November 2024

I went hiking up in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Mount Lemmon yesterday. It was a cool day; there’s still snow on the ground in a few spots above 7000 feet.

I felt the need to be near trees. I wanted to hike around trees. So sturdy, so steady, so resilient.

I’ve had some people reach out with concern about my mental well being. I will be fine. And soon enough I will move beyond being fine and once again be awesome.

I’ve had my rants. I’ve ridden out the emotions. I’ve cried. I’ve been angry.

I’m done expending any more emotion on the subject. The people wanted a Trump world. Hysterics will not contribute to navigating it. Rational thought is what we need.

My focus is now on being rational.

Human beings, and Americans in particular, when given an opportunity to advance will almost always choose to trample.

Someone mentioned on a Zoom call today, “J.P., you’ve been wearing a lot of black”.

Um, yeah. Have you seen the news? The recommendation to wear black as a coping mechanism for the Trump Regime came from my 76-year old mother. She is one of two people in assisted living care amongst a sea of MAGAts that are sticking up for Kamala.

Back when I was a kid I asked, “why did he put a pie in Anita Bryant’s face?”

Mom: “Because she’s not a nice person”.

My mother has always rocked.

Kathy Bates is our next Betty White. Kathy Bates is America’s new grandma, and I am here for it. She is brilliant in the reimaging of “Matlock” and it’s the one show I look forward to each week. All hail Kathy!

The era of Steve Jobs’ Apple is long gone. Now it’s all about the bottom line.

You don’t need any shiny new Apple products. Your current setup is just fine.

When America should have chosen to advance, it instead chose to trample.

Do your best to not get trampled.

And to reiterate: no, we can not still be friends.