I think a lot (probably too much) about how used to everything we are these days. Whether it’s politicians acting like petulant children, Los Angeles getting a hurricane and an earthquake in the same day, or a regular-ass sandwich costing $14 before tip, we just kind of keep skating by because what else is there to do? But then, sometimes, you see something absolutely bonkers and it shocks you back into a state where you can take in the insanity of everything around you for a little while.
Interesting question. There was this woman recently who was talking on and on about something and going through all these crazy fake emotions that didn't even fit what she was saying and she was in her kitchen as she rambled on and for some reason someone put it on tv. That was pretty bonkers. Also there are people actually jumping off a cliff about 30' into the ocean that I can see from my hotel room. Both seem pretty ill advised.
What's "crazy" in a world where an orange-haired ignoramus has a 50/50 chance of regaining the White House, despite some bone rattling campaign promises that reek of fascism? What's "crazy" when blood feuds dominate the middle east, and a power-mad oligarch has his rivals killed whenever he feels like it, and Hitler wanna-bes are cropping up all over Europe? When police are repeatedly found guilty of taking "the law" into their own hands with extra-judicial executions? When we refuse to reduce our carbon footprints even in the face of overwhelming evidence that we're screwing up our climate to the cost of billions of dollars, and millions of lives? Actually, you could make an argument that the world is holding up better than we could have predicted because 1) we haven't blown it up with a nuclear war 2) Despite setbacks, there is notable progress in overall race and gender relations (although much slower that we'd like to see). 3) The media are starting to scratch the surface of reporting on the hugh economic unfairness in our world, and efforts to redress it. 4) Folks like you can still reach out to their fellow citizens of all types, and establish some form of communications that show that we're not alone in how we see and respond to all of the above. So, yeah, there are some bonkers folks out there who do absurd things, which may be funny or disturbing, but even they aren't hidden away in some windowless padded cell until they fade away. Of course, you couldn't pay me enough to live in a nutty metropolis like L.A. I'll stay back here in good old Wisco, where the beer is fresh, and the cow tipping is popular.
We were driving down a highway in Mexico, the kind with stop lights every quarter of a mile or so. When came up to a light it turned red. A guy jumps out into the crosswalk, spins a basket ball on his head and starts juggling three balls with his hands. When the light turns green, he stops juggling and stays in the crosswalk taking tips from the cars as speed passed. Kind of a metaphor for life in our country these days, don't you think? BTW, I have a picture of the guy if you'd like to see it.
Your basic premise is completely true, and maybe the only way to survive, although sometimes I think we're all like the frog in the pot of water. Just drifting around as the flame slowly does its work. "Sure it's a little warmer than it was a few minutes ago but that's probably fine, right? I mean, how much hotter is it likely to get?" Have I seen anything REALLY crazy recently? Every time a new clip of Trump appears on my screen.
Interesting question. There was this woman recently who was talking on and on about something and going through all these crazy fake emotions that didn't even fit what she was saying and she was in her kitchen as she rambled on and for some reason someone put it on tv. That was pretty bonkers. Also there are people actually jumping off a cliff about 30' into the ocean that I can see from my hotel room. Both seem pretty ill advised.
that was me on the freeway thank you for helping me come to my senses.
What's "crazy" in a world where an orange-haired ignoramus has a 50/50 chance of regaining the White House, despite some bone rattling campaign promises that reek of fascism? What's "crazy" when blood feuds dominate the middle east, and a power-mad oligarch has his rivals killed whenever he feels like it, and Hitler wanna-bes are cropping up all over Europe? When police are repeatedly found guilty of taking "the law" into their own hands with extra-judicial executions? When we refuse to reduce our carbon footprints even in the face of overwhelming evidence that we're screwing up our climate to the cost of billions of dollars, and millions of lives? Actually, you could make an argument that the world is holding up better than we could have predicted because 1) we haven't blown it up with a nuclear war 2) Despite setbacks, there is notable progress in overall race and gender relations (although much slower that we'd like to see). 3) The media are starting to scratch the surface of reporting on the hugh economic unfairness in our world, and efforts to redress it. 4) Folks like you can still reach out to their fellow citizens of all types, and establish some form of communications that show that we're not alone in how we see and respond to all of the above. So, yeah, there are some bonkers folks out there who do absurd things, which may be funny or disturbing, but even they aren't hidden away in some windowless padded cell until they fade away. Of course, you couldn't pay me enough to live in a nutty metropolis like L.A. I'll stay back here in good old Wisco, where the beer is fresh, and the cow tipping is popular.
We were driving down a highway in Mexico, the kind with stop lights every quarter of a mile or so. When came up to a light it turned red. A guy jumps out into the crosswalk, spins a basket ball on his head and starts juggling three balls with his hands. When the light turns green, he stops juggling and stays in the crosswalk taking tips from the cars as speed passed. Kind of a metaphor for life in our country these days, don't you think? BTW, I have a picture of the guy if you'd like to see it.
Your basic premise is completely true, and maybe the only way to survive, although sometimes I think we're all like the frog in the pot of water. Just drifting around as the flame slowly does its work. "Sure it's a little warmer than it was a few minutes ago but that's probably fine, right? I mean, how much hotter is it likely to get?" Have I seen anything REALLY crazy recently? Every time a new clip of Trump appears on my screen.
A woman with a baby pulling a knife on another woman with a baby on the bus. Wild stuff.