Good morning! It’s Friday! Here’s your quick thought: 15 years ago, out of the blue, a high school classmate contacted me through Facebook and Messenger to catch up. Shortly after that, I received a package at my front door. My friend had had the governor of Kentucky, where he worked in the Housing and Urban Development Department, make me an honorary Kentucky Colonel. According to their website: “The commission of Kentucky Colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Governor of Kentucky.It is a recognition of an individual’s noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to our community, state, and nation.’ I thanked him for it and I asked him why I received such an honor? He said it was because I was such a great guy in high school. That floored me. I remember myself as a 5’4” dork who hung around with the athletes and was a Sophomore Representative in Student Council and wound up winning the Civitan award as a Senior. Anyway, the point of this quick thought today is that we only have one one chance,intentionally or unintentionally, to make a good first impression. The reason that Donald J Trump has resounded with average Americans is that he is perceived as being “one of us”. He talks like us and he thinks like us. The reason that the Democratic Party is at a 16% popularity rating is the fact that they espouse a political ideology that is embraced by almost no one in this nation except people who have entered America clinging to their loyalty to their former country. And, Americans who have paid attention in school know it for what it is: Marxism. That impression has stayed with the American people no matter what they tell us. My high school friend passed away Monday from injuries sustained in a car wreck on October 25th. His kindness will stay with me forever. Have a great Friday. God bless y’all.

Until He Comes,

KJ