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One of the news sites I look at each day is realclearpolitics.com.\u00a0 They often have dueling headlines on a topic from the Left and the Right.\u00a0 Today featured the New York Times article \u201cMy New Vagina Won’t Make Me Happy\u201d by someone now called Andrea Long Chu, and an article by the American Conservative called \u201cAndrea Long Chu’s Fake Vagina<\/a>\u201d by Rod Dreher.\u00a0 The New York Times article is liberally quoted in the Dreher article so if like me you don\u2019t traffic on the New York Times, at least you\u2019ll know what Dreher is referencing.\u00a0 I read Dreher\u2019s article and honestly, I\u2019m still shaking my head.\u00a0 The level of masochism and self-delusion necessary to allow anyone to get involved in the surgical and medical madness described in the article is stunning.\u00a0 I\u2019ve felt that reporting on the unhealthy practices occurring on the Left is important to warn people (especially the young) of the dangers lurking nearby these troubled groups.\u00a0 And I still feel that way.\u00a0 The fact that there are physicians and social workers who advocate to allow these dangerous practices and medical procedures to be performed on young people is alarming and should be highlighted as further proof that our society is now a menace to our children and not to be trusted.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s too much.\u00a0 I can\u2019t stomach the nausea of even thinking about these things at this time of the year.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m off from work for a few days this week and I\u2019ve been visiting with family during this holiday weekend.\u00a0 And even writing on this nightmarish article is too depressing to consider.\u00a0 So, adios Andrea Long Chu and all his pseudo-gynecological considerations.\u00a0 Unless there is an eruption on the Mueller front or the Mexican Caravan manages to reach southern New England, I propose to address the positive aspects of the news.\u00a0 And if there are absolutely no positive news items (which is quite possible) I\u2019ll concentrate my time on cultural concerns that are of a positive nature.\u00a0 Probably this will entail music, book and movie reviews that I think will bring a pleasant moment to the readers.\u00a0 I have some macrophotography files I\u2019ve been working on.\u00a0 I\u2019d prefer to subject my readers to the terrors of magnified beetles and moths and thorny plants than dwell on these other horror stories for the next few days.\u00a0 I\u2019ll regale you with my delusional theories for restoring pulp science fiction to its rightful primacy on book shelves (or at least the first page of the browser search results).\u00a0 I\u2019ll tout my obscure non-commercial choices for country music.\u00a0 And when I run out of real subjects to bloviate on, I\u2019ll fabricate a story involving my alt-reality President Trump and his equally fictitious minions as they face off against zombie civil servants, undead Clinton opponents and the truly nefarious forces of the main stream media.\u00a0 In other words, I\u2019ll do all the things I usually do except with 30% less outrage.<\/p>\n

Meeting with family, especially the grandsons was extremely enjoyable, almost inspirational.\u00a0 We played cards, talked about what they wanted for Christmas, ate grilled cheese sandwiches and burgers, watched some old movies together and talked about artificial intelligence.\u00a0 So, for the next few days, I\u2019ll try to stay on the lighter side of things. \u00a0Please bear with me.\u00a0 I promise to try and be extra specially outraged by Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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