October 30, 2019
In other news...
While the Democrats and Republicans traded barbs today, Kanye West continues to confound his critics from both the Right and the Left by giving praise to Jesus Christ, author J.K. Rowling fell off the list of the world’s billionaires by giving millions to various charities, former president Jimmy Carter picked up his hammer once more at aHabitat for Humanity work site, and more than a hundred girls from Western New York competed in a championship swim meet, doing their best to beat the team in the next lane after chit-chatting together and encouraging their competitors without drama or rancor.
Patti went to bed early, anticipating another four o’clock morning serving the regulars at the diner, mothers and fathers tucked their children into bed with prayers, hugs, and kisses, and after nearly fifty years together, Linda and I lay down side by side, still choosing each other.
24 hour news is not the only game in town, and not even the most important one, despite what their purveyors believe. Politicians, pundits, and professorial elites churn out a steady stream of dissatisfaction, hoping to control the narrative so the rest of us will do their bidding. Washington, Beijing, Damascus, and (in NYS) Albany will continue to insist on their importance, but for most of us, life is lived closer to home with the people we love, where there is much for which to give thanks. I’ll rise early tomorrow to pray with brothers in Christ before serving fifty kids pancakes and sausage at the church. For life lived close to home I give thanks tonight.
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