I try to own it when I’m wrong. And Sussex Watcher caught me out going a little to far in a post about Tom Carper’s frailty, by using a human being’s death as an excuse to point and laugh at Carper.
I’m sorry about that, but it isn’t my first (or my last) very bad taste post. So I’m sorry about it, but not super sorry about it. What I’m really sorry about is not being as funny as I’ve been in the past. That post reads like a wild swing at something I could have made funny, back when I was funny.
I’ve reread some old posts, and I can say without false modesty – they were funny. I was funny. I’m not anymore. I’m sour and plodding. I’ve had it with Democrats and Republicans alike. Whatever mojo I once had has dried up like a raison in the sun. The fruit. Not the play. The play could be juicy for all I know. I’ve never seen it.
Anyway… I’m going to keep on blogging. Trying to support El Som and Alby’s excellent work. And I’ll try to find the humor where I can. Until then, accept my apologies and my thanks for sticking with the blog. I still think there is a place for blogs in the political ecology. So keep reading. Keep working for a better, more human humanity and I’ll be doing the same.