The Pondering Man & Random Thoughts

Just read a Poem in Favorite Poems Old and New. The book is a collection of poetry selected for boys and girls by Helen Ferris and Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard.   A Poem caught my attention entitled: "I Am an American" by Elias Lieberman.   Here are a few quotes from the poem: "Every drop of blood in me holds a heritage of patriotism, I am proud of my past. I am an American."  "The flag of stars and stripes is yours; it is the emblem of the promised land. It means, my son, the hope of humanity. Live for it---die for it!" "Under the open sky of my new country I swore to do so; and every drop of blood in me will keep that vow. I am proud of my future. I am an American."  If you would like to read it, you can find it on suzyred.com ( https://suzyred.com/american.html ).  Please note: I am not in any way affiliated with the above link; it's just where I found the poem posted on the web.  Always click with awareness. 

Odd Truth : The US Presidency is not the most Important Election. The Most Important Elections are related to those who actually have the greatest power - those in Congress. We could have a dumb president and the country would mostly get along just fine. But the moment we have a  Dumb Congress , no  Smart President  can fully save the day. Trump definitely exposed the width, breadth, depth and  putridity  of the  SWAMP . Unfortunately, America voted for the majority of them. America  needs  to vote better and really work and push to have a fair, open, honest and free election. Don't ever think that a Representative or Senator is a small election with little consequence. Every elected official contributes to how our country leans, works with or wars against others. We need to elect people who will understand, they are not there to be served by us, but they are there to serve and represent  US(A) .

Of late, I have seen many Facebook posts pushing a statement for the end of the death penalty. In a perfect world, where no one ever commits a heinous deadly crime, I would say, ‘Yes, we don’t need a death penalty.’ However, in our world, where crime and hate run rampant, I believe there should be a death penalty heinous deadly crimes.   One of the posts that I find most appalling is this one:   “The death penalty is not about whether people deserve to die for the crimes they commit. The real question of capital punishment in this country is, Do we deserve to kill?”   ― Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption This particular quote has a very low view of humanity and suggests that we the people who have not committed a heinous deadly crime should lower our heads in shame and ask ourselves, “do we deserve to kill?”   This is extremely bad logic and a poor way to look at and respond to heinous deadly crimes.   We have law because people encro...

Keeping it real. The first post of this blog is meant to be satire on journalism and spark thought. It's funny how media sources that are supposed to be objectively sharing the news of what happened, have become story crafters pushing their narrative while minimizing everyone else's voice. Now it's not just media doing it, it's large social media conglomerates entering the picture and misguiding their users through increasingly subjective censorship. Using the first item ‘Number 13’ as an example (refer to previous post ).    Yes, the one that starts with good ol' Bill Gates. Yes that part is conspiracy theory despite circumstantial evidence. Yes, he is the founder of Microsoft a big tech company that has lots to lose in the new Trade Deal. And Yes he has connections to a virology lab in Wuhan. But we have no proof that the virus was released from that lab or that Bill Gates had any involvement in such a release.   My hope is that he is a well-meaning citizen of the...

The Pondering Man & Random Thoughts begins on Friday the 13th in the month of November 2020.   For my first post, since it is both Friday the 13th and in the month of November, I would like to start with a horror filled list of things for which I am thankful.   It's not meant to be fact, fiction or conspiracy theory. Though perhaps it will solicit some further thoughts.   Please read ahead responsibly. . .   13.   Thank you, Bill Gates for releasing the China Virus (Corona Virus / CoVID 19) on the world in November 2019. Eerily one year prior to the US election and shortly after a trade deal with China (October 11, 2019) that would cause big pain to big tech. 12. Thank you, Nancy Pelosi for unleashing an albatross through a “trumped” up impeachment starting on December 18th.   11. Thank you, China Virus for being a legitimate threat the world over.   Cases beginning in November 2019 and known to be a potential pandemic level threat by December 2019...