STOP. Please. Or if you’re thinking about joining a march, don’t go. Here’s why. See these kids: They’re celebrating Trump’s victory on election night, and if you look at them one way, yes, they do look like Hitler youth. But look again – they really look like your kids – or the kids in your … [Read more…]
Well before I know the horror show the day was to turn into …. John & I had a little talk about car troubles, but generally life was simpler than. I’ve been working as an election official since 2008, and this election is my first as a chief inspector. The city clerk assigned me to … [Read more…]
And definitely too busy to write. I never reported on my Charlottesville expedition – a few highlights: The keynotes were in a music venue/theater – so you walked into a long hallway, and the breakfast was spread out on what would normally be the bar or concessions stand, in a darkish lobby. There were really … [Read more…]
We left Madison on Friday for a combined family weekend in DC, and trip to Charlotteville VA for a conference for me. Now I’m back at DC’s National Airport for the trip home. I rented a car and drove from Washington down to Charlotteville, and it was a pretty drive through rolling Virginia countryside, with … [Read more…]
Today when I was driving from Madison to the Harvard train, I felt all jumpy and didn’t trust any of the other drivers. I kept thinking someone would just pull over and cut me off – what’s to stop them? I was starting to feel better after a truck signaled to change lanes, and it … [Read more…]
When I checked the weather this morning, there were thunderstorm warnings, and there’d been a good downpour and lighting and thunder in the night, too. I went for a walk, and it could of been August. It was about 64°, misty and humid – I was too hot wearing a sweatshirt with 3/4 length sleeves … [Read more…]
Tonight I made a “real” dinner – meat, vegetables, and starch. The meat was chicken, boneless skinless, pounded and sautéed in a little butter, with a small carton, about a cup, of the diced tomatoes I froze from the 25-lb box I got from my CSA in September, boiled down, then a big spoonful of … [Read more…]
I was on my bike in the driveway thinking that I liked the look of a pencil skirt and leggings and loafers. Then I started pedaling and realized said pencil skirt doesn’t really allow the best range of motion for biking. The whole day was kind of like that. And I still have a cold. … [Read more…]
La La La Lala Lala La La Yesterday I went to a memorial gathering in Milwaukee for the husband of an old friend. His name is Tom Laskin, but usually called TL. He died way too young, in June, from brain cancer. He had just turned 59 in May, about same age as my baby … [Read more…]
On Saturday morning, after Steve’s party, I woke up with a sore throat. Felt kind of flu-ish on Sunday and Monday, and wah lah by Wednesday evening, it had turned into a full blown gluggy runny nose sneezey head cold. But at least felt less like having the flu. I’ve been trying to get excited … [Read more…]