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Educational . . .

Reading, that is . . .

Ya, I’ve always considered reading was a good way to get part of your education. Not the only way, but a good way. And, if you find something you enjoy, the education can be fun as well.

I recently said I was enjoying a book on President Truman, his life and time as president.

My earliest memory of Mr. Truman came from those who described his time as president in the phrase: “Give them Hell, Harry.”

Hearing that phrase for most of my life I concluded he governed in a sort of a “bombastic” way, loud and pushy.

Well, I’m not through reading the book yet, but I’m over two-thirds of the way through and I’ve changed my opinion of Truman’s governing methods.

He was sort of an ‘introvert’ on the quiet side, but could be assertive on the things he thought most important. I enjoyed one little quote he said when trying to explain how that phrase started. He said:

“I just tell the truth and they thought it was hell.”

A O

A person can’t help but notice all the confusion caused by the COVID pandemic, let alone the sickness and death.

I haven’t really said much about it as I’m in no shape to judge proper medical response to such a sickness. However, I am interested and even amused at times about the government’s response to COVID. Even though they have all the “experts and scientists” to guide the COVID response, I don’t understand their actions at times.

The largest item that seems such a disparity in their actions comes from their actions trying to control the pandemic by limiting people coming into the country. Coming in from any direction except the south, it is difficult to enter the U. S. A person needs proof of a vaccine shot or proof of a test so they are not bringing the COVID into the country with them. However, on our southern border, thousands upon thousands of people just walk into the U. S. without hardly any regard to the pandemic.

On top of that, the government was not in favor of the large gatherings that college and professional football games generated. They warned of big outbreaks of the COVID resulting from these gatherings.

However, we are now four or five weeks into the football season and the COVID outbreaks have not taken place. At least I’m not reading anything about them.

How to handle a pandemic is a difficult problem. The reason I bring this up at this time is because I believe what we are seeing now is what we would be seeing if the liberals were able to install a “socialized” government operated national health system.

The government decides where and who gets the first priority. It is obvious that the more than a million plus people who have walked across our southern border do not have much importance when it comes to COVID. Or else they would either stop them from coming, or give them medical care when they do get here.

I really don’t know the best way to handle a pandemic, but with the way we are now . . . surely someone has a better idea.

A O

Since I started talking about quotations from famous people, I’m going to end this week with several I’ve enjoyed and want you to do the same as well:

“I want to live until I’m 100 because not many people die after that.” – George Burns.

“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending: and to have the two as close together as possible.” – George Burns.

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” – Mark Twain.

“By all means, marry, if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates.

“My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.” – Rodney Dangerfield.

“Until I was 13, I thought my name was ‘Shut Up’.” – Joe Namath.

“May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and may nothing but happiness come through your door.” – Unknown.

A O