One of our favorite country/folk songs is Reason To Believe, by Tim Hardin. These days there seems to be a lot of the kind of thinking and feeling captured in the song's lyrics going on in our political arenas. "...knowing that you lied, straight faced, while I cried...." Personally, we've reached a limit on our ability to do more than watch the madness, preferably from a distance. There's not much we can do about any of it and so, once again, we will post the following graphic, as transmitted to us by the Daughter Person:
what I can and cannot control |
Tomorrow is the Georgia runoff for two US Senate seats. Wednesday is the counting of the Electoral College vote by Congress. Who can begin to guess what kinds of madness the Republicans will attempt to interject into those proceedings? It is absolutely clear to us however, that there's not a damn thing, other than cheer or curse, we can do about any of it. Tomorrow's weather is supposed to be partly cloudy (partly sunny?) so maybe we need to take some time and get outside.
We've been responsible and done our bit over the past several months and the last four years:
- We resisted
- We voted
- We contributed to political campaigns and environmental causes
- We've watched Republicans break laws and be stupid and evil
- We've watched Democrats claim "well, Republicans will be Republicans"
- We are not interested in making politics a full time occupation for no pay and few benefits
Adam SmithEvery poet glistens with the dewof money, but surely only some of themtruly have it. Never enough, wanting to knowwhat enough felt like, I buy fake versionsof the things I want on credit, my shelvesladen with zirconia, Prada knockoffs, andpirated Oscar screeners. I’m driven by envy,and gluttony, the desire to consume betterthan anyone else, but the pleasure is only halfof what it should be, and so on until my houseis filled with objects that belong to Chaseand AmEx. I’ve been relentless and I’ve beenlucky, but that’s never been enough.I’d sell my soul, but there aren’t any takers.
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