Random Bullets of a Monday

Just back from a lunch with some... friends. The relationship is in an odd place where you kind of want to meet them 'for old times sake' but the 'old times' really weren't that great. And then the old gang kind of fell apart and new relationships creep into a stranger place. So I found myself getting back to my car and thinking 'thank god that's over.' That's just sad. And very true. It's a once a year lunch, so not onerous, just... this was uncomfortable for me.

War between Israel and Hamas, with a couple of million Palestinians taking the brunt of the retribution. I think a lot of people are torn, knowing that the Gaza situation is horrific, accepting that Hamas' actions are horrible, that Israel's restrictions on Gaza and the West Back are terrible - getting things/people in/out of Gaza were made ever more difficult, I can see both sides. Netanyahu is an ass; terrorism is a last resort kind of response. No good guys, lots of bad guys, lots of civilians on both sides becoming ever more hostage to the extremists.

The Ukraine war worries me, as the US seems to be at best luke-warm on the project. The Project being, let me make clear, supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression. I hate that support for Ukraine is a political football between factions here in the US. I hate that the Republicans are increasingly promoting an isolationist policy that plays Putin's game. All for show, because they want power and that's apparently all they care about, and are willing to do anything to get/keep it.

Part of this, I hope, is my body's reaction to my four vaccines yesterday. I'm achy and head achy, grumpy and lack interest/focus in just about everything. I felt good this morning, working in the garage and getting stuff resorted and rearranged. Now, with a good lunch (fish tacos) in me, all I want to do is curl up with a book and some dogs and hide from everybody and everything. Again, sad. I think I shall follow my body signals, and get warm, comfy and settled in. With the hope that after a few hours of that, interest in something will kick my ass up and doing.