What I think

 It seems government/elected officials do not have the ability of foresight. In OR grass is legal. There is a shop of almost every corner. I am sure the state just wanted the revenue from the licenses. People still buy off the streets because it is cheaper and they will probably not get caught. Now the state is discussing raising taxes on grass to help cities better able to catch people buying on the streets and illegal grows and drug rehab. You would think officials would realize that raising taxes on legal shops will only raise prices and more people will buy illegally. It's human nature. It's common sense.  Why can't lawmakers think clearly and see what is happening and what will happen because of their actions.

 I need to stay away from the internet.  I read reactions to a shooting yesterday. A gunman was killed by cops. Someone commented that it was a good outcome. Someone else took offense to that comment. While it is unfortunate that someone was killed and that someone else will have to live with shooting him, I understand where the initial commented comes from. When you live in a pro crime pro criminal state  a state where laws are racist and cops are bad you get tired of criminals having more rights than anyone else. It is time that that changes, that criminals are punished and laws are enforced. Apparently people find the song natural women offensive. First of all it is a song, if you don't like it dont listen to it. All women are natural. If you are confused about that you need to see someone about that. And then, and probably worst of all, in FL books must be taken out of classrooms. Seriously, have people lost their minds? There are bad teachers out there, ones who want...

 Are we in the calm before the next storm? Gas prices are mostly staying lowish. I have noticed some stations raising prices to be closer to the state average. Food prices are going up every week. But other than that things have been mostly quiet. News is reporting nothing even tho you know things are happening. COVID is apparently not worth talking about. Homelessness and crime are also not worth talking about.  The calm has ne wondering what the powers that be are planning to further destroy this country.

 We have a new governor. A blond version of what we had. Her first order of business was to order more housing be built. Housing that will help people from more expensive and crime ridden areas to move here. People who allowed their former cities to become expensive and crime ridden. This will not help the homeless issue. I see a lot of for rent signs and a lot of homeless. Her next move was to tell the legislature to throw more money at the homeless and get them into housing. Hmm, haven't they already done that? And there are more homeless.  Politicians need to look into the future and see what their less then stellar, already tried ideas will really do.

 I almost feel bad for 2023. It is already looking like it will be one of those years we just want to get thru already.  Gas prices are predicted to go up again in the next month, utility prices have already gone up, food prices go up every week.  And we have a pro crime, woke ( I hate that word), anti working class, anti American, pro any other country or people that are not in the country they represent government. Politicians who are more concerned about lining their own pockets and saving the planet than actually doing the job they were hired to do. And then we have people who keep voting for the same thing. Who would rather sit around complaining about no jobs and high prices and choosing not to realize they are the cause of the problem. I hope I am wrong and things turn around but I doubt it.