Monday’s Theme Music — In the dark

Ashland, southern Oregon — Monday, November 9, 2026.

Autumn is clicking in the valley. Changing leaves and falling leaves: we have both! Rain and sunshine, chilly nights and sluggishly warm days? Yes!

It rained this morning. 53 F now, sunshine and dark clouds fence. Rain skirts in and drifts out.

We did our Food & Friends deliveries today, so I’m late posting things. Adding to my tardiness was breakfast out at a local favorite, Brothers.

We’re moving toward winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Came to me this morning as I crossed rooms and noticed how dark everything seemed because clouds were blocking whatever sun managed to clear the mountains.

Thoughts about being in the dark multiplied. As it happens with life, we’re often in the dark, waiting for decisions or see how someone else acts or responds, to health issues to…well, it’s a big list, isn’t it?

We know the Dems are taking over in January. But who will be leading the Dems? We’re in the dark at the moment.

What will happen with the Iran war? In the dark, aren’t we?

And what will Trump do between now and the end of his term? Lot of expectations and predictions based on his past but we’re in the dark. We wait in the dark to see what Trump’s next distraction.

Will prices go down? Will AI take over and build giant robots which become our overlords? In the dark.

And, thanks to Trump and his DOJ, we remain in the dark about exactly what the Epstein files hold.

The Neurons ran with being in the dark, producing “In the Dark” in the morning mental music stream. Billy Squier wrote and performed the song, releasing it in 1981. The lyrics are all about how you might feel in the dark.

The other part of this how woefully Trump is in the dark, deliberately so, about how unpopular he is. His policies are failures for We the People unless you’re among the wealthiest of the people. Then Trump’s policies are just peachy. If you’re wealthy enough that you live off the profits of your stock investments and don’t worry about the costs of things like food, housing, gas, energy, and healthcare, then Trump’s world fully fits your needs.

I hope you find comfort, love, and peace whether you’re in the dark or in the light.

Cheers