10/1/23

There will always be individuals within our government who choose to show their less flattering sides. 

Having just finished a ride of 350 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington over gravel paths , rocky roads, mud, sand, and the C&O canal I arrive in Washington amazingly optimistic about this country.

It was a wonderful ride with 20 individuals who I hold in deep respect. Not one of the individuals was without pain somewhere throughout the ride and not one did not stop to help others in times of need.

I was too tired each day to write a story after 67 to 70 miles of this terrain but instead now include pictures  of various aspects of the trip.

My last day now I am now waiting for a train to Pittsburgh where I can get my car and drive home. I spent four hours in the Smithsonian amongst hundreds of small children and parents, oooing and awing  at the dinosaurs, elephant, whale, gems, mummies, and all the  other sorts of interesting museum exhibits. 

When I left the museum, I walked out on the mall to become part of a crowd here for the World  Cultural Festival .

There were thousands of people listening to musicians, religious leaders,  spending time with friends,  eating, sleeping, meditating or just enjoying the beautiful Fall day. Police on horseback were greeted with food, water, requests for pictures and applause. 

I thought back to the events of January 6 and contrast them with today. The Capital now stands as a beautiful structure against the blue sky, as opposed to a scarred building with broken windows and defecation smeared floors and walls on the inside… courtesy of a small group of individuals who thought they knew best for this country.

We are much better and bigger than Republicans, Democrats, Biden, Trump, or whoever you choose to associate with. We are country filled with limitless  potential and stability … far beyond 99.9% of the places on this earth.

The end of this trip brings to me a renewed sense of optimism in this country regardless of what the news media has to say about our present state of affairs.

Yes, it is true that there are individuals who will show their bottoms to the world as politicians or “to be” politicians but they are not America. Not now, not before and not in the future regardless of what they believe about themselves.

America was along the Ride , in the Museum,  and on the Mall . 

America is in our Hearts.

God bless you one and all and God bless America.