VSG Maintenance Group
Monday, April 21, 2025 - Patriots Day in Massachusetts
I am not Catholic, though I live with a devout one. Yet, I was so deeply saddened to hear the Pope had died as soon as I started the engine on the car and the radio came to life. I listen to NPR on the way to school. They ran some really nice stories about the Pope. One in particular stood out to me. It outlined how Pope Francis lifted up the global LGBTQ+ community creating an acceptance level never before granted to the LGBTQ+ community before. I have felt that Pope Francis was the "people's Pope". He was truly a pastor and a man that loved commoners, very unlike his predecessor whose papacy was very scholarly and steeped in conservatism.
I do have a feeling of foreboding about his death. I am hoping the College of Cardinals chooses a new Pope who will carry on the vision of Pope Francis. But, I'm not holding my breath. Thus, the foreboding feeling looms...
205.5 today. The uptick is well deserved. I ate little protein yesterday and far more carbs than I am used to eating! But it was enjoyable.
Yay, Ron! He threw away the chocolate cake from Easter. I put it nicely in a storage container and stuck it in the fridge last night while he dozed. When I started to give him grief for throwing it out (because I would have slowly eaten it over the course of the week - it was good!) he first told me he didn't know I wanted to keep it. Then after a few other attempts to excuse himself, he admitted he didn't want it in the house because he would eat it and he didn't need it because he's "fat" (his words, not mine). I said, "Why didn't you just lead with that? I am totally okay with that and support it. That I get!" I was kind of proud. LOL! So not a move he would normally make. It's not like I NEED it either, so it's a good thing he chucked it. My eating disorder brain was truly disappointed though. LOL
Off to the gym...
