He's Sorry

 

"I justified my wrongs, Apology has lost it's song."

~Amogh Swamy

On my way to infinity: A Seekers Poetic Pilgrimage

Tucker Carlson is on an apology tour, having suddenly seen the light about Donald Trump, the way Marjorie Taylor Greene did! And he seems to think that by saying he's sorry,  it's going to make up for the pain he's caused in the last decade! The pain of all the lies he's told. January 6th, brought to light what Carlson truly thought about Trump, and the world was shocked about the lie's he told, but even more surprised about how he reunited with, and then campaigned for, Trump yet again in 2024! No, it wasn't just Tucker's campaigning for Trump that got him elected, he's simply one of the political opportunists that decided that it was all about ratings, and for that reason, I need to hear more about his how sorry he is about all the other lies he's told.

His lies go well beyond his endorsement of Donald Trump. Here are just a few of his bold faced lies, that have hurt many, many people. And he wants to apologize for misleading his audience about, Donald Trump? Weak willed people believe podcasters and influencers, and he knew that. I'm sorry? No, I expect he sees the writing on the wall. Trump will either be impeached, be removed by way of the 25th Amendment, or resign due to his health, and Tucker wants to keep his audience, so he sways along with whichever political wind blows past him. Afterall, he makes around 20 million per year to lie to his gullible nation. For the love of money.

Nicolle Wallace, and her guests say, it best.

He's sorry

WTF?

'Never put a sock in a toaster."

~Eddy Izzard

Wouldn't you just love to know what those gulls are thinking? That side eye from the gull on the right is everything! Oh well, it's just the randomness of the universe I guess. But isn't it fun? I'm mean do they know what the humans are doing?

Life in the Trump era

Monday... Hmmm... wtf?

Tuesday... HOLY HELL, who knew the Pope was soft on crime?

Wednesday... Will someone hide his tv?

Thursday... HE"S GOING TO GET US ALL KILLED

Friday... Oh well, we all had a good ride.

Saturday... Okay, he's golfing today. Everything will be fine... or not.

Is it already Monday again? Please hide his phone.

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?

Ellipsis Word Of The Week... Kakistocracy

 

"If dogs are governing the county,

 what can you hear every day other than but horrible barking noises?"

I would say that's just about right, wouldn't you? I was introduced to this word by, Robert Di Nero, when he appeared on, Nicolle Wallace's podcast, The Best People, With Nicole Wallace. I shared about this episode a while back, but it bears repeating, it was one of the best, timeliest, and relevant podcasts episodes I have seen this year! Watch it! Take it in! We have to demand better from the elected leaders, who have a paycheck because of us!

 From the top on down, they work for us!

25th Amendment NOW!

Needless to say, having the President threatening genocide has left me a bit distraught. Tonight, in his ignorance, he may kill up to 90 million people, start WWIII and leave the world subject to nuclear attracts... bio-weapons... and then... the end. There are so man world wide tragedies that could happen. One virus, that makes Captain Trips look like a simple head cold, is not hard to imagine.

 

I'm praying for the people Of Iran, my fellow Americans, and the 25th Amendment!

I will update, some time after 8:00 pm Eastern Time... I hope.

In Case You Need A Reason To Laugh And Or Vomit

 

New York Times 

All The President's Portraits

By Doug Mills and Larry Buchanan

"Never trust someone who claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead Of Conquering obstacles, they simple pretend they don't exist."

~Tiffany Madison

Trump's mugshot is my favorite picture of him, but if I just had to pick a different one, I guess I would have to visit the White House in order to narrow it down. There's weird portraits, in what seems like every 20 feet or so, most are merely projections of what Trump believes he is, rather than face the reality that he really isn't a tough guy, MAGA pretends he is. Once MAGA turns their backs on him, gone will be stupid renderings of him in a Superman costume, saving Gotham City from funding schools or medical research, and in will come depictions of him picking up garbage on the side of the road, or cleaning jails. Although, knowing him, he will believe they will make him look awesomely manly and tough. 

That's our hero!

Wednesday, March 4th, 2026

 

"It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished,

 unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets."

~Voltaire

This is how the day begins. How will it end? I'll get back to you!

Yes

 “The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.


From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."

 

 ~ Frederick Lewis Donaldson 

 

 

Read The New York Times Article Here

 

 

Being Human

"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten."

~Neil Gaiman

Coraline

If it's Thursday, that means this is the last full day things in the world will make sense, at least as much sense as it has up until now. 24 hours from now Barack Obama will leave office, and Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President Of The United States, and any semblance to normality will completely change. Forever. I haven't decided yet whether I will just sleep all day, or get drunk by noon and stay that way, or if I will just drift off into what I think of as the abyss, the allowing my brain the complete and total shutdown of the following of any news, politics, science or the research about any of the things I feel/felt that mattered. In other words... completely giving up.

My world isn't just about politics and news of the day. I love reading about fashion. I love music, so much so, that Alan routinely complains about the volume of noise coming from my office. I like to read too. Biographies. The plays of Neil Simon. Anything by Alice Hoffman, Mary Higgins Clark and Susan Issacs. Reading has brought me a great deal of happiness and peace. I fell in love with it as a small child, and at one time I considered writing, or perhaps journalism, but it wasn't to be. As disappointed as I was, I still had reading as a hobby, and I have ran to it many times when either the world got too loud and stupid, or my own head noise was too loud and stupid.

I am back there right now, and both the world and my own head is nothing but stupid noise. We are about to cross into some dark territory, and there is nothing we can do to stop it. Some supporters of Trump are already having regrets about voting for him, and as funny as that can be, it is also frustrating and infuriating. To be able to say, "I told you so" is really of little help... no, actually, it doesn't help at all. Trump is the 45th President Of The United States, and it's horrible. It's frightening. It's wrong. And... IT'S REAL. Sure, history will put a little (  *  ) next to his name because of Putin's involvement, but by the time his administration is over, will it matter? Will we even still be a nation by that time?

I don't know. 

So, because I have NO idea what comes next, I have decided to adjust my thinking as a way of caring for my frayed nerves, at least for this weekend. I am going to turn the noise off, and curl up with a book this weekend, and when I do it will be with this old book/friend, Making Minty Malone, by Isabel Wolff. Minty is a little bit Bridget Jones, and a little bit Carrie Bradshaw and a little bit of a every girl, everywhere.

I don't want to give too much away, but it's a fun lighthearted read, that frankly I couldn't put down the first time I read it, which, by the way, was back in 2000! I love Minty, and her misadventures. She is written as very human, and who can't identify with that? Being human is something I know about very well, pitfalls, missteps and embarrassing moments and all. I was very pleased to find a hardcover edition on Amazon last week, and it was only .99 cents + shipping! 

It's healthy to turn off the noise from time to time.

Right?

I think I will be doing a lot of reading in the near future, but one sure bet... I won't be reading the Art Of The Deal anytime soon. 

Mood: Contemplative

~Me

 

 

History... Made Daily

"Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'"

~Issac Asimov 

We are finally here. When all is said and done, at the end of today, history will be made. We will have elected either the first woman president, or the first reality star to make it to the presidency. Reality TV? Has it finally gotten to the point that folks can't tell what's real and what isn't? Email? Good thing or the DEVIL? And what about Twitter? Should there be an emotional maturity level that has to be reached before you can use it?

Shrug.?.

No matter which way the election goes, we will revisit those questions at some point in the near future. Right now I want to go and edit some photographs I took this past week. I want to get a nice, long, hot shower. I want to pet the cats and play laser mouse with them. I want to eat some popcorn, with extra butter, and play my favorite music really loud! I want to dance. I want to sing into a hairbrush. I want to play WordBird. I want to just relax for a little while before I go to bed, because later today will have it's moments, good and bad, and I can only imagine what the history books will say about this chapter in American politics. In American life. 

Today...

History will be made.

 Just like it does at the stroke of midnight every single day. 

 Leaf Of The Day

November 8th 2016

Mood: Hopeful

~Me :)