I usually spend my weekends reading the actions and plans of sociopaths. Outlining what I'll be recording for the week's podcast. This past weekend I did none of that.
I have been a bit under the weather, fighting a cold and a cough. So a recording was most likely going to be out of the question anyway. This isn't an excuse for not doing the research and at least putting out some written content. Mentally, however, I wasn't "feeling it".
The last two weeks have been a drain on my soul. With the shooting in Florida, debating with my fellow Americans about gun control and having to make sure I say enough of the right things to not be called a "murderer" or "heartless" got old. Watching my country rip itself apart is disheartening.
Seeing how quickly the violent deaths of children is used as a political tool never get old. But this time was different. The gun control activists are jumping on the opportunity to push for what they think is right. They view gun owners and proponents of the 2nd Amendment as a different group, separate from their family/friends/society. They seem like aggressive and violent authoritarians, spitting anger at their "fellow Americans", people they view as subhuman. It sickens me.
So after dealing with that minute by minute for the last 12 days, I had no energy to go headlong into the UN ceasefire in Syria or the House of Cards taking place in Israel.
Instead, I spent the weekend hanging with my dog and catching up on The Americans.
I will regroup this week, and get something out this coming weekend.
Right now I'm debating going to Washington D.C. on Friday for the "Israel Lobby & American Policy 2018" conference at the National Press Club. If I end up there I'll make sure to give my readers a taste of what I learned.
America is becoming a vile place to talk and meet people. We need to hug it out for a minute.