I forgot the point I wanted to make in yesterday's post. It seems that the things that make Norway and other countries top places to live are exactly what the republican party wants to damage--wages and health care. They do want to stop crime, I'll give them that, but making people live below the poverty line doesn't do that. People want to be safe and comfortable. That is the bottom line. Take that away and they will act out in ways you don't want them to if you are one of the lucky ones who is safe and comfortable. And a planet on which we can survive is not enough.
We could do more. I'm just saying.
The factory is slowing down for the holidays and many are taking vacation time to travel and be with family and friends. Yesterday I took my retired secretary and my current one to lunch. It was lovely. We ate and walked around the little downtown area of a town undergoing recovery in a fabulous way. It was an almost magical afternoon that we did not want to end as we walked side streets and entered little shops full of Christmas cheer. I will not go to the factory today as I need more time to pack things in the studio, and later this afternoon I have scheduled a trip to the beautician. Tonight, I think, will just be a lazy walk down the Boulevard and a night watching "Bad Santa." Perhaps there will be cookies.
I'm mostly keeping my head down and not reading or watching the news. I am a tortoise in a world of hares. Slow and steady. It is not a race.
It's so warm here. More Science Fiction Living.
ReplyDeleteBut I bought some supplies for a Romertopf beef stew and so it goes in the oven. A cup of Ballast Point Brewing Compay "Victory At Sea" - a lovely stout coffee/vanilla combo in for an experiment. And those delicious little Cippolini onions that caramelize up so nice when roasted. Lots of the fresh garlic I grew, roasted and store in olive oil.
Picking up the Second Year Nursing School Student in Fairfield, CT today. Can't wait to see that little thing. She had a panic attack the other night and called me crying on the way to the ER - worried about her Pharmacology exam - but self diagnosing other illnesses now that she has a full semester of Nursing school almost under her belt. Sigh.
I crush on that weirdo Billy Bob. I probably told you that already too. Woke up at 2 or so to find The Royal Tenenbaums on. I crush on Gene Hackman too.
Keep counting down the days with lovely lunches and slow and steady evenings.
I love the Romertopf.
ReplyDeleteWhere have Thorton and Hackman gone?
ReplyDeleteThornton is on the TV Show "Fargo" or so I've heard. And reports have been that he's great in it..
Gene is 85. Good God. I'd kill him. ;)