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I took a vacation from the news...and it was great!

This is going to be a light hearted blog.  I decided when going on a "staycation" that I would get some work done around the house and unplug myself from all news for over a week.  I wanted to get work done and spend some quality time with my youngest daughter. This blog is to explain the struggle I and many others have on a regular basis with the ever changing news cycles.

Now, I have to admit that going for over a week without any news what-so-ever felt wonderful.  It was nice not seeing the constant negativity, and it was wonderful spending some quality time with my youngest daughter for a week while my wife and oldest were on a road trip.  I didn't check Twitter, watch the news or engage at all with any media source for the entire time I was off.  My mind was free of the stressors from the world around me and I was able to just let loose and have some fun. 

That time I spent free of the news, however, came with a cost. 

There are different careers in this world that impact home life and personal stress in different ways.  Some people work in careers where they can leave on vacation and someone steps in, does their job while they are on vacation, and then those people come back as if things didn't skip a beat the entire time they were off.  They have the ability to naturally enjoy their vacations without the fear of work piling up while they are gone.

Others, like myself, go on vacation to get away from the stress and spend quality time with family and friends, but have an added stressor that comes along with the vacation.  All the while I am on vacation I envision the work load stacking up, because there isn't someone doing my work while I am gone.  Essentially, the longer I am gone, the more stressful my return to work will be, and that is something that weighs on my mind every time I take time off of work.  I always have that, "Boy this is wonderful but I am going to pay for it later.." type thought process when it comes to taking vacation from work. 

Taking time off of the Trump news cycle is similar.  With the Trump Administration, the news cycle changes constantly, and sometimes multiple times in one day.  Taking over a week off of that leads to a huge shock of news all at once when you reinsert yourself into the news again.  Many past administrations didn't have anywhere near as much news in a quarter as Trump has in one week.  It is exhausting when you are following it daily, but is a huge slap in the face when you have to consume over a week of news at once after being off-line during the Trump Administration's run in Washington. 

This presidency has caused me to die a bit inside.  The thought that there are still people who truly and vehemently stand behind Trump after everything he has said and done, and continues to say and do, gives me great pause.  It shows me that there are many people out there who don't pay attention to the facts, and who get caught up too much in the rhetoric, lies, mistruths, deception, and diversionary tactics of this Administration.  I can only hope and pray that the American people will send a resounding message this November at the voting booths around this great country. 

Please look at the facts and realize that it is perfectly acceptable to be a Republican and not stand for the things this President stands for.  That is something the current Republican controlled Congress needs to realize as well.  We are in for a hell of a ride in the coming months. 

Until next time...

DUNK

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