Scream

 One hell of a storm last night, like World War III in the heavens, night shattering flashes of lightening, ear shattering explosions of thunder, rain pouring down like the days of Noah. But the good news is that the new work done at the back of my house held back the waters such that there was no flood on the floor when I awoke this morning. Good job, guys! 

The rain continues today, so it will be another day of watching movies, watching the American news, and gazing numbly at the grey skies. In fact, "gazing numbly" is an accurate expression of my reaction to the news these days. I really cannot understand what the Republican party stands for nowadays. Mere obstinance? Should they change the name to the 'Contrarians'? Their only message seems to be 'We don't want to do anything that seventy percent of the American people want to see done.' And what to make of Mitch McConnell's statement, following his earlier trashing of Trump, the big election lie, the fomenting of a violent takeover of the capital, that he would nonetheless support Trump if he ran in 2024. What? How can this be? Is this not total madness? 

Well, the world has passed me by. I am out of touch. I'm still operating in a time when democracy was 'a thing'. What we have now is merely a commitment to opposing the other party lock, stock, and barrel. That's not government. It is the destruction of government. 

And it's tiring. 

So I've been diverting myself by watching the Netflix series Scream. It's not bad, really, for what it is--you know, generally unsupervised teens chased about and terrorized by a masked murderer who seems to know all their mortifying teen secrets. At least the teens are in general agreement about what is right and what is wrong. And that is refreshing.