Doom, Gloom, Bad News, Disaster & Outrage – A Rant

[Michigan Swamp Buck]

You are totally wrong about how happy the doomsayers are when they report these things. No one is smiling and jumping up and down with glee while shouting, "The sky is falling!" into an end-of-the-world echo chamber. It is frustration, fear, and anger that fuels these topics.

Are you sure it isn’t paranoia and hysteria? Clearly, some here can’t wait to post negative or controversial things and do so with great relish. If it is as you say frustration, fear and anger that fuels these topics, then I feel sorry for people so concerned with what goes on in the world outside of their bubble that makes them feel this way.

Maybe it’s because I am older and have learned the key to my own happiness is to not be concerned with things that don’t concern me or that I am incapable of changing and know no matter how dire things become, life will go on. As I’ve seen it with my own eyes, the only constant in life is that things change and will continue to change and those that are resistant or inflexible will be the ones filled with frustration and fear. Life does go on and torturing one’s self with things beyond their control or influence just doesn’t seem like a happy way to be.

As far as avoiding threads and not being baited into a hasty response, I’m trying hard and doing pretty well with that for the most part even sometimes biting my tongue when every bone in my body wants to say something and you may notice I frequently post about, movies and TV, my own engaging and fulfilling hobby projects and I semi-regularly create art for the banner thread and mostly when I do feel motivated to get involved it is because some people seem to have a hard on for things that do affect me and people like me and that’s usually where I draw the line. When I don’t and let things slide, I feel it is better to let threads not get my attention or response hoping people will lose interest and they will quickly die.

I guess my whole point is here is it’s a drag to come here every day and see post after post of negativity or outrage about the latest thing usually from the same people when maybe happy news or a personal story not part of an agenda might be nice once and a while.

Nice hops by the way. Impressive and thanks for sharing!

Today I cut and laid out material for the cabinet doors I’m adding to my rolling tool cart. Sanding, assembling and painting follow over the next day or two then getting them mounted and it will be on to the next thing. Not shown in the picture because they're just sitting on top without being fastened yet but my mitered coners of the cedar decorative borders came our perfect and I was pleased with myself. I would get more done but I'm only good for 3 or 4 hours at a time because it has been 110 to 115 for the last week and it's pretty toasty outside.

Wood-working, I loved working in HS wood shop, I even helped at a custom furniture place for a while. Nice, and a worthy skill for when the shit finally hits the fan and the doom and gloom crowd finally get what they want. It looks like you probably have a nice shop set up from what little I can see.

My corn has some ears already and the tomatoes are just starting to appear. I better get busy and learn how to do some canning this season. I've never done that, just freezing, drying and a little pickling. It's past time learning that skill me thinks.

PS: I agree that paranoia and hysteria play into this as well.

Have a great day my friend and keep on keeping on, don't let clouds get in your way . . .

“Both Sides Now” by Joni Mitchell

Rows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way
But now they only block the sun they rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way

Chorus
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's cloud's illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real, I've looked at love that way
But now it's just another show, you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care don't let them know, don't give yourself away

Chorus
I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud, to say,  I love you  right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way
But now old friends are acting strange they shake their heads, they say I've changed
But something's lost but something's gained in living every day

Chorus
I've looked at life from both sides now
From win and lose and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all