Random Thoughts

It’s no secret I am not a trump fan.   And it might also be obvious that I am an Obama groupie. So Tuesday night when I went with my sister to Bunco (a game the ladies in her neighborhood play once a month), I found it quite ironic and sort of hilarious that we ended up seated at a table before the game started to chat with a woman who was going on about her “trump tree” for Christmas!   When we first sat down I thought I must have misunderstood her.   I mean, my right ear is completely plugged up from a cold and she was on my right side…   “Surely it must be a ‘jump tree’ or a ‘bump tree’…” I thought.   But no – she went on.   It turned out she had purchased red, white, and blue trump ornaments to adorn her tree.   Then she put ribbons all around it.   And of course, no mere star would be bright enough to top that beauty off, so gracing the tippy top was a MAGA hat.   Yes, a trump “Make America Great Again” hat was the piece de res...

If you haven't watched the video associated with this blog yet, you can see it at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XChb49oUa2o “project VOTE” came from an idea, a feeling, a discomfort I had with noticing how many people are saying they are not going to vote in the upcoming presidential election.   Wait - let me back up. Elections are important to me.   Democracy is important.   I don’t know why really – politics are not something I remember as being central to my upbringing.   My family didn’t really discuss politics.   I don’t remember going to a polling place with my parents (though maybe I did?).   I don’t remember dinner conversations about political issues or candidates.   My first memory of elections is when I could vote in the 1984 presidential race - I was excited to cast that first ballot.   Fast forward a couple of decades.   I now live near the capital of our country (“one stoplight from DC” as all local real estate...

Inauguration 2009 – what an historic event! An all-encompassing, all-inclusive, buzz generating time!! The Washington DC metro area was ALL INAUGURATION ALL THE TIME for about a month prior to the actual day. The newspapers, radio, and tv stations talked non-stop about preparations, expectations, and general anticipation. We were Obama supporters, so were of course excited by it all. But it the feelings seemed to reach across party lines – everyone was talking about it. That was cool. My oldest sister Sherry and her son (my nephew) Jordan were debating coming to town for the event. Jordan is a huge politco and was a big Barack fan, so he really wanted to come. Sherry also wanted to be involved, but wasn’t certain if she should make the trip. Sherry, Jordan, and I all wrote our Senators the day the announcement came out about tickets being given away. Sherry wrote to Senator Chuck Hagel (Nebraska Republican). Now, you should know that Sherry has a “special” relationship with Chuck. On M...