My Thanksgiving blog is simple. I am thankful for you. I am thankful that I have the unfettered opportunity to rant without fear. I appreciate living in this great country. I am thankful for my family, my health, and most of all my dear wife of over 60 years. I am continuing to recover from recent medical issues but plan to get back to work on my blog very soon. Thank you for reading and offering your encouragement. Happy Thanksgiving to you all.
Respectfully,
Ron
Thanksgiving 2024
Ever since the election we have heard the talking heads refer to the “transfer of power.” I have a different view. The power has never changed hands, only the leadership has changed. The power is now and has been in the hands of the people. Our simple job is to make sure it is used wisely. We change out our “leaders” with every election. But the power stays where it belongs, in the hands of the people.
Trump is in and has a Republican Senate. That should bode well for Republicans, and the whole country. With cooperation and intelligence, this country should prosper and move ahead. But, will it? Will they work together or will they just play politics? That is the question. The stock market seems to be happy with Trump, but will that last? Who knows?
Here's what I believe. We, the people, have a rather unique opportunity to prosper and move ahead. We have to hold these people's feet to the fire. We need to recognize our commitments to allies and not let them down. I trust Trump to handle that well. But, at the same time, we need to stay out of affairs that are none of our business. Too often we seem to inflict ourselves on others. There is no future in that.
My thoughts. Let us take advantage of the opportunity we have to move ahead. Any rhinos in the Senate, if they are not on board, should be shown the door. We are living in a serious time and we had best take care. It is just too dangerous not to.
We have Trump at the right time. He knows what has to be done and I believe he will do it. Weenie liberals just go sit in the corner and let the adults get the job done.
Ron Scarbro November 12, 2024
Dear Readers,
I’m writing to tell you that due to my recent medical problems I have failed to post on my blog. I am definitely on the mend and will be back to posting very soon.
Thank you for your patients.
Ron
Hurricane Helene visited us yesterday. I have seen worse storms. We had a few limbs down with associated debris, but no major issues. We were told the winds that hit us were over 80mph. I slept through most of the storm.
This morning we looked around and felt we had dodged a bullet. Then we tried to turn on the television. Ooops, no tv. No internet. Oh, and no phone either. We figured they will have it up and running very soon. My mistake. I'm writing this in the evening and everything is still not working.
Now it is the next morning. Still no internet or anything else. It's called isolation. That's kind of a strange feeling to me. I can't watch football. I can't call anybody and they can't call me. In the twenty-first century, you're not supposed to be this isolated. But, what are you going to do? I decided to call the internet provider and ask for an update. A recording told me someone would get in touch with me in maybe 48 hours. Hmmm.
It is now the next day, and guess what. Still no internet, no phone service, and no tv. Our provider has had two beautiful days to affect repairs and nothing is fixed.
This is a time when I need to call on my best trait. That trait is patience. I can hear those of you who know me personally. Patience is alien to me. Besides, patience is overrated.
It is now the morning of the third day, no change. One would think that nobody knows what they are doing. Now I begin to worry about those whose very life depends on these services.
Finally, they got it fixed. I have internet and a phone. Trust me, it wasn't because of my patience. I still don't understand why this took so long.
Just a few years ago, none of this technology even existed, and now we are so used to it that we are lost when it disappears. I wonder how smart it is to be so dependent on something so frivolous as the internet. Oh well, I guess that is just what today is.
I am amazed as to how relieved I am to have all my services restored. I am no longer isolated. Now I have phone service, but I don't want to call anybody. And nobody is calling me. Anyway, life is back to normal, whatever that is.
Ron Scarbro October 3, 2024
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