Columbus Day

I wanted to write this up last night but the thunderstorms were so severe, and lasted hours, I didn't even try and turn on the computer.   And I can't begin to describe how the rain comes down, literally in sheets.   We had some more this morning, so I thought I would try and do this while I can.

 

This is a bank holiday weekend, not that you'd notice unless you wanted a bank, because banks and Federal offices are closed but for everyone else it is business as usual.

 

This is the day Columbus discovered America, but for the politically correct that was a very BAD thing, he should have stayed away, because he brought into this Utopia all the white man's diseases and bad habits, and everything else you don't want in the Garden of Eden.

 

Some people had the bright idea of calling it 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' but that is not going down too well with Italian Americans, who feel 'disrespected' and say America wouldn't be America without Christopher Columbus.  Of course it wouldn't, it wouldn't have all the nasty diseases etc. that ravage the country, for which Christopher Columbus is apparently responsible.

 

Furthermore.........and it gets worse............Christopher Columbus wrote in his journal... that when he initiated trade with the Tainos people he decided "they would make fine servants, and with fifty men they could subjugate them all and make them do whatever they wanted".   SHOCK, HORROR!!!

 

And before I leave the subject of political correctness here are a few examples plucked from the internet -

 

1.The governor of California has signed a bill into law which will allow transgendered students to use whatever bathrooms and gym facilities that they would like…

Transgendered students in California will now have the right to use whichever bathrooms they prefer and join either the boys’ or girls’ sports teams, thanks to landmark legislation signed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday.

The law stipulates that each student will have access to facilities, sports teams, and programs that are “consistent with his or her gender identity,” rather than the student’s actual biological composition. A male student who self-identifies as female could therefore use the girls’ bathroom, even if he is anatomically male.

 

2.  According to a new Army manual, U.S. soldiers will now be instructed to avoid “any criticism of pedophilia” (when did paedophilia become acceptable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

3 The Obama administration has banned all U.S. government agencies from producing any training materials that link Islam with terrorism.  In fact, the FBI has gone back and purged references to Islam and terrorism from hundreds of old documents.

 

4. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against criminals because it has a “disproportionate" impact on minorities.

There are loads more examples, I have just picked out a few.

And to change the subject...what have I been up to lately.   Not a lot.  Yesterday, Sunday, I had to pick up the donuts for Emmanuel and read at the 8 o'clock.   In the evening, and prior to the thunderstorms it was quite a pleasant evening and I was feeling fidgety, so I drove out to the evening service at the Chapel near the Lake, of which Larry (the former hospital chaplain) is now officially the pastor.   He and Vicki warmly welcomed me, and it is good to keep in touch.

 

Today, Monday, I went out to lunch with Mary, Mark's wife.   We went to a high-end deli, which also has a popular restaurant attached to it.   And that was very pleasant.

 

So I have managed to beat the thunderstorms  before they shut down the computer.  There is a "severe weather advisory" popped up on my computer, so I guess there's more on the way.