Furiously Happy; A Funny Book About Horrible Things

Jenny Watson is the author of Furiously Happy; A Funny Book About Horrible Things. Jenny is quite open about her mental health. She has labels like anxiety, depression, and ADD. Her mother said she is just quirky and quirky is the right word.  ADD is very apparent in her writing. Sometimes she writes discussions she has with her husband. He is loving and tolerant. I have worked with people who have untreated ADD and I find it to be a real struggle. Also, her dad is a taxidermist. She is into taxidermy which is the reason the stuffed, furiously happy raccoon is on the cover.  She actually owns 2 stuffed raccoons and one bear head. This book is not for everyone. I enjoyed it but was not disappointed to come to the ending.

 

 

Happy May Day

 Today I attended the Winona Indivisible rally at Windom Park. Part of the reason I went is because they had a maypole. I always wanted to try a maypole. Unfortunately I walked .7 miles to get there and left my phone at home. I didn't have time to walk and come back. So I got no pictures of the maypole. I did do the maypole with another guy. Was it fun?  Yes, it was fun until the final three trips around the maypole when dizziness set in. I think I looked inebriated. They had a food drive for immigrants. A couple people running for office spoke. Another lady spoke who wasn't running for office and she was the best speaker. She was a teacher at Winona High School for many years. She became a union representative. She was part of the negotiation team. Once a group of Winona business men asked to meet with the negotiation team. All of the business owners were millionaires. All the negotiators salaries combined did not reach even one of those guy's salary. This happened when Tim Pawlenty was in office. Pawlenty liked slashing budgets and taxes. The negotiation they were working on was a two year negotiation. The businessmen asked the negotiators to stop asking for an increase in salary for two years. None of the businessmen were willing not to get a salary increase for two years. Anyway, the teachers got their salary increase with the help of the negotiators. I think there were about 100 people in attendance. I saw people of all ages. They had a drumming circle of 7 drummers which was fun to hear. They had popcorn and apples and candy. This was a good night. Here is one photo I snagged off their FB page.