I like this movie and I loved the book. I donβt think Iβve read anything else by the author. I enjoy the twist on historical characters. Some of my favorite actors have parts in the movie.
I just read up on William Henry Johnson who was portrayed by Anthony Mackie in the movie. He was Lincolnβs friend, aide and one time bodyguard. Interesting real history. (The link is to a Wikipedia page. Iβm not big on Wikipedia but that was the mist readily available information.)
I stayed home today. We didnβt have a whole lot left, and the boss said to take the day off and stay with the kids. So here I am. Itβs after 9 oβclock now in the evening.
We’re under a watch for another round if ice storms tomorrow. Today I met up with the biss to knock out one store after I’d worked my first.
Then I continued on to the next.
Each and every store today had one thing in common.
Fear.
I don’t know why you’d need five loaves of bread for a snow day, but okay. I know some are buying up bread because they except to resell it to others for profit. I think thatβs worse than the fear. They are taking advantage of others’ fear.
I know a lot of us aren’t afraid. We’ve walked through the last two years of fifteen days just fineβa little madder, a little wiser. We’ve most definitely had some of our misgivings proven to be true.
The disappointment we have in the people around us is unreal. I never thought I would be this disgusted with a large part of my countries population.
You know the ones, the ones that want to force you to do something you don’t want to do for the greater good. The ones who hide who they truly are, literally and figuratively.
I got up at 0600. If youβre former military, donβt start. I know, sleeping in like the Air Force. Iβll take it. Iβm old and a civilian now.
I could have slept later because I wasnβt leaving until sunrise. I didnβt want to risk black ice this morning, and who knew what shape the roads were in? Turns out it wasn’t all that bad.
I passed some spots where a few trees had fallen across the road, but it looked like either the county or a local had already gone through with a chainsaw. Whoever it was good on them. We are literally all in this together out here on the edge of the county.
Thanks to all the companies that were out dealing with yesterday. Linemen do a hell of a scary job in tough conditions. Now I ain't gonna hug ya! But thanks! pic.twitter.com/GQ1zLjelxz
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Yeah, the electric companies rocked it yesterday. I know there were several in-state to help out. I appreciate them doing an already dangerous job in conditions that make it that much worse.
The shop rework is coming along. I did a little something today when I got home.
So I had an old tv in the house since we upgraded and I could not GIVE it away on FB Marketplace locally. People wanted to know all sorts of things about it and I got fed up. It was a FREE TV. Still perfectly serviceable. And now will be put to use here. pic.twitter.com/z1ZskypepI
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I watch a lot of YouTube and other channels for instructional videos on a wide variety of things. Being able to cast to a large screen will be a plus.
Besides the fact that the TV was just sitting unused.
Adding to all of this that today went well at work. Everything fell into place just as it should. Here’s hoping tomorrow will go as smoothly.
I have had a rock-solid faith in the people who raised me to be who I am for the better part of my life. I’ve trusted their wisdom on significant decisions I’ve made.
Over the past two years I’ve had that faith eroded more and more.
Now I’m more cautious with their offerings of assistance.
Some want that tiniest bit of control. I suppose they gain some weird pleasure from that.
They won’t get that warm feeling from me any longer.
Age and wisdom, along with common sense, do not go hand in hand all the time. Or is that hand in hand in hand?
I’ve been up since 3:00 AM. It has been a very long day. The short post is short.
I’ve been cutting my caffeine intake back for a bit.
My last cup of coffee was on Saturday morning. I pulled some Bigelowβs Green Tea out of the cupboard and have been drinking that as my morning beverage.
Green Tea is supposed to be high in antioxidants and healthy.
Lessening my caffeine intake may have made a considerable difference in my stress level this week. My shoulders are looser. I’m not as irritable.
This all makes for a better workday, at least.
I’ve been reading through Psalms each morning before going into work. It’s a good time when I’m alone in the car and can concentrate without anyone around.
I mark what speaks to me each day.
I was raised in the church and was away for a long time.
Since before we were married, we’ve both been back in. It’s all or nothing.
βThe wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God. For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight. Put them in fear, O Lord: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.β ββ
When we got up this morning she had taken sick. Fever, aching, and chills. Our youngest hasnβt been feeling well and we decided both of them should stay home. The wife had no choice; a fever puts her out of work during regular times with her being in home health. She went for a Covid/Flu/RSV test today. One that has to be sent off and isnβt coming back for seventy-two hours.
Sheβs feeling much better right now. Still achy, but the fever is lower, possibly gone. She has an appetite. Sheβs not experiencing loss of taste or smell. She has been prescribed medicine.
We are nervous but hopeful.
I didnβt want to be at work today. I took solace in the fact that my son was home with my wife.
If there is one thing that kid loves more than video games, itβs his momma. He took care of her. I asked him to watch over her today. He had the house.
And it turns out that he checked on her so much he aggravated her. π
Love will do so many things to you. It will make you happy, sad, mad, and glad. It will take you to your highest and lowest points at times.
It can make you feel absolutely helpless. Our love for our children has taken us to our lowest points at times together. One moment in particular when he was still a baby.
Today I had to go through a low point alone.
But in your lowest of places, you realize things.
Thereβs loving someone, and then thereβs being in love with someone. Thereβs a difference.
And that difference is that youβd do anything, trade anything for them, up to and including your own life.
If someone were to take her or hurt her, you would never hear of them again. I would obliterate not only their body and spirit but their history. They would never exist.
I would tear the world open to get to her.
But today, I was helpless when she told me her doctor was leaning towards Covid.
She has been vaccinated. Itβs a requirement for her job. She made that decision with my input. She loves her career. Sheβs one of the few people I know who decided early in life (six years old) what they wanted to do because of an experience, and here she is, a physical therapy assistant.
She didnβt want to take the vaccine because of other medical concerns. But in the end, she did.
And now Iβm helpless. Feeling like that was a bad decision.
Another part of our decision was that I wasnβt taking the vaccine. Iβm basically just a healthy person. Nothing keeps me down long.
And if the worst happened due to being vaccinated or unvaccinated with all the questions surrounding both states, the kids would have one of us.
Yep, love will put you in strange places.
Sometimes it’s in the middle of a Walmart while you’re working, and you break down a bit.
And since you’re on your knees and your head is down anyway, you pray.
I didn’t have a usual Monday morning. No, I was ready to go today. Trying to keep my spirits up with an βthis what I do, this has to be doneβ attitude.
And then a little inspiration happened.
That is a customer receiving their online grocery pick up at Walmart in Cheraw, South Carolina.
That is not a regular associate helping her with her purchase. No, that is the store manager, Christina. She impresses me. Not only in her attitude but her willingness to do whatever needs to be done to make sure things run smoothly. Being short on help, she worked in OGP. She works the floor, and she works the parking lot as well. She could just sit in her office and tell other people to do things. You donβt see this much from a lot of managers anywhere.
She makes me proud. I do not mind being a part of her store.
I followed a customer out of the store today.
Not because they stole something or anything like that. Thatβs not my job. I followed a gentleman out because he looked like he was having trouble walking.
It couldβve been a back problem, but the way the wind was whipping at the bottom of his pant leg, it looked like he was a below-the-knee amputee. He was having trouble getting where he was going, though.
I watched from the sidewalk; I didnβt go out into the parking lot at first. But he did stumble a little bit, and it made me nervous. So I came off the sidewalk. And I followed him through the cars because apparently, he forgot where he parked.
I stayed just close enough to hope I could help if he did fall. But he made it to the car and got in okay, so I didn’t bother him. I walked back to the sidewalk.
I was finishing up my break, and he pulled by and looked at me and made eye contact. He nodded and smiled.
He knew I was with him, probably the whole time.
Why didn’t I go to him?
Pride. A man’s pride. It’s different for us than the ladies. It’s almost an indescribable thing. It’s not vanity. It’s not anything you can put a price on; it is priceless.
In a way, I would have hurt mine and his pride coming to his assistance. He had it. He made it happen. It was his force of will that got him where he was going.
I can’t interfere with that. But everybody needs somebody watching over them at times.
Some people think there are no new stories to tell. Maybe one of them will read this. There’s always a new story out there. Everyone is different, and their story adds a paragraph or a page every single day. Lifetimes can change in a few seconds.
After getting rolling with a nice cup of green tea I started working around the house a bit. The wife and kids slept really late this morning. She’s still nursing a headache and going back to school is taking it out of the kids.
We got the grocery list together and spent the afternoon together (me and the wife) doing the shopping. It’s nice to be alone for awhile. It’s a rarity nowadays. Becoming a thing more often now that the kids are older.
We watched Ghostbusters: Afterlife tonight as we are dinner as a family, something else that’s a rarity lately due to so much going on with school and work.
I believe this one to be equal to the original.
Laughs, adventure, hero moments and a heavy pull on the heartstrings.
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