Mrs. Twenties delivered Tom the newsletter when he was outside putting air in the tires. Then he read that the person who owns the house that was removed isn’t going anywhere. They simply donated the house to farmworkers but will be living in the new house whenever it gets here which wasn’t mentioned. I’m sure the illegals will greatly appreciate her old house. I still think it’s a ridiculous waste of money when you can just move to a newer place but that’s just me.

I just hope the new place comes in when I’m on days!

Slept better last time around and Tom said it was quiet. I figured as much since nothing woke me up, making me wonder once again if the noise curse was always aimed at me since it’s been quieter since he’s been home despite the lockdown. Plus, the curse began before we even met. I was surprised when he said he didn’t even hear much landscaping since Tuesday is a big day for that. He’s either deafer than he realizes or maybe they changed their schedule around.

What the hell was I thinking getting bras in size 44? They’re definitely big on me and don’t give me much support. I guess that like with most people, I’m smaller than I give myself credit for. I’ll either keep them for lounging around or get a smaller size or both.

My ear has been driving me crazy and Tom looked at it and could see big chunks of dead skin so I think I’m going to tell my ENT that a year is too long. 8 or 9 months would be better.

Tom said Walmart was pretty crowded when he was there, and half the people weren’t even wearing masks. I just hope it relaxes me enough to survive my appointment but doesn’t totally knock me out so I can’t even move.

The calcium supplements do seem to be helping with the nail lifting and even some of the discoloration has improved. I still have some fungus and I’m looking forward to trying the antifungal nail polish when it arrives.

Tom has a test for a potential job tomorrow but even if he got the most they pay which is $22 an hour, that’s less than what we’re getting for free and would mean a cut to the retirement checks, so he’s going to be sure to have a dumb moment during the test, lol.

I gotta pull back from the internet a bit. I just gotta. Or at least limit where I go and how often. Every single fucking site I go to has some mention of race and racism and it’s just way too much. Society has been obsessed with the subject for far too long and while I’m not expecting anyone to sweep it under the carpet entirely, too much of anything is just plain overkill. It isn’t a matter of who’s right and who’s wrong but the excessiveness of it that gets to me. I’ve never had a tolerance for repetition no matter what the subject. I think any time we get fixated to the point of obsession that people literally live, eat and breathe the issue, it’s unhealthy and unproductive. It really isn’t much different than a person who obsesses over another person to the point that it basically consumes them and becomes so much a part of their everyday life. It seems to be all people can ever talk about, and enough is enough! Not all whites are out to get blacks. Not all blacks are angels. Being white doesn’t make me “privileged” and one example of that is how my state pays the medical expenses of illegals while my husband and I are on our own. And yes, reverse discrimination does happen. I should know. I was a victim of it 20 years ago.

I did thank those who managed to get supportive comments sent my way on PB. And I agree…it’s not illegal to dislike or hate any particular group, and I get that I’m automatically seen as “racist” for not supporting violence as a means of obtaining justice, but I never have or will use public slurs of any kind nor will I make any direct threats or suggest a person(s) take violent measures against anyone. I simply shared an opinion some didn’t like or agree with and that was all.

As for those saying they want a “safe” place without racism, I think what they’re really trying to say is that they want PB to be about what they want to hear only and what’s popular belief and opinion. Anything out of the “norm” is racist. Therefore, different viewpoints should be censored and banned, right?

But that’s just not real life. The reality of the internet is that it’s a great big smorgasbord of all kinds of things, some we agree with and like and some we don’t. Again, don’t like it, move on.

As for safe; how is PB unsafe? Can any of us reach through our phones or monitors and harm anyone there???

Well, others are free to dwell. I’m moving on to making my first cheeseburger pie!