Wednesday 22nd April/Thursday

Bill was having a Training Day for chaplains today, so I got to the hospital early to do my round before it started.   It was good getting together, and we all had lunch afterwards.

Doesn't it say something about 21st century America that we have to do this?  But being the news addict I am, I see it happening all too often, all over the country.   The bottom line of this (for us) is "flee" - don't try and take them down.  They needn't worry about me, I'll play the 'little old lady pushing 80' card, I'll be found cowering under a desk, I'm not the stuff of which heroines are made.

 

There was time to collect myself at home before going to Emmanuel this evening, which was a special occasion for us.  Elizabeth, who is a lovely, much loved person, was a member at Emmanuel before leaving to become a priest at the nearby parishes of Seminole and Holdenville.  I have visited her parish and she is very popular there, so our loss is very much their gain.   Anyway, she came to Emmanuel this evening and celebrated Communion, and that was lovely.  Fr Bill sat in the congregation.

 

I made some caramel crunch for the meal tonight, I don't know why I didn't photograph it.  People seem to like it, at least those who aren't members of the food police do, as it is extremely high in sugar, fat, calories and all that evil stuff.

 

You can see who is the rebel is in this healthy eating society, but all the time people are eating it, and telling me they like it, I'll make it.

 

Changing the subject......

 

Ben Carson: You Can Bet I'll Run for President Dr. Ben Carson, the famed neurosurgeon turned rising conservative political star, tells Newsmax TV he's leaning heavily toward running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. In fact, you can bet on it, Carson revealed Friday on "The Steve Malzberg Show." "The things that I look for are how strong the financial support is. It seems to be very strong. It's looking quite positive," said Carson, who added that his exploratory committee has raised over $2 million in 28 days.

If the Election were won on likeability Ben Carson would have a very good chance, but I think common sense will prevail, and it is hard to imagine how someone without any political experience can become President.   Obama was at least a senator and look at the failure of his Presidency  in foreign affairs, the Middle East, and Russia.   He claims he has been successful because he has made IMPORTANT climate changes (not that I've noticed, but who am I - the foreign bystander - to judge.)

 

I think even Hilary Clinton stands a better chance than he does of getting in.   But I'll leave that op-ed for another day.