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Drama... and other d-words.

QueenNormaJeanGreeneggs&vegham is on a great train adventure. I like traveling by train. I can get up and walk. I meet interesting people. I find trains more comfortable for long trips than buses or planes.

I responded to her entry "On The Road Again" :

I immediately thought about hopping trains. I'm sure people still do that. Vultures clean up the messes. Frostbite? That sounds scary. 48 hours? Better by train than plane or bus. I'm sure I've eaten squirrel.

I'm out of many loops, including drug users. I remember the drama of the homeless/street community. Meds, drugs, drinking... anything to either keep it together or dull the pain. For our generation the party was over decades ago. Many who used and abused died by age 30. Others managed to survive till 50. Few get this far. We're old. I'm fortunate to not be on any meds at the moment. There are a couple I probably should be on.

I don't take care of myself. The middle-way seems to be cloud-shrouded. I'm either too engaged or too distant. I've hidden in my cave for nigh on two years now while the humanscape around me has become more paranoid and hostile. Yes, I probably should be on meds to smooth it out at a highly-functional level as I barely function at all. I could use some balance.

But... I don't want the drama of drugs.

Added: Mr. Fill I can only mildly disagree. [to his comment: "The general attitude in today's world is a pill for anything and anything for a pill"] It's been that way for a very long time. Each generation has struggled with their demons. Those who value money or power suffer the most. Those who value the heart and community have fewer issues; but, all are affected indirectly if not directly infected with viral materialism. The British mainlined opium back in the day. Today we have Santa Commercialism to thank and the silly notion that we were promised a pain-free existence. Pills? Just a way to die while avoiding life itself.

I live between a distillary, casino/bar, ganja wannabe juke joint (if you have the $$). I don't hang out in those type of places and the cafes have suffered this past year. This town has gentrified and the Pandemic has accelerated the trend as people with extra cash have gobbled up properties and poverty is shoved out of hovels onto the streets.

So... no... no drama. There are writers here who have quite a bit of drama in their lives; some handle it with self-medication of various sorts. At a distance I can handle the diluted death-of-it-all. After-all, being alive includes drama. I just feel dead at times.

A cat and a cup of coffee would help.

Today's trinket was fashioned by Princess Megan Rose 22 Years

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