Shining a Light

***This past week was exhausting, personally and for the country. There's an upbeat web site called The Chive that has put together a good news article that's really uplifting. It's here. Some examples:

There are many stories of heroism that are coming out of the Las Vegas tragedy. One act of courage under fire that recently surfaced was that of a Chiver who came to the aid of a girl who had been shot in the arm. We’re told he had the presence of mind to remove his Whiskey shirt and fashioned a tourniquet to stem the blood loss. He is credited with saving the woman’s life. Until yesterday, nobody knew who this noble Chiver was.
We know his name now. His name is Kyle Smitley, an EMT from Corona California. A huge Chiver, big heart, hero.

Lots more at the link.

***More on the Left showing their true colors. Remember Steve Scalise? He was shot and almost killed while practicing for the Congressional baseball game. He threw out the first pitch at a Washington Nationals game. He got a thundering standing ovation, but there were apparently some on the Left who felt it was inappropriate for him to be there. Huh?

 

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, who was shot and almost killed while practicing for the annual congressional baseball game, threw out the first pitch at the opening game of the Washington Nationals playoff series last night. Scalise used crutches to make his way onto the field and a walker to set himself for the first pitch. He threw it to David Bailey, the Capitol Police special agent who was also wounded during the shooting. Two other victims, Zack Barth (a congressional staffer) and Matt Mika (a lobbyist) delivered the lineup cards.
Scalise received a standing ovation from the crowd. I wasn’t at the game, but Dan Steinberg of the Washington Post described the ovation as “thunderous.”
Not everyone was pleased by Scalise’s appearance, though. According to the Steinberg, Twitter comments included: “Bad choice;” “I will not cheer for him;” and “I’m physically sickened.”

Mentally sick is more like it.

That level of hatred borders on psychotic. Thank goodness 99% of the crowd there welcomed him.

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Yes! No!

My turn signal wasn’t working,
So I asked for help from a friend.
"Stand behind the car," I said.
"Let’s get this problem to end."

"When I turn the signal on,
If it’s working, let me know."
I hit the blinker and then I heard:
"Yes! No! Yes! No! Yes! No!"

By Joanna Fuchs

***Got our outdoor fall decorations up today. My absolute favorite!

 

 

 

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No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)