No matter the consequences.

Maybe Donald Trump is a foreign policy genius. I base my speculation. On the fact. That Trump is doing exactly what a smart ass like me would do. Just for the hell of it. Making friends with our long-time perceived enemies. Such as Russia and North Korea. They have autocratic governments. With strong rulers. Actually, dictators. Who recognize that democracy doesn’t work. That the majority have to be overruled. Reminded that they are dummies. Too stupid to know what’s good for them and for the country. Better to let tried and true geniuses, like Trump and me. To take over the reins of government. To be our guiding light. To seize the role of god himself. Yes. Yes. To rule by divine right. Go. Go, Donald Trump. Steer the course. To the Promised Land. I’ll stick by you. Blindly. Based on absolute faith. No matter the consequences. –Jim Broede

Give me the devil over Trump.

Can’t help it. Some people I don’t like, period. Fortunately, they are few and far between. Guess who’s at the top of my list? Yes. Yes. It’s Donald Trump. Our president. I’ve talked to Trump loyalists. To see if they can open my mind about Trump. To see if I’ve misjudged the guy. But so far, I haven’t budged. I firmly believe that Trump is a lying scoundrel. Untrustworthy. Evil. Despicable. Little wonder, Trump makes me sick to my stomach.  Wish I liked everyone. That’s impossible, of course. But at least I try to be reasonably selective. I even like the devil. Who seems like an abiding angel. Compared to Trump. --Jim Broede

The sad part.

I used to post. For many, many years. On the Alzheimer’s message boards. Got hooked there. When dear Jeanne had Alzheimer’s. And I became her care-giver. For 13 years. Conversing with other care-givers. Was mostly a pleasant experience.  But some care-givers were rather testy. And we rubbed each other the wrong way. That’s to be expected. When dealing with people under stress. Anyway, I stuck around. For 10 years. After Jeanne died. Trying to be helpful. By telling about the good life. That comes later on. When one fully recovers from the extraordinary care-giving experience. Makes some of us more decent and understanding human beings. But some active care-givers aren’t ready for that message. They want to know how to get by in the next moment. Now. Now. Now. I don’t have a sure-fire answer. Depends on the individual. We’re all different. Some make a go of it. Others fall by the wayside. Yes, that’s the sad part of it. --Jim Broede