2025 Life Logs, Day 44: Drippy, Messy Day
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Weather: Rainy, Melting Snow; High Temp 44, Low 26 degrees F
Location: At Home on Lakeview Avenue with My Shadow, Falmouth, MA
Shadow and I had to do our morning walk in a rainy world this morning. It was not pouring rain. Just drippy and messy as the rain was melting some of the snow still on the ground. I then went to a Newcomers General Meeting where the program was Reverand Nell Fields spoke for No Place for Hate–Falmouth. No Place for Hate is a national organization with local affiliates whose purpose is to build bridges, combat bias, and promote respect for all people through advocacy and education. Nell, as she is affectionately referred to in this community, started by telling us the story of the eraser. The rubber eraser was invented in 1770. It was almost 100 years later in 1858 when it was added to the end of a pencil making it so easy to erase your mistakes when writing. Nell then went on to define eraser versus the act of erasure and led us to the present day when certain words are being removed or erased from federal websites. She noted that you can remove the words but that does not make them go away. She moved on to diversity, pointing out that bio-diversity is necessary for a healthy environment. We were then led through an interactive exchange which pointed out that we all have much more in common than we have differences. The presentation was a timely and very positive focus amidst the deluge of negatively in our lives right now.
I went from one meeting to another to picking up Ollie after school and finally getting home to take Shadow out to play. But by late afternoon, it was foggy and truly messy outside. The snow in the yard was mushy with areas of standing water and in the driveway there were patches of ice. We chose the icy driveway. It was challenging, but we managed to play fetch successfully.
I have spent my evening burying my head in the sand, ignoring our current political situation. Instead, I finished watching The Mandalorian. I’ll be back at it tomorrow.
