Monday neither of us went to the Information Meeting. Kathy went over for a ceremony were 12 veterans were given quilts made by some of the ladies. She said the quilts were beautiful.
Yesterday Kathy went to the Ladies Bible Study. She said they had a good discussion. We both listened to most of the Jam Session.
Today I led the Coed Bible Study. Bill, the guy who normally leads, was out of town. He had the lesson planned. He had LOTS of Scripture references so it took some time looking the up and reading them prior to class. We had a good discussion time.
In the afternoon I went to Spanish class. Barb, the teacher, asked if we had watched the Superbowl half time show and, if so, how much were we able to understand. One of the people said she had left it on but had not paid any attention to it. Kathy and I had switched over to the Turning Point halftime and were so disappointed in it that we turned it off. Barb had watched it and said the guys comments were crass and woke.
I haven't paid any attention to the media coverage of the Superbowl halftime shows but wonder how anyone from Puerto could say anything bad about the US. They don't pay federal income tax nor do they pay excise tax on gasoline. About the only federal "taxes" they pay is payroll deduction for their contributions to Social Security and Medicare. Puerto Ricans pay about $5 billion a year in taxes to the US, almost all of that is into the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds. They collect about $30 billion a year in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SNAP, highway funds, grants, etc. That is almost $10,000/ year for every Puerto Rican. In just 2025 the federal government handed them $184 million from our Federal Highway Trust Fund, and they don't pay into it!
God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours. He has blessed me.
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