Been almost two weeks since I blogged. Busy time in some ways. My "racism" column hit the street the day after the Pope put out an Encyclical on Distributive Justice. I'm in good company. No overt reactions yet. I suspect seething in some quarters. Couple of funerals…one very strange.
Had a bit of a scare the other day. My vision has been bothering me, so I made an eye appointment. Then it occurred to me that it might be another stroke in the visual cortex. a sit in ER, and a careful exam dispelled my anxieties. The eye Dr. thinks all the tearing I did during pollen season dried my eye, right eye, and so there are dry spots on the cornea. Drops prescribed, and another visit next week.
I'm finally getting back to swimming after some weeks of snorkeling…which is less exercise. I'm out of form, drank a lot of water the first day back. Tomorrow I go straight to the swim. How many lengths in 45 minutes? I have to re educate my body. Work is recovery; recovery is work.
Tomorrow is the big stampede parade. Two bands, and a long line of horses and dignitaries in vintage cars. End result: horse poop on the streets. Candy for the kids, and a few soakers shot into the crowd. Even some real cowboys, as well as a few old farts pretending to be cowboys. Not me. I stand at the side and watch…for awhile. Leave the car at home. No parking downtown. A zoo. BUT…hotdogs at the UCC.
Two Sundays I have tried to deal with the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) regarding Indian Residential Schools. Tough in a basically racist community. Not everyone, but a lot of the old guard, who live with the long past and want to forget it. My guess: two generations to get it moving, if everyone works t it.
Tonight it's HOT, like 28 DEGREES AT 9;45. Tine to pack it in. Five thirty and the pool comes early. Nighty nite.
Had a bit of a scare the other day. My vision has been bothering me, so I made an eye appointment. Then it occurred to me that it might be another stroke in the visual cortex. a sit in ER, and a careful exam dispelled my anxieties. The eye Dr. thinks all the tearing I did during pollen season dried my eye, right eye, and so there are dry spots on the cornea. Drops prescribed, and another visit next week.
I'm finally getting back to swimming after some weeks of snorkeling…which is less exercise. I'm out of form, drank a lot of water the first day back. Tomorrow I go straight to the swim. How many lengths in 45 minutes? I have to re educate my body. Work is recovery; recovery is work.
Tomorrow is the big stampede parade. Two bands, and a long line of horses and dignitaries in vintage cars. End result: horse poop on the streets. Candy for the kids, and a few soakers shot into the crowd. Even some real cowboys, as well as a few old farts pretending to be cowboys. Not me. I stand at the side and watch…for awhile. Leave the car at home. No parking downtown. A zoo. BUT…hotdogs at the UCC.
Two Sundays I have tried to deal with the TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) regarding Indian Residential Schools. Tough in a basically racist community. Not everyone, but a lot of the old guard, who live with the long past and want to forget it. My guess: two generations to get it moving, if everyone works t it.
Tonight it's HOT, like 28 DEGREES AT 9;45. Tine to pack it in. Five thirty and the pool comes early. Nighty nite.
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