Thursday, June 11, 2020
The bobcat walked by my office window, less than four feet from where I am sitting. I went out the door and it stared at me from the end of the walkway before going to the fence and climbing over it.
Bobcat.
A lightning strike started a fire in the Catalina's last Friday. The last few days it has spread eastward. Today large planes were dumping huge amounts of red fire retardant over the sides of the mountains. Up in the foothills people are being told to leave their homes.
Smoke.
Last two nights I could sit on my porch and watch the fires, at least a dozen miles away.
Meanwhile, because people are so stupid and not wearing masks and visiting each other, the number of Covid-19 cases is skyrocketing here in Arizona. I am still very careful- my hands are sore from washing and sanitizing them. I had to go to Target today so I made a list and went quickly and methodically through the store to but a new bike helmet, pump, dress socks, and spoons. I also ended up with new sheets, a puzzle, and sugar free chocolate pudding (how did that happen?). All of the store employees had their masks on and many were cleaning. All but three of the customers had masks on, so I did not freak out.
I haven't written anything detailed about the racism crisis happening in the United States. I cannot stand racism. My mother raised me well and I was taught to judge people based upon their actions, not their skin color. As an adult, I continue doing this. I cannot stand racists, it is so ridiculous and foreign and a sign that you are not very bright.
So today an ad showed up in my Facebook feed- "Stand for the flag, Kneel for the cross." from a Christian company. So, yeah, a racist ad in my opinion. So I told them so, and told them to fuck off. Facebook decided that was hate speech and blocked me for 24 hours. So tired of Facebook bullshit. The President stirs up hate in this country and the company does nothing. I tell a racist Christian company to fuck off, and I get in trouble. Ridiculous.
A lightning strike started a fire in the Catalina's last Friday. The last few days it has spread eastward. Today large planes were dumping huge amounts of red fire retardant over the sides of the mountains. Up in the foothills people are being told to leave their homes.
Last two nights I could sit on my porch and watch the fires, at least a dozen miles away.
Meanwhile, because people are so stupid and not wearing masks and visiting each other, the number of Covid-19 cases is skyrocketing here in Arizona. I am still very careful- my hands are sore from washing and sanitizing them. I had to go to Target today so I made a list and went quickly and methodically through the store to but a new bike helmet, pump, dress socks, and spoons. I also ended up with new sheets, a puzzle, and sugar free chocolate pudding (how did that happen?). All of the store employees had their masks on and many were cleaning. All but three of the customers had masks on, so I did not freak out.
I haven't written anything detailed about the racism crisis happening in the United States. I cannot stand racism. My mother raised me well and I was taught to judge people based upon their actions, not their skin color. As an adult, I continue doing this. I cannot stand racists, it is so ridiculous and foreign and a sign that you are not very bright.
So today an ad showed up in my Facebook feed- "Stand for the flag, Kneel for the cross." from a Christian company. So, yeah, a racist ad in my opinion. So I told them so, and told them to fuck off. Facebook decided that was hate speech and blocked me for 24 hours. So tired of Facebook bullshit. The President stirs up hate in this country and the company does nothing. I tell a racist Christian company to fuck off, and I get in trouble. Ridiculous.
