I've been getting ambushed by our weather for weeks and months now and it's sort of my own fault. Actually, hand on my heart it's entirely my own fault.
So stunned and saddened by the outcome of our November election (seriously, people chose a convicted felon over a woman of color? In Twenty-first Century America?), I've stopped watching TV news and doomscrolling on mainstream news media sites.
I've been assuming I fear correctly, all the people who hated and killed one another before I began my MSM News Cleanse are still at it, with bodies continuing to pile up. I follow German football which is currently on its winter break while most US professional sports are flat beer in terms of my interest. The Hollywood gossip stuff never attracted me so I do not miss what I do not have.
But skipping local weather really has been screwing me up. I have no idea if I should expect rain or snow this time of year or how cold it can get or if we're finally gonna have that rain of frogs I ordered through Amazon.
One of the things I've learned is that my avoidance of MSM News Media has a name, an actual grown-up name, news sobriety, and that, when applied correctly can help maintain sanity and, pardon my pessimism but if there's one thing we're gonna need for the next years, aside from a tremendous sense of humor, it will be sanity.
Here's what I'm talking about.
But considering the number of times I've been caught without an umbrella or with a sweater when a lined jacket would have been better I'm thinking my continuing total abstinence will come to an end, more likely sooner rather than later.
I think I'll re-immerse myself by starting with the newspaper classifieds and legal notices. See you in the funny pages.
-bill kenny
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