Today is a very beautiful day outside and inside, too. We have just finished with a couple hours of house cleaning (maybe not two, it just seemed like it) and now we are both lounging in our loungers, except she (my lovely bride) is not technically "lounging" since she is engaged in working on her never-ending collegiate assignments. She loves to learn, my lovely bride. I, however, do not engage in learning so much anymore...actually I am now more engaged in forgetting what I have learned, as well as forgetting where I put the TV remote...dang it!
I have taken several days away from this blog, for a number of reasons, but today I felt the need to get back into my blogging rhythm. I have to say that the biggest reason for my lack of blogging for the past couple of weeks is that there is so much going on that I do not like, that is negative for our nation, that is not so good for the world, that I did not want to write about. I felt that I would get trapped in a negative cycle with my posts, and no one wants to read a succession of negative blogs...not even ME!
As you might guess, the biggest negative thing going on right now is the Hillary Trump Satire On American Politics. Neither one of these persons deserves to be President of the United States. Neither person is the "best choice." How could the American election system have produced this NO CHOICE election ballot? Not only that, but it appears that as few as forty percent of all legally registered voters will cast ballots. I may be overly optimistic here...maybe as few as nine or ten percent of the people will cast ballots. The reason for this low turnout is that many people believe that the Electoral College will select Hillary no matter what the "popular vote" might be.
Another big negative is our government's program of constant warfare somewhere on the globe (actually MANY SOMEWHERES!) so that our military is constantly engaged in some conflict. On top of that we have "military advisers" located in many other points of conflagration around the world. Along with this government "permanent war" mindset is the military industry that, to earn maximum dollar, promotes the permanent war mindset and actually exerts a large degree of control or influence on the Defense Department as well as on senators and congressmen. The last thing this "military/industrial complex" wants is "peace on earth."
Then there is the unrest throughout the nation because of various political and social beliefs conflicting to the point of open violence and rioting. In both houses of the federal legislature, with both sides refusing to agree on anything except congressional pay raises, no laws can be passed except in watered down, weakened versions that accomplish nothing.
So I think it is safe to say that our American political system is broken and does not appear to be capable of internal repair. We (including me) the people are too divided to fix it ourselves.
So this blog post could be nothing but negative....
But it is a beautiful Sunday. There are a lot things that are good and right with the world and right here in our lovely abode. For instance we got to have Baby Baby with us for two whole days this weekend. This little angel brightens up the day like a thousands suns could not do. She loves to sing and play, and she loves to explore. Honey and I (Pop-ee) spent many pleasant hours with her this weekend, and also got to spend a few hours with her mother, Child B. Finally Child B and Baby Baby had to go. My goodness was the house quieter after they left!
Child A resides with us while going to college and working, and we get to spend a little time with him every now and then. Child A provides us with many hours of interesting and humorous conversation, sprinkled with his very sharp witticisms. His personality is as warm and bright is this sun-shiny day today. Child A, Child B, Son B, and Baby Baby are such great bright spots in our lives, brightness that outshines all the negative in the world.
I just needed to take a while to get things back into perspective. With all that is going on, with all that could happen after the election, that is going on in the world, overall our nation is a great place to live, and our world is still a world full of beautiful, wonderful, and mysterious things. I cannot say that I will never write another negative blog, but I can say that I believe the positive in our world, in our nation, and in each of our families, outweighs every negative thing that can be thrown at us here in this "vale of tears."
So today I pray that God bless you all, even in the midst of your troubles and worries, and...
May God Bless America
I have taken several days away from this blog, for a number of reasons, but today I felt the need to get back into my blogging rhythm. I have to say that the biggest reason for my lack of blogging for the past couple of weeks is that there is so much going on that I do not like, that is negative for our nation, that is not so good for the world, that I did not want to write about. I felt that I would get trapped in a negative cycle with my posts, and no one wants to read a succession of negative blogs...not even ME!
As you might guess, the biggest negative thing going on right now is the Hillary Trump Satire On American Politics. Neither one of these persons deserves to be President of the United States. Neither person is the "best choice." How could the American election system have produced this NO CHOICE election ballot? Not only that, but it appears that as few as forty percent of all legally registered voters will cast ballots. I may be overly optimistic here...maybe as few as nine or ten percent of the people will cast ballots. The reason for this low turnout is that many people believe that the Electoral College will select Hillary no matter what the "popular vote" might be.
Another big negative is our government's program of constant warfare somewhere on the globe (actually MANY SOMEWHERES!) so that our military is constantly engaged in some conflict. On top of that we have "military advisers" located in many other points of conflagration around the world. Along with this government "permanent war" mindset is the military industry that, to earn maximum dollar, promotes the permanent war mindset and actually exerts a large degree of control or influence on the Defense Department as well as on senators and congressmen. The last thing this "military/industrial complex" wants is "peace on earth."
Then there is the unrest throughout the nation because of various political and social beliefs conflicting to the point of open violence and rioting. In both houses of the federal legislature, with both sides refusing to agree on anything except congressional pay raises, no laws can be passed except in watered down, weakened versions that accomplish nothing.
So I think it is safe to say that our American political system is broken and does not appear to be capable of internal repair. We (including me) the people are too divided to fix it ourselves.
So this blog post could be nothing but negative....
But it is a beautiful Sunday. There are a lot things that are good and right with the world and right here in our lovely abode. For instance we got to have Baby Baby with us for two whole days this weekend. This little angel brightens up the day like a thousands suns could not do. She loves to sing and play, and she loves to explore. Honey and I (Pop-ee) spent many pleasant hours with her this weekend, and also got to spend a few hours with her mother, Child B. Finally Child B and Baby Baby had to go. My goodness was the house quieter after they left!
Child A resides with us while going to college and working, and we get to spend a little time with him every now and then. Child A provides us with many hours of interesting and humorous conversation, sprinkled with his very sharp witticisms. His personality is as warm and bright is this sun-shiny day today. Child A, Child B, Son B, and Baby Baby are such great bright spots in our lives, brightness that outshines all the negative in the world.
I just needed to take a while to get things back into perspective. With all that is going on, with all that could happen after the election, that is going on in the world, overall our nation is a great place to live, and our world is still a world full of beautiful, wonderful, and mysterious things. I cannot say that I will never write another negative blog, but I can say that I believe the positive in our world, in our nation, and in each of our families, outweighs every negative thing that can be thrown at us here in this "vale of tears."
So today I pray that God bless you all, even in the midst of your troubles and worries, and...
May God Bless America
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