Turning off the tv etc isn't really the answer. An informed electorate is the basis of a decent voting society. Even if the information is obvious lies, that tells you who the obvious liars are.

In the feels. On cipro atm for possible diverticulitis. ?

I try to stay away from the negative stuff as much as I can. Turn off the TV, especially the news -- or if I do watch, I try to be selective, something fun or informative or life-affirming. PBS documentaries, comedy shows; lately it's been zoo/vet/animal shows on AnimalPlanet or NatGeoWild: watching The Incredible Dr. Pol sticking his entire arm up the back of a cow to help it give birth kind of makes everything else fall by the wayside.

Maybe after you retire you could split your time between where you are now and someplace further south - where the winters are not so cold and dark...and long.

It's depressing . And we can't ignore . Just breathe and read a book or watch some comedy , and worse case sleep . This nightmare will end soon sir .

I generally work overtime when I can.. So, this time of year I see sunshine only through a window. Get so white I'm almost translucent.

I am an ardent fan of sheetcaking.

Sometimes it's best not to turn on the TV.