I seem to have an opinion on virtually everything. I do my best to make them informed decisions.
I've been interested in our (America's) different forms of government (city, county, national) since our youngest son wanted to start hanging out at pool halls, and I thought hanging out in a bowling alley might be a good compromise for us. Unfortunately, our little town didn't have a bowling alley.
Hmm. How to get someone to build one in our town? No clue. Some little piece of information I had picked up somewhere told me that a City Council might be or need to be involved. So, I called City Hall and asked when and where the Council met.
On the appointed night, I grabbed my knitting and showed up. I attended every meeting for weeks, just listening. I got a lot of knitting done. But, like I said, I seem to have an opinion on virtually everything. Ultimately, I signed up for Citizen Input and shared some of those opinions.
One thing led to another, and I found myself sitting on City Council! Then I was elected mayor. That was twenty years ago. We've retired to a little hobby farm in East Texas now. Sort of.
My husband has become a medical traveler - courtesy of the Affordable Care Act. Almost immediately following its passage, hospitals began drastic cost-cutting acts including replacing long-time (and therefore high pay) employees with right-out-of-school staff at minimum pay scale.
What man meant for evil, God means for God to those who follow Him. And so we travel all over America. You can follow our travels on my other blog, TheTravelersTwo.blogspot.com. But THIS blog is about my opinions on America today. I may post once a day - or a hundred times a day.
Any comments will come to me privately. If they add to the conversation - whether I agree with them or not - I will post them. If they are full of discord and wrath or are not grounded in sound facts, I will NOT post them. It's my blog. Be civil or be quiet. I love a good political conversation; I abhor tactless arguments. I admire folks who can talk politics - or religion - and remain respectful.
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Any comments will come to me privately. If they add to the conversation - whether I agree with them or not - I will post them. If they are full of discord and wrath or are not grounded in sound facts, I will NOT post them. It's my blog. Be civil or be quiet. I love a good political conversation; I abhor tactless arguments. I admire folks who can talk politics - or religion - and remain respectful. Check back later to see if your comment is posted. I may need time to verify facts. Thank you.