tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post2792823223040555374..comments2024-03-22T05:17:53.112-04:00Comments on Big Bad Bald Bastard: About This Year- The BadBig Bad Bald Bastardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01983025559556548658noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8526498499129692237.post-22486327077283139332017-12-30T12:23:38.460-05:002017-12-30T12:23:38.460-05:00It's interesting, isn't it?
I'm in a ...It's interesting, isn't it?<br /><br />I'm in a similar situation - straight white male, living in northern california - I'm insulated from the worst of the economic and social policies of our idiot authoritarian.<br /><br />But at the same time, I've worked only a few months out of the last 30, I have no income, no life, and very little joy. It's beyond me how it's even possible that out of the hundreds of jobs I've applied or interviewed for, exactly NONE of them ended up deciding to hire me.<br /><br />And for all the large-scale horrors visited on us by our fellow citizens in 2017, all I can say is strap in and hold on, keep hands and feet inside the boat at all times. Because 2018 is where it all comes to a head - all the twisted skeins and threads are set on a collision course. I think we can expect wars, economic recession, a hotly contested election in which claims and counter-claims of 'fake news' and 'collusion' will erode the validity of the democratic process. Along with some things we can generally expect - mass shootings, terror attacks, hate crimes and a continued Republican war on the American population - some of the most fearful aspects of the new year now upon us are the things we KNOW will happen but have no idea what they are.<br /><br />Nope. We may well look back on 2017, if not exactly fondly, perhaps with some wistfulness for our lost dream...mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057701313718589322noreply@blogger.com