Have you ever felt like we're rushing down the river of history headlong into the unknown known? By unknown known I mean we may have an idea of the destination, but it's so unfathomable, like a bad dream, that we deny its possibility. The rivers of history have done that before.

Like all rivers, this one too, has branches that empty into it, some large, some small. The larger tributaries are the true believers that will ride the currents no matter what may come. The smaller tributaries are those that see the rough waters ahead. The true believers are convinced the river will widen into a slow rolling and calm future. The smaller tributaries are those that see the rapids and the waterfall dead ahead and the dangers of such.

Years of manipulation have muddied the waters so that the large tributaries may easily swallow up the smaller ones into one inevitable flow that will engulf us all. Into that unknown known.

It appears pretty certain that we're headed down that river, whether we like it or not. There's a new reality over those rapids and down the waterfall, and just like the force of a mighty river there are mighty forces that will carry the willing and unwilling, marching in lock step or kicking and screaming, into whatever great body of water that lies ahead.

Geico Lizards

A week or so ago, Matt Taibbi wrote an article entitled 'Farewell to Volodymyr Zelensky, the GEICO Lizard of the New World Order'. It's a good article, but I got distracted by something else. The GEICO Lizard. And I started to see that cute little lizard in other oligarch/politician faces. Like Elon Musk.

The Geico Lizard: from this biography of the lizard! and here's another article about the lizard's origin and subsequent 'life'.

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I have too many damn clocks!
Changing them twice a year is becoming tiresome. Each one has a different method and my fat fingers are a challenge when trying to hit little buttons, especially two at the same time.
I have seven in the house including my watch, and another four in various vehicles, with two in one vehicle alone.

The Times They Are A'Changin'

Well, we were robbed of an hour of sleep last night as we sprung forward in an inane practice most people want to end. Personally, I prefer standard time (I'm a morning person), but I would settle for DST if it was made permanent. It was another busy news cycle this week. Trump makes a State of the Union address. Europe holds war councils in an effort to keep killing Ukrainians...going so far as saying they will trade the welfare of the citizens for warfare. The European elite have lost their ever loving minds. The Islamic State In Suits in Syria is slaughtering non believers. The US is evidently meeting with Hamas perhaps in an effort to make an end run around Nitwityahoo. I have no idea about about the tariffs on, tariffs off scheme. I hear some say how bad tariffs will be and others claiming they are great. There's some of both opinions below the fold along with many other stories.