Trying

As Thomas Paine coined in The American Crisis

These are the times that try men’s souls.

February is near done. Spring comes, but what Spring will that be? The Spring of destitution? The warm rebirth of tyranny?

Paine would be laughing at us now, handing over our country to either side, frankly. To the feckless Democrats unable to govern, or to the bald-faced Republicans governing only for the “Techn-Anarcho-Fascist Oligarchs”–either way he’d be disgusted.

So, I’m trying. I’m trying to get healthier, walking at least a mile each day for the last 2 days. I’m trying to learn and take agency for what is within my control, which is precious little.

On the lighter side, one of my podcasts clued me in to this site: Death Clock. A spectacular 14 years left!

Weird to think 3/4 of my life is over, at least according to this silly site. Seems obvoius if I don’t cut my BMI (currently 36.5), I’m sort of doomed.