Roll on Spring and Summer

It's amazing how many people i know well or am aquainted with in real life and on the net who are experiencing hard times at the moment. S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) is a recognised medical condition, but whats ben happening around me is much more than that.
Two of my best friends have lost loved ones to the big C, and supporting them is going to be a priority. My family is going through masses of shit we could all do without, and just about everybody is feeling the first effects of the recession.

So what can you do ?

Would it be too much to ask that the education authorities add dealing with illness, loss and bereavement to the curriculum instead of focussing all attention on World War 2, The Tudors and fuckin P.E. ? Probably.

Would it be too much to ask the Government to concentrate their efforts on keeping people housed instead of bailing out banking corporations and STILL giving bonuses and payouts to the cunts who got us into this mess in the first place by investing in dodgy deals and funding illgal wars ? Probably.

Would it be too much to ask that instead of ploughing money into warfare and unnecessary legislation to rule the people through fear, that money is put into health and welfare, enough money to provide for every single adult and and child on the planet? Probably.

Would it be too much to ask the people to take the power back, get off their fat McDonalds and KFC arses and get out into the streets and protest to say enough is enough? Probably.

So, while all this shit is going down, we can look for silver linings wherever we can find them, and as always for me, on a very personal level, I find it in music and the people who go out of their way to provide it. Not Government approved bollocks with a healthand safety check tagged onto it, but the more soulful, heartfelt, finger up to the suits that you find in originality and the minds of free - thinkers.

Roll on Autumn tours and the celebrations that stem from the relief of the Pagans who made it through another winter : FESTIVAL SEASON !

Just another soul - less atheist in search of world peace and harmony.

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