I woke this morn feeling quite exhausted, and my damn cat would not let me sleep in! I’ve decided to wake my cat every time he’s napping. Yes, he drives me nuts but I know I’d be worse without him. Damn cat.
Now, I don’t watch the news – at all. As a result, I do not know what is going on. Is that good? Bad? I don’t know. Just the little I hear from friends, facepalm (FB) or the front page, stresses me out! I can’t even wrap my head around the thought that people want that constant barrage of information – full of half facts and no truths. It’s no wonder why bullets have sold out.
In the age of a pandemic (wtf), it’s chaos. Really. Chaos. No one really knows what is going on, and nobody appears to have any concrete facts. So, just tell everyone to stay home – yea, that’s a good idea. In the meantime, guns are going off in every city/town around the country and domestic violence has increased to global concern, “The United Nations called on Sunday for urgent action to combat the worldwide surge in domestic violence. “I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as they respond to the pandemic,” Secretary General António Guterres wrote on Twitter.”, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-domestic-violence.html. I think of all those school children that go to school just to seek sanctuary. Adults that found safety at work, on the job. Again, I can’t imagine – and it is likely compounded for the simple fact that everyone has to stay home – with a beer, because booze always helps. Ironically, they cannot close the liquor stores in fear of more violence and gunshot.
Suicide seems to be on the rise, “Experts caution there is no single cause of suicide. But getting laid off, losing a safe place to live and taking on new family responsibilities are the kinds of adversity that can elevate suicide risk.”, https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/23/coronavirus-pandemic-isolation-fear-job-loss-triggers-suicide/2871949001/. I am so fucking tired of facepalm, mainly due all the bullshit, but I stay on to keep in touch with my friends and family…and, they can see how I’m doing. I’m fine, by the way.
So, the government is giving people money to get through this chaos – $1,200 at a time. Hmm, thinking out loud….give money to a society addicted to shopping? These are some of the same people buying $75 worth of soda pop, with food stamps! The priorities in this country are so skewed, it’s unfathomable. The football player, who makes millions, gets a dui and a slap on the wrist – but they are still playing and people are paying to see him. Or, maybe the senator who has been in office decades, has his ass wiped by lobbyists, and, oh, he’s a pediphile…but they keep voting him back into office. Yet we vilify teachers, deny funding for schools and infrastructure, like a new fire house and then, to add insult to injury, we pay them scraps. They are the backbone of a society! Thing is – people are ok with this. Did I mention the US Government is also paying pastor salaries with the stimulus package??? This is (sadly) America.
America – a country of citizens who are easily distracted – did someone say, “Game of Thrones”? No? “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” or “Antique Roadshow”…and what is it about the Kardashians? You know, I have never seen an episode of this program, but I know it is useless, nonsensical drivel designed to entertain the superficial masses and sell more crap to a consumer driven society.
But wait, don’t forget about sports. There’s football, American and European, baseball, golf…the list just goes on. And all the fucking commercials. You do realize that the commercials pay for the programs because they know we will pay them by purchasing their products….take it another step further – you’re paying for cable!!! I had no idea that some people were paying upwards to $200 a month…just for tv! Not to mention, most of the products they are selling are killing us with poisons, hormones, antibiotics – no wonder the human race is becoming antibiotic resistant, and the health statistics continue to tank on American health. Duh. Have a Mt. Dew with your Cap’n Crunch…at least we are sufficiently funding the medical and pharmaceutical industries.
All of this is external noise distracts from the heart of everything – ourselves, our country, our time, each other. We’re always in a rush – to get to work, the gym, hair appointment – always in a rush..and why?? So we can watch football, the biggest loser, NEWS! Funny thing in all our rushing, we don’t have time for the kids (daycare), we don’t have time for a parents/elders (daycare), we don’t have time for our partners, whom we recompense with tickets, jewelry, other material goods.
Then I find out they are making plans to mine the Moon and create a colony!!?? What the fuck?? We have become such a disposable society that we are trashing our own planet, and now the Moon. Why? FOR PROFIT.
My apologies if this comes across a bit ranty or discombobulated, but that is my momentary mood.
So, I sit here in my little bubble making masks wishing you a postive day. Bee kind to each other and protect those who need it. Remember, like it or not, we’re all in this together. Now on to Toy Story 3.
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