A Much Needed Blog

I need to write a blog but sure don't want too.

As soon as my feet hit US soil, I started to feel bad, physically sick. This progressed into one of the worse illnesses I have had in my life. I was locked in the motel room for 6 days, no sleep, no food, no joy.

A strange thing has hit me over this mess. My emotions have been raw and on my sleeve.

I was so bored, and sick and tire of being sick and tire, that I watched The X Factor, for gods sake!

The last contestant of the first night of The X Factor was a kid 70 days out of rehab. He had the glow of joy of the newly sober...a deeply moving though fragile and tenuous state.

He launched into a hip hop song that he wrote. It was so humble, authentic and exuberantly joyful that tears were streaming down my cheeks. The judges were beside themselves with appreciation. This was a truly magical event. I wish this kid well.

I have to confess that the next night I watched, gasp, Charlie's Angels. Take it from me, even if you are bored spit-less, it's not worth it.

The little time that I have been able to get out, I have been re-connecing with my old friends, some of them going back 30 years. Each meeting was heartfelt and inspirational. I love my friends. And, absence does make the heart fonder.

Yella had an accident at the storage shed and tore her leg open to the bone. It has required daily treatment for a week. Needless to say, she is not getting much done either.

We are one worthless pair.

It is almost like the universe is telling us we don't belong here anymore. I long for home.

I am used to a proud, cocky US and I return to find a subdued, confused one. So many homeless wandering around the streets. So many people worried and baffled. Most people won't even talk politics...it is simply so ridiculous and bazar that it isn't worth it.

This is going to sound strange and may offend some people, but the level of wealth, even in such a severe recession, is beyond most countries in the world. Believe me, I am not ignoring all the hardship but I offer this perspective.

The US is one wealthy nation compared to the rest of the world.

Well, this has been a disjointed blog for sure. Let's blame it on illness, OK?