How is 2026 going anyway?

Back in January, not long after I moved this blog, I wrote up my post about my intentions for 2026. I was thinking about it this morning, and since it's almost June and that means we're almost halfway through the year, I figured it was about time to check in and see how it's going. The song is still appropriate. Every branch of the federal government is still racing to see which of their sins: incompetence, corruption or misplaced loyalties, will kill us all first. I'm betting on incompetence. My state isn't the worst of the southern states, but it's not great. The brutality hasn't abated at all, and I'm angry about all of it. I feel helpless, and that's not great. But, I will make it through this year if it kills me. I have definitely fully embraced my cringe. I am wearing right-past-my-knee khaki cargo shorts right now and there's fuck all you can do about it! It's still hard to be productive and do more than keep up with work and family things - because being angry all the time is…