Sunday January 4th is the end of my vacation. So, I’ll be busy with a bunch of stuff; work, book launch and various chores and repairs. So today I’m luxuriating in a trifecta of “Christmas Carol” viewings and so I’ll be steeped in “peace on Earth, goodwill toward men” right before I go back to despising the citizens of Dunwich on a face-to-face basis. Honestly, the bureaucratic nightmare that is unfolding has me questioning my current status and I may decide to walk away from all this nonsense but we’ll have to see. Ethically I’ll have to give notice and let them find someone as stupid as me to volunteer to suffer through all this. And I’d have to train my replacement so relief would still be delayed by weeks. But it is fun to contemplate escape. Even this short venting has lifted my spirits. Okay, enough for now.
The world stage is becoming increasingly troubled but for now I’ll restrict myself to Venezuela. Now this crisis is actually the most manageable. Essentially letting the US military eject the Cubans, guard the oil fields and end the drug shipments to the United States might all be within the abilities of the Trump administration.
Theoretically the oil infrastructure that was nationalized by Maduro’s predecessor could be returned to the western oil companies and very reasonable arrangements could provide enormous money for Venezuela’s people and also flood the American market with cheap oil and gas. This would have the effect of lowering American transportation and energy costs and thereby lowering the cost of living here. Now actually making this happen without major problems is a different question. But I think Trump sees this as an opportunity to attack the cost-of-living problem head on. If nothing else you have to admire his guts. I’ll take a wait and see attitude (since I don’t have any choice anyway).
And finally, it’s only seventeen days until the publication on Amazon of my magnum opus, “The Sniper” I’m hoping everyone who has friends that might be interested in a right-wing, alternate history, techno-thriller will let them know about this great event. In the run-up to the launch, I will become increasingly annoying with my constant shilling and repetitive praise of this product of my literary labor. I apologize in advance to everyone but I must do my best to drum up business. So, if hyperbole makes you break out in hives be warned this will be ground zero for such stuff.
Alright, that’s enough of that. On a local weather note it has been snowing either a little or a lot every couple of days for the last couple of weeks. Now I’m pretty used to this but lately it’s been getting mixed up with freezing rain and ice. That’s a lot less fun. So, I’ve been spending a lot more time on driveway surface preparation. Because of this I haven’t had as much time for thinking up stuff for my posts. So, I hope after this weekend things will be better for the next couple of weeks. Thank you for your patience.