No sense sending him a letter. He doesn’t read. Needs to get his security briefing in comic book form.

We are so screwed. I never thought I would miss W.

Gird thy loins, Ancient One. Let us be like Sir Andrew Barton;

“Fight on, my men,” says Sir Andrew Barton,
“I am hurt, but I am not slain;
I’ll lay me down and bleed a while,
And then I’ll rise and fight again.

Fight on my men,” says Sir Andrew Barton,
“These English dogs they bite so low;
Fight on for Scotland and Saint Andrew
Till you hear my whistle blow!”

Barton was killed, but he fought a good fight. We have a lot of names to substitute for “English dogs.” I’m not giving up without a fight.

I had never read “Annabel Lee” before, or even heard of it. Thank you for the recommendation; it’s lovely.

Good overview of multiple problems. I like the idea that they can be addressed simultaneously–the same way that environmental issues and job creation can be addressed by investing in green solutions.

So nice to have you back and good to know you are recovering. Just getting away from the daily garbage that is on TV will make anyone feel so much better. You just have to realize that it is going to be the same negative crap everyday and it is not going to change, it is not going to ever make sense and that it is futile to get involved in it. It will only make you sick, literally. Your time can be better spent on other things that are way more productive and beneficial for you as a whole. The news media does not seem to be a reliable and trustworthy source for news anymore. Probably because the news makers themselves are unreliable and not trustworthy and make no sense either. So why bother with any of it. You’ll feel so much better without them in your daily life. I have been without TV for nearly a year now and I feel great and do no think I am missing anything. I just know it is all becoming so strange and just hope it ends soon. Now is a good time to learn and do all those things you were going to do if you ever had time. Personally I took ukulele lessons for the last three months and it has been wonderful and way more fun than watching the boob tube!

True, Marc but how many learn to be dumb then fade into dry rot?

You mean we get too soon oldt und too late schmart? I’m sorry, but I don’t think of myself as a piece of dry rot. I believe that we must be heading toward something better even when there are speedbumps (e.g., Attila the Hun, Cromwell, Hitler, ISIS, T****, et al.). It seems to me that, on a strictly biological level, evolution slowly moves toward something better simply to survive. I have to believe this is happening on a spiritual level too. But I’ll admit it’s really hard to see nowadays.

I appreciate this post because it is a practical warning and a call to action. I like how you describe that everything seems normal on the outside, but dry rot is insidious–it hides on the inside. Thanks.