25 years ago today

I have strong feelings about politics and religion, among other things, but I have tried to keep those opinions off of this blog. For one, more than half of the people will disagree with them, and for another, it serves no purpose than to start an argument, since you will never convert anyone to your point of view just by writing something on a blog.

That being said, I think some may find this to be political, but I don't believe it is. Regardless of my political affiliations, I am an American first, and our President is my President. Read this account by Ronald Reagan of the day 25 years ago when he was shot by John Warnock Hinckley Jr., and think about not just President Reagan but all the folks that were involved or affected by the shooting. See what an eloquent and engaging writer and speaker he was, even after being shot; who of us could expect to behave the same way with a bullet in his chest?