I woke up this morning to the news that Mr. Trump was now the President. After the feeling that I had been sucker punched in the stomach, I calmed down and got myself resigned to it. Although I can't imagine how a person like that could become President, I will accept America's choice.
Can Trump govern? Time will tell. I don't want to keep hitting on him, but this morning I read a book review in The Week magazine that I thought I should mention... and then move on.
The book is: Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939, by Wolker Ullrich. The review is by Michiko Kakutani in the New York Times, and I quote: "Economic anxiety was high, government was polarized and gridlocked, and elites were being subjected to rising resentment. Into this void stepped a man who in 1930 was dismissed, by a major magazine's editor, as 'a big mouth' and 'pathetic dunderhead.' But Hitler knew how to play a crowd, fanning fear and anger, then offering himself as the strongman needed to shake things up. As he's depicted in Ullrich's incisive portrait, he 'virtually wrote the book on demagoguery.'"
Sound familiar? God help us!
Hypocritical Example
A fundamentalist couple recently gave their advice to a South Carolina waitress. She is single and has no children, yet the couple wrote: "woman's place is in the home" and "help make America great again " by cooking and cleaning as "your husband and God intended."
(I thought the slaves were emancipated.)
News From New Bedford
I just got off the phone with my cousin, Allen Vaughan. He and his wife, Diana, are retired from New Bedford's (Vocational) High School. From the time he was 12 years old, Allen was interested in automobiles and became an expert in several aspects of automotive engineering. He told me that when he was 15 years old, he and his buddy borrowed his buddy's father giant '50's car and drove it to church (and also for a 100 mile jaunt.) Yes, he did get punished.
Because of his automotive expertise, he was hired by the High School and while employed, completed his college work to pass Massachusetts' strict teachers requirements. He also talked my Brother Leon in applying for a job at the same High School. Leon also completed his college work while employed. Very well motivated guys in my estimation.
Although New Bedford remains the main scallop fishing port in the world, as well as the greatest overall fishing port in the world, fish are getting harder and harder to catch because of the numerous restrictions placed on fishermen. For instance, recently, a large Atlantic area was placed "off limits" to allow fish species to avoid extinction. Allen predicts that fishing will diminish but scalloping will continue. We'll see.
Blowing my own Horn
Last month, the Blue Cross representative presented me with an award for "many years of service to the retired Federal employees organization (NARFE) and also for service to several other senior citizen organizations." Here is proof.
I'm the old short guy in the middle.
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