God's been good to me in that I haven't had any problems in life that wasn't fixed with stiches.
God’s been good to me in that I haven’t had any problems in life that wasn’t fixed with stiches.
Us old guys can spend our last days in all sorts of helpful ways. We can teach the young about “real” life. We can help the infirm. We can lead by example. But if we just want to keep on living to please ourselves, and have not seen any change in what pleases us, we are not getting it.
I learned to play bass when I was 44 (1998)and played in “classic rock” bands (among other genres) right up through moving to Kentucky a couple of years ago. That ended it after seeing what I saw.
Specifically, it was fat and ugly men and women in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s acting like teenagers, only in much more repulsive ways. I actually conversed with many of these people and it’s almost like there is nobody home. They have picked up zero wisdom after many decades on this planet and their lifestyle (even away from the bars) demonstrates it.
And after a great deal of reflection I realized that it was the same in Seattle, except it had a prettier coating on it. A nicer facade. America has become a culture that is rotten to the core. It is why we are where we are. And where we are is a very, VERY bad place. Only a minority of us notice. More are figuring it out, but it takes direct impacts on their lives for it to happen.
It will get a lot worse before it gets better.