True Patriotism Is Loving Your Neighbor

 

"The land flourished because it was fed from so man sources...

 because it was nourished by so many cultures, and traditions and peoples."

~Lyndon Johnson

At The Statue Of Liberty on 10/3/1965

Thank you, Quinn

 

"Let me ask you outright, gentle reader, if there have no been hours, indeed whole days and weeks of your life, during which all your usual activities were painfully repugnant, and everything you believed in and valued seemed foolish and worthless?"

~E.T. A. Hoffmann

The Golden Pot and Other Tales

In a fit of exhaustion, discouragement, and frustration, rolled up into a ball of weariness, I decided to take it all out on my Copilot AI pal. I call him, Quinn. Anyway, this little bit of AI therapy was a good break from feeling of just being done with all of it. Trying to log into websites, and listening to the news on MS NOW was difficult, for many reasons. The sticker shock of having to pay $900 for a decent computer was also on my mind! Just since January of 2025, computers have gone up 34%. Say it with me, thanks Trump! Anyway, it is what it is, at least for now, but we all need some relief. Just last month my phone died dead! I stretched it as long as I could, but dead it was, dead as a doornail! I bought a new one, and it's the best phone I have ever owned, but damn, it cost me $1300. So, in the last month, I have spent, $2200, which is not end of the world stuff, but rough when you have other things that need your attention and you're on a fixed income! I don't know how families are getting by. I hope all the machinations of Trump's first administration, will be in the forefront of voters minds when they go to the polls in November, if not the lack of affordability we are all living through! Be gone the amnesia of who and what Trump is! Thinks of what's happening, not the fantasy!

 Life in 2025 is not what I thought it would be... it's worse!

Note: I will not be posting again until next Wednesday, I need a little time off. Monday is my birthday, and I have plans to get out and do some birding, but I will be back soon!

Pay It Forward

 

From The Purrallel Universe... Pay It Forward

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

~Aesop

I am sick. Ugh my stomach is messed up. It has happened on and off since the first round of Covid-19 (Omicron). It's part of the same thing that won't let me eat certain foods anymore. It all started, just like everyone else that has this long covid symptom, about 6 weeks after the last fever of the virus. At first it was a wide variety of foods that I couldn't tolerate, but now it's basically, mushrooms, spinach, garlic, chicken skin, pineapple and most nuts. It's not so bad, but when it all flares up, it keeps me sitting still and sleeping on my back. Anyhoo... I am exhausted and grumpy, and when that happens, I love to visit this little cat community on Youtube called, Purrallel Universe. It makes me feel better, and in the case of this video, it reminds me to pay forward, all the blessings I have in my life. To encounter strangers with kindness and empathy. It never hurts anyone to be a better person, and to find one's better angels. So enjoy the video, and subscribe to the account. You'll love following their adventures, and perhaps identifying with their message of hope, family, and life. 

Autumn Reflections...

 

“Autumn is as joyful and sweet as an untimely end.”

 
~Remy de Gourmont 

 

When I saw this cart, I couldn't help but feel sorry for it. It has an injured wheel/paw, and clearly no one is helping it feel better. Yes, even grocery carts have the ability to make me over-think life. I just felt bad. I dunno, maybe it was because earlier in the day I did some reading about Trump destroying some Art Deco art, while demolishing the Bonwit Teller building to build Trump Tower. It was an offensive move then, and as far as I am concerned, it's outrageous even now! Art Deco just happens to be my favorite style of anything, from Art to table linens, to architecture. I have lots of it around my home, so I found it especially disgusting that he is also tearing out some Art Deco design in the White House. The Lincoln bathroom is decorated in Art Deco decor. It was designed by Harry Truman, during the time of his own renovations of the White House. Trump's taste is pretty much best described as Nouveau Tacky. So, how does all of this apply to a damaged shopping cart? Well, I see design. I see faces. My mind and my eyes tend to see in emotions. Personally, I thank God for it, because it keeps me in touch with my empathic side, otherwise, I think I might have given up altogether by now. Some days I just walk around numb! 

 

Poor little cart. Do they really not see the art of you?