Tread lightly on the things of earth

I try to explain to my own family why [U.S. politics of] these past five years [has] pierced my soul, stoked my rage, caused my hope to ebb more than flow; in general, why [it’s] exacerbated my melancholy. I end up writing a half-vast sermon.

My neighbor AdvisorJim posts a jawdropper.

Tidbits from discussion with dittohead relation:

• DR: “How do you know that there’s such a thing as ‘objective reality’?”

• DR: Republicans are “more Christian,” but “Jesus would lose the war on terror.”

On the Jawdrop Scale — that I just made up, that ranks listener response to smart people making sudden declamations unmoored from logic and internal consistency — I think this tops even Wil Wheaton’s holiday experience.

Thanks, Jim. Miles to go.