Adaptive Curmudgeon

October Surprise Roundup

[This post (like many) was written out of time sync. If all goes well, it will hit the ‘net with automagic scheduling while I’m nowhere near the grid. If something happened that is missing from my post (invaders from Mars?), it’s probably due to the time sync.]

It’s fall of an even numbered year. Therefore, electioneering fluffery is flooding the nation. It’s only a few days (when this post goes live) before the “most important mid-terms of human existence”, which is how virtually all elections are discussed now.

Isn’t it annoying how every election is a shitfest of epic importance? Want elections that aren’t so awful? The first step is not asking/expecting every damn thing to emanate from the power of DC. But I’m preachin’ to the choir here. Y’all know that.

The thing about the stupid season, is that evil folks scheme to rile up otherwise peaceful Americans. Peaceful people don’t vote nearly so “vociferously” as ones who’ve had a hornet shoved up their ass. This is bad, masses of upset people are always risky. So far it hasn’t gone too far off the rails and that’s why I’m writing now.

I’m going to offer a few things to be thankful for. (Remember, I’m writing this long before the posting so news in this post is somewhat conjecture.) Here goes:

So far most of the October surprises haven’t been surprising but they also haven’t been fatal. I’m thankful for that. Every shitstorm that doesn’t happen (or at least doesn’t go nuclear) is a good thing. Seriously, be thankful the shit hasn’t hit the fan… more.





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