It Would be Humane to Foot the Bill to Get Them Across Mexico

   Prosecute the smugglers responsible for the truck in Mexico loaded with immigrants, most believed to have been Guatemalans? Bring them up on murder charges, for the deaths of the 55 who lost their lives?

   Perhaps so. I do wonder how much they were profiting, how much money they made off the immigrants.

   Now, here's a trick: My understanding is that many of the survivors are in so-called "safe houses" -- ran by the smugglers, no less. What's up with that? You say you are in solidarity with the survivors, as a government, then instead of finding housing for them, you leave them in the hands of the smugglers?

   There should be no such need for the smugglers. Cross them out of the equation and things are much better off. If you care about these immigrants crossing your land -- if you see they are in danger and you want to remove them from danger, -- YOU provide their transportation across your country. Call it what you will. Ask why the government should pay the bill. The answer is that when their are human crises in any part of the world, a bill is footed to help them. Often, the United States provides that assistance.

   Not only should the Mexican government step up, but so should the U.S. They come seeking the American Dream. Let's help them. They come seeking an escape from the crime and poverty and such in their own countries. Let's help them. They come to join family members already in the U.S. Let's help them. 

The 53 Could be Alive If We Extended a Hand of Care

   Of that truck crash in Chiapas, Mexico, that killed at least 53 and left many others injured.

  If we were more compassionate to the immigrants, this would not need to happen. If we welcomed them to our country, saying, Yes, ours is the land of the free, of course you are welcome. Come to join your families. Come to live in the land of liberty. Come to the land of opportunity. Please come.

   What if we provided them safe transportation across Mexico? These 53 people would be alive today. There is nothing wrong with their coming. And, nothing wrong with a hand of care being extended to get them here safely,

 Do I have strength enough to write this? I am dying. Nor would it seem to be anything my readers would care to read. But, it is something I should record, along with the other miracles in my life.

A few years ago, I entered the freeway to, I suppose, go to work. A Coke advertisement came on the radio. Over the radio, I heard the words of the slogan at the very second I passed a billboard saying the very same words. I heard and read them in perfect unison.

A Form-Fitting Wrap to Preserve the Freshness of that Chocolate Cake

    . . . Or, just put your cake in an airtight container. Yesterday, I suggested a humidifier-type container. But, perhaps if the cake is kept airtight, no humidifier is necessary. Even an airtight container, though, has some air in it. 

    How about a wrap, closing so tight, no air is next to the loaf of bread, completely locking the bread in from air? This would be an invention, too. Your wrap would be form-fitting. If you had a loaf of bread, it would fit firmly around the loaf. If you had a crust-covered pie, the wrap would form-fit around the pie. Pies with toppings and cakes with icings might be more problematic, but perhaps the wrap might also also work on them.

Kyle Rittenhouse Appreciation day in SLC Needs a Quiet Response

     The Proud Boys, along with other right-wing militia groups, have put together a "Kyle Rittenhouse Appreciation" rally for tomorrow here in Salt Lake City. Of course, it would be possible that those disappointed Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges could have prepared a counter protest.

   Here's hoping they didn't. Here's hoping there will be no counter protest. America is divided enough.

   But, that doesn't mean those disapproving of the acquittals shouldn't let their viewpoints be known. Without rancor, without tearing Rittenhouse down, they could flood the media with letters to the editor, simply saying they belief the acquittals were not justified. If they did have a protest, keep it well away from the one the Proud Boys are planning. And, keep it low-key, no speeches or signs calling Rittenhouse names or demeaning him.

   This is America. We need to disagree without being disagreeable. We don't need to fan the flames of division and hatred towards each other.

This Invention Would Keep Your Chocolate Cake Moist

   Here's an invention you think they'd get around to making: A humidifier so your left-over cake doesn't dry up. You have a big enough container and it emits steam, keeping bread, pies, or whatever moist. Why hasn't someone come up with this?

Richard and Curtis Leave no Question a Young Fetus is a Person

    While the Supreme Court readies a decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization, one wonders if the one-year anniversary of another event in the abortion debate isn't bigger than the High Court's upcoming ruling.

   A baby named Richard Hutchinson was born 131 days premature. Another baby, Curtis Means, was born 132 days premature -- that means they were born just 21 weeks into the pregnancies. Both weighed just ounces and fitted into the palms of their mothers' hands. 

   Can a fetus survive if it born so early? Richard and Curtis prove it can. They were not only born way early, but did not die once they were born. They claimed their spot in the Guinness World Records, with Curtis holding the title by a day.

   Richard and Curtis's cases not only add fire supporting Dobbs in the Dobbs vs. Jackson case, but are significant in their own right. Abortion activists have argued that a baby's humanity starts with the capability to survive outside the womb. Well, how about Richard and Curtis being born 131 and 132 days premature? This is evidence enough that a fetus so far removed from normal birth time is a person and a human and a living being. This leaves no question about it.