A Little Silence

Herself speaks.

I am sorry, my intrepid readers, for having nothing meaningful to say of late.

Things are OK: the people I love are all safe and well (knock wood). I'm grateful.

The world continues to be terrible, though.

Politics are shockingly partisan and ridiculous.

There is no control over the pandemic which is running amok all over the place. Several states, including my home state, are vying for most infections/greatest increase in cases/percentage of obtuse and stupid population who refuse to wear a face mask. The President, and other leaders, are pushing to have schools open as usual in the fall, with very little guidance on how to keep students and teachers safe.

Nearly lost in this morass: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made new rules rendering it difficult, if not impossible, for international students to remain in the United States and continue their educations; oh, and ICE has established a "Citizens' Academy" to "provide members of the general public with an inside look at ICE and how the agency enforces immigration and customs laws."  Especially since the very first sentence on the official ICE website states: "They visited York County Detention Facility, perused the Forensic Document Lab and spent time at a firing range, honing their marksmanship skills. " SURELY NOTHING COULD GO WRONG WITH THAT.

How long until some "patriotic" citizen who has attended the Citizens' Academy uses those honed marksmanship skills to take matters into their own hands about individuals suspected of being undocumented? Don't bet on a sure thing.

There is more. This is all I have the strength to summarize right now.

I'll do the best I can to be better about posting. These are very strange times, and warrant documenting. It's hard, though.

I want to hide under the desk, like Tiny Dog.