Moments

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Today, the weather bug anticipates that Central Oregon temperatures will drop significantly. A cooling-off will make working outside easier than in the intense heat during the last weeks. Fortunately, this is a day off from my part-time job. If it’s cooler outside, I will feel more like handling the work waiting here at home.

I said I’d not make political comments but am completely offended by a public persona, an alpha male, who has called women without children “cat ladies,” suggesting they’re not “normal women.” Bye, bye, dumb-sh*t. I sensed long ago, upon reading your book, that you have deep, unresolved psychological problems. Now, you’re confirming my impression.

Not only mine, because today’s social media are full of cat lady memes, clever, laughable, and on-the-point. This election cycle isn’t a good time to be picking on women’s choices; those are huge issues these days. Trump and Vance are misogynistic. It’ll be interesting to see how they will or if they can adjust their campaign styles.

Hey, if they even need to adjust! A large section of Americans, both men and women, consider those guys the tops and potential saviors of what’s best about this country.

While working outside in the cooler weather, I’ll stay aware of what’s happening politically. Like almost all (and likely worldwide) others, I intend to watch and listen and expect to have shifting perceptions.

Dear Friends: We are characters in a reality novel written in the moment. Diana