Month: December 2023

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Give a Stranger $100 in the Spirit of Christmas


I have always believed in the spirit of Christmas from the time I came to understand it until today. For most of us, we will spend the day with family, opening presents and having a feast. But this is not true for all Americans and I am here to emplore all of you who read this to give $100 to a person in need.

But how will I do this, you ask. Actually, it is very simple, particularly in small town America, but city people can easily do it too. First, you must go to a grocery store that serves the poorer people of the community. Find one or two things that you need and put them in a basket. Then you must go around and wish everyone you come across and very merry Christmas. But you must add one more sentence. ”And I hope you have a very festive day.” Just by the expression on the person’s face, you should know if that is what is truly in store for them. Another way to do it is to hang around the cash registers with your basket and two items and watch as people check out. At some point you will see someone who will ask the clerk to restock an item. At that point you need only step in and offer to pay for their groceries and also give them the $100. And when they ask you name, do not reveal it. Simply tell them that you are a friend. Then either buy the two things your have or leave.

I seen during the year where a person has asked the clerk to restock something and have simply stepped and given them the money they actually need.

Once you have done this, you will have visited upon them “the miracle of Christmas.” Plus, you will have a really good feeling inside you.

You may not find such a person on your first foray, but do not stop trying. Unfortunately, there are far to many, particularly the elderly, who are in desperate need of any help they can get. Be that helping hand!

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Keeping Donald Trump Out of Office!


It is not too early for the Republicans to start making moves to insure that Trump is never in office again. It is unlikely that any rivals will overtake him but his ability to win the election can be negated by someone like Chris Christie splitting the ticket from running as either an Independent or party name of his choosing.

Trump said very vocally and without equivocation that he wants to be a dictator for a day. And he goes on to say what he would do in that one day. To anyone foolish enough to believe he would want such power for one day is unfamiliar with the history of dictators. They always come in as reformists but none has ever made any reform which was good for their country. And none has ever been dictator for just one day. 

Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to our Democracy and it is time for his followers to realize who he really is. For reasons that deny reality, they have chosen to look the other way when it comes to the federal criminal crimes he is faced with. We actually had this situation once before in our country in the form of Warren G. Harding, a Republican. Harding was facing federal racketeering charges when his death pre-empted any such procedings and was replaced by very honest Calvin Coolidge. Consider that Harding died in 1923, just 100 years ago. And here we are again.

Even though I voted for Joe Biden in 2020, I do not consider him a strong enough candidate to insure a Democrat victory over Trump. Biden is not listening to people of his party. They overwhelmingly do not want him to run in 2024. A better choice? Right now I would say that person is Gov. Gavin Newsom of California. Newsom is 25 years younger than Biden and would be much more amenable to the young people of today. Those young people are not likely to vote for Biden, Trump either, but just skip that part of the ballot! Biden does not seem to recognize his liabilities and thinks that simply stating he is fully up to the job is just not enough nor is he believed by the general electorate. And I am one of those. It is believed that Newsom is preparing for a 2028 bid for President but why not have him now? The DNC, which holds so many purse strings, can easily tell Pres. Biden that they will not support his candadicy and that should put an end to Biden.

Furthermore, working against Biden is his perception. He has not explained the workings of our economy to show that the President, regardless of who it is, has only limited power to affect our economy. Life is full of things that are beyond the control of people and the national economy is one of them. People do not realize that it is the decisions made in the board rooms of America that have the most to do with inflation or the pricing of products. About the only place where government makes a difference in America is with corn farmers and milk farmers who are each subsidized by the government, although the disposition of those products should be of concern.

There has never been in the history of our county a time quite like this one. Republicans tie Biden to every problem at our borders even though they know full well that the Biden administration has already beefed up border security and has not implemented any new policies that were not existant during the Trump administration. Biden, although, as failed to counter this perception with appropriate comments. He has very seldom used the “bully pulpit” to forward his policies and these are just some of his failures that could lead to his loss to Donald Trump next November. Do we really want that? Decisions, hard ones, must be made now.