Stormy Weather.

 Stormy Weather.

 

So, we had some high winds for a bit and some short, heavy rain. Now it is just blustery and a tiny bit thundery. The old woman might need her own Thunder Shirt. Weather can be a bit unnerving.

 

Absolutely know nothing today of any interest that would make good blog fodder. Got a call from youngest Ostand grandson to discuss citations for his essay on Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica. It amazes me that he understands some of the things that man wrote about. But apparently, he understands it well enough to paraphrase the contents of at least two or three of the arguments involved. The writers of that time were not into sound bites, Dear Hearts. Long drawn-out discussions of philosophical critiques were their thing. Anyway, here’s hoping that his grandmother was able to give him good advice about using citations on a paraphrase rather than on exact quotations.

 

Now have two dog beds in the living room floor that have made the two dogs happier. The basic part of the arrangement means that the old woman gets to sit in whichever chair suits her while the dogs take to the beds—one in front of the desk and one under the AC unit in the corner. Sylvia is on the one by the AC at the moment and is jumpy because the wind is howling around the corner of the house. She is not the only one it tends to bother, but one would think that living in Texas all these years might have made an old woman immune to such sounds. Not a chance. Sigh

 

An interesting conversation with Patty today about the corruption that seems to be prevalent in our country right now. It makes me wonder sometimes if we just were totally unaware of that kind of thing years ago, or were the politicians, district attorneys, judges, and LEOs about the same back years ago as they are now? Maybe we are more aware because of the press and the “leaks” that get out about different shenanigans among the big boys on top. Tara Ross is concerned that the January 6 fiasco will be the excuse that some will use to do away with the Electoral College. At this point, it will take something like a major world war to keep us from simply self-combusting. We were talking about the fact that major cities can bring an entire state to represent one viewpoint rather than to show the diversity of the entire state. NYC, for instance, has the lion’s share of the representation of the entire state. Think about how we would feel if Dallas were suddenly the deciding factor for the entire perspective of Texas.

 

Truly, only one perspective is correct in every way. Not mine nor yours, but the One who created us as His children. His will be the true justice. His is mercy and righteousness. Praise God!

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.