Pope Benedict the XVI arrived here this afternoon for a six day visit and was met by Pres. Bush and his family at Andrews Air Force Base, the first time for a sitting president to do that kind of a gesture. it was a symbolic show of how much this president takes his faith seriously. i remember in those debates before he was elected err by divine intervention and luckily became president with the help of his then Florida governor brother. he was asked in that debate who is his most respected person in history and his answer was "Jesus, bec. he changed my heart" meaning from an alcoholic to a sober person which he is now. i still believe to this date that, this was the turning point, the gauge that elected a president. for some reason that we don't know but i say with divine help, he had the shot and became a president even with lesser intelligence and experience than Al Gore. but sad to say he became the president of war, of a "broken down America" with its economy on the verge of depression for really it's an election year this year so no one in this administration wants to admit any of that for of course it will be a cause of downfall or not a good baggage to carry for a republican candidate which Mr. Bush belongs, see how clever? but do you think that voters are dumb like me? then they better think twice, laughs. they say that the economy is just in the "doorway" to recession. with more than a trillion dollars and adding up every seconds budget deficit to date, two million Americans losing their homes to foreclosures for their jobs were shipped overseas with government incentive of tax breaks for after all these are corporations that support this present president. but really America is not broken down yet, not yet. yes the dollar has been decreasing in value, yes, more than 4 thousand young kids lost their lives and tens of thousands disabled bec. of this war in Iraq plus 100 thousands Iraqis dead themselves and soaring gas prices that might rival the American eagle's flight. but no, America is still the only super power in this world to this date, the one country that lots of people around the world would like to visit if not to live. yes, indeed. the truth of the matter is, it is not broken down yet. thanks heavens. so you could still play your favorite instrument the way you want it played, me the piano and J.C. the guitar, laughs. and we are still "smiling" inspite of it all. yup Virginia, with that enigmatic smile of the Mona Lisa by the great painter Leonardo da Vinci, yes that unforgettable smile of his muse? hmn, maybe, laughs. of course painters paint their muses and lady loves, some in a very sexual way if i may add, laughs. but oh well, it's their brush so they can do what ever they want as we looked on with an eye popping and jaw dropping awe :) kudos to them really. wonderful works of art if i may add :> i for one have a giggle looking at them, laughs, making my day in the process. what a beautiful world indeed, filled with talent and of wonder :) so a broken world? not yet... so far and thank God for that...(^_~)...maybe tomorrow? i hope not and i pray not...***
and HAPPY B-DAY to his Holiness tomorrow Wed. 4-16. he will be 81 years old. not bad. almost same age as my mother who is still healthy and frisky, laughs, and still travels alone here to the U.S. thank God really :) and here is my mother's favorite tune, Mona Lisa :) as a child then i remembered her humming this tune by Nat King Cole all the time. but to give it a modern twist, this version of the gimmes is more interesting to listen to. i think so, laughs. so enjoy? but better with your Mona Lisa of course :> the one whose smile could light up a room, just a joke, laughs.
