Fr 5/14/21- Power Outage

 Fr 5/14/21

1010am. 210pm. 910pm. 

Up 8am: Partly sunny with temps in the upper 60's. Rain in the forecast for Friday night and the next several days.

***Janny called me just after 9am with an update on Anne's broken neck. Apparently Anne had a reaction to her blood thinner and she passed out on Sunday afternoon, Mother's Day. However, she was able to walk into the hospital and this shocked the doctors. It doesn't sound like she will bounce back from this completely but the hope is that Bonnie and her daughter will be able to help her and that she can continue to live at home...To be continued...

***POWER OUTAGE 1043am...Freaked me out! Called 217 789 2121 and they had the report. " I heard an explosion", "Yeah, probably a squirrel". I decided to take a walk and by the time I suited up, the power came back at just about 11am. The sump pump was beeping, but that ended when the power resumed. The TV monitor came on but I had to restart the computer manually. The modem did not come back online, but I pulled out and put back a yellow cord and it worked. Sound was off and the disc had to be restarted. Not the best under pressure when ripped, but a memorable experience.  

I was only twenty-five minutes into the film when the power went off....Watched the Netflix disc 'THE MAURITANIAN'. A man is held at Guantanamo Bay for nine years without being charged with any crime. The film had a scene where he was sexually assaulted by a female military guard. This actually happened? But I do believe that they told him that his mother was going to be arrested, brought to Guantanamo and then raped by other prisoners. Mauritania is one of thirteen countries in the world which punishes atheism by death; with Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shalilene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

220pm: Walked downtown to mail the disc at the Monroe PO. Parkview, Wash. Pk. southside, straight east on the alley that parallels South Grand, 5th west to PO, Edwards, Fairway, and up to 940... 2 HOURS... Mp3...DRIVE BY TRUCKERS, HENRY THREATGILL, 

***As I walked up the street I noticed small blue flags stuck in my lawn. The CWLP truck pulled away before I could ask him what the fuck? Later an Ameren truck pulled up to plant his flags and he said they got a call about 'emergency foundation repair'. So it's tied to the sump pump installation. 

***I also got a text that said Helitech got a cancelation and they could do the work on May 17th. No thanks, 2nd or 3rd week of June works best. The 17th is Monday! No wonder it was referred to as an emergency and what clout to get the flags placed late Friday for a job on Monday! Thanks, but no thanks. 

Read and then in the tub with 'NOCTURNE' and listening to THE BYRDS, NEW ORDER, PEARL JAM, DRIVE LIKE JEHU. 

Watched 'AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD' (Netflix). A German political thriller about a young woman's journey within the Antifa movement- a loose affiliation of left-leaning political groups worldwide . She's from the German upper class, but has an honest belief in the anti-fascist message, yet she also can almost see the reasoning for the appeal of the Hard Right. Dubbed in English and well shot and effectively captures of idealism of the 'not so very young'. 

 



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