Happy Friday All!
Yep! After the elections took place, I had many many NIGHTMARE’S!!! Just kidding!! Are you still reading? Don’t worry, I am just “joking around” with you all! But, I wanted to share a few observations.
The electoral college thing … Am I missing something?? The majority of individual people, also called “citizens”, in this country exercise their right to have an individual vote THAT COUNTS individually … when selecting the president of the country that I live in called a democracy … rule by the people … not the electoral college. Somebody help me out … I must be missing something … and this isn’t the first time that this has happened in our recent history. Somebody write me back and tell me what I am missing. Can this “institution” called the “electoral college” which is “man made” be changed by … humans?!? What am I missing?! I almost feel disenfranchised but of course, since I taught and studied American history, I was wondering if I missed something that makes this thing unchangeable!
Last Sunday, November 6th, was the anniversary of my mother’s passing, … this Sunday past when I met up with some friends at the Jazz Brunch held outdoors every first Sunday in Ft. Lauderdale from 11am – 2pm at the Main Esplanade on the New River in the downtown area. Yes, I had a great time chatting with a good friend originally from Mt. Vernon, NY and his wife. We met up here in Ft. Lauderdale when I first came here over 20 years ago. Ray and Pearl Campbell have become great friends … just like family, they remember my mother when she was alive ’cause me and my ex-wife Simona and my mother with Ray and his wife and daughter went out on an electric boat on the New River. It was a gift of another friend who helped me launch Educational Excellence’s media presence – Steve McCrae. We had a fantastic time, too …. fond memories of Marietta Dolores … RIP.
So, it’s Veteran’s Day, y’all … a very important day for a country like ours that depends on its military presence in the world for our power, so to speak, and security. The rest of the world … is watching … and … some of these “leaders” do not hesitate to imitate America, use the same technology and science to do the same things!!!! We have been challenged and tested as a nation many times over. “War is hell!” … and it’s “hard” … many don’t return alive! I have some dear friends who served …and came back alive … thank you, Coach Maurice Blake, John Young, Kelvin Carey, Brian Reed … I think David Stokes, too! Now, if I missed you and you are one of my regular recipients, let me know that you served! It is a big deal … to make it home alive!! Thank you All who served!! Celebrate Veteran’s Day!
Peace,
Educational Excellence 