2020 Life Logs, Day 62: Politics in the Fast Lane
Date: March 2, 2020
Weather: Mostly Sunny; High 49 degrees, Low 42 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Cottage, East Falmouth, MA
The second day of March also came in like a lamb, so I guess we do have to brace for end of the month lion-like weather. Or maybe we can defy the saying this year and just have lovely weather right into summer. Just kidding! There’s no way that will happen. But I can dream.
With Super Tuesday approaching tomorrow, the political scene in the Democratic Primary race is changing at the speed of light. Since yesterday afternoon, Buttigieg and Klobuchar have dropped out of the race and endorsed Joe Biden. Beta O’Rourke, who dropped out very early, has also endorsed Biden. I’ll still vote for Warren tomorrow, but it is becoming increasingly clear that we are down to a Biden-Bernie race. I’m not completely giving up on Bloomberg yet, but all the money in the world might not be able to change this. Fascinating to watch it play out, but count me in as one of those Democrats that will fully support whomever can come out on top against Donald Trump. I try to avoid politics in this blog, but I feel so strongly that four more years of a Trump presidency could be the end of our democracy that I can no longer be silent. And no, I don’t think having a Democratic Socialist in the White House would be the end of our democracy. I, for one, am so grateful for Social Security and Medicare. Many view those as socialist initiatives. I just view them as government initiatives that support basic human rights. I am one that believes health care is a basic human right. And I see nothing socialist about a government that supports retirement with integrity after a life of working hard for that right. Bernie is not my first choice, but he speaks the truth and sugar coats nothing. I like that. There are many reasons for my negative feelings about Donald Trump, but my initial reaction to Trump when he first announced he was going to run for President is still my same reaction. The first-grade teacher and grandmother in me cannot support a person for President that doesn’t do anything to deserve the respect of the children in this country. A lot of people really like the fact that their 401k’s are doing well, but that’s just not enough for me. As Amy Klobuchar so elegantly points out, it is time to put decency and dignity back in the White House.
I spent my day moving stuff—moving unwanted things from Heather’s basement that we put in my car yesterday to the Hand to Hand Thrift Shop and the Swap Shop at the dump, moving things from my basement back upstairs, and moving things upstairs to the basement. I had taken area rugs to the basement when Shadow arrived and wasn’t potty trained. But he has been fully potty trained for two months now, so those area rugs could come back upstairs. I am hosting a dining-in group on Thursday night, so I needed to move chairs and a table that were in the basement upstairs. And tomorrow is trash and recycling day, so I moved trash and recycle bins to curbside. I also roasted a chicken and made chicken mineral broth and make a quick trip to Hyannis to do some food shopping. I thought I had done nothing today, but putting it writing points out to me that it was actually a fairly productive day. Tomorrow is an Early Release Day for the Falmouth schools, so I will be on Oma duty for most of the day. But hopefully in the morning, I’ll have time to go through the ever-growing pile of mail and emails that need to be addressed before heading to the Goldstones.
