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Wednesday, July 13, 2011. As most of you know, I am from Louisiana. I was born in Louisiana. I lived most of my first twenty three years in Louisiana. I will soon complete forty two years here in the great state of Texas. I am a resident of Texas. I participate in voting as a citizen of Texas. With all of that said, I am, and will always be, a Louisianian at heart. I grew up immersed in Louisiana politics. Look it up, Louisiana is famous for it. I remember once as a kid selling a Grit Newspaper to the then governor, Earl K. Long. The Long family long ruled the state, no pun intended. Over the years I've seen other cities and states that have made a run at trying to wear the 'politics as a way of life' crown. Places like Chicago, its state, Illinois, and even some pretty messy stuff here in Texas. But, thus far, I've not seen it played out like it was growing up in rural Louisiana. Former Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards was recently released from doing eight years in prison for a variety of fraud related crimes connected to casino licenses. Here's what is both interesting and sad at the same time: On his Facebook page it is filled up with Louisiana natives welcoming him home, wishing he could be in charge again, and in general, gushing with hero worship. That's how they/we do it over there. One of the things said about the famous Huey P. Long that became legend in the rural communities was his assertion that he would be taking some off the top for himself, but the folks could be assured he would make sure they got some of it too. I suppose that's how he got his name on so many hospitals, bridges, and other buildings. I don't think anyone should be heralding a criminal and I'm not always pleased with the dirty stuff that goes on, but one thing I am sure of: I'm still proud to be a Louisianian and I'm still proud of my roots, and the state where I was molded into much of who I am today.
People ask me quite often what will happen when I get up one morning and find that I have run out of things to write about. I'm not sure but hopefully when that time comes I will sign off and move on down the road instead of doing like a fellow who worked for me once, he retired a long time before he actually left the premises, if you know what I mean. I never apologize for my daily stuff tending to be somewhat repetitive because we are who we are and I would hope that my values, my struggles, and the little bit of wisdom I've gained in life would come across, regardless of the story I am telling. And, I still have a few to tell. Sometimes I come up with a real good one but it is while I am driving down the road and by the next day I have either become distracted by something else or I've filed that really good one in the temporarily unavailable file. You know the one marked 'stuff I can't recall at the moment'. That's okay. It will come back or at least I might think it is the one I had previously not remembered. As you can see it gets rather complicated when you get older. The one thing that can be counted on is God's faithfulness throughout our journey. I caught just a comment or two by a noted atheist the other evening. He was asked that since he prayed as a child, if he ever deep down inside felt the need to pray now. He responded by telling the interviewer that would be like him talking to an imaginary friend and how silly would that be. The way I see it, call me Mr. Silly because His Spirit confirms His presence in my life, (Romans 8:16), and I will gladly stand in that line marked Silly because as the old song says,
My God is Real!
Amen.
I know the US Postal service is really struggling and some say it will soon crater if it is not bailed out by Congress. The internet and other competitive delivery services have made it very difficult for the postal service to survive. I will say this about that. If everyone turning 65 receives the promotional material I have received, then they should be able to keep stuff going for some time in the future. It's almost like an avalanche of paper. Everyday another booklet describing how wonderful things will be if I sign up with their particular flavor of Medicare support. Just in passing, I've been around long enough and have consulted with enough folks to know that most of those promises on paper are just that, when it comes down to it. One of the huge mailers is AARP. I refuse to do business with them because they chose to bet the farm on the Obama health care program. Some folks tell me that in the long run I will only be hurting myself since they do have good coverages for older folks. It will not be the first time, but for me, and I speak only for myself, I continue to feel strongly about this situation. I know others that
use their products and I don't have a problem with their choice. That's one of the things that we still can do, at least at the moment, is to make choices. Yes, some of our choices do have consequences and only the Lord knows how it will be for us all in the so-called brave new world of a more socialized form of medicine. The medical supplement I chose to go with has done their part well. I am not sure how many pounds of literature they have sent to me but they should be receiving a thank you card from the postal service one day soon. Okay. As you can see I am all over the map today which is not that unusual. Have a great day and may the Good Lord bless and keep each one. Amen. ......More later.
People ask me quite often what will happen when I get up one morning and find that I have run out of things to write about. I'm not sure but hopefully when that time comes I will sign off and move on down the road instead of doing like a fellow who worked for me once, he retired a long time before he actually left the premises, if you know what I mean. I never apologize for my daily stuff tending to be somewhat repetitive because we are who we are and I would hope that my values, my struggles, and the little bit of wisdom I've gained in life would come across, regardless of the story I am telling. And, I still have a few to tell. Sometimes I come up with a real good one but it is while I am driving down the road and by the next day I have either become distracted by something else or I've filed that really good one in the temporarily unavailable file. You know the one marked 'stuff I can't recall at the moment'. That's okay. It will come back or at least I might think it is the one I had previously not remembered. As you can see it gets rather complicated when you get older. The one thing that can be counted on is God's faithfulness throughout our journey. I caught just a comment or two by a noted atheist the other evening. He was asked that since he prayed as a child, if he ever deep down inside felt the need to pray now. He responded by telling the interviewer that would be like him talking to an imaginary friend and how silly would that be. The way I see it, call me Mr. Silly because His Spirit confirms His presence in my life, (Romans 8:16), and I will gladly stand in that line marked Silly because as the old song says, My God is Real! Amen. 
I know the US Postal service is really struggling and some say it will soon crater if it is not bailed out by Congress. The internet and other competitive delivery services have made it very difficult for the postal service to survive. I will say this about that. If everyone turning 65 receives the promotional material I have received, then they should be able to keep stuff going for some time in the future. It's almost like an avalanche of paper. Everyday another booklet describing how wonderful things will be if I sign up with their particular flavor of Medicare support. Just in passing, I've been around long enough and have consulted with enough folks to know that most of those promises on paper are just that, when it comes down to it. One of the huge mailers is AARP. I refuse to do business with them because they chose to bet the farm on the Obama health care program. Some folks tell me that in the long run I will only be hurting myself since they do have good coverages for older folks. It will not be the first time, but for me, and I speak only for myself, I continue to feel strongly about this situation. I know others that use their products and I don't have a problem with their choice. That's one of the things that we still can do, at least at the moment, is to make choices. Yes, some of our choices do have consequences and only the Lord knows how it will be for us all in the so-called brave new world of a more socialized form of medicine. The medical supplement I chose to go with has done their part well. I am not sure how many pounds of literature they have sent to me but they should be receiving a thank you card from the postal service one day soon. Okay. As you can see I am all over the map today which is not that unusual. Have a great day and may the Good Lord bless and keep each one. Amen. ......More later.
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