I'd like to go 5 minutes without hearing or reading the name this morning. Today.

Days like this remind me of the time I donated white cells (? something) to a specific patient. The blood center had called me because I was a match for some kid with cancer or other sad story. So one Saturday morning, I go down there and prepare to spend like two hours hooked up to the machines. The good news is that they had TV, with a limited selection of channels. The bad news is Reagan had just died, so that was ALL THAT WAS ON TV. It was the worst. If only podcasts had existed then.

Yeah, it's not that the CG never sees action, but a lot of what they do doesn't involve it. They maintain all the buoys and channel markers on all the bays, lakes, and rivers in the US, for instance. Plus of course the search and rescue work. But they do also do drug interdiction and port security, and that's where the weaponry comes in.

anyway, just a thought.

I need to get out and run the dog, but I'm worried it'll start raining on us...

I have plenty of other things to do today than watch tv, fortunately. Sad that every single horrible president of the past looks good in comparison to the current horror show.

If only podcasts had existed then.

Seriously, we live in a magical world.

41 dying is kinda of - just a big nothing to me this morning. I am not watching news though. My first thought after reading the news and the wowness of it, was that I hope every world leader at the summit now takes their time to praise 41 (he does not deserve praise) and it drives 45 batty.

I am working a table today for the Boston Rescue group. This is the first time I will meet anyone other than the woman who interviewed me. I am excited, but it also means I am going to be away from home for 3 hours and I trust mac approx 0%. The thing about not trusting someone is you don't trust them. His tracker app says he was at work until 3:15, but he was not home until 4. He says he came straight home. Guess what? I DO NOT BELIEVE HIM.

That sucks, msbelle. I'm sorry.

I hope every world leader at the summit now takes their time to praise 41 (he does not deserve praise) and it drives 45 batty.

Alas, it will keep the news conference questions focused on that rather than the shitstorm with Mueller and MBS and Putin and so forth. But we do indeed know how much 45 likes praise and attention being directed on former presidents and hearing them compared. So thanks H.W. for giving us that.

It says a lot how bad 45 is, that I have no reaction to 41 passing. I went out for drinks when Reagan died.

I look like warmed over death in a potato sack, but I am headed out to meet new people and interact with the public. please say a little prayer that I do not curse about my child to strangers and/or start crying.

Comportment~ma, msbelle.

Go you, msbelle! ~keepinittogether~ma

I made son come over to scan for me, but I have been dealing with database and scanner issues all day which have yet to resolve. So now I have him reattaching some lights on the house that want to blow off.