I haven't had much exercise lately so got up fairly early, and totally forgetting that boring 10 o'clock appointment with the cell phone company I took myself off to the YMCA pool. Saw Kevin there who was coaching, it's his home from home, that's where he is when not at home, or doing kindly deeds for little old ladies.
Sunday 7th June
Have been a bit lethargic today too. I did however have lunch with Bruce and Rosalyn at the China Buffet, and that was a very pleasant couple of hours.
I didn't make it to Emmanuel this morning; in my old age I am getting less eager to listen to sermons, or more picky at those I will listen to. I intended going this evening to Larry's church near the Lake, but dozed off at just about the time I should have left. I have however been crocheting for the Senior Centre, so have done something productive.
In the news............
There hasn't been much about it, but I understand ISIS is winning the War on Terror, at least they are over here, I don't know how they are getting on in the rest of the world. And Hilary Clinton is looking increasingly unlikely to be President - if she even gets to run - and that is becoming more debatable each day that she is dodging questions from the media.
So the news is dominated. Dominated I tell you, by a SCANDAL concerning a reality tv programme. I've never seen the programme, my remote only knows its way to the evil Fox News. But this programme is called something like 19 Kids and Counting, and it is all about this blissful, perfect family upholding sound Christian values. But it has emerged that ten years ago (before the reality tv programme) the eldest son in the family groped (but I think they called it something else) four of his sisters while they were asleep in bed, but they never knew about it until it all came out when the kid confessed to his parents, and they marched him off to a State Trooper, and the father said "it was all taken care of", and the son had "counselling".
However, I don't know who was supposed to have "taken care of it" because now, ten years down the line, someone has just blown the whistle - SHOCK, HORROR, and two of the sisters concerned have appeared on television to defend their brother and their family.
Of course what is making everyone riled up is the hypocrisy of the "sound Christian values". The son even leads an anti-gay movement (but I understand he has just resigned from that).
I think what bemuses most people, including myself, is WHY on earth, with a skeleton like that rattling around in the family cupboard did they think it was a good idea to portray their family on a reality tv programme. I believe they are into the ninth series of the programme.
Another twist in the story is that the State Trooper at the time didn't turn in a properly documented report of the story, and he is now serving 56 years in prison for looking at pornography. And the "counselling" the son was supposed to have had has been questionable. So it is all an ongoing saga...........
Have been a bit lethargic today too. I did however have lunch with Bruce and Rosalyn at the China Buffet, and that was a very pleasant couple of hours.
I didn't make it to Emmanuel this morning; in my old age I am getting less eager to listen to sermons, or more picky at those I will listen to. I intended going this evening to Larry's church near the Lake, but dozed off at just about the time I should have left. I have however been crocheting for the Senior Centre, so have done something productive.
In the news............
There hasn't been much about it, but I understand ISIS is winning the War on Terror, at least they are over here, I don't know how they are getting on in the rest of the world. And Hilary Clinton is looking increasingly unlikely to be President - if she even gets to run - and that is becoming more debatable each day that she is dodging questions from the media.
So the news is dominated. Dominated I tell you, by a SCANDAL concerning a reality tv programme. I've never seen the programme, my remote only knows its way to the evil Fox News. But this programme is called something like 19 Kids and Counting, and it is all about this blissful, perfect family upholding sound Christian values. But it has emerged that ten years ago (before the reality tv programme) the eldest son in the family groped (but I think they called it something else) four of his sisters while they were asleep in bed, but they never knew about it until it all came out when the kid confessed to his parents, and they marched him off to a State Trooper, and the father said "it was all taken care of", and the son had "counselling".
However, I don't know who was supposed to have "taken care of it" because now, ten years down the line, someone has just blown the whistle - SHOCK, HORROR, and two of the sisters concerned have appeared on television to defend their brother and their family.
Of course what is making everyone riled up is the hypocrisy of the "sound Christian values". The son even leads an anti-gay movement (but I understand he has just resigned from that).
I think what bemuses most people, including myself, is WHY on earth, with a skeleton like that rattling around in the family cupboard did they think it was a good idea to portray their family on a reality tv programme. I believe they are into the ninth series of the programme.
Another twist in the story is that the State Trooper at the time didn't turn in a properly documented report of the story, and he is now serving 56 years in prison for looking at pornography. And the "counselling" the son was supposed to have had has been questionable. So it is all an ongoing saga...........
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