Above our flag at half mast as it remains to this day. She flutters in front of historic PS~167. This in my 'Hood. I took the image on March 28th at the start of local Lockdowns.
I woke today to new numbers. To put it in context. The combat U.S. deaths in WW2 was 297,557. The CDC reported today's U.S. COVID perished since February as 308,957.
We have just fought a Great War.
The National Cathedral in Washington rang 300 times for each 1000 of our perished. In the world the number nears two millions. The infection rate in this country nears 20 millions. The deaths in our republic are at or near 3000 a day.
Like so many of you I wept.
Such times. Here at home we're viciously hatefully divided. The economy is ruined. Millions wait online for food,...including me, and great numbers of you. Most for the first time in your lives.
There is hope.
The election turned out the demagogue head of state. Whose lack of leadership empathy, and gross incompetence regards the pandemic, and so much else led to those numbers.
Vaccines are starting to be distributed. A new sane compassionate administration will adhere to science, and reality. We begin again.
I sat for hours watching the first snow fall. The Emerald City's first real storm of the season. I wondered at it. Nature the Earth Abides. We are her children, and should at least attempt to abide in peace with her.
"A new sane compassionate administration will adhere to science, and reality." ???
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. All that I can say is that the Orange Monster is gone, but I have no faith in the incoming gang. Maybe incrementally better, but not much more. I have no great expectations.
Relative to what we had yeah. Comrade remember I'm not in any cult left or right. The commie wish list is never happening in this country. Neither will the Nazi list...mostly
ReplyDeleteIt's just business that's all nothing personal. Millions of homeless the old starving kids shooting the hell out of each other maniacs' both sides in the street,...just business.
Joe, and his boys are the same as all of them.
However they'll cover up how they make the sausage, and always say nice shit about Niggahs Faggots Bitches Kikes Wet Backs, and White Trash Opioid fans.
After all these are all their customers.
Or didn't I make that clear.