I've been sorting and cleaning up a bit here in my office. If I let it get away from me, I'm done for. I'm always finding something or another to clip out of the paper or send away for reprints on or just save because I might need it sometime. Going to work on my Trump scrapbook today. Since Jenni subscribed to the PA morning paper, I've taken to reading the editorials and cutting out those that discuss our president. Pretty much all of them discuss him now. Lots of interesting political cartoons too. I HAVE to cut those out! I see a lot of pictures on Facebook that tickle my funny bone too and I often send away for reprints for my scrapbook.
I've been doing a lot of fussin' and fumin' over our latest leader --as many across the country have also. I think one of the hardest things for me to understand is how he can ignite so many folks into a rage but at the same time, there are several camps who think he's just fine and dandy and he's gonna save us from ourselves. People differing on political views is nothing new but the fervor on this election is very noteworthy. I've always been interested in politics and the news but it didn't consume me EVER! I always liked to argue with those folks who had a favorite candidate different from me and different views on issues than me but I won't get into it this time around. Way too upsetting. I know several people who voted for Trump and most of them are savvy about the issues and they're people I like and respect. Be that as it may, however, the very idea that they think Trump is good for our nation leaves me dumbfounded. These aren't crazy loons (well, some of them are) and it's fascinating to see and listen to their heartfelt emotions about how evil Hillary is and how great Trump is. I'll never ever understand where they're coming from.
All I can say is "let's wait and see." Nothing else much we can do at this point outside of protesting and keeping a watchful eye on everything he says and does. You can only do that in small doses, though; otherwise you're working yourself up into a frenzy. He's been president for a week now and naturally, he's front and center on all the newscasts all the time. I try to not watch and not listen but when you're a news junky that can be difficult.
"Fuck You!" rolls off my tongue pretty much on a daily basis now. I'm trying to tone it down but I've found that it releases tension better than "Shame on you!"
Gonna be working on my book off and on all day. I'm into the genealogy section now so it's especially fun for me. Rather than just record names with dates, I'm trying to pick out certain sections of history to share to make it more interesting. Well, as interesting as it can be when it's not your family. Here's a portion of yesterday's work: (Zadock Blankenship was my g.g.grandfather)
Zadock’s 2nd marriage was to Elizabeth
Martha Bolt (b 1810 in VA) Every now and then an individual would raise my
curiosity and I’d go off track for hours trying to read more about their
life. Elizabeth Bolt was one of these. I
learned that she had an illegitimate child with Archelaus Carter in Virginia in
1834. When her brother, Elias, (married to Elizabeth Alderman) decided to leave
Virginia, she traveled with him and took her 5-year-old son, George W. Bolt.
Elias and Elizabeth Alderman Bolt moved to Highland County, Ohio about 1834. She was a German girl, hardworking
and industrious, and was noted as being a splendid cook as was her mother. The
Bolts were of Saxon blood, blond, very fair complexion and light blue
eyes. It was common talk by all who knew
them, how beautiful the girls were but the men were often quite homely.
It is told in the family story the Bolts
stayed in Ohio for about four years. There were three brothers and a sister who
left VA together. After their stay in OH, they were drawn to Missouri. So, once
again, possibly following the rivers, they made their way to Missouri where it
is reported that Elias Bolt had a remarkable experience. He was running a
livery stable in St. Joseph and sold a horse to Jesse James two months before
James was killed by Robert Ford in Minnesota.
Elias was called to identify James when he was killed because of Elias'
mark on the horse. Elias was able to
identify him but told the authorities he had only known him by an alias, Thomas
Howard. Deciding Missouri was not where
they wanted to stay, the Bolt families left to make their home in Fayette
County, IL.
They
settled in Ramsey, Illinois, and his sister, Elizabeth, married Zadock
Blankenship in December 1840. The birth father of Elizabeth’s son, Archelaus
Carter, never married but did leave his land to his natural son, George. I
wondered… why didn’t Elizabeth marry Archelaus?
Or was it a case of him not wanting to marry her? Zadock’s first wife
died in 1840 and he married Elizabeth that same year. I realized that in those days a widower with
several young children took a wife as soon as possible so he’d have someone to
care for them. Elizabeth was 29 when she
married Zadock, and he was 42. Perhaps she was being perceived as an old maid
and she married to shed that status. Still…. to take on nine kids –10 counting
her George? I guess it was just the way things were back then. As it was, she got pregnant with my great
grandfather, Lewis, right away and continued to have five more kids after
that. The last one when she was 49. She
and Zadock were married for 21 years before he died at the age of 63. She lived on for 18 more years until she was
69.
How I wish I had some
photographs. I’d really like to see what
Zadock and Elizabeth looked like. And what their farm was like. How many
bedrooms did their house have and what animals did they own? Eventually I hope
to connect with descendants of other branches of this family in the hope that
someone somewhere has some pictures stored away in a dusty old album.
Well, the mailman just came and brought me interesting stuff. A voting ballot for the school levy, a tax note for income tax purposes, a letter from Cable telling me they want more of my money, and an envelope full of old high school photos from Barbara McCleary in Wenatchee. Maybe I'll scan a couple in and post on Facebook.
By the way, does anyone know....? Cable wants me to get a cable converter box as they're going digital on Feb. 27th. They're saying I won't be able to pick up any channels without it. I'm already paying those A-holes $90 a month! And that's hard on my budget. I'm signed up for the lowest basic level which gives me only a handful of channels BUT... with my Smart TV I am able to pick up a whole bunch of channels on their higher level of service. Digital channels I think. Do you think I'll need to invest in a converter box too? I already don't watch the regular channels like 4,5, 7, etc....I go to the digital level (with my Smart TV) and watch there. Opinions? I guess I'll find out one way or the other after Feb. 27. I pretty much watch Netflix and Amazon exclusively anyhow. I hate cable.
It's been about ten days now that I've been dealing with what I assume is either sciatica or bursitis?
I emailed my doctor a few days ago (hoping I'm a candidate for a cortisone shot) but I haven't heard back yet. She's probably off again. I'll wait until Monday and then call and make an appointment with someone else. It's an odd ailment. Doesn't bother me during the day when I'm up and about and only hits me in bed after I've been down for a few hours. Then it's horrible. I don't get it. Probably God punishing me for all the times I'm yelling Fuck You at Donald Trump.
Time to get busy around here. I'm driving into PT tomorrow with Joyce Lee. We'll be attending Edna Nelson's memorial.
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