I needed to go to Emporia today and thought I had a visitation to go to at 6:00. I didn’t want to make two trips so I waited until late to go. I double checked the obituary to make sure I had the time correct and realized the visitation isn’t until next week.
Dang, I could have gone to town earlier but when I discovered my error I went to town. Man is it windy out today. It was a Job to keep the car on the road. I felt bad for the semi drivers today. We used to call that White Knuckles when the customers would come in at McDonald’s on the Turnpike. They looked completely wiped out when they would come in to take a break from the wind.
It reached over 90 degrees today. That is too hot for April. It is to be in the 50’s Saturday. We are on a weather roller coaster.
I hadn’t shopped for a bit and had a long list of things to pick up. It is good to be restocked. After I was done at Walmart I went to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for Kathy and then went through the car wash and came home.
Kathy went to coffee this morning and invited the group that was there to the rally on Saturday. Most of them didn’t know what she was talking about and didn’t know that people have taken to the streets to protest.
We certainly are living in two different realities right now. Each reality seems to have a different set of opinions they are living from. Not sure either side can claim truth as that is hard to find these days.
I am growing increasingly concerned about due process. If due process doesn’t apply to one then it may not apply to any. Our democracy is based on applying law to one and all equally. I am not naive and I understand the rich have better attorneys than the poor can afford and therefore justice is not equal. There is also a lot of racism built into the system and POC are very disadvantaged upon entering our judicial system. However, the one thing we have all been entitled to is due process. That no longer seems something we can take for granted.
I am grateful that I organized the rally. All people need to be aware of both realities so they can choose the one they want to live in. We will never all agree on all points politically but I want to stand on the side that respects all humans and gives all humans due process. When more than 3 1/2% of the country starts participating in the rallies, the word will get out and give people more information to make more informed choices.
I need to continue to work on keeping myself above neutral and to visualize a better world for all. We won’t get out of this mess using the same energy we used to get into it. I need to rise above it and believe in the power of love.
I trust the weather will hold and we won’t have rain the day of the rally. Cold I can handle but I really dislike cold and wet. The number of people that are indicating they are coming and/or are interested in the rally keeps increasing. I know there are several coming that aren’t included in the numbers on Facebook.
No plans for tomorrow except to do some final prepping for the Rally on Saturday. I will want to have the house clean as I will invite participants in to use the bathroom if needed before the walk begins.
Grateful my list of things got gathered and home today, grateful for a stay-at-home day tomorrow, and grateful it is going to be cooler tomorrow.