Awareness of the outside world. AL.com: Should ICE, immigration enforcement be reformed in Alabama? Here’s what you said, Smith Feb. 07, 2026. “58% of responses to a recent survey said they “think immigration enforcement is going ‘too far.’ ” I will grant that Alabama remains a deeply red state & that the article ends with the caveat, “The two surveys are not statistically balanced or representative.” Still, 58% is a bigger number than I would have guessed. Access issues, I could read the entire article on my phone but was paywalled on my desktop. YMMV. Hat tip to G.
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Now that we have left Satan’s skating rink, we are back to daily morning walks with the horses. Which means several minutes each day wherein I contemplate how much harder it is to restart a habit that it was to let it slide.
Doing three laps instead of the standard five. I am recovering from my cold last week. Also went cold turkey on my – very minimal – meds to allow my system to recalibrate. I think one can end up chasing symptoms. Arm hurts -> pain med -> stomach objects -> stomach meds -> and so on, all coated with a drizzle of cough syrup. Each with a different half-life and bodily effect. [The Mental Aspect, Wrist Update]
Anyway.
Yesterday morning, Rodney did the entire three laps at liberty! This does not mean this is a confirmed decision for him. He’ll do something for a few days and then detour. It’s a start. Milton, of course, continued to march along on his own, as he does.
Onwards!
Katherine
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