Patriotic Remembrances

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!

Red, White and Blue

            by Lin Floyd

Red, the color of blood flowing

in the fight for liberty and peace.

White for purity of purpose,

courage asked of new soldiers.

Blue sky, empty of clouds

as guns stop, surrender comes.

Some return maimed by battle,

minds or limbs missing. Fighting

their own personal wars. Struggling

to erase memories of atrocities.

Again and again, we fight new wars

under the same flag to rescue others.

The results…repeated, many return

with honor their caskets draped with

the flag of valor: red, white and blue.

We must not forget their sacrifices.

My stepfather Earl fought in WWII.

It's FIXED!

Our airconditioner works again. What did I learn? Impatience solves nothing. Most problems are solvable given time and an expert repair man and $400. There are lessons to be learned from all experiences. I appreciate my pioneer ancestors more for their many sacrifices. Physical comfort is related to temperature...lol! Bring on the Fourth of July!

Hello JULY Challenges

This should be an INTERESTING month as last night

our air conditioner started making funny noises outside.

You don't want that to happen when you are in the middle

of a heat wave with temperatures up to 111 degrees yesterday.

But you can't schedule LIFE'S LITTLE CHALLENGES,

they just happen. Now to find an AC technician to make 

a house call and replace whatever it is that is making noise.

It won't be INEXPENSIVE or probably as soon as needed.