That day when you hit the wall

 Watching the news (for the first time today) and realizing that even though 45 is gone, his actions and GOP inactions still dominate the news. Then there's the winter cold snap that's plaguing the country. Looking at images of Texas and reading about their decision to leave the national power grid and the impact that has had on the state is beyond insane. It's a testament to greed and neglect of the needs of the people of Texas. 

I am saddened by the state of this nation. President Biden gives me a bit of hope, but we still have to contend with the fact that there are far too many people who believe in the lies spread by white supremacists and insurrectionists. I facilitate between fear and anger almost hourly.

Yesterday, I watched BBC and BGM play together celebrating BBC's 9th birthday. The Captain, Stretch, The Kid, and super nana sat at the dining room table laughing and talking while the MITM and I took it all in. What is their future going to be?

Today, today I hit the wall.

Today was the day it really hit me.

Lockdown, no lockdown.

Rise in cases, fewer cases.

The escalating death rate, the declining death rate.

It's as if no one is really listening to the science that's saying, 

this 

shit 

ain't 

over

 by

 any 

means.

So I wear my mask, wash my hands, stay home, and when I do go out, I practice physical distancing.

And some days, I just cry.

Happy Birthday, Big Boy Chaos!

 TODAY HE'S 9!*

Join us in celebrating and wishing BBC a wonderful day!

*There will be a picture later after the batteries for his remote control car are charged!

Contrary to the ex-president's defense team, the FIGHT for justice has just begun!

 I've watched the Impeachment Trial since it began and I find it hard to believe that 43 Republican men and women were in the Senate chamber watching what I and the rest of the world saw and still managed to construct an alternate reality that found Trump not guilty. The case for impeachment was made by the images we saw and the words of Trump! The House Managers presented in a clear and logical manner what the world saw and what the members of the House and Senate experienced! How Senators could go from saying on the Senate floor that Trump was guilty and then weeks later acquit him beggars belief. I have to agree that if the vote had been to impeach him on January 7th, Trump would have been found guilty! Sadly, politics over the country won today.

On Mago's blog*, I wrote the following:

My heart is broken because even though the reality of an acquittal was a given, I truly believed that those men and women in the Senate who had to RUN for their lives from the insurrectionists would vote for the good of the country, and for truth, over their party. I can only hope, once again, the DJT will be tried and convicted in federal and civil courts! This is not about vengeance or hatred, it is about justice and the preservation of our Democracy. 

I think that Rep. Jaime Raskin summed it up best when he said that if these actions by Trump did not constitute impeachable offenses, then what did? I don't want to even contemplate what the future holds for our children, our grandchildren, and America.

*https://63mago.wordpress.com/2021/02/13/the-deed-is-done