we’re back to preparing for war again. it’s particularly rotten for me because I’m trying to get used to some new heart pills that make me dizzy, and now I’m going to have to run down two flights of stairs in the middle of the night.

what? you say.  Aren’t you angry that the US has screwed you into a corner?  

it’s complicated, I say.  And Trump is playing checkers while Iran is playing Go.

So I don’t have much say in this matter except to wear clean pajamas and keep shoes in a place I can step right into them.

And hope I can keep my balance.