Many thanks to Jheni Libongco and Continuum Healthcare Network for medals and certificates awarded to me and other people - with signatures of President Biden, U.S. Rep. Trone, and State Controller Lierman.

Yamil Hernandez, sworn in last night as the newest member of the Gaithersburg City Council, with family members attending. He will be an excellent councilman.

Excellent meeting last night of the Gaithersburg Creative WRITERS Group, and we loved the food at Dogfish Head Ale House. The rain did not keep ANYONE away.

FIDDLER on the ROOF, at the Olney Theatre, through Dec. 31st. Last night, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Everyone is a star of the show, including the musicians. The lady who plays the fiddler showed first-class ballet moves.

Can you believe it? 112 Republicans in Congress voted AGAINST expelling George Santos. His words and acts are so egregious that those 112 members should be expelled also.

Political art:

Gaithersburg might have set a record yesterday for the number of people gathered by the Pavilion at City Hall. Efforts to promote the JINGLE JUBULEE were highly successful. It included a tree lighting, Santa Claus, entertainment, free hot chocolate, and more.

How does a musical conductor stay on top of dozens of voices and dozens of instruments. STEVEN CZARKOWSKI did it yesterday in the Landon School. Together, they presented a wonderful version of Handel's Messiah.

Wow! Did you see the NY Times report that the Israeli Government KNEW IN ADVANCE Hamas was planning an attack_ If true, and Israel did not try to prevent it, they have sacrificed 1200 citizens for a justification to destroy Hamas. Imagine the arguments involved in that decision.

THE TALIBAN have reportedly done a major about face and started a campaign to eradicate POLIO in Afghanistan. This is a wonderful development for that country and the world as a whole.

Wars and climate disasters! What a mess humanity is in! A root cause is POPULATION. More people need more resources, and they are running out, so we fight for them. Right now, we have business lobbyists running around Dubai saying we need more "development."

I do not understand. For a few days, the comments on X all favored TRUMP, and now they are all against him. What brought about this change?

The documentary last night on NPR: "Beyond Utopia," about the way some people ESCAPE from North Korea and the people who risk their lives, day after day, to help. The government there is evil. It HAS to fall someday.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine: Kill, kill, kill. Thousands of people killed, but little mention of the war's effect on domestic and wild ANIMALS. They suffer in the thousands from the effects of bombs, drones, bullets and more.

Some people don't celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Me? I do. I put it on a par with other very important national holidays.

Yesterday, the Rotary Club of Gaithersburg heard an excellent talk on FOUNDATION SCHOOLS. Located in Gaithersburg, Rockville and PG County, they take difficult students from public schools and give each an individualized educational experience.

Let me get this straight. Republicans and Democrats have worked hard to craft a bipartisan BORDER BILL. It is almost ready, but Trump wants to delay or kill it so Biden will not get credit for it. If there was ever a time to defy the bastard, this is IT.

Feb. 5th, City Hall in Gaithersburg: Inauguration of Black History Month. Speaker/writer and business developer Arnetta Quarles received the proclamation. Also, update on furthering racial equity in the city, with an excellent bilingual presentation.

The downed helicopter in California is a real mystery. Don't military aircraft carry communications equipment? Don't passengers of downed aircraft stay put so they can be located? WHAT is going on there?

Members of the Kansas City Chiefs team stayed on the football field until the game was won and, reportedly stayed on the KILLING FIELD to comfort fans who were wounded. Those guys are real heroes!