Wishes, Votes, Rats
Today I reached the limit of listening to election news. I have three wishes for the election. First, I wish I could vote now and skip the news for the next six weeks. My second wish is voting would get you out of jury duty for the next two years. Lastly, I wish Congress would pass the repeal of daylight savings time. That's all my bandwidth for politics.
Refrigerate upon arrival.
Today is injection day for me. Once a month I give myself two shots. The first one, Stelara, is a medium-sized stick needle. I thought of the Stelara needle as a big deal until I started taking the second drug, Standostatin, a few months ago. It's all about the needle size. All I want to say about the Standostatin needle is that I find it daunting.
I am standing at the kitchen counter and have just stuck the Stelara needle into my belly. No muss no fuss. I used the Stelara stick to fill my wait time during the two-part process of mixing the second drug into a syringe. This is funny because the Stelara stick was the main event of my monthly treatment regime. Once the second drug is mixed, I draw the combined milky white mixture back up into the syringe. Mark points out, mid-shake of my elixir: "Rats have gnawed on our bananas." My focus on the task at hand is completely blown. I finish shaking and sticking my backside with the enormous needle so I can help investigate our infestation. On the upside, it makes the big shot a nonissue. Honestly, it's on the scale of the distraction of Sandra Bullock showing Samuel L Jackson her tits so she can pull his Band-Aid off in Long Kiss Goodnight. It's my favorite Christmas Movie.
On with the rest of my Friday. Now with my shots complete, I should be feeling better and be functional in a few hours for yet another month of my best life ever.
What am I reading this week?
I read up on some of the election law changes being voted on here in California. I find it sad that one item asked permission to change the state constitution to make marriage inclusive as in Federal law. The Christians and their supporters oppose the correction. On the other hand, a wording change to make prisoners exempt from slavery has no opposition. Prisoners are getting more respect than gays, even in California. Two other items are looking to put more control making local control of government functions more flexible. That could be bad or good. I don't know how I will vote on those yet. I bet they both fail. No one wants to commit to changes with unclear outcomes.
Be a Voter.
We tend to use the LA Times and the CA League of Women Voters as the deciders of our votes on State issues. Don't vote, be a voter.