6/25/2023

 

Weekly Update 6/25/2023

Rain had been forecast for every day, all day long, for the entire week. I didn’t get to the pool except for two times. I’ll have to try to be better this week.

I never knew when I woke up what kind of a day it would be, or if I’d be able to do what I wanted. I braved the rain and went to City Hall on Tuesday, but I also had library book club. I was going out anyway, so I did both.

On Wednesday, there was a marker dedication that I wanted to attend, but wasn’t sure about. It was cloudy, but not raining, so I went. The marker was placed in west side Savannah, and was to honor Robbie Robinson. I didn’t know his story, but I do now. The marker reads:

Savannah civil rights leader, attorney, and City Council member Robert Edward ”Robbie” Robinson spent his formative years in the Cann Park neighborhood. Mr. Robinson was born in Savannah on July 30, 1947 and spent most of his childhood in the home at 706 West 46th Street. As a member of the Savannah NAACP Youth Council, Robinson participated in non-violent direct-action protests, including the wade-ins at Tybee Beach, for which he was arrested in 1963. He was among the first Black students to integrate Savannah High School, graduating in 1964. He continued his civil rights work as an attorney, representing civil rights and employee discrimination cases, and serving as general legal counsel for the Savannah Branch NAACP. In 1982 he was elected to City Council as the first Black alderman to represent the 5^th District. He continued to fight for racial and economic equity while on Council, and secured much-needed improvements for his District, including paved roads, improved drainage, and traffic lights. Robinson was serving his second term on Council when a mail bomb sent to his law office on Abercorn Street exploded. He died on December 18, 1989 from injuries suffered during the attack.

I had two lectures at TLC that afternoon, so there was a lot of waiting around after the marker presentation. I went back to Agatha’s for a mocha latte to kill some time, and I went to the Mall (gasp!) to waste even more time. I guess that’s better than driving home, only to turn around and go back, but few things interest me less than wandering a mall. More and more, I get what I want online. In fact, I ordered Season 2 and 3 of The West Wing this week. I watched Season 1 this week, and I want to vote for Jed Barlett in 2024.

I spent most of Sunday with Kay. We went out for lunch, and then ran errands. I needed to get my car washed. With all the rain lately, it really looked bad. Do you ever wonder what’s in the air, when after a soaking rain, there’s all that DIRT on the car? She needed to get cat food. We also sat on my porch with our glasses of wine for a while. I’ve actually spent several hours this week on my porch. I go out there to read, or to watch a thunderstorm roll in. One day, I had visitors!

Adrian and Annie are wonderful. I’m always happy to see photos and videos of the fun things they do. It makes me tired to think of all that Sarah and Jack do to make these kids have fun experiences.