(sigh, sigh, sigh)
The one downside to being retired is that I have nowhere to hide from the news, all of which is bad. While the past year has been depressing from the standpoint of what's happening to America and the rest of the world, the past couple of weeks have just been deplorable. I actually feel a physical exhaustion from the chaos that is "news," and not unrolling the newspaper nor leaving the t.v. off is enough to divorce me from it all.
Neighbors stop me on the street to talk about the political candidates, the economy, the war in Iraq and Afghanistan; a do-nothing Congress; friends call to rant about the liberal media, the lack of accountability, the nuts in California and Vermont; my family calls or visits to talk about kids' lack of interest in school, the rudeness of parents at high school sporting events, Aunt So-and-So's dementia, the cost of gasoline. Is there NO good news out there anywhere?
(sigh)
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