comment on current affairs*

ghastly and grotesque.

i wonder how one man has apparently inspired so much support for so little that is decent and admirable. i wonder how a party that is so deeply divided can survive the dysfunction. i think that surely the truly brave and the really free will stand by what they say they hold dear and not desecrate it in the name of their freedom. 

i also think about when people storm the parliament building of another country.** why not then the outpouring of outrage and grief that i see now?

*the US Capitol breach of Jan 2021
**the HK Legislative Council breach of July 2019

for the rest of the year that is to come

the actions:

• take photos. forget the DSLR; it's not going to happen
• listen to music. because i actually own headphones now
• have people for dinner. the new tablecloths!
• read some more. although the NLB does have its limitations

the perspectives:

• be interruptible
• be kind

and if you think this is suspiciously like a rehash of last year's list, remember covid happened. this is the requiem for the lost year.