Wishing a Happy 2019! And may this all be over with soon…

Happy New Year!


So at this time of reflection, I think back on 2018 and all that’s happened. It was yet another great personal year, while the world around seemed to fall apart…


Obviously, if you’ve been paying attention, my own big news is that I’ve been working on my autobiographical comic Always Goodbye. Stay tuned for more. Eventually, a completed book. (Guess this is replacing my ‘career’ as a prose author, huh)


This past year I moved to the more central part of Taipei, and I’m continuing to enjoy living in Taiwan. As more and more news develops from the bamboo curtain–like that social media score everyone is talking about but I’m not even going to get into–I’m quite glad to have escaped the People’s Republic.


I kind of did a ridiculous amount of travel in ’18. I started out last New Year’s in Japan,  then went to Africa,  and in the summer I returned to America to sadly sell my entire comics collection. For 2019, I plan to not get into an airplane even once.


And there were a whole lot of superhero movies.


As for the rest of the world. Well, politics. It was an exhausting year in which most things seem to have gotten worse, but there was also a bit of hope. Personally, I’m so very over it. Perhaps it’s all finally coming to a head. This chapter of history needs to close already, doesn’t it?


It’s been a while since I felt like writing an entire overt political post, and I’m sure you all know by now how I truly feel. American has learned some dark things about itself, and the time has come to get better. Consequences may be in the coming. And once it’s over with, I hope to never ever say the T-word for the rest of my life because that guy has gotten enough of my bloody attention and I’d just rather focus on other things.


Well, here’s hoping!


Please have yourselves a great 2019, everyone

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Published on December 30, 2018 18:36
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message 1: by Stephanie (new)

Stephanie Actually, no offense Ray, but no it doesn't. You are making an assumption that everyone on this site or at least on your list agrees with your political views and maybe the majority of people on your list do,but not every single person does. And yes, I've read F &F and consider it one of the 10 worst books I've ever read , easy.
You seem like a nice guy , and I'm not trying to be rude, but I just don't like when people assume there is a monolith of thought going on and there isn't.


message 2: by Ray (new)

Ray Stephanie wrote: "Actually, no offense Ray, but no it doesn't. You are making an assumption that everyone on this site or at least on your list agrees with your political views and maybe the majority of people on yo..."

How am I making an assumption that everyone on any given site agrees with me? I am hoping that my readers and friends do agree on basic human decency, at least.

Honestly I am over debating and reaching across the aisle. No point any more. Sadly, a very large percentage of the American electorate have proven themselves to be absolutely appalling human beings who will never be convinced of anything based on facts. If you are one of them, please avoid me and we have nothing to say to each other :)

I am almost tempted to ask about the Woodward book Fear, but why even go there...


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