Monday Musings - April 2, 2018

The Family Easter Sunday
April 1, 2018

1. It is April! We are done with March and ready for the springtime flowers and warm rains of April. 

Birds Eye View
April 1, 2018

2. We enjoyed a fun filled and fantastic Easter.

3. I managed a round of golf on Saturday. It was not one of my better rounds but the sun was shining somewhat and it was much warmer than last week.

4. Amazingly, Congress averted another budget showdown and the country gan get on to peacemaking!

Fire Pit Evening
April 1, 2018

5. Anyone not see a trade war coming? I think the train has left the station.

6. Chris and I enjoyed an evening around the fire pit after everyone departed


Headlines

Trade war escalates as China says it will impose tariffs on 128 U.S. exports, including pork and fruit - The Washington Post


Even Republicans Have Used the ‘I’ Word, but Would Firing Mueller Get Trump Impeached? - The New York Times

Trump's ignorance about DACA is stunning - CNN
Ronald Reagan Quote for the Week

"My foremost responsibility is our national security, just as it is the prime duty of Congress to appropriate the necessary resources to keep our defenses strong. This is our duty, not only to America but to the cause of human freedom. It's also our job to make sure that every tax dollar we spend, we spend well." Radio Address to the Nation on the Defense Budget, March 1, 1986

-- Bob Doan, Elkridge, MD