100 Days - Seems Like Forever to Go

~ 100 days into his 2nd term and it seems as if Trump has never left - although it's so much worse because we had that 4 year span of thoughtful, compassionate leadership in between and the contrast could not be more stark. A prime example on display this past Saturday in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis (who passed away one day after a brief audience with JD Vance!!!). Joe Biden attended with Dr. Jill and they were quietly shown to their seats in the back of the VIP section without fanfare. I would hazard a guess that there are still people who have no idea they were there. Contrast that with Trump, who reports said made a fuss about the seating and requested a change that put him front and center of every shot of the crowd, while he stared at his phone and dozed off in his BLUE suit. (The vatican had requested black suits but dear Donald had to stand out.) And he inconvenienced the Vatican staff by holding a sit down with Zelenskyy 15 minutes before the start of the cermony. It was heartening to hear the cheers and applause that Zelenskyy received when he walked out to be seated (no where near Trump!). ~ I also find it heartening that the protests seem to be growing, at Telsa dealerships and courthouses and government buildings. Senator Cory Booker held sway in the Senate chamber for over 24 hours a couple of weeks ago with support from several of his fellow Democratic Senators. He and Rep. Jeffries held a sit in conversation on the Capitol steps this past Sunday, with people joining them at times. Over 150 college and university presidents have banded together to fight the assault on freedom of speech and the cancellation of funding for their institutions. Within 15 minutes of a judge in Wisconsin being arrested by the FBI for allegedly aiding an immigrant to eldude arrest by directing him out a less public exit in her courthouse many demonstrators showed up to protest her arrest, which looked more like a staged event meant to gin up the base. ~ Quilting continues in fits and starts here. I have been accepted for 3 of the 6 shows I have applied for. And I yesterday received word tht I have a corner for the Topsham show. Will be interesed to see if it results in more sales. I'm wondering what effect all the tarriff shit will have on people's spending this year. On the one hand, people are cutting back - I know I have. On the other, if they can't find things on the shelves at the stores maybe they'll support us! We can only hope!