I'm not normally good at describing weather. Growing up, some wise ass once said, "everybody talks about the weather but nobody does a damn thing about it." So today as my life exists in -15 degree weather (-45 wind chills), thoughts naturally go to the debate about a hotter planet. One of my dear friends in particular, does an awful lot of research on the subject--meaning he reads everybody elses research and links it to emails, tweets, FB posts or calls up haranguing about it. As we struggle with this type of day, let's not forget that western Queensland has recorded Fahrenheit reading of 129 degrees since the new year. The Australian P.M., Tony Abbott was elected in September on a popular wave of conservative feelings in the land down under. He will cut government spending, roll back the nation's initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and for a little cherry on top, will build a massive plant in Queensland that utilizes the region's huge coal reserves. So, now we know where Joe Manchin can go and run for office.
"For every reaction, there is an equal and opposite reaction" Thus spake Albert Einstein in his theory of relativity. In honor of this condition, today's humstle comes from one of the greatest bands in the entire history of planet earth, Commander Cody and his lost Planet Airmen, One Man's Meat, Is Another Man's Poison. (Country Casanova- 1973). My humstle for tomorrow will NOT be Paula Abdul's rendition of Opposites Attract.
No matter what we think, somebody else thinks we're full of shit. No matter what somebody else thinks, we think they're full of shit. And the really good news is: I have no solution to that.
The weather today is debilitating. Thinking and focusing on even small tasks is challenging. And while it's the hottest EVER in Queensland, and the Santa Ana winds blow in SoCal, it's pretty cold in Chicago today.
To my east coast friends- as you watch in bemusement, as it rains and the temperatures are in the 50's or even 60's, tomorrow all that wet will freeze and I hope there is minimal disruption to your power lines and therefore your comfort. This sort of sucks.
But not all is despair and gloom. Liz Cheney has decided to exit the Wyoming Senate Race. What? No popular support for your candidacy?A danger of throwing good money after bad? You really didn't have much tangible policy disagreement with Mike Enzi after all? Well, this is news.
Congress is back in session. Fallujah is in the hands of Sunni insurgents and Senators Johndsey McGraham, are back in front of microphones chastising POTUS for quitting on the Iraquis, who have been killing each other for oh, maybe thousands of years?
One man's meat.......
Happy New Year, right?
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