In Memory Of President Jimmy Carter!


I was going to write a brief essay explaining how I feel about the late Jimmy Carter and how I think the fact we were cheated out of a second term led by this great and exceptionally good man, when I ran across this TikTok video essay which said all I wanted to say and said it better. 


With Respect. 

And with this post I'm closing up shop here for now. I might feel compelled to composes future responses to events, but frankly I'm tired of waiting for the shoes to drop, and I don't want the daily stress of following the ups and downs to drag down my health which is showing its age. And even more frankly, I don't want to listen to the squabbling. It's not the most responsible thing I can do, but for now I'm going to seal myself away from news for the most part, and I wait for baseball season. They can't stop that can they? Can they?


Thanks to all those who have held the flame and responded to my rants. It's much appreciated. Business will continue as usual at the Dojo, so I hope to see everyone there. 

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