The Weight of Reality
This weekend I kept the posts here light and airy. I felt I had to do that for you and for me. Sometimes the news and world events seem just too difficult to deal with on a daily basis.
Between the multitudes of deaths in Iraq, the attempt by Fox News to make President Clinton appear to be a crazy man and the news confirming that the war in Iraq has been a recruiting tool for terrorism, there isn’t much to feel good about.
I awoke early this morning and my mental processes wouldn’t let me go back to sleep. My brain wanted to make me think about the things I mentioned above. Sometimes my brain and its mental processes are not my best friend. It demands that I deal with reality even when I don't want to and think that I can't.
I know I'll deal with these realities as I always do, but damn, it sure would be nice to get a break and have some good news to think about, just for a change.
Between the multitudes of deaths in Iraq, the attempt by Fox News to make President Clinton appear to be a crazy man and the news confirming that the war in Iraq has been a recruiting tool for terrorism, there isn’t much to feel good about.
I awoke early this morning and my mental processes wouldn’t let me go back to sleep. My brain wanted to make me think about the things I mentioned above. Sometimes my brain and its mental processes are not my best friend. It demands that I deal with reality even when I don't want to and think that I can't.
I know I'll deal with these realities as I always do, but damn, it sure would be nice to get a break and have some good news to think about, just for a change.
posted by pissed off patricia at 1:30 AM
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Check out Reconstitution for a look at what's going to happen after November.
Those poor Guardsmen and Reserves need us now more than ever. We all need to vote.
I'm up early as well. Same kinds of things keep me awake as I attempt to figure out what I can do, right now, today, this minute, to make it all stop.
I guess I have been successful in finding good in my own life, closer to home and family, than there is in the world situation. Look in your heart my friend. Good is there. Spread that part around to all arround you. It's one small way we can change the world, one heart at a time.
It's good to be back. Peace to you.
Here's some good news:
The world didn't end while you were asleep.
You still enjoy the love, affection and respect of your family, friends and acquaintances.
It looks like it'll be a nice day today.
Birds still sing.
Baby pandas are still dangerously cute.
This mess of our government is definitely anxiety producing. I swing between anger and disgust, would that be angust? There is a glimmer of hope here and there and I sure hope it grows. Just because the country is nuts, doesn't mean we have to be. Peace.
Pop,
Itis hard to feel great if you focus on the mess we're in. I got a great lift this morning listening to Bill Press' sow Beyond the Beltway when they were discussing how well Clinton jammed Chris Wallace over his attempted bushwhacking. Apparently Clinton told himto wipe that stupid smirk off his face and called Fox down for giving Bushco a pass while they went after Clinton over terrorism. That''s enough to lif the spirit (of course, I don't require a lot)
I understand what you are saying POP. I woke up early today for some of the same reasons. Well that and the hangover from hanging out with the buddies last night! I haven't done that in quite a while, and I am paying the price today. So no Martini today for me, just black coffee and lots of it.
Good Morning PoP
All we can do is keep the parnoia in check until November and hope we can take back this government before the current resident of 1600 Pennsyvania Ave. destroys the country.
Let's go back to pictures of cats .
POP,
I think there comes a time when, for the sake of one's sanity, one must let go for a bit and back away from world events (I do this often). Brush your self off, take care of yourself and then when you are ready, you go back into fighting mode.
Life's is too damn short to do it any other way.
I enjoyed your light posts this weekend (stella has too--she likes it when we humans don't let the big stuff get to us)! And I've done the same thing the past few days. I find the breaks energizing. So this evening, having stored up lots of energy, I'm heading downtown for a rally complete with puppet theater. Protests energize me too.
We have a lot of work to do in the next couple of years if we're going to change the direction of our country. I have to keep reminding myself I can't do it all at once. Or all alone.
The good news is that each morning I check in for my martini and POP is there tending bar with a smile on her face. Thank you for running a good joint.
Well, gas prices keep dropping...
Maybe that's why the W hangs out in a world of his imagination... rather than the one that we all have to live in.
I've got to agree with Pogo, that the backbone that Clinton demonstrated seemed like good news. The spin that the Faux News Channel does really doesn't matter, since most of the Kool-Aid drinking fans of that channel really aren't looking for "fair & balanced" anyway.
Sullivan's observations on our officially becoming a torturing nation......
- oddjob
I still have no idea as to what everyone's referring with Fox 'n' Clinton. Considering how little I think of the opinion of anyone at Fox, I'm not worryin' 'bout it either.
Slick Willie was ACES in his conversation with Tim Russert yesterday. The man may be weasel-like, but he sure is intelligent and sincere on the most relevant topics IMO.
OH I hear you, POP... I certainly hear you. I have many of those mornings.
I think SB Gypsy said it well about Dubya.
Larry Johnson at no Quarter .... tap dances on the Wallace / Clinton thing quit nicely this morning . I'm too lazy to give the link.
i, for one, enjoyed finding a little island of light and airy. it's something i end up doing myself when it all gets too much. that's when i write about recipes and music and nicer stuff. there's enough trouble to touch, sometimes "when the going gets tough, the tough can peaches."
POP,
there's plenty of good news out there, it's just that almost none of it is political.
I feel your pain, and it's partially the explanation for my absences from the blogosphere. Sometimes it's just too depressing.
Thank goodness for Cat Blogging.
On days like that, I just turn off the tv, although I thought Clinton gave as good as he got.
It sounds like your brain and my brain could be friends! I wake up like this at 2am... it's maddening. It's why I don't watch the news as much as I should, I'm sorry to say.
Damn, I know what you mean..I had to post some good music on my site or I was going to go postal this weekend.
Hang in there kiddo :)
Dear POP, sometimes i think about the sign over the cafeteria line at summer camp: "This too shall pass." peace, peter
The way I see it, they are yapping about Clinton to take your focus off of Bush. So stay pointed at Bush and what he is doing. I don't trust that 'Christian"
Religion, the root of all evil.
visualize world peas....smile
it's the best i can do at this time...as i'm soul searching for the same thing...
Good News? What a novel idea. But it doesn't sell...
I didn't realize Martinis came in "Light"... I thought that was reserved for beer.
The light side is de"light"ful, and it's so very good to see the balance of intellect, sarcasm, witt and humour here at your page.
That's one reason I try to balance my own blog, to contain more than just poltiical stuff, though I do that too. Still, if that was all there is, what's the point? We certainly don't come into this world with the intention of living, eating, and breathing politics. It's the things that makes life worthwhile that makes politics worthwhile, otherwise what would be the use? Everybody needs at least a little break from it.
Politics was invented by monkeys that call themselves Christians. The Romans just moved and we have to live with them.
What bbc said above...I'll add...religion is the opiate of the masses. And the masses loves them some religion.
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