No allergies (cough, wheeze)

When I was very young,  I could not eat eggs, or anything cooked with eggs. I learned to live with that. Then, in 1950, I was in college, at The Citadel, in Charleston, South Carolina, and I had a few severe attacks, where no eggs were involved. Had that series of tests done on my arms. Eggs, chocolate, peanut butter, dust, and, Chikery, which they put in their coffee. Have a few severe attacks until they found that out. Itchy, swollen eyes, wheezy, hard time breathing.

Went in the Navy in 1954, had a few episodes, and, then, no more.

Until I was 79, like today. Itchy eyes, watery, a little wheezy, why?  On top of old age, itself, I don't need to revive any of my childhood illnesses. I have not eaten eggs, I have had coffee, but I read the label and it states (sneeze) 100% coffee (sneeze). I have the door open and the fan on, trying to get fresh air into the apartment. Hay fever, never had that, maybe the illness Gods in their infinite wisdom, determined I should experience "hay fever" before I go. (sneeze and cough while wiping my eyes)

Newt is on the UPSWING ... Cream rises to the top

A poll of likely Iowa caucus-goers this week has Newt surging ahead of Mitt Romney by three points! This is especially important news because the media forces that are terrified of this campaign have been saying that while Speaker Gingrich has steadily risen in the national polls, it didn’t matter because he remained behind in the early primary states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.


The good news, however, does not end in Iowa. In South Carolina, we saw this headline out of CNN: “Gingrich Amasses Largest South Carolina Campaign Footprint.” Our staff in South Carolina now includes nine incredibly talented professionals, and we will also be opening offices across the Palmetto State, starting Saturday with the grand opening of our headquarters in Greenville.

Leroy is still going strong .......

I was channel hopping, and came upon a show and there was Leroy Jenkins preaching to the crowd. I thought he was still in jail.

I remember Leroy from back in the 60's and his church grounds up in Delaware, Ohio, "The Church of What's Happening Now," at his Healing Waters Cathedral. He had a show on every Sunday. I was always enthralled by his program.

I knew some railroaders who used to go out drinking with him every Friday night in Delaware. The railroaders would get their pay on Friday and head out, and often, there would be Leroy drinking and raising a fuss with the boys.

I remember one Sunday morning show of his, 1977, a tent revival of his, he told his followers, and the TV audience that God had told him to dig a well on one particular spot, 100 feet deep and water would pour forth. Not sure where the water came from, but gallon jugs of his water were suddenly available. Some say he used to load a pick up truck and go around town selling the water.

At that time also, he was selling some health pills for a variety of uses, and he emphasised that his pills worked better if taken with his new water. I will never forget, heard it as plain as anything, he said, "God told him to sell it in gallon jugs, 4 gallons to a case, and NO broken cartons."

Leroy had a vast array of followers, and at one time did all of the talk shows. I am not sure, I think it was the Dinah Shore show, he was on with Dale Evans and Roy Rogers. They were all talking, and something was said or came up, and Leroy went out and sat in the audience, he wanted to be with "his kind of people."

The last I remember hearing of him he was convicted on two counts of arson in 1979. Paroled, 1985. As I recall he put out a "plea" to his congregation that he needed $300,000 dollars. Then he bought a $200,000 home, and somehow it caught on fire, and there was also something about getting even with a State Trooper about something.

I see he is still selling water, by the gallon, 1 case sells for $100.00, $25 a gallon, not bad, and I don't think you buy the water, you donate $100, even better. I think Ohio still bans the sale of th water .... "it may make you sick." He is still selling it by the gallon, as he was told....................