Lets talk about "Sagging Pants" and men holding their penis in public.

It is difficult to go anywhere in the United States without seeing someone sporting sagging pants.  Some say it is a way to thumb your nose at society. There are some who say it is a way to advertise a desire for a date from another male. There some who say its just a fashion trend.  Read the third link. It reveals the real story behind sagging pants.

Times have really changed. Used to be, a female could look at the square jaw of a man and how he carried himself and consider getting to know him.  Now days, I look at a man and have to quickly look away.  Pants are not just sagging. They are being worn blow the buttocks. The worse is those with no underwear on. Some men are not even bothering to stay clean. They appear to be proud of the secretion stains on their underwear or buttocks. They want everyone to see them and most unfortunately smell them.

I don't understand men holding on to their penis in public.  Since their pants are about to fall off, maybe  holding on to their penis is  a way to keep their pants on and masturbate in public without being arrested.  Perhaps, they are scared their penis will fall off. They can look it up on the Internet if they don't trust their elders. It will not fall off.  If he holds onto it because it itches, he can go to a free clinic. Medication will stop the reason for the "itches."

Men need to return to the era of respect for self. Take baths. Change your underwear daily and more frequently if dirty. Don't openly hold your genitals in public and try to hide your masturbation. Try to stay clean. Showing disrespect for yourself, lets me know how little you will respect me.

I had to watch news feeds and read the following links to understand a fashion and  cultural no - no.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagging_(fashion)

http://yourblackworld.net/2018/03/01/sagging-pants-origin-worse-think/

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/saggin-pants-from-slavery-to-modern-day

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=sagging+pants+meaning&qpvt=sagging+pants+meaning&FORM=IARRSM

https://www.africanamerica.org/topic/why-do-menboys-hold-their-penises

https://www.fluther.com/88096/why-is-it-that-men-openly-adjustinggrabbing-themselves-in-public-is/

President Trump and his changing, contradictory views on nuclear weapons

President Donald Trump is usually recalcitrant and appears proud that he shows no sign of feeling shame of his appalling actions. He has made numerous contradictory statements on his view of nuclear weapons. Research on the Internet has yielded more articles than I can read in a week.
One article has  most of the various statements  he said.  Rather than turn this blog into a long paper, I listed the link below.  Please read the whole article.

The Bible states in numerous passages to pray for our leaders.  I continue to do so and ask others to do so. Pray that the hand of God leads him and grants him wisdom.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/all/donald-trump-has-history-contradictory-statements-nuclear-weapons-n808466

I watched news feeds and read information from the following links before blogging.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shame

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/recalcitrant

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

My thoughts about the investigation into Russian interference in US elections

 I have been watching daily news feeds on this topic since it started. Read information on it every other day. Something has not been right about this but I could not put my finger on it. Today the proverbial light bulb turned on. It was so simple that I almost missed it.

If a person does something wrong and is under investigation, there is usually  a set pattern they follow.
1----Deny it loudly and over talk any one who asks questions. Call their reports fake and a hoax..
2----Try to find dirt on those investigating your misadventures with the truth and law.
3----If number two does not work then try to undermine them and get them fired.
4----Continue to follow number 3 loudly. Be obnoxious as possible about this till people  want to     "barf" at the sound of your voice
5----Remind those who would talk of executive privilege.

President Trump or #45 and Vladimir Putin need to remember what the definition and duty of having integrity is all about. It is doing the right thing even when no one is looking. It is freely doing the right thing when it is hard and requires some effort. It is keeping to this course no matter what obstacle is thrown in your path.

I have watched news feeds on this topic since it started. I read information from the following links to tie together with news feeds information before blogging.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Donald_Trump

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy

https://www.usa.gov/branches-of-government

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2017/03/politics/trump-putin-russia-timeline/

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/22/politics/trump-russia-alabama/index.html

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/09/the-russia-investigation-is-zeroing-in-on-trumps-actions-in-office/

https://themoscowtimes.com/news/russia-probe-59007

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/sep/22/russia-hoax-trump-facebook-investigation-ads

My thoughts on President's #45's words and actions.

Right or most definitely and horribly wrong, President # 45 is still as of this time our President. I have followed the Bible's command to pray for our leaders. Continue to do this daily.

The next step was to give him (the problem) to God. Still I am praying daily for him because that is what the Bible says we are to do. Now I realize part of the problem after my own little epiphany. God has not intervened because America elected him without talking to God first and asking what we should do.

I became disappointed with my self. So I spent a lot of time researching the President's words, actions,and his frequently voiced opinion's about himself from January of this year till now.  I had to take a few nitroglycerin for the heavy chest pain that my research gave me when I picked it up and read it 24 hours later. Then I burned it. That much evil should not be written down. I asked God for for forgiveness for my self and any who voted for #45.  All of us us were arrogant in thinking we were grown enough to act without talking and listening to God first.

So President #45, I have only one thing to say for you:

BAD PRESIDENT #45, NO COOKIE FOR YOU !

Wasted taxpayer dollars on VA art

Today, I learned while researching something that I saw on the news.  I am talking about the dangers of poor fiscal management resulting from faulty decision making. The Veterans Administration is supposed to provide health care to our veterans.  They have a problem in this area.

In the area that provides service to our locale, they fail. A local TV station has done a series on the number of suicides from lack of available mental health care. If a veteran can not get timely care then it is the same as no care. This series helped start a nation wide look at this problem.

The Veterans have it right on part of one aspect.  Healing is more than medical help from health care providers.  The environment is important as well as its surroundings. This is where the VA drowned its self.

A Congressional committee wants to know why a Denver area VA hospital is 1.7 billion dollars into cost overrun. The VA investigated itself and reported back with a summary. They refused to give Congress the supporting documents. They are still refusing. My thought on this is simple. If a sitting President could not escape investigation and impeachment, why is the VA being treated different?

The further I researched the more disgusted I became.  The Va has their priorities wrong.  They have spent over 20 million on art work. I would be embarrassed also and want to hide my actions. If you will not turn over paperwork for some one to see what you have done, then you are hiding something. You can twist your behind, twist your head, or twist your tongue but it will not change the truth.

What is wrong with occupational therapy that teaches a skill? Paint your buildings in soothing greens and blues. Give classes to veterans. Have teachers supervise them doing it for 6 months. It will be upkeep for the buildings. Issue a job reference at the end of six months painting.

Art work is not what was done at the Palo Alto facility. The VA paid $483,000 for an extremely ugly big rock. That insult was not bad enough. Someone at the VA paid $807,000 to get the ground ready to place the rock.

Remember that art work projects do not have to be done in one day. Tell the the veterans in every art class what you are looking for.  Give a dead line and have every veteran in the art classes submit their ideas. Choose the best and put together teams. Projects can be done in segments and joined at sites. Give the veterans ownership by involving them. After all, it's about the veterans not about some big wig wanna' be looking to have the best office.

The somebody who approves art work projects needs to seriously get a grip. The art work placed on the side of a garage did not honor the blind. Quotes from famous people in Braille was part of a good idea that was not completely thought out. The blind can't see them or much less touch them. I do not know of any sighted person who can read braille. Honor the blind by putting something on ground level that they can touch, since few have the skills of a mountain goat.

Do what I have taught my son. If You screw up, be a human and admit it. Evaluate your actions and change. If you truly can't see it, ask for help in figuring out where you went wrong. Then close your mouth and open your mind.

The uproar is about serious waste of taxpayer dollars. Veterans did not receive care, had to wait, or got lost while waiting for care. One instance that keeps playing over and over in my mind is the amount paid for an extremely ugly rock ($483,000). The icing was $807,000 paid to get the ground ready for the ugly rock.  How many veterans could have gotten care if that money was spent on veterans?



I watched news feeds and read information from the following news links before blogging.

http://www.openthebooks.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Veterans_Affairs

https://www.linkedin.com/in/walinda-west-5859417

http://reason.com/blog/2016/08/01/veterans-affairs-giant-rock

http://abcnews.go.com/US/report-va-spent-millions-costly-art-veterans-waited/story?id=40970667

http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/30/report-veterans-affairs-drops-20-million-on-art-collection/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/27/va-spent-20m-on-art-as-ailing-veterans-languished-report-finds.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/07/house-panel-subpoenas-va-over-denver-hospital-artwork.html

http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/07/congress-demands-va-chief-explain-art-purchases-with-subpoena/

http://www.americanarttherapyassociation.org/upload/useofarttherapywithveterans.pdf