A Closer Look … @ WTF_Chaotic_Cartoon_2025 

with Anthony Newcombe 

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NOVEMBER 4, 2025 

Our clocks have now been turned back.  A winter chill is in the air (except where I live). It’s November now – time to begin reflecting on the good, the bad, and the ugly of 2025.  In fact, most of us wait until New Year’s Eve, but I always subscribed to the belief that it’s much harder to keep (and even harder) to implement new resolutions during the strain of the holiday season. 

So, here we are.   

What do we make of 2025?

2025 may be regarded (in future historical accounts) as one of the most chaotic, unbalanced, and transformative (good or not) years in recent times.  All the while, I’m confident you will agree that there is a tension in the wintry air that we haven’t felt in a minute.   

When everyone feels as though their opinion must be not only heard, but acted upon, it creates a tenuous situation with few possibilities for a favorable outcome.  When I was young, we knew it as “Too many chiefs, not enough…” Oops!  

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Lighten up Francis, I happen to be a noble member of the tribe.  

The need to “cave up” once in a while

Anyway, perhaps we can chalk up this mentality to our “instant gratification” existence – too many opportunities to reach too many people in too quickly of a fashion. Though it is way beyond my pay grade to suggest a remedy, what I can say is we need to “cave it up” a lot more. Slow it down, turn it off, and at least try to pay some time to the life that got you here.  

The experts will tell you that it’s an integral part of our genetic makeup, but more importantly, it’s something that any of us can choose to do.  It doesn’t take millions of dollars (or crypto), near-perfect credit, nor access to celebrities and whatever they think they bring to the table. 

Just find a corner, a stairwell, or a cove at the beach (or lake). Give yourself a few minutes to unwind and get your pulse down (for once). You may not emerge as a superstar, cult figure, or billionaire, but I promise you will feel much better than when you got there. 

What do YOU think? 

Have a wonderful (and less chaotic) holiday season and we’ll see you at some point along the way to check in. 

-A.N. 

Some helpful third-party links for you: 

Psychology Today: America the Anxious 

Coping with political stress 

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