"Friday is like a superhero that always arrives just in time to stop me from savagely beating one of my coworkers with a keyboard." ~ Rico

There's always been a number of people who so look forward to Friday because it is for them the end of the work week. Therefore, they can feel some sense of happiness today because we've hit another one, this one occurring on January 25, 2019. We all are put together differently, but, I never was a clock watcher or a go-crazy-because-it's-Friday type of person. For so much of my working life, I worked longs hours each day and many Saturdays. (Sundays too!) That may be the reason that, to me, Friday was nothing more than the day before Saturday. I hasten to add that I have no problem with those who embrace this type of anticipated enjoyment. The good Lord knows I've had plenty of them who have worked in the organizations I was in. The TGIF mentality is a part of the fabric of our culture and I'm sure there are plenty of entrepreneurial enterprises who have figured out ways to profit from it. There are all kinds of targeted TGIF entertainment venues, promotions, amusements, and eateries of all shapes and sizes. That's how our free enterprise system works. One of the features of my being retired is how easily I lose track of exactly what day I am dealing with at any given time. I used to never consult my calendar app on my semi-intelligent cellphone, but, in my current world, I may refer to it several times a week. I suppose when you are a man of leisure, this is how it works. Please don't quote me on that, I have enough trouble already.

Since Nancy Pelosi has been in the news a lot lately, here's a flashback I penned eleven years ago: ~ Last night I was working on my Bible study handout planned for this upcoming Sunday. I had a CSPAN live stream up in a small screen to watch, mostly hear, President Bush's State of the Union address. Just as he was being escorted in I lost the feed from CSPAN. It was obviously overloaded and maybe their servers were going bonkers but after several attempts, I switched over to radio and listened to the speech. After the first few minutes, my eldest called and asked if I was watching and I told him I was working on my lesson but listening on a web radio station. He told me I needed to turn it on because he thought something was strange about Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, who was sitting behind the president. He said she was continuously licking her lips and blinking her eyes. I told him it was not unusual for those sitting behind the president to even nod off at times. I didn't turn it on but I did think it was a good speech, however, I am realistic enough to know that it was mostly a speech, and since it was his last state of the union before he leaves office, and it is an election year, therefore, I seriously doubt it will have much impact on our nation's agenda as we move forward. ~ Enough said.

The World Trade Center was lighted in pink to celebrate new abortion law in New York State.

The new abortion law in New York State allows for the unborn child to be eliminated up to the time of birth. No caveats. No matter how they portray this new law, no matter how nuanced they try to make it be, the truth is this law is another step toward the total devaluing of human life. Those who crafted this bill said it was President Trump's fault because of his stated commitment to overturning Roe versus Wade. And, that caused them to do what they did. One example of a potential spillover impact because of this bill, it could mean that an unborn child who is killed during the commission of a crime may no longer be considered to have been murdered. Before this new law, it was considered to be murder and was prosecuted as such. Slippery slope. The steady knock wears the rock. Human rationalization will always end up directly opposed to God. I remember an executive with a major computing firm gave me his views way back in the mid-1980s. He told me that given the cost to the state, the poor prospects for that kind of child, along with the fact they are not loved, to begin with, he thought getting rid of as many of them as possible was a good thing. He was a member of a major Church denomination in our country. Human reasoning. One thing I know to be true. God is watching. Until next Monday, I bid you a wonderful Saturday and Lord's Day Sunday. See you then. Same station, same place. Lord willing. Amen. ....More later.