Ugh

I'm going to talk about the Minnesota Anti-Marriage Amendment.
I am not feeling kindly about the people who support it or their entire outlook and worldview. Anybody who skips what's behind the cut tag is probably very sensible.

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Thunder!

For those who don't want to talk politics, I will note that it is raining like stair-rods, truly, and the thunder has sent all the cats out of the open windows and under the bed. The sky is not dark, but the lightning is still dazzling. I am very glad to see all this. I was noticing the other day that those spots in the yard where tulips are coming up were quite dry. Not any more!

I don't think I have any chance of seeing Mercury tonight.

I didn't see it last night, but the Moon and Venus were doing a really lovely dance as they went down the sky together, and at moonset the crescent Moon turned a deep red while Venus remained resolutely white, and so they slipped down past trees and houses and the rim of the turning world, showing one another off.

Pamela