I have a fan in my the window to bring in the cool air. Yet in order to get “good airflow,” the heavy damask curtains are parted, hence my alarm clock was the sun was streaming onto my face. Throughout my life, I have lived been a night-owl, enjoying the comfort of darkness yet this morning, as I poured my coffee I realized that morning is my new favorite time of day. These quiet moments and the smell of melted cheese as I prepare my first-ever breakfast nachos…well…there’s just nothing like it.
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nt in 2 weeks this morning and I was not happy. Not long ago I was in the hot, humid paradise. A week ago (already??) I was in Quincy, having a Very Grand Time…and now? I’m in Placerville…still, onward and forward.
Something Universally Spiritual happened today: I learned my newest colleague is an avid rock climber -she is new to the area, doesn’t know people and has kids the age of mine (with correct genders). Ummm…fuck yes?!?!?!!!
It was during/after my clients and all the chaos which ensued (as it always does at my workplace) that I remembered – I love this work – I deeply enjoy this needle-in-a-haystack-trying-to-make-a-difference work. If I can’t be music-festing or scuba-diving, I might as well be working in a field I love.
I’m home – eating dinner, watching PnR, when I news posts begin to filter in from friends – another shooting. But this one is live…sniper shootings in Dallas upon officers at a peaceful protest against the two recent shootings in LA and MI of unarmed black men. Someone asked me recently why I wanted to move out of America so badly. This is why: daily news of gun violence. Citizens in the U.S. are 25 times more likely to die by gun violence than 22 other high-income countries (Source: American Journal of Medicine, Feb 1). This is nothing to be proud of. The louder the voices get from the pro 2nd Amendment supporters, the more violence ensues. An interesting observation….
Picture: NBCDFW – my regularly watched news station 21 years ago when I lived in DFW. Not a fun reunion, to be sure.
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