I’m officially in hibernation mode.  Outside, the snow and temps will continue to fall steadily for the next couple of days.  The temps are single digit with wind chills continuing to drop into minus-double-digits through the next several days.  We may not even make it to up to freezing for a while.  I literally slept in until afternoon.  I only woke up because the bad dreams were getting old.  I’m one of the fortunate ones.

Meanwhile, in Minneapolis, in much colder conditions, ICE thugs continue to murder innocent people for no reason, and crowds of both protestors and law enforcement continue to stand against them in the freezing cold.  There is no part of this brutal military takeover of our country by this fascist regime that is sane or pardonable.  If you can sleep through this nightmare in our history, you along with these criminals deserve everything you will get.  May it come soon.

I never rest easy in arctic conditions like this, knowing unhoused people are out there freezing to death.  I myself am one of those proverbial “one paycheck away from crisis” folks.  In this case, it’s retirement safety net income, same difference.  We have no control over what this psycho gov will do.  I’m fortunate in that I have family nearby, but very aware that it would mean more hardship for them.

Even if the fall of trump gangsters comes soon, we’ve witnessed how far we’ve fallen and how hard we will need to work to even get back to where we left off, with all the irreparable damage done.  They’ve alienated our former allies, and aligned themselves with the dictators of the world.  Closer to home, they’ve shown us just how racist and white supremacist we really still are.  When push comes to shove, the worst of our nature is revealed.

None of this is new, but I just wanted to state the obvious, the only way I know to stand with the truth.  I feel complicit just hunkering down in my hibernation bunker, while the world fights for its rights and life.  In their place, I’m afraid I would cave to the fear and violence, which is of course trump’s agenda.  The perv will die soon, but all his henchman are positioning themselves to take over.  They even think they can stop the midterms and enforce a third term.  Fuck them.

In better news, without going into detail, yesterday’s mission to IL was successful!  For now, the kids can continue to get life-affirming healthcare.  That was a big relief, amid all the anxieties they have to deal with.  While they were gone, I baked challah, and made matzah balls in chicken broth, among other things.  I keep trying to resurrect leftovers  Let’s just say, the trash pandas ate well last night!