KIDS REMAIN SEPARATED

We have mostly forgotten that too many very young children are still separated from their parents.   Some of these parents are in other countries while the children are in our country.  This is not about "they knew it was illegal so they have to suffer the consequences".  That is a bullshit fallacious argument.  This is about child abuse; this is about children who in the coming years will likely have PTSD; this is about children being treated in places that might not be safe; and it is not so finally about what values our government does or does not have.  It is ugly and worthy only of disgust.

Moving on:

--The anonymous op ed writer was gutless. If the writer was so worried he or she should quit and then tell us all about it.  I am not feeling safer.  I will say this:  that op ed piece combined with the Woodward book confirmed many things we have thought but were not sure about.  Mainly, that the man in the White House is not a stable individual and he is very likely in need of some serious medication.  That is scary.
--For the first time in way too long, the people I voted for on a local level actually won.  As of 1/1, my State Rep and the District Attorney will both be women of color.  It also turns out that the Police Chief is a man of color as is the local sheriff.  This old timey city is becoming more like the rest of the country--a city that has a population that is majority minority.
--Plus a woman of color ousted a long term incumbent.  Its a new world.
--Kapernick may never play in the NFL again but he has a good shot at wining his legal battle.  When you see what passes for quarterbacks who do play, you have to believe Kapernick is better than many of them and is getting royally screwed.
--Culture update.  "The Black Clown" is a drama/dance/ musical based on a Langston Hughes poem and is as superb as it is sad.  Saw Joan Baez last night.  Supposedly, this is her farewell tour.  Maybe maybe not. She was glorious.  Plus I was way on the young side!!.
--For god's sake they are Canada geese--not Canadian geese and they do not go South for the winter.  They are here forever.
--I'm not a big tennis fan and I certainly do not understand the rules.  But I have watched enough to
know that all those coaches coach from the stands.  I also know that Serena acted like a diva and took some of the attention away from the performance of the young woman from Japan.
--The Globe has been beating us down with all the shark sightings and wringing their hands at the "what do we do" about this problem.  Then lo and behold someone died from a shark attack.  It is very sad I know.  But the Globe rally went to town with it being as how they are the best paper for animals in the country.
--Hurricanes are awful--I get it.  But the folks at the weather channel could barely keep it in their respective pants they were so excited.
--If you are fasting, have an easy one.

SPORTS TALK
I am writing this in lieu of watching Mr. Brady and they boys being thrashed by the Jags.  Me thinks the Pats will forever be over rated as long as Brady is here.  My Yanks are dying on the vine as their pitching implodes.  Not sure how good my Wolverines are but OSU may not be as good as first thought.

Shalom