I will not complain about this cold weather anymore, after seeing the grip it has had on so many others in the north, east and central U.S. Many of our neighbors here in the campground are from Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan. Some are pulling out to head further south hoping that Florida with offer relief from the chill. According to the weathermen, Miami does look inviting. Tom and I were discussing last year and our attempt to avoid winter's frigid clutch by traveling to Texas south-eastern most shores only to be thwarted by a snow storm as we traveled the Tropical Highway. I find that the way I follow weather throughout the states has changed dramatically since we have traveled through every region during our several treks back and forth across the continent. Having the luxury of mobility and knowing we can choose where we want to be for each season, I think we would be heading a little further down Florida's pan-handle also were it not for spending precious time with our great-granddaughter. Still, it seems unfathomable to choose to live in those states with such harsh winter weather patterns that occur every year. I know they each have amazing beauty during the three other seasons, but by comparison of their duration, it just doesn't seem to be enough to want to live there year round. Now visiting them is another story, of course. The Great Lakes region is breathtakingly beautiful and bucolic in many ways, but those folks are really getting their fannies kicked (again) this year by old Jack Frost and the thought of spending the night frozen in my car just hold no appeal to me.
On a more political note, I just need to say, "What the heck are you thinking?"...Cairo, Egypt, has been in the clutches of a dictatorship for decades and I am delighted to see its populace waking up, but please tell me we are not going to send American soldiers in. It is obvious to the whole globe that Mubarak has subversively attempted to dispel the uprising of Egyptians through violence, but are we really in a position to be the world's referee anymore? I do believe we have the human responsibility to lend assistance to any country trying to achieve cultural independence, and I am ashamed to see that we have sent billions of United States taxpayers dollars to aid the current regime of this tyrant, but we need to be very careful of our motives to engage our troops onto foreign soil. It is time to voice our support of the people of Egypt, as they try to achieve a democracy, and certainly joining the rest of the planet in pressuring Mubarak to step down, NOW, would be appropriate. This is a very delicate situation to say the least. Mr. Obama has certainly stepped into a presidency fraught with issues requiring much thought and skill in order to come to the proper conclusion. Let us all pray that he is up to it and does better than he has in his decisions and problem solving as to how to handle the banking mess, health care and our national debt. Yikes, all I can say is, pray, pray, pray. May God in his mercy keep us all from destruction and save us from ourselves. And I truly mean that in the most sincere sense. Our little 'blue marble' may be in great jeopardy and we, as brothers and sisters, all, need to look hard at how our future is going. As citizens of the greatest nation on earth, we are so very fortunate to have our freedoms, our lifestyles and our wealth. But we need to acknowledge our fragility and realize that all could be lost if we don't actively sustain our national heritage. This is not a time for continued complacency. This is a wake up call.
I truly believe God call us to our greatest purpose and if we refuse to answer he puts obstacles in our chosen path until we are redirected to follow his path for us. This is true for each of us as individuals as well as for our nation. Let us continue our prayers that our leaders follow the path of our greatest good, but also know that we need to be ever vigilant in choosing our leaders.
I guess that's about it, in a nutshell.