Observing the culture, and everything that comes along with it…
I am entering into times when I am trying to maintain my stride, despite the shockers that come along once in awhile. Aside from that, good things are coming up on the horizon, such as becoming a grandparent, which is kind of crazy in my mind (am I old enough to do this, yet?). I guess I must be.
We have spent time with a number of people lately, staying in our home. We have been out speaking with people, doing business, trying to keep a positive attitude despite it being one of “those times” whereby some people are beginning to freak out. Yup. Remember the ’80’s? I think that this is happening right now. Hope it isn’t a long slide…
World politics is the culprit this time. It would be nice if everyone would just get along. Stupid wish. They won’t. It’s not their nature to do that.
Friends from Canada up in Calgary are faced with it – it really is in their faces, as being somewhat isolated, and an “oil town”, when oil prices fall, so do they – and they fall hard when it happens… Seriously, from 100 to zero in sixty seconds… well maybe 90 seconds… but, where scarcity of people has been in place for awhile, you now will have a glut of people looking for jobs, or having to get the hell out of the country because no work, no visa, bye-bye.
Same with the U.S. We heard of one instance yesterday where the people had seven days to get out and go home. They have a house to sell. Geeze, where is the reality when they make these regulations? Talk about the stupidity of bureaucrats and lawmakers… What are they thinking? Partisan politics and prejudices – not really thinking that these people like living here and might be contributing to the economy in some other way…
Probably this piece should be in my “today’s rant” section… Ahem.
Back to what is going on lately…
I had an article accepted for publication this week. This helps me focus on writing a bit more… Need to get that book back in process…
Press on. Get the day underway. One foot in front of the other!
