Helping others on Thanksgiving

Helping others on this Thanksgiving means so much to me and I'm truly thankful for everything that I have in life. Edith and I have tried from time to time to help others. Some years we give really big and other we just try to give if we can.

With the Father & Child program at our local YMCA, Freya and I have helped out at Mission Arlington with the sorting of can goods. We missed that this year, but we made it a point to help with the delivery of Turkey Baskets and Hot Meal plates this morning.

To see the families first hand and make sure they have something to eat on Thanksgiving touches my heart. Today volunteers came to assist 20,000 people with meals today in Arlington alone. Sadly that is only the people that know about the program and have asked for help as well.

Trucks, Vans, and all types of SUVs came out to volunteer at making food runs to various locations today. One family waiting to get registered said that they drove in from Lubbock to do this today.

I don't think I'll ever think of Thanksgiving the same way again. I'm so thankful to have my family and I think we might have started a new tradition for Thanksgiving mornings now and will look forward to helping others out for years to come.

There is a flaw in the Matrix

A co-worker sent this to me and I found it funny and well made. So I give you the problem with the Matrix for your entertainment.

Obama wins

The best way to describe last nights Election is simply Historical. Something I would hope could happen in my lifetime has finally happened. Barrack Obama was elected as the 44th President of United States and becomes the first African American to become President. Notice the usage of the word first and hopefully not the last. I'd like to think, provided the right man or woman that runs and wins the highest office in our Nation, anything is possible in the United States.

It seems that a lot of firsts have happened in this years election, for one this is my first time to actually vote for a Democrat. I'm glad I voted in the Caucus for Obama and then I voted for him in the Election. I truly like what he's said and what plans to try and do for America. I feel he really has America's interests at heart first and I feel that is a very important thing too.

He does have some real challenges ahead of him now, but I think he can face them and take care of them. He seems to be very smart and know enough, that its time for us to stand together and work at fixing our own problems together.

A Historical moment for sure and perhaps in my lifetime we'll see the right woman become the President of the United States someday.