As one does this time of year, my thoughts have been turning to: What kind of music to play when i go vote? It has bothered me that, yet again, there will be a certain name on the ballot, a stubborn orange stain that just keeps re-appearing (shout out to my man @dannyboy for that metaphor lol).
Really, how many times do we have to just say NO!? It's like an abusive relationship scenario. Or a bad case of German cockroaches. Damn!
Then it hit me: Lucinda Williams. I listened to so many versions of the punk country goddess singing this song, but settled on this loose, slightly stony version from a radio appearance. I even love the way she makes a couple of false starts at the beginning, like people sometimes do in life. Hope you guys enjoy it, too. Let us know what you will be listening to on Election Day! :
@jeanne-mayell I was thinking about the celestial phenomena we’ve been having lately, namely the northern lights and the comet passing over and seen in the night sky. I just wonder if anything about the momentous times we live in have anything to do with them, or if they are signs themselves for what is to come. Any thoughts from you or our astrologers in the forum?
A beautiful story about a family and their special tree.
A Fading Tree, Once Majestic, Had to Come Down. But It Wasn’t the End. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/climate/sugar-maple-tree-pennsylvania.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Sk4.vVBT.cc-8iQtWEAK8
@ghandigirl (Waving furiously) HI!
I just got back from 3 weeks in New Zealand, which I booked in January just so I could avoid some of the October insanity here. It was so refreshing to NOT think about the election. In fact, the only time it came up was when a cab driver in Auckland expressed concern and worry for us. I ended up explaining the Electoral College to him in the 15 minute ride, which of course did little to allay his anxiety, but it was so sweet that someone so far away is anti-Mangolini and supportive of efforts to maintain democracy.
@unk-p Thanks, friend. Been struggling with a lot of depression this year, a fair amount of family turmoil, and sometimes the only self-care I can embrace is avoidance of all things in the public sphere, whether IRL or online.
Apologies to all for off-topic reply. As you were.