatically changed, but he was not Jesus, and yet he seems to get cited far more, in my experience, by Christians, than does Jesus. John the Baptist said Jesus’ baptism would be in fire and in spirit, and Jesus lived up to that billing during his ministry. And, he said, steep is the way and narrow the gate, and few enter therein; many are called, but few are chosen; the work is great, and the laborers are few; and a man who hears his sayings and does not do them, is like the foolish man who built his house on sand, and when the flood came, the house fell down, and the fall was great. That doesn’t seem to me like being saved by Grace; it seems to me like being saved to the extent we live as Jesus lived and taught. Dang steep, and dang difficult. However, I kinda imagine few people, if any, know what awaits them when they leave this life. And I kinda imagine what we all experience, if not before we leave this life, then afterward, is a life review, in which, in spirit time, we see, hear and feel what we did in our life on earth, from the actual perspective of ourselves and the other people involved. The time we do that review is not fixed, but it cannot be avoided. After it is done, the next thing happens, which we get some but not all the say in, is how it has been explained to me by Jesus, Archangel Michael and Madgalene-Melchizedek. They also say some people get to do the life review while still living on this world, and when those people cross over they go to the next step. I suppose the most important thing for people, however, was the simple but powerful statement by Jesus in Gethsemane: Not mine, but God’s will be done. And I don’t know, and I don’t know anyone who does know, how to know God’s will, who is not, as the pope said, advised by angels.

John sent:

http://www.xphenomenon.com/

I replied:

Hi, John -

I opened the link and read most of the promo material on the front page, and then watched the video on angels, and then checked out how to learn more and saw that would require my paying money to learn more, and I went no farther.

What I read and saw is nothing like what I experience, which is direct and not of this world, but I certainly feel, hear and see it in various ways.

I did not see any indication the author is having direct experiences with the angelic or other not of this world realms.

I encourage people to seek direct relationship with the angelic realm, which requires the angels’ participation; as far as I know, it cannot be forced or seized, the angels have to provide it.

I hope you are being led and corrected by angels. It is very different, to live that way.

Sloan

John replied:

Hi Sloan,

I hope all is well there in paradise. I am still deciding where I might be locating to. Although the thought of living in Key West is attractive, I don’t think it provides me the opportunity for me to work my way out of homelessness (my goal) [no jobs there, expensive housing].

John

Included was my earlier email, with his responses highlighted:

I do not see being saved by Grace in Jesus’ conversations with people he engages in the Gospels. (Being saved by grace is the underlying premise of Christianity that Jesus died for our sins and all we have to do is believe in Him as Savior in order to be saved from eternal punishment (Jesus did indeed say to believe and have faith). Christ did not use the word “grace” in his discourses; His life, sacrificial death, and resurrection IS the grace we are saved by believing and accepting Him and His work.) Paul certainly was apprehended and dramatically changed, but he was not Jesus, and yet he seems to get cited far more, in my experience, by Christians, than does Jesus. (Paul was one of the most influential of the early Christian leaders after his conversion on the road to Damascus. Through the Holy Spirit’s divine provision and direction, He went on to do great missionary work to grow the early Church and would write a very large portion (estimates of %-age vary) of the New Testament. So, it is not surprising that Paul is cited a lot. Whether he gets cited far more than Jesus I am not sure. Paul did often mention being saved by grace and faith though.) John the Baptist said Jesus’ baptism would be in fire and in spirit, and Jesus lived up to that billing during his ministry. (John was making the distinction that he (John) was only baptizing with water and only Jesus would have the power to baptize by the Spirit [which the Holy Spirit is given to all those saved (believers) by accepting Jesus]). And the baptism by fire reference is often cited by Bible/Christian scholars as a reference to one of the different groups in the audience (the nonbelievers) John was preaching to. The believers would by baptized by the spirit and the nonbelievers - especially the condemning Jewish leaders - would suffer a baptism by fire in Hell.) And, he said, steep is the way and narrow the gate, and few enter therein; many are called, but few are chosen (these references refer to only a few will believe the message of salvation being preached throughout Christian history and thus will not be saved); the work is great, and the laborers are few (this refers to the field of unsaved sinners that need salvation and the labors are those saved who will try to bring the unsaved to salvation over Christian history); and a man who hears his sayings and does not do them, is like the foolish man who built his house on sand, and when the flood came, the house fell down, and the fall was great (this refers to the strength of our faith. Wherein when we are subjected to trials we will remain in faith and belief in Christ if our faith is strong and has foundation or we will fall away if our faith is superficial.) That doesn’t seem to me like being saved by Grace; it seems to me like being saved to the extent we live as Jesus lived and taught. (Being a disciple of Christ does indeed have a cost. True believers will be ridiculed, mocked, persecuted, and even martyred. This “world” hates us believers because it is run by the enemy - Satan - the chief of the fallen angels. But Jesus will eventually correct that situation. Jesus said “In this world you will have tribulation. But be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” He overcame it with His life, death, and resurrection. Satan’s end time is coming and maybe pretty soon.) Dang steep, and dang difficult. However, I kinda imagine few people, if any, knows what awaits them when they leave this life. (What awaits us is Heaven or Hell. “To be absent of the body is to be present with the Lord.” We will all stand before Christ.) And I kinda imagine, what we all experience, if not before we leave this life, then afterward, is a life review, in which, in spirit time, we see, hear and feel what we did in our life on earth, from the actual perspective of ourselves and the other people involved. The time we do that review is not fixed, but it cannot be avoided. After it is done, the next thing happens, which we get some but not all the say in, is how it has been explained to me by Jesus, Archangel Michael and Madgalene-Melchizedek. Some people get to do the life review while still living on this world, they also say, and when those people cross over, they go to the next step. (the “next step” is Heaven or Hell. Those “saved by grace” by accepting Jesus’ blood sacrifice will be found worthy before God. Those that have not accepted will find that all the good they tried to do in this life is not enough to stay in the presence of a perfect and sinless God. God is infinitely perfect and, therefore, cannot stay in the presence of sin.) I suppose the most important thing for people, however, was the simple but powerful statement by Jesus in Gethsemane: Not mine, but God’s will be done. And I don’t know, and I don’t know anyone who does know, how to know God’s will, who is not, as the popes said, advised by angels. and I don’t know, and I don’t know anyone who does know, how to know God’s will, who is not, as the popes said, advised by angels. (For believers in Christ, we are led by the Holy Spirit, who gives us strength and insight.) And I don’t know, and I don’t know anyone who does know, how to know God’s will, who is not, as the popes said, advised by angels. (For believers in Christ, we are led by the Holy Spirit, who gives us strength and insight.)

In case you are interested, here is a link to a free book on the “Gospel of John” which is a great gospel for learning who Jesus claimed to be and His promises to us. http://www.livingwater.org/booklet/index.html

I replied:

Hi, John -

What you call The Holy Spirit sent you to me, for me to educate you on what to expect if you came to Key West to be homeless here and/or to seek work here. Also, to provide you with with a different view of Jesus in the Gospels. Both of which assignments I carried out.

I have a Bible, was raised on the Bible. Then I was apprehended by Jesus and Archangel Michael, which was and continues to be a very different experience from going to church and believing I’m saved by Jesus according to the mainstream salvation formula found in all Christian sects known to me.

Nearly all homeless people I met believed they were saved by Jesus, and tonight I found myself wondering if they came to rely on that for solace, when maybe what they should have been doing instead was trying to live differently.

I don’t mean not be homeless, as Jesus was homeless during his ministry. I mean get off addictive drugs, such as booze, tobacco, coffee, excessive sugar; relate to other people differently, and relate to themselves differently. It’s pretty hard to hear the Holy Spirit, or angels, when all juiced up on addictive chemicals which distort thinking processes.

Anyway, we seem to have had our conversation, and I wish you well in your journey through this life, and I hope you are led and corrected by the Holy Spirit during your remaining years on this planet.

I remain of the view that, in God’s eyes, everyone on this planet is homeless, and that has nothing to do with not having a place to lay down our heads inside at night.

Sloan

I was was shown in a nap dream a few days ago to be kind with John when we were parting. I have been far less kind with other Christians re their view that only Christians are saved, and even then, only born-again Christians, who actually are born-again, and all others burn in hell forever in the afterlife.

I have told such Christians that Peter was baptized in fire and spirit, and that was how he became born again. I have asked such Christians if they were born again like Peter was born again? None said yes.

Paul was born again, but the details of his baptism in fire and spirit were quite different from the details of Peter’s baptism. Anyone who becomes a Christ disciple experiences that baptism, which is impossible for human beings to even begin to imagine, who have not experienced it.

Sloan Bashnsky

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A P.S. try at comic relief, which showed up in my Facebook account yesterday.

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My comment went right to the top of the comments, because it was the most recent. I included a few of the just preceding comments to provide flavor from other mentally ill people.

Sloan Bashinsky I’m pretty well convinced everyone I know is mentally ill, including me. This planet is an insane asylum. I receive proof of that every time I read the newspaper, watch the news on TV, and talk with people. It’s a wonder we are not all locked up for everyone else’s own good! Well, maybe we are, on this planet. I mean, can you imagine sentient beings living elsewhere than on this planet wanting to be visited by Earthlings, or to even let Earthlings have star drive, or even fast enough space ships to visit and colonize even Mars?

CarrieAnn Siewert I’m sorry, but, I suffer severely with mental illness. I go through absolute torture pretty much day in and day out. But this is flat out funny! Sometimes it is ok to laugh. Sometimes we NEED a good laugh!

Chad Been I used to think I was mentally ill.
Then I realized its everyone else.

Linda Wiltfang Cinda Cinda Parks reminds me of when George H used to tell me, “My Mama enjoyed Ill health” . Still cracks me up!

Paul Jorgenson We are all mental in our own ways! But I’m enjoying mind to the FULLEST!

Derrick Velasco Wonderful

Lydia R. Espinoza-Walters Lol! Crazy girl.

Elisabeth Dowling Margo Taylor Dodds

Donna Bishop Good one. Harvey.

Larisey Jarrett Embrace your defects with enthusiasm and vigor. If you are mentally ill, then don’t pretend you are a genius; just start drooling and yapping and acting as crazy as possible and people will stay far away from you so you can be happy in your insanity. For the love of God, DO NOT run for political office because as sure as hell, a bunch of right wing, Republican, Evangelical idiots will think you are the Savior coming back to earth and elect you to the Congress of the United States of America.

Larisey Jarrett Sorry, Tommy De Santis, I went a tad over your head; it just so happens we do have some “crazy” as hell Republicans in the U.S. Congress and if I know you; you probably adore these nut cases because you have bought into their craziness, hook, line and sinker. Sorry, this is too much for you to understand.

Kathleen Bridget Stringer I love this!

Gail St Laurent Omg!
I love it!!!