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Probably.

He may be gone from us but I am still very protective of Him.

He was a great man.

I don’t skip movies over a few political jokes I don’t like.

But today’s movies...wow!! :)

the jokes are about killing us!

For a civics project my senior year in HS, I wrote a letter to Governor Reagan, voicing my displeasure with the diversion of Sacramento River water to Southern California. It was a letter you'd expect from a snot-nosed 17 YO, with great doses of vitriol and outrage.

To my surprise, he replied, and it was obvious the letter was not written by one of his staff. The first sentence, I'll never forget: "I always enjoy hearing from young people like yourself, you bring such passion to the issues."

I never followed up on the letter, much to my chagrin.

I like to think I made it up to him in 1980, when I was advocating for him with my German neighbors. They were convinced he was going to start WWIII. It took me a couple of months, over many beers, and hours of discussion, at the local gasthaus. I made the case for Reagan in their language, as my German was quite good after nearly 4 years in country.

I won the debate on Inauguration Day, when the Iranian hostages landed at Ramstein Air Base, about 80 miles east of where I lived. I was rewarded with a seat at the stammtisch, the table reserved for family and close friends of the family. It's an honor I cherish to this day.