Hanging In There

It’s been awhile and I definitely owe you a health update. I won’t bore you with the details but overall I seem to be doing well-ish. I have scans every three months and MRIs (brain) every 4 months and since the return of esophageal cancer and subsequent radiation last November everything has come back clear, including last week’s scan. MRI not due till September. But things currently good enough that my oncologist has even given the green light to taking a bit of a break (4-6 weeks) from the infusions, That will be quite wonderful as they make me feel crappy for a week at  So once again, a heartfelt thank you to everyone for your powerful prayers,  intercessions and hopes on my which time it’s nearly time for another another. I think August will be a fine month to be infusion free.

I will always have significant balance issues as well as a raft of other not-so-life changing maladies  but like many others here, I wake every day grateful to still be on this remarkable planet despite our bodily infirmities.

What currently plagues me is “cancer related fatigue,” a diagnosis you get when doctors cannot explain the symptoms any other way. What I can tell you is that it is quite debilitating. I am making small, incremental progress which gives me great hope. So once again, I would like to thank all of you who have offered powerful prayers, intercessions, hopes and good wishes on my behalf.

So as summer marches unrelenting on it’s time to get out there and make hay while the sun shines!

These balmy temperatures won’t last forever.

 

Since I finally have the strength to putter around the kitchen again when the heat wave wanes a bit perhaps I’ll feel like baking something - perhaps a peach pie to mark the season.

Note: it’s perfectly fine to use Pillsbury pie crusts. Especially in the summer.

So I hope we all enjoy what’s left of these dog days of summer by living our best life possible.

So hang in there! Trump’s got this.

We Deserve A Do-over

Frankly I’m much less concerned with whether Epstein killed himself or kept a list of pervs than I am about a bunch of high level elected and unelected functionaries who undermined the will of the American electorate.

Does anyone still believe justice will be served? Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, on the other hand, Trump is a different animal. He doesn't often let his sworn adversaries off lightly so perhaps we will shift to a new paradigm.

Convictions and jail terms would be sweet but minimally we should get a do-over.

Summer Is Fleeting

It’s hard to process the fact that it’s mid-July already. It’s definitely time to stop and smell the roses.

And remind ourselves that the madness demonstrated by leftists on a daily basis is of their own making.

My sincere advice: grab some tomatoes at their peak, some basil (hopefully from your garden),

grill up some halloumi and call it a day.

Or if you’re a  carnivore make this summer sausage tomato and zucchini bake.

Maybe throw in a loaf of crusty bread and a bottle of vino. Summer is fleeting, after all.

Happy Birthday America

Remember this Harvard “study” from 2011 that led to headlines like these all around the country? 

Fourth of July Celebrators More Likely to Become Republicans

July 4th patriotic celebrations create more Republicans, Harvard study warns

Oh no! Another right-wing nut in the making!

Mamas, please don’t let your babies grow up to Marxists. Take them to a 4th of July celebration as often as you can, no matter where, no matter when.

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July celebration and enjoy all your presents.

 

P.S. That 2011 Harvard “study” that taught every leftist in America to rebuke the 4th of July should tell you everything you need to know about leftists, “studies,” and higher education at institutes like Harvard.

 

 

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The Art of the Real

President Trump would never ask you to do something he wouldn't do himself, whether it’s driving a garbage truck or flipping burgers.

So per the DOGE request Mr. President, list 5 things you accomplished last week:

Closed the border; zero illegal crossings

Brokered the end of the bloody 30 year war between Rwanda and the Congo

Obliterated Iran’s nuclear program and negotiated a cease fire between Iran and Israel

Won his Supreme Court case regarding birthright citizenship which states definitively that federal judges have no authority to issue universal injunctions.

Confirmed NATO members commitment to a 3.5% of GDP contribution and an increase in spending on their own defense

Extra credit:

Gas hits 4 year low

Stack Market hits all time high

The Senate advances the Big Beautiful Bill

We really don’t deserve Trump.

FAFO

 

And of course the Democrats object to America making the world safer.  We live in strange times. Pray for our troops. Pray for our president. Pray for us.

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all our fathers out there! 

To dads everywhere, for all the invaluable knowledge they pass on to their children.

 

 

 

Maybe wrong, but never in doubt.

Ego Tripping

Finally we’ve run into someone who’s even less filtered with his tweets than Donald Trump.

I get why Elon is upset and I guess he thought he could change the legislative process by sheer power of  will.  He’s not into delayed gratification and clearly not used to taking no for an answer. Trump on the other hand is all too familiar with “no” and accordingly has structured his Big Beautiful Bill as a budget reconciliation that requires only 51 votes vs. the usual 60 and limits debate to 20 hours. There are restrictions as to what can be included in a reconciliation bill but let’s not get lost in the weeds. Suffice it to say that in order to get the tax cuts, the border funding and economic growth and investment incentives certain things had to go. I guess Musk doesn't trust that Trump can or will get additional cuts codified with future legislation. I don’t know if I do either the way the Republicans are, but it’s what we can get for now; as they say, it is what it is. I’ll take it as  down payment.

As the infamous Frank Underwood noted in House of Cards: “Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.”  When Elon realized it does not he got himself into a snit. Trump is a pragmatist and knows what he can get, Musk is a visionary who sees what is needed. We need both so I hope they patch this up, but I doubt they will. Egos, you know.