A timely Russian fable, The Cook and the Cat:
A well educated cook returned to his kitchen to find the cat eating the chicken that was to be the evening's meal. While the cook took umbrage, the Cat ate the chicken. The lesson?
"Don't waste time in useless speech, when it is action that is needed."

Peaceful protest, wear blue to show support if you can't attend.

I’m focusing on small joys, cheering on successes, both mine and others. The outrage at the political pronouncements won’t change the reality & the cumulative stress is deadly. I’ll tend my inner gardens, bank the fires & take action when it will actually count.

Cold and windy night, settling in with some pu-er tea and Louis Armstrong’s America Volume 1 by Allen Lowe & The Constant Sorrow Orchestra on ESP Disk.