Friday Sept 4, 2020
58 Days until the election on November 3rd
138 Days until the Inauguration on January 20, 2021
The other day Shelby backed out of the garage to go to the store. I decided to take my dad’s old push broom and sweep out the area where the car had been. There’s something about sweeping, especially with a wide push broom. It’s meditative.
I start at the back and begin pushing toward the doorway. Then I go down a side, sweeping at an angle. I can watch the dirt and dust begin to form a strip, which I will eventually push out the door or into a dustpan.
James Clavel in one of his books talks about a man preparing a place for a tea ceremony. Maybe it was Shogun or Whirlwind; I can’t remember which book, but there is that Zen thing about sweeping, raking leaves too.
I got to think about my dad, about Shelby, and I calmed myself.
“You know a leaf blower does a much better job.”
Yes, I know. But it’s the difference between an old reel push lawn mower and a rotar engined mower. The little clicking is quiet and calming.
If I want to blow dust and debris all over the place and inflame my allergies I’ll pick up the blower, but for now, I’ll sweep.
In other news, it looks like Trump’s plans to make a hash of the election are working.
It is also coming to light again, that Trump has distain for anyone killed in action. He calls them losers and suckers. This is not new information but a story about him refusing to go to a graveyard where Marines from WWI are buried has resurfaced. He apparently spends two hours a day on makeup and hair. He was afraid the rain that day would ruin his hairdo. He also didn’t know which side he should be supporting Germany or the Allies. Actually, it was he didn’t understand why we supported the allies.
PS Morning Mist
I cannot wait for this election to be over with. It is so nerve wracking!
I hope , after this experience with a total traitor, Congress rewrites the power of the Presidency.