MAGA Cruelty Comes Full Circle

For my mother’s final years, I was her caregiver. She suffered with dementia, which is a little bit better understood now.

In the end it’s nothing but sad to see a loved one gradually deteriorate.

I saw her go from a fully functioning rational person, to a confused, even angry person.

One day, in a calm moment though, she said; “Steve, I’ve seen what I do to you, but I don’t know why. I’m sorry.”

Now we see this former President talking about sharks, and how he would have dated Nancy Pelosi, and establishing a migrant fighting league.

Donald Trump’s dementia has progressed substantially, but he’s nowhere near done yet.

He’ll continue to deteriorate until his very last day, there’s no cure.

And his MAGA* base will continue to cruelly encourage him to make a fool of himself, and in the end inflict his cruelty on themselves.

* MAGA isn’t even an original idea, Ronald Reagan said; “Make America Great Again.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_America_Great_Again

My Seventies

 June 19, 2024

My foremost concern is my health. The first week in January I had my third stroke.

The first was due to me letting my blood pressure and blood sugar get too high. The second and third were, well, “causes uncertain.”

There are plenty of doctors who can explain the clinical info on types, causes, and treatments available.

I’ll try to briefly explain what it’s like to experience it.

My right side was affected from all three strokes, so my right arm always feels like I slept funny on it. I received physical, occupational, and speech therapies.

My entire right side is now weak, I use a wheelchair most of the time, I can’t walk unassisted, I can’t button an Oxford shirt.

But my sense of self has always remained strong. I know who I am, and who I’m not. Recently I’ve learned that if I accept my present condition, life is far more pleasant. And if I look for the good, I find it!

So don’t try to help me, just leave me alone. Please.

Steve Thompson

June 19, 2024

My Next Chapter: My Seventies

June 19, 2024

Man, I'm really out of practice, so please excuse me for a while!

I enter a new chapter of my life: I recently turned seventy, I fully retired from the film publicity business, and I survived my third stroke.

So where does that leave me? I learned to invest. Warren Buffet has some simple guidelines: Invest in what you know, buy low, sell high, and be in for the long run. Well that works!

Do I want to start another ad agency? No. Do I want to work in the film business? No.

I’ve decided that no one can be a better me than me. I’ve decided to write about the various aspects of me, so that’s where I'm going to start!

Here’s to being seventy!