Black Thursday

The much dreaded day arrived, the Monkey Bush was sworn in to "serve" the United States of America for another four years. How odd that this term is used. With many other presidents it certainly applies...Clinton, Carter, Kennedy. All of these gentlemen were here to serve the american public, to make this country and the world a better place. However, the Monkey doesn't see it this way. It's his right to bend the powers bestowed upon him by the ignorant 51% of the public to push forth his agenda, or more appropriately, the puppeteers behind it.

KCRW (online radio station listened to at work) carried the events of the inauguration and Monkey Bush's speech. It was as though I was watching a train wreck and couldn't take my eyes off of the destruction and madness which was known to be on it's way. It arrived in the form of the phrase "Liberty and Freedom". Apparently Monkey Bush and this administration has three goals: liberty, freedom, and the securing of America. This is odd. The concept of liberty and freedom inherently has to do with equal rights for all, a sense that there are no boundaries. Hm. This is puzzling. During the race for the White House, the Monkey spoke over and over again how the sanctity of marriage must be protected and be only between a man/woman. Teachers should be paid only on the results of their students. That he held the purse strings of America and he was spending money on what was really important...liberty and freedom. None of this appears to be an attitude which opens the floodgates for these two items. According to the Monkey, there are people who simply don't deserve the same rights nor treatment based on sexual orientation, profession, or economic status. And as for securing America, how in the world is that going to work anyway? By putting up more and more roadblocks for people entering the country? By making everyone here so afraid that they won't go anywhere? WHAT?!?!?!? I'll tell you this. What is in front of us is another four long years of the village idiot from Texas pushing conservatism forward and keeping this country as uninformed as possible.

It appears the flu is amongst us like wildfire. Several folks have ended up with the worst kind: barfing, aches/pains, headache, sore throat, exhaustion, and a head cold. Miss B is one of those folks. She woke up on Saturday with a headache. We went to yoga (which ROCKED by the way) and it went away, somewhat. Spent some time around the apartment reading and it appeared to come back a bit. Eventually made a trek to the grocery store and she had to go outside for fresh air and thought she was going to pass out. We were supposed to meet up with several friends to go out dancing that night and one by one they called to say they were feeling under the weather and couldn't even think about getting their groove on. Just as well seeing as Miss B had to cancel due to stomach turbulence. She's not feeling any better tonight either so I took her some 7UP and popsicles. Also spent some time with A today too and she was feeling under the weather--sore throat. Took her some wonton soup, Emergency, and kick ass cookies. With all that, am sure she will be on the road to recovery soon. Even though she was illin' we did get to hang out on the couch chatting while she knitted a scarf. How cute is that?

Can't believe how much I love yoga. Since the New Year, have been attending class 3 days per week. (Before it was just once a week.) Can tell already how much going more consistently pays off. I can do full on bridge poses and last Thursday, I almost did an independent headstand! That has never happened before. I remember starting classes last year thinking "Jesus I am NEVER going to be able to do this!" and it's actually happening...I'm doing yoga and doing it well! Within the next couple of months I hope to do an immersion class to really hone in on furthering these skills. Can't wait!