Thursday, September 8, 2016

TODAY



A very busy morning including a visit to a Doctor’s office and I did not finish lunch until after 1:30. I had not read the newspapers  so briefly scanned the Times and read several interesting items that had nothing to do with the upcoming election buy were very newsworthy.

One was about the difficulty to get all of ones medical records, something I have written about in the past.  Another one about the murder of an Indian activist doctor  who was trying to  get legislation outlawing cultism, witchcraft, and other forms  of treatments that uneducated people restore to instead of scientific Medicare. His killer was a cultist doctor.

It is too late for a long column on last nights “Town Hall meeting which has been panned. I turned my TV on to watch it at 8pm, raised the footrest on my chair since Dawg was insisting on climbing up to rest on me, and as with baseball games we promptly fell asleep until 9pm.

I have not watched my DVR because all comments I have read or heard indicate I missed nothing.

So, instead of profound wisdom here are a slew of the latest political cartoons I try not to favor either one.









Wednesday, September 7, 2016

COUNCIL MEETING MEMO




Computer is working now, but have a busy non computer day today and a doc’s appointment tomorrow am.

Last night’s Council Agenda setting meeting was short. Maybe Gloria’s nonattendance had something to do with the brevity. Councilor Brown acted as pro-tem Chairman of the Committee of the Whole and ran through the resolutions in her usual non nonsense manner.

Only one resolution “P” was tentatively accepted authorizing a submission for grant in partnership with HOMEFIRST INTERFAITH HOUSING & FAMILY SERVICES for the proposed Dudley House project. President Storch \wants assurance that there is an actual plan in place by next Monday’s meeting or he will move to table that resolution.

The Highlights of the meeting were (1) the Plainfield Rescue squad presentation of what they do and what their needs were. They need funds to upgrade communication equipment; radios and ability to get police calls and utilize county and state communications to get to scenes quicker. Now they have to wait fi=or the County to dispatch them. We were told that a needed “stair litter chair “costs 4K. The council an Administration must address this need.

The second discussion item was a presentation by Pastor Paul Dean “regarding unity in the city of Plainfield” His spirited speech and proposed “Black Men Run For all Lives” support for an event to take place on “Black Friday” (November 25) was outstanding and deserves complete city support as well as reprinting when available

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

NOTICE

N0 blog today. Overwhelming computer problems

Monday, September 5, 2016

NO BLOG

I was writing a blog on Word when it went off to never never land. Too late to rewrite tonight.. Will see you at non controversial Council meeting

Thursday, September 1, 2016

LATE LATE BLOG






The saga of the washing machine continues and could be the subject of a fantasy novella which I do not have the energy to write. Suffice to say Friday sometime between 7:30 am AN 10:30 am a replacement new machine is to be delivered.

Of more important news the latter part of this holiday weekend is to be a stormy washout. We have been spared so far the violent storms this hurricane season which can last until October.

Our Donald did meet with the Mexican President at which time our man praised the “wonderful Mexican people” Trump said that they did discuss the Wall but mention of payment was postponed until another time. Mexico’s President immediately post meeting remarked that the first thing he told Trump was that there was no way Mexico would pay for the building of any “Wall’. 



Although Trumps post Mexico press comments indicated a softening of his position on illegal immigrants that evening in Phoenix he reiterated his long held position as well as claiming that Mexico will pay for his Wall,

According to Thursday’s Rasmussen Reports; “The latest weekly Rasmussen Reports White House Watch national telephone and online survey shows Trump with 40% support to Clinton’s 39% among Likely U.S. Voters, after Clinton led 42% to 38% a week ago. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson now earns seven percent (7%) of the vote, down from nine percent (9%) the previous two weeks, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein picks up three percent (3%)


support. Three percent (3%) like some other candidate, and seven percent (7%) are undecided.”