There was a strange melodic clinking coming out of out wineglass cabinet, and we investigated it, and then I thought that my father would have written such a wonderful short story in the Borges style about it but he’s no longer around. Not a day passes by that I don’t feel his absence acutely.
Single Cat Ladies
Speaking about the cat, I now finally understand the trope of a single cat lady. Being this needed by a living creature must be hypnotic for women who exist amidst tactile deficiency.
Sick Days
I’m taking sick days. The cat is ecstatic and insists on following me everywhere. She stands by the closed door when I’m in the bathroom, crying pitifully.
I’m making cherry pie and listening to Trollope’s Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite (1871). It’s very similar to Can You Forgive Her? which is my favorite Trollope, so I can’t complain. I listen to whichever Trollope novel is available on Audible for free at any given time, and this was there today. I felt a strong desire to read something by this author after finishing Bothelford’s Gone. Of course, rich, cherished and protected women like Emily in Sir Harry Hotspur of Humblethwaite were a small minority. Sexual outrages of the most shocking nature were visited on lower-class women of the Victorian era. But at least Emily existed. A whole way of life was created around making sure that Emilys never saw or heard anything ugly.
That Bothelford’s Gone and Sir Harry describe the same country truly boggles the understanding.
The Culture of Cynicism
Finally, a Westerner who understands Russia’s greatest problem:
It’s absolutely the cynicism and the aggressive mockery of any principle other than blatant and rabid self-interest that are so scary. This is what creates the pathology of the ongoing war. These are people reduced to their natural state, having peeled off the civilizational veneer of religion and morality.
Standard Rhetoric
Of course, it’s out of the question for her to go to war against her masters. At the end of the video, Sheinbaum uses the standard rhetorical trick of the left and calls her opponents fascists. This no longer works in the US but there are still many people in Spanish-speaking countries who fall for it.
The US Involvement
Yes, what a huge win it is that the US throws its weight behind the Sinaloa cartel. Yippee doodle. We are getting tired or winning on behalf of one cartel over another.
The Mexican government is a front for the Sinaloa cartel. Helping the Sinaloa destroy its competitors is not what our government should be doing.
The Mexican Debacle
Here is terrible footage from the Guadalajara airport in Mexico:
I hope no Americans or Canadians get hurt.
As to what can be done in this situation, it’s a little like what happened with Russia. If you walk in a certain direction for 30 years, what kind of magic pill can undo the concerted, sustained effort of all that time?
Narco State Recipe
Of course, it’s not only democracy that led Mexico into becoming a narco-state. The country’s political transformation coincided with the legalization of opioids in the US which led to the growth in heroin consumption. A political system that caters to the will of the masses at the exact same time when the masses have found a new, exciting way to make money by selling drugs—this is the recipe for Mexico’s disaster.
Mexico Update
Puerto Vallarta used to be a great tourist destination and Cervantes used to be not s murderous piece of excrement:
This all started in Mexico at the exact same time as the country got a multi-party democracy instead of a one-party pseudo-democracy of the previous 70 years. Today’s party of power in Mexico is owned by the Sinaloa cartel, which is the greatest rival of CJNG. We will see on the news that this is a major government operation against drug trade but it’s simply one cartel killing off another. There is no longer a government in the traditional sense in Mexico.
Treachery
I’m so sick I had to look up how to spell the word treachery at Klara’s request. I have to cook a turkey in a couple of hours, and I have no idea where to find the energy.
On the positive side, I found a collection of short stories by Spanish authors titled 2030. These are mostly authors of conservative sensibilities who were inspired in their writing by the desire to mock the UN’s “Sustainable Development Goals.” Well, at least they are trying, that’s got to count for something.
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