The trial was held the way our system operates. Granted, the jury may get things wrong sometimes. Case in point - OJ Simpson. BUT... supposedly the jury verdict is the verdict. Our President does not need to be using his office to state "that could have been me." Those words alone lets everyone who wants to protest to take to the streets. Which they will. He preaches about how we're getting better at race relations. Ha! Not when he goes on TV to spout off about a case.
He thinks he can do anything he wants. That was never more obvious than his "surprise appearance" at a press conference yesterday. I'm looking forward to getting another President. And yes, I know this trial was all about race. Everybody knows that. If that had been two white guys fighting, it never would have made the headlines. Or if it had been two Hispanics, or two whites....same thing. Sadly, I wouldn't be surprised if some juries are swayed because they're afraid of the backlash of blacks. Does that sound biased or prejudiced? Probably to some it does, but that doesn't mean I can't have my opinion.
Attitudes change with the generations and we are getting better. My kids and grandkids don't see skin color most of the time. I think my attitude is better than my folks' generation and their attitudes were better than the generation before them. Everyone knows that humans are a quarrelsome lot. There's fighting going on around the globe and there always will be.
And while I'm on a roll about complaints....I'm definitely going to rethink what I buy and where I buy it in the way of groceries. Every time I go to the store, I see increases. This is REALLY pissing me off! Yesterday it was Safeway's bagels. They've had them two for a dollar for a while and now they're back to 69 cents each. Just like that. Well, guess what? I'm not buying them. Which is a good thing really. I need to cut down on my carbs.
It's not just baked goods, though; it's everything. Albertsons did away with their shoppers card which you don't have to swipe anymore to get sale prices but.... I've noticed their prices are not comparable to other places. I definitely need to change my routine for buying food. You wouldn't think it would be that big a deal just buying for one but when you're on a fixed income, anything you buy takes some thought. Granted there are lots of ways I could cut down. Like lotto tickets but I do have my priorities.
Speaking of gambling, I hear 7 Cedars Casino is bringing bingo back next month. They're going to play in the lounge where music is performed on weekend nights. Three times a week I think I heard. Course I won't go unless it's a special occasion and I'm asked to tag along. Just thought I'd mention it.
And thank you to Arlis and Rose Johnson about replacing batteries in my solar lights. I'm going to look into that today.
Jenni and Wayne are going to Emerald Queen Casino today for a Ted Nugent concert and they'll stay overnight. Sammy the dog is coming to Gramma's house. Yesterday I sat at Jenni's while the plumber installed a new sink.
My backyard needs weedeating around the fence and while the grass isn't growing much, the dandelions are a foot high in places. I should go out and chop everything down but I spent the entire day yesterday blowing my nose. Didn't stop until 6 pm or so. Probably aggravated with the a/c I had running in the car. Sure am thankful we aren't having the high temps seen elsewhere in the country. I would HATE that.
Am watching a Netflix series called 'Orange is the new Black'. Very entertaining. About a women's prison. Switches back and forth between the prison inmates and how they were in the outside world before coming to jail. A comedy and pretty good writing.
Found an interesting website you might want to look at...stilltasty.com
About preserving foods and what you can freeze, etc. Worth a look.
Had to change my phone again. Am back to a cell phone I had in a shoebox. Will still use my Iphone (or whatever it's called) for getting on the internet while sitting in my recliner. I do like it for that. the phone feature, though, was just causing me too much aggravation. People couldn't understand my messages, my calls were going straight to voice mail and my calls weren't connecting well. Perhaps my battery is bad? Although I thought when you charge it, that makes it good. Our new technology is a challenge a lot of the time. And it never ends.
Hmmm.. sure been a lot of different traffic turning around on my street. Must be a yard sale down the block. Think I'll go check it out. Got a fun day planned. Will continue to edit my book and should be ready to send it off next week. Also plan to work on filing my pictures and researching genealogy some more. My ancestry.com subscription runs out next weekend so I'll to visit the free sites.
Here's a picture of two of my half sisters. The top one is Kate in Pennsylvania. The bottom is Marion in N.C.
And this is a cartoon I got in an email yesterday. There were quite a few about seniors but this was my favorite.
A little later...
Went three houses down and the people that Hunter babysits for are having the sale. They're moving by Coulee Dam. I bought these shelves which I'll see if the twins want for their bedrooms. Only $3 for the set.
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