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Good after noon. I have re-potted a geranium that now have three small plants in a larger clay pot. Also moved it to a window with more sun. Waiting for an English Ivy to arrive. I had a hard boiled egg before doing my chores.

We visited our grand daughter last night. I made a hit bring her a NASA shirt. She's really into Science. Every visit we play a game that's in her National Geographic magazine most every edition. She selected we play the beginners Pandemic game. My son own a couple editions of different levels. Actually it really teaches geography too.

I've been thinking about the President's stance on keeping the confederate names of bases. I'm going to write the White House and suggest he go with names of our brave who died and fought at the Alamo. That would keep it southern and with hero's. By the way..John Wayne played Davy Crockett in the movie.

Robert E. Lee in the Mexican War
When the United States went to war with Mexico in 1846, Lee won laurels on the staff of Major General Winfield Scott, who commanded the American forces that invaded Veracruz and captured Mexico City. As an engineer, Lee helped Scott find ways around Mexican strongpoints or to capture them.

This experience undoubtedly played an important role during the Civil War, when he was always looking for a way “to get at those people over there,” the Federal armies that he often thwarted. Breveted three times for gallantry in Mexico, Lee crossed the nearly impassible hardened lava beds of the Pedregal in storm and darkness to inform his commander of the position of Scott’s advance troops on the other side. He then crossed the inhospitable area again, guiding Scott’s follow-on troops to surprise and defeat the Mexican force at Contreras. Scott’s estimation of Capt. Lee could not have been higher; one observer called it, “almost idolatrous.”

https://www.historynet.com/robert-e-lee