Just as I am not sure that a woman could win as Prime Minister in Canada; a man has once again defeated a woman to become President of the United States. Although it sounds simplified I do wonder if that is the case. Wars are being fought and we think (and for a good reason likely) that a man is more likely to project strength. In his acceptance, the 45th President Donald Trump has said he will be President of all the American people as 47th President. It is good to hear that as their neighbour to the north. I am glad that he said that. I was surprised to see that this was pretty much all over by 5 a.m. this morning actually. The Republicans have also won the Popular Vote.
That isn't to say women can not project strength; Nikki Haley is a very strong candidate in that way and if Kamala Harris had had more time her strength would have been more obvious. I think the next election will be very exciting actually in the United States. It was an ad that the GOP campaign ran that made me really think about the election in the United States; several women talking about the campaign and the ad basically ended with "Trump (45th President Trump) will keep me safe." I think the projection of power is a big part of elections especially with two wars ongoing (Ukraine invaded by Russia and Israel invaded by Hamas (the government of Gaza (with Hezbollah and the Houthis joining in and they are sycophants of Iran which is the main antagonist in all of this)).
Yesterday continuing accomplishment on the Companion Charting book for the Siderfin Family and I have now been through it once making the cosmetic changes to make it uniform throughout. Still the Name Index to complete and without the index there are 152 pages. I also got started correcting the revision I published nearly a year ago now. My this has been a busy but strange year - so much going on in this quiet person's life. Although I feel somewhat blocked in with the new fences it is good they are in and I will not have to be handling these sorts of things. That was a long event from beginning to ending and I had a few days of exhaustion that followed that event but recovered now. It is always hard dealing with people you do not know. My gardens at the fence are devastated but will remedy that in the spring when I see what bulbs/plants do come up.
Had my lovely run around the house for thirty minutes yesterday; usually I do not go outside running unless I have to do that; I had a question one day that I needed an answer to from my neighbour during the fence business and I could have just stopped running but once a runner starts running they hate to stop; an addiction I suppose. I usually run six days of the week for thirty minutes and then follow that by a fifteen minute walk which again I could do outside but I just walk around the house usually. COVID got me into that way of thinking and I have just continued it as I get older and older. I do try to get out for a bit of fresh air and usually have a cross the fence visit with the dog two doors up. He is a friendly dog and made friends with one of my granddogs when they stayed, she enjoyed chatting with him. The other one, just a pup, really was a bit frightened of him and that was a bit nosy but perhaps next time it will work out better. When he talks to me I know he is asking about her so I always tell him that she will come again one day but not today. He is a sweetheart for sure.
So today more work on the Siderfin books and perhaps completion by the end of November; one can only hope and time will tell. My eyes are doing very well. They do get tired and I just stop and have a rest for a bit. But that is because I am old not because my eyes are less than what they were. Definitely this depth of vision is a great addition to my life. It can still surprise me sometimes especially when looking at something I have known all my life and suddenly I realize that I can see into it. Funny really. NO migraines is also a plus although I suppose I could still have one; no idea on that as I haven't yet.
I did publish the Kip-Kipp Newsletter and put it up online and must remember to put that on Edward's blog. Trying to encourage other members of the study to become more involved to keep the Newsletter going but they may not want one particularly. It is basically several people with German Kipp ancestry and this old colonial line of Hendrick Hendricksen Kip who arrived in New Amsterdam from Amsterdam The Netherlands in the latter part of the 1630s. A lot of Kip families are descendant of this line and it is nice that so many came together to establish a base line set of results for genealogical purposes across the United States and Canada. Edward's line came to Canada as settlers in October 1800 leaving one of their children (Jonathan) with his maternal grandfather in Northeast Town, Dutchess County, New York. He would have been about eight I think and maybe he wanted to stay no ideas on that but definitely Jonathan Mead probably needed his help in his work (he was a Cooper). Most of his sons had moved to the Midwest by then. After Jonathan Mead died, Jonathan Kipp came to live with his family in the Oxford/Brant area sometime in the early 1820s where he was actually murdered in 1831.
Breakfast completed, drinking my tea and Latin is next.
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