Friday, March 15, 2024

Ignoring The World


 I believe this sums up how I have felt all day. 

That is Jack's tail. Many nights when I'm getting ready for bed, I find Jack waiting. He's probably not waiting for me so much as just already asleep on the bed. Sleeping on beds is pretty much Jack's life. 


This is fine and lovely except for the fact that I have to rearrange the bed every night because Mr. Moon cannot sleep with more than the lightest of light-weight covering. He sleeps under a sheet and what we fondly call his "blankie" which I do believe was a tablecloth at one time, washed so often that it is very, very soft. He actually has two of these. I have patched these things over and over and they are now past mending. I don't know what we're going to do. I have quite frankly been freaking out about this because those things are in tatters. They rip if he moves his feet. There are very few things this man is picky about but what he sleeps under is definitely one of the few. 
But anyway, at bedtime I have to fold back the cover on the bed or whatever it is that I'm going to sleep under, and put his pitiful cover on his side. This means that I either move Jack or else I just fold the quilt over him and let him figure it out. I mostly choose that method because he does not seem to mind that nearly as much as he minds me trying to move him. It may even be a game now. He just lays there with his head under the cover and his tail sticking out for as much time as he considers he needs to convince me and himself that this is a pleasure for him which he has chosen to enjoy. And then, he turns around and sticks his head out. 


I try not to threaten his dignity, but simply accept that this is the way of Jack. 

But yes, I haven't felt like even sticking my head out of the metaphorical covers today. I was planning on doing yard work again but I just could not make myself do it. My back does not feel very good nor does my stomach, and I suppose it could just be more kidney stone-related malaise or perhaps I am telling myself that, just as Jack tells himself that he likes his head being underneath a quilt or comforter. 

Perhaps part of my malaise is due to the news about Trump getting one delay after another in his trials. How the FUCK does this happen? Remember when Ronald Reagan was called "The Teflon President"? He had nothing on Trump who seems to be able to weasel (at least temporarily) out of everything from keeping classified documents in a bathroom to being tried for fraud involving using campaign funds to pay off the porn star he had sex with when his wife had just had a baby. But that's not the worst part to me. The worst part to me is that his groveling, ass kissing, American flag and Maga Hat wearing followers just do not care. THEY DO NOT CARE! They don't care that he rapes, cheats, steals, lies, snorts drugs like a Hoover vacuum, and can't hold a cognizant conversation. They don't care that he really does NOT know the best words or chooses the best people or that he tried to overturn an election with violence that ended in the deaths of some, or has stated quite plainly that his goal is to be a dictator and that he is well along with his plans and now pretty much owns not only the RNC but also the entire fucked-up Republican party and the Christian evangelicals are so far up his ass they breathe through his mouth. And perhaps worst of all- they choose not to understand that Donald Trump does not give one goddam shit about them. That he is no doubt laughing at them as they send in their widow's mite, convinced they are saving the world with each dollar they give. 

Oh god. I'm just so scared. I think that's it more than anything. Scared for my children, scared for my country, scared for the entire world. 

All right. All right. That's enough of that. 

Hey! Here's what the collard greens look like as they bolt:


A little like broccoli, don't you think? I'm sure we could eat those stems. Soon all those little pod-things will open up to reveal yellow flower clusters. 

And here's what my buckeye looks like. 


Can you see those yellow and red flowers? 

I try to concentrate on things like blooms and blessings, beauty and my babies. 


Mama's reading the boys Harry Potter after a long day of hiking. Reading Harry Potter to her when she was little was one of the most pleasurable things of my life. 


A sunrise, I think. Could be a sunset. I don't know which way they're facing. 

There is much to be grateful for even as there is much to be terrified about.  

Maybe a martini will help. For a little while, at least. 

Happy Friday, y'all. 

Love...Ms. Moon


44 comments:

  1. Scary times, yes. I'm glad you have family and cats and that sort of comfort.

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  2. Could the desire for reading aloud be hereditary? Reading Harry Potter? I did read little golden books aloud but would try to skip pages (and would be caught) but this is akin to me of reading the Encyclopedia. Aloud.
    I am scared too. In fact, shaking in my boots and in shock that we have to deal with that snake again. And his people.

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    1. I don't know about the reading outloud being hereditary. I just know I love to do it. I'm a ham at heart.
      Snake. Yes. A slippery snake.

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  3. I am utterly taken by that lovely camp site. Jessie is an acrobat, I think, for balancing in that narrow hammock.

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    1. They had so much beach all to themselves! The pictures are amazing and the reports even more so.

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  4. If a Martini could cure all things, we'd all be happier for it! The world is sad......from here to everywhere...... hard to even cope with it. Love Jack hogging your bed.....bless his heart.....happy weekend.......I'm glad you have your appointment on Monday.......... race forward with that!
    Susan M

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    1. Yes. Unfortunately martinis don't cure much. The world is very sad.

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  5. DT has a cult-like following. They are blind to all that you and I (and many others see). Only cult followers would choose to ignore the wrongs of DT. They are blinded and brainwashed. DT and his legal team know how to work the system and that is what we are seeing now. I look forward to the election and DT out of the picture. Until then the madness will continue. Our families, gardens and many good people in our lives will carry us. That is how I choose to live. Jack is a beauty with personality plus. Your garden is doing superbly well and not one weed shows in your photos with everything nicely mulched. Jessie and her boys look like they are having a perfect vacation with perfect weather and lovely sunshine. I am happy for them. I just know you'll feel better soon when that stone is banished.

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    1. I agree- it is a cult. Trump absolutely controls the Maghats' behavior.
      As much as I try to just keep my eyes on the road I'm actually living on, I can't help but see what's going on in the country and it is indeed madness.
      Thank you for your kind words.

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  6. Yup! Get that martini down your neck gal! Then the world will seem a more comfortable place even with that orange madman closing in on The White House like a vulture.

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    1. Sometimes even martinis don't entirely do the trick. But I did appreciate your comment.

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  7. I try not to get worked up about others' political situations but your's does scare the bejeezus out of me. More because the Orange One thinks Putin is a great man and we all know where that can lead.
    In the meantime I shall drink gin and you shall drink martinis and we will pretend for a small while that all will be right in the world. We can only hope. And you lot can vote!

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    1. And vote I will! And probably everyone who reads here.
      And it's not just Putin that Trump adores- it's Kim Jong Un too. I doubt he's ever met a dictator he didn't love.

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  8. You are right to be concerned & scared, any rational person would be. I am beginning to give up hope that he will ever pay for his crimes. There is no one coming to save us, all we can do at this point is vote, and hope that the young people and women do too in large numbers. The justice system in this country is not going to punish him.

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  9. Hi Mary, just wanted to suggest this to you... like Mr Moon I am also a hot sleeper and search for the perfect coverings. I bought this several years ago and LOVE it! The Company Store - Gossamer Cotton Blanket. It's soft, lightweight and breathable - Perfection. It's the only thing I sleep under in spring/summer and just add a quilt in fall/winter. It's a little pricey but they are having a sale right now. Another option might be a muslin blanket...Amazon has them with good reviews and prices. Good luck, I feel his pain. Couldn't live without my gauzy blankie!
    Angie D

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    1. Angie- I just ordered two! Flash sale!

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    2. Linda Sue- Oh I hope you will love them as much as I do! One bit of caution...the first several washings they will give off a LOT of lint in the dryer, so be sure to check your lint trapper thingy. But over time and washings they just get softer and softer.
      Angie D

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    3. Mary- Well hell, I guess I forgot who I was talking to here, bc you are the Queen of blanket making! If your fabric store sells muslin you could just whip up Mr Moon a new, soft blankie for a fraction of the cost and I'm sure he would love it bc you made it for him!

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    4. You know, Angie- your comment about muslin did perhaps help me. A muslin sheet might do the trick. Even a regular sheet is "too much" for him so even the most lightweight of blankets wouldn't work. I think I might just order him a muslin top sheet.

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  10. When I discovered the true identity of Spiderman, and his true nasty self- I knew that heroes were a lie...no one will save us from Orange Caesar but death. He is an old man, He has baked in the sun and applied toxic makeup for so long he is just a bag of preservatives, I reckon. I can not dive into the world with him in it, you know. Escapism is my jam. I suppose he will close our borders all the way around, like north Korea. If he loses , there will be trouble, if he wins there will be more trouble. How the hell did we get here?

    I LOVE your quilty blanket!! I would wrap that around me and ride out the end times comfortably!!

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    1. I like that quilt-ish thing too. So does Jack. Mr. Moon, not so much.
      No. You are right about the heroes. Or at least the super-heroes.
      Why does Trump keep living?

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  11. Even all the way down here under the equator, I also am very scared for your country. I also do NOT understand HOW IN THE HELL CAN HE BE GETTING AWAY WITH THIS?? Apparently there are "technicalities" involved which mean certain charges might not "stick" so they have been dropped.
    I love the photo of Jessie and the boys in the hammocks, looks like the perfect holiday getaway. I did not know Buckeye trees got flowers.

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    1. I keep asking myself that too, River, and can only imagine the world looking at Hitler and wondering the same.
      Jessie says they had a wonderful time at their camping place. I am so glad. It looked like a sort of heaven.

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  12. I think a martini is a great idea. I, too, am terrified for the world. But thanks for sharing your wonderful family. And the flowers. I’ve never seen buckeye nor collard greens blooms. It’s 2 p.m. I have finally showered and am actually going out for lunch today. I’ll drink a toast to you.

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    1. That's a native buck-eye. I planted it from a sprig and am overly proud of it. It has sent up some volunteers, too.
      You've never seen collard greens? Oh dear. You are missing out.
      I hope you had a great time at lunch.

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  13. trump is insane and the people who follow him are just happy to know someone who is worse than them, he allows them to feel better about themselves, to absolve themselves. He also gives them someone to blame, so that they don't have to look in the mirror at themselves. He is a sociopath.

    I hope you feel better soon. A bed with a comforter sounds like a good idea some days:) Sending hugs and love.

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    1. He IS a sociopath. And he has so much as admitted it many times.
      Hugs and love to you, too, darling woman.

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  14. Never has evil triumphed. Think of every bad time. It always ends. Our job is to resist becoming a part of it. It will end. I believe it with all my heart. We are watching the death of the Republican party. And God knows, that is a funeral I will celebrate.

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    1. But evil does triumph! It may ultimately be defeated but more evil springs up to take its place. We always say, "Never again," but here we are, banning books and trying to control minds and pushing racist attitudes. It's like Hitler's playbook is being followed.
      I do agree with you that the Republican party is in tatters. Not much holding it together at this point.

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    2. Evil is like your bamboo, it can be kicked down and temporarily defeated, but it always finds its way back. Add me to the ranks of the terrified. Margaret.

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    3. Exactly. For whatever reason, evil is rooted deeply in our human race.

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  15. What Debby Said! That's what I want to believe too.
    Hope your kidney stone gets moving so you can get it over with. It's torturing you too long, Mary.

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    1. The kidney stone is messing with me for sure.

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  16. Oh my dear Mary, if the national IQ test on Nov. 5 gives you that horrific excuse for a man as president…all the world will be in worse turmoil.

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  17. he gets away with all these postponements because he has money and lawyers who are expert at dragging things out regardless of how frivolous their filings, things most of us don't have. and while we who pay attention anguish over Trump and what he is and plans, I think we are in the minority, that his magats are uninformed because they don't pay attention, just accept the right wing garbage as truth and the rest as lies and because they see themselves as victims and Trump in expressing his 'victimhood' is expressing theirs. it's all totally fucked up how many people, and not just magats, are just plain uninformed because they just can't be bothered.

    I love those hammock things. I read to my kids and grandkids, not Harry Potter because they hadn't been written, the Narnia series, the Oz books, I think I even read them The Once and Future King.

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    1. https://newrepublic.com/article/179548/poll-voters-trump-dictator-threats

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    2. And the problem I see with that article is that Trump's followers are either not going to read or see any of the facts about his dictator schemes or else they'll have some excuse for them not being true. "AI" is going to get blamed for a lot. They want to believe what they want to believe, as you said, and they will refuse to believe what they don't.
      I can't believe you read all of The Once and Future King to your kids. I love that book so much.

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  18. I feel increasingly fatalistic about Trump. The voters are responsible for what happens next. If enough people are so insane that they will support him after all he's done, and after all he's put the country through -- well, what can we do?

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  19. I started to comment in my head about the Trump part of this post, but then I got to those photos of Jessie and the boys, and all the good of the world came rushing in to replace my dire thought. She has a light about her, that one. And I have a soft spot for Harry Potter too because it is the book that made my son decide to learn to read. He was a late reader, and I was beside myself with worry, but once he got interested, there was no looking back. So thank you HP.

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