Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Yes, I stole the title of this post from Billy Corgan. But it's been my more common mood for a little over the last decade. I used to be able to tell myself, "Well, this, too, shall pass. Things overall are always getting better." I don't think so any more. The changes this country has gone through, particularly in the last three years, has left me wondering if someone stepped on a butterfly and now I'm stuck in a world that shouldn't have been.