Update XX: A Darn Good Judge of My Financial Situation

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Also here's some theme music to set the mood as requested by Memphis:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_ibxFa2l4k

"Daddy Pays the Bills"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWR92cv_wBE

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Ha. A 32 year old is afraid to defy his parents on not staying around.

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Conspiracy Theory #1: The Update Thread as an exhaustive psychological study designed to measure the mood/psychological states of Atlas posters based on how we react to Bushie.

Our Dear Friend is a Rorschach test: how you interpret his failings says more about you than him.

The second part is obviously true, which is what makes Update interesting.

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I can't imagine such an idea making it past his church friends, much less Ma and Pa's game plans.  

He could bill it as a trip to holy sites. Now I know the first thought will be "But...those are Cat-o-lick places, Jeffie!" I still think there's a way to work it.

Do any non-Mormon US churches send missionaries to (re)evangelize post-Christian Europe? I know some African churches try to. It would in many ways make more sense than going to already Christian parts of Africa.

There is this at least one:

http://europeanmission.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30&Itemid=738

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They require:

"missionaries must understand their own weakness, can expect to face hardship of one kind or another and must learn to be totally dependent on the Lord. They need to be prepared that progress may be slow and so they need to be committed to the idea of lengthy service. For those ministering in foreign countries, they must be willing to seek to become fluent in the local language, to be sensitive to local customs and to live on an income consistent with local levels."

Understanding his own weaknesses is not Jeff's strong side (to put it mildly), but the rest should be possible. Lengthy service might also be a problem. Still, he should try it.

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Hi, guys.  I certainly didn't mean to sound the least bit racist or bigoted last night. Although, bigotry is not necessarily a bad thing, but I digress.

Jeff, in what context is bigotry not a bad thing? (honestly curious)

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All in favor of believing ODF is totally trolling us these last several days, say Amen.

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He is already there.

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Bushie may be on to something. The cost of living in Kenya is probably far cheaper in Kenya than in Oklahoma. If he can offshore his mooching, he may be able to extend the duration.

African countries have higher living costs than Asian and the cheapest African countries are actually in North Africa. Having a Western lifestyle in Kenya is more expensive than you would think. He needs to go native, so a Kenyan wife is a must.

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Kenya&displayCurrency=USD