a good maxim

Margaret Atwood, Guardian, Sep 12, 2020:

If you have a situation where you feel your rights are being removed, it’s important to talk about it clearly.

It is also true that in situations where people have not had any power, and suddenly they get power, some people are going to abuse that power. Finding out you’ve got power, and can get somebody fired, when you haven’t had any – that can be a pretty heady feeling. I mean, let’s all dance around the guillotine as we chop off the heads of the aristocrats. Here’s my short version: if you’re going to speak truth to power, make sure it’s the truth. That’s a good maxim.

back in SF

Three weeks in Asheville with Dad. An interesting time. Sometimes distressing, occasionally maddening, often . . . what, rewarding? It was good to be helping out, I guess. And I learned some things about Dad that I hadn't known before, or hadn't fully realized. It was wearying, too. Some hours and days were better than others. I did not think I could have done it indefinitely. I felt that I would have needed to have someone there with me, a partner to help shoulder the burden of concern and apprehension.