“The truth is painful. Deep down, nobody wants to hear it, especially when it hits close to home. Sometimes we tell the truth because the truth is all we have to give. Sometimes we tell the truth because we need to say it out loud to hear it for ourselves. And sometimes we tell the truth because we just can’t help ourselves. Sometimes, we tell them because we owe them at least that much.”
- “Dr. Meredith Grey,” “Grey’s Anatomy”
Some of you noticed that 4 earlier posts here today had disappeared. They’re back now. After talking with someone who’s smarter than me in many ways I put them into “Draft” status, removing them from view, because they were just too damned sad, too depressing, too scary. Then I took an hour long walk out into the desert and thought about it, thought about why this little blog is even here, then came in and re-posted them. I did so because I’ve always sworn to tell you the best version of truth I can find. Not THE truth, that doesn’t exist. You’re well aware of the times we’re living in, it’s bad, really bad, and it’s only going to get worse. Nobody wants to hear this stuff, I understand that, very well. I don’t want to hear it myself. But like the quote above says, I owe you at least that much. So there it is. As always, what you do with it is up to you. But if it helps even one person to better understand all this, to make whatever preparations they can make to survive, then it’s all been worth it. I can’t, and won’t, apologize for telling you what you may not want to hear. All I can do is offer the most accurate and factual version of truth I can find, despite all the nonsense and lies they’d have us believe. We all wish it were better, were different. It’s not. Stay strong, folks, and be kind to each other. We really are all we’ve got… Gerry/CP