I really miss the laughs, the energy, and of course, keeping the lost wallets (On the Road to Guillotineland)

March 2021

“Well, it’s been exactly one year since we’ve had an audience, and I’ve got to say, I really miss the laughs, the energy, and of course, keeping the lost wallets.” —Seth Meyers

“I remember that day like it was yesterday. Everything was shutting down, people were scared, grocery stores were ransacked, so I got up on a chair in the office and gave an inspirational speech where I said to my staff, ‘Gang, I know you’re terrified, but this is our moment. People are counting on us. So let’s get out there and put on the best [expletive] show of our lives!’ And then I looked down and the room was empty except for a tumbleweed that rolled past, stole a bottle of Purell off my desk and then left.” —Seth Meyers

“It’s also been one year since we all trapped ourselves inside our homes with stockpiles of gin and red wine, watching ‘Tiger King’ and ‘Love Is Blind’ while clinging to our last shreds of toilet paper like a plank floating in the water after a shipwreck.” —Seth Meyers

“The Stimulus bill is enormously popular, with 75% of Americans and 59% of Republicans approving the measure, and yet Republicans have derided it as a so-called partisan bill. But some of the most galling behavior, came from Republicans who tried to take credit for aspects of the bill while still voting against it, such as Senator Roger Wicker, a ‘no’ vote who tweet-bragged about stimulus money for small businesses. I know these guys are shameless, but I’m still shocked. They’re the kind of guys who would run out and try and lift Tom Brady on their shoulders while wearing Chiefs jerseys.” —Seth Meyers

https://idiocracy23.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-magisterial-collection.html

“A poet that belongs with the Masters. A magisterial collection. A combination of 

Bukowski’s The Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984.”