WE PONDER ON THE FOURTH

Dears, it has been some since I have written my last missive. Forgive the old lady but she has had some bouts of illness and has posted on the sites of local media. Alas, time does take its toll. However, I refuse to undergo surgery, botox, etc. Just a light covering of Noxema, dear. However, the city needs more than surgery, botox, etc. Even Noxema will not solve the problem. It needs leadership on local and state levels, reason, education, and a solution to the blight that continues. the crime rate, the blight, and the fight over Charity or its successor, and the lack of unity in this city because of the continued issue of racism.

On this Independence Day our group of friends, the Velvet Glove Brigade, will gather. It will be a moment of sadness because one of us is no longer here. She had to move to be with her family elsewhere. However, she is feisty as ever, dears. We also will sit and ponder the problems we mentioned above. We wonder what our founding fathers would say about this nation today. We also wonder what the founders of New Orleans and those that were here 200 years ago would have to say. WHAT A SORRY STATE OF AFFAIRS!!!! We see the homeless on the streets and wonder what will happen not only to them but to those who are facing financial difficulties. We wonder about so much and feel so useless in our continued quest for a new Nouvelle Orleans. However, the battle will continue. We will do our best to seek a 200 year anniversary of this state as part of the Union next year. However, in the meantime, we will pray as we always do for a unity of people that is in reality the only solution to the major problems of this city, this state, and this nation. We must look past the issues of race, the issues of gender, the issues of sexual orientation, and look at each other as people only. We believe that all must be treated equally and with dignity. Only the person's actions will indicated that he/she should not be given that respect. Basic moral standards must be taken into consideration. Some will immediatly say that perhaps we are applying a double standard in the issue of sexual orientation, for example, but we believe that science will ultimately prove that such and orientation is scientific and based on genetics. Time will tell, dears. Off we are to fire up some fireworks. Have a happy and safe 4th, dears.