Surviving

There's a lot of things I want to do, but they all require success in one core goal: survival.  It's something I've long thought about extensively.  I'd always hoped that I would never *need* most the survival skills I taught myself, but unfortunately some of the more esoteric ones have already proved useful.  Unfortunately, I'm well aware that some things are simply not practical or even possible for me to do myself, and in some respects I must simply hope that I have the luck to survive in the brutal and uncaring system in which we live.  It's also terrible to think that the fraught and perilous existence I lead is by far not the worst that exists.  That's just truly awful.  Which is why I hope I can help others in some way, however small that might be.  Any act that makes this world a better place is sorely needed.

Political Rant

I talk a lot about how some political failures are difficult to avoid, but it's also true that a lot of politics is so dysfunctional that a lot of the time the people running the government aren't even *trying* to make things better, and I find that absolutely infuriating.

Texas Cold Snap Causes Loss of Electricity, Bursting Pipes, Loss of Life

One of the many, many things going wrong in the US and world of late:

‘Where is Greg Abbott?’ Anger grows at Texas governor in deadly storm’s wake

Ted Cruz Flew to Cancun While Constituents Endured Texas-Sized Crisis

After Days Of Mass Outages, Some Texas Residents Now Face Huge Electricity Bills

Skyrocketing electric bills are "top priority" for lawmakers, Texas governor says in wake of deadly storm

How and why a nuclear reactor shut down in Texas cold snap when energy was needed most

What a Texas Plumber Faces Now: A State Full of Burst Pipes

Family of 11-year-old boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100 million suit against power companies

Major disasters like this are going to continue to become more common throughout the US and throughout the world due to a combination of political shortsightedness and climate change (also fueled by political shortsightedness).  This happened because Texas politicians deregulated the electricity market and didn't ensure the electric infrastructure was winterized.  But a lot of critical infrastructure throughout the US is aging or inadequately fortified and not going to be able to withstand the climate crises to come (if it has even lasted this long).  This needs to be addressed or it's just going to get worse.