Friday, April 3, 2026
Moai
I passed this house on Tuesday when I was walking around the neighborhood near my dentist's office. The Easter Island moai on the windowsills caught my eye right away. I wonder if this person has any connection with Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) or if they're just fascinated, as many of us are, from afar?
And now I'm on Spring Break! None too soon, either. I got annoyed at my boss yesterday when she made another late-afternoon request and I realized once again that it really is just time for me to go. I am so done with that job.
I had a series of weird dreams last night involving some of my coworkers. I had scheduled time on the calendar to do some kind of AI training, and there was discussion about that, and then suddenly I was at a dining room table and I moved a centerpiece and a pair of hummingbirds flew out. "Awww, they built a nest there!" said my co-worker Martha. And then I woke up, and wondered what on earth I'll dream about when my three remaining workdays are over. Hopefully less calendar scheduling or AI and more hummingbirds.
Pam Bondi is finally out at the Justice Department, and I can't say that's surprising. (I've written before about my two degrees of separation from her.) That is going to be an impossible job for anyone, because Trump and the MAGAts want to prosecute people who have done nothing wrong. Ever since the chants of "Lock her up!" he's made promises to jail Democratic leaders, and darn it, the law just won't cooperate. It will be interesting to see if a new attorney general is any more successful in bringing charges, never mind making them stick.
Meanwhile, I hope Bondi writes a book, because that could be entertaining.
I'm looking forward to a restful day and making more of my way through "Flashlight," which I haven't touched since last weekend!
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That very deliberate way (exact spacing and facing) of the moai is indeed intriguing. It is not like people's average windowsill where potted plants, a bird feeder and decorative clutter accumulates over the years, more or less happening by chance than by plan.
ReplyDeleteIn all the 39 1/2 years since I have started to work (first at my hometown's library) I have dreamt of work very rarely, but nearly always on the last night of a longer holiday before returning to work the next morning.
Enjoy what will hopefully really turn out to be a restful day! I know it will be for me. Good Friday and Easter Monday are bank holidays in Germany, so we have four-day weekend. And today, I only want to do my ironing and cleaning, and in the afternoon go for a nice long walk before I'll start on a somewhat adventurous trip to O.K. tomorrow.
I love the Moai on the windowsills!
ReplyDeleteYour boss sounds ridiculous. How childish to make a last-minute request right before spring break. What does she think she’s proving when you’re such a short timer?
One of our late Prime Ministers used to be referred to at times as the Easter Island Statue. Yes, there was a resemblance to your photographed moai.
ReplyDeleteThe dog killer should be the one up for prosecution. Maybe one day she will face court charged with crimes while in public office. Her performance at the recent congressional hearing was a disgrace.
Three more days ... hang in there, Steve.
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