The Final Countdown

I believe the United States has been in end-stage capitalism since the election of Ronald Reagan, and what's happening on Monday is the inevitable result. As much as I don't want to think about it, for any thinking person it's frighteningly inescapable. So I do what anyone facing dire circumstances out of their control probably does - concentrate on what's within their control. In my case that's doing the grocery shopping in preparation to cook warm food through the coming cold. The rain made a brief appearance this afternoon, but tomorrow the snow arrives mid-afternoon followed by frigid temps as America plunges into the dark ages... sorry, sorry. Oh, there was football today, both English (Liverpool won with two Nunez goals in stoppage time!) and American (the KC Boyfriends are triumphant again) so that's always a good distraction. Bread and circuses!