My phone is almost out of juice and I can’t find my charger. So short post from me, so I can close the WordPress app on my phone.

I keep writing limericks about how awful President Trump is. But now a cinquain.

Obstructs

Justice. Does not

Turn over documents,

Or let his people testify.

Impeach.

So, the President asks you to commit crimes against humanity. Maybe shooting border crossing people. You can’t just ignore it. Even just leaking to a couple of reporters who are in the middle of writing a book isn’t enough. It’s still complicity.

Since my Twitter thread about this didn’t get any traction, I am going to ask here (rather than the more logical assumption that it’s just not that interesting to most people). I have a hummingbird that comes to my window for some nectar and has been for a while. For most of summer, I have left all of my windows open, but now that it’s getting chilly I only have the window with the flowers it likes open. Anyway, long story short, it got trapped in my apartment, and I couldn’t just scoot it out. So I grabbed some Tupperware and caught it then took it to an open window.

So this morning for the first time in months, I kept the window closed when I went to work. Am I doing the right thing, or should I have risked having it trapped all day?

So. Impeachment. That’s good. On the one hand, I appreciate that Democrats are getting on the same page, on the other, the Judiciary Committee was already doing impeachment hearings, and everyone kind of ignored it. But still, it’s good to see this step. All of the state’s Democratic members of Congress support impeachment, but if you’re Representative is undecided or opposed, it’s probably a good time to give them a call.

Over the weekend, I watched the new Molly Ivins documentary. It was as funny and as sad as you think it would be. It’s worth the price of the ticket just for the gang pluck story. It looks like the only place in the Seattle area where it’s playing is the SIFF Uptown theater. But I assume that it will be on the streaming services soon enough.

All the climate strikers are hella rad. Seattle schools (and other Washington State schools) should give them an excused absence. For goodness sake.

A new restaurant has opened near me. I can’t speak to the quality of the food. But! I can speak to the music. Too goddam loud on the weekend. I could not get to sleep. Should I talk to someone in there? Should I complain to the city? Should I just use ear plugs?

PS this post makes me officially old.

I’ve been under the weather for a bit.

Did you watch the debate? It seemed like Governor Inslee was given a more prominent role than when he was on stage. At least people praising him and his ideas for a bit. Nice to see before it fades.

It is the anniversary of 9/11. 18 years ago an unprepared President who hadn’t done the basic work of protecting America ran scared from place to place as thousands of people died in a city he hated. Then everyone pretended that he was brilliant.