The Open Book, 20th Day of Childwinter, 525 M.E. (Betelgeuse): Oh, the lengths my mother went to in order to avoid a second Trump administration. The dead know what they're doing when they leave this world behind. . .

The living aren't so sure. I'm still grappling with whether or not to discuss in this blog the historic nightmare that began today. On the one hand, I have a ringside seat to bear witness to the end of the American dream. On the other, so do you and everyone else, plus the apparatus being installed is intentionally provocative and feeds on attention and outrage. There's no "shock and awe" if there's no one paying attention. 

The convicted felon is going to appoint the least qualified and the least worthy people to run the various offices of the government, and as promised he's going to sign a boatload of the most irresponsible and damaging Executive Orders on Day One. But what if we just don't pay attention? Will they go away, or will they behave even worse like a toddler until we acknowledge them? I'm not asking rhetorically - I'm really wondering. 

We will see.