Democrats election 2020

The democratic party is making plans for the 2020 U.S.A. election.  Should they oppose Pres. Donald  Trump because he is incompetent, because he is unpleasant?  Or should they run against him because they have better ideas for running the government of the United States?

Make a Difference

 I use this blog sometimes to record things I would never say to people I care for.  Here's another message about which I would never hit the ""post" or "send" button:

"I hope and pray you are doing something other than ranting on Facebook to make the world a better place.  If you feel you are powerless and there is nothing you can do to make the world a better place other than ranting on Facebook, then God help us all."

Justice vs. redress

The distinction between sexual misconduct and allegations of sexual misconduct is getting narrower every day.

Here's another message I will not be sending out to my politically passionate friends:  Your life does not have to revolve around Donald Trump.  Your life does not have to revolve around Barak Obama.  Unless, of course, you want it to.

A Social Media Memo I Will Never Send

Here's something I will never place on the facebook pages or blog sites of friends or relatives:

Please alternate your doom-and-gloom, end-of-the-world, "can you believe this outrageous injustice? " social media declarations with occasional postings that draw attention to something wonderful that is happening in the world.

Thanksgiving In North America

When was the first Thanksgiving celebrated in North America? History provides several possibilities. For most folks in the United States the answer would be 1621. That's the year early European settlers called Pilgrims hosted a 3-day feast near present-day Plymouth, Massachusetts to celebrate their first harvest in the New World.

However, an earlier Thanksgiving had already taken place in Spanish North America.  In 1598 an expedition of colonists led by Adelantado Don Juan de Oñate marched from Santa Barbara, México across the Chihuahuan Desert and reached the Río Bravo del Norte near what is now San Elizario, Texas.  A day-long thanksgiving feast was ordered to celebrate the safe arrival of the expedition following the treacherous 50-day journey.  Some historians mark this event as the beginning of Spanish colonization of the American Southwest.

But from a Canadian perspective the first Thanksgiving goes back further still. That's because in 1578 a flotilla of settlers led by English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher anchored in what is now Frobisher Bay in the present-day Canadian territory of Nunavut. There they held a Thanksgiving ceremony to celebrate their safe arrival following the difficult voyage.

There is much to be thankful for in this world, so I for one am happy to have several Thanksgivings on the calendar to celebrate during the year:

• 30 April - Thanksgiving Day feast by new settlers in Spanish North America (1598)
• 2nd Monday in October - Traditional Thanksgiving Day holiday, Canada
• 4th Thursday in November - Traditional Thanksgiving Day holiday, U.S.A.

Presidential Debate - Lies & Broken Promises

During the televised presidential debate last night, people in the audience were not supposed to applaud or cheer.  But they did anyway. They abandoned what they promised to do and did they wanted instead. Yet these same people get quite indignant when political candidates lie and break their promises.

"In a democracy people get the leaders they deserve."

Joseph de Maistre, French writer & philosopher, 1753–1821