This is Viewpoints for Sunday, June 11, 2017

I asked for him, I got him

In answer to William D. Carter’s “Just what you asked for,” I supported Donald Trump with my vote in 2016 and I will vote for him again. Carter is correct. I asked for Trump through my vote and I got him and I’m proud of it.

Life’s disappointments

Well, I suppose we all have to live with disappointment. The first clue that the world was changing was when I went to my favorite chicken sandwich place here in Kathleen and was informed that they no longer served coleslaw. Sigh. Then, last week, I had to fast in the morning to get blood work done. After getting poked a few times (70-year-old veins are not very resilient), I decided to give myself a treat and shuttled off to, you guessed it, the same chicken place to get a wonderful breakfast platter, with a lovely piece of breaded chicken, scrambled eggs and something that reminded me of tater tots. Did I mention the gravy? And no, not so much.

I was informed that my relentless scanning of the menu board was correct — no platters. “Why?” I asked the young lady behind the polished and spotless counter. “We can’t get the gravy anymore,” was her reply as she, in a very Kelleyanne Conwayish spin, offered one of their breakfast bowls. For the uninitiated, breakfast bowls are a devilish device wherein all your breakfast favorites (minus gravy of course) get piled high in a single bowl. For someone who still likes divider plates, this was not a very good option. I bought a chicken biscuit, a very one good by the way, and left, my disappointment palpable. Double sigh.

Then, on Monday I stopped by McDonald’s to get my 90-year-old mother-in-law her favorite Mocha Frappe with whip cream and a cherry. “Sorry” came the garbled voice through the two-dollar speaker, “we don’t have cherries anymore.” What? No little red cherries for your milkshake? Is this some sort of conspiracy? Uh oh, I think I drifted over to Sean Hannity’s paranoia. Oh, and this Trump thing? Nah, the gravy is way more important.

Summer library fun

I was very pleased to read Larry Fennelly’s latest (5/31) Telegraph column about the value of reading. His exhortation to us to do more with reading did not fall on deaf ears. Thanks for his shout-out about our community having a quality library system.

If you haven’t seen the sign at the Washington branch, stop by to see it, voted one of the most beautiful libraries in the state. The Summer Reading Program has just began, as schools get out. Children, teens and adults can sign up online or at each of the local branches and track their reading throughout the summer. Readers will get small prizes for totaling 15 and then 25 hours of reading time on their reading logs. There will be weekly programs at all the branches which are designed to enhance and promote reading. This year’s theme is “Building a Better Community.” One of the activities planned for adults at the Lanford Branch (6504 Houston Road) are Readers’ Circles. In specific genres, readers will gather to share ideas about their favorite authors and books. Here, the readers are the experts on the genre, not a staff member.

There’s lots of fun and interesting knowledge to be had this summer. Just come in to one of the Middle Georgia Regional Library system branch libraries and see what’s happening. Our librarians can give anyone interested a list of 100 Best Reads. See you soon at a library near you.

A few lyrics

To Mike Wolff. You are right, I know nothing about real rock and roll. See I grew up. As for your personal attacks, I’ve heard worse. No big deal. I would guess the last line in your diatribe is from one of your hero’s songs. I don’t know since I know nothing about real rock and roll.

However your neglected the heroes from real life. Here’s a few lines from their songs.

“From the Halls of Montezuma.” “Anchors aweigh.” “The Caissons go rolling along.” “Off we go into the wild blue yonder.”

Just for your listening enjoyment and homage to our troops that never came back. Which you somehow forgot in your adulation.

Kudos for Kovac

I was pleased to see the Joe Kovac Jr. article honoring Confederate soldiers. In a time where there is so much bigotry and hate mongering committed against the South in the name of political correctness it is almost a surprise. There is too much going on like the acts of the city of New Orleans, Vanderbilt University and other entities. It reminds me of the Taliban in Afghanistan blowing up statues of Buddha. Thank you again for your article.

Remorseful people

William D. Carter and his state of denial makes for fun reading. Buyers remorse? How does he figure and where did he run into all of these remorseful people. For those of you who cannot face reality and defeat you should get a copy of the Nov. 9, 2016 Telegraph. In case you can’t find one, there are hundreds of others that say, “you lost.” Actually there are probably more newspapers than there are remorseful people.

Bought a lemon

I guess William D. Carter should have bought a Cadillac instead of an old, out of date, barely able to move burned out Toyota.

Banner for victory

William D. Carter’s letter regarding the Toyota commercial was right on target. Americans wanted high quality, good gas mileage, comfortable and small cars, and that’s what Toyota gave them starting in the 1970s. This pledge enabled them to become the top car for customer satisfaction in any listing for many years, and one of the top five brands for many years. So, the term “you asked for it — you got it” was a banner for vicotry. Just like Donald Trump, huh?

This story was originally published June 10, 2017 at 9:00 PM with the headline "This is Viewpoints for Sunday, June 11, 2017."