Ten Reasons for (not) writing:

1. California is burning.
2. Our white nationalist president is blaming California for the fires.
3. There is a civil war going on in this country, and the right is better armed.
4. Mass shootings r/t #3.
5. Refugees walking hundreds of miles to be greeted by armed troops at the US border.
6.  Initiative 1631 (a policy to combat climate change) failed to pass in Washington State, funded by big oil, so we may as well just prepare for the worst.
7. It’s a big season for deaths. I attend deaths, hence, I’ve been busy.
8. Prop 2 failed. No new library for Sequim, Washington. Property owners win.
9.  Promises to keep.
10. The new kitten is eating all of my plants and then taking naps on the keyboard.