Today’s Thursday 13 is going to be all over the place.
1. Let’s
start with a cat picture. Mortimer is
warming up to Theodore, and I was able to get some pictures of them hanging out
together.
2. I had
to go to the DMV to renew my driver’s license this week. It took about five and a half hours. A little over five hours of that was waiting. The good news is that I should be able to
renew online the next time, so it should be around 15 years before I have to go
in person again.
3. The
DMV line and waiting room definitely seem to bring out people’s true
natures. Most people were very pleasant
and kind of made friends with their waiting companions. A few people, though, were just awful. They complained about everything, berated the
employees (who were really nice and doing their best), and complained about
people taking lunch breaks. Complaining
that something takes a long time is never going to speed it up!
4. We had
more nice weather this week, so the flowers are still blooming. The hyacinth still looks great.
5. More
of the daffodils are blooming.
6. These
are the ones next to the carport that were just buds last week.
7. I
don’t know what it’s called, but the bush with the tiny white flowers is
starting to bloom.
8. Here’s
a close-up of the flowers.
9. If you
know what it’s called, please let me know in the comments.
10. On
Saturday, we got together with some friends at a local coffee shop to write
protest postcards.
11. If
you’re not familiar, they’re postcards to be mailed to the White House on the
15th to express our displeasure with the current
administration. They’re also being sent
to state representatives if applicable.
Unfortunately, ours are in lockstep with this administration. We wrote a lot of postcards.
12. I
realize that some bloggers view Blogger as a politics-free zone, and I like
that idea. However, I think there comes
a time when not choosing (and declaring) a side makes you complicit. I’m not going to turn into a political
blogger, but I do want to be clear that I am not okay with what is happening in
our country right now. I don’t expect to
change anyone’s mind, and I know I’m not powerful or important enough to make
any real difference, but I can’t just be quiet, either. Liz wrote a great post about feeling this way.
13. I’ll
end on a more positive note with this picture of Theodore in a basket.
How was your week?
The photos of the cats together are priceless, Danielle.
ReplyDeleteI think you are right about taking a stand. Silence is complicity.
I cannot even imagine how it could take that long at the DMV. Were there 150 people in front of you? That is insane!
ReplyDeleteI don’t discuss politics because it’s divisive and that’s the last thing we need right now.
At our DMV, you have to make appointments for most things, so while you still have to wait, it's not too bad. I'm glad you are done with that for a while. We sent emails this week to Sec. Rubio and our state representatives on an issue that we are not happy with. I figure you can't complain if you don't at least complain to someone who might be able to change things.
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about your time at the DMV, but I am pretty jealous you don't have to go back for 15 years! The most we can renew our license is 8 years. And I screwed that up, LOL. I did the 8 years and then realized in 8 years I will be of the age where I can only renew for 4 years. If I had done the 4 years, I could have squeezed the 8 years with no driver's test. Oh well, LOL.
ReplyDeleteI am in the same boat with calling and writing my representatives and senators. I call and leave messages and I mail the postcards (I love a postcard party!) but they do not listen to anyone who disagrees with them. Their staff will actually laugh at you on the phone and make haughty remarks.
My postcard pals are hosting a townhall for our representative on Monday. He has not rsvped by we will have a former navy seal addressing veteran concerns, the former president of the state farmers union, a professor on the local immigration population and a 30 year medical professional from a major hospital.
I won't be silenced about what is going on but I also choose not to speak hateful and enflame the situation. I appreciate voices of reason who reasonably say this is not normal and is destroying our country and government.
ReplyDeleteI figure one political post a week (out of five) is reasonable.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I had to go to the DMV, I waited too long to make an appointment (I could get one--five days after my license expired), so I had to wait in the stupid long line. Learned my lesson, but of course I haven't had to go in person since.