It's Christmas

For the next week, there us but one thing to remember. It is Christmas.
If your boss yells and an order is cancelled, it does not matter.
If your loved ones pout and fuss, it does not matter/
If your car's transmission goes and your flight back home is cancelled, it does bot matter.
If your cable goes right as a big game starts and if the titkey burns and the eggnog is sour, none of that matters because it is Christmas.
Christmas is the reconciliation of Heaven and Earth and everything else pales into insignificance.
Have the Merriest od Christmases and a Happy and Healthy New Ye.ar

Same Old Story

This morning, in New York City, a pipe bomb went off at the Port
Authority. One of the Nation's busiest centers of activity.
 A bomb went off and the media response was tepid and suvdues. Have we finally come to accept this as business as usual. If so, we have real problems.  A society that accepts the harassment of iys citizens, the constant threat of unpredictable murder and chaos is in rapid decline.
The solution to these threats is not pretty but it is very simple. We must realize that there are real rgewars to Western Civilization and we must end those threats quickly and efficiently.At home, we must oust trouble makers. The bomber caught today is from Bangladesh and should be returned there at ionce as should any ummegrant who shows signs of rejecting our basic belief systems. If that means doing as Trump suggests and sending all immigrants who have not become US citizens home. Then we can get a grip on who we want in and who we want kept out. The rest of the World needs to be reminded that this is our Country.
It seems odd to write these words at Christmas, but maybe not. Western Civilization is based. in large part, in Christianity and these beliefs are under extreme assault.
We must protect the roots of our Civilization is soon we will not be allowed to even say the basic wirds, Merry Christm as,

Ready for the New Year?

Tidings of Comfort and Joy. I hope all of you have a great Christmas and get a chance to relax and recharge because, come the New Year, you're going to need  ot.

The new tax bill, when the effects are finally realized by the average American, is going to cause an enormous \outrage. There is no way around it. The rich will get richer and the poor will stay about the same. The Middle Class, what little is left of it, is going to be hit very hard. Hopefully, their outrage will be the end of the 2 political parties. With any lick and a little pushing, they will go the way of the dinosaurs.

Health care premiums will soar and the bloated, medical system will collapse. Take care og yourselves because doctors will be joining the political parties on the road to oblivion, at least in their present form. It will be a hoot to watch when they are forced to realize that they are just humans, nit deities.

The parade of sex abuse allegations will continue. People love scandal ad it is a good distraction. Not to make light of such abuse, it is a rotten thing to do, but, when you go to work un entertainment, you should expect incidents. It is wrong, but it is hust the way of things/

The weather will grow wilder. Think not? I live in Coastal Georgia. We have little rain this time of year and still, we gave dauly coastal flood warnings and the same is true up and down the Atlantic coast. Think what fun next years hurricane season will be.

But, od course, all of that pales next to the upcoming war with N. Korea. Make o mistake. That war is very likely. Mike Pompeo, ex-military, current CUA head is set to replace Rullersin in the State Department, not a move likely to be made in a time of peace. The only good thing is that the actuak war will be brief, The aftermath will be nightmarish,

But, even that will be insignificant if volcanoes keep blowing. They greatly effect climate and we have enough of that already. Even worse, it the percolating Yellowstone Cauldera blows, politics will be over, as will war and Western Civilization.

But, you know what? So long ago. Jesus said that such things must come to pass and urged
not to be troubled, No matter how bad it gets, something will come through and that something will grow and blossom.

The point? Enjoy your Holiday Season. Enjoy and relax, Next year may be very interesting.

Befuddled

I seldom watch news these days because not much is happening. Well, actually, a lot is happening, but the media is ignoring anything of import,

Sex scandals still dominate, Of course men should learn to keep their hands to themselves. But, why are women waiting 10, 15, 20 years to report this poor behavior. I a also wondering what will happen wneh men start reporting women who have groped them. Such things do happen. All I know is that if you do not report criminal sexual assault because you are afraid it will hurt your career, is that, in plain terms, you gave prostituted yourself, Sorry, but that is precisely the definition of things.

We hear scant mention of the Russia probe. I think that is because the investigation is finding as much Democratic involvement as Republican. That prostitute word pops up again.

Trump seems to have done his thing, making deals, very successfully in the East, Hats off to the President. It was a truly remarkable display of skill, and it has been almost totally ignored by the media.

However, just to show that he has not lost his knack for putting his foot in his mouth, he

is mouth, he used the Pocahontas- Elizabeth Warren joke, which I live, at a gathering that celebrated the WW2 Navaho code talkers, true heroes of that War.
Tacky, at best.

The tax plan, which we were told would pass any day, is looking shaky, but that is not surprising.

Overlooked are several viral bits of news. We are ridding the nation of several violent gangs ar a fairly rapid pace. Vast amounts of opiates have been seized and many dealers arrested. A large numver of child porn and child prostitution rings have been busted. Hats off to President Trump and Attorney General Sessions. On the down side, the climate is changing quickly and we cannot stop pointing fingers long enough to figure out practical ways around the effects. And volcanoes, rather large ones, are blowing, events that in themselves are climate changing, Still, this is ignored so we can gear just who is playing grab ass with who.

Such is life in this very odd time and place. Still, Christmas is here.

Remember, the message. Peace on Earth. Good Will to Men. Maybe we can have that for a little while. We just need to try.

A ReasonablyCalm Week.

The past week has been relatively normal, which is far from normal.

Sire, Congress is fussing over their rather stupid tax bill and the military is boasting of their victories over Isis. Rocket Man is issuing stern warnings and the Russian-Republican0-Demicratic scandals are being tossed around and sex abuse charges are flying all over the land. All that is, oddly enough, just business as usual in these weird times. So, on the whole, it was a pretty boring week in the news.

There is one thing bugging me, Today I saw that Charlie Manson died and so did the fine Country singer Mel Tillis. Of course, Manson is getting more attention. I guess that was to be expected, but it bothers me that a mass murderer gets more attention than a nice, truly talented man.

Still, news wise, it was a pretty boring week. I have frown to like boring,

Remember, All Things Pass

It is true that times are a wee bit strange and it is easy to get caught up in the sheer lunacy. It seems, at times, like the madness is terminal, and I will admit to lapsing into that myself.

Remember, all will pass. It may, and likely will, take some time, but the World goes through cycles. This insanity is but a passing phase. Why? I have no idea.

But, one way or another, we will deal with Korea and taxes and , racial  tensions. Fo;ls will stop shooting each other at such a furious pace and the economy will jump start.

When? Beats me, but sure enough they will. It may be rough for a bit, but change will cone and the pendulum will swing back toward sanity, for a while.

What can we do? Roll with it. Ride out the storm. Be positive and productive and ready to help your friends, family and neighbor. Have as much fun as you can and love as much as you can.

Things will get better, count on it.

Thanksgiving will be here soon and the Christmas and New Years. Why not start the Season right now?

Seriously?

It never ends. A parade of inane, banal, evil. Let's take a quick view of this idiocy.

The latest fad seems to be sexual harassment, both the harassing and the subsequent suing for. Celebrity after celebrity is being accused, although I cannoy qyire grasp why the alleged victims are waiting long years to come forth.

The Democrats area still after Trump over Russia. They may want to rethink that since Mueller is hinting that he has as much on them as on Trump's people.

N. Korea is still at it. War stumbles along all over the middle east and for reasons I cannot fathom, we seem hell-bent to spread those wars throughout N. Africa.

Still no healthcare bill, but we do have a budget that is going to put us on even deeper debt and a tax code reform that may finish the task of destroying the last of the middle class. But, don't worry, we are going to Mas soon.

Or not. We best leave soon because the Antarctic ice sheet is cracking at a high speed and when all that water melts, there will be no Florida or Texas, NASA's favorite launch sites.

Because of hurricanes and fires, expect you grocery bill to rise, a whole lot, real soon.

Last, and I bet you thought O forgot, another senseless massacre.

You folks may want to consider taking up prayer as a hobby