on the Day itself i drove around the Valley looking for baseball cards
then Chris and Amber took me to deep dish at Ginos East in Studio City
and the crazy part of that was we all had to sit outside because of COVID and these other Chicago transplants were out there too.
it wasnt cold but it wasnt warm. but after a beer or two everyone was chatty and happy and super grateful to be eating Ginos pizza
it tastes the same, though it seemed smaller.
so i met some new friends, we exchanged business cards and lots of smiles.
midwestern people are the greatest.
afterwards i went on Facebook and soooo many people had wished me well. i think 200? what the.
and some of the people said the nicest things. i wanted my mom to read them. i wanted to say, look what theyre saying about your boy!
when i finally opened her gift — there were baseball cards in there! mom came through.
lately ive been trying to trade with people because finding them is so hard and ebay is sorta a ripoff because often the shipping cost more than the cards. so trading is better.
one guy i reached out to through his youtube video was maybe 13? so i didnt want his parents to think i was taking advantage so i arranged a trade that was super lopsided in his favor. and then he kept asking for more and more.
we’ll see if he comes through. i hope so. trading might be the way to go.
then yesterday i had a nice talk with my neighbor and her best friend.
this pandemic is hitting everyone hard. everyone is fighting with their loved ones and spouses and roommates. this one woman was telling me how she cries all the time now because of this and that.
but mostly it comes down to how the government hasnt taken care of the people.
i totally expected that because this was an election year, the GOP would have done a lot more than doled out one measly check a half year ago, but nope.
they’re acting as if rushing to reopen hasn’t led to second and third spikes in many US cities and states.
they act as if the people aren’t super confused by what they see the White House do as opposed to what it says.
meanwhile every week the White House is getting sick. so wtf.
future people, let it be known, our federal government treated this pandemic like a deadbeat dad treats his kids: they ignored it, threw some money at it early on, and then basically pretended that it didnt exist.
meanwhile the kid suffered, got angry… and might be scarred forever.
my mom did the nicest thing anyones ever done
it’s called that because it’s everything a regular room gets you, plus you have your own staircase that leads to a private outdoor deck that includes a cool couch and even cooler outdoor fireplace.
born to the first black un-official president of canada and a pittsburgh librarian, my mom was raised in southern Georgia during the turbulent 50s and 60s because her parents knew that their power and influence would be better served in the dirty south than in the Steel City.
