OVERWHELMED

     How does one make a choice these days? It does not matter whether the topic is the weather, the consequences, the causes or politics. It is all just getting to be overwhelming to an impossible degree.
     We have a fool for a president who cannot seem to move past the unfortunate result of the election and his taking office. Visiting Florida he once again talks of his win in November with a big thumbs up, all the while speaking of how happy the people are in shelters and food lines. The man is just nuts, or so focused on himself that he cannot see past his own shadow.
     But wait, one might hear. What about his clever maneuvering with the Democratic leadership and getting what he wants? Well, this man is not to be trusted and there already have been backsteps taken in his so called deals so how is one to trust him and what he says?
     The answer is that he is not to be trusted and until something is absolutely concrete, such as the Dreamers getting stamped, official papers that they are now legal, then lay low, people, lay low. And that goes for anything and everything else.
     In his world the words of science, the facts of science, are ignored, hence there is no global warming, hence there are no consequences and we have seen larger hurricanes before! Or so he says. This is a time when we are now seeing three storms/hurricanes at one time, following dangerously along the same lines as Irma, with another major hurricane threat before people have not even returned home in many cases or the curb is still overflowing with ruined items of people's lives. And yet, now he says that the US will not leave the Paris Accord. It is time to make up his mind for us.
     A huge border wall. Transparent too so no one gets hit on  the head with a bag of dope thrown over it!! Fluctuating loyalties. Resurgence of neo Nazis. The gall of people  who hang signs Slaves 4 Sale, or that racism is an integral part of America and its values. How do these people sleep at night? But there is one good side from all this. With Bannon and his hateful and hatefilled people going after the rest of the Republican Party, perhaps the Democrats can get their act together and surge forward in 2018 and take advantage now of everything they can . Including the Circuit Court judges which Trump is trying to load up with stark strict conservatives, young ones, who will tie up any American values, any decency, for decades.
     The truth of the matter is that Trump could really care less about things, only those that affect his bottom line. He is busy ripping off the government and the taxpayers as he charges them exorbitant rates for people to stay at his hotels, as he continues business, just as he continued it during the campaign, just as his family and aides did and all the while, the investigation grows. When will it finish or make  a statement? When his term is over? And he will go laughing off to the bank?
     And I am tired of reading about Melania. So she wears heels all the time. So she is a fool for that. So she wears exorbitantly priced clothing. They can afford it. So she gave out a couple of sandwiches and the world poured praise on her head. Truly, such a great and gracious act! She has made her deal with her husband and whatever it is, that is her deal to live with and her son to take care of, as does any mother. Until she does something noteworthy, like gainsaying her husband in a powerful manner or stepping to the forefront in some important area, leave her out of it, sundress or not.
     So how's the weather? Ugh!! Another area of what the hell is going on. Should we stay? Should we go? Should we do both in a quick turnaround? Check the airline. Wow, all booked up already.  But the spaghetti lines says it will curve. But then again, maybe it won't and a trough will push it or not! And what if it goes to NY and we ran there? Were caught there for Sandy as we were there for a wedding. Not pleasant in a cold house with no heat. And what about all those doctor appointments? Are they even open yet?
     Oh the questions to ask and the answers to give.  Where the hell is that Xanax!