Here's to the history buffs...

I knew someone who reads this blog would know history. I took "power" naps during History class in high school and college. Bob was half right on the question about when the two main political parties came about. The Democratic party started in 1743 and the Republican Party started in 1854. Bob thought they started around the same time. Thanks Roger for your email.

I won't tell you which party Bob and I belong to; however, I will say, I see the Republican Party started 100 years after the Democrats. The Republicans were tired of whining about the policies of the Democrats and had to form a group of their own. It hasn't stopped yet. (Don't throw things at the computer! Opinions are what make the world go around.)

Bob's memory is still baffling, but getting better. He remembered his answer that he gave me about the political parties 24 hours after our discussion, but he couldn't remember we were going to church five minutes after we got in the car this morning. I can tell some synapses are reconnecting; others, still need time.