Though I knew it was a real possibility, the fact of his re-election now sinks in like a slow case of diarrhea. I confess that I thought he was such a joke, I couldn't take it seriously and yet on a lark, I bet my brother a pizza one month ago that Trump would win. Such a cavalier attitude on my part comes back to kick me in the gut. Oh well.
I actually saw a message from the sober crowd amongst us, warning us not to drink or take drugs because of all this. Well, I'm no longer a drinker, but yes, if I were, I believe I would certainly have tied one on yesterday. I'm a realist and not too rattled by events so I'm going out to paint this evening because it's so clear, and a Bloom is likely.
As we all know, the world will go on though it will be weird for sure, possibly it'll even be terrible for lots of people from Alabama to Kiev for variously diverse reasons. But I'm not going to lose sleep over these things that I cannot control. I voted, and that's that. But "It's a sure shame", as we used to say in the Kentucky of my youth.
America is a complicated place and its menu is full of every kind of contradiction available. So the majority of Americans picked what they want, and apparently, they have the appetite for it. I am strangely relieved that Trump won the popular vote because if hadn't, it would be even more disheartening for us all. Somehow it's easier for me to accept our defeat like when our team loses badly to another and we cannot say that we didn't say get smashed. We just need to get up and go back to training harder for the next time.
So, for the rest of us who voted for Kamala Harris, let us take what little brilliance George Costanza ever offered up to the world and be the opposite of everything that Trump and Maga represents.
Let's go on a diet and exercise, let us be kind to the less fortunate, let's dive into ART because we need it more than ever during these times. Let's write reams of poetry, paint big colourful pictures and let's make lots of music. But let's love too, and make hay! Let's not swear at others, or about them, and let's not demean others either. Let's educate ourselves to better understand how others live and think, and let's cherish our ability to be any kind of person we choose to be despite what MAGA will say.
Trump is a miserable old man who wears an odd sort of tanning sauce that makes him look at times like an old pervert. Deep down, I think he even hates himself for not looking like George Clooney. With all that money and power he's still an insecure old man with few friends. So Let's get even by being as happy and fulfilled as we can.
And let's also wish Kamala well in her new life wherever it will be. She will easily bring her skills to wherever they will be needed and appreciated in service to others.
Let's be the opposite of everything that Trump stands for!
These are from last night, a windy evening and a mediocre sky but I managed to have some fun.
Evening Prayer Brunswick Heads, 6 November 2024 oil on canvas board, 30 X 25 cm
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