St. Oscar Romero's feast day is today; 41 years ago he was assassinated while celebrating Mass.

He was archbishop of San Salvador, and an advocate for the poor and oppressed.

Most nights - ca 1 oz. bourbon, 1 packet of sweetener, a squeeze of lemon juice

and 6 -8 oz. hot water.
Relax in recliner and sip slowly until glass is empty.

I have the 7-day box, with morning & night, but still get messed up every so often.

Problem is- when you take the same pills every morning and night for years, it becomes so routine you sometimes do not even pay attention to what is going into your mouth.
3 morning pills, 5 at night, one other, plus several supplements that aren't in boxes.

In early Feb. I had to pay $471 for one prescription of 60 pills, which is frequently advertised on TV. That satisfied my annual prescription deductible. Just got a renewal prescription - only $42. I take one each morning and one each night.

Aren't cherry blossoms due in D. C. very soon - about one month?

Unfortunately, a weak field.

Mostly Dems, one independent.
They will run in a primary and the strongest two will run against one another.
No one there who will help make Ohio a Dem. state.
In the past, Cincinnati had strong mayors, selected by the council.
Now, direct election of mayor, and great candidates have not been attracted.

Go to Youtube and click on Sing A Longs

Great fun singing the old and the new.
Or click on Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett and join in.

Arguing with dumbheads is not worth the breath it takes.

Sweet!...

I was back at my parish church for Mass for the first time in a year this weekend.

Everything was right for me: two vaccines, sunny day, feeling well.
I plotted my day to go to Saturday afternoon Mass.
Parked fairly easily, found the interior as I had been told - every other pew blocked off.
Crowd light compared to last year.
Instead of persons taking the collection, a central basket was in the center near the entrance to the church.
Large hymnals replaced by selections printed in the bulletin.

However, I felt an interior joy, excitement mixed with peace, to be back in this "home for my soul".
I feel I've aged a lot during this lost year - slower and not as steady afoot.
But I'm back in the familiar place where I was baptized so many decades ago, and where my spouse and I brought our children each Sunday throughout their formative years.

Life will be good again.