At the risk of nothing, this blog has begun as a possibility to replace my presence in a defunct G+. Time will tell. Last night or early this morning I had a disturbing dream. I dreamed I was someplace I didn't belong and Donald Trump kept showing up, pissed off because I was taking his space & and the space of other luminaries in beds throughout some area such as a campsite or similar gathering. I have no idea how long this persisted but in the end, he seemed to be giving ground and accepting my presence. In fact, if memory serves me, he was becoming deferential to my presence by joking to others my presence. I normally do not have dreams. At least dreams that I can remember snippets of. Craps, maybe I missed my calling. At the tender age of 83, now is not the time to bloom.

Well, at anyrate, this occurance is as good a place to start a blog as any.

Common Sense and Logical Reasoning

At 75 years of age, I am a retired U.S. Navy Enlisted man who also retired from state government as a Manpower Specialist.  While in the Navy I worked for a high level group of people in and out of the Pentagon who ran Naval Aviation.  One of those gentlemen, my favorite boss, used "common sense and logical reasoning" as his controlling principle.  Over the years I have tried to emulate his philosophy as best I can.  Currently I am having trouble dealing with today's political situation as it deals with me and my extended family and I have come to the conclusion that both political parties have to go.  There is no question that my generation will be the last of the great Americans.  Given what is currently happening politically and economically the programs that took us out of the First Great Republican Depression are being dismantled and I hate to think what will happen to my children and their offspring.  We have lost America to a group of political crazies who think they are smart enough to take our society apart.  Nothing today is based on common sense only political dogma.  Maybe this country needs a new Continental Congress that would preclude any American who has had close dealings with either political party--hopefully a group of outstanding Americans who could deal with our society with common sense and logical reasoning.