“There are two political truisms: Old people vote and Republicans eat their young.”
Last night when I let Henry out, it was so muggy I could see droplets in the air. It was around 1:30. Nothing was stirring, and the only sound was Henry rummaging around the yard. After he had finished in the yard, Henry ran up to the backdoor expecting me to open it. I did, and we both hurried into the wonderfully cool house. I slept well last night.
Today is beautiful. The sky is so blue it almost defies description. The sun is squint your eyes bright. The intermittent breeze is strong, but the temperature is already 82˚ and could get a bit higher.
When I was in the eighth grade, John Kennedy, our senator, ran for the White House. Because he was from my state, I followed his run from primary to primary, watched the news and even read more than the funnies. At one of his campaign headquarters, I got a couple of posters and some buttons. I still have those buttons. They and my other political buttons are in a case on the wall. If you saw them, you never have to ask my political affiliation. My favorite is the big button in the middle which says if I were twenty-one I’d vote for Kennedy. One of the other two buttons I got way back when has a picture of then Senator Kennedy. Next in line of favorites are two buttons for McGovern/Shriver. Each says Returned Peace Corps Volunteer for Shriver. The other buttons include a Run, Jesse, Run, one McGovern, a Gary Hart, USA for LBJ and a pretty beat up McGovern and Eagleton which was on my backpack on a trip to Europe.
I remember how excited I was to vote for the first time. I registered the day after I turned twenty-one. With a bit of reverence, I took my ballot, went behind the curtain and voted. My candidate did not win.
I’m geared up to vote in November. I’m going to get a mailing ballot. I’ll keep it safe from marauders.
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July 12, 2020 at 3:27 pm
Hi Kat,
Today it’s hot enough to fry an egg inside the chicken. 😦 Right now it’s only a mild 97° with a blue sky with little breeze. By 5 PM we will hit the century mark.
Like you, most of my choices for President over my lifetime have lost. I did get some revenge when Nixon resigned regardless of the pain he put us through. For a long time I never thought we would elect another scumbag until we elected Trump. He makes Nixon look good. 🙂 He also makes me miss having George W. Shrub in the White House. 😦 He wasn’t the brightest light on the tree but he had a moral compass.
This is too important of an election for anyone to sit out because you don’t think that Biden is the best candidate. One life long Republican was quoted on the internet, “that if Biden died and the Democrats ran a can of soup, he would vote for the can of soup”.
I was surprised that Trump finally put on a mask, with the Presidential seal, during his visit to Walter Reed Army Hospital yesterday. Thankfully, he had enough common sense to not infect wounded soldiers.
July 12, 2020 at 7:30 pm
Hi Bob,
I’m complaining about the low 80’s today. That for me is a heat wave. It got to 100˚ often in Ghana during the dry season, but that was a long time ago. I was young and could tolerate heat better.
I couldn’t stand Nixon but I didn’t hate him. He destroyed himself with his paranoia and his enemies list. I hate Trump. He is destroying my country. I agree about the Bushes and their moral compass.
Trump had no choice given it was a military hospital. His minions told him in no uncertain terms he had to wear one.
July 15, 2020 at 8:38 am
Three nice surprises. The Radiants one is my favorite of the set. Great moves, too.
July 15, 2020 at 1:48 pm
Rowen,
I enjoyed this song, and I very much loved their moves and their jackets. I do try to find the actual singers doing their most well known songs. Seeing them adds so much more, and YouTube seldom disappoints.