Prairie_Seagull
Prairie_Seagull's JournalMy father, on his deathbed, unknown to him, gave me a powerful gift.
My father loved this country but never voted.
The main reason (there were a couple others) he stated as being. "What does one vote count". We argued all my adult life about this and it was the cause of some pretty significant rifts between us.
In hospice, on his deathbed and with tears welling up, he apologized to me for the state of things in our country and that I was right about voting. This struck me to the core like other things that day. Wiping my own tears away all I could think to say was " the state of things is/was not his fault". This was a bittersweet moment for us both.
Could tsf understand how simple and monumental this was for 2 guys just waiting, one trying to make what he can right in his world.
My dad was a flawed man but he was my first and in the end, my last hero.
I have only spoken this to 2 people and it made me weep both times. Now three.
I hope this will be huge season for activism. Call me for a march, I am there. Our country needs us.
Lets bring the sunlight.
Is it time to re-think how inheritance works?
Folks with some resources may want to consider giving some beneficiaries at lest part of their inheritances now. Put requirements on getting it. It would be up to you. I have and am considering doing more.
Who knows what the future holds and both of my daughters are now more involved with planning for their own futures.
Just tell them what they should expect in the future.
This has worked for us so far.
IMO
What are your thoughts on wearing democratic merch?
I bought a bunch of Biden, Harris stuff and live in a red area. I feel there is a risk, and for me I don't care but I would hate to bring this risk home with me. Everyone knows me in my direct neighborhood and keep their distance or are friendly.
I feel the more people that see us wearing tees or hats or pins or... the more it becomes acceptable and seen as more of an option for some. Maybe even be an example to some.
I would have done this with no second thought in the past. Is it a time of second even tertiary thoughts about risk?
This is not West Seattle, this is ruralish Spokane.
I believe it is.
IMO
CSNY
Ever since the Saudi's got involved with the PGA
I have sworn off watching golf, any golf. It is going to be hard as hell to not watch Tiger play in the Masters. I played golf in High School, so I got the bug early. Who knows this may be the last time we see Tiger play a major event. Shit I am conflicted.
Florida, Florida, Florida.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/03/20/gov-desantis-signs-bill-banning-homeless-from-sleeping-in-public/By Shira Moolten | smoolten@sunsentinel.com | South Florida Sun Sentinel
PUBLISHED: March 20, 2024 at 11:41 a.m. | UPDATED: March 20, 2024 at 4:39 p.m.
The governor was joined at a news conference announcing the signing by local South Florida leaders and representatives at Santorini by Georgio’s in Miami Beach. Several compared the issue of homelessness to Spring Break, emphasizing the need for law and order to protect residents and businesses and praising the effectiveness of Miami Beach’s crackdown on visitors this year.
“Ultimately the issue with Spring Break plays into the issue of these homeless encampments,” DeSantis said. “We have to govern this state and our communities with an eye towards what’s in the best interest of the law-abiding citizen … too often people in other states, other cities, they’re not doing well. It’s like they let the inmates run the asylum.”
The bill, HB 1365, prohibits local counties or cities from allowing people to camp or sleep on public property. It allows a county to designate specific areas for homeless encampments but requires them to be certified by the Department of Children and Families, and requires that they operate for no longer than a year.
Can the homeless/indigent ill sleep on beaches or do they need to tie themselves up in trees?
IMO we could use a third round of schoolhouse rock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolhouse_Rock!I have in mind episodes dealing with today's world with inclusion of a range of topical issues such as a conversation between two animated entities. One named Dem (democracy) and one named Cap (capitalism). Maybe have multiple episodes on just this topic alone.
Who knows maybe animated Taylor Swift for the dem entity and someone to be named later for the cap entity.
Feel free to take this idea and run with it. I want my cut. haha
It could work
For those of us who didn't already know.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/state-of-the-union-2024/President Biden will address a Joint Session of Congress
at the United States Capitol on
Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 9 PM ET.
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