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I found an Aussie public broadcasting show that focuses on politics in the U.S. via friend Four.

https://www.youtubThie.com/watch?v=IiMjg9Yt060

It’s called Planet America.

For what it’s worth I’m willing to give Australians and New Zealanders the right to vote in our elections. I trust their motives. I offered the same right to vote to Canadians a few election cycles back, but they never picked it up.

I watched Biden’s State of the Union speech a few days ago. I rarely watch any Presidential speeches. I don’t have tv, remember? So I have to use up precious internet to watch that kind of stuff. I thought he did quite well. I don’t know if I like having a President that we are always evaluating for how well he’s doing, but I guess that’s where we are.

A little closer to home is the Lansing bridge. I’ve posted pics of it before. I might have a few on my phone but I’m not going to go look for them. It’s a pretty bridge leading from a small town in Iowa to Wisconsin where there are only small towns and none at the exact other end of the bridge.

The happy thing about the bridge is that the new one has been designed to resemble the old one. If you’ve got some time to waste, you can look up the whole story on the Iowa Department of Transportation website.

https://iowadot.gov/lansingbridge/Images-and-Video

Take a look at the comparison between the current bridge’s foundation and the new one’s. Take a look at the tab New Bridge Design and Overview.

Today is a sunny Sunday. I have no plans. Jim had said we might go somewhere today - not across the Lansing bridge, semi-sadly. So I could take a bath and wash my hair and dig up some clean clothes.

He and I had a talk today about what could/should happen if something were to happen to him. I mean we prepare for our own deaths, but it doesn’t hurt to think about the unthinkable, especially since we have the farm thing going.

I am sure you’re happy to hear that I have given up my Diet Pepsi habit. It’s been about a month now. I try to drink water - what an original idea. I have a half liter Smart Water bottle that I fill from the kitchen sink faucet and store in the fridge. The main reason I have for quitting is the cost of soda. It rose a lot during the inflationary era and it seems to still be going up. I’ve quit pop in the past for periods up to a year or two, but I have always gone back. I like the cold, bubbly, sweet with a tinge of acid flavor, and say what you want it has no sugar. But I think I’m a better person without it. We will see.

Have a happy Sunday, a happy rest of the weekend, and a happy new fresh week. We started daylight time overnight so that’s an adjustment. I try to look on the positive side. Now the car’s clock and my alarm clock are right again.

Bye there.