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Thorsday June 18, 2020

Posted By on June 18, 2020

Day 23 of the Reopening Epic 

I want to organize today. That is my impulse. That’s what I was thinking about when I woke up this morning.

I feel like I have been playing catch-up for a while. Almost moving from must do to must do. 

One thing I have not being doing is making lists like I usually do to give an order to things. 

Also, when I make a list, I sort out things in my brain. 

The only thing I have kept a list on is the groceries and that is because the family writes things on that list and I know what we need in the house.

Caroline and I have been watching our way through the new Queer Eye. It is uplifting and what we need right now. But it is also socially relevant and hits some hard conversations head on. 

There was one episode in the first season where they were pulled over by a cop and Kamaro Brown was driving. There was an uncomfortable exchange that was looking like he was being pulled over for driving while black. It turned out it was the guy who wanted his friend to get a Fab 5 make-over but it pointed out the racial problem with the police in sharp detail. Later Kamaro had a frank talk with their client about what happened and how it made him feel and his client admitted he hadn’t thought about that and promised to do better.

We need to have more conversations like this. It is not going to be comfortable but it needs to happen.

We just finished Crossing Swords by the gang that brought you Robot Chicken. It is for mature audiences due to language, adult content, and violence, very graphic violence. Which is rather amazing considering the characters look like fisher price little people. It is very funny and very clever. You will know after the first episode if this is your thing and if it is then enjoy.

I still have the puppets on my list. I just have to get the motivation.

And that’s where is the rub. My motivation is there sort of. My body is not cooperating. The back pain that has been plaguing me for a couple of months took another bad turn. Also in cleaning, we are stirring dust which makes my lungs feel wheezy. I have had dust allergies for a long time. 

But I will pull it from somewhere and continue to clean.

And that seems to be the theme this week, pull it from somewhere and get it done.

I am grateful for what I can get done.


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