Gallup and I may be in trouble

I've just completed a Gallup survey, and this was one I enjoyed doing as it allowed me to vent my anger and register my dissatisfaction with Obama and the harm he is doing to our country.

Most of the questions were to be answered favorable or unfavorable.  If you have read my blog you know what  answer I checked on nearly everything.  I was delighted to  reveal how I feel about Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Christie, Boehner,  Democrats, Republicans and the tea party.  I got to give my feelings about local officials (they didn't come off so well either,)

Yes, I said, the economy is getting worse and now is a bad time to find a quality job.  Sadly, I had to say the new generations may not fare better than their parents.  This would reverse what had happened for many decades -- each generation had been better off than the preceding one.)

I gave my assessment of how badly Obama and his cohorts are doing on the economy, job creation, foreign affairs, Syria, the deficit, terrorism, immigration, health care, education, fuel/energy, social security, environment, gun control, and international trade.

There was more, but that is enough to anger the Obama administration, which had fined Gallup several million dollars.  Will I be fined along with Gallup?  Surely, Obama will wait until results are published.  In the meantime I'll enjoy having had the opportunity to express my feelings.

Dad would have been 132 yesterday

As I've mentioned several times. I have a difficult time remembering birthdays and anniversaries. Earlier this month I said my dad claimed July to be the best month of the year because fruits and vegetables were plentiful -- and that he was born this month.  He was born July 17, 1881.

Times, they have changed

A couple of days ago I ran across the program for the Minden High School baccalaureate service held May 20, 1956.  Tried to figure out who of my siblings was being graduated that year; probably Ruth.

Times have certainly changed; are schools allowed to have such services now?  Four ministers had places on the program and hymns were sung. The high school choir sang "Send forth thy Spirit," and "Thanks be to God."

The audience (or should I say congregation) sang  "Come thou almighty King," and  "Onward, Christian Soldiers."                '

A program like that could get someone thrown into jail today.  Radical change is not always good.  Maybe, violent crime would be less if we were closer to God in our activities.

A friend of mine was fond of saying "Homer is full of odd balls, misfits and malfunctions."  (He included himself and me in that group.)  Good times or bad, many of us found humor in almost anything.

One  who would most definitely fit into that group was my  friend Ulric Fomby of Fomby Hardware. I was surprised when I learned that Ulric was a graduate of West Point.  One of his classmates was famed general Albert Wedemeyer.  While visiting Ulric one day, he mentioned that he was writing the general as follows: "I hear you wrote a book; send me a copy."

The book was "Wedemeyer Reports,"  a book I was anxious to read, knowing something about Wedemeyer's experience with China and his role in World War II.  I told Ulric to ask him to send me one but, of course, I would pay for it.  Soon I received an autographed copy.

If you find time,  read a little about his career, especially his battle against communism.  President Ronald Reagan awarded Wedemeyer the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1985.


( Talk about coincidence.  I write about General Wedemeyer, go back to my computer several hours later and see that a book has just been published, entitled "General Albert C. Wedemeyer.)

Is destruction of the United States his goal?

A blundering, misguided foreign policy; an economy suffering and sick; Obamacare shattered and hopeless; 47 per cent of all employed adults working part-time; 100 million persons on food stamps; an administration stained with scandal after scandal; the nation's debt growing while Obama continues wasteful spending--

Those of just some of our problems; and how does Obama seek to solve them?  He makes a speech threatening to eliminate the coal industry and destroy millions of jobs.  How stupid can one man be?  While we have been penalizing coal industries, the world has increased its use of coal and will continue to use it  to generate electricity.

Is Obama determined to destroy our United States?  His actions can be explained no other way.

Pickens heads for San Francisco

I have many memories of July  -- most of those when I was growing up were  of hard work in the hot sun. As I mentioned earlier, July was also the month of great food, if one liked fresh vegetables and fruits, which I relished.

One memory that I have refreshed many times is of the Pickens journey to San Francisco.  We had spent weeks at Saipan after Okinawa, visited New Caledonia, returned to Saipan and left for San Francisco.

We were certainly looking forward to visiting that city from which we had departed almost a year previously. Maybe we would get leaves and get a few days at home to see our families.  There was something else ahead of  us, we knew, although I don't think many of us were  concerned.

We were to spend our time in that city preparing the ship and loading on troops to be a part of the first group to invade Japan.   During briefings we were told the navy expected 50 per cent casualties.  After having been attacked by suicide planes at Okinawa, we could understand this assessment.    

Doctor, oh doctor

If I post on my blog the dates and times of my doctor appointments  this month, maybe I'll remember them. One was added today and the date for another was changed. Here they are, so far:

Heart doctor -- Friday, July 12, at 10 a.m.

Pain doctor -- Monday, July 15, at 10 a.m.

Foot doctor -- Wednesday, July 24, at 2:15 p.m.