Will Obama attack Syria against people's wishes?

I voted in a Newsmax poll Thursday and this morning checked the results -- Americans are heavily against another war and are emphatic Obama should not attack Syria without authorization from Congress.

On whether the United States should strike Syria for using chemical weapons, the vote was:

Yes--5, 549    10%
No --45,451   89%

On whether Obama should be authorized by Congress before military action, the vote was:

Yes--48,337   94%
No--2,788       5%

Remembering our time in Japan

While there was wild celebrating in the United States, the Pickens and other ships with troops waited for orders.  After all, while Japan had announced it was surrendering,  who knew how the Japanese military and general population would act when we landed occupying troops?

It began to appear that our country had forgotten us.  All of the ships gave out of food and shared the rations  the troops had.  Next we bought sweet potatoes and rice from the natives; the potatoes were frost bit and the rice was hollow.  Finally, a ship with supplies was met and the food was confiscated.

We eventually were ordered  to Nagoya where took on a Japanese pilot to navigate us through the minefields.    I will always remember the captain and pilot enjoying a breakfast of bacon and eggs. Japan formally surrendered on September 2, 1945.  We had no part in that ceremony and on August 31 we headed for Guam to board troops and take them home, beginning the "Magic Carpet."

cash sings how great thou art

Please tell me -- why attack Syria?

Questions I want answered --

Will we attack Syria?  Why?  How?   What is our goal?  Are we prepared for the consequences? 

If Obama has answers to some of these questions, please tell us what they are.  Some critics are saying
Obama must act to regain some credibility after making a fool of himself with his previous empty threats. 

If  we do attack by firing missiles,  innocents  -- if there are any -- will be killed. The United States will become the air force of  Al qaeda. Again, what will we accomplish, and at what cost?

Pickens goes to Japan

For most of my life after serving in the navy, I made no effort to refresh my memories of events, but as my time slips away, I review  the booklet, "The Story of the Pickens," about once a year.  A few things I remember, others that are mentioned are almost strange to me.

For example, I know that on August 23 or 24 we took on the Blackhawk Division and  transported them to the Philippines to occupy those islands.  We took on board the troops that had occupied the islands and took them to Japan.  I know this,yet I have no memory at all of going ashore in the Philippines.  We left there with accompanying ships and went to Wakanoura Wan, for all appearances a small, dirty village.  I don't know whether it was there or at Nagoya that a typhoon hit.  Most of the ships sailed out to sea to ride out the typhoon.

I'll have more to say about this later.

Holder sues Louisiana school voucher system

Twenty-two scandals of this administration--including but not limited to Benghazi, IRS and NSA--but Eric Holden avoids them and goes :"fast and furious" to bring a suit against Louisiana's school voucher program.
What is his problem? He complains allowing students to leave failing public schools for private schools could result in a school becoming predominately minority or predominantly majority -- or something.

No one with any knowledge can deny many of our schools are failing but any attempt to improve the school system is opposed,

How Great Thou Art played by Gail Russell

I have not been shy of complaining about the selections of hymns for church service, so I am pleased to say when I enjoy the service as I did  Sunday morning.  We sang several familiar hymns but the highlight was Gail Russell's piano presentation of "How Great Thou Art."

I have heard the great hymn sung (on recordings) by George Beverly Shea, Jim Nabors, Elvis, Johnny Cash, Andy Griffith, and Susan Boyle, among many others, but I never appreciated the music until I heard Gail play the arrangement she gifted us with Sunday.