Spot on! In LA, so many of us are on auto-pilot. We see the stats rising - the envy of any economic boom - and wonder where it ends. We see Trump boarding up the windows in the White House and daring anyone to come in, while fellow politicians snicker - not having so much fun since their first diddle in the closet.

It feels like a bad cable TV show, with warnings of: Graphic Images and Foul Language.

Crazy comes to mind, but that's the word you thought of in March - which adjective is appropriate now?

Staying positive is a fulltime job - working at it as hard as my regular one.

But there's hope. There's always hope.