Reading the news this morning I was not exactly sure if I were actually in my home, or somewhere else in a delusionary world, a la The Matrix. I looked around for Neo, but no help in sight. Thus, I am left all by myself to figure out what the hell is going on and where and when we got off the road of sanity, of comity, choosing instead the road of conflict and demand deafness. Oops, almost left out the Viagra. Gotta' watch that!
New argument of the day. UFO investigation office. Under whose supervision is the apparent elephant in the room. Quite frankly, do we not have more existential, pressing issues than this? If some aliens get their kicks flying around and playing chicken games in the sky, let them, as long as they leave us alone. These visits are probably the teenagers of the aliens, doing the equivalent of the old American practice of driving down Main Street on a Saturday night. Who cares? Think they want any part of a world gone mad, of a planet replete with people who will do the job for them, eliminate all in a mad scramble to reach the top! They can sit back, take a drive or two and observe the crazed Earthlings. Something to do on a quiet night.
Seriously, can we not address more urgent matters before we adopt the Twilight Zone theme song as our new mantra? All the while boosting the newest "cure" for COVID. The old dudes are jumping all over this one, thinking "Hey, think I'll go get me a little Omicron, get the Viagra cure, and hop out of the one bed for the other!" Seriously, Viagra? If there is a useful ingredient in that pill then use that, but do not place the Viagra pill in front of those 'deprived' guys! Can you imagine the jams around medical facilities! Oy! On the other hand, maybe that would bring out the anti-vaxxers of the backwoods and swamps of America. Whatever works!
Seriously, let us get back to reality, as strange as our reality is. Locally, we have a group trying to insert a DVT into the heart of Century Village. They wish to establish a house of worship in the heart of the Village, at a main crossroad, negating its current role in the life of the Village - a drugstore, medical offices, sundries and food for travel limited residents, parking places, a sane traffic area, a meeting place, and more. To hear that this group will close off that space, will draw away from the Village, will eliminate its role in the Village, cause it to become an alien presence, a site of traffic woes, elimination of factors which ease the life of Villagers - well, no go!
Particularly as they request the right to change plans of supposed approved final plans! Huh! What does final mean? Who supervises the building, the digging, the shocks of construction? Who will ensure that County Codes are strictly adhered to, for the safety of all? Especially when members of this group have engaged in dangerous renovations in their units without following the rules, literally endangering the lives of others.
What are the plans to manage the increased traffic, the literal threat to life and limb, not only of a "lifestyle" but also of physical lives as the crossroad is squeezed beyond any kind of possible safety? Not to mention the loss of parking spaces it provides for busy days and nights at the Clubhouse. This site is integral to the Village and its residents. To cut this building off, to have fewer spots, narrower spots, out of use for the Villagers at large, increasing difficulties in everyday life of the average Villager, well, this cannot be. The building has been a commercial center serving the Village within its very heart and needs to remain so. Period.
How do we deal with the illusionary behavior of the mass of Republicans, those who have bought into the myth of the Big Lie, the many Big Lies, of Trumpian troglodytes? They buy into those Lies, enhancing their divisiveness, their attack on the fabric of this country, denying its very founding principles, even attacking the country in a most awful physical manner, with hundreds wounded and people killed. Ranting and raving, these people, these insurrectionists, were no better, no different than any other rioters and rebels from any other country. We have fallen into the ranks of the Third World Countries and thank you, Trump!
Our troubles have shifted the balance of the world, given power to our long time and long-term enemies, Russia and China, imperiled the very safety of other countries as these two play out their political power games. We, the former guardian of the world, well, we sit on our thumb and rotate for we are despised as a now weakling country, destroyed by its former president. Shame on us!
If that were not enough, the sky is literally falling upon us. Chicken Little was correct! Seriously, not a sky segment, but a segment of a cliff, falling upon a boat load of tourists on a lake. Unbelievable, and yet it certainly is real. Along with the rest of strange phenomena of Nature. Hmmm, what about those aliens and UFOs? Hmmmm.... Wonder what would happen if we gave Viagra to those aliens? Seems to be a wonder pill, curing all ills in sight, at least to the happy dudes! Can't hurt, can it? But think of sex crazed aliens running through our streets. Or is that happening already? Hard to distinguish between one aberrant behavior from another these days.
I think today what gets me the most is the new study that tells us that a female patient with a male surgeon has more likelihood of a negative outcome, even unto death, than a male patient.
"Overall, the analysis suggests that when a male surgeon treats a female patient, that patient is 16 percent more likely to experience complications, 20 percent more likely to remain in the hospital for longer, and 32 percent more likely to die than if they were treated by a female surgeon."
Speak of aliens among us! But women are not aliens. When will there finally be a gender equivalence? When will there be a recognition of the power and importance of women in the history of humankind? When will this 'implicit' bias be conquered? How many more female patients have to die before it is 'fixed'? This negative outcome applies to women of all colors and ethnicities. Together at last, huh!
Need some relief? No Alka-Seltzer here but have fun and schedule a walkthrough of America's most expensive home. $295 million - but remember, it has five pools, a thirty-car garage, and a bowling lane. Great place to be during a lockdown! Seriously, what a behemoth and so unnecessary. Yet, there it is.
Could we pay a bit more attention to our real problems and reschedule the aliens and their UFOs for another day? Makes sense to me. You? Folks, there is no off ramp from the problems of the world. They are not the problems of others. They are yours, ours, as well. We need to address them, stop this backbiting and sniping at each other. The drowning waters, the lack of water, the increasing shortages of food, the rising prices, the homelessness, the growing inequality and inequity of society, the fires that consume our forests and cities, our own innards - do we not have enough to do without taking on aliens, who might even have their own Viagra!!?? Let us get real here - for our very existential sake.
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