I slept late today; when I set my alarm to wake up early for the MRI yesterday I must have accidentally turned off the alarm that wakes me every weekday at 8:30. I set that alarm to play the WFUV question of the day. Because I slept late I missed it today and there was an important announcement; Corny is ending the QotD. Kevin who co-runs the Facebook group with me has volunteered us to make our own questions. I have done that in the past. I think I’ll give it a try. I just realized that I can write them the night before and send them to Kevin to post as he awakes earlier than me. We’ll have to see how this works out.
Last week my therapist gave me homework, to write a sleep diary, as I have been having sleep issues. The idea was to diagnose them, or so I thought. But it has in fact acted as a cure. Knowing that I have to report back to my therapist has changed my behavior. I’m taking better care of myself and getting more sleep. One other thing has helped. I got in a new shipment of Breathe Right strips. These are tan, not clear. The tans stick better and don’t come off in the night. That makes my sleep more restful. Perhaps I won’t need an CPAP device. I should have a sleep study done. The one problem is that the new strips are mediums and I should use a large. I got the mediums as I can get them online for half the price I pay in a store and they don’t carry large. Maybe I should bite the bullet and pay full price. Now I have a two-month supply. I will re-evaluate when those are used up. Maybe I should sue, this is discrimination against people with big noses! Big noses of the world unite!
I have an idea on a strategy to deal with Trump’s intransience over the government shut-down. There has been a lull in direct actions; it’s time to put an end this and go to the streets. We could march on Washington. We could protest in front of the offices of Republican Senators to pressure them to vote to reopen the government and overcome a Trump veto if needed. What I suggest is a third target, we hit Trump where it hurts, the pocketbook. Protests around the country in front of any building with Trump’s name on it. His primary business is selling his name. If people living under a Trump sign have to face protests every day the value of his name goes down. It’s taking money from him. That is something he cares about. The plan would be to target building that he doesn’t own, that he just licenses his name too. How long before at least some of them see the value in ending the relationship. The best targets are those that are just considering licensing the name. Let them know that if they do, there will be consequences.
If you agree with this tactic post it on your Facebook. Let’s see if we can make this go viral. Let’s start seeing picketers in front of his buildings. There is certainly no shortage in New York, a city where he is very unpopular.
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