Friday, June 2nd, 2017
PLEASANT VALLEY GOLF CLUB
OHO at Music Nights at the Valley - 6:00PM
8467 Pleasant Valley Road
Stewartstown, PA17353
USA
717-993-2184
Taking in my daily sustenance down at my local Scottish restaurant
When I noticed that my entree was more than I bargained for
Look what I got
The manager said there was compensation coming my way
But not today
Don't call us
Don't call us
Don't call us
We'll call you
Aunty Lynn said it would be a sin to waste my precious vocal expertise
So I took me to audition down at the prestigious theater called the Ritz
Producer man was nice as he could be
He said I was fine
But not this time
Don't call us
Don't call us
Don't call us
We'll call you
Seems I've been hearing the same thing since I don't know when
One with a little less confidence might just give in
I'm no one's fool unless I want to be
Life can be cruel
Won't someone please just call me
At the end of just what seemed to be a perfect evening just what did I do
Could it be something I said or didn't follow through
I wish I knew
We danced and dined
I even kissed your hand
Under a twinkling sky
I said goodbye when you cried
Don't call us
Don't call us
Don't call us
We'll call you
(https://newrepublic.com/article/138680/media-blew-election-now-theyre-blowing-transition-trump)
". . . The situation that confronts us is extremely dangerous, and not just for all the civic dissension Trump has inspired, or for his erratic, unpredictable nature. Apart from all the hiring Trump would have to do anyhow, his offensiveness and grotesque unfitness for office is likely to lead to an unusual number of civil-service departures. Relatedly, most decent, honorable professionals are not going to want to work for the Trump administration. At a nuts and bolts level, much of the federal government is going to be run by goons or not at all. This is on top of the fact that of all the basic things the president is required to do on a day-to-day basis—listen attentively, read closely, speak carefully—Trump lacks the intelligence and composure to do any of them. . . "
. . . did they know that humankind possessed such tremendous potential to resist progress . . .
(inspired by https://www.righteousbabe.com/pages/we-gotta-stop-this)
[Excerpt from Federalist Paper 1]
"It has been frequently remarked, that it seems to have been reserved to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to decide the important question, whether societies of men are really capable or not, of establishing good government from reflection and choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend, for their political constitutions, on accident and force."
[Excerpt from Federalist Paper 68]
"The process of election affords a moral certainty, that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications. Talents for low intrigue, and the little arts of popularity, may alone suffice to elevate a man to the first honors in a single State; but it will require other talents, and a different kind of merit, to establish him in the esteem and confidence of the whole Union, or of so considerable a portion of it as would be necessary to make him a successful candidate for the distinguished office of President of the United States."
(https://www.axios.com/10-quotes-from-trumps-speech-to-muslim-world-2416540167.html)
1. "We are adopting a principled realism ... Our friends will never question our support, and our enemies will never doubt our determination. ... [W]herever possible, we will seek gradual reforms – not sudden intervention."
2. "Our goal is a coalition of nations who share the aim of stamping out extremism and providing our children a hopeful future that does honor to God."
3. "We are not here to lecture — we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be, or how to worship. Instead, we are here to offer partnership."
4. "Every time a terrorist murders an innocent person, and falsely invokes the name of God, it should be an insult to every person of faith."
5. "But we can only overcome this evil if the forces of good are united and strong — and if everyone in this room does their fair share and fulfills their part of the burden."
6. "Terrorism has spread across the world. But the path to peace begins right here, on this ancient soil, in this sacred land."
7. "America is prepared to stand with you ... But the nations of the Middle East cannot wait for American power to crush this enemy for them."
8. "This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects, or different civilizations. This is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it.This is a battle between good and evil."
9. "That means honestly confronting the crisis of Islamist extremism and the Islamist terror groups it inspires. And it means standing together against the murder of innocent Muslims, the oppression of women, the persecution of Jews, and the slaughter of Christians."
10. "Religious leaders must make this absolutely clear: Barbarism will deliver you no glory — piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you choose the path of terror, your life will be empty, your life will be brief, and your soul will be condemned."
(from The Tin Drum by Gunter Grass [new translation by Breon Mitchell])
". . . Gregor, though he made good money at the gunpowder mill, failed to provide even the bare necessities at home, but drank everything away instead. While Gregor, taking after my great-grandmother no doubt, was a real drinker, my grandfather Joseph was a man who merely enjoyed a schnapps now and then. It wasn't sorrow that drove Gregor to drink. And even when he seemed cheerful, which was seldom enough, since he tended toward melancholy, he didn't drink because he was in high spirits. He drank because he was a thorough man who like to get to the bottom of things, including his liquor. As long as he lived, no one every saw Gregor Koljaiczek leave a half-full shot glass of Machandel gin standing. . . "
