hope springs eternal

Mimosas, brunch, naps, streaming.

A new year but first let me say I am well and thank you for all your concern. It was just a cold, two miserable nights and days, third day tolerable, now completely well so the immune system kicked butt.

Yes, hope springs eternal. Surely (hahahahahaha) this year will be better than the year of destruction that was ’25. I needn’t list the horrors, the cruelty, the greed, the graft, the stupidity, the decimation of the government, the loss of our allies, the attacks on our constitution, the tromping of our civil rights, the illegal acts of war, etc etc etc, perpetrated by the puppet masters Musk and Miller while Trump tarts up the White House, tears down the East Wing, puts his name and picture on beloved institutions that he doesn’t deserve, and whines constantly about how mistreated he is. Surely this soulless empty shell of a man with a bottomless pit of need without one iota of compassion or empathy or love whose only motivation is revenge against any and all who oppose him cannot last another year. Since the republicans in control of Congress are spineless thank all the gods that be for the courts, the only thing standing between our democracy and the full on authoritarianism of that fascist nazi Stephen Miller, the guy really in charge. Trump is just the figurehead like the Wizard in OZ only the man behind the curtain is not Trump.

There are some glimmers of hope; the courts for one, but also Trump is losing support as his policies negatively affect the people that voted for him. Trump signs are disappearing from yards, polls show that even among republicans support for him and his policies is waning, some republican congresspeople are starting to show a little defiance, and even better, Democrats are winning all the special elections even in red states. Of course that only makes him more dangerous, doubling down on revenge politics as illustrated by his recent veto of a bipartisan bill to provide clean drinking water to rural Colorado (as well as a bill that provided for water flow to the Miccosukee Tribe in Florida that was part of the opposition the building of Alligator Alcatraz) that passed both houses of Congress unanimously because Rep. Boebert, who co-sponsored the bill, voted to release the Epstein files. And then there is his deteriorating health and mental state that is getting harder and harder to disguise, his participation in the rape of young girls as revealed by the continued release of the Epstein files despite attempts to excise his name. Surely (again hahahahahaha) all this will hasten his departure. But then enter AI and the gullibility of his core cult who will never abandon him.

So yeah, last year sucked.

Well, I didn’t intend to go off on Trump and the devastation of his administration of unqualified, cruel, and hateful sycophants but here we are. How much worse can it get (don’t answer that).

It wasn’t bad on a personal level. I have a new great grandchild. I’ve sold some of my prints and notecards though no paintings yet. Despite the cold here at the end, my health is good. I had a wonderful birthday party for my 75th. I am blessed in many ways, my white skin insulating me from some of the worst other people are experiencing (and believe me, I do not take that lightly). So I look forward to another year of art and gardening and volunteering and friendships and family and resistance.

Happy New Year.

ps: I will get around to answering last post’s comments, just not right now.