I've got some bits and pieces, some of this and that for you this Monday morning after what felt like endless Days of Waiting.
First, we have a date change for our Read With Us book discussion of The Women of Brewster Place. After an email discussion on Friday morning, we decided to postpone the discussion for a week until Tuesday, Nov. 17th. While things looked close and hopeful, they were still not official. We all felt exhausted and kind of unable to do any in-depth thinking to prepare for a discussion tomorrow. We'll share further details as we figure them out.
Kym found the Oprah miniseries adaptation on Amazon Prime in case you are interested in reviewing or watching. You can watch it for free with ads or rent it for $3.99. I watched the version with ads and didn't mind them at all. It is three hours long because it was originally a miniseries, but it didn't feel that long to me and it might give you something to watch besides a sore loser's legal challenges.
I'm quite excited about another book that is available today, The Hitchhiker Collection by Martina Behm. All of the Hitchhiker patterns are gathered together in this book, along with three new ones. Janelle was kind enough to alert me to this breaking news, and I was so excited to see it that initially, I didn't pay attention to the availability date of November 9. My copy has now been ordered and it remains to be seen whether it will be saved for Christmas or not.
John Fetterman is the Lieutenant Governor of PA and quite an interesting guy. My cousin is a CPA in PA, and she conducts audits of school districts and some state-related agencies. Because of this she has had dinner with Fetterman on several occasions and says that he really is a forthright speaker. You can't file a lawsuit against math and he also said "The president is no different than any other random internet troll saying crazy things that have no basis in reality." When asked about Trump's legal challenges, Fetterman said “The president can sue a ham sandwich." I appreciate your honest statements, Mr. Fetterman.
Joe Biden has finally been named as the winner of the Presidential election. I know there won't be a magic turnaround, and it won't be all rainbows and unicorns on January 20th, 2021. And let's not forget about the important GA Senate runoff races on January 5 with control of the Senate likely at stake. But I will be much happier and feel much safer having an empathetic, politically-experienced President who will pay attention to science. Here is an Esquire essay about the kind of person Joe Biden is, and a link to the Popular Mechanics story mentioned in the essay. I think we have elected a good and decent person, who along with Kamala Harris, and much of the electorate is ready for the hard work ahead.
It's a strange feeling to be exhausted and hopeful at the same time. I feel like I need to do nothing for about a week or jog 5 miles, I can't figure out which! You expressed my feelings exactly, Bonny. I am also hopeful that the general anxiety of everyone I know will come down a notch, even though we have some challenging and sad days ahead. Don't save that book for Christmas! Enjoy it now. And yes, thanks for the photo!
ReplyDeleteI love John Fetterman, he is one of our states greatest assets! I am quite proud to be a Fetterman Fan!
ReplyDeleteI have a short list this morning and then I am going to watch The Women of Brewster Place on Amazon! :)
John Fetterman is such a great guy -- what you see is what you get with him! And his wife is also an amazing person. Our synagogue awards a Pursuer of Peace award every other year to someone who is making a difference in making the world/our community a better place, and she is our honoree this year (though we're obviously not having the in-person celebration). She cofounded 412 Food Rescue, which collects food that would otherwise go to waste and delivers it to people in need, and started the Braddock Free Store, where people in the community can "shop" for clothes and home goods for free.
ReplyDeleteYes, that chart accurately represents my week as well. Hoping and praying that the things settle down. I have never felt this scared and anxious about an election and its aftermath.
ReplyDeleteHoping for a good week. :-)
Love the smiling goat and sheep. Love the election results. I think anxiety has already dropped a lot fo many follks (and risen for others...). There is work to be done ahead and it might not be easy, but we are moving forward and I am so grateful for that. Sue a ham sandwich had me laughing out loud.
ReplyDeleteI love the smiling goat and sheep as well. I have been blissfully calming down as each and every day comes and goes.
ReplyDeleteThat graph is so accurate!!!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed Fetterman's candor on GMA last week, he seems like a great guy!
ReplyDeleteThat graph is perfect! although I already knew about those Georgia counties (I live in now BRIGHT BLUE Fulton Co.) and it was so fun to watch everyone else learn about them, too!
ReplyDeleteThe goat and the sheep look like I felt on Sunday - tired but smiling. The Assistant AG of PA sounds like a very intelligent guy. His logical approach is great and just exactly what I needed. May all the logical and cool heads prevail.
ReplyDeleteTHat's a happy couple . So cute . Great photo. Our week was so emotional as well. Fear, and some dread on election NIGHT, and then a slow happy lean to believing Joe Biden and Kamala Harris would win! The Georgia race happens to be one I wrote postcards for, and So I am very interested in the outcome! Feels funny to have mailed postcards today that are to friends, and not to VALUED VOTERS
ReplyDeleteI saw Lt. Gov. Fetterman on television over the weekend and thought WOW! To be able to speak so freely is pretty refreshing! I agree with your graph too! And if you're looking for some happy on IG check out theswissshepherdess - she makes me smile every day!
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