So here we are in late November and my fellow Democrats are looking for the lighter side of Armageddon.

As in, at least there’s only Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Six would be a total bummer.

But what if the sky really is falling? I mean, what if Tyler Jankoski, the star weatherman on Channel 5 out of Burlington-Plattsburgh, comes on one night and instead of joking lamely with the news folks delivers a bombshell.

“There’s going to be a high of 63 in Burlington tomorrow and 64 in Lebanon and the Upper Valley. Winds out of the south will be at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts in the higher elevations. But that’s not going to mean much because … I’m not sure how to put this, folks … THE SKY HAS FALLEN!”

“That’s just a saying,” one of the news hosts will say.

“Nope,” he’ll reply with his practiced TV weatherman grin. “It’s fallen, gone, outta here. The clouds have dropped into Lake Champlain. The blue — it’s no more. We’re in uncharted waters, from Bennington to the Northeast Kingdom. Maybe the stars will come out tonight, maybe they won’t. Maybe planes will stay up above us, maybe not. The sky has always been something we could count on.”

“Are you saying it’s dangerous, Tyler?”

“Well, I’d stay inside tonight, that’s for sure. And lock the doors.”

The producer cuts his mic and the host continues. “We’ll have more on Tyler’s report tomorrow, but next, a Bellows Falls kindergartner is a viral sensation for his rap song about Pilgrims and the very first Thanksgiving. Right after this message from our sponsors ...”

OK, so maybe I’m projecting and the sky hasn’t fallen. Not yet.

I know, liberals are nervous Nellies who often make things out to be worse than they are. There is some truth to that, at least in MAGA times. I’m trying to be reasonable and accept that “the people have spoken,” but Cabinet picks don’t inspire. There are two Fox news hosts, a TV doctor (who was a real doctor but stopped acting like one), and a former executive of WWE wrestling, a TV spectacle.

Is there going to be a White House Channel? Will I be able to opt out?

And some of the other nominees? Out of respect for libel laws, you can look them up yourself.

So how are we, the sudden, surprised minority, going to manage?

I have temporarily gone on the Coping Diet: liberal portions of comfort food like Ben & Jerry’s new flavors. Consider the Bernie Was Right vanilla. It’s got a pink tinge from pepper flakes picked by empowered migrant workers. Autocrat Crunch is also pretty good, though it’s tough on your teeth and for certain people, difficult to swallow.

So Long Obamacare is a personal favorite, but I’m not sure sugar and fat are advised if preexisting conditions are booted from health insurance. Lucky me — I’m on Medicare. That’s still going to be OK. Right?

And like all good Democrats, I’m trying to find someone to blame. I’m somewhat taken with columnist David Brooks’ cover story in The Atlantic: How the Ivy League Broke America. Here’s looking at you, Big Green.

Another option: Various news outlets report that a cruise line is offering Trump dodgers a four-year get-away-from-it-all trip. I normally wouldn’t recommend the all-inclusive drink package, but liberals might want to consider it at this time.

Google says “move to Canada” searches soared by over 1,000% in 24 hours after the election. Doesn’t work for me; I need to live where I can get the Valley News delivered to my door, or driveway.

I am counting on bearable future prospects in New Hampshire, Vermont and especially the Upper Valley. I have taken to listening to VPR Classical in my venerable 2007 Honda Fit, though Mozart would weep at the infidelity of its speakers. Public television offers British comedies and murder mysteries that are a great distraction. Half the population of the United Kingdom is either committing murders or solving them.

Maybe I should take another crack at reading Middlemarch, or switch my New Yorker subscription for Cat Fancy. I could certainly improve my yodeling. There’s lots more to discover in the dark corners of the Middle Ages, or anything to do with the Balkans.

But in all seriousness, there are political and cultural lessons to be learned, insights to be gleaned. The Democrats won the college towns but not the Heartland. I am going to humbly mull how we got here and what “here” is, exactly.

Finally, if Elon and the boys dream up a Truth and Accountability in Media Commission, I want this on the record:

Just kidding, fellow patriots! Everything’s looking great!

Dan Mackie lives in West Lebanon. He can be reached at dan.mackie@yahoo.com.