I've already picked out which states I want in my new nation. I did it over a decade ago.

Exactly

I'm jealous of your rain. We haven't gotten hardly any snow or rain this winter and it has been very warm for Wyoming. This year's fire season is going to be really bad and officials are already quietly talking about major water rationing this summer. I'm praying for one of our insane spring snows (once every 3-10 years) where we get 2+ feet of heavy, wet snow.

I'm also a bit sensitive about fires, having lost my home in a 60+ mph wind fueled fire just over 10 years ago. We did rebuild very fire resistant. Brick and steel outside, steel roof, steel garage door, cement decks and side walks. I wanted a moat, but that wasn't practical.

The only thing I use it for is as an advanced web or Bible search. For example, I remember a Bible verse on a subject, but can't remember the wording well enough for the normal search to find it. Perplexity.ai finds it. I then go back to my Bible and use it how I want. I also use an AI program, Pro Writing Aid, to recommend grammar, spelling, or occasionally wording fixes. I don't let it write or edit for me. It makes suggestions and I accept, ignore, or make a different change than the one suggested. It is useful for both, but I never blindly take AI's suggestions or answers.

It is amazing how closely the evening news resembles end times prophecy these days.

What kind of jobs are these kids applying for? I own a business and other than one or two (over 25 years) 16 year olds getting their first job, I don't know of any parents being involved in any way and they didn't show up for an interview.

I'd guess higher.

I can relate. I also know almost exactly where things are and can find things in the dark. My husband thinks it is uncanny. I can find something in the dark that he can't find with the lights on.

I've found that taking the following really helps me not to get sick:

10,000-20,000 IU Vitamin D3 (Works best if you also take Vitamin K2 and Magnesium. The K2 puts calcium in your bones and teeth instead of letting D3 put it in your soft tissue. Magnesium activates the D3. All 3 work with Calcium, which I take as well). If you are getting lots of sunlight you might make do with 5,000 IU, but most people, especially in the winter, get very little sunlight and therefore don't make Vitamin D. If your levels are low, a loading dose of 30,000 IU for a week can quickly raise your levels. Most doctors aim for blood levels of 30-80 ng/ml, but that is because of a misunderstanding. When testing for overdoses, it was found that a person could overedose at 300 ng/ml (and that was without K2, so probably could go higher with K2). The researcher then arbitrarily recommended <100 ng/ml. Doctors then saw 100 ng/ml as the danger level and started recommending 30 ng/ml (barely above level for ricketts). Natural doctors have recently raised their recommendations to 50-80 ng/ml, but that is probably still low. I recommend blood levels of 80-120 ng/ml, but I've gotten just over 150 ng/ml and that was the most illness resistant I've been. If you regularly take more than 10,000 IU, it is a good idea to get a blood test because different people absorb it differently.

15-30 mg of Zinc (You need Quercetin or another Zinc ionophore to get it into your cells. Also, high zinc can hurt copper metabolism, so taking a little copper is good. I take Zinc Balance that has both in the right proportions.)

1500-3000 mg of Vitamin C split into 3-4 doses throughout the day because it is water soluble and doesn't stick around too long. 500 mg 3x/day is pretty good. Optimally, increase doses until you get loose stools and then reduce by 500 mg. You may need more than usual when you are sick.

Either using a neti pot nightly or using Xlear nasal spray 1-2x/day can also clear out viruses from your nasal passages before they have time to get established. Daily is best, but using one of them the moment you get a hint of sniffle or tickle in the back of the throat can work, if you truly use them the moment you might have a hint of something. It is less effective if you wait until you are actually sick.

This routine has helped me to almost never get sick. I started in 2020 because of Covid and continued because it stopped everything else as well.

It isn't something you can get quickly, but Shaklee Basic-H diluted, does wonders for removing skunk spray and makes your dog's coat shiny. (Ask me how I know😝) It is worth keeping on hand. It is also a non-toxic cleaner that works well.

If you say I adhere to the Bible, that is true. The Bible is the word of God and I interpret everything based on what it says. Yes, occasionally an outside source can illuminate the culture of the time and make something clearer, but the Bible should be interpreted by the Bible. Extra-biblical sources are not equal to the Bible. I also believe God is able to maintain His word and make sure we know which books are cannon and which are not. When we give anything outside the Bible equal authority or higher authority, we are in error because God doesn't make mistakes and He is able to maintain His word.

You bring up some interesting points, but when you equate God or Jesus with angels, you are so far off from truth that I fear for your soul.

It really isn't, but people who don't want to accept a higher authority like to overlook all of the logic and evidence supporting it. The supposed "science" used to "debunk" Christianity requires greater faith and greater suspension of logic than does believing the Bible literally.