READING THE TEA LEAVES 10A

LIFE IS A GAME OF CONNECT THE DOTS, IF YOU DON'T CONNECT ALL THE DOTS OR DON'T CONNECT THEM IN THE RIGHT ORDER YOU NEVER GET THE PICTURE READING THE TEA LEAVES 10A Nothing new, ever, under the sun. History is slow to change, time moves slowly, and if you agree, then it is your own fault. Earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, change lives suddenly, and they do occur suddenly and lives are changed, fortunes too, sometimes forever. And then there are wars and revolutions too. We, in America, are not concerned, we haven't had a war, on our land, in forever, revolution was 250 years ago, civil war over 150 years ago, even the great depression is a century old memory, a few left of those that actually lived through it, as a child then. We are used to having things go smoothly, no wonder that we are, almost, childish in our expectations, dreams and fantasies. Forgive me for pointing it out. Years ago, I mentioned ( compared) our thinking to that of Don Quixote, but you have to know the story. It is not just some high school dropout with three kids that has very high expectations, it is also some part time worker at a minimum wage job, a small contractor or business owner that has great plans. Success sure is easy, but you have to have the knowledge, determination and luck too. Like I have said, if everyone could be "great" or a multimillionaire, we wouldn't be talking about great people and the multimillionaires, would we now! Like it or not, ready or not, in about three days, and a few hours, the world will change, doesn't matter who you are, where you are, (in the great scheme of things), your life will change, it may be sudden for some, and slowly for many more, but it will not be the same, not for a very long time, most of us are in for a shock. Good or bad, you probably don't have any idea. We all agree that things ( actions, policies) have consequences, but most of us don't know all the consequences, to paraphrase the great Donald Rumsfeld, "there are unknown unknowns"! And there is the rub. So let's talk about some unknown unknowns soon. What do you expect? Please comment, post your opinions, remember there are two sides to every coin. Join the conversation. I WILL WRITE MORE SOON M. N. R. 17 JANUARY 2025