Whether we weather

What to do about the weather?  Sitting out on my deck this morning, sans covering due to the wind taking the canvass yesterday afternoon, I am wondering whether it is worth replacing this summer. 

Hope everyone made it through yesterday's quick storm okay.  Property, as painful as it can be to lose and replace, is just that, property.  I need to remember that myself, next time I am outside during a storm cutting away a flapping canvass with thunder and flashes of lightning.  Not to worry. I made sure I had a two iron with me.  The golfers should get that one.

This Thursday morning nonetheless had the feel of all is well.  The latest addition of the Fairhaven Neighborhood News is online.  It is still too early to get the online stories for The Advocate, and the hard copy of The Standard Times isn't here yet.  

But the Internet is a wonder for the most part.  Can still read the daily online with one weekly, and will have something for tomorrow early a.m. to peruse. 

So working with what I got ...

The NeighbNews has a short story on the wetlands/marsh/kayak thing. The S-T has one too. At this point there is nothing I could or feel inclined to add about it.  I can imagine some future televised meetings worth tuning into though.

Something important to note, is the "hoax" call article in the Neighborhood News (page 17, I think).  Specifically the ones to the Coast Guard and elsewhere about boats in distress.  Be it kids or not, there is nothing funny, entertaining or excusable about this.  Good touch listing the recent legal cases for having "a laugh".

The Standard Times has a piece about the casino compact vote (this one the entire compact).  Nothing different than the story on the vote on whether to allow an amendment to the proposed compact.  

There is a theory out there that all fiction written can be put into one of seven basic plots.  It is a concept explored in detail by a gentleman named Christopher Booker.  All kind of articles written about it, discussion groups, debating theories, etc.  

As it goes, the plots, or more accurately I believe plot lines, are:  overcoming the monster; rags to riches; the quest; voyage and return; comedy; tragedy; rebirth.

The world of politics is truly a world of fiction, because there are no way most of these people live in the real world.  The one were everyday folk have to actually live with the consequences of the decisions of those in places far removed.

The higher up the chain a politician, the more far removed from everyday reality it seems.

Looking over the lists of plots, it appears the only one that doesn't apply, at least lately, is a story of rebirth.  Must be they can only count to six, because tragedy seems to be the most popular story in today's political genre.

Every election year we hear a lot about overcoming the monster, especially from challengers to incumbents. 

Admittedly not a whole of of rags to riches stories for anyone outside of that fictional world right now, but the higher up you get, you get perks and salaries, too often an exit job such that a whole lot of people right now would consider hitting it big.  

Always get a whole bunch of quest stories.  Everybody is going to go into office and slay the demons.  

Voyage and return, well they do on occasion come home after leaving.  Sometimes to press the flesh, sometimes after thirty years, and too rarely on a forced retirement.

Comedy.  Nothing need be said about that one.

Tragedy.  Ditto.

And as to the last, rebirth, the one story we need most that isn't seemingly being written.

The Democrats blame the Republicans.  The Republicans blame the Democrats.  

There is more than enough blame to go around.  Bonehead moves and ideas from both sides of the aisle.  It is a constant game of chicken, which wouldn't be bad if the actual people driving the cars were the politicians.  No they are in charge of the game, we are the ones forced to drive toward that cliff, in remote controlled vehicles with the doors welded shut.

I know, a bit too much of the soap box this morning. Relax, I am climbing down.

Enjoy the day.