Some Deeper Thoughts For a Friday - A Recommendation Too

Yesterday was a topsy-turvy day. I could have sworn it was a Saturday, or at least a Friday and it took until the afternoon for my brain to admit that it was a Thursday and that I didn't have the next day off. A pity, that. I could have enjoyed a Sunday, but I do have a day off so I was correct in that. I'm ready to dive into my Friday and see what I can make of it. 

I was confused about what day of the week it was for more 
than half of yesterday. Good grief! The rhythm of the day 
just seemed off, somehow, and I had to actually check my 
calendar and my watch a few times to remind myself. How silly! 

I know I'll do grocery shopping and I'll also make my next batch of Ogre Juice, but I have other things I need to accomplish - either cleaning, or maybe starting the next batch of photographs for our Etsy offerings. Maybe (gasp!) I'll do BOTH! The kitchen floor could use a good sweep and wash, but that never takes a super long time. I might take a quick look at the office supply store - DH needs a new mouse. 

This is the mouse model he wanted, and I would 
have been happy to accommodate him, but his 
computer is refusing to recognize it, so we'll 
have to find something else instead. 

Ah, the mouse saga - for my computer it was easy. For his computer it's turning out to be much more difficult. He wanted the same brand/model that he currently had - a Microsoft brand. Apparently it fits his hand well (and for a computer mouse, that's important). I found one on Amazon and ordered it for him. Then we tried to actually install and use it and FAILURE. The mouse simply wasn't recognized by the computer at all. We tried just plugging in the new one (which worked just fine for my own new mouse a few months earlier) but no - his computer wasn't shaking hands with the new mouse. Then, on Wednesday, I tried the full treatment - installing the software from the enclosed CD, then plugging in the new mouse, and no - still no success. After almost an hour of trying this and that, I called it quits. I'm returning the mouse (sans box which had to be destroyed to get to the mouse at all), and we're still on the hunt for one that will fit his hand and work with his computer. 

If you didn't watch this three-day event, I highly 
recommend that you watch it if it is repeated. Not 
just for the history, but for the perspective. The 
attitude of the US towards immigrants over the 
period of the late 1800's to the mid 1900's changed 
dramatically and the promise of the Statue of 
Liberty wasn't very bright during some of these 
years. 

I spent Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights glued to my TV while watching Ken Burns' newest series, "The US and the Holocaust". He had some amazing photos, interviews, music, events, etc. I've been studying the Shoah for most of my life - it's my history and my heritage. When I look at Donald Trump, I see a blonde Hitler. I'm afraid for my nation, and afraid once again for any minority population that can make a convenient scapegoat and focus for terror. But I digress. 

The roadblocks set in the path of those trying 
to escape the Nazis were amazing and terrifying. 
The US didn't want to allow immigrants from 
Europe into the country. It rings with where 
we're at right now with immigrants from Mexico 
and places farther south. It leaves a bad taste 
in my mouth because we supposedly welcome 
those fleeing other lands and offer them 
new lives and opportunities. 

If you didn't have an opportunity to see the three night series, I highly recommend it to you. I'm going to try and obtain a copy (and I should probably update some of my other visual histories as well at the same time). I want to watch it again, more carefully - really spend some time with it, thinking, listening and internalizing. I am constantly amazed by the fact that Hitler was able to come to power so easily, and change the focus of the German people so completely; that they simply closed their eyes to common sense and embraced the propaganda. Are we really sheep? Perhaps so. 

Are we sheep? Are we unable to think and act for 
ourselves? Something I think that's exactly what 
politicians in our nation think. And our bureaucracy 
is a total PITA. How can we help people when we 
can't seem to help ourselves? It's a quandry.  

On that more thoughtful note, I'm out of here. It's Friday, it's a "day off" and I have things to do and places to go. Have an excellent day and I'll be back tomorrow. (BTW - "The Rise of Gru" is on Peacock tonight, for those who might be interested.) Slava Ukraini.