Beneath the Wraps

               On Monday night Roland and I watched 911.   One of the stories focused on a mother who’d been drinking while driving.   Due to her poor decision to find the bottle (or flask) more of a priority than any other human beings -  including her own child. Because he is a scared-out-of-his-mind passenger not able to communicate with his mom, he calls 911.   By the time the emergency crews arrive on the scene there is a horrific accident involving 10 – 20 cars – all because she had been disoriented behind the wheel.              Toward the end of the show, Bobby, who is a main character in the show, goes to an AA support group and talks about how so many people think they can handle the situation of drinking and staying sober – not at all rational about what their decisions may cost others.   While he was giving his speech I thought about the mandating on mask wearing and the decis...

  From my observation the best leaders are those who lead by example.  They don ’ t seek validation.  They lead by instinct.  Many have been put in that position because of their ability to take charge in a positive way – not because they bullied their way in. I suppose Donald Trump does lead by example – just not in a positive way. He is always seeking validation and would like to be worshipped by all and not just the uneducated.   If it weren ’ t for the other two branches of government, I suspect Trump ’ s picture would be plastered all over the place. His pictures would be no smaller than the size of buildings.   His face would be plastered all over Mt. Rushmore.   His face would be on currency and postage stamps.   What an ass.   And I don ’ t mean the four legged animal. A great leader will listen to those who he/she serves.  Donald Trump doesn ’ t listen to anybody – not those who are there to serve him, not his family me...