Ethan and Ehlana:
Happy 23rd Birthday, Lucas Norton!
We didn’t have any personal involvement in Lucas’ special day, and Rebecca took the day off from the Pizzeria; so we weren’t even in on the gift delivery from Cassie, Michael, Rowen, and Tim. Our day hasn’t been birthday-party great, but it has been pretty good; so let’s get to that news – starting with the rest of the story from yesterday afternoon.
The biking and swimming with our friends was a lot of fun, and we should mention that we’re grateful for the extended season for swimming in the river thanks to the ongoing hotter weather! Dinner with Aiden’s family was a highlight of our day; we had Hailey and Leah for our band practice audience – though they took care of Silkie too while we were having our music fun. Leah stayed with Hailey last night, so we all headed back to Aiden’s house after that practice; we watched a movie together; and the co-ed sofa sleepover for the two couples was accidentally-on-purpose.
Tai Chi by the river this morning was a fun start to our day; we had bakery treats for breakfast; and then our school day was uneventful. We’re getting a bit of rain tonight, but it was still nice for most of the day with just a couple of rounds of showers this afternoon. That isn’t why we played at the lab after school – we just needed to get some work done after taking a couple of days off.
We did stop in at home for a quick after-school visit with Mom, but she apparently didn’t do anything while in the city; so her side of that chat was really short – and we’re okay with that lack of news! Our lab or archives time was fun; we had a quiet dinner with Mom; and then Naomi and Aiden came over for our band practice and a Magi lesson. By then, we were getting more rain, so we didn’t take Silkie along when we walked our friends to their homes; and then we just wrapped up our day with bath or Jacuzzi time and the usual bedtime twin chat and computing.
That’s all we have for here at home, but before we move on to nap time; we want to comment on some of the world news. First up for today is the escalation happening in Ukraine – on both sides. They aren’t negotiating anything seriously; and we are having a tough time hoping for better from all leaders involved; since they obviously care more about their own power and wealth than about the people stuck in the middle of the fighting. Ukraine has the attention of the world, but it is far from the only place where fighting is happening or at-risk of breaking out, and when you boil it all down; the conflicts are all about natural resources.
Finally, we’d risk hurting feelings if we commented on Queen Elizabeth’s funeral in any negative way, but since nobody will care by the time any future Magi read this; so let’s mention the ‘most-watched-ever’ funeral. We don’t have any idea how much was spent on the week-long mourning and the funeral, and we won’t suggest that there wasn’t genuine mourners around the world, but the pageantry was still a choice; and we have a problem with the hubris and narcissism required to put on a show like that while average people can’t afford basic needs during an economic crisis. We’re not picking on the royal family exclusively for this, since this is really just something that most of the powerful egomaniacs of the world seem to aspire to achieve – we’re suggesting that it is wrong to waste so much money and resources; and extremely hypocritical to live that way why insisting that everyone else needs to sacrifice for the greater good.
Okay, that’s enough of a rant, and we’re ready to crash and nap now; so we’re out of here.
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
