Neanderpundit

Happy birthday Mr President!

God love and protect you. Mister, we could use a man like Ronald Reagan again.

Back in 83 I was working on my machinist’s apprenticeship in a Northwest Indiana steel mill. Groundhog day, I’d had a horrible case of the runs, and stayed home from work. It wasn’t common for me to do so, at the time a couple late or missed days could lose you your gig.

Anyway, a day and a half later, I’m feeling pretty good, in fact, I had even had a solid bowel movement and a couple of dry farts. So at the end of my day, pretty well convinced that I had returned to normal, I finished up my workday and headed for the showers.
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A few friends who’ve read my blog have commented in person or written to me about this post, saying things like “well, it’s damned sure YOU’re not Fred Rogers” or “Who has time to go fix everyone’s problems?”

Boy, do you think it’s possible to miss the point any more?

It isn’t that everyone should quit their jobs and start tending to everyone else’s needs. That wasn’t the spirit of the original post, and those of you who read it, and got it, know exactly what I mean.
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