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January 2nd, 2010
Not everybody reads Wonkette. I do, of course. It’s where I go for my daily updates on the news. Not that they are an objective news source. Officially, I suppose, it’s a comedy site. Political satire. That kind of stuff.
When I try to comment over at the Huffington Post, however, they won’t let me use any bad words. When you consider the current political and economic state of the world, bad words are the bare minimum needed to make a relevant comment.
Big countries oppress small countries. Dictators rule. Corrupt politicians continue to serve the evil corporations. People are homeless. People are starving. Stupidity triumphs over intelligence at every turn upon our historic journey.
So, I read it and it does get to be just a big bitchfest sometimes. There is pretty much universal agreement there that the decade just passed was a stinking pile of mixed animal feces, so when one man left a comment saying how it had been a good decade for him, personally, it stood out like a sore thumb.
Then I looked at my facebook page and someone had left a comment to the effect that the decade just passed was a stinking pile of mixed animal feces, and HE stood out like a sore thumb. Not everybody reads Wonkette.
There’s no conflict, really. To quote Dickens, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. As are all times. If you look at the political, economic and environmental situation the world is in, things look really bad. Optimism in the public realm would be somewhat delusional.
If you’re looking at things in your own personal life, well, I hope these are good times for you. They are for me.
I’ve got two kids, who can be irritating as hell sometimes but basically I am enjoying the slow process of watching them grow up. I’m taking some time off, at home with the kids, because we figured out that my wife’s earning power was greater than mine. I’m missing work much less than I thought I would. Also, I’m writing more than ever.
I hope that’s a good thing.
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