August 1, 2025

Turbulence from Facebook. People begin to address my anti-Trump screeds, and the people who do that are (so far) the stupidest kids I knew in high school, no longer kids but still (probably increasingly) stupid. The religious tone, the inseparable alloy they make of Trumpism and Christianity, would be terrifying if it were one degree less ridiculous. Stupidity is attracted to easy answers, especially if they manage the enticing equation of ignorance and sanctity.

Large turkey family visiting me garden in late afternoon. After gleaning, they assemble on the picnic table, making it invisible beneath their fluffy selves.