Overwhelmed

Tired and sad
Angry, so mad,
Too little time
Too much to do
Out of her mind
Fiorella is blue

Christmas Present

I've written my Christmas sonnet! The premise came to me last week when I got stuck in my second traffic jam of the year. Once burned, twice shy, I was armed with pen and paper--no sense wasting time--and I jotted down ideas every time we came to a dead halt. I'd been afraid that I'd have a hard time coming up with a topic this year because, after all, this would be my what--twentieth?--Christmas poem, but the recent "election" made me think about what horrible pestilences God could loose upon a nation, and I realized I had not only a unique Christmas topic, but could also write a sonnet that fulfilled my vow to keep on fighting for what is right. I'll post the poem at the appropriate time. Meanwhile, stay strong..

A Woman's Work Is Never Done

Fiorella's Spanish studies have taken a back seat to the election, her book, and yard work these past two weeks, but now she's ready to swing back into linguistic action. She has several pages of new words to post all around the house, verbs and conjugations to learn, and maybe a class to take, if she can work it to her busy schedule. After all, she still has the election, her book, and the yard work to deal with.

Human Decency and Civil Discourse

I have a very dear friend who voted for Trump. I was appalled, but never questioned her choice just as she never questioned my support of Hillary--we coexisted in our friendship because we both respect the freedom of the ballot. But I do not respect the ugly posters, the gloating, the jeering, and the personal attacks that have been posted since the election by some of Trump's supporters. Their behavior has not made me question my choice or retreat into a cave to lick my wounds. If anything, it has strengthened my resolve to use every talent and skill I have to promote human decency and civil discourse. For what is right, I will fight.

Empowerment

Fiorella is moving into another stage of grief--anger. She's angry at what happened, angry at people who derided her sorrow, and angry at her own helplessness. But, as friend Shiloh Walker pointed out, Fio is NOT helpless--she can write. So this afternoon Fio finished the third revision of her work-in-progress, decided to self-publish a book that's been sitting in her documents pages for way too long because it was considered too "daring," and plotted out a book about a woman who is flaming angry--like she is.

Aftermath

I joined Facebook a couple of years ago because my agent told me to, but I soon learned to enjoy it for itself, reconnecting with old friends, and making new friends. And now it is my major comfort. Not only have FB friends wept along with me, but they've used directed lasers at a couple of mean-minded attackers. Patricia, Shiloh, Tommie, Clara Sue--THANK YOU!

New Skill Set

Wow--Fio unleashed a firestorm on Facebook when she said that Hillary had self control and Trump didn't. The debate went vicious, then nasty when a Trump enthusiast sabotaged her timeline by posting fifteen copies of an anti-Hillary propaganda sheet. Luckily Fio woke up in the middle of the night (probably on a nudge from God) and figured out how to take them all down, thus adding a new tool to her electronic skill set.
Fio, who supports free speech even if it disagrees with her, has never had to censor anyone before.

New Skill Set

Wow--Fio unleashed a firestorm on Facebook when she said that Hillary had self control and Trump didn't. The debate went vicious, then nasty when a Trump enthusiast sabotaged her timeline by posting fifteen copies of an anti-Hillary propaganda sheet. Luckily Fio woke up in the middle of the night (probably on a nudge from God) and figured out how to take them all down, thus adding a new tool to her electronic skill set.
Fio, who supports free speech even if it disagrees with her, has never had to do that before.

Tidbits a la Mode

Happy birthday to Sonia dog!  She is five wonderful years old today, and Fio loves her more than ever.
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Fiorella's prediction of two more Trump biggies before the election has come half-true, but Fio's timing was off.  Instead of it coming before the third debate, it came at the end of it, and el hombre malo provided it by calling Clinton a "nasty woman" like a second-grader saying all girls have cooties. Now let's see if there's another reveal between now and November 7.
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When Fio opened her front door and picked up the newspaper this morning, she noticed there were a few dead leaves on it and the porch.  Aaah--fall is here at last.

Election Elation!

Not a good night for sleeping, but a great night for politics!  Bronco Bamma--FOUR MORE YEARS!

News Updates

Fio would like to be part of the forty-seven percent who don't have to pony up to IRS, but, except for the lean student years just after she and Husband got married, they've always had to pay the piper.  Now that they are more comfortably fixed, she'd still rather not pay--like the millionaires who've figured out ways to get around taxes.  Um--does that mean they support Obama?
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Fiorella is amused that people have finally realized we've probably contaminated the moon and Mars with our landings, that minute microbes could have made it through the sterilization process and are seeding the universe.  She figured that out  some time ago, but her postulation goes even further.  Microbe or not, she thinks the capsules and payload themselves are contaminants because they cut the time/space continuum.

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Lindsay Lohan has been arrested again.  But what's new?

Eclectic Snippets

Like Dolly, Fiorella's back in town.  Not that she was actually gone, just knocked off the internet till about noon today, which drove her crazy.  No Google news, no e-mail, no blogging.  For someone who calls herself a Luddite, Fio is mighty computer-dependent.
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Looking at the pictures Son took of her, Fio realizes she doesn't really look as good as she thinks she does.  But then, she never did.
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Between the elections and the Longhorns, Fio's going to retreat into her snail shell for the duration.
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What would Fio do without friends?  Tomorrow she's going to have lunch with Joan, and last week she lunched with Sharon.  Last night she wrote a long email to Suzy in England to bring her up to date.  Paula has stood by her for years.  Katie, Janece, and Jane have cheered on her literary aspirations, and Marion even read an early copy of P of BB.  Fio's sure to have left someone important out so please forgive her because she loves you all.

Reality Check

Possible reasons why Cheney endorsed McCain so publicly last week:

1) He wanted McCain to lose.

2) He was trying to pull in the misanthrope vote.

3) Sarah is a better shot.

Or maybe it just never dawned on him that he is even more unpopular than his boss.

Dead Man's Chest

His ship is a-sinkin' so John is a-thinkin'
What might happen in nuclear war--
Which reminds us of Palin, so John, keep on bailin',
But I don't think you're gonna reach shore.