Because in many ways I am still stuck in the 1970s....I am listening to what I listened to when I was still in school....Led Zeppelin.....It makes writing well, a lot easier.....
3 weeks of war? If we are lucky. I can see us in the Persian Gulf for years. This is so similar to Vietnam. Trouble is, Iran in 3 times bigger than Vietnam and in the war in Southeast Asia, the US ground forces were only in half of the country. Iran is mostly all mountains and desert. A population of 92 million.
I am scared to death we are going to put ground forces on some of the islands, or in a port in Iran.
War is different than Vietnam or any other war, see the the Russian-Ukraine conflict. Watch the drone warfare. It is a game changer in its use against infantry.
Man, the Vietnam conflict is still remembered by many of us.....
Then, sort of pay attention. I still think there will be terrorist attack here in the states directly related to Iran. If it does not look right, I would not hang around.
-Oracle laid off 30,000 people yesterday. Sent them an email at 6am and told them their services were no longer needed.
I am telling you, there will be more lay-offs in this country.
- Already people are starting to re-think vacations. I know some people were were about to travel to Europe this Summer and have decided that well, we might need to go another time. Part of it was they had planned to rent a car and the thought of paying around $9-10 a gallon for gas was one of the things that changed their mind, plus the thought of airfare which has gone up by a quarter to a third in recent days, and how will they treat Americans as this economic crisis gets worse?
I know Debbie and Kerry are still looking at Scotland for Fall, but nothing is set in stone and we can dress, act like we are supposed to be there. Of course our East Texas accent gives us away, so we try and say as little as we can in public. ( That said, we were in Dundee, Scotland and I got a yelling at a street preacher for misquoting the Bible. I got some chuckles from the Scots.)( In Germany, we knew we had fit in when at first they spoke to us in German and thought we were such....)
The way things are looking we may go to South Padre, or Hill Country, the Smoky Mountains, or the Farm and call it good for this year.
- Today is Maundy Thursday. It commemorates the Lord's Supper/Communion... marking the institution of the Eucharist and the washing of feet. "Maundy" originates from the Latin mandatum (commandment), reflecting Jesus' command to love and serve others. It is characterized by communion services, foot-washing ceremonies, and the stripping of altars.( Wrote a paper on this in seminary concerning Medieval/Reformation England....It was during this time I realized I was no longer Baptist.)( I know many of you in Evangelical churches do not know this day, but traditionally it was a big day during Holy Week.)
- I really need to write about Buna ISD....But you know, at this point I am so damn disgusted with leadership, be it admin or the politicians, if I think about it much, I will puke on my keyboard....Will write next week....
We may throw caution to the wind and go off next week. Or not......I do not think the average patron in the district realizes what they have on their hands? And I seriously wonder/worry about the STAAR Exams will come out? Is Buna getting a takeover? If it is, can you imagine who they'd put on the Board of Governors? Maybe I should get my brother top pull some strings, he does know Abbott a little....No, there is not enough Bushmill's Irish Whiskey to get me to get me " Likkered Up" to do the job.....In truth, I hope the kids, for their sake, do well on the tests.
- I am going to take several days off for Easter. I doubt I write the next 3 days.
Have a good Easter. If you can, see your folks. Tell them you love them. You really do not know what our future holds for us.
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