Time to get back on track...

Just finished up a ten (10) day trip to Elko, Nevada and back. Sadly, it never occurred to me until the trip was nearly over, to blog about the places we'd been to and the things we'd seen and done. And, it took Wolf asking me why I wasn't writing in my blog to remember. Sigh...

So, I'm not going to try and bring up memories because my brain is like a sieve...lots of holes in it it doesn't hold much. I will say that we had a great time, saw family, had a great meal at the Star Hotel (a Basque restaurant) in Elko, and loved the scenery. We were tired and happy to get back home to sleep in our own bed. Unfortunately...for me only...we missed the snow storm we got in Colorado Springs! But, we did get rain and snow mix while in Elko, which I alone loved!

My thoughts...

How do I decide?

Wow...tonight my Wolf posed a question that I've considered, but not seriously. Now, it is VERY serious...if my choice for the Republican nominee is NOT chosen, then what? Answer? I HAVE to vote for the Republican nominee, even if he is someone of whom I do NOT approve. Why? Because I am a Republican and proud of it. AND, because I do NOT want either of the Democratic candidates as President. Yes, I would have voted for JFK (and, not because he was Catholic...which is one reason my parents voted for him). He was a good president...not the best but good. That's all I have to say about that.

So, while I am not dead-set determined on which Republican candidate I prefer, I KNOW who I most definitely do NOT want...Ted Cruz. But, if he is the anointed one, then, I will stand with my Republicans because I support my party.

God help us....

My thoughts...

Now I understand why they say that the Dems could win if the GOPs get so bent out of shape with their candidates that they just chose not to vote. I don't know who to vote for anymore. But, I have to vote because my father instilled in me the truth that, if I don't vote....whether or not my choice wins or loses...I lose the right (yes, the RIGHT) to complain. I also understand how devastating this could be for our country if the Dems win. I believe that if Trump becomes the leading candidate, the Convention will make sure he doesn't remain that way. I've never felt like our way of selecting a candidate truly represents the choice of the citizens of this country. But, I don't have a solution. I do NOT like Cruz in the least...not sure why other than it's something that runs deeply inside of my soul. Rubio was one I liked but he vacillates...polite, gentlemanly in the beginning, then sinking to the lower level, then deciding (and he's correct) that he was wrong. Kasich has always conducted himself well but I don't see him as anything other than an accountant president...which isn't bad, we need that, but, right now, we need a president that will make other countries understand that we are not to be messed with ever, AND, a president who can bring us back economically.


My thoughts...

Patriotism

I'm impressed...I am actually posting again in less than a month...darn, in just over a week! Good Kat...

So, here's what brought this on...a friend posted a video from 1938. Kate Smith introduced, over the radio, a brand new song, written by Irving Berlin, called "God Bless America." This video was very apropos, to me, in that there was a short clip showing Ronald Reagan.

I've seen this video before. However, this time I cried...couldn't help it. Maybe it's because I'm older. But, when I started to talk about it with my Wolf, he said something that rang true...we were Americans then, unlike the kind of Americans we are now.

But, that made me also realize something else. During that time of patriotism, we were also prejudiced, bigotry was rampant, women weren't equal to men, and I (personally) would have died if I had to wear a dress and girdle everyday. Just a few of many other things.

Now I'm wondering...why do we have to lose things to gain things? I would love for all of us to have that kind of patriotism but continue to have the rights, acceptance, and equality that I think we now have. Instead, it feels like the patriotism has diminished.

Just my thoughts...

Well, I guess that didn't last.

So, let's try again...

I'm attempting to avoid an exercise in futility by keeping a promise to myself to write here a couple of times a week, at least. My biggest concern is that there will be a lack of interest. But, that's for you to decide. So, here goes.

I have stories to tell of earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, countries visited, research finds, travel in general, and so many other things. I also have general thoughts about general things, of which this is an example.

Today's post will be short in an attempt to get used to this. I am not comfortable with publicly sharing my writings. But, as the former Treasurer and co-President of Romance Writers of America, San Diego Chapter, I should get my act together.

I would greatly appreciate any thoughts about what I should share...mostly from those who know me. Also, any comments (be kind with the negative ones...someone always has a few) that will help make this a blog worth reading.

So.........wish me luck.

First day, first blog!

My husband is interested in starting his own blog and asked me to see how it's done, sooooo...thus, the birth of my own blog!  I have no idea what it will be about or where it will go, but hey...life is all about new things, so here is a brand new project for a brand new year.  Since there is no one to view this blog yet, and to wish me luck, I will wish myself luck.

GOOD LUCK, KAT!  And, have fun.