For a long time, I tried to blog daily, and it became too cumbersome, so I just abandoned that effort. I have been thinking lately I want to blog, but not with any pressure or stress to do so daily or for any particular reason. I have a lot to say, but by the time I am done with my daytime world, sometimes, I cannot think about what I want to share and my mind is too cluttered to make much sense of my world. Today is no different, although I called in sick, and mostly read and slept today, while nursing my back spasms. I still checked my email, and doing my routine of thought games to keep my mind focused if not sharp.
Our world is a mess, with global warming, and the extreme weather events we are experiencing. COVID 19 is devastating populations, and even though we have a vaccine, so many people do not trust it, or it is not available to them. The resulting variants make the coronavirus that much more virulent, although that is not a word you will hear in the world news. And politicians have not and are not advocating the use of masks, which are helpful in delaying the spread of COVID 19. Although science demonstrates that mask wearing is a major safety for our population why would our leadres be opposed to that measure?
Politics is generally no longer an exercise in compromise and consensus, but a tug of war between political factions who are more concerned with promoting their personal political agenda, then trying to promote governance that will benefit all constituents represented, regardless of political party. This is not democracy This is governance by threat. Pure and simple. "Disagree with me, and I will make sure your views are not considered" is the general tenor of our legislators. Where has democracy gone?
There is too much headache in this world. We have been here before, many times. Let us hope, this time, we do not obliterate ourselves off of the face of the earth.
