RIPPLES

 There is a song with this iconic beginning" First the tide rushes in ... and the rest of the song completes the themed metaphor. While we are not talking about romance, we are talking, especially here in Florida, of the particular ripples of life tides. These ripples were clearly evident, inevitable, given the circumstances of their generation. They were ignored or worse, overlooked, denied, even as they came to rotten fruition. 

Certainly, these were not G-d given ripples nor even ripples of a normal tide. (Unless we blame G-d for the less than full scoop of brains given to these selfish morons.) These ripples were brought on by politicians who think less than nothing about the needs of their constituents, only of themselves and their mad campaign to increase and retain power. This power quest has ripples upon ripples, affecting the lives of many, too many, caught in the life-threatening nets, the riptides, the desolation effect of the ripples of these tides. 

Anyone with half a brain could have foreseen the disastrous effect that would occur in Florida by the extreme xenophobic attempts to threaten immigrants, chase them from pillar to post, faced with prison, or immediate separation from family and/or posthaste deportation or months rotting away in jail. Families destroyed with ripple effects down through the years. All for attempting to earn needed money to support families, or simply to work the harvest belt of Florida, a billion dollar industry. The resultant ripple effect:  no workers, no harvest,  crops plowed under. In a time of growing food insecurity and world hunger, we destroy food. Brilliant!! So clever! 

However, these tide generated ripples have another ripple oncoming. Diminished funds to the ranchers and farmers who supported Trump in the ridiculous delusional thinking - or lack of -that he would be good for this country, for them in particular. Now they must tighten belts in the face of slashed income, and not looking any better for the foreseeable future. That is - unless we indulge in brain food and rid ourselves and the challenged economy of these tide and ripple generators of no good for the people, any people, other than the power crazed no goodniks. Pockets adversely effected are great motivators and reality checks. 

In the meanwhile, Florida and her citizens and residents, along with all Americans, suffer the ripple effects of the awful tide of DeSantis, his toadies and the poisonous Trump and his treasonous plans and willing conspirators.

That tide and those ripples are not singular in creation. Nope, for we have the mammoth  negative, the foolish war on the mouse begun and ongoing by DeSantis and his lackeys. They plunge up to their necks into unknown though predictable waters, even as the ripple effects of the tides roll in, powerful and destructive, once again, to the economy and the people of Florida, especially central Florida. A billion-dollar infusion   cancelled, due to the brain numbing tidal ripples generated by DeSantis, that brain challenged offshoot of Trump.     There is no end in sight of the harmful ripple effects of the Trumpian et al tidal flows. These ripples climb, flow, into every stream and river in the state and into the nation as well. Folks, it is said that the people get the leader they deserve. Is that what we deserve? Is that what the people of so many countries deserve - the increasingly fascistic rules and character of their countries? I think not. I hope not. I pray not. The ripple effects are not looking good right now. Are we indeed satisfied with the state of being right now?

The answer is no, an emphatic no! So why then the clear plethora of demented, dangerous, greedy, incompetent, creatures now at the helm of  this nation. Greene. Boebert. Omar. Tlaib. Jordan. Tuberville. Graham. An awful 12 year old known as Ramaswamy, punching way above his class. So many more, too many to list. Indeed, the trash in the government right now outweighs the trash of a huge pickup day. Time to take out the garbage and replace it with clear thinking, compromise amenable, honest, responsible people who serve the constituents as they swear to do.

I thank the Lord Above, for the super doctors, caregivers, all the personnel for their wonderful work with Yitzy, for their caring and attention and for a hopefully full and complete cure. There remains a long road ahead, but it is the right one, we hope. 

America can be so great - why do we not aspire to be in that category more often?

I, we, the family, thank you all for your prayers, long ongoing and please to continue. They have helped greatly we believe, overwhelming the post office box above.

Please, remain together for good causes. Think deep and long of past decisions and reevaluate in light of current circumstances. Be honest, admit mistakes and let us all move on in good form and formation, together, united for the good, for us, our families, our people and our nations.

May we all, Jew and non-Jew alike, take the time during this vitally important period before the Jewish New year, a time of repentance and atonement, a time to review the year, our deeds and thoughts, the hatreds which seem to persist despite our best attempts to vanquish them. To pray to do better this coming year, to ask of G-d to forgive all that we have done wrong, with or without intent, as we seek to be better people.

It is a time for serious self evaluation, a time of strict honesty. It is not the time for frivolous resolutions as in to go to then gym more often, but to go to the well of generosity, of goodness, of harmony and caring, of unity in the name of the above.

In case I forget in the harried and frantic preparation for the holiday, internal and external, I wish you all a year of health, happiness, peace, love and prosperity. May we all contribute and benefit from such a world, as our prayers, your prayers, move Yitzy along to that hoped for exit ramp on the way to a clean bill of health. 'B'ezrot Hashem, with Gd's help, it will be so.  May all of our years be beautiful and blessed. May we all be the best we can be.

We can not move forward if we do not do so together. Freedom of stride, but unity of goals.

Always together.

Together, united for good.

Together.

Together.

We can heal the nation.

HEAL THE WORLD.

HEAL YITZY!