This is a rant, brought about by two vinyl records that I received for review.

 

Let's go back three years, shall we, and bring up the specter which was then being floated to the masses. As Disaster Amnesiac recalls it, we were being told that a terrible disease was emerging, and that it would kill millions of people. At first we were told to wash our hands with more diligence. A few months later, we were told that society would have to be shut down for a few weeks "to slow the spread". A year or so later, we were told to have a vaccine injected into our bodies, which would surely save many lives and keep this emergent disease in check. Some of us questioned that dictate, and some of us lost our jobs for having done so. Some of us were no longer able to afford our expensive mortgages, and thereby had to sell our houses and a lot of our property in order to find new places to live, places in which the pressure to conform or be cast out would not be felt as harshly. Mr. and Mrs. Amnesiac soon found ourselves within that newly emerging demographic. After a brief interval in which a leap of faith move occurred, I found myself within a smaller house, in a new state. Within this smaller house, there is just barely room for Disaster Amnesiac to store LPs or even a turntable. This is the situation which I find myself in. I accept it gladly, because ultimately, God's will is greater than mine. Amor Fati suits me just fine. 

All that said, I obviously cannot review LPs, even as I'd really, really like to do so. I just can't listen to them, currently. Perhaps that situation will change someday. Who can say? What I can say is that actions and decisions ALWAYS have unintended consequences. It's Disaster Amnesiac's hope that the masses will, next time, choose a bit more wisely as to these decisions and actions. There are two brand new, unsealed LPs sitting atop a stack of boxes of other LPs, crowding a corner of my house. An insignificant sight by any objective measure. But, still, for me, they are a potent symbol of what can happen when people do not take into consideration the fact that there will never not be unintended consequences from decisions. Next time, people, please try to use your critical thinking skills with a bit more aplomb. 

Merry Christmas.