Saturday, November 14, 2026   

     The day starts quietly.  I watch the news as I eat my lunch sandwich. The first is a disaster in New Orleans, a cruise ship, smashed by another ship, has tipped over and is sinking.  People are being rescued in the water. Boats are circling around looking for survivors.

     Soon, the next emergency is the massive grounding of all airplane flights across the nation, stranding millions of people. Very little information is given why the government shut down the air travel. Maybe a glitch. The reporters interview passengers as they deplane. What are they told. Even the pilots don’t know what is happening. Images of crowded airports with confused people standing around looking stunned.

     Those of us with active imaginations create stories of intrigue.  Of course, an AI agent has gone rogue, or the north Koreans, or the Iranian, or the Chinese, are after us, or maybe nobody knows what to do because the experts had been fired during the DOGE raids and downsizing during the last years. Ironically the dreadful ICE removal flights continue to fly. Congratulations President Trump, you have created a masterful distraction for us.

     I have started reading A BORROWED MAN, a Sci Fi novel by Gene Wolfe. Good enough so far.  In the evening between watching the airport news I watch another episode of MAJOR CRIMES. I am leading such an exciting life.