Back from vacation and back to reality ...

After what adds up to about two weeks off this blog.  I'm back.  I'm sure that there are 1 or 2 people who are cheered by news, and a great many who were unaware they were missing anything (... if indeed they were in the first place).  Over a week in New Orleans gave me/us time to unwind, shut most everything out, relax, enjoy good food and drink, and great music and history.  Very much needed and enjoyed.

I feel a little bit recharged, and a little more clear on what I want to accomplish with the blog, and who I want to reach.  That's a good thing. As important as it is for us all to take care of ourselves, we're moving into a critical time - the first days of the Trump Regime.  The toxicity of the campaign is about to become institutionalized. I don't believe I'm distorting reality when I say that, at least for a while, anyone speaking out - anyone acting - is going to be in some way at risk. Might be physical; might be material; might be social; might be economic.

The pro-Trump triumphalists are very clear about their expectation that other people, non true-believers, fall into lock step with the jackboots of their new dawn.  Reprisals are often threatened, and as we've all seen, often carried out. We can expect more of that before we expect less.  And perhaps for the long term.

So. Now that I've slacked off for two weeks, I'm ready to carry my share of water, and maybe a bit extra when I can.

Action. This block is about insight and action. Always - insight that moves us toward action.  The core things that are going to matter most for a while are:

1. Caring for one another; 
2. Informing one another;
3. Acting together.

All long-term values we want to act out even when we get to a place where conditions improve, and threats are diminished.

Peace!