I was at the Senior Center before 9:00 to do another tax shift. We stayed fairly busy most of the day. What an honor it is to get to meet folks and help them out a bit. The group I work with is fun and we enjoy helping each other out.
I stopped at Bobby D’s for lunch and then came home. I am tired this afternoon as I didn’t sleep well again last night.
Yesterday evening I had a 1 1/2 hour phone conversation with a dear friend. I hadn’t spoken to her for a long time and it was great to catch up with her. It was a good night for me to have someone to vent to as I have had a rough couple days with Love in Action. Not the project itself but with others that think I should be doing things differently. Thanks for listening Kathy!
So many people are so angry right now at the world’s situation that they seem to be going after anyone and everyone. I have had several come after me this week for the work I am doing in supporting the Detention Center. I understand their anger but struggle when I become the dumping ground for their anger.
I understand that in a perfect world we would not need immigration detention centers. I also understand that in the world we live now, we have them. I also understand that if someone has to be sent to a detention center, I would prefer they come to Chase County Detention Center that is privately run by the County as opposed to being sent to a Core Civic Center that is being run as a for profit corporation.
I have to keep reminding myself that others reactions and actions are not my responsibility. But I am only human and am tired of getting dumped on. I do my best to share what I have learned with those that have different facts than I do. I will not, however, allow any one to treat me with disrespect. I have, and will continue to block those that continually come after me.
The good news of the day is I received a check for $100 from a sweet lady in Maryland. She has been supporting Love in Action for several months and consistently sends a check. She is not on Facebook so each month I send her my latest posts with her thank you note. People like that make this project worth it and make up for the very few that think I should shut this project down and accuse me of sleeping with the enemy.
After about 10 zillions tries Kathy and I managed to get her address changed with Social Security. The computer gremlins followed me home from taxes and tried their best to make it impossible for Kathy to get logged in to accomplish that task. Man, I really really really dislike passwords and security codes, etc. There has got to be an easier solution. I think I could rob a bank easier than I can get into some sites.
I got a notice from PayPal that my bank refused the small deposits PayPal sends to confirm the correct bank information. I will have to go to my bank tomorrow and see why they did that. They accepted them from VENMO when I linked my account to the Love in Action account. Things that make me go WTF!
Tomorrow I am going to a basketball game at the High School at 4:30 to watch Ellexia cheer. I haven’t made it to a basketball game yet this year to watch her and I have a free day tomorrow.
No plans for the weekend. I don’t have anything else after the basketball game tomorrow on my schedule until I do taxes next Tuesday. It will be good to have three empty space days.
I do want to work on plans for the March 28 rally this weekend. I want to invite some other local musicians to participate and need to give some thought as to who I might invite and what it will all look like. I need to nail down a space and time so I can start the publicity of the event. Wouldn’t it be fun to have lots of people gather on a beautiful spring day and sing and drum together for joyful resistance and world peace?
I sure never thought when I started Love in Action the places it would take me. Maybe it is a good thing I didn’t know or I might not have had the courage to start it.
Grateful week two of doing taxes this season is in the bag, grateful for long conversations with dear friends, and grateful for all the possibilities that the rally March 28 may bring.