Hi all! Yes, I’m alive and kicking, though a recent bout of flu due to a flu shot had me wondering for a while. You know, you try to do what is ‘right’ and it really smarts when it comes back to bite you.
I’m also doing what I feel is ‘right’ by being actively involved in the current Presidential elections, and it is not because there is a candidate I truly like but rather because there is a candidate who I feel is truly dangerous. Historically when a society becomes too polarized with ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ the result is Revolution with a capital ‘R’. In 2000 I was not actively engaged in the process beyond casting my own vote. There was the sense of consolation in, “Just how much damage can a President do in 4 years?” We learned the hard way about that one!
So that is what I am up to. I urge you to vote. I urge you to ignore party affiliation. Ignore the rhetoric, cheap promises, the cheap shots by candidates and PACs and the media manipulation. Vote for YOUR best interests. Don’t fail to vote just because there is nobody you can enthusiastically endorse.