Bush's Folly

So, our stimulus money arrived yesterday. It is a pending direct deposit to our checking account. We have for the most part been so fortunate as to be comfortable enough during the coronavirus crisis. But the money will come in handy - it can help pay a few of our early 2020 unexpected medical bills, and we may not have to dip into savings to cover them. We are welcoming the funds.

       Back in 2001, the newly sworn in President George W. Bush also sent checks to households. My daughters and I were going to get $600! I was not a fan of W. I thought his tax cuts were foolish. And I felt the personal checks were blatant bribes. The girls and I decided to spend the money on something extravagant - not something we needed or something we would have loved to have had if we only had the cash, but something completely off the wall, out of left field.

     We spent the entire $600 at the music store on a keyboard and stand. We set it up in the living room near the piano, thinking that both girls could maybe play at the same time, maybe create, jam, who knows? 

    The keyboard was nicknamed Bush’s Folly.

       And I don’t recall it ever being used.

        Folly indeed.

        That was nineteen years ago. The girls are grown and have their own places. And the piano eventually moved in with Sarah, Amanda having received one from her in-laws. I don’t play at all, but I’ve kept the keyboard for sentimental reasons and in hopes of the girls or grandkids playing it on occasions when they visit.

     The keyboard has been in different rooms of the house over all these many years. I keep it covered so I don’t have to dust it. Being home all day for the quarantine has had me moving things around. The keyboard is now in a corner of the dining room.

Floppy Disk Drive!!

 And today, when I saw the new stimulus money has arrived, I  was inspired to take the cloth off of Bush’s Folly so as to grab a picture to share here. Look how cute! There is a Floppy Disc Drive with a Yamaha disc in it! Oh gosh! Can’t resist. Guess what? I’m now listening to the Yamaha sampler! It is beautiful and I’m  so happy!

So much has happened since 2001. Ah those simpler times! Once I could waste a check on something irreverently named Bush’s Folly. Today, a new check is helping us pay for our older age medical costs, and the folly of yesteryear is playing soothingly in the background.

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