Three things for Sunday

[nwhiker]

1. We were a bit late because of a major accident on I5 that delayed us by about 45 minutes, but we did get to the Hands Off event in Bellingham. Lots of cool signs, lots of people... mainly very young and very old, with older millenials and younger GenX very much absent. The sign that made me cry: one with the iconic red-white-and-blue drawing of Kamala Harris and the caption "It didn't have to be this way."

2. Apparently Trump has said that we're on track to eliminate the capital gains tax in 2025. LOLSOB, that's because there aren't going to be any gains. And let's not even talk about the stock markets. Holy hell. It was nice thinking we might be able to retire someday.

3. So many things to do this week. I'm flying down to Bend next weekend and seem to have accumulated quite a few Things That Must Be Done before then. Ugh. And on top of that, I'm trying to plan summer stuff (hikes and the like) and I need to talk to my boss about my schedule starting in May. I'm very concerned, from what he's said last week, that he going to want me to "be flexible" but that's not going to fly for me. It seems, however, that all the power is his, that this is not something I really have any negotiating power on. So anyhow, I need to talk to him and I'm dreading it.