4/20/2025

 Sunday, April 20, 2025

D+165/91

Easter Sunday

1964 86% of black students boycotted the Cleveland public schools

1965  The People's Republic of China offered North Vietnam military aid

1968 British politician Enoch Powell made his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech

1980 Fidel Castro openied the Mariel Port, about 125,000 left in the next 5-6 months

1983 President Reagan signed a $165B bailout for Social Security

1999 Columbine High School massacre: 13 killed,  24 injured, shooters committed suicide 

2021 Former police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd 

In bed at 10:30 and up at 4:45.  

Prednisone, day 365; 2 mg., day 3/21; Kevzara, day 6/14; CGM, day 5/15; Trulicity, day 3/7.  Prednisone at 7:20 a.m.  Other meds at 7:40 a.m.   

Geri's birthday gathering was, as usual, delightful.  Steve and Nikki came up from Chicago, and David, Sharon, and Ellis were here.  The conversation never lags with this ensemble, and last night was no exception.  On the other hand, however, there was a noticeably different tone to much of the conversation because of what is happening in the country under Trump's presidency, with elements of anger (mostly from David and Sharon,) fear, anxiety, resistance, and hopelessness (mostly from me.)  The political situation did not cast a pall over the celebration and the joyfulness from simply being together, it did have some dampening effect on some of the conversation before and after dinner.  What Trump is doing is the unignorable elephant in many families' homes.  Ellis helped to elevate everybody's spirits, as usual.  She's a remarkable 10-year-old, highly intelligent, very verbal, very comfortable around adults,  very outgoing, and very affectionate with all family members, especially her Nonna.  Steve brought his Mom a present, a ceramic spoon rest that he made in a pottery class that he and Nikki are attending (and very much enjoying.)  He also brought some morning glory seeds from  his garden, which are soaking in water in the spoon rest, hopefully to sprout soon and be planted in our backyard where Geri hopes they will climb and entwine a damaged tree.