Josie had a wonderful time yesterday, playing with some nifty little critters yet another 'aunt' sent her. (Thank you, Nancy M.!)
They come with their own washable markers and are meant to be drawn on--which suits Josie perfectly.
Some of them were more successful than others--and that's the beauty of these critters--you can wash the colors right off and start over. They even came with their own little scrub brush. And Josie liked the washing away part too.
As the marked up critters emerged from their scrubbing, clean and unmarked, I started thinking about this election. (Hey, I can't help drawing parallels and finding symbolism--I was an English major.)Today feels like the razor's edge. Will our country put behind it the past four years of this administration's wrecking ball policies, infantile name-calling and bullying, overt attempts to subvert the will of the majority, and callous disregard for science as regards climate change and the dangers of the pandemic?
Will there be a return to civility, to a regard for science and education, to better relations with the rest of the world, or will vulgarity, ignorance and ill will continue to be flaunted in our government?
I voted weeks ago. And I am hopeful there will soon be an end to the nightmare. Wouldn't it be nice if the toddler-like missteps and tantrums of the past four years could be erased and we could start anew with a clean slate?
Wouldn't it be nice?
