Living In The Age Of Caligula

 "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It was the age of wisdom. It was the age of foolishness."

It doesn't matter if we're talking about the age of Charles Dickens or that of COVID-19. Dickens could have written his masterpiece in any century; most certainly in our age of near socialim.

I began to think about the Roman Emperor, Caligula while driving this morning. He was only in office for four years. This is probabley due to having sex with the wives of his soldiers, killing enemies, friend and foe alike and without compunction. I doubt he had sex with a horse but who knows. As we said back in the '60's, "When it comes sex, can you dig it?" That was Caligula in the 1st century AD.

As I motored further it hit me, Caligula lives today in one form or another. As youngsters we start off innocently enough: "Mom, where do babies come from?" Mom's answer: "From Walmart." As we grow older the truths are exposed but incremently. When I was around 16 in 1962 I was at the home of a friend. His mother was bemoaning the lack of morals in the country. We were in their kitchen and she said, "When I was a girl we wanted to play with dolls. Now girls want a real baby of their own." We laughed. It must have made an impact because here we are in the tail end of 2020 and she was right except there's one problem. The girls might want a baby but there's not a problem with killing it, either. In 1962 we didn't see that coming. We should have paid attention to the time of Caligula. 

I watched a sickening video today. A group of Planned Parenthood women had planted hundreds and flags in a field to denote aborted babies. They then ran through the field and aroun the flags singing about baby parts being put in the ground.

Yes, 2020 hasn't been all that special. For awhile I pretended it didn't bother me that much since as an older guy I only sat around; couldn't go out night clubbing or run a mile on a whim, Upon further consideration I was strongly wrong. As an example, and you know this from reading me, I'm forever looking for cool places to live or visit. I've never been to Bristol Tennessee/Virginia. Evidently the state line runs smack dab down Main Street separating not only the two towns but the two states. A few months ago, on a whim, I decided to motor on down. The first item on my agenda was to call a local golf course for a tee time. "You can't come here," said the golf pro. "Visitors from other states aren't allowed due to Coronavirus."

2020 is so agonizing to the non-woke crowd that the City of Boston removed a statue of Abraham Lincoln two days ago. The reason given is that Mr. Lincoln, the guy responsible for freeing slaves, was white.

Her Majesty suggested, last November, I make a trip to Illinois and Iowa to see friends and I did. A week after I returned to Ohio I read I'd broken the law. Ohio folks weren't allowed in Illinois. The same went for Iowa. Then, I broke the law again when I drove back into Ohio. I was so distraught I went to confession then turned myself into law authorities. I didn't really but you knew this already.

I have watched every Chirstmas Hallmark movie so many times I'm sick of them. Seriously, Me, Hallmark, sick of them. The world has come to an end. I peruse the televison channels daily. If one goes to ABC, NBC, CBS for their week night presentations you'll ask yourself how these programs survive. Then, I considered who watches them. They're the same ones who vote.

I have become so bored I've briefly considered watching Pornhub. Only briefly, though.

On my Smartphone I've signed up for Tubi TV. It's free and there are a slug of movies. Some not worth watching, others are. Try some on for size. A couple of them might fit your lifestyle.

So. back to Caligula. How would he fare in 2021? It appears to me he could be elected president. Don't believe me? Take a look at what's in D.C. The only thng missing with these people are Caligula's horse.