Springtime Jam

Saw an old ep of The Graham Norton Show and discovered Christine and the Queens. I hopped over to Apple Music and downloaded the album Chris and every song is pure gold. Perfect to listen to with the windows down as I roll down the highway.

(photo kidnapped from consequenceofsound)

Who Gives a Crap?

I do!! I placed an order with Who Gives a Crap?, a groovy Australian-based TP company and had it delivered to Mama Rose's home, since there's been thefts at my place. She was none too pleased:

(I love the candy-coloured wrappers!)

Crush + Color

In my continuing effort to keep people's spirits up during Corona and all the garbage that is happening in our world, I discovered this hilarious colouring book. I tore out the pages and have them ready to distribute to my nearest and dearest.

Two Tur-quties

I've been feeling very depressed lately. Work is very topsy-turvy with lots of changes to my position that are out of my control as well as mandatory overtime every day. Quarantine is getting to me as well, as it's tough not seeing Bishop every week plus Kayla and Bella every other month or so. Oh and I do so miss being able to hang out with Zach and Jackson - to go for drives and lunch and even just reading bedtime stories or watching silly YouTube videos. The one ray of sunshine is that Ashlee has relaxed social distancing and allowed me to come over. Thank goodness because that means I get to see her, Bailey, and Avery and get in some snuggle time and loads of huggin'. It helps. It also helps when Ashlee texts me photos of the girls on a regular basis, plus funny videos of them horsing around at home. These two pix made my work day a little better.

Happy Birthday, Jutes!

In grade school I became enamoured of all things 1940s. It began with Cary Grant and then went full tilt boogie when I discovered that Judy Garland was far more than just Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I bought her cassettes and loved her voice and her inimitable way of putting a song across. I placed her on a pedestal and there she still remains. I think of her every June 10th and rather than focusing on her short life I prefer to remember all of her hysterically funny stories and flawless performances on stage and screen. There was no one like Judy before and there will never be anyone like her again. She is one hundred percent original.

(photo kidnapped from financialtimes)

A Parcel from Helen

Lookee what Miss Helen Coldwell sent me!

One More Reason to Love Jimmy Carter

President Jimmy Carter

On June 3, the 95-year-old former president released the following statement via the Carter Center:

Rosalynn and I are pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks. Our hearts are with the victims’ families and all who feel hopeless in the face of pervasive racial discrimination and outright cruelty. We all must shine a spotlight on the immorality of racial discrimination. But violence, whether spontaneous or consciously incited, is not a solution.

As a white male of the South, I know all too well the impact of segregation and injustice to African-Americans. As a politician, I felt a responsibility to bring equity to my state and our country. In my 1971 inaugural address as Georgia’s governor, I said: “The time for racial discrimination is over.” With great sorrow and disappointment, I repeat those words today, nearly five decades later. Dehumanizing people debases us all; humanity is beautifully and almost infinitely diverse. The bonds of our common humanity must overcome the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.

Since leaving the White House in 1981, Rosalynn and I have strived to advance human rights in countries around the world. In this quest, we have seen that silence can be as deadly as violence. People of power, privilege, and moral conscience must stand up and say “no more” to a racially discriminatory police and justice system, immoral economic disparities between whites and blacks, and government actions that undermine our unified democracy. We are responsible for creating a world of peace and equality for ourselves and future generations.

We need a government as good as its people, and we are better than this.

(kidnapped from nymag - George Floyd June 3, 2020 - Read What Presidents Obama, Bush, Carter, and Clinton Have Said About George Floyd By Chas Danner)