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My First Caucus
This year the Utah Republican Party decided to do a presidential poll at their caucus meetings instead of a primary ballot. Personally, my husband and I were disappointed because it means fewer people would vote due to difficulties to attend a caucus meeting. We've always had children too young to care for themselves, so we rarely made it to any political functions.
By Eileen Davis4 months ago in The Swamp
My Thoughts on the US Presidential Primaries
Why have the Democrats kept Joe Biden as their candidate? It isn't about his age, but his cognitive ability. We know he is suffering from dementia and shouldn't be there, despite his clean health report minus a cognitive test (hmm?). It is unkind not to retire Joe Biden when he is not fully functioning. Instead we have a President, who many suspected from the beginning, didn't have enough cognitive power to reason through complex political matters. Voters let themselves believe he was the "centrist" and "civil" candidate. (Very few "loved" Biden or Trump; most votes were anti-votes.) Biden's inability to preside has led to out-of-control federal budgets, economic hardship, the border crisis, the deadly evacuation in Afghanistan, and emboldening authoritarian governments and terrorists. Have I missed anything?
By Eileen Davis4 months ago in The Swamp
Joy in the Annoyingly Ordinary
In November 2021, I watched Brene Brown’s Netflix special "A Call to Courage" and one story impressed upon my mind: Two parents expressed they missed hearing their late son slam the back door. They were grateful for that ordinary yet annoying act. So much so, the parents sometimes slammed the door repeatedly just to remember their son.
By Eileen Davis9 months ago in Families
Where to Watch TV for Free
I'm addicted to watching new content as often as I can. So I like my streaming services preferably without commercials, but it can become expensive to have multiple streaming services. Sometimes we pick and choose what to watch. Of course, Netflix has been our go-to for over a decade.
By Eileen Davisabout a year ago in Lifehack
Job Searching
My Husband's Job Search Last October, my husband's work blindsided him when he was suddenly let go from his job of 12 years. Many others lost jobs around the same time too. My husband and I both had such anxiety our stomachs churned and we couldn't handle eating anything. For the first time in our marriage, we had to remind ourselves to eat (we usually overeat). Now only I had a job to support us when my part-time job just covered our groceries.
By Eileen Davisabout a year ago in Journal
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