senate district convention

I went to the Senate District Convention March 20th for district 13. I managed to get out of the house around 6:30 in the morning and drove to Texas Southern University. I had the honor of being on the resolutions committee. I may be too liberal of a voter on some issues. The death penalty came up. I forget how it did. It was raining and gray on the way back home; Alabama st to Fannin. I am going to Corpus Christi with my partner as we will make a vacation of it. They tell me there is a nearby island with beautiful beaches. I was having a conversation with a friend who saw me as I was getting ready to cross the street and she was driving a new SUV; it was a desperately need purchase. Her husband was walking their large dog. I gave her three business cards for two professionals and my business/project/hobby -it has something to do with communication.

I have practiced my Rachmaninoff for a few minutes and am getting ready to do the dishes. We tend to eat late as my partner tends to work late. He is at the hospital and I was watching the health care bill become a landmark in history as the House passed the bill; with no small amount of help from Nancy Pelosi. There was a last minute ditch effort by the republicans to derail this legislation. I gazed into the plasma t.v. as it failed. The talking heads talked. As my friend once said to me; we have to pass something. The friend in the SUV said as much today. They couldn't be wrong; my friend in the Bay Area because of his big heart, and his big deaf Dalmation that he saved from abuse; my friend in the SUV (who is a retired nurse) because she is so well informed about the issue. We cannot do nothing. And we haven't as of this evening.

My other friend in the Bay Area doesn't like Nancy Pelosi because "she smiles too much and it is annoying." How can you fault a politician for smiling too much?

Watching CNN reminded me of the beautiful city of Washington D.C. -a magical place, with an air of grandiosity; kind of how I imagine a European city would be if I visited. Elegant old buildings on the surface, a modern expansive subway under ground. Sadly the schools are gravely underfunded from what I have read. I have had the pleasure of visiting the city twice.

Our conversation by the side of the road included medication, the possibility of nurses being allowed to prescribe medication, and what medications are appropriate for what conditions.

As I mentioned, I planted several plants in pots for our backyard patio and they are standing up properly instead of being blown about in the blustery wind. The pool has some debris. Many of the previously dead-looking plants have dainty pretty leaves coming out of all parts of their branches. The strawberries remind me of the strawberries we had growing back home in a very large garden. We have a lovely Fuschia I bought at a nearby store called The Garden Gate along with some other plants. I asked the clerk for advice on how well they would do in pots. Quite well from what was said to me.

Our neighbor was walking with his children. And I left my partner's herb garden completely untouched; just the way he likes it.