Americana, eye surgery, and direct actions

This little "convenience" store at a trailer park is utterly "American." There are thousands of such places in the USA, but we've never seen anything like it elsewhere. Catering to the working poor, it sells tobacco, beer, marijuana products, and nutritionally worthless foods. It's across the street from Sue's eye doctor's office.

At dawn this morning I drove her across town to find out how the new lens has settled in her left eye (see extra; the arrow drawn on her forehead by the surgical staff stubbornly won't come off so far, and she is experimenting with glasses on, glasses off). 

The surgery was, according to the man who performed it, a complete success. Her left eye is still dilated, but she is amazed by how clearly she can see through that eye (without glasses), and how rich colors are. The right eye will be dealt with in January, after which she won't need glasses at all except for reading. For now, depth perception is a bit of a problem, but otherwise, wow! 

Also good news from the UK: thousands of trade unionists are blocking factories where bombs are being built for Israel to drop on Palestine. Interestingly, the major media (including the Guardian) are ignoring direct actions in Bristol, Glasgow, Bournemouth, and Lancashire, but Workers for a Free Palestine are organizing and sponsoring the direct actions. Locally, a massive march was held yesterday. I was at home caring for Sue, but Portland activists shut down a major bridge and demanded that our legislators support ceasefire.