The Week in Review

Lots of stuff happened this week.  Most of it was noteworthy, interesting, or just plain fun but did not warrant the time and space of a blog.  Those things with a few of my thoughts are as follows.  For example:

1. I supported our President all week.  I was careful to give him accolades and not let politics get in the way.  Not anymore.  The honeymoon is over with me.  I was talking to a liberal friend this week and he directed me to a website detailing Obama's decision and the details of the Osama operation.  When I went to the site, I was re-directed to Obama's re-election campaign fund website.  I think it is repulsive to take advantage of the many military personnel that have given their lives to avenge 9/11 by re-directing a website to your campaign fund.  This man's narcissism is off the charts!
2. Yesterday, 50 years ago, from Cape Canaveral, Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. is launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, becoming the first American astronaut to travel into space. The suborbital flight, which lasted 15 minutes and reached a height of 116 miles into the atmosphere, was a major triumph for NASA.
3. I got to spend time with my son, Spencer, this week.  He is struggling with what he wants his major to be and what he wants to do with his life.  I had a great conversation with him and reminded him that it will all be OK.  I was so thankful that he asked me to lunch (he probably was just hungry) and that we could have such a thoughtful discussion.  You'll be fine Spencer!
4. My other son, at age 17, is pursuing his first relationship.  It is fun to watch him find his way and practice putting other's needs before his. She is a quiet, beautiful, Southern Belle Christian girl.  Life will never be the same Josh.
5. I spent time in Louisville this week.  The Derby is so big that there is no school scheduled for Friday.  It truly is like a national holiday in Kentucky.
6. I am still losing, but the weight is coming off more slowly now.  Now the mental games and true discipline and dedication begins.  I am determined to win.
7. I have a Facebook friend that posts something about supporting abortion almost everyday.  Her posts challenge me to have my facts straight.  She always bashes right wing Republican Conservative Christians.  She can't believe that "loving" Christians would let a poor, woman bring an unwanted child into this world, thus, causing the woman more hardship.  Aside from killing another human being,
   Guttmacher  (aka Planned Parenthood) reports that 93 percent of all abortions occur for “social reasons” such as a mother’s decision that the child is unwanted or “inconvenient.”  Do you notice that lack of wealth or means to raise a baby is not mentioned here?
8. The last World War Veteran passed away this week.  He was 110 years old.  Claude ''Chuckles'' Choules was the last-known combat veteran of World War I living in Australia and the last surviving Anglo-Australian to have served in both world wars.
9. Logan's Uniform and Healthcare donated a huge amount of blankets and clothes for the tornado victims in Alabama this week.  Thank you.  God bless the people in Alabama.
10. We had 16 inches of rain in three days in Kentucky.  It was another wild week in the old camper.  There seems never to be a dull moment.