A Candidate

Saying for the Day: All of us who are concerned for peace and triumph of reason and justice must be keenly aware how small an influence reason and honest good will exert upon events in the political field. ~Albert Einstein

It is Tuesday and unless something strange happens by late tonight or early tomorrow the Democrats will have a Presidential candidate. It has been a long and interesting struggle to get to that point.
We have watched American politics at its worst.
We have seen lies, attacks, demands and debate upon debate.
We watched one candidate forced by his opponent and the press to leave his church.
We watched the manipulation of half truth and full blown rumor that always came from nowhere.
We have watched a candidate cry and whine.
But that’s the way of American politics and politicians. They aren’t there to serve us they are there to serve themselves and honesty , integrity, don’t have any part in that.
As long as people ignore what you do and vote for you that’s all that counts.
You can pretend to be religious. People like that.
But don’t really be religious as people don’t like that.
You can change position and claim you didn’t. People won’t notice.
Winning is everything.
But tonight it is over and the real battle begins.
Now you can watch the whole thing play out again.
At least in November it will end.

#### News from Pigeon Falls-The little town in my basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal .Old Doc Simpson is watching Bobbie McGregor even closer as we move into what should be the last month and a half of her pregnancy. If everything goes right to schedule the twins should be born around July 15.
Bonnie’s daughters have redone the old baby room for her. Years ago it was their room. So whenever the babies decide to come everything is ready. Bonnie’s daughter remind her on a daily basis that twins often come early so they need to be ready. They are more excited about the coming twins than Bonnie.
The town Council put out the almost final schedule for this year’s Pigeon Days. It as follows:( Changes in red)
August 2-Pigeon Calling Contest-$7.00 entry fee-$1000 prize. (To win pigeon must land on some part of your body)
August 2-Pasty eating contest-$ 14.00 entry fee-$50 prize. (losers pay for their own pasties.) Please note increase in fee because of increase in potato prices
August 1-5 Art on the Lake of the Loon’s Shore - local artists and others share their art .
August 14 - 16-Local Variety Show– 5.00 a ticket
August 9- Pigeon Queen Contest- Masonic Hall
August 18- 4k Yellow Brick Road run $7.00 to enter -Everyone gets a "I ran on the yellow brick road sweatshirt. Winner gets I reached the Emerald City sweatshirt.
August 17- Community church day- Pastor's exchange pulpits
August 11-17 Old Time week-Local people dress up in the clothes of 90 years ago.
August 16– Spouse carrying contest.
August 23- Pigeon Day Parade- Pigeon Day song by Vicki East
August 28-Potato Judging-Potato Farmer of the Year to be named
August 30-Big Race Day-three Legged Races,Potato sack races, wheelbarrow races and others
Other activities to be announced
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Today's Link-The Poor Mouth- A great Story
A good day today. In the morning I left the Fortress and went to St. Mark's. There I worked with the secretary by showing her ho0w to use the blog I set up for E.S.T.H.E.R.. Betty went to Binble study. In the afternoon I watched a little TV then we went to the basement and continued our effort to get the basement cleaned out. I want to get back to working on the layout. After that I put a couple of items on freecycle and hope somebody wants them. I visited a few of my links. Now I need a breathing treatment.
GBYA