Behind the times
So... this has been a long time fact: I am terrible at keeping up with current events. Always was. Still am. Probably will be for a while. A couple times, I tried to get into the habit of browsing a news site regularly... but that never stuck longer than a day. This becomes painfully more obvious with the approach of the presidential election, and once again, I have almost no idea what's going on. I vaguely know a few names running, and that's about it.
So this morning when I woke up and was bored but didn't feel like doing anything, I said, "maybe I should go look into this news thing." And naturally, the first thing that caught my attention:
In 911 call, worker says Josh Powell 'blew up the house and kids'
This happened about a half an hour from where I grew up... which just blows my mind. Pretty sure I've been through Graham... definitely spent time in Puyallup. The whole thing is really upsetting, but I think it was the hatchet detail that I had the hardest time stomaching. So I was set into a pretty dark mood for the morning... yeah, decided I had enough with that.
Hours later, as I was getting ready to go to sleep, I was idly scrolling down my Facebook feed (I don't keep up with that much anymore), and someone had posted this:
How One Governor Changed Her Mind On Gay Rights
I had no idea Washington is working to approve gay marriage. You would think I would be really happy to hear this... and I am. Kinda makes me fond of the state again. Kind of proud to have such a huge tie to it (not that I was ever ashamed). It's weird though... it's a really heavy happiness. I still feel an ache in my chest whenever I think about this issue. I'm not sure why.
But anyway... I just wanted to say... I'm glad my day ended on a good note.
So this morning when I woke up and was bored but didn't feel like doing anything, I said, "maybe I should go look into this news thing." And naturally, the first thing that caught my attention:
In 911 call, worker says Josh Powell 'blew up the house and kids'
This happened about a half an hour from where I grew up... which just blows my mind. Pretty sure I've been through Graham... definitely spent time in Puyallup. The whole thing is really upsetting, but I think it was the hatchet detail that I had the hardest time stomaching. So I was set into a pretty dark mood for the morning... yeah, decided I had enough with that.
Hours later, as I was getting ready to go to sleep, I was idly scrolling down my Facebook feed (I don't keep up with that much anymore), and someone had posted this:
How One Governor Changed Her Mind On Gay Rights
I had no idea Washington is working to approve gay marriage. You would think I would be really happy to hear this... and I am. Kinda makes me fond of the state again. Kind of proud to have such a huge tie to it (not that I was ever ashamed). It's weird though... it's a really heavy happiness. I still feel an ache in my chest whenever I think about this issue. I'm not sure why.
But anyway... I just wanted to say... I'm glad my day ended on a good note.