Sunday, March 1, 2026

     The plans for Saturday evaporate as I keep going back to the TV to watch my country bombing another country.  Just like that, a war is started by our president who appears to be deranged. I pause and watch the bombing scenes repeat on the screen.  Feeling helpless as the fighting continues. What to do next? It would help if I understood the reason for the war.

     And yet the day in Monterey is warm and colorful as the flowers bloom and spring arrives.  The visiting dog plays in the back year, investigating smells and tall grasses.

     The tall man and the dog lover visit and we don’t talk about war. We talk about family and health and what to watch on TV.  The tall man recommends the Israeli spy show called TEHRAN on Apple TV. I recommend THE LONG WAY BACK, the two motorcycle guys on a long road trip in South America.

      In the evening the young poet roommate arrives with pizza. She is a student at UC Santa Cruz. I did find the CT scan report on the cancer center portal. I read the technical report saying no problems were found. And the bombing and killings continue in the middle east across multiple countries. So far, no bombs have reached us. But I don’t think we are safe.