This happened as a matter of course when I got stuck at home, but "they also serve who only stand and wait." (I read that somewhere buried in my English Lit major) ...in my case, lie and wait. I did accomplish listening to and watching the Flint Water Crisis investigation unfold.
I admit to being an on-the-go lady, but my husband's been taking care of me this last week, to break that pattern, so I don't get a setback. (I've had a cold) So after talking to me about 1/2 hour, he said, why aren't you listening to your favorite radio program? I'd missed 1/2 of Garrison Keillor, which was a repeat, thank goodness. Then, Garrison concluded that he'd been sent to live with a Sanctified Brethren family, who kept watch over their sins. He said one of these sins he was guilty of was "sloth". This did not make me feel good about my lack of activity, but Bill said, it's necessary...to regenerate. Ok. I've been watching courtroom drama taking place from my own state government, being held in D.C. But that's another story. We "sloths", at least, keep informed.
This "sloth"-ing has turned out to be kind of fascinating. I started watching Flint, part 2, last night. Then, I tuned into it tonight, because Bill pointed out the "Perspectives" page of the local paper, identifying all those "guys" I'd been watching. Before, I was somewhat perplexed as to who was who, except for obvious people like Snyder and Cummings. Once those other characters were identified, it made more sense. This brings me to these points:
- 1) We don't just do idle chit chat on "friend face", but we find out stuff. Folks who think you should just read, not watch t.v.,or vice verse, only see part of the picture. In this case, the written (newspaper) word clarified the Utube (i.e., t.v.) viewing.
- 2) Watching government in action grilling other parts of government really clarifies that we need responsible leaders in there who take their jobs seriously as caretakers of our country and its people.
- 3) Vote for responsible leaders, who at least, want to learn their stuff, not showmen (or show women) who throw around glittering generalities and/or make threats to a large portion of the populace, or worse yet, sneak in such things as unacceptable water. Vote for responsible people.
This was actually "sloth"-dayt #3, but I was trying to avoid more "Get Well" wishes:
Winding up Flint, part 2 - This was all very interesting. The one thing that stood out was how Governor Kasich was faced with a similar situation in Toledo, acted on it, and resolved it ASAP. So, why is Kasich in 3rd place under a TV know-nothing bully and another guy who shuts down the government, by reading Dr. Seuss?
I will add the greatest incentive to getting well is, for me to do my own grocery shopping, so I can get real food to cook myself, which entails good water.
Interestingly, I had touched upon this leadership in my blog entry of January 27, 2012, "Plumber Phobia".
