Yes, it has been a long time since I have been on this site, typing away. Almost two months. The reason? Simple: I have nothing relevant to say. Look at the headlines in any newspaper, on any news report and tell me that what one aging woman has to talk about that is more important than what is happening right now, all over the world.
My time consists of doing nothing, reading, sleeping and sometimes, a couple of days a week, working. It's what most of the world does but in my case it is all pretty meaningless. I am not working to put food on the table, I am just doing it out of boredom, more or less. I read voraciously but most of what I read is trash, or a step above trash, more like trite. So I can't say I am even improving my mind because that's not true. Well, yes, every now and then I read something important, something of substance but that's usually because I feel guilty if I don't. It's like eating: you have to eat fruit and veggies if you are also going to eat cheese and crackers. Something worthwhile to balance out the snack stuff.
Therefore, given the above paragraph, I cannot make any claims about writing here very often in the near (or far) future. I can only say that I will try to do better but we all know that simply means the writing will be on the "maybe" level. Like everyone else with more than half a brain, it feels like fear and danger are lurking around every corner. With wildfires, heat, hurricanes, flooding, more heat, our climate is becoming our enemy. The political temperature of our country is equally as dangerous and is going to get worse. Poverty, racial inequality, the pandemic, all are getting worse worldwide. What is there to say in the face of all that?
I hope anyone who reads this has a better attitude than I currently have. Try to be happy.
Later.......
