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| New Years Day, a few years back |
Looking, as usual, for a picture to start out my Tuesday post. Now that I am not hiking with the Trailblazers, I don't have a lot of new scenery to post, but that doesn't really matter, since I have gone to all those places many times over. I found this one in my collection, that's John and me at our old hangout, Avellino's. Now we meet and quaff our coffee at Adagio's, just down the street, but vastly superior in quality. I sometimes miss the people but I much prefer the ambience of the new place.
The picture is more than six years ago, and I think we both look pretty similar to how we look today, except we are missing a few sparkles, which we put in the scene via a spiffy app that no longer exists for such things. Sigh. Things change, but I laughed when I saw this picture and realize I am wearing the SAME SHIRT today. Nobody can say I don't get maximum wearability out of my wardrobe, eh?
I need to say something to my faithful virtual family about the comments on my earlier Sunday blog. Some people posted comments about the second killing that transpired in Minneapolis this past Saturday, after aother earlier one a couple weeks back. Yes, I follow the news and knew about them both, and I cried and felt awful about the killings. I try to keep a positive outlook and attitude and not use my blogs to express my feelings about what is happening. One of my faithful long-time readers expressed her opinion about it, and some other commenters were outraged and said so. I am sorry this spilled over onto my post, but I simply don't have any knowledge of the event to make any sort of public opinion. I have my belief, but that's all I have. And I do march in solidarity with like-minded citizens at times, but at my age, it's not all that often or all that long. I have lost enough sleep worrying about current events and the country's direction, and the only one who gets personally upset about it all, here anyway, is me. I truly want to experience harmony and peace, that's my goal.
How about you? Do you have any magic way to keep yourself feeling serene? If so, can you share it?
I was pretty sure who the objectional comment came from, but I checked back to see. Yup. It's hard to be magnanimous when you disagree so strongly, but, like you, I try to respect other's rights to their own points of view. We know it was a bad shoot on the part of the ICE agents, and it is now having repercussions. Maybe something positive will come of it.
ReplyDeleteLet it be, let it be.
I respect you reaction to the events going on in your country. I always think of blogging friends through all of these events on the news from the U.S.
ReplyDeleteI get lots of wear out of my clothes too. We’ve been inside since Friday and it’s been so cold, all the coziest shirts have been worn…again!