For the most part, I did nothing bout relax all day. Yet, a conversation I had with my niece underscores her reluctance to visit the land of her birth, much less with her British husband.
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As I have mentioned before, my niece lives in London and will likely never return to the US to live. (There is a paperwork issue, that due to a misfiling, may change this.) She sees the signs of oncoming fascism in America, and wants no part of it. Her friends report an increased scrutiny of British subjects (all with valid papers) at TSA/CBP checkpoints, which makes them feel like unwanted guests. Even my niece, a US citizen, has undergone more intensive screening on her return to the US. This does not bode well for my country, and I strongly suggest that if you don't have to visit the US until 1/20/29, don't do so!
We connected by Zoom around 12 pm (my time), and chatted for well over an hour. We talked about my brother's job search, current affairs, and my niece's potential guilt for not being near family to help out. (My sister in law has a disease which has pushed my brother away from her, and even my niece refers to her mom by her first name when talking with me. You can guess what she feels about her mom these days.) If all goes right, their family homestead will be in a trust by the time you read this, and my brother will be well on his way to getting a new job (and a new life).
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Once my niece and I ended our Zoom, I decided to relax a little. I had no reason to go outside, and every reason to relax. Around 5 pm, I realized that I squandered my chance to go out today, so I put dinner in the oven and got ready for a zoom meeting with my Texas friends at 8 pm. Well, I screwed up the meeting, and we rescheduled it for next Wednesday. RQS and I used the zoom in place of our usual nightly phone call
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