Letter to the Editor – Daniel W Gatlyn, USN Ret Minister/Journalist

Dear Editor,

Look! Look! In the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman! On second glance, it’s just a balloon! Well, not just any balloon. It came from far away! Oh, what can it ever be? The puzzle of ‘23! We are fascinated! We are obsessed! We are hypnotized! Not since Blondie and Dagwood has America been so “carried away.”

We have been invaded; first from the south, then from the north, the big house, the White House the outhouse, the storehouse, the Legislative House — and as a finale, the adversaries have resorted to a Balloon!

The SPY, like a fly from the sky, has violently torn away the splendor of our nation! We are incensed! What shall we ever do? Atmospheric terminology, global and political ideology! A strategy to be reckoned with! Diversion from the border? Mercy! Mercy!

If I sound somewhat discombobulated, it’s because I am! Amused, confused, agitated — and even concerned! To be sure, it is a serious matter, but the sky has not fallen. Do be reminded that the difference between “War and Warfare,” is similar to the difference between lightning and a lightning bug! Think it over, wake up, use your head; the game is on, with bases loaded. And it did not start yesterday. The possibilities are many — but do be apprised that diversionary tactics are alive and well. The tricks of the mix are very much out of the sticks! The psychological thrust has been initiated. Time to import the “lotion for the motion!”

It seems that every group possesses an “aspirational narrative” on what was, what is and what will follow; often containing an overreach, or fictional tag — or maybe just an attempt to convince the periphery of personal knowledge. The ability to inspect, to connect, to direct, to dissect is substantially in the hopper! The high tech set from the factory, the academy, test sight, and “unsightly might” has captured much more than needed. Open your tablet and scan the globe. That which is not in view merely awaits the evening news. Not much is sacred or secret. While we fear the destruction of our planet, we have yet to perceive how to greet our neighbor! That which has been deemed necessary for survival within civility and discretion has suddenly been swallowed up with indisputable vanities.

Daniel W Gatlyn, USN Ret

Minister/Journalist

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