Going Someplace You've Never Been, And Calling It Something It Isn't

      Happy Animation Day! It’s also Chucks-N-Pearls Day, Wild Foods Day, Plush Animal Lover’s Day, and Immigrants Day. Immigrants Day!? I’m surprised Trump didn’t have that cancelled. Being as that almost every single one of us came from immigrants, it should be more highly celebrated. We are a nation of immigrants, why not?! When “our” ancestors landed on Plymouth Rock, we were not “legal” immigrants. But, to this day, I’ve noticed a lot of people seem to forget that. I’ve almost gotten into some online arguments, because people don’t like to “remember” that. They always seem to forget about the first of us. They get up-in-arms about everything, until you point out the truth. Then, it’s as if they have nothing to say. Or, they want to bring up stuff that really doesn’t matter, and has nothing to do with the fact that we also came here “illegally.” Just because our ancestors thought they had a “God-given right” to overtake the world, doesn’t make it true. When our ancestors got here, there were already people here. That is true. Now, to keep people from coming, or to demonize those who came, doesn’t seem to suit us. I understand we want to control overcrowding, and I understand that there are different processes in place now, but none of that takes away from the fact that we immigrated here! And, it seems that we should be a little more empathetic. I also recognize that, for a while there, it did seem like an open-door policy, and since the tide has changed, less people are making the journey. So, it would lead one to naturally wonder, how desperate could they be, if the journey is no longer worth it? Their living conditions have improved? Or, they were just looking for a free spot in the promised land, like some would have us believe? I have often wondered what it would take for those people to revolt against their own government. If they want a better life, fight for it! Change your situation! Make your home more tolerable!

     Running away never seems to be the answer. Although, the example set forth by our ancestors, is that it is. They left Europe to come here. To make a fresh start. Now it seems that some would wish people to stop doing that. We’ve left to make a fresh start, but now, you shouldn’t come. I equate it to Nuclear Bombs. Now that we have them, and have used them, and know how awful they are, we wish no one else to have them. We want to be the only kid on the block with the power. And, surprise, surprise, that doesn’t sit well with the others! It’s all mind-spinningly complicated. We no longer want the “tired, huddled, masses.” Good luck getting Johnny What’s-his-name to be happy farming. Is it possible to be a farming “influencer?” Can he farm “remotely?” I don’t see a lot of young people wishing to do things that need done. Are the big companies going to finally pay people what they’re worth? As long as “labor” is still just another line-item on an expense report, “labor” will always be another cost to be avoided. Whoa! Did we get off track! Immigrants are not just “labor,” but it seems like that’s the selling point. We imported our “labor” for years. Then, when that became “illegal,” we started outsourcing jobs. Coincidence!? If we were all millionaires, we’d just have to do the bidding for the billionaires. Aires, and aires, and aires, until none of it makes any difference anymore. Okay, sheesh, that’s enough already. Who knew that would set me off? Especially on Plush Animal Lover’s Day! Are you effing kidding me? Now the adults who still love their plush animals get to have a day to be proud of their delay? My mother has a collection of plush Christmas animals that would fill a studio apartment! I don’t think she’s celebrating today. I’m not sure if it’s a plush animal thing, or a Christmas thing. Either way, I can’t believe they need a special day.

     Third paragraph, and I haven’t even gotten started yet! Sorry, I had no idea the “you-know-what” was going to get me all “you-know-what.” Especially on Animation Day! I’m going to skip Wild Foods Day. I know it’s becoming trendy, and people seem to have a fondness for it. Maybe it does need a day! People should be aware that some people are foraging, and preparing wild foods, and it’s supposedly a lot better for us. But, I live near a desert, and don’t want to think about what wild foods it would reveal. I’m also going to skip Chuck-N-Pearls Day. I didn’t even know what it was. I had to look it up. To save you the trouble, it has to do with what it sounds like: wearing pearls, and Chuck Taylors. Supposedly it has to do with a new style of dress, half casual, half upscale, allegedly made popular by Kamala Harris. I knew people doing that thirty years ago, that’s not new, and was not spearheaded by any current politician, I can assure you that. Just because it wasn’t on social media until recently doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. There were things happening before the internet! It’s not new, just because you never heard of it before. Kind of like what we were talking about before, just because we didn’t know this land was here, doesn’t mean it wasn’t habited. Gotta love the tie-ins! Wow, that was a lot to say about the things I was skipping. Now, I barely have time for my favorite one, and, it looks like my life-update will have to wait for my next post. You can always contact me if you’re concerned. Animation Day! My, my, my! What would the world be like without animation!? Boring. If I had to guess. I have been a fan of animation since I was a kid. And, apparently, with the popularity of the MCU, I am not alone. Even though, I never read comic books. I was more into cartoons, and still am. Animation has made me who I am, and what I think about.