MIA missing in action
Missing in Action
The semi-truck rumbling in my chest has turned into a one-ton dually diesel that is slowly running out of fuel… thank God. My trip home for Christmas was not what I wanted, but I did get to spend one reasonably happy Christmas day with my family. A couple of ‘magic pills’ helped make that happen. Thera-Flu pills that I cannot get in Canada, but happened to have two stashed away in my purse, allowed me to enjoy xmas. (these are pills for flu or whatever it is I always come down with when I travel, they have made my life bearable when I’m sick)
I thought of delaying my trip back south, but why? Getting my condo back in order from the renovations that were done because of flooded floors, while I was away, can wait. Another few months is not going to make any difference. When we age stuff just doesn’t matter like it did. I miss my kids but the fix I got xmas day will have to suffice. Being so sick and in bed for most of my time here is done.. she says, with bated breath, lol.
I’m back from the dead and ready to continue with my life. Right after I take these pills and some hot tea and honey and maybe some Chapman’s black cherry ice cream. Although I couldn’t eat anything, small doses of wonton soup and Chapmans soothed me somewhat. I have lost precious weight, well I am precious to some, well okay.. just me 🙂 and I don’t recommend this method of weight loss.
This is not why I sat down here to write this morning, gabbing about sick is boring as hell. I just wanted to touch base with what’s happening in the world through the only means of communication I had, my phone. I shut off all my services when I went south and being in bed for almost two weeks with just my phone was better than nothing I guess.
I like to keep up with what is taking place in the world and the newsfeeds on my phone made me wonder why. Kim Jung what’s his name from North Korea wants to annihilate South Korea and the United States. (Well, he does have nuclear weapons.) Putin thinks Ukraine needs to be accountable for killing Russians, omg… seriously?
The war in Isreal is real and what the hell is happening to our world? It’s like everyone has gone a bit mad and we are living in an alternate universe. I always figured we are accountable for what we say and do and our actions, common sense is just that, common sense… right? We already fought two freaking world wars, is a third imminent? This is probably just sick me talking, but wtf?
The stuff coming outta the States with this presidential race is disheartening as hell. Just lock him up already so people will realize there is a price to pay for lying, cheating, stealing, and undermining the very democracy we fought wars for! I honestly don’t understand it, nor does the world, by observing what’s happening all around us. Don’t hate on me, I represent the majority I think, and I also think most will come to their senses and make the right decision. I hope so. BTW.. I’m really not a political person, I didn’t even know what a Democrat or Republican was until these past few years.
We also have stuff going on in our own political homefront. We need to pay attention to whom we vote into these powerful positions. We are seeing the ramifications of putting the ‘unqualified’ in positions of power. “We shall reap what we sow”.. its a proverb I think, from the bible maybe?
Meanwhile at home, here in Canada, we must be doing something right, we have made the list of the second-best country to live in, in the whole world! This just came across my newsfeed this morning, I didn’t make it up. Switzerland beat us out of first place (which has been ours) but that’s okay. I love my country and it is my first choice to live here. My second choice is the States but omg… I do fear our future.
So in closing, I just want to say I hope for the best for us and my adopted country to the south of us. We are all born with common sense, please, please, please use it when choosing leaders to run our countries. I want my children to live free and not have to go fight a war.
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January 2nd 2024