Wednesday 8th October

I am afraid this is another 'woe is me' post. I am not having a good week.  I thought my computer/electric problems were resolved, but when I tried to run off the Kiwani's bulletin for the morning, I found that the printer wasn't connected, and amid the chaos of cables I couldn't even find one belonging to the printer. 

See what I mean by 'chaos' of cables, and trying to find one that connects to the printer is like looking for the proverbial needle.....It's unbelievable. Two power strips and all those cables for my computer.  I suppose it could be argued that there is also all the internet paraphernalia.

I'll just ring Louise in the morning and tell her I couldn't do the bulletin, members will have to miss it for a week.   And I'll tell the computer guy about the printer, if he can't sort it out I'll give up.

It was Kiwani's bake sale yesterday and I bought the usual brownies to support it, but Beth rang to say one of the youngsters belongs to a cookery club at school and wanted to make cookies, so I put the brownies in the freezer.    I debated about going to the meal because I'd had a very late lunch and wasn't hungry, but decided I'd go for a little social interaction and I was very glad I did.   Talking to friends was just what I needed.  

And in the news..................

Obama's Presidency, his leadership - or lack thereof - is in crisis mode.

 All the top military personnel and generals have been trying to tell the President that he has got to put forces on the ground.     So they all had a high level meeting at the Pentagon which I am surmising was along the lines of..................."you might refuse to say the words "war"  "terrorists" "ISIS"  (he refuses to have them in his vocabulary) but the fact remains that ISIS has declared war on the US, and you have to do something about it, and sooner rather than later, because dropping bombs on empty buildings in the middle of the night is not going to cut it".

The latest I heard tonight is that he is still refusing to do anything about it.  I can see all the generals resigning, they are that hacked off.

And competing with the war for news headlines is the Ebola outbreak.  Chaplain Bill said he had been to two meetings this week on the subject and told me of the protocols, and the preparations, that are being put in place in hospitals all over the nation, as they get ready for the massive outbreak that is expected.

I heard that there is a suspected case in the Dallas suburb where Larry's cousin lives - there is a large Liberian community in that suburb - I tried to call them but just got the answerphone.  I am guessing they have gone away somewhere.