I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!

If this is a recent picture of this dude, dude doesn't look too well. He apparently didn't feel well enough to 'orange' hinself up anyway. He is so guilty, yet able to walk about like everyone. If there is any justice I hope he is walking around sacred half out of his mind -- although honestly, I don't think there is a whole lot left of that.

You are right Elderberry, socio's don't do fear too much. I think they are too busy dreaming of pay back vengence and don't have much time for fear. And I've thought of the Loon this way ( sociopathic ) for a really long time. I do think he is though likely feeling some desperation since few of his efforts are bearing much for fruit. Somehow, it seems to me, he is not 'allowing' himself to be too aware of the numbers of times he has failed miserably. Was thinking of this in relation to your speaking about a normal person collapsing under the stress. Just how he is able to LOSE over and over and then somehow nullify these losses and go on mystifies me a bit. Then again, as you say, this would be a REAL issue for an otherwise normal person.

Although we as normal people are doomed to always feel the pain and distress of having a person such as he in or midst, I'm grateful to be the normal one. How odd to go your whole life and not have real honest-to-goodness feelings and expieriences. In fact, its horrid to not even realize that for yourself, normal is not even possible nor will it ever be -- at least not in this life.

On a slightly different note, when I head that Salman Rushdie had been attacked in New York, I assumed it was NYC. I was so shocked to hear it was at Chautauqua! I visited Chautauqua several times when I lived in Cleveland (it's about 2 1/2 hour drive) and sat in that amphitheater to hear a talk about the environment. It's such a peaceful place and just has such a dignified air about it. Hardly a place for attempted murder of a famous author.

Rushdie still had a $3.3 million fatwa on his head so he was fair game at a place/location where security was probably not high. Not sure the perpetrator was going for the fatwa or his rationale but it was "wrong place, wrong time" for poor Rushdie. His only sin, attacking what he felt was unacceptable behavior.

Meanwhile we have an asshole former president who is far worse in actions supported by the deplorables.

If we keep this question in mind while planning our days, we will
see that we actually have countless opportunities to add to our
life force. Being around people and places we love and doing
things that give us deep satisfaction, taking time to digest the
events in our lives, being less busy, telling the truth, laughing
a lot, eating right, exercising regularly, having long talks with
those we love--these are among the best ways to nourish our
vitality. Our life force thrives when we are
completely engaged in the present moment.

Debbie Ford

The real Trump.