These are heady days for conservatives who are rejoicing as the Progressive over-reach is beaten back on a daily basis.
It is easy to forget that there is a tremendous amount of fragility locked into the system, fragility that cannot be surgically excised. Foremost among those fragilities is the the amount of US debt relative to the size of the productive (as opposed to the reallocative) economy.
Some people think we are doomed. They claim that we are too far into the quicksand to escape.
My personal opinion is that there is still a chance of the US economy out-growing the risk but that is totally dependent on resources NOT being pissed down rat-holes. Rather, those resources must be directed to enterprises that create value.
That applies to the resources we have at our disposal in our personal lives. Do the activities we choose make us healthier or less healthy? Do they increase our character and elevate the opinion others hold of us or do they erode our character and diminish our status in the eyes of our families, neighbors and friends?
Do we squander thousands of dollars on vacations where all we acquire are some pictures, a sunburn and maybe a tattoo, or do we strengthen our social equity by visiting family or do we acquire new skills (or hone old skills)?
Have you been putting off basic repairs on your house, maybe just out of a sense of inertia? This might be the lull before the storm. Good doors. Good locks. Clear out brush near your house. Is your roof "good" for the next fifteen years or more?
Are you mentoring any young people? If they are not volunteering to be mentored, maybe you hire them to do some of the more physical parts of your hobby and do a lot of explaining the "why" of what you do.
For the record: Quicksilver got her first lesson in recognizing rabbit tracks and following them today.
Don't forget the septic tank... How long has it been since that thing was pumped out?...
ReplyDeleteSage advice. Keep fixing, improving, organizing and learning. Just because Trump is on the right track and gaining ground does not mean someone else will not lash out and upset the apple cart. It will get ugly when push comes to shove with the druggies. Roger
ReplyDeletePolitics is a pendulum. It swings right then it swings left. Each time the arc of the swing increases taking us further right or left. Eventually we will reach the limits of the pendulum and the whole thing will break down. We're getting close to that point now....
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