Banking on Tomorrow

The past 24 hours have been tough.  I thought I would feel vindicated when the MAGA flagbearer became a convicted felon.  I was surprised that the jury found him guilty on all 34 counts; I was sure that they would throw a few out, probably unable to agree on them.  I thought I would feel vindicated when the MAGA flagbearer became a convicted felon, instead I find  I neither rejoicing nor feeling a sense of closure. And so I have been reading a lot of analysis since the verdict came out, trying to wrap my head around what has happened and pondering its effects.  In my search and attempts to take a more historical perspective, I found a new news source.  I'm not sure how long this particular site has been around, but I find I like the idea of knowing where the biases are , and I find the blindspot reporting to be interesting.  I think I'm going to try subscribing for a bit and see if that helps reduce the feeling that I have that I might be in an echo ch...

 

 Today is the 5th day of the 21st week, the 23rd day of the 5th month, the 144th day of 2024, and: Day of Vesak Declaration of the Báb   Eat more Fruits and Vegetables Day  International Chardonnay Day International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Lucky Penny Day National Best Friend-in-Law Day National Taffy Day Stop the Bleed Day   World Crohn's and Colitis Day World Turtle Day  the Flower Moon is officially full at 9:53 AM EDT  And Voyager I is 46 Yrs 08 Mos 18 Days, 15,132,704,936 mi/24,353,735,433 km/162.79466626 AU from Earth Quote of the day: " Yield to temptation.  It may not pass your way again ." ~ Robert A Heinlein Last night, when I laid down to go to bed a little before 10 PM, the temperature outside was 82°F.  The temperature in my apartment wasn't much below that.  I turned on all the fans in the bedroom - the useless HVAC unit, the floor fan, the window fan pulling in the outside air [ in anticipation of the forecast overnight l...

 Today is the 4th day of the 21st week, the 22nd day of the 5th month, the 143rd day of 2024 [with only 216 shopping days until Christmas], and: Bitcoin Pizza Day  - back then bitcoin was all but worthless.  Today the same amount would be a fortune.  An opposite, but related tale - an online friend often accepted micro-payments from one of his customers in bitcoin, and amassed a considerable amount that he then cashed in Canadian Immigrants Day EMS Day Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Harvey Milk Day - and no, it has nothing to do with a beverage  International Being You Day International Day for Biological Diversity National Buy a Musical Instrument Day National Craft Distillery Day National Maritime Day National Solitaire Day National Vanilla Pudding Day NF2 Awareness Day - Neurofibromatosis type 2  Pesach Sheni Sherlock Holmes Day - always celebrated on the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who did actually write other books, but will alway...

Today is the 2nd day of the 21st week, the 20th day of the 5th month, the 141st day of 2024, and: Be a Millionaire Day Blue Jeans Day - In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets CSCMP's Supply Chain Professionals Day Eliza Doolittle Day Everybody Draw Mohammed Day Flower Day Independence Day - East Timor from Indonesia in 2002 International Clinical Trials Day International Human Resources Day International Red Sneakers Day Josephine Baker Day National Psychometrist Day National Quiche Lorraine Day  National Rescue Dog Day National Streaming Day National SugarBee Apple Day Pick Strawberries Day Victoria Day Weights and Measures Day World Autoimmune Arthritis Day World Bee Day World Flour Day World Metrology Day Voyager I is 46 Yrs 08 Mos 15 Days and 15,131,111,183 mi/24,351,170,534 km/162.77752097 AU from Earth Quote of the day: " There is no influence like the influence of habit ." ~  Gilbert Parker [AKA Sir Horatio Gi...

 Today is the 3rd day of the 20th week, the 14th day of the 5th month, the 135th day of 2024 [with only 224 shopping days until Christmas], and: "The Stars and Stripes Forever" Day Apraxia Awareness Day Dance Like a Chicken Day International Dylan Thomas Day National Brioche Day National Buttermilk Biscuit Day Sex Differences in Health Awareness Day Underground America Day WAAC Day The first day of Izumo-taisha Shrine Grand Festival the moon is at waxing current, 14% of full And Voyager I is 46 Yrs 08 Mos 09 Days and 15,128,486,757 mi/24,346,946,927 km/162.74928790 AU from the Earth Quote of the Day : " He who angers you conquers you ." ~ Elizabeth Kenny - a self-trained Australian bush nurse who developed an approach to treating polio that was controversial at the time, but changed how patients were treated Years ago, I had penpals.  I got their names from a data base at the Parker Pen exhibit in  the World's Fair  and we wrote faithfully for years.  What...

Today is the 6th day of the 18th week, the 3rd day of the 5th month, the 124th day of 2024 [with only 235 shopping days until Christmas], and: Dandelion Day Fiesta de las Cruces - AKA Finding of the Holy Cross   Garden Meditation Day International Sauvignon Blanc Day International Space Day International Tuba Day National Bike and Roll To School Day National Chocolate Custard Day National Lumpy Rug Day National Montana Day National Raspberry Popover Day National SAN Architect Day National Specially-abled Pets Day National Textiles Day National Two Different Colored Shoes Day - I had a particular set of heels that I found very comfortable, so I had them in different colors, including black and dark navy.  And yes, more than once, I found myself with mismatched shoes, which is why I started keeping all my shoes in their shoeboxes!   No Pants Day  - even tho it is much easier to celebrate this when working from home, I usually find it more comfortable even on hot days t...