Stray Thoughts

By

William D. Dannenmaier

My bride says that every so often a girl (or boy) would say to her of someone, “He’s a homosexual or she’s a lesbian” when she was teaching high school. My wife would respond, “Oh no, he (she) isn’t, he (she) has too many friends of the opposite sex.” My bride was right. Every adult of any experience has known and probably worked with persons who were either homosexual or lesbian. I have. Several. I’ve also had them as clients in counseling when I was a practicing psychologist. A lesbian’s love of women is not her problem, her problem is that she distrusts, dislikes and fears men. For male homosexuals the same is the problem in reverse. I said this once to a “friend” who was a lesbian and she replied, “Oh, its worse than that. We can’t trust most women either.” For any person to distrust, dislike and fear all persons of a given sex because of their sex is a problem, To distrust, dislike and fear most of the human race is a disabling problem. It is not an alternate style of living, it is an emotional illness. It requires treatment, not acceptance.

Al Gore is dedicated to the cause of saving the world from global warming. Like most fanatics he will go anywhere at any expense to promote his gospel and help save civilization. I learned this when a friend in Branson, Missouri, wrote me that she had telephoned his Nashville office to ask about his availability as a speaker in Branson. She wrote me that she was assured he would come. All he needed was a six month window of time, a hundred and fifty thousand dollar fee, a private jet for transportation to Branson and a limousine while there, hotel and meals. But don’t think he was putting greed ahead of his cause. He needs the money. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research reports that his monthly expenditure of electricity in his house in Nashville, where he stays occasionally, is more than twice the amount most Americans use in a year, costing an average of $1,359 per month. For example, the average household in the United States consumes 10,656 kilowatt hours per year, but in August, 2006, Gore burned 22,610 kilowatts. Don’t think he is neglecting the use of natural gas, however. His gas bills average $1,080 per month. If he spends similar amounts in his homes in Washington D.C. and eastern Tennessee, it is obvious that he needs the money.

Speaker Pelosi wants military planes available at her convenience and, as I understand it, at the convenience of family members and friends. I received the impression the planes should have kitchens, meeting rooms and bedrooms, but a swimming pool was not, I think, mentioned in the articles I read. This is an extension of what was done following the attack of 9/11 when a military plane was made available to the Speaker of the House. The reason at the time was President Bush’s belief that Muslim militants were attacking the leadership of the United States. As the number two person in line for leadership of the country in the event of successful attacks on the President and Vice President, the Speaker was assumed to need protection. Those fears made sense in light of Ms Pelosi’s assertions that our troubles with Muslims arose from President Bush’s policies (She ignores the attacks during the Clinton administration), but she is an outstanding critic of President Bush’s policies and appears to believe that all problems with Muslims are President Bush’s fault. Why would Muslims want to attack her? She is on their side.

Incidentally, two months ago Speaker Pelosi spoke of great things happening in the first hundred hours after the Democrats took control of the House. When is the hundred hours up? Or did she mean her coronation?

One pleasant thought concerning Hillary’s potential election as President (I have quirks also). Can you imagine the face off: the icy politeness making the last ice age resemble global warming, the in-private swearing, the marshalling, arranging and commitment of forces in the vicious no-holds-barred battle the first time she, as President, decided to go against the will of Pelosi, as Speaker of the House? Speak of epic battles between power loving despots! It would occupy blogs for months (national news media would conceal it) and be worth several X-Rated, best selling, films.

The discovery of graves bearing the names of Jesus and Mary in Palestine has aroused considerable publicity. What is the big deal? They could have found several such graves, faster and at less expense, in Puerto Rico. I’m waiting for them to locate the Garden of Eden. I don’t care about Adam and Eve, I want to know about the apple tree. Was it a Granny Smith or an Arkansas Black?

Now that I’ve had my say on these topics, I’ll return to playing solitaire on the computer. How do you describe the sanity of someone who routinely plays a game that constantly humiliates him?