Santos: "I've Lived An Honest Life" - No, I Didn't Make That Up

Even the best laid plans of this mouse often go awry between two Mondays.  Seriously. 

Last week turned into a life-cycle week....two brit milot and one funeral. One little guy was a total champ about the whole thing, the other guy was totally indignant. Both were way too cute babies. One was the son of a woman who decided to have a baby before her body clock expired, the other was the son of two dads. Both ceremonies were joyfully teary, and both boys are welcomed into two very loving and supportive families. Both will have lots of arms to hold them and the parents will get probably more support than they ever imagined possible. 

My dad: holding eternity.

What I see in those babies is continuity for us as Jews. My dad said, when handed baby Senior Son for the first time, "I am holding eternity in my hands." It wasn't until I was renamed Savta (grandma in Hebrew) that I finally understood both sides of that coin. 

At the other end of the spectrum, the visitation before the funeral, an equally life affirming event, was 2 1/2 hours away in Blair, Wisconsin. The lady was the sister of Mrs. Junior Son's aunt, and because am close to Aunty R,  I wanted be there; being in the room with the living seemed to me more important than sitting at home on a Friday night. So, I asked my daughter-in-law to bench licht (light shabbat candles) on my behalf when she lit candles, and off I went with her folks and her other aunt. The turnout in this little hamlet was stunning. The pastor, an old friend from my theater days, made being in the room even more special. I was so glad I went. Seeing the congregation gather to mark this most unexpected passing of a beloved community member was soul-warming, a testament to living one's life in the heart of a very small town. Listening to the conversations around me, visiting with the pastor, and just being there with part of my own extended family was the right thing to do on a Friday night. That kind of gathering reminds me just how full...and precious...life can be.

Meanwhile, back in the larger world...

I had planned on writing more about the post office, but my research is far from done on this. However, good ol' George opened his mouth last week and I simply have to tell you about it. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't. That, and I fell off my chair when I heard what he said because I was laughing so hard. 

On January 12th, FOX 5 in New York posted this story about a Santos interview. Watch it for yourself, but this is from the transcript:

In an interview with Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz on Steve Bannon’s War Room podcast on Thursday - Santos made it clear he isn’t going anywhere.

"I’ve lived an honest life," he said. "I’ve never been accused of any bad doing.  All the people calling on me to resign, I beat them by double their margins in their victory because I outworked every one of them."

When asked about the mystery money - more than $700,000 in loans he gave himself for the campaign - Santos stopped short of going into specifics.

"I’ll tell you where it didn’t come from," he said. "It didn’t come from China, Ukraine or Burisma."

We called Santos’ DC office to see when the Douglaston district location would be open. A woman who answered the phone said it’s up and running. We came by on Thursday afternoon, the door is locked and the lights are off.

"I was elected by 142,000 people and until those same 142,000 people tell me they don’t want me - we’ll find out in two years," Santos said.

And two years is the time Santos should have to prove himself according to Queens GOP Committee Chair Tony Nunziato who continues to stand by his candidate.

"He wanted to become a congressman so he embellished what his background was," Nunziato said. "Am I for it, no, but it’s not against the law."

Outside the House on Thursday, Santos told reporters he expects to be on committees and insists he's not doing a political job but he’s serving the American people who elected him.

Really? An honest life? He's never been accused of doing anything "bad?" Am I having some sort of cosmic episode here? An alternate universe kinda thing? 

Oh, wait! I remember it. He was talking to Matt "I-never-pay-for-sex" Goetz on Steve Bannon's podcast. Never mind. Alternate universe confirmed. 

The Wifely Person's Tip o'the Week

If you ever find yourself in Osseo, Wisconsin on a Friday,

head over to Burly-N-Bucks for the fish fry.

And they have Spotted Cow on tap.

You just cannot go wrong with that.