[Magdalen] Dem convention

[Marion Thompson]

Timing is everything in life.  A friend from my school days arrived on 
Wednesday and I will hand her over to her relatives at lunchtime today.  
She got off the GO train talking and has talked non-stop ever since.  I 
nearly went mad because, although I had the TV on, she talked through 
all the speeches!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Not that she wasn't 
interested overall, but this isn't the time to tell me about the inner 
politics of her church or a continuation of her considerable medical 
woes.  I did manage Obama (mostly) and Hillary, but the lead-up speakers 
were pretty much lost.  By last night I had the wit to record the 
proceedings, but listening to them properly after the fact won't be the 
same.  That is all.  I do recognize the needs and ways of a person who 
has lived alone all her adult life and we did have some real 
heart-to-heart time about our lives, but it was a trial nonetheless and 
I was often quite rudely distracted by what was on the screen.

Father, forgive me for I have sinned.

Marion, a pilgrim


On 7/29/2016 8:31 AM, Ginga Wilder wrote:
> Fourth night of Dem convention renews hope for me.  Mr. Khan - OMG.  His
> and his wife's experience of the loss of their son and his understanding
> that Trump may not have even read the constitution...well, that coupled
> with the Rev. Barber's prophetic call to this nation fires me up a bit.  A
> call to reclaim truth and our moral compass is exactly what we need to be
> about as Americans every day.  Let it be so.  Let it also be so that we
> will rise to walk the pate of sound, other-serving morality, and not the
> path of me-first, me-only personal psychological disorder.
>
> I believe that this election will make or break America going forward.  God
> help us.
>
> Ginga
>
>