Spiralling Downward

It does feel like it, at least to me. Personally I'm handling January as best I can, the roof of my mouth is today's weird pain but this too shall pass. I'm more concerned for my fellow citizens, not only in the Los Angeles area but in the entire country, because I'm a human being who understands and tries to praactice empathy. And my heart goes out to the latest slew of fans who found out another idol of theirs is cavalier with feet of clay (the Chabon reference is deliberate as that's one circle in which the accused author travels). Stop idolizing famous folks just because they write well, or make good music, or pass compassion legislation. Power tends to corrupt, and if the seeds are there in the first place it enables them to bloom unrestrained by propriety or common sense or (there's that word again) empathy. Enjoy the work if it's done well and realize the person who made it is a flawed human being like all of us, only more so because power and money tend to do that. I think part of the disappointment is rooted in the stubborn belief so many have that riches imply moral righteousness, and we know from the evidence of our own eyes now turned towards our nation's capital that this just isn't so. I give as big a virtual platonic hug as I can manage to all those who feel betrayed in one way or another, and remind you that there is still, always, work to be done.