Sadness

50 years ago, in the early years of the Kennedy administration, this country was filled with energy, hope and promise. So it's very sad to watch it self-destruct now in endless, unresolvable bickering between rightwing Christian extremists, a spineless administration, and an irresponsible media, especially in times when we face extreme and urgent challenges with climate change and growing corporate plutocracy. Despite a glimmer of hope in Wisconsin, until the streets of New York City are flooded, most good folks may not feel the urgency enough to put their bodies on the line for needed change. By then it probably will be too late, and the human experiment will have failed. Well. I'm going to have a good day anyway. I'm damn lucky to be an old fart with my life behind me.