Just a few political observations, By Hal Brown

April 21, 2022

I posted a story to go with this on Daily Kos.

I missed seeing this photo of the Jan. 6th attempted coup. It is in the middle of this NY Times article. Click image to enlarge.

This goes with a Kos story 

April 20, 2022

Is this woman on something? Look at her eyes. Click below to play video.

April 19, 2022

No doubt you have seen the news that a Florida federal district judge, a Trump appointed judge who was rated as unqualified by the American Bar Association, undid the federal mask mandate for airline travel. Other businesses are following suit. I wrote about this on Daily Kos here. 

On a personal note:

Yesterday I received my second booster. I live in a senior community so everyone here is considered above average risk of complications from Covid. All 400 plus residents where I live have received their initial Covid vaccinations and their first booster. The majority got their second booster yesterday.

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Waiting while the pharmacists set up t give the booster shots.

I had a 10 AM appointment and was the first to arrive getting there at 9:30. By the time I got my shot there were 50 or more people in the auditorium where the clinic was held. 

I wore my N-95 mask. The majority of people waiting weren’t wearing masks and were sitting right next to each other.  I see this as a kind of wishful thinking. These aren’t right-wing folks. Our senior community is not only well educated but the vast majority of residents are Democrats. This is, after all, a suburb of Portland, Oregon.

Even  though there was room for everyone to sit with an empty seat next to them, none of them with the except of myself, did so as far as I could tell. Of the four people sitting in front of me three were maskless. The man sitting next to me wore his mask.

Yesterday I documented my receiving my second Covid booster.

Check the archives on the right for photo essays about numerous car trips exploring areas from nearby to as far as 90 minutes from home.

Covid booster day by Hal Brown

 The Easter edition of my blog is chock-a-block with multifarious mishegas and much more (click here).

I will be getting my second Covid booster this morning. I don't know what, if anything, I will post here later. If you missed the Easter edition and want to see it click here. I was first on line to get my Covid booster since I arrived 40 minutes early. Fortunately the senior facility where I hang my hats had arranged to have a vaccination clinic here.

It was arranged for the Safeway pharmacy to give the boosters onsite. 350 residents signed up. All I had to do was walk through several buildings to get to the injectadtorium where I snagged the number one seat. Below are the photos of my walk. I hadn't been on the building for months.

A rainy day

Last minute preparation

Ten minutes to go and the pharmacy staff is getting ready to start at 10:00 AM sharp.

I had a chance to chat with friends some of whom I hadn't seen in nearly two years.

Then I got my shot which I barely felt. One the way back I admired the offerings in our marketplace but resisted buying any of the goodies baked in our kitchen. No wonder lots of new residents gain 20 pounds of more when they move here.

Then I went home....