Stomach in Knots

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Bruce announced that he’s releasing 7 albums from work that he had in the vault over 25 years.

Seven new Bruce records!

More than 70 songs that I’ve never heard and while there are a couple of his songs that I skip (I always apologize to him when I do so) the chances are good that I’m going to love the music.

Should be excited.

The Yankees are hitting a lot of homers.

It’s the first week of the season.

I absolutely love baseball and reading box scores and following all the teams.

Should be in my glory.

Work is fine.

The family is good.

Golf is around the corner (I freaking hope)

And yet…

…I get home each day after not following anything in the news and I try to catch up on what happened in the country…

…and I feel a knot in my stomach.

We are headed towards a recession for no damn good reason.

No matter what one might say, the economy was in very good shape back in November.

The new administration took an absolute blow torch to it.

I speak to business owners.

“I’m not sure how much building is going to happen,” one said to me. “The cost of materials will make any work we might do impossible.”

I speak to regular working slobs who have always counted on their 401k for the moment when they might be able to take off the tool belt.

“I’m never going to be able to retire.”

I hear from guys, like me, who have considered retiring in a few years…

“I’m worried about social security and health insurance.”

Americans work hard.

Despite what we’ve heard from the gaslighting side of the government we aren’t all teet-sucking ingrates.

Most of the people I know get out of bed every morning and grind.

Only to come home and question everything going in the crapper.

For no good reason other than to fund a tax cut for the wealthy.

Absolutely stomach-churning.

It’s domestic terrorism.

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