Hotter than Hell

My Father always had a way, no matter how dumb it sounded or quickly rebuked by science or common sense, of sounding convincing, almost as if he had inside information from a secret source. One of his unusually bothersome rants was about how global warming and climate change were a hoax created by Democrats to push forward a hippie-based belief and agenda—knowing how to avoid endless fighting and being forced to hear my Father’s Fox News-inspired talking points. My wife and I would roll our eyes and write it off as the price of a good meal. Years later, and more than two since we last spoke. I sometimes wonder what he thinks about the extreme weather and politics he often injected into our conversations. When I do think of it, I feel better off not knowing. There are opinions, opinions of truth, and the actual truth. Why should I care what the other guy thinks?

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