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We just had a fantastic one week trip with my older sister in Seattle. It was superb in every regard. We did the Bainbridge Ferry trip the very first day and that pretty much set the tone.

Going from godforsaken uber Trump fake Christian Oklahoma to a blue city like Seattle where you know people actually read books and such was like going to a European city like Geneva or maybe Amsterdam.

I mean as soon as we got back to godforsaken Oklahoma there’s the State Super of Schools one Ryan Walters showing everyone why Oklahoma is indeed tied with Mississippi for the most wretched educational system in America. Good choice there Kevin Stitt along with the state turning down $50 million in federal dollars which would have provided school lunches for those not attending a Ryan Walters charter school.

Ttuly amazing. TRULY. Stitt will take $13 billion from the feds to rebuild bridges and highways, but not really interested in helping kids who didn’t win the birthright lottery.

But enough of that. We will be heading to Denver which isn’t as blue as Seattle in a few days… and they read books there as well and don’t elect former cage fighters to the United States Senate.

And keep this in mind…Mike J might be the least lit woke human in America… and yet ‘these’ people in Oklahoma still have me blogging this bullshit.

Are you people kidding me?

And, oh…it would appear Donald Trump’s fake religous epiphany after his near death gunshot wound is just as fake as the Oklahoma fake Christians. It’s like watching Dennis the Menace on steroids.

I took my fourth Pet Scan as soon as we got back and it was clean for the third straight time. But there is still challenging work ahead on the Stage 4 cancer journey. But I’m ready. MJ has seen the sword and will keep the hope, the faith, and the love of God on his shoulders. Dr. Showalter and I fist pumped and nodded. Let’s go.

Looks like the Golden State Warriors have made yet another move to bolster Steph this season. BTW…Steph was brilliant in the last two games for Team USA as they won the gold medal in Paris.

When we get back from Denver I’d very much like to get started covering the NBA on my underground Thunder blog because this season is going to be an exceptional one in the Western Conference.

Hope, faith, and love–Mike J

After my Seattle sendoff workout this afternoon, I did what I usually do after a Wednesday workout. That being, I drove over to the Integris Cancer Center and found my prayer spot. Dr. Showalter would be proud of me if he ever read my blog. I know he would. He would shake his head in disbelief, but I know he would be proud of me.

There’s a beautiful little spot on the second floor between the Infusion Area and the physical therapy gym. Outside the window it’s landscaped with thick green fescue grass and a mixture of Japanese Maple, Colorado Blue Spruce, and Atlas Cedars. A quaint little rock-lined stream flows through the middle of the trees. It has become one of my favorite meditation and prayer spots.

Just being there with other humans who are on the same journey as myself always forges me. Always reminds me of what a blessed life I’ve already lived and how much I still have to live for.

My father joined AA when I was 28 years of age. AA is basically a god-first program. My experience with him as he went through AA has been incredibly valuable to me on my Stage 4 cancer journey.

God first. That never changes. Ever. Your faith in god has to be absolute and your faith in yourself needs to be strong as well.

Just slow things down. One day at a time. One week at a time. One month at a time. Live every day to the fullest and never fail to appreciate the sunsets. Become a sunset savant.

My thoughtful friend in Tulsa, Bill Davis, sent me a very simple little book on trusting God, staying calm, and finding your faith.

I’d like to post my favorite page from the book before I head off to Seattle.

2 Peter 1:5-7

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perserverance; and to perserverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

So simple. Just keep it simple.

I can’t wait to get back after our trip in Seattle and blog about our beautiful trip in Seattle with my older sister.

And I didn’t write fake Trump Christians one time.

So there.

Love and peace, Mike J

My last workout before we head to Seattle for eight days in the epicenter of the radical left Antifa extreme Deep State.

Ya…MJ, as a former voter who cast votes for Gerald Ford, John Anderson, Ronald Reagan, Bush 41, and Bob Dole…. one would think MJ’s current soft RHINO narratives would fit in there snuggly with the Kamala Harris radical left who actually believed it would be wrong to publicly hang Mike Pence and Mitt Romney on Jan. 6th.

Do your best, Oklahoma.

First one in Oklahoma to read a book today…sign in and MJ will pay for the book.

Eternal as always, MJ.

Wow!!!!!!

MJ mean like….wow!!!!!

Fuck yeah, like….wow!!!

I know you fake Trump Christians frown at the F-bombs, but please indulge with MJ on this one.

Holy shit. WHAT A FINISH!!!!

As somone who wears the gold chain swag like Noah, I must admit I love his chain better than mine.

Anyway…Noah you are now a bonafide super hero on MJ’s award winning underground blog.

Dude you are gold with MJ.

Now go win the 200 meter yard dash and get your double.

Have a spectacular Monday.

MJ

Obviously this won’t happen in Oklahoma with political cowards like James Lankford, Tom Cole, and Stephanie Bice….just to name three. But across the nation in states with aggregate reading levels above the average sixth grader… Republicans with a set of balls and integrity are beginning to do the right thing.

Finally.

It’s stunning its taken this long given the GOP at one time considered itself the party of Christian moral values, but finally its happening one week preceeding the Democratic Convention in Chicago.

REAL MEN…and I mean REAL MEN who have any sense of value for American democracy, the rule of law, and a basic sense of Level 1 human compassion will not consider voting for Donald Trump this third time around.

The notion that the party of Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Dwight D Eisenhower, and Bush 41 would nominate Donald Trump as their presidenial candidate three presidential cycles in a row in a sense basically shows everyone else in the country how abysmal the GOP has become as a political party.

I cannot beleieve any man with a wife, a girlfriend, a daughter, a grand daughter, a sister, a niece, or a MOTHER could cast a vote for this piece of human debris dog shit.

You people are a historical generational disgrace.

The above video contains a summation from the very conservative mayor of Mesa, Arizona on why he agrees with Mike J pretty much verbatim.

What a shame our little GOP sham major David Holt in OKC can’t summon the same type of hubris and gravitas because I know privately he is as repulsed by Donald Trump as much as I am.

Come on, man you bring Mick Cornett along with you and you two guys do the right thing. Come on, guys.

In closing…I cannot believe any REAL MAN could vote for Donald Trump.

Have a beautiful day, Oklahoma.

MJ

MJ has walked through the shadow of death. He has stared darkness and the sword in the face.

He is not scared of the sword. Quite the contrary…MJ has said, ” Fuck the sword.” MJ is not concerned of the sword.

The sword is in MJ’s rear view mirror.

Light. Goodness. Kindness. Decency. Human empathy. You know… all the things one would never witness at a Donald Trump fake Christian racist rally are in front of MJ at this point in the race.

The Oklahoma Trump fake Christian rabble cannot take away from MJ’s journey to the light.

‘They knoweth not of what they are doing.’

They have sold their moral compass to the human junk bond grifter. There is so much more to the journey beyond individual or corporate net worth.

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle rather than a Donald Trump zombie to ascend to the heavens.

MJ will pray for their souls….if they still have one.

The clarion call of the trumpet pins MJ’s ears back even further. The championship DNA in his heart pounds as he obliterates the limitations of his own mortality.

MJ ‘almost’ feels as if he owns eternity.

We are in the dog days of August here in Deer Creek, Oklahoma, but it won’t be long before NBA teams begin reporting to camp. This should be a tremendous NBA basketball season for this underground blogger.

These numbers above are the Vegas projected regular season win totals for Boston, OKC, and Denver. Obviously, with me living in Deer Creek and Denver….this portends for me a very special NBA basketball season.

Just today I wore my 2023 Denver Nugget ‘Ship ball cap to the gym. And it was a special day for me at the basketball court in that this was the first time since my Stage 4 diagnosis I was able to get on a court with the hoop set at the regulation ten foot mark and MAKE SHOTS!!!! It was joyous. See the Secretariat video coming.

Somehow…I’ve made it through two NBA seasons and one NBA Championship parade in Denver since my problem was diagnosed. I feel blessed, but you know, you get a little selfish and a little hubris and cancer gravitas going and MJ think there’s a chance he could possibly make it through another NBA season.

And what a dream season this could be for me. If it comes down to Denver and OKC…I’ll be for Denver. Denver in my heart is now my home city and my feelings for Jamal are pretty clear. Add to those facts one Russell Westbrook is now the Sixth Man in Denver.

I actually think Russell and Coach Mike Malone will be a nice fit. What Russell needs to be is what he was at UCLA…a smart defensive player who creates in transition and knows when not to chuck a bad three.

For me it would be the ultimate ending for Russell to be hoisting the O’Brien Cup in Denver. The perfect ending to Russell’s NBA Greek Tragedy….and for me as well if that’s what is in the cards for me.

Russell and I will be Kamala soulmates. One thing I always loved about Russell was the fact he hates Donald Trump even more than I do. You play that card in rural Oklahoma and there’s a good chance you’ll get shot this coming November. MJ don’t plan on too many rural Oklahoma caravans beyond November 6th.

And as for the Thunder…. with the additions of Caruso and Hartenstein they should be legit contenders. I do think though for this Hartenstein move to be a difference maker he needs to have a career season rebounding the basketball. Somewhere around 9.5 to 10 rebounds a game.

I have nothing but respect and admiration for Shai and his teammates. They are total class. Good luck to Josh in Chicago. Plus, Buddy Hield and Kyle Anderson are now at Golden State as well….and that’s kinda cool as well.

I thought this was an excellent Nugget podcast. These guys have a good feel. Saric and Russ are basically the bench come playoff time. Plus, Christian Braun has to elevate his game as a starter now that KCP is an Orlando Magic. Throw this into the mix as well… the player Russell probably hates the most in the NBA is the whiney bitch minimalist aka Reggie Jackson. I think Russell will be really, really motivated to fill the Bruce Brown role in Denver.

Uh…Russ, since I’m not on the payroll of the Trump fake Christian Thunder…let me help you with the elaboration part of what we both think of Donald Trump.

Real men, secure men, successful men, don’t vote for racists, convicted felons, pathological liars, sociopaths, Birthers, and pussy grabbers. I love you, bruh. I feel honored MJ could fill in the elaboration part for you on my blog.

Have a lovely Friday.

Mike J

A wonderful week-end for me. The celebration of life ceremony for my cousin, my friend, and my brother was lovely. If he’s at much at peace as I am … then I would say all is good in my orbit.

When you’re going thru the Stage 4 journey….you cannot allow things beyond your control to derail you. It’s the same tomorrow as its been from Day 1….one day at a time. Be the best version of yourself every day. Don’t waste a day. Embrace the little things. Be kind.

I put the song up here for any Trump fake Christians who have perhaps inadvertently stumbled onto my underground blog page.

What I’m saying is….MJ is trying to reach out to you. Let’s put the labels and the anger aside.

We don’t need to be hanging one another if our candidate loses an election.

Collectively….we’re going to work through all of this angst and come to terms with your pent up, repressed racism.

MJ is here for you.

Have a blessed week, MJ

Mark’s service is this evening and it’s been two weeks of reflection for me. Very tough, but you know….in the end I’m just happy my friend, my cousin, and my brother lived his life the way he did.

I think all of us who loved him can come to terms with this fact.

This evening the service to celebrate his life is being held.

This song by Tracy Chapman to me perfectly describes the relationship Mark and Carla shared.

Have a wonderful Saturday.

Love, Mike

Donald Trump has a bit of problem and it’s not soley the fact Kamala Harris now holds a 44% to 42% lead in the first national poll since her ascension to be the Democratic nominee along with what should be a moderate male VP choice.

The convicted felon Donald Trump has two problems beyond the fact he is indeed a convicted felon and should be in federal prison for what he did before Jan. 6th, what he did on Jan. 6, and for what he’s done ever since January 6th.

The problem with Donald Trump is that like Joe Biden he’s too old to be the next American president even if he does avoid federal prison where he rightfully belongs.

And to you Trump people who thought the 2024 GOP Smackdown with JD Vance was a great thing this is for you.

You like apples? JD Vance, the fake hillbilly, now holds a national -6 approval rating.

How you people like those apples?

Even Dan Quayle and crazy Sarah Palin never came close to those numbers.

Has an American presidential nominee ever fired his VP nominee before Labor Day?

JD…you have two problems as well. Since you graduated from Yale Law School you tell me which one is more urgent….getting fired or getting hung by POTUS 45. You tell, MJ.

Enough of that.

Our freedom and our shared dream of the American Dream are at stake in this election.

Do the right thing which goes beyond just selecting the lowest effective tax rate for yourselves this time around.

Freedom and self-determination used to be Republican mantras. Not so much anymore with the MAGA crowd.

God bless, America.

Mike J

I need to write some NBA things in the next few days