Yes, more rain. Alas.

However, around midday yesterday, it was really sunny, blue skies and reasonably mild, so my 94-year-old Japanese client and I went to Geller Park. (See yesterday’s post.)

Gang, he loved every moment of it. All the dogwoods were blooming, and the other trees were definitely starting to turn green. Everything was just so peaceful and so beautiful, for as far as the eye could see.

Even though walking him from the car to the closest park bench is very difficult for him (the grass is soft and very uneven), he had such a great day.

If you’re a loyal reader of this lofty blog, you no doubt recall that my 94-year-old Japanese client and I have seemingly endless things in common — unexpected coincidences all over the place. The full spectrum from very large coincidences to teeny tiny ones.

Yesterday, I was down in his basement photography darkroom for a mere moment, when my eyes spied an unopened box of the model ship “King of the Mississippi”.

I could not fucking believe it. I walked over to the box and examined it just to be sure. He has no other model ships anywhere in his home. Whether still in the box, or assembled.

My father built this very same model ship years ago and it now sits on top of my fridge!! In fact, I have had it in 3 of my homes so far.

It really just spooked me, not only because he and my dad also have some striking things in common — and we’re pretty sure that he and my dad had to have crossed paths in the late 1960s, because both my client and my dad religiously attended the annual electronics shows in Chicago. Which were held in one big room. They probably brushed shoulders, at the very least!

Okay, so if that isn’t enough — a week from today is the one-year anniversary of my dad’s death, and so he has been constantly on my mind.

I will have the day off, and the weather (so far) is supposed to be perfect, so I want to drive down and visit my dad’s grave. But I have not made that trip in a year and it makes me really nervous — doing all that driving alone in very heavy traffic. But I am trying to psyche myself up because I don’t want to become a little old lady who doesn’t go anywhere.

Anyway, when I saw that model ship, I stopped in my tracks, got really spooked, but also took it as a sign that my dad was right there, telling me to take the trip, and not to become a little old lady who doesn’t go anywhere.

I mean, I don’t even know why I suddenly stepped into the old darkroom — although it’s awesome in there, my client has not been down there in many, many years and it’s FULL of more cobwebs than you can possibly imagine! Anyway. I was down in the basement simply to check on the laundry, and then something told me to just pop into the darkroom…. Hmmm.

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Okay, if you watched Phil last night, then you maybe are a little frustrated because 99% of the things he went over is stuff we already know. (Tariffs are great, the IRS is folding, etc.) But I’m guessing he was aiming his info at people who aren’t so deep into the Q-Truther movement and are confused about everything.

Still, especially the 2nd part, after his computer allegedly crashed, it was really great to just take in the full scope of all the great things that are happening right now.

And personally, I separate the CCP from Xi, and believe that Xi is part of all of this “public” take down of the CCP. And I also think Xi has already made great progress taking down the CCP behind the scenes.

Anyway, if you missed it, here is Part 2 (47 mins) (and keep in mind, you have more control over the commercials if you click the link):

And here is the livestream before the computer crashed (1 hr 12 mins):

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Okay, I gotta scoot!!!!

Enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!!

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Spirits visiting!!!