The Median Sib

I’ve heard the quote: “Dissent is the highest form of patriotism” attributed to Thomas Jefferson a lot in the past few months.  That particular quote has never made sense to me.  Why could dissent in and of itself be considered patriotic?  However, it’s how many Democrats justify their anti-anything-and-everything-remotely-connected-in-any-way-possible-to George W. Bush-and-Republicans attitudes, rhetoric and actions.  Darren, at Right on the Left Coast has done a little research to find that the ones who parrot that quote and say it is from Thomas Jefferson are WRONG.  Go read the post. 

(1) I just wrote my Sunday Seven, clicked “publish”, and got that #!%#$!%#!! message about “enabling referrers” - and the post was lost forever in cyberspace.  So now I must re-write it.  I really REALLY hate that WordPress doesn’t have a way to preserve posts like that to give the writer a chance to go back and do whatever it is that must be done before posting.  GOT to remember to click “Save and Continue Editing” frequently as I write.  Now my feeble brain doesn’t even remember what I had in that original Sunday Seven.

(2) Tonight we’re going to a fifth Sunday gospel singing at our church.  I think we’ll take Sunshine and Sweet Stuff with us.  I really enjoy these services.  I love the old gospel songs such as “Trust and Obey,” “When The Roll is Called Up Yonder,” “I’ll Fly Away,” and “Standing on the Promises.”  They remind me of going to Camp Meetings with my father when I was a child.

(3) I haven’t seen Sunshine and Sweet Stuff since our impromptu family get-together on Tuesday.  So I’m looking forward to seeing them again this afternoon.

(4) On the flight home yesterday in PawPaw’s Bonanza airplane, there was a lot of turbulence.  At one point, PawPaw had to request permission to go from 6,000 feet to 8,000 feet.  At 6,000 it was a bumpy ride.  At 8,000 feet it was as smooth as could be.  I had never thought about the HEIGHT of wind before.

(5) I’m so fortunate that on that trip to and from Georgia I was with PawPaw for his two MOST difficult landings!  (That was a sarcastic remark, by the way).  There was a strong crosswind each time.  PawPaw handled the plane very well, and I was never worried.  I really enjoy flying with him.  I was sorry, though, that because of the level of wind and the fact that it was going to get worse as the day progressed, that we couldn’t stop for a few hours in Rome to visit with my mother.

(6) Tomorrow is the first of May, and I MUST get serious about the Monthly Marathon!  I will get up and walk at least four or five morning each week during May.  I HAVE to!  There’s the beach in July, and then there’s the trip to Alaska in September. 

(7) There are less than four weeks of school left before summer vacation.  It’s incredible how quickly time goes by.