Nashville TN December 2020

 

Thoughts and prayers for Nashville TN tonight. On this day December 25^th 2020 a bomb exploded in downtown Nashville. While at the time of this writing only three injuries to report. Even though the injury list is small lots of damage was incurred and many lives interrupted.

 

Why someone chose this day and site to commit this act of terrorism is still unknown. It will take a considerable amount of time to rebuild what has been destroyed today. Nashville residents are strong and will recover from this and move forward. Nashville for what its worth Merry Christmas, the nation is watching and is with you.

Civil War Not a Good Option

 

With tension in our nation still at a tremendously high level, the talk of civil war is still making the rounds. Each side seems to be just itching to make the other side pay for having different ideas, wants, or opinions. One side wants to force a change across America and the other side wants people not to change. Both sides of the political arena are to blame for the mess we are in, but, has the whole civil war thing really been thought through.

 

So…what will happen if a civil war does break out in our great land? It will be more devastating than most alive today can imagine. The riots that have been happening would be minuscule compared to an all out civil war. As bullets begin to fly across the land no city would be safe. Trucks would stop. Food supplies gone. Hospitals shut down. Lives would be lost…many lives.

 

Our country’s infrastructure would be damaged, our money would be worthless. Our country and our lives as we know it would most likely never be the same again. And for what? What could cause the greatest nation on the planet to implode in on herself? Many factors have led us to this point. Greed, power, ignorance, and arrogance.

 

The American Dream is known all across the world. Unfortunately, the America we all know in our thoughts and dreams is slipping away. We are here in this country because we wanted to have freedoms and be different than where we came from. We should be smart enough to look around and see what has worked and hasn’t worked in other civilized countries. Will we make it as a nation to our Tri-Centennial? Not looking good at this point. What will you do to help? Will you make peace with your neighbor or will you die with him.

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Covid - 19 is Personal not Political

 

The statement Covid 19 is personal not political is 100% correct. Having a longtime friend pass away recently and another coming real close to passing as well put it in perspective for me. It should for all of us. Some however would rather make fun of others for trying to safely go about their business. Many excuses are made daily as to why masks won’t be worn. Most are bullshit. I’d like to share with you a post from a dear friend that has been through and is still suffering from this so called hoax and fake virus. Many out there should be ashamed of themselves.

 

Covid Recovery Update: I have been off the vent for 12 and a 1/2 weeks now. Any improvements have been very slow coming. My oxygen still drops easily with very little exertion. I am on 4 1/2 liters 24/7. I still have what feels like carpet coating my throat and preventing me from talking above a whisper. The coughing spells have became more violent but they are not as often. I have crazy random hot flashes in my head along with the numb area on my scalp that is still holding fast. I have lost half of my hair and doesn't seem to be slowing down despite doubling up on biotin and other vitamins. If it gets any worse, I will pull a Demi or a Brittany and buzz my head! The sleep study report said that I stopped breathing 23 times an hour and my oxygen dropped to 81. They want me to come back for another study to get a cpap. I haven't heard from my ECHO test yet. My neck stays sore and the headaches are becoming more prominent. The only way I can get a good nites sleep is by soaking in a hot bath with Epson salt and taking a liquid Nyquil tablet and an ambien. Haven't been doing my breathing treatments much unless I get scared. The Dr doesn't think they are helping me. My teeth and face stays sore. Praying my teeth don't fall out like some covid survivors do. My taste is nonexistant and my smell is off and on. I smiled when I smelled a skunk today...but it stunk! I finished my home therapy this past Friday and tomorrow at 7:45am, I will start 12 weeks of pulmonary therapy at the hospital, 3 times a week. I'm still having doubts that I will ever catch back up on my life! Having to do paperwork everyday for taxes, insurance, Healthcare, and logging my exercises that I have to do twice a day. My ability to concentrate for very long has greatly diminished. The tremors in my hand have improved a little but I still can't read my own handwriting. The extreme fatigue and shortness of breath is hanging in there like a hair in a biscuit. The bladder still has a mind of its own. SS has suggested some puppy pads. Still so thankful for all the treats and goodies that friends and family have brought over and everyone still offering to help. It is so appreciated! My heart might not be working correctly but it is still smiling and so am I.

Wear a mask.

Social distance.

Wash your hands.

COVID IS EVIL!!! 

 

I am fully aware that politicians use anything and everything to further their agendas. Both sides do it. What is hard for me to fathom is normal decent people so caught up in politics that they can no longer do the right thing. Washing my hands is easy. Wearing a mask when in a crowed area is easy. Many other things we do on a daily basis are for safety and we do them, this is no different. Only you can prevent forest fires.

 

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“You can’t please everyone.”

 

“You can’t please everyone.” This is a statement that has been handed down to us for generations. Our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents knew it to be true. Unfortunately pleasing everyone at the same time will never be possible. We are humans, we don’t all think the same or even want the same things.

 

Here in the USA in less than three hundred years we built what was considered the greatest nation on earth. Just look at us now. Arguing amongst ourselves as we go through some pretty, tough, growing pains. We, at this point in time are our worst enemy. Not China, not Russia, or North Korea. Ourselves. Being such a great nation is why people from all over the world want to come here. They strive to have what we have. It is sad that we as a nation have taken what we have for granted.

 

We are a land of diverse people. “You can’t please everyone.” We as a nation have to find some common ground in order to survive. In order to remain strong enough to keep our enemies at bay. The talk of states seceding from the union is both stupid and dangerous. So many right now need to take a step back, calm down, and start to form rational thoughts. A state without a country these days won’t stand on its own very long. “Together we stand united we fall,” is not just a cute saying…it holds water.

 

There is no such thing as a perfect political party, both our main parties are seriously flawed. Both have good ideas as well as bad. Both have some decent people and both have some crooks. What took us as a nation hundreds of years to build, we may destroy in only one generation. I realize that change is hated by most everyone, but it is coming whether we like it or not. It is up to us to steer these changes in a direction that won’t destroy us or leave us vulnerable to our enemies. Common sense seems to be somewhat lacking these days. Words and actions are our most valuable tools we have, use them wisely.

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The World is Watching

 

Most that know me, know that I just do not buy into a bunch of conspiracy theories. I tend to put more stock into rational thought. Respect is earned and I respect people most that show that they have common sense. Not loud mouths. Right now it seems that our nation is plagued with loud mouths and a lack of common sense.

 

The whole world is watching us as we self-destruct among ourselves. The civil war has already begun, just on a different battlefield than before. Political agendas are probably the root of all our problems. Both sides, not just one side. And what fuels these different agendas is the same as it has always been…greed and power. Once greed and power has been attained it isn’t easily given up.

 

On the daily there are arguments erupting on every social media site over the Covid-19 virus. Granted, we may never know the true origin of the Covid-19 virus, the one fact is that it is here, and it is real. Keeping people safe, doing our part to keep others safe is not a political agenda. It is however a human agenda. If you let a political party dictate doing what is morally right or wrong, you have already lost your way. Right and wrong is not about politics.

 

No matter which side of the political fence you are on, if your views, opinions, and actions concerning the Covid-19 virus are based strictly on politics you may want to do some soul searching. You alone are responsible for your thoughts and actions. It doesn’t matter which side puts safety practices in place or favors them, it is our duty to follow them if there is a chance that our actions will help others. That is the right thing to do. So many right now are fueled by ignorance or the outright stupidity of others. Which side of the pandemic will your actions fall under…right or wrong?