viva olympics

i have already watched a little of the early rugby/soccer matches. last night i watched the simone biles program. 

these are from the boat trip still. i have work tonight. 

the simone biles thing was interesting and i oddly related to some of it. last olympics she got the twisties...basically losing your bearings/confidence.  she had to walk away rather than risk injury.  as she is very well known in/out of gymnastics, this must have been so painful. add to that it was during covid and she didn't have her family with her so she had to endure the embarrassment and pain of it all alone essentially.  she also had to endure the usual nasty comments from people who know nothing but think they know everything. it's easy to assume you know famous people, when all we really know is the person that is presented to us.  i think we all can have judgemental moments with the rich and famous.  often we are right but just as often we are probably wrong as well. 

they aren't trained in how to cope with a deluge of judgement from all sides. none of us are.  it can't be easy.  that isn't the part i related to, of course. i'm not famous or fabulous to the level of many of these folks.  i'm a bedside nurse who worked through a pandemic.  i got my own version of the twisties though i think.  i lost confidence, got anxious, had little to no support from many who i assumed would be supportive and were, in the end, a negative force. like simone, i have been working towards regaining confidence lost.  thankfully, i don't have to fly through the air. i do have to keep folks alive. 

hopefully, this olympics goes well for her.  she has worked hard, like so many, and it would be great if she could go out on a better olympic run. on her own terms. she's 27. so funny how in gymnastics that is ancient.  it's really young.  in the program they spoke about how the olympic program was when she was younger in it. very driven. less fun and there was also the team doctor who was SA'ing these young girls. simone had a lot to deal with.  her birth mother was an addict and she and her sister ended up in foster for a time until her grandparents were able to get things arranged to adopt them. 

things are getting better for me.  stepping back a bit helped and i suspect not leaving is going to help me at this time.  i need to regain my confidence and leave on my terms. 

i went to Homer this week and enjoyed some low tides. i just love meandering around the low tide zone and seeing what i can see. 

day one was cut short a bit because there were some horses that showed up. thankfully, i saw them before Sunny did. at one point one of the horses took off running with it's human.  both dogs got amp'd up over that. no horses the next day.  a little rain fell and is currently falling. 

these are humpbacks

made stops coming and going as usual.  the conservation center has some super adorable baby musk ox.  so cute.  

speaking of babies...the SeaLife Center currently has a rescued baby walrus.  she is weeks old they think and found abandoned up north. many of these very young walrus that are found do not survive.  we shall see how this little one does.  i'd love to do some cuddle time and did send a note to the sealife center.  hasn't happened yet. 

thanks to SH and JH our new WARIS web page is up and running.  i was able to add in our bank so people can make donations and we can work on getting merch again.  actually prep to help the island a bit. 

so i accomplish a few things and don't accomplish much at all on my days off it seems...or as usual.  

i am feeling the urge to travel again. i know i've just been off a bit the last few years as i heal.  i can see improvements with each week that passes.

every week i seem to have a goal that gets accomplished.  this week was the WARIS web page. next stretch needs to be watching olympics and also working on the front deck/siding situation

the political scene is in constant flux. 

the shooting of rump is in the rear view. i still suspect if his ear was clipped at all it was very minor and from glass shards.  someone pointed out, which i think is a valid and interesting point, that he was more interested in getting a photo op than seeing if anyone else was injured. as he did those photo ops, people lay injured and dying behind him. he showed zero interest in any of them.  i'm not surprised i guess, but a normal person would put lives before photo ops. 

they had the RNC right after this and he wore a big bandage on his ear. he's weirdo followers wore fake bandages in support. in the end the entire rnc was a freak show.  that is how it appears. screaming, ranting, raging. they look like lunatics, which honestly, just makes him look more nuts. he's a cult leader and they are following whatever he asks of them. that is never a good scenario. 

it's funny that these folks want the 10 commandments posted in every school and yet, they are all breaking one of those commandments with how they idolize and worship this false god

he foolishly selected JD vance as his vp pick.  not sure what that is about.  the guy is an idiot.  he was a never trumper who now worships him. he's said that childless cat ladies are taking over or some such crap...so now this is coming back to bite him

above is a fin whale and then on to sea lions. 

right after the convention, Biden decided to step out of election and hand it over to Kamala Harris.  

this has totally taken the wind out of the sails of rumps campaign. in turth, they keep saying how old biden is and that he should be replaced...and here we are.  lol. too funny really. 

Biden has, honestly, done a surprisingly good job considering what he came in with.  now he can, perhaps, focus on getting a few more things accomplished before he leaves while he doesn't have to focus on running. 

the GOP is on the run, threatening to impeach her and go to the supreme court over this. 

next week, everything could change again.  i'm hoping they really hit hard right before the election about rumps connections to serial pedophile Epstein and his connections to rump. there are court papers available at this time.  i still think rump could rape a 10 year old on an alter to a crowd full of evangelicals and they would make excuses and still support him. they have lost their collective minds. 

the olympic opening ceremonies have been on in the background. i'll head down and watch a bit.  it's still raining out there and like i said, i've got work tonight.  should get the dogs walked though. 

i did sell the electric  bear fence. need to see what else i can get sold off. maybe prep some free stuff to put out for the next sunny stretch of weather. 

i got over 16,000 steps/day while in Homer.  was beat when i got home. 

Covid Cat was not home when i got back and i was a bit worried.  went out several times calling him.  in the morning he did come cruising in like nothing.  these critters. i'd gotten annoyed the other day as a loose dog was out there pooping on peoples lawns.  i've been having to pick up more dog poops on my front lawn that i know are not my dogs.  it's annoying.  then i did realize that i have a cat that is loose out there...so i'm flawed myself. 

these animals get in to your heart and the last thing you want is for anything bad to happen to them. 

i'll go see if there is anymore of the opening ceremonies to enjoy and have a bite to eat.  then perhaps, walk these dogs, nap and back to work. 

loved this guy below. looked so relaxed 

well, that is the excitement.  traffic coming and going was good for me on my trip to Homer. there were bad accidents the day before i left and coming back there was an RV that had come off the road and up and embankment towards the train tracks. not sure how it didn't flip over but it looked like just officers and no injuries. a woman was holding a dog.  i always remember i have precious cargo in my car as i drive and try to be super careful. i let anyone pass who wants to. 

stay safe out there...

grateful for: A.  the olympics and all the good spirit of the events. B. safe travels C. fun discoveries in the tidepools