As planned, Suzanne and I went to WinCo at 9:00. I stocked up on a lot of goodies, including some beautiful mushrooms and Fiji apples. Home, I just fussed around with this and that, then packed my lunch and took off for town. Ellen called while I was on the bus and we had a good mother/daughter chat (along with the other passengers, I guess, because I had it on speaker). What we discussed was the new house and what she's done so far; can't wait to see it again. El also said she's be coming into Ventura to get some things at Lowe's, probably tomorrow--did I want to go? Sure thing.
Got off at my usual, stopped at the library, as I had on hold Jonathan Kellerman's new book Open Season . Went from there to several shops and picked up a few tops. At one, I fell into conversation with the young woman on the cash register--first initial "A," but I'll leave it at that. I don't really remember how, but somehow, we hit on the subject of the military. I expressed my pacifist views and to my pleased surprise, "A" mentioned that she agrees. I said I had kept this blog and she asked for the name; I also gave her my card. Now it's occurred to me, though, that I haven't included a "Wider" section on my entries recently. That was a commentary on war, aggression, and the dreadful horrors inflicted on strangers simply because some politicians decide they deserve it. I'm still going to chronicle my daily activities, but starting today, I'm going to resume the "Wider" section at the bottom, every day or sporadically--haven't decided yet. (With "Wider," I try to suggest the idea of rejecting the narrow, state-supported propaganda surrounding militarism and committing to an expanded view that includes compassion for those threatened.)
After my shopping and stroll down Main Street, I sat at my usual spot across from the mission and ate my lunch. It was a warm and sunny day, but with a lovely light breeze, so very enjoyable:
Earlier, I had washed, cored and seasoned four apples, and put them in the slow cooker for applesauce; when I got home, they were finished. After, I prepped a pound of fresh mushrooms and roasted them in the oven. Both were yum.
WIDER: Now Iran is the enemy and we're going to shore up Israel with munitions, as well as lots of encouragement to have them slaughter those little brown people just as systematically as they do the Palestinians. I'm very interested in what my hero, Chris Hedges, has to say about this and here's his early take on it: https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/16/the-folly-of-the-us-israeli-war-on-iran/
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