“Until recently, her emphasis on unemployment would likely have disqualified her for the job, and it has already inspired opposition from some Senate Republicans and investors concerned that she would not be sufficiently vigilant in guarding against inflation.”
i read this sentence three times this morning trying to discern its meaning. the cold medication i have been taking religiously for the past two days has not done much for me. additionally, i feel out of it. i cannot concentrate.
ten years ago, during my first year in college, i attended a current events discussion group. lacking anything but nyquil i took a dose to help alleviate the cold symptoms from which i had been suffering. sitting through the meeting proved hellish - difficult to stay awake and focused, the room spun around me. but after that first miserable afternoon, i attended that current events discussion group every week for the next several years.
adam came over and took care of me last night, brought me dinner, sat and watched tv with me. sick, i usually feel like a wounded animal, averse to being touched, to being cared for, but this time it was nice to have him around. he turned off the lights before i fell asleep.
the republicans are holding up budget and debt ceiling negotiations again this year. politics and economics have their own cycles. another budget, another budget showdown. we saw a government shutdown one decade ago. we will find ourselves in the full circus of another presidential election in three years.
my favorite mornings are the ones in which i wake to find adam in bed with me. he's usually awake already, waiting for me to wake up, waiting for breakfast. on the weekends we often go out for brunch. sometimes its pancakes. and sometimes lox and cream cheese. and sometimes a breakfast burrito. and sometimes some new place we've just heard about.
i read the paper every morning. new legislation. new conflict. new technology. some things never change.
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