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January 10, 2025: More Ice, More Snow

Bob Dylan once wrote, “It doesn’t take a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” He was, of course, referring to the Students for a Democratic Society, the SDS, or as they were called, the Weathermen; as for not knowing which way the wind blows, this, loosely interpreted, meant that they had no idea as to what was going to happen with the political climate.

Country-wide we are seeing the effects of climate change. Most recently, there was a large fire in California, supposedly the largest ever. There have also been major snow, ice, and wind storms this winter in the U.S. I don’t think this is a trend that is reversible;

but it could have been. A part of the problem was that the voters in the U.S. chose to ignore what was happening. It’s almost a self-fulfilling prophecy in that some are calling what’s happening, “The end times.” Well, the end times could have been prevented.

Here, hardly any snow this winter and warmer than average temperatures. It has rained, and the rain has frozen, making for treacherous going. Last night, climbing up the driveway, I was cursing. Then I thought about the animals in California that have been displaced or died in the fires.

I am not a news hound, but I pay attention to what’s going on. And like most other people, I have become desensitized to what I see and hear.

Do I know which way the wind is blowing? Yes and no. I’d like to think that the pendulum will swing to the left and those having an environmentalist bent will again run the show and work to bring about much needed environmental changes. President Biden, on his way out, is trying to enact as much environmental legislation as he can before his term is over. Good for him.

We are soon going to have a president who is a felon. Being fined or spending time in prison would not bother him as much as this mark on his character. But imagine it, a felon, for the first time in U.S. history, is going to be president.

Do young people know which way the wind is blowing? It’s odd, when I was young, I looked up to twenty-somethings – they seemed to me to be older and wiser than the youth of today. They were, in fact, my heroes. I even went with the adage, don’t trust anyone over thirty, in part because I myself was so young. Some would say that my current viewpoint has to do with my age, and they may be partially right.

Now, I suppose if there was again a draft (and I am not talking about the breeze that comes in an open window), the youngers might seem to me to be more committed to bringing about political change. I suppose. I say I suppose because I don’t know which way the wind blows either.

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