Day 209, self quarantine:
Friday, October 9, 2020
John Lennon would have been eighty today.
I can’t wrap my brain around that.
I’ve outlived him by decades.
Those of you who grew up with the Beatles might understand but John Lennon was my “influencer.” Gary’s, too.
We didn’t believe in politics or religion but John Lennon was the closest thing either one of us had to a hero.
We were John and Yoko as teenagers, inseparable and walking hand in hand, protesting the war in Viet Nam and marching for equal rights for everyone.
The Imagine album came out our first year of college.
“Love is Real” is engraved in our wedding rings.
His music still sounds fresh and relevant over fifty years later.
We learned of John’s death from Howard Cosell while laying in bed watching Monday Night Football.
We thought we heard wrong.
It couldn’t be true.
Gary put on our local rock radio station. Surely they would tell us this was a hoax.
They were playing John Lennon music.
We looked at each other in horror.
John’s death was a turning point.
Ronald Reagan was inaugurated one month later.
You know the rest.
And now we have a psychopath in the White House, a man so deranged the Speaker of the House is forced to hold a press conference this morning regarding his fitness for office just 25 days before the election.
Damn do I wish John was alive today to deal with Donald.
“Shut up, man” would be the nicest thing he said.
Seriously, Donald’s twitter feed should be required reading this morning.
Maybe then you would understand why I am screaming for his removal.
You may have heard about the white supremacists arrested yesterday following a plot to violently kidnap the Governor of Michigan and try her for treason.
They were inspired by Donald’s “Liberate Michigan!” tweet.
Donald, whose only re-election platform is LAW AND ORDER, had this response following the arrest:
“Governor Whitmer of Michigan has done a terrible job. She locked down her state for everyone, except her husband’s boating activities. The Federal Government provided tremendous help to the Great People of Michigan. My Justice Department and Federal Law Enforcement announced ...today that they foiled a dangerous plot against the Governor of Michigan. Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist—while Biden and Democrats refuse to condemn Antifa, Anarchists, Looters and Mobs that burn down Democrat run cities ...I do not tolerate ANY extreme violence. Defending ALL Americans, even those who oppose and attack me, is what I will always do as your President! Governor Whitmer—open up your state, open up your schools, and open up your churches!“
Okay, anyone think that’s a normal response for the President of the United States following an arrest related to a plot to kidnap a governor?
Can you imagine if members of Black Lives Matter were arrested in a plot to kidnap the governor of, say, Florida?
Oh my lord...Walmart would run out of guns and ammo.
So there’s another Exhibit A-Z as to why I hate this president and he must not be re-elected.
He’s severely mentally ill and if you heard a snippet of his Hannity telephone call last night, he’s not physically well, either.
He’s hoarse, coughing, and full of phlegm.
He’s not on the ballot November 3.
You heard it here first.
In other news, I’m really happy it’s the weekend. Both days are revolving around food. Gary bought a couple baskets of end of summer tomatoes and he’s going to roast them all up, make his incredible sauce, and jar it all up for the winter months.
Then, inspired by winter veggies he purchased yesterday at our corner farmers market, he’s making roasted vegetable fried rice.
I adore retired Gary.
He’s so fucking happy all the time.
I’m next!
Though I gotta tell you, except for the shock and pain of missing my kids all year and Donald pooping all over the White House, I’m pretty fucking happy already.
And I’ll be even happier in a few weeks when the squatter in the sweaty streaked clown makeup and pouffy yak wig is gone.
Happy Friday!
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