Tonight's Poet Corner: Introspection
December of 2016 has arrived. That's right, this dumpster fire of a year (save for my credential program and my spectacular wedding) is drawing to a close. Will 2017 be any better? My money's on it being worse overall, especially for minorities and those interested in maintaining their Constitutional rights. But hey, 2016's been such a ball of crazy that I feel like anything can happen now, even in the last twenty-nine days of the year. We'll see! Of course, my wife and I have been getting into the Christmas spirit pretty quickly. We got our tree and decorations up two days after Thanksgiving (no shame). We started listening to Christmas carols around that time, too (still no shame). I've already bought a majority of my family and friends' gifts and wrapped them ( definitely no shame there; I'm being responsible, damn it). It's nice to enjoy good music and good food and even better company. I do like the holiday season - as long as I remember what it