Nebraska vs Iowa + Socialism + Time + More

It's 1240p. I'm home because I had a cataract procedure on my right eye yesterday (TUE 9/18). According to the doctor, "everything went great." Just like last SEP, when I had my left eye done, I spent more time in the optometrist's office yesterday afternoon, waiting for my follow-up, then it actually took for my eye procedure.
          My right eye looks like I got punched. And my vision is blurry, which I've been assured is normal. My left eye is already improved to the point that I don't need my glasses to drive. Close-work is a challenge, but--thanks to my trophy wife's suggestion--my reading glasses have solved that issue.
          My next appt is in 3 weeks, when my eyes will be "examined" for a new set of prescription lenses. Hopefully, my new glasses will be ready by the time we head to my niece Katie's wedding in October.
          I was given the green light to drive today, but I chose to stay home, due to the blurry vision thing. Maybe I'll get out later this afternoon & run some errands. In the mean time, here is what I've accomplished today.

• Had my daily quiet time, which includes scripture, devotional readings, & prayer.
• Read last night & this morning's newspapers.
• Ate a nutritious breakfast of oatmeal w/a banana.
• Changed out of my pajamas.
• Ate a reasonable lunch of 2 eggs w/toast. 
• Spent some time perusing Facebook & the Drudge Report.

          Yesterday I started reading a biography of George Washington, after finishing a travelogue of Great Britain by Bill Bryson. Mr. Bryson's book was not, in my opinion, among his best. The biography has already captured my interest. I imagine I'll spend some time this afternoon:

1. Continuing to read Washington's biography.
2. Working ahead on my blog.
3. Taking a nap.

Whatever

From Omaha World Herald (9/17):  "Billboards in Space? NASA's next rockets could say 'Budweiser' on the side. The constant creep of corporate America into all aspects of every life--from the Allstate Sugar Bowl to Minute Maid Park--may soon conquer a new frontier. The final frontier. NASA's administrator Jim Bridenstine has directed the space agency to look at boosting its brand by selling naming rights to rockets & spacecraft & allowing its astronauts to appear in commercials & on cereal boxes as if they were celebrity athletes." No comment.

There Is No Place Like Nebraska

From OWH (9/13):  Nebraskans see some of nation's top income gains. State's growth ranked 10th in the U.S. for 2017 & 4th over the past decade . . . Nebraska's 3.4% growth in real median household income in 2017 well outpaced the 2.6% national growth rate & ranked 10th best among the states. And over the past 10 years, Nebraska's income growth ranks 4th among all states . . . Iowa's growth was not as strong in 2017, w/its 2.1% gain ranking 22nd among states . . . "  Sorry, Iowanians. And, yes, I know. Your FB team can beat up our FB team.

Wit & Wisdom of Cal Thomas

Column in Norfolk Daily News (8/27): "Socialism can be ever so seductive . . . People seduced by socialism have likely not had to sacrifice much for their country. They seem to take it for granted that the freedoms they enjoy dropped from the sky. But socialism stifles incentive & makes people dependent on government, not themselves, which appears to be the liberal ideal. Some would rather get a check than earn one. Look at the RV ads advertising toll-free numbers, free shipping & other free incentives, which are not free at all. Their cost is simply added to the product you purchase.
          "Socialism is little more than mutually shared poverty, a version of 'spreading the wealth around' with government taking from the productive & giving to the nonproductive. It is an economic philosophy closely associated with communism."

You Can't Do It All

From Lutheran Witness (Sep 2018):  "To walk wisely is to know that all that you build & all that you do & all that you say is but a castle made of sand. The waves of time will come in & wipe it all away. But there is another foundation on which we rest. Jesus of Nazareth & His undying words are the rock of wisdom that is higher than I. The days are indeed flush with evil, but the fullness of time is still very, very good. One last breath. On the cross. (Rev. Jonathan Fisk)