The State of the Union

 In my opinion, Biden did a great job last night.

He spoke to Ukraine, Covid and inflation with no apologies.

He was clear, concise and truthful about every thing.

He has worked hard and long over the past year to undo much of what the former President did.

But the advantage in congress is so small, he hasn't been able to pass needed legislation--like the Build back Better bill.

Pray for him and for Ukraine and for all that needs to be done to make this country 'well' again.

He needs your prayers.

As do we all.

Mitt Romney

Sen. Mitt Romney, who I like as a person but don't agree with in politics, said on CNN, that "Republicans who support Putin are almost treasonous."

He included the former president in that statement.

What good intentions that took.

He's right.

Putin is a dictator and we, as Americans--Republican, Democrat or Independent--support freedom, like the democratic republic of Ukraine.

More Republicans need to stand up to Fox News and the former president and support democracies around the world.

What has happened--and is still happening in Ukraine is an attack on human freedom like nothing we've seen since WW II.

Stand up for Ukraine.

Speak out against Putin.

Side with what is right and free.

 

No church today

I wasn't scheduled for church today.

My friend, Steve. was there to do morning prayer.

Someone asked my recently, "how come you're still serving a church when you're retired.

I mumbled something about still having something to give.

Truth is, if I weren't serving a church I'm not sure I'd even go to church!

I'm what's know in CT as a 'PTPIC'.

Which translates as a "part-time Priest in charge".

In that role I only do three Sunday's a month. Today was my off week for February.

And no, I didn't go to church.

Slept in until nearly 9.

Have eaten two good meals.

About to have a glass of white wine.

So, a good day even without church.

 

Cold again

 Yesterday was two inches of snow and then sleet that made everything very slippery.

Today has been cold all day, below freezing.

The cold is back after one great day.

I know I've told you I hate the cold.

I wear three long sleeve layers and my toboggan inside!

Then when I go out I put on a scarf and a heavy winter coat and gloves.

And I'm still cold.

Bern puts two extra blankets on my side of the bed.

She knows how cold I get.

I've tried to remember if I've always been cold. I lived 18 years, until I went to college, in an apartment with a coal stove in the living room and an electric heater in my bedroom.

When I left for college, my parents moved to a much larger town and bought a house (for cash!) with central heating.

I resented that.

So, I guess I always have been cold.

Oh, Spring, I pray for you to come....

Now my dentist is retiring!

I'm getting old.

My doctor, who I'd had for over 30 years, retired last year and I had to break in a new doctor.

I learned today that my dentist, who I've had for more than that long, is retiring on June 1.

I found out after a cleaning that he was going away and I have to break in a new dentist!

He put a five tooth bridge on the left upper side of my mouth which he was very proud of.

It was the biggest bridge he's made in 46 years as a dentist.

46 years! What a long time!

He's only a year younger than me.

That's a long time to do anything--much less mess in people's mouths.

I will miss him.

I used to have coffee with him in a coffee house we both frequented in New Haven.

Good-bye, Dean.

No more coffee and no more messing around in my mouth.

I'm getting old.

 

 

Russia will be Riussia

 The Russian invasion of Ukraine is no surprise. Our President has been preparing us for weeks.

It is an awful thing and will change many things in the world.

The first land war in Europe since WW II will alter history.

But we must be solid in standing up against it.

The former president (whose name I will not type) praised Putin for how he handled the whole awful thing.

Tucker Carlson (whose name I may stop typing) asked why we shouldn't be on Russia's side instead of Ukraine's!

Both those people are traitors.

But the answer to Tucker's question is simple--we choose democracy  over autocracy. 

That simple.

But Russia has been pouting since the breakdown of it's empire.

And Russia will be Russia....

A new Cold War began today.

Alas and Alack.

But it did.

Such a welcomed day

 It's 5 p.m. and still in the 60's in Cheshire!

What a great break from winter....

But it ends tonight with temps in the low 30's and then snow and freezing rain on Friday, maybe with an accumulation.

That's New England for you.

The weather guy on NPR is always saying, "in New England the weather is always changing." I'd tell you his name but I don't believe I could spell his last name.

Yesterday was 2/22/22. Amazing!

I should have posted that yesterday, but I was talking to friends of Zoom about my 'Life after Funerals' piece, so I sent that instead.

If you're in New England, hunker down for a few more weeks of winter.

Spring will come.

I promise....