Monday, October 26, 2020
Coffee
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Businesses Need Us
Businesses in America today needs our support.
The business of America is in great need right now. We have an obligation as citizens to do what we can to buy products, use services, and to pay people to work for us. And to take this a step further, when buying products - to buy American.
This might seems to be an obvious solution to bring back our economy but when the process of buying an item begins it creates a snowball effect in the supply chain.
The product has to be made and those materials needed have to be produced which employees even more people and once those materials are created they have to be transported. This begins another process, trucks, trains, air transports, and ships at sea, all of this employees people. And when people are employed they in turn go out and buy products and the cycle of producing a single item starts again.
Buy American
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Start of a Day
An important part of your day should always start with prayer.
The powerful action of prayer is underestimated. The connection to God should be a normal part of a daily routine just like talking to friends or family.
Because once prayer stops then the evil moves in sometimes unnoticed with small temptations and eventually you are not praying at all which would accomplish what the evil one wants, to separate you from God. Battles for your soul take place every minute of every day.
Prayer is the best weapon. A powerful prayer weapon, is the Rosary. All throughout history the rosary has defeated the enemy many times and continues to do so today.
If you haven't been praying, start today, because it will save your soul.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Forever Changed ?
I believe even after a vaccine for the virus has been implemented somethings will still stay the same and other parts of our lives will change drastically. There will be people that will continue to wear mask. Some businesses will continue to require a mask before entering their establishment and they will have the right to refuse service. And to take this a step further, some cities will continue to have mandates to be enforced. Businesses will give up office space and end their lease agreements to have employees work from home.
And the entertainment industry, will change venues, to a virtual concept instead of live events in a auditorium. Sports will be greatly be effected, the large gathering of fans that once filled stadiums will no longer exist. Again going to a virtual viewing of a game.
Shopping will continue to expand to more online orders. Shopping Malls will close. Grocery stores will become warehouse type buildings that will function as distribution points for the online orders. Delivery drivers will become an expanding industry.
This can be an opportunity or an eventual end to an industry.
Friday, October 2, 2020
COVID-19 Thoughts
The first news story this morning - The President has the virus.
Some thoughts on the virus.
I believe it is real and people are dying from it and there is no vaccine at this time.
Next, the day to day activities, people who are high-risk should wear a mask. If you are healthy and maintain distancing you should have the option not to wear one.
The mask could have always been worn in the past even during flu season along with the vaccine. But what make this so different in my opinion, is this is political.
An example, the mayor of Nashville has fabricated the virus numbers to shut the city down plus he has included the prison population into factor in with the overall numbers to keep the city closed. I believe this is to receive federal dollars for the pandemic. I say open all the cities. If you are at risk, stay home.
My point is at anytime we could die. People die everyday from disease, flu, pneumonia and the list goes on and we try to prevent those types of illness. We should live everyday as if it was our last. Live your life.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Election Time
In 36 days we will have an election for President. This I believe will be the most important election in my lifetime. So, just a small rant about a statement that some people will make when asked who are they are voting for and why. They will say "I'm voting for the man" (or woman). What these people are not realizing is that person represents a party - democrat or republican. Those parties represent a set of values and principles they follow. But if you ask any question to the folks that vote for the person about what they represent, they could not tell you. It just amazes me that there are people who vote this way.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Current State of Our Country
I can't remember a time when I've seen our country so divided. When you look at the Presidential polls for the election, it is almost split down the middle. In the past, the two main political parties have dominated at one time or another. But this year is different. I believe the people who will decide the next President will be the independents, which on a side note truly belong to one of the two parties, a topic for another time. Anyway, the election this year is very different from years past. The parties have clearly redefined their platforms, which makes the independents a voting factor. Also, another voter that you will not hear about - the silent voter. They do not participate in polls or talk about politics to anyone. Our country is split, there is turmoil in the cities and both sides have strong opinions and will not sway their point of view. In 42 days America will vote and when the results are tallied and we have our President for the next four years this country will not be the same as it was before the pandemic.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
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Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Something Else
Monday, July 13, 2020
What is Next
As the pandemic seems to be the only thing in the news lately.
What is Next?
It does not look like there will be an end to this virus anytime soon. People are stressed out, their world has changed completely. I don't know of anyone who has not been affected.
I believe we all need to pray because our world is in constant change and only God remains constant - the Alpha and Omega - the beginning and the end. We can pray just as those in the past who have gone through pandemics, plagues, wars and disasters. People have always turned to God, because God is Hope without hope we have nothing. Prayer is powerful and if we all pray to our Creator our hopeful prayers will be answered.
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Un-Patriot
The month of July
The patriotic month for the United States.
But it has not seemed so patriotic with groups of people trying to dismantle our history. The history of the United States is what we have, good or bad its ours. And with our history we learn how to make life better for us now and in the future.
This time of protest is the first for me in my life to experience the un-patriot. America has within always had differences in opinions but the disrespect I have seen to law, various institutions, history, and the American Flag has been troubling. I realize that not all of America feels this way. The silent majority is quite and observing. I believe the reserved citizens will not take this anymore. Peaceful protest will begin, and the introverted majority will come out and unite against this disrespect for our country.
Friday, June 26, 2020
Speech
The Freedom of Speech
A gift from the writers of the Bill of Rights.
Our freedom to speech and freely assemble is what makes our country great. But when this right turns into violence and looting and destroying property it ceases to to be a right and turns into breaking the laws that govern us. These laws just like the Constitution and Bill of rights are here to protect us, to protect our freedom.
Continue reading my post from Oct 2007
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Really
At this point I would have thought the pandemic would have been almost over. I will say that more people are out and about, but there are still some restrictions on the gatherings and social distancing around the US.
The pandemic has been hard and to make matters worst we now have protest which I will not get into on this post. We are the United States of America. During any crisis we have come together and united without the political or any of the other views that have separated us in the past. We have always stood united. I pray we will come out of this crisis a better country.
Monday, June 15, 2020
Before and After
Just a few thoughts about about this point in time, our history.
I believe that the COVID-19 will mark a point in our lives when we will talk about time in terms of was that before or after the pandemic. Because it has effected every particle of the day-to day activities, from what happens at home, workplaces, restaurants, sporting events and the list could go on and on. History will record how well we survived, the good and bad decisions, medical history in case this happens again. All the lessons will be our history to go the books for future generations to read.
I wonder how history will describe this event?