I was curious and looked up Graham's last election. He won easily. In the polling he was up by something like 16 points.

He and Harrison are pretty much tied.

The last Democrat to hold this seat lost in 1956. And the last Democratic senator for SC was voted out in 1966.

I escaped reality for a few hours watching Call the Midwife—I read the first book many years ago but never got into the show. But I'm digging it. Soothing. British. Old timey. Doesn't really require following super closely (because my attention span and cognitive abilities are minimal right now).

But it did make me want to hunt down Plei and make her teach me how to do my hair like the main character. Except sadly doing my hair that way would not magically make me look like her and be slim and wearing lovely 50s skirts like her either!

Is it migraine season?

According to my body, yes.

I realized I forgot to donate blood on Friday, as I planned. I'll see when can I fit it into this week's schedule. The health system is in crisis, there's shortage of blood donations due to COVID, and I'm a universal donor. So it seems like the thing to do.

Coffeed and did the Sunday crossword online with my DP (Dear partner - is that a thing?) Now to shower and go to Aldi, yay, Aldi. My productivity plan for the day is to bag up a crap ton of clothes for donation.

Good on you, Shir.

I admit to hoping when I woke up there'd be news that Trump died. Not that I'm all that happy with 'President Pence' but at least you're trading up when you go from a rabid dog to a poisonous snake.

Now to shower and go to Aldi, yay, Aldi.

Check the cheese section for their seasonally festive Halloween-themed cheeses! Out of 6 varieties, I bought 2 yesterday, which I think is exceptional self-control.

seasonally festive Halloween-themed cheeses! Out of 6 varieties, I bought 2 yesterday

I was thinking of your post when I added "cheese" to my shopping list! True story.

ETA: Yes, very restrained purchasing. Good work.

I also impulse-bought a string of Halloween lights for $6.99 at Aldi, and if we get them hung up today, I'll post a picture on FB. Now that it's October, I'm on the spooky train. Oh! I can get the metal skeleton out of the attic and put him in the yard, too!

The wind blew over my desiccated outdoor planters of moss, which I'm secretly glad to throw away as there was one tiny pea-sized patch that managed to hang on to life and keeping it that way was a chore. I have hope for the homemade railing planters I just put zinnia seeds in, though.

I went to the grocery store and was stonewalled by an old man hacking and coughing in the snacks aisle, who of course ended his potato chip vigil and followed me once I gave up and got in the check-out line. He was masked so probably nothing for me to worry about, but I don't consider Tostitos sufficiently valuable to take any chances.

I also impulse-bought a string of Halloween lights for $6.99 at Aldi, and if we get them hung up today, I'll post a picture on FB. Now that it's October, I'm on the spooky train. Oh! I can get the metal skeleton out of the attic and put him in the yard, too!

I just put up my new Halloween lights! A string of spiders across the door, and purple lights going down the railings, to go with the purple door. As a middle-aged person, I am obsessed with my minimum effort, maximum impact lighting situation I have designed for Christmas and can now extend to any holiday.