I’m sitting here on Saturday night in virtual shock. President Trump has been shot. All of us vets are looking at the circumstances and thinking to ourselves, “There ain’t no way.”
I saw a post from Breitbart news service that shows a tweet from Kenneth P. Vogel, who is a 48 year old New York Times Reporter that says, “Biden told donors on a private coll this afternoon: ‘It’s time to put Trump in the bullseye.'”
One spectator killed, two wounded, the shooter killed, probably by the Secret Service snipers. But some people on the ground said they saw the shooter moving around on the roof and were in the process of reporting it to law enforcement when the shots rang out. Going back to the vets in the audience, how did the Secret Service snipers and others NOT see the shooter?
So many things just not adding up.
And the sad part is, we all know … WE KNOW … we won’t be getting any truthful answers.
Tomorrow is Sunday and we have so many, many things to bring to the throne of God. And yes, I know we never have to wait until Sunday to bring things to God. I spent my entire day today bringing things to God. I changed out the faucet in the bathroom today. Yes, the same one that I fixed the leak in, during the last episode. That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. But I learned an awful lot. Let me give you a short list so that maybe, just maybe, some of you can learn from the pain and suffering that I went through.
#1 – Do not overtighten anything.
#2 – I hate plumbing.
#3 – If you have to lay on your back with your head stuck under a small wooden cabinet, cursing the idiots who overtightened the current fixtures, it is better with an old pillow that you can then throw away when you’re down. Even better with a younger person doing it for you.
#4 – I hate plumbing.
#5 – When you have to make a trip to ACE Hardware to pick up a part you didn’t expect to need, it is better to listen to your daughter and bring the old part with you so you don’t have to bring the part you just bought back to buy the correct part that you could have bought the first time, had you just listened to your daughter and brought the old part with you the first time.
#6 – And finally and most importantly, I learned something that I was pretty sure I knew all along…I HATE PLUMBING! I will hire someone to fix a leaky faucet next time.
The day you are reading this, Monday, 15 July, I will be in a bad way. I am in a bad way now and have been for the last couple of days, getting worse each day. I would have taken Monday off work, but I can’t because of things that are going on at work.
Sigh…
Monday will be … would have been … no, WILL BE my 29th Wedding Anniversary.
My mind is wandering so far afield lately.
Oh, it’s now Sunday morning, by the way. I feel asleep writing last night. Now I’m waiting for time to go to church.
So, I’ve got about an hour or so before I have to leave. The dogs have been taken out and fed…well, one dog has been taken out and fed, the other one couldn’t be bothered to get out of bed. Pepper is still upstairs in bed with Izzy, Willow and I are up, drinking coffee, she has eaten and we went out.
That really doesn’t sound right, does it? She ate, I’m drinking coffee. We didn’t go out, I took HER out.
Never mind.
Let’s get started on the laffs before I have to leave and we’ll finish up later.
Okay, I want to make a point here, first thing, right off the bat, it has been less than 12 hours and the memes have already started. But it does show that our country will be alright if we can already find humor in the situation.
I do want to offer my deepest condolences to the families of the dead and wounded and I hope they knew Christ and are therefore in Heaven right now. Izzy asked me last night if I thought Trump would pay for the funerals and the medical expenses of the people and I said if they needed it, I would be very surprised if he didn’t. But don’t be surprised if you don’t hear about it.
Anyway, let’s start with these since they are the topic dejur.
That’s what I’ve gotten so far. Well, honestly, I’ve gotten some others but they were in even worse taste than those.
If you can’t figure that one out, you are way too young!
Okay, so I’m back from church, GREAT Service! We have such a wonderful little church. We had two baptisms today also! Really good day. At the appropriate time, I went up to the rail and asked my Elder and his wife for prayer for my emotional health because of how much I’m hurting right now. I am truly blessed.
When I got back to my computer, I had more memes from you guys about Trump, so let me put them in right here…
These first three are from Izzy and she said these are just the three that she kept! I REALLY like the first one.
These next four are from our GREAT friend Wouter in South Africa!
And I think some of the rest of these were sent in by Pop Smith
4 Frugal Methods to Cool Down Without A/C This Summer:
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/4-frugal-methods-to-cool-down-without-a-c-this-summer/
Well, at least they’re honest!
This next one was…
and she says that it’s a typical Memphis picture…
Man, they won’t let us have any fun at all!!
Stupidity
What?
We’ve already done so many of these today that I’m only gonna throw a couple of them in here just to keep the editor and printer happy. If I take entire sections out, they both get really annoyed with me and start changing entire … thunderstorms and lightning are definite hazards to dragons from the middle ages to high school football teams and …
… sigh (… see what I mean?)
…alright guys, you made your point. Anyway, here’s a couple more political memes…
Inflating Beach Toy
Stevan Dohanos
August 20, 1949
Cowboy Asleep in Beauty Salon
Kurt Ard
May 6, 1961
Boy on High Dive
Norman Rockwell
August 16, 1947
Baby and Nail Polish
Stevan Dohanos
July 22, 1950
Watering Father
Richard Sargent
June 4, 1955
Okay, this one gets three things to lead it off… first this one
Then it gets these two…
A man went to his barber to get a haircut before he left on a trip to Rome.
He was telling his barber about the trip when the barber said, “Rome? Why would anyone go there? It’s crowded and dirty! So, how are you getting there?”
“We’re flying on American,” the man told him.
“American?” exclaimed the barber. “That’s a terrible choice! The planes are old and the flight attendants are ugly. Where are you staying in Rome?”
“Oh, we’re at the downtown Marriott.”
“What? That dump with its overpriced rooms and poor service? Well, what are you doing when you get there?” the barber griped.
“Going to the Vatican and we hope to see the Pope.”
“Yeah? Well good luck. A million people want to see the Pope. You’ll never get close. But good luck to you. You’ll probably need it.”
Finishing the cut, the barber handed him his coat.
A month later, the man was back for another cut. The barber asked about the trip to Rome.
“Oh, it was wonderful. We were on a brand new plane and it was so overcrowded we got bumped to first class, where a beautiful young stewardess waited on us hand and foot. And the hotel was fantastic! They had just finished remodeling and were overbooked, so they gave us the presidential suite at no extra charge!
“Well, I know you didn’t get to see the Pope,” the surly barber grumbled.
“Oh, but we did!” the man exclaimed. “We toured the Vatican and were chosen to personally meet the Pope! I actually knelt down as he spoke a few words to me!”
“Really?” the barber wondered, impressed despite himself. “What did he say?”
“He said, ‘Where’d you get that lousy haircut?'”
“How great is our God? Name above all names. Worthy of all praise. My heart will sing. How great is our God?”
That’s what’s playing in the background right now as I wrap up this episode. I just want you guys to keep me in mind as you read this, know that I’m thinking of you because I know that you are thinking of me … at least while you’re reading this and I’m asking for you to give me good thoughts and prayers. It’s going to be a tough day for me. Heck it’s a tough day for me today.
My darling Mary, I miss you every day. Can’t wait till I get to see you again.
And for the rest of you, until we meet again…
Dragon Laffs 
Always in awe and appreciation of all you do. May you be blessed and stay Safe.
Semper Fi
Thank you brother. That means a lot.
Thank you for sharing your wedding photo, taken back when it wasn’t too damn hot to have a summer wedding!
I really hope Mary has the ability to steer you to a woman she knows will love you as much as she did.
Not really looking.
As lonely as I am, and I am bone achingly lonely, I think I would feel like I was cheating if I was to even ask another woman out on a date.
I understand what you are going thru. I lost my husband over 15 years ago and still think of him everyday. I also still wear my wedding rings. Someone ask me why… I told them I had a good husband and not looking for another one.
Take care.
Dale
Yup, I understand completely. I lost a lot of weight after Mary died. Like 139 pounds so far. Turns out my grief go to is to stop eating. Haven’t gotten over that one yet. Anyway, my wedding band is very loose on my finger now and it’s not the type of band that can be resized. It slipped off my finger one day and I spent 30 minutes searching the car crying because I couldn’t find it. I wouldn’t quit until I did. I was sitting in the parking lot of Walgreens when this happened.
I totally understand what you went thru about your wedding band. I also lost some weight too but had my rings resized to fit me better.
You and I both had good spouses and only folks who do know what me are going thru. I even have my husband’s photo on the wall in the hall and every time I walk past it I kiss my lips and put to his and tell him I miss him too.
Yup, I do that, too. Right beside the bedroom door.