On the Brink

So many elements in the world are "on the brink!" We are on the brink of entering the war in Syria by adding US/UN airpower to the fight; we are on the brink of shutting down the government because a few maniacal right wing Republicans don't like Obamacare (or are racist, or both); we are on the brink of closing down the government and curtailing all services because of fiscal bullying on the anti-debt-ceiling caucus; we are on the brink of hurting the education of a number of STC students because we are convinced that we can force students to "learn faster" by giving them two Math or two English courses at the same time, by the same teacher, in the same classroom. 

We are on the brink of moral turpitude as we pretend that our polarization is morally based -- as opposed to selfishly based. We are on the brink of climate disaster as the deniers rally their stupidity and pretend there are no climate changes going on in the world -- until their hats float gently off their heads.

Life isn't always on the brink -- but it seems as if it is. And then change puts us firmly on another brink.