My imagination is sore--hiding, licking its wounds as reality trumps it with every headline. So here is a picture that could represent autumn in suburbia, anytown, USA. It is the view from my front porch. Nowhere to be seen is there any indication of the world that Google News presents to me this morning.
To wit:
Trump, Biden first debate: Everything you need to know
Trump denies New York Times report on his taxes ahead of first presidential debate
California wildfire burns through Napa Valley wineries
'Multiple' people dead following 'hostage situation' in Salem, Oregon State Police investigating
Don't install this Windows 10 update Microsoft just pushed out
Grand juror claims Ky. attorney general misled public on Breonna Taylor
Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million
Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain's US facilities
. . . and so on.
There is some good news. They found underground liquid water on Mars. Today is Coffee Day, I guess, and there are places that are offering free coffee!
I guess that's it for the good news, if you skip the "entertainment" section, which is mostly incomprehensible to me. Well, I guess the Kansas City Chiefs won their ball game, despite their politically incorrect name and mascot.
I'm going outside.
When i first read the bodies found on Mars headline, I missed the “of water” 🤣
ReplyDeleteSince I deactivated my Facebook account I've lurked around news sites trailing my little nets, hoping to catch something, anything, to divert me, like a cocaine addict sniffing around people's carpets. But then I discovered that the news is just as useless to me when gathered from CNN or the AP as from my Facebook feed. All I need is a few days' break to realize almost none of it actually affects my life. The fires do, sort of, a lot more than sort of when someone I know has to evacuate. But otherwise, ehh. I am not likely to watch the great debate either. It won't show me anything I don't already know. It will be like watching an episode of The Boys, full of shouting and horror and sick humor, except it's probably on at dinnertime or when I'm doing something valuable like straightening the garage.
ReplyDeleteThat underground liquid water, though. Where there's water there's life. Could be exciting. I might look for that. Later.
Bodies found on Mars. Damn--the headline generators missed a good bet.
ReplyDeleteBodies found on Mars. :) Yeah. Sounds like a headline GPT-3 would write.
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