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It appears a large hatch of dragonflies is starting to feed on a disgustingly large hatch of mosquitos that occurred a week or ten days ago. This morning’s thunderstorms appear over and clouds are beginning to break up. One of the continuing questions these days, however, is whether appearances are deceiving. I think that question is related to the increasing difficulty of getting more than one person to agree about much of anything. Remember former President Clinton’s somewhat infamous quotation:
It depends on what the meaning of the word "is" is. If the – if he – if "is" means is and never has been that is not – that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement.
Having a lawyer split hairs is to be expected, but splitting curly hairs was never on my bingo card. The abuse of the English language and common sense has only gotten worse in recent decades. All the evidence I’ve read about indicates the 2020 election wasn’t stolen but that doesn’t seem to have quieted those who assert it was. Today’s SCOTUS may or may not be corrupt, but it is certainly worthy of contempt.
Recent news articles have tried to bring to our attention such issues as:
- ‘Kitty cat’ storms hitting US heartland are growing threat to home insurance
- Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
- Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
I've not seen much of a real push to eliminate single use plastics, nor PFAS, and the track record of our (failed) worldwide reduction of greenhouse gases is a disgrace for all to see. Is the term “wishful thinking” the one we’re looking for here?
I grew up with the idea that the current adult generation is supposed to provide their descendants a world in which that can at least survive and, preferably, thrive. That seems to have disappeared along with any concept of being guided by what’s right, not just what’s legal. The frictions of the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War protests, and the environmental movement seem to be growing and spreading. I suppose one way to settle a fight is to ensure there’s nothing left worth fighting for. That seems the way we’re headed, again.
There's something happening here
But what it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking' their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly saying, "hooray for our side"
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
We better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
We better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look - what's going down?
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