I have made some donations to political campaigns and ended up on 1,982,837 email lists as well as assorted lists of people to text or call.
And they have done all of the above in bunches that I wish were dollars for I would be quite wealthy now and might be able to retire sooner.
Given my happy-go-lucky nature I have responded to some calls with silly tales about who I am and my background.
During one such moment I told the caller I was a songwriter for Johnny Cash and had written the hit tune, “When A Divorced Lady Loves You.”
They were quite impressed and apparently quite ignorant that Johnny died a number of years ago and wanted to know if I had written any other country songs.
I said there was the “Listen To Your Taurus,” “You Only Think You’re The Boss, Frank Is a Real Crumb” and “That New Guy You’re Dating is a Dumbass.”
They asked me where they could hear my work and I said mostly on AM stations because I wanted to make it without streaming fees.
In fact I blamed my refusal for not making another contribution on saving up for those aforementioned fees.
I confess I almost felt badly that they bought this yarn but not enough to just let go, Some things I see through.
And Even That Is Hard Sometimes
Watched the first night of the DNC and was impressed by many of the speeches and even felt some real optimism. But I also know I haven’t change my mind about feeling like I am politically homeless and wondered what we’ll see come to pass.
Can’t vote for 45, not an option of any sort so I have no choice but to support Kamala and Tim. I like much of what they stand for and think they have some real potential but the jury is out in some areas and I will not know true policy positions until after the election.
That assumes they win in which case they’ll adopt positions that are firmer and not grounded in trying to thread a needle to get maximum support.
I am willing to go that route because I don’t see them as an existential threat to democracy. That means if they adopt positions I disagree with I can still try to influence change from within and I can live with that.
There are no perfect candidates or perfect people.
That connects to the Socrates quote above in which I reference a conversation I had with someone and the subhead addresses the feeling I had afterwards.
Many people say they are open to conversation but they are not really open to being challenged or asked to think. I
Sometimes it is because opening themselves up to an honest discussion means accepting vulnerability and taking a risk they will discover something that is painful.
Not everyone is willing to dance in the fire and burn while they figure it all out.
Pushing Myself
I have been pushing myself again to write every day and have published much of it, but not all. Still trying to get some of these links to past posts to format properly but have had some hiccups there.
That is all for now, got other places to visit and things to do before it gets much later than Midnight.
- The Facebooker Rebbe & The Funny Girl
- Maybe I Was Your Hero & Maybe I Still Am
- He’s Dead Jim
- What A Tale My Thoughts Could Tell
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