Mood: Proharris
It’s good Tuesday in Ashlandia. With air quality in the good zone — just two on the index — and a temperature of 68 degrees F under a crystal blue sky, we slipped out early and went to the Growers Market. Our hunting and gathering succeeded. We returned home with our plunder of organic, locally grown fruits and veggies. Tomatoes, peaches, blackberries, carrots, greens.
It’s the 30th of July, the penultimate day to the month. Expectations have been lowered and our temperature will crease 88 degrees F. Traffic is light and the day has a comfy, low-key feel.
I perused the Booker long list today and plotted about which I want to read first, etc. Tommy Orange and Richard Powers are favorites of mine, so I go with them, but several other authors buzz my interest.
Other than that, it’s politics and disasters sucking in my energy. I reflect on the heavy GOP rotation of lies and hypocrisy and I’m newly depressed and saddened. Some varnishing of truth and polishing of positions is natural in politics to help candidates gain traction but the wholesale bullshit on display with the MAGA fueled GOP sucks the oxygen out of thoughts. Such lies that they tell. Such plots that they undertake.
And so, Les Neurons who are paying attention treat my morning mental music stream (Trademark buried) to Jewel performing “Who Will Save Your Soul” from 1996. Who will save their souls for the lies that they tell? Not lies to them, apparently; the ends justify the means to subvert others’ wills and take us from being a democratic republic to a christian autocracy. So many potential voters seem to think of this as a popularity contest, asking themselves, which one do I like better, Don Old Trump, or Kamala Harris? Like they’re equivalent, as if Don Old Trump doesn’t have a long list of lies and deceit, as if he has not been convicted of actual crimes, as if he’s not still indicted for more crimes, as if he wasn’t twice impeached as President. Oh, brother.
Be strong. Stay positive. Lean forward. Vote Blue.
Coffee is being processed by the body’s systems. Time to write and roll. Here’s the music. Cheers
Michael Seidel, writer 
Hi Michael. So finally the smoke is low enough to let people enjoy life? Grand.
About books, have you read the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher? Like all series it starts off with the first few books being interesting but not far long and not the best writing, and by the last 16th or so book the writing is greatly improved and the books very large page wise. It is fascinating to see the improvement and page length. The same happened with the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. I love the Dresden series now and wait constantly looking to see if the next one has come out. Hugs. Scottie
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Hi Scottie, yes, the air is sweet and clear at the mo, thank Floof.
I think I read the first ten Dresden Files books, along with a few of the short stories. I enjoyed them. Watched several of the television episodes based on the books but eventually felt the TV series wasn’t pulling me in any longer.
It is always interesting to see how a series changes and matures. I enjoyed seeing that in Game of Thrones as well as the series you mentioned, and The Expanse, the Murder Bot series, and several detective series which I regularly read, such as Bosch.
Thanks for reading and commenting. Hugs ‘n cheers, M
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Hi Michael. I wish I had your love of reading. I find my actual book reading for fun time has shrunk down to ten minutes here and there. Most of what I read is news and blogs. Hugs. Scottie
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I know, brother, hard reading for pleasure while also staying up on world events. So much happening in the world that needs our attention. I do a lot of ‘snatch reading’ or snaading, to make up a word. Sometimes a book will carry me away, thought. Hang in there, my friend. Hugs ‘n cheers, M
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