wetsuit, piss, purpose

i check in now and then on a site i used to read daily but can’t stomach anymore since the primaries began to heat up. and all i can think is “man. what a bunch of whiny, pissy, sulky, negative, sneering people.” and of course my next thought is “were they always like this and i didnt see it, or has obama’s rise brought out the misery in them?” i don’t know. i suspect they care much more, in the end, for the bitter back and forth than i do. the griping itself seems very important to them, often more so than finding truth or fighting for truth. it seems to be about being right more than anything else.

i just think its a shame when energy and creativity go almost solely into furthering negativity or attack or casting derision. propping up a raw, hot, irritated little cluster of self-pity and envy and anger. go ahead, dress it up as healthy or helpful or cynicism in the service of doing good…but honestly. i hope you’re at least having a little fun or bringing a little beauty into the world somewhere along the way! and the rare posts about baked breads don’t really count, given the proportionality of everything.

my visits there get fewer and less and more spaced apart. because even the fun i get from seeing them sulk and grumble and fume lessens as time goes on.

ah, baby…nothin’ lasts.