No. 55 / 2006

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Happy Holidays!  We've finally come to the 'final' issue of Scarlet Street (#55) that was published in 2006, with the hope that there would be future issues, but unfortunately it was not to be.  I still don't plan on abandoning this blog after today.  For the final 6 posts I'd like to add some of the 'extras' that I was doing for all the previous ones and hope to get to that as time goes by.  

Things are going slowly and I'm not as far along as I wished I would be at this time.  I won't get into it but just to say dealing with organizations is rough because no one seems to be accountable for not doing their jobs, which winds up causing heartache and frustration for the person who is at their mercy.  That's where I'm at once more.  

We'll keep plugging away, however, and hoping both mine and my dog's patience tolerates it all.  Pal, my lucky dog, has been a wonderful travel companion for sure, and we're still looking forward to the holiday festivities and end of this year, which hasn't exactly been a happy one for neither of us, but you all have helped make it survivable.

So wherever we're at on the day(s), we'll have the music playing and remain grateful for what we have and not dwell on what is not working out.  As I learned the other day from a guy who helped save my sanity, a Dr. Peter Breggin on the Progressive Radio Network, "Never give into helplessness."  It's what he calls "cognitive stupidity".  It's a state where you are surrendering your ability to control your destiny and that's a place no one should ever allow themselves to be.  That's one for me to remember!  We got access to all the tools, let's use them!  

Have a very Happy Christmas and here's to a fantastic 2020 next year!