The struggle is real.

I’m feeling pretty good about my letter writing so far. Not great, but pretty good. Mostly I’m happy to have sent three letters already to my nephew who is currently undergoing basic training on Parris Island, SC with the Marines. I’m playing the long game in trying to turn him into a radical insurgent of democratic principles.

Next he goes to Penn State University. So I’ve got my work cut out for me.

I’m so sick of people standing at attention with their hat or hand over their heart for the singing of God Bless America. It’s not even the anthem. These aren’t magic songs. Dial it back a notch.

It’s possible there are people more arrogant than surgeons, but I’ve never met one.

The people who think the news media is at fault for normalizing Trump are the same people who think we need bipartisan cooperation. You can’t pretend that everyone has a valid opinion and then complain that the media is giving nut jobs a platform.

When you only have two political parties and one of them doesn’t believe in the basic foundational principles of that government, there can be no compromise because both parties are not operating in good faith. What’s the difference between a foreign government that wants to destroy your system of government, and a member of your own government that wants the same thing?

I always thought that was treason. Plain and simple.

The less and less I leave the house, the less likely I am to have anything in my pockets anymore. No wallet. No keys. No belt. No knife. I just wander around the house wearing linen pajamas and house shoes or flip flops. No money. No ID.

Sort of like a mental patient.

nostr:npub10kcanyrevwyaafkmcjkh2zcaz8tg9ujc3f4xn74ef5dp5vwptjnqqmqjyy That’s what I was thinking.

That’s criminal. I just hope it becomes an albatross for the GOP in the next election. Useless fucks. https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/09/16/us/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

I don’t think you can actually be multicultural. You can simply choose to focus on multiple cultures. One is not the other.

If I had the ability I would forgo watching the Phillies game tonight so I could write a script that would post every ten minutes about how shitty AppleTV is when it comes to covering baseball.

They suck. Suck. Seriously. They suck.

#mlb #apple #phillies

I want to try some form of this on my property eventually. I’m getting a little sick of being the lawn Nazi. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/09/15/wildflower-meadow-lawn-grass-vermont/

nostr:npub1ysjhs4n8mgfkrn347q57n2gptez6r0hk88grmdtnmcrgfsjdmh9q08jkfn I have a similar predilection toward mandarin or burnt orange. I can’t seem to help it. I like a strong accent color in an otherwise world of muted earth tones.

One could argue that Ricky is very much his stepfather’s son. But the fact remains we do not share that bond. He is not my son, and I am not his father. I have been a parent to him since he was four years old, but I will never replace his father, nor should I. This creates it’s own separation because he gets to choose when he wants to treat me as a friend, a parent, or just his mother’s husband. I have been all three at various times.

A bit of our tale.

https://medium.com/ellemeno/bear-with-me-i-want-to-tell-you-something-cd17e9646847

nostr:npub1qwl4s2fzgtujpwg4yqm83fpgyz24cdzfyz0lgjtslwmg98jd85vs49gv6m Tell Henry I said hello.

nostr:npub1myzaz723ve3w28fk38jdqzvnanxfsd5gu0xseyp6ts4typsludfq62skhp Good luck. Be happy.

What I find amazing about people who drink and write is how extra hard they have to be working. I don’t find drugs and alcohol to be a help at all. They are useful in turning off your mind but not in igniting it. Not for me, anyway.

I never did try writing on cocaine though. That might have been interesting. Carlin swore by it. So did Dalton Trumbo. Fortunately for me, I was poor as a church mouse in my cocaine days so the damage was severely limited.

I do like caffeine though, so…

nostr:npub1ysjhs4n8mgfkrn347q57n2gptez6r0hk88grmdtnmcrgfsjdmh9q08jkfn to your other point. I agree. We make countless stupid decisions daily that affect any number of people simply because ourselves are not happy. We have profound effects on people that we rarely recognize.

nostr:npub1ysjhs4n8mgfkrn347q57n2gptez6r0hk88grmdtnmcrgfsjdmh9q08jkfn I have such sympathies for special educators and nothing good to say about our education system. Ricky didn’t graduate high school because he failed gym. Fucking gym. They just wanted to stick it to him. He’s since gotten his GED, but it didn’t help the situation. I have since been on the school board.

Nothing nice to say.

nostr:npub1ahqj3ek7s7lrt4ygsthymx0j0vqunam8vc6ejhn9qn7037prm0pq83wjwd Thanks. Appreciate that.