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I really did. I had a plan today, and everything went sideways.

But it was a good sideways.

I thought I would watch my daughter and a few of her friends for an hour at the park. Then thunderstorms rolled in, and my apartment was the closest place.

So we’ve had a Mario Kart tournament while the storms rolled through. Lots of snacks eaten and too many soft drinks.

No writing done, though I tried.

Summer memories made.

That’s a fair trade.

I needed a day off

“…that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

It’s a gross day here in New York, and that seems to be matching my overall mood.

The world feels like an awful place again, and I really don’t want to spiral down into the doom hole of no salvation. I try to stay positive for the kid, and most of what is happening in the country and the world goes over her head. But those days are numbered. She’s getting older and more aware each day. But, besides that, I don’t like using my kid as the excuse for why I need to get out there and fight for what I believe in.

No. The reason I want to get out there, protest, speak out, and do something is simply because it’s the right thing to do. I will still hold to the day I die that the overwhelming majority of people on this planet know what the right thing to do is. It is our duty as human beings to encourage all people to listen to their moral code, to that voice in them that wants to do right, that’s wants justice, that wants fairness, that knows that all humans deserve dignity and respect.

It’s gross because, we are here, again. Again, basic human decency and respect has to be defended.

I’m tired of this shit, but here we are.