A fact or two

Whatever happened to our patriotism? Why have we become so complacent that we can not stand to honor our own flag? Lack of spirit? Lack of pride? or just plain lazy? This picture sure stood out, one crippled veteran stood in honor of the flag passing by. I'd like to post this picture in every newspaper in America and maybe shake up the generation who never gives a thought to what our flag actually stands for. No wonder we are becoming less.

There has to be a dozen or more programs feeding the 'poor' children of America and the new First Lady is expounding words and gestures to make every parent aware of the obesity that is rampant in our children and nothing is working. Fast foods, chemicals, messing with our food chain has all helped to make Americans as round as the American Pie. Lack of exercise helped by the new electronic 'toys' doesn't help either. Looking back to when I was a child . . . oh I really was, once a long time ago, we never stayed indoors. We were out running, racing, biking, hiking, finishing the dreaded chores, and our choice of treats were the vegies in the garden you washed with the hose and enjoyed the bite of a radish, the sourness of the rhubarb or an apple from the tree or even a pear or plum. We lost 'skinny' when we found fast foods and what a price we have paid. I wish the First Lady success and hope there will be a lot more action than rhetoric.

And now we get to the good stuff. Daughter Pat sent these photos this morning. This is the Ferry Boat she has just spent three days on and her fear of sea sickness was for naught as she hung over the rail and took pictures. She said the boat was slow, steady and the waters calm.

She sighted her first whale and I can bet she was really excited as here in our whale watching town we usually just see the spout and rarely much of the whale, but up there in the Alaskan waters she will see them breech and a tail or two. She is back on the road today and will be on jeep roads, good thing she is driving a jeep.

So today, whether you are driving a jeep or a junker, or a Caddy, enjoy the spin around your town and park your car so you can get out and walk or run, exercise can only make you strong and healthy and hungry (smile). Make today memorable and do something good for YOU. Hugs to all.