Problems

I've been eating poorly--or, to be less specific, like most others.  It is part of my mental illness, I think.  I am worn out, and haven't had energy for marketing and cooking.  I've eaten bbq sandwiches, hamburgers (multiple) and other schlock foods.  Fried mushrooms and lobster spreads.  My refrigerator and cabinets are empty of anything suggesting good health.  I've eaten my body weight in Halvah.  This morning I feel it.  

I am going to concentrate once again on eating fruits, grains, legumes, and vegetables.  Some cheese, some eggs, and seafood.  You know, the whole Mediterranean thing.  It is fun.  It is healthy.  It makes me feel good.  

Trump, I read this morning, has created a new "Faith Office" and has appointed a woman known to speak in tongues as leader.  Fucking acid dropping hippies had nothing on this.  We live in surreal times.  MSNBC would have you believe that Americans are turning on the Chief Executive Officer, but they are wrong.  The Make America Stupid Again movement marches boldly on.  I still stand by my prediction, however, that this summer Main Street will flow with blood.  The MASA movement will collide with the growing hostilities of the disenfranchised.  The weather will be Biblical and as nature revolts, people will go mad with anxiety and rage.  It will be the beginning of The Apocalypse.  

O.K.  Maybe not that, but I think this will be a dangerous summer.  

A healthy diet, I am hoping, will help me clear my head.  I will truly begin my meditation practice again.  I will take the path of the Buddha--the fat one, sure, and not the skinny one, but the one who laughs.  Yes, that is it. . . the Laughing Buddha.  

The laughing Buddha is a symbol of prosperity, contentment, and happiness. According to Feng Shui, placing several of these figurines around the house fills the space with positive energy.

Ideally, the laughing buddha should be facing the east direction where the sun rises. It is known to bring prosperity. To increase wealth you can place it in south east direction. If you want to cleanse your energy and reinforce positivity, you should place laughing buddha facing the main door.

That is EXACTLY what I need.   Why I haven't been doing this is a mystery to me just now.  

Which leads me to remember the song I wanted to post yesterday that just wouldn't fit.  But it does today.  Problems.  Oh that Van.  He knows how to make them swing.  

I can't drive the car 'cause the brakes don't work that good.   

My love life just ain't swinging like it should.