Okay, So, The Apocalypse Again In Two Weeks?

 

Armageddon, I Presume?

 

Lucy Gets A Roommate

Season 5 Episode 7

"Everything's funny, as long as it's happening to someone else."

~Will Rogers

A little less negativity, a little more of the sound of laughter and a little music. 

Afterall Armageddon isn't far away, right?

( Sarcasm )

Do you listen to the, Countdown With Keith Olbermann, podcast? If not, today's episode is one of his very best. I highly recommend this episode in particular.

Existence

 

“A seagull flying beautifully is heaven; a seagull hunting an innocent fish is hell!

 Existence is heaven and hell, joy and horror!” 

~Mehmet Murat ildan 

 

Right? A little later today, I will be attending a meeting of the Democratic club of Lodi. Sigh. I want to go, but I am unsure of how diplomatic I can be anymore, and to make it all worse, I have a big opinionated mouth. Can I hold my tongue and how some folks want to dump Joe Biden over the Israel/Hamas war? The economy? His age? Will we have another protest vote over these things? Maybe! And wouldn't that suck? Yes, yes it would. I guess my real concern is the fact that if you put any number of people in the same room, there will be someone who thinks radically different than you do. Which is okay, but I am passionate about my politics, and all I really want is to help defeat Donald Trump. I am not in it to shoot myself in the foot by picking apart our best hope for survival. Joe Biden isn't too old for me. Joe Biden is smart enough for me. Joe Biden is handling the middle east well enough... for now... but I may revisit that subject at a later date. Joe Biden is our best hope for saving democracy, and he has Kamala Harris at his side. If he should pass away in office, I am completely at ease with her becoming president. That's how our government works, and I was proud to vote for a Biden/Harris ticket in 2020 and will happily do so again. So, I have high hopes for my first meeting, I really do, but I am also prepared to run from the crazy!

Go Joe!

Fuck Elon Musk

 "Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too.

 They live inside us, and sometimes they win.

~Stephen King

 

I have complained about the childish ghoul, Elon Musk, before and now I will complain yet again, because every single time I think he has hit rock bottom with his abusive nonsense, he slips deeper into the abyss of evil. Just in the last few days, since Thanksgiving anyway, he has taken a trip to Israel, to clean up his reputation for having propagated antisemitism. Because to an anti-Semite all one needs to do, after insulting all Jews everywhere, is to utter the words, "how could you come to think I am an anti-Semite, some of my best friends are Jews." And his most recent, as of Tuesday anyway, was bring back Pizzagate from the dead. A conspiracy that was buried deep into the damp cold earth almost a decade ago. 

I had set last December 31st as my exit from Twitter, now X, but laziness or complacency has kept me in place. Starting all over is a daunting thought. Sigh. There are so many folks still supporting my photography, and who have been very kind to me, so leaving is difficult. But, I have to admit, Threads is extremely similar, and Facebook is a lot nicer too, so maybe it really is time to just go this time. Oh brother. Or should I say, OH BOTHER. It had only taken Trump a little over a year to evenly divide America over Twitter, and Elon Musk a little over a year to destroy Twitter completely. Demonic entities are fast workers.

I will see my, Autumn Leaf Of The Day, project to the end. It only has a little less than a month to go, so why not complete it? I should leave the day after I post my last leaf, but December 31st seems like the right time go. Time for whoever wants to see the leaves be able to drop by for a last look, and time for me to let folks know where to find me if they want to. I will rebuild. I will jump in with the photography community. I will do what I did with Twitter... not look for the number of followers, and let each day play out the way it will. When Treat was alive, he encouraged we of like minds to stay and fight back against Musk's nonsense. Treat was worth doing that for, but now that he is gone there isn't a lot to hold onto. Xander is has moved on. Margo has moved on. Susan has moved on. Karen has moved on.

 

 It's time for me to move on as well. 

 

Why the HELL isn't there a support group for this kind of shit?

Note: The graphic isn't mine, it was the graphic Keith Olbermann added to his profile when he announced yesterday that he too would be leaving X. He suggested that we all add it to our profiles, but I am not sure it's my style. I am mulling it over.

A Bit Of Hope...

 

“Every single one of them should be released.”

 

~Secretary Of State

 Antony Blinkin 

October 20th 2023

 

Two American hostages have been released by Hamas. Finally, we have some hope, perhaps guardedly, that he will see more released in the coming hours and days.

Thank You, President Biden

 

“Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love,

 something to hope for.” 

~Joe Biden,

  Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

 

 Thank You, President Biden

Meanwhile...

 

“So I try to be mindful, at all times, of what a difference a small human gesture can make to people in need. What does it really cost to take a moment to look someone in the eye, to give him a hug, to let her know, I get it. You’re not alone?”

 
~Joe Biden,

  Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

 

I am praying for President Biden, and Secretary of State Anthony Blinkan, and I am grateful for their bravery.President Biden will be the first American president to visit Israel during wartime.

 

“So I try to be mindful, at all times, of what a difference a small human gesture can make to people in need. What does it really cost to take a moment to look someone in the eye, to give him a hug, to let her know, I get it. You’re not alone?”

 
~Joe Biden,

  Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose

 

I am praying for President Biden, and I am grateful for his bravery. 

 

This is how a REAL president behaves.

 This is what it looks like to be a statesman!

 

 

Breaking News, Israel

 

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“Here is a list of terrible things,
The jaws of sharks, a vultures wings
The rabid bite of the dogs of war,
The voice of one who went before,
But most of all the mirror's gaze,
Which counts us out our numbered days.” 

 
~Clive Barker

  Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War

 

Pray for Israel. Pray for Palestine. I can't take a side here, I watched so much shame in the last decade. Shame plenty to go around. Hamas is a terrorist organization, but Israel has done horrible things to the Palestinian people. When I look at the situation I just feel small and quiet, and maybe that's for the best. Ultimately, my heart and strength is with the innocent.