And shot right close to my ‘hood.

All this technology and we don’t have flying cars yet … WHY??

“Tune in, tune out. Goodbye, goodnight. They’re buying you with fear and lies. Turn it off until it’s right! ‘That’s the news, that’s all, goodnight.’ Turn it off until it’s right! That’s the news, that’s all! Goodnight.” - Anchors Away from The End is Near/Here

I try to stop listening to it, but it comes at me from every direction, so I just sit back and deal with it. I, like you, wonder if I’m naive, complacent, or just flat out indifferent. I don’t think I’m naive. I am (and always have been) fairly complacent. I’m somewhat indifferent, but not so much that I’d actually label myself “indifferent”. But above those things, I’m something else. I can’t even describe it…”numb” maybe. Maybe you’re where I’m at. It’s not that you don’t care or that you don’t know, but it’s more that you just wanna take things in stride, try to stay sane, and try to keep your head on straight in this completely wacky world. That’s where I think I’m at.

Like you, I’ve wondered about just moving away from it all, but the sensible optimist in me always seems to defeat the thoughts of just leaving all this crap behind. I keep thinking that in the long-term, all will right itself in my little world. In the long-term, cooler heads will prevail, and things will just “work out”. Maybe I have too much faith in people…maybe I’m naive…maybe it’s both. Who knows. So long as my thoughts and intentions are in the right place, I think and hope that I (and those who matter most to me) will be fine.

As for Patty…I feel for her…I really do. I know *exactly* what it’s like having a completely stressful job in real estate. With every day comes new stress…new excitement. Admittedly, it is a bit exhilarating, but more than anything, it’s definitely stressful.

Oh, and you’re not completely helpless with her struggles…you gotta give yourself more credit. I know I don’t have to tell you this, but by just being there by her side while she deals with her stress, you’re helping her immensely.

$85,000,000,000 / 200,000,000 = $425.00

I suppose that sum would cover one month’s car payment and electricity bill. Uncle Sam *did* stiff me out of a stimulus payment this year, so perhaps that $425 payment would be in order.

My aunt has 6 kids, after the 1st she got her tubes tied and after the 3rd she had them tied again. God’s will is God’s will and if He truly is the one who opens and closes the womb, He can very easily reconnect some tubing. It can happen, not that it will but it can.

Honestly I think you would be a really awesome dad. You have a wealth of knowledge to impart to a child and I think you would be really fun! The kind of dad that most kids around here go without; loving, affectionate, relational, and best of all not perfect and aware of that fact.