Wednesday, December 31, 2025

 

Alan F. E. Thiese

128 Weatherby Drive

Macon, Georgia  31210-8234

31 December 2025

 

The President of the United States of America

The Vice President of the United States of America

The Senate Majority Leader                                                                             

The House of Representatives Speaker

The Senior Senator for Georgia

The Junior Senator for Georgia

The Eighth District Representative for Georgia

 

Greetings Honorable and Duly Elected Officials/Leaders,

This is number 47 to You My Duly Elected Leaders.  Today I take the opportunity to wish each of You a Very Blessed 2026.  I do have one request.  Please govern us, “We the People” like you actually cared about us.  I do not appreciate a lot of talk and sincerely hope that Your Actions will reflect You Care of Us, the Legal Citizens of the United States of America!

Recently I posted this actual story about Myself and want to point out an actual history about “Affordability!”

Many Commentators and even Politicians are talking a lot about "Affordability!"  I was an E-6 in our U. S. Navy in October of 1969.  My taxable income for 1969 was $4,654.00.

I purchased this three bedroom home in Charleston, S. C. for My family of three dependents.  I was well blessed at this point in My Life.  I was 29 years old.



This Home was purchased for $15,000.00.  Please be aware that the 1965 Ford Galaxie was paid for so the only payments other than routine living expenses was the House Payment.

 

So I have used an online source for value of this home today, December 2025 and the sum would be $133,354.00.  The income of $4,654.00 in October of 1969 for an E-6 with eight years service in December 2025 would be $41,375.37!!

 

So let us all consider affordability.  The Home in 1969 was 3.22 times the annual income.  The home with the 2025 price adjusted for inflation was 2.20 times the annual income.  

 

So let us all look at the real facts before we "Jump on the Affordability Bus!!!

 

Warm regards,

 

 

Alan F. E. Thiese

Saturday, December 27, 2025

 Affordability

Many Commentators and even Politicians are talking a lot about "Affordability!"  I was an E-6 in our U. S. Navy in October 1969 with eight years of service.  My total taxable income was $4,654.00.

I purchased this three bedroom home in Charleston, S. C. for My family of three dependents.  I was well blessed at this point in My Life.  I was 29 years old.


This Home was purchased for $15,000.00.  Please be aware that the 1965 Ford Galaxie was paid for so the only payments other than routine living expenses was the House Payment.

So I have used an online source for value of this home today, December 2025 and the sum would be $133,354.00.  The income of $4,654.00 in October of 1969 for an E-6 with eight years service in December 2025 would be $41,375.37!!

So let us all consider affordability.  The Home in 1969 was 3.22 times the annual income.  The home with the 2025 price adjusted for inflation was 2.20 times the annual income.  

So let us all look at the real facts before we "Jump on the Affordability Bus!!!


Monday, December 15, 2025

 Christmas

2025

December 15th.  The Tree and Nativity Displays are Complete!



















Wednesday, December 10, 2025

88th Georgia

 Farm Bureau Convention

Jekyll Island

This past weekend - December 7 and 8, 2025 My Bride and I attended the first day of this Convention.  It started with a Sunday Worship Service which had the theme of:


The Service included these references:

Philippians 2: 3-4
"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or
vein conceit.  Rather , in
humility value others above 
yourselves, not looking to your
own interests but each of you to the
interest of the others."

Matthes 23: 12B
"... and those who humble themselves
will be exalted."

Proverbs 22:1
"A good name is more desirable
than great riches; to
be esteemed is better
than silver or gold."


The Service included a Memorial Tribute
to County Farm Bureau Leaders who 
had Died since the Last Convention!


After the Service we were 
free to visit the Commercial 
and the
Educational Displays
which featured
Vendors that would 
be of interest to
Farmers as well
as Educational Displays!

I found this one most
informative!!!

My Bride and I also took the 

Opportunity to Visit

the Driftwood Beach

which was most 

Interesting!




















During the Afternoon
Session of Sunday
7 December the 
District Volunteer
Members of the Year
were recognized for the
Year 2025!  Here are the
Pictures!




This picture shows eight of the Volunteers of

Year 2025!

I was the Sixth District Volunteer of the Year.  The Georgia Farm Bureau has ten Districts.  I am grateful for the Honor and I enjoyed the 88th Georgia Farm Bureau Convention as a Guest with expenses paid.  A Wonderful Event!  I take this Opportunity to Thank the Georgia Farm Bureau!!

Friday, October 31, 2025

 My recent letter to suggest that Our Duly Elected Leaders strive to cancel the current Shut Down of the Government of the United States of America.  I post this at 1:16 P.M. Eastern Time, 31 October 2025.

Alan F. E. Thiese

31 October 2025

 

The President of the United States of America

The Vice President of the United States of America

The Senate Majority Leader

The House of Representatives Speaker

The Senior Senator for Georgia

The Junior Senator for Georgia

The Eighth District Representative for Georgia

 

Greetings Honorable and Duly Elected Officials/Leaders,

This is My letter number 46 and is sent with great concern for the United States of America.

I know that you all realize that the Government of the U.S.A. is currently shut down because of the Self-Centered approach to the Leadership we have duly elected last November 2024.  We have many leaders who are functioning with the mantra of “I Hate Trump” is certainly not in the best interest of the Legal Citizens of our great United States of America.

My next statement is:  “Thank You Very Much Senators Raphael G Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff.  Your support in terminating the Current Government Shut Down is appreciated.  I speak for Myself, but I am also confident that the Legal Citizens of Georgia also applaud your efforts to keep America Great, Safe and Secure from all enemies, both Foreign and Domestic.  Talking about enemies on the Domestic Front please review this which I quote here:

I have just sent this message to the Honorable Senators, C. Schumer and Murray as well as the Honorable Congressman Jeffries:

“Dear Honorable Senator Schumer,  I realize I can not vote for You.  That Stated I would remind you that You have essentially abused your power in keeping the U.S.A. Government Shut Down.  In addition to New York there are many people who live in the 49 other states that have been severally hurt because of your own self-centered actions.  I am grateful for the actions of My two Georgia Senators.  They have come to realize that the Shut Down is nothing but a power play on Your Part!  This is a sad situation and only You can correct your prior actions.  Therefore please realize that Your Actions have hurt many people.  To insist that "We The People" must pay for the Health Care of the Illegal people that have entered our U.S.A. during the Watch of Joe Biden and Madame Harris is nothing but a screen for your own survival as you struggle with the fact that AOC just may run for your job.  You are attempting to appease your Voters who live in New York.  Yet You to continue to impact the Health and Safety of thos who live in the other 49 states.  As My Departed  Mom used to remind us, "Shame On You!!!”

I am totally aware that each of You have more important things to accomplish than read yet another letter from a Citizen of the U.S.A. however I would also remind each of you that every vote counts so it may be in the best interest to continue reading this letter.   Also when you respond to this correspondence please simply state something like:

“Receipt of Your letter Number __ is acknowledged!”  That way I will know which correspondence you are responding to.  This was a matter of polite and professional manner used in responses that My Superiors used when I served our United States of America in the United States Navy.  Therefore I take this opportunity in advance to “Thank You!” for your politeness in your future responses to me. 

I really do not have much more to say at this time, other than I sincerely hope that enough Democrats join Senators Warnock, Ossoff and Fetterman in restoring our United States of America to the level of Understanding, Love and Hope that our very own Forefathers envisioned when they established our Great Country.

In closing, with November starting tomorrow, I take this Opportunity to Wish Each of You and Your Respective Families a “Very Blessed Thanksgiving 2025!” 

I am confident that each of You know that our Rights are Given By God and that No Fellow Citizen at the National, State or Local Level should ever serve us as an Elected Servant to harm any of us – “We the People!!”

Thank You!!!

I remain,

 

Alan F. E. Thiese

 

 


Monday, October 13, 2025

 Garden Report

and 

2025

Georgia National Fair

Flower Show

 This afternoon I conducted a Walk Around the Gardens at My Home.  I captured several Flower Pictures.


A lovely Angel Trumpet Bloom.


 


Angel Trumpet Flower Buds!
The last blooms usually happen in
November!


A Yuletide Camellia which 
usually bloom near
Christmas!!



This plant has never produced Berries before.
See the next picture



Tea Olive Blooms!!!




The next three pictures
are of the entries I 
placed in the 2025
Flower Show
at the 
Georgia National Fair!!