A New Start

I’m hoping for a less stressful, less horror show, less insane year. Ya know I don’t necessarily need it to be all two dimensional Disney princesses and vapid Prince Charmings but a year of Red Riding Hood without the evil Granny-eating wolf would be nice. Cinderella without the greedheaded, reality eschewing, ambition-mad, assholian stepmother and step sisters (AKA republi/fascist party) would be sweet.

Last night Jen, Oni, Ten and I had an awesome meal, watched a couple Mandalorian eps and went to be early with good books. Yeah, we’re wild and crazy partiers, I’m tellin’ you!

I didn’t consciously expect to wake this morning in brilliant health, with the country COVID-free and the devastation wrought by the hate fueled, mentally banjaxed “right” gone – just a hideous memory. I did have a shred of fairy tale hope though. I wanted to wake with beautiful balance and no pain. After all, I’ve been able to walk a little more, elliptical a bit AND do some strength building PT exercises over the last few days. To be fair and honest, I am in slightly better shape this morning, it’s just this – improvement needs to be measured with a micrometer.

In my dreams Mad Mitch, Goober Gohmert and every last one of the Trump Crime Syndicate evaporated like cockroaches after a good, solid, countrywide fogging of industrial acid strength Pest-be-Gone.

A good dream but, sadly, that’s all it was.

While my recovery efforts have, ever so slightly, improved, the Republican Plague’s getting much worse. How many people (and not just the pandering, fantasist, idiot right wing politicos) dismissed the reality of the pandemic’s easy contagiousness so that they could go to holiday parties. Bast forbid we do anything different that could save our own lives and/or those of our loved ones!

Nationwide there were 3,460 COVID deaths yesterday and 230,982 new cases. What’s that figure gonna look like in one or two weeks, after the virus has had a post-party chance to incubate and spread? 

Just FYI, 2,977 people died in the 9/11 terrorist attack. We’ve exceeded that number nearly EVERY SINGLE DAY since December 9th. Courtesy of the Treasonweasel and his sycophantic GOP stooges, the U.S. is rapidly approaching 350,000 dead.

How am I gonna celebrate this first day of this new, GOTTA be better than 2020, year. Watching cat videos, walking, reading, doing balance PT exercises, watching eps of Misfits and Diablero and drawing.

What’s that? “You left out doomscrolling and political horror blog reading!” Yep, you bet yur ass I did. I’m ignoring reality today. Dammit.