January 20, 2026-

I walked into the VA medical clinic in Plano, just before noon and found a full waiting room.

I then learned the clinic was at capacity and was given a list of other VA medical facilities in north Texas. I called Garland and will get confirmation from that medical facility in a few days.

We are planning, as a family, for this weekend’s anticipated storm. This evening, I bought a bag of Icy Melt, for the sidewalks and driveway, plus a scraper with brush for each car. Ee will be ready with plenty of food, water and power source alternatives for a 3-4 day period, if it comes to that.

The Prime Minister of Canada gave a well- thought out address at the Davos Economic Forum, earlier today. He did not mince words about the need for a truly equitable trade system and about acknowledging that all countries have baggage, when it comes to systems that feed greed and corruption. A crowded global house needs to truly consult all its members, and not revert to a system that mainly rewards its elites, who as we are seeing, go beyond the best practices of well-run business and install that which feeds their portfolios and their egos.

A crowded house safeguards its denizens and involves each of them in the decision-making, the work of the house and the rewards emanating from the success of that work.

This is as true of a family of nations as it is of a nuclear family.