How I Am Doing

     How are you doing today?  If you are reading this, I hope you are doing well.  Today I was contacted by LCDR Larry White, and asked to contact HMC Tad Conklin regards to my vaccine status.  Today is Friday, September 10, 2021.  I am currently not vaccinated.  I am concerned about the vaccine.  But Trump said to get the vaccine.  So, because he said to get it, I think that this means the vaccine is good to go.  Despite health concerns with it.  Trump wants us to get the vaccine in order to protect our freedoms.  Perhaps they will mandate the vaccine for voting.  "You can't vote unless you have the vaccine".  It is coming.  I need to get the vaccine for the Navy Reserves, but they do not offer the vaccine.  I have to use a civilian source to get the vaccine.

    I checked on Max.  He is just chilling outside.  I refreshed my coffee too.  I feel like I need coffee to write, sometimes.  Yesterday, I had the day off.  But I ended up working for about four hours.  I hope they will see it as motivation.  After all, I had missed a whole day of work on Labor Day.  I finished reading most of The Flying Tigers.  All I have left is the Acknowledgments at the end to read.  It was a good book.  The writer did a good job of documenting the contribution of the AVG to the war effort early on.  Contributing such victories as the December 20 1941 raid, where the Japanese went to bomb Kunming, China and the AVG shot down several bombers.  This battle was printed in the newspapers at the time.  

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    Above is a picture of the P-40 Warhawk that the pilots used.  Later they used a P-40E Kittyhawk.  That happened once the AVG was inducted into the Army.  Well, Colonel Chennault was inducted anyways.  the AVG disbanded rather than be inducted into the Army Air Forces.  Some of the AVG pilots stayed on and became a part of the Fourteenth Airforce headed by Brigadier General Chennault.  So, the Colonel received a promotion.  But his promotion was dated just a day after one of his rivals ended up being promoted as well.  Making his rival senior to him by one day.  This was done by general Stillwell.  

    Yesterday, I worked.  I felt it made up for my missing work on Labor Day.  I worked from about 6:15 PM to just after 10 PM.  I mostly got carts.  I also did "returns" and go backs.  I changed the trash as well.  I hope I did a good job.  I always stress about it.  After all, Albertsons is paying me.  If they want the trash changed, they will get the trash changed.  I just got back from a brief drive.  I found my clearance Information.  So, it deserved a small celebration.  I put it in my travel case.  Incase I need it.  

    Each day that goes by, I get a little more mature I think.  I am beginning to realize, each day is a new day.  What that means?  The day before is over.  Jesus said, "Let tomorrow worry about itself" so instead of worrying about the next day.  I just focus on the day.  

    In USA Today, there is an article on September 10, 2001.  How that day was the last day of an era.  When the towers were hit, and the Pentagon attacked, that changed the way our lives were.  How, for thousands, that next day would be the last.  The article is dispatches from September 11, 2001.  Here is an image of the towers still standing: 

Aerial view of the Statue of Liberty and with the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the background.

    That is what the New York skyline once looked like.  You can see Trump Tower as well.  The article focuses on Mayor Rudy Giuliani and how he was voted that greatest Mayor of New York.  How, that morning peoples minds were not ready for the attack.  All the things which were expected to happen that day, and the ironies that occurred that day.  September 11, 2001.  One irony I remember, is that we did not listen to Rush Limbaugh that day.  It was the only day we missed his show.  In fact, I am not even sure if his show aired that day.  I just remember that for me, I woke up because my Mom ran to the radio and turned it on.  It was underneath the steps leading up to my room.  I slept on the top bunk of a bunk bed i shared with my brother.  

    Or how Michael Jackson was going to play his first concert in the Continental United States since 1989.  Or how the Speaker of the City Council of New York was hoping for the Democratic nomination for Mayor.  How everything that morning was just so different.  Islamic terrorists were blamed.  For both attacks, including the bombing in 1993.    

    Regardless, I just want to remember the day, because so many people died.  So many lives were lost in such a short amount of time.  Each day since the attacks has been filled with so many events.  It has been crazy.  The Afghanistan invasion, then the invasion of Iraq.  During the invasion of Iraq I was in Navy Boot Camp.  That was in March, 2003.  Now, here it is 2021 and we withdrew from Afghanistan.  It is a sad irony that even before September 11, 2021 the Taliban was back in control of Afghanistan. 

    Max is outside.  It is a beautiful day out.  Today I work at 12 PM until late to night.  Right now, I am listening to a Naval Heritage broadcast on 9/11.  The Pentagon was hit too.  Then, there was Flight 93 over Pennsylvania.  Such a tragic day.    It is fitting that I did my 9/11 post on this blog.  Rather than on my WordPress.  Because this blogger application existed on September 11, 2001.  

    Imagine that.  On today, Yahoo News posts an article on the COVID-19 vaccine.  Apparently, police unions across the country are contesting vaccine mandates.  The article by Christopher Wilson at Yahoo News, says 

As the White House steps up its push to increase vaccinations, police unions across the country are protesting local mandates, despite the number of COVID-19 deaths among officers.

    This article, dated for September 10, 2021, goes on to discuss the Chicago Mayor requiring all city employees to get the vaccine.  In response, the police unions promised legal action.  The Union President is John Catanzara.  On the grounds that the vaccine has no long term studies of the side affects as a baseline.  This means that there is conflict between the city of Chicago and the Police of Chicago.  

The Chicago Mayor

    According to the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), 644 Police have died of the virus.  Not all of the deaths have been verified as COVID-19.  The police are under all kinds of national pressure because they stand for law and order.  The lawless government officials are challenging the police because the police have power.  This is the real reason there are "de-fund the police" movements.  This is all about power.  This article is an example of the pressure put upon the police.  Who are doing their job- enforcing the law.  But they enforce the law equally, so sometimes these politicians get arrested, or get a ticket.  When that happens it is a big deal because they are supposed to be a public official.  They are supposed to set the example.  But so many of them are the likes of the lawless one.  They are given power, but delve into lawlessness.  Thank God for the Police, and in fact thank God for First Responders.  They are there to help protect our freedoms.  Just like the military.  Later in the article 

On Thursday, President Biden announced new measures

 in an attempt to increase vaccination rates across the country, as the Delta variant rages in some areas.

     Yet, the vaccine mandates do not apply to Whitehouse staff, nor the government.  This includes mask mandates.  The Biden announcement links to another article.  Christopher Wilson, why do you seek to divide us, instead of uniting us?

    Well, anyways.  That is all I have to say on that.  What a contrast.  On Tuesday, September 11, 2001 we were united.  Now, on Saturday, September 11 2021, we are divided.  over the vaccine, wearing masks, how to combat this COVID-19.   Before I sign off.  I am going to share a video.  

    I do not market any products.  I am only here to write.  I want to share the truth.  For, without Jesus there is no truth.  Have faith.  Jesus was born on Christmas Day!  This is an ode to the Christmas debate on EntertheStars.  Well, anyways, it is time for me to head to work.  God bless you, and thank you for reading my blog.