what TIME is it?

i'm greatly embarrassed and deeply humiliated that i cannot with any degree of accuracy state the correct time without the fear of being too far wrong... however, according to the rise and fall of the earth's gravitational pull... i estimate the time as being 5 ticks, 6 tocks... and *&@#@ it... i dunno

i thought i'd be able to estimate the TIME by using specific scientic measures, but due to unforeseen circumstances beyond my control... unfathomable circstances have changed the TIMEs. well, it is around the period in time when a certain, once reputable publication chooses the person of the year. hopefully, you know what publication i'm referring to at this point...

as i was catching up on the recent events of the day at work, i was doing my typical google news overviews... then something caught my eye. TIME had chosen a very... "polarizing" figure as their man of the year. i believe the headline for the article was something like "blue states crying red"... i was like, this has to be some type of joke against humanity...

i was under the impression that the person of the year would be a figure that had done good for humanity. a person of alturistic nature, or a person that had made a technological breakthrough that had helped humanity... perhaps i need to read the criteria...

upon exiting my initial stupor, i realized that i'm a rational being and i'm able to reason... so, i pressed on. it seems that the person of the year has the most impact on the world... AND NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE GOOD... with that caveat, it makes much more sense. supposedly, he was chosen for shaping reality to fit his perception... they MUST be referring to middle america, an area not necessarily known for serious thinkers... no offense, but the great majority of the people i associate and interact with are able to form our own opinions and realize that the reality and perception of the shrub are both warped!!

let me not digress... the shrub has definitely had a profound affect on the world today, and i definitely wouldn't think his legacy would be one akin to that of any of our great leaders. i think his big government, poor decision making, and unilateralist approach to foreign affairs will often be written about for the glaring mistakes. he is definitely a polarizing figure, albeit a personable one. as i've said before, i'd take the shrub on a range or in a bar for a beer... but not to be the top civilian.

the government has been a regular soap opera for the past 4 years... i don't think there will be any sweeping reforms in the next 4 years... hopefully, he doesn't allow his narrow "vision" to impede on the civil liberties & rights that we have enjoyed for centuries... he can feel that something is wrong or right, but he ought not take away choices...

perhaps, this TIME, or second go 'round... he'll realize that he ought to leave a positive legacy. hopefully, he'll try to correct for past mistakes & improve upon yet unforeseen successes.

alas, this may all be a bad dream. tomorrow, i'll awake and the earth's gravitational pull will be realigned with it's place within the universe... and it'll be 5 ticks, 6 tocks, and 5 past the hour... at least the kid'll know what TIME it is...

or maybe i'll just buy a watch... one with a blue face!

nn