the good girl...

 

we were raised to be good girls. to only speak when spoken to. to give and give and give and never ask for much in return. 

we were raised to serve others, especially men. we were told what to think and what to believe and to not question any of it. we were told to not speak out. to not make a scene. to not make waves.

in times like these, waves must be made though. i think of hitlers Germany and the horrors of rwanda. 

when they were told it was fake news, they repeated fake news. when they were told both sides or the same, they repeated both sides are the same. when they were told to not trust any of the news sources, they didn't trust any of the news sources.  

when they were told to burn books, they burned books. when they were told that certain members of society didn't deserve the same levels of freedom, they agreed that those who were outside the norm did not deserve freedom. when those people started to be removed from their neighborhoods, they believed it was for their own good and safety. 

going along with things may feel safe and comfortable at the time, but in the end, they becomes you. they becomes people you actually care about.  then it's too late. 

that is what is meant by those least of these statements in the bibles. if we do not protect and defend the "least of these", then we will all pay the price when society falls victim to fascism. 

my taxes are done. hurrah!  just need to fill out the e-post card for WARIS. so far i haven't been able to get it to work. not sure what is going on. will try again tonight. usually super quick. 

i also got a response from REI finally. hurrah. so i need to see if i can coordinate a date/time that will work and find a speaker. was thinking i wouldn't hear from them at all. so i'll send an email to fish and game tonight as well. see if any dates would work with them, see when the crew is headed out there. gets busy getting ready for summer

feels like ages since i was in ICU so this last week, i was in ICU both nights. v-tach and shocking so right into the thick of it. 

much less fun now after so many years doing it.  just feel like i'm more done with all this. what was once thrilling is more just stressful. i think covid just killed the work for many of us. 

just have to get more focused on planning the next stage of this life. what to do for insurance. when to retire...the big questions.  do not want to work until the day i die. far too many do that. luckily for me as a hospital nurse, i have always had about 2 weeks off/month.  so that is nice.  still i want more. haha. 

chiton. starting to think of my first run down to Homer of the year. there is a low tide coming up...most of the low tides this summer, don't really work with the plans. will have to catch what i can. 

do love those stars and all the other creatures in the pools

you just never know what you will see out there. so exciting.

some pics from a trek out of Seward. love those whales too. 

they are still in hawaii or maybe started on their way back here i guess. 

here to feed and entertain us all.

tail slapping and diving. 

we saw so much on this trip out there. i believe this one we went all day and very far out there. saw so much action.  very fun.

the seas were pretty calm as well. bonus. that is not always the case out there.

leaping...looks fake really. 

have gotten a few nice walks in with the dogs. headed to powerline in a bit.  i took a nap last night, then woke after midnight so i figured...do the taxes. 

will i always have some messed up sleep schedule. 

working nights for years....i'm sure it takes it's toll.  i'm happy i worked shifts and nights though. for me it worked out really well. overall, it was good work. i can't complain too much.  i do feel post covid more underappreciated i think. taken advantage of by the corporate world. 

feeling more and more for workers rights. the corporations have mistreated their workers in their quest for more and more money for themselves. there is plenty to go around and imho...how much money and stuff do these people need? how many homes? how many cars? how many yachts? it's sickening. 

all while others struggle with basics. 

i'm signed up for the alaska geo cruise again this year. it was fun last year. don't know if anyone i know will be joining. 

hoping we have weather like this. :-) you do not always get so lucky though.  it's only a 3 hour trek though. short and sweet we hope.

often these rocks have waves crashing on them and the boat is rocking all over the place. 

need to make the to do list.  get to the bathroom floors...perhaps the doors.  that was the goal for this year. better get to it. then the next is the main floor floors and doors. 

perhaps i'll wear the boy out enough today to do more on the hair trim.  tempting to just shave the legs and let those regrow.  he gets mats on the back legs especially. tough to brush out. 

he was pretty tuckered out the other day and i got some done. 

he's been getting into the local squirrel population of late.  very interested. he almost met a moose the other day. lucky it was napping and didn't stand up. he probably got within 20 feet. oh my heart.

glacier, bear i think?

probably on the drive home or going.  these guys hang out on the arm

occasionally they are right down by the road

this from a drive to Homer

a stop at Deep Creek.  not sure Sunny will be able to go here too much. like Tusk, he's very interested in chasing the big birds.  he may also be more interested in all the dead stuff.  

Tusker and Ivy were usually not into the dead stuff. he may just have to stay on leash

great place for watching the eagles though

i better get ready to walk. the dogs need to be worn out again.  we did an extra street walk last night. good for them to walk on leash.  really need to commit to doing that more and the training that brings to them. i do enjoy dogs that walk on a leash nicely. 

later...

thankful for A. not being a good girl like i was supposed to be. B.  that the taxes are done for yet another year...dang taxes. haha. C.  also thanks for the right to vote and have some control, though it feels like less and less some days with all the shenanigans. got that done this week as well.