Bad news for Carson, Truth = attacks, Token efforts, 53

I totally forgot to mention Sunday’s Eagles game, the first NFL start for Jalen Hurts as Carson Wentz carried a clipboard.  They were playing the Saints, one of the best teams in the NFC so I already assumed the Eagles were going to get beat down, no matter who the QB was.  Instead the Eagles defense came up big while Jalen Hurts and his ability to avoid pressure gave the Saints trouble all game.  At one point the Eagles were up 17-0.  The Saints came back towards the end but the Birds held on for one of the biggest upset wins of the week.

This scenario was Wentz’s worst nightmare. Now Pederson has no choice but to start Hurts again.  If he continues to win there is a real possibility that Carson becomes expendable in Philly which seemed like an impossibility at the beginning of the season.  Without a doubt the huge amount of injuries on the offense negatively impacted Carson but the fact is with that same rag tag offensive line Hurts did not get sacked a single time.  He made quick decisions and ran for over 100 yards.  I don’t care how we win, and Wentz has not equaled winning for awhile now.

So now that the countless legal challenges have failed and the electoral college has made it official Mitch McConnell crawled out from under a rock and officially recognized Joe Biden as the next president.  Big Don on queue immediately attacked Mitch, just as he has anyone that has not been willing to participate in Trumps role playing game where he actually won the election.  The scale of lunacy just keeps expanding daily as the country is forced to endure the antics of a tantruming man-child that has no parent around to give them the spanking they so deserve.  No worries Don, that big smack on the ass hopefully will be coming shortly after you vacate the White House.

Trump continues to farm dollars from his rabid supporters.  All he has to do is say that he won a few hundred more times and they will happily continue to donate dollars to the biggest conman of my adult life.  I feel badly for them and truly hope that somehow they manage to find their way back from the black slime covered well of hate, lies, brain washing, and self promotion that has been the foundation of the Trump presidency.  He has truly damaged the core of our country for generations to come.

So our governor, one of those hardcore Trump supporters, has steadfastly refused to reexamine some restrictions based on the covid 19 numbers rapidly escalating everywhere.    When the pandemic first started he seemed more willing to act based on data. That willingness has evaporated as he is too fearful of angering the Trump voters in the state.  When you look around our area you see very casual adherence to what is now well established precautions to minimize spread of covid.  You see social events popping up more and more regularly with mask usage and distancing haphazardly applied or ignored altogether.  My favorite are the people that wear a mask but do so with it under their nose, like that actually accomplishes anything.

Now I am not a crazed zealot when it comes to covid fear.  I mask up indoors in situations where I am around others for prolonged periods of time but I don’t do it while walking outside.  I make efforts to keep my distance from others but don’t freak out if someone enters my 6 foot bubble. But I still find myself getting very frustrated with people that say “I’m not worried about getting sick so I don’t wear a mask”  How we could be going on 9 months of this shit and have people that don’t actually understand what wearing a mask is about is amazing. It doesn’t prevent you from getting sick, it reduces your ability to get others sick.  We do live in Trump times where ignorance is touted and repeated ad nauseum so I guess I really should not be that surprised. Half measures and token efforts are the reason our country is the world leader in covid failure.

Today is my birthday. 53 years on the planet, I doubt that I have 53 more remaining.