Me First

 Our temps are in the mid 40s (F) and we're not supposed to make it out of the 50s (F).  The next thing on our seasonal agenda is our first frost.  After that we can have an Indian Summer when for a few days temps will cruise around in the low to mid 70s (F), and some people will turn on their air conditioning.  If this year is like the past few, for a week or so in mid December our temps will drop shockingly low and then rebound, at least up here in Central Pa.

And yesterday, being Wednesday, was once again a meh kind of day.  I did get my workout in with a few adjustments.  I'm now using 20 lb. dumbbells for my presses and my rows.  This is a move in the right direction.  If my strength continues to increase, I'll have to go out and buy bigger dumbbells.

I also got 2 loads of laundry done yesterday as well as a few other chores, so I'm thinking the day was not as meh as I thought.

I do get to go in to work this afternoon.  It will be interesting to see how the store is doing.  Last week we missed plan.  I suspect that will happen again this week.  I have a customer I have to call.  He wanted an estimate during our initial conversation, however our software was acting up so I gave him a very rough estimate on the square footage he gave me.  Well, that footage was off a bit and there other things needed for the installation than I knew about, so his quote is about $1300 higher than the estimate I gave him.  I doubt if they'll go through with the job.  That's too much of an increase.

Howie brought a stick into the house.  This happens several times a day.  He seems to think that he needs to trade a stick for a treat every time he comes in from outside.  So, for the time being, he seems to have replaced the stones and rocks with sticks.

One of the big problems with America is that there is this voting bloc that doesn't really care what the Orange Anus does until they, themselves feel the pain.  These are the FAFO people.  I know several of these people, and and most of them are Republicans.  This is a very big problem because by the time their own tiny lives are affected, so many millions of others will have suffered.  I actually had someone tell me they don't care what Orangie's doing, it doesn't affect them.  I honestly don't know where this lack of compassion came from.  I know a big part of it is the fact that these people have prioritized selfishness.  Their creed is, "what's in it for me?"  These people need to stay away from the ballot box because they always vote party line; they've been voting Republican since the first ballot they cast.  And if you think these people wil suddenly change and become more compassionate you can forget it.  That would mean they'd never be able to say "me first," ever again.

Good Fortune

Well, it seems like the cold front that was approaching for days has finally arrived.  Our morning temp was 50 (F) and, while that doesn't seem to cold, we will probably not get much warmer as the day goes on.  Forecasters are saying we should reach 60 (F), which is only a ten degree increase.  They are also claiming our daily highs, at least for the foreseeable future, will be in the 50 (F) range. 

Yesterday was Tuesday and unlike so many other Tuesdays, I got things accomplished.  A fresh loaf of bread was baked.  Laundry was done and hung up to dry in the laundry room.  I'm only using the dryer for certain loads, things that would need to be ironed, like pants and shirts, and sheets, which are simply too large for the drying rack.

In the afternoon, I rode for over 11 miles in Canada.  There was a big hill, and while I don't relish the workout they give my legs, they are a necessity in getting my heart rate up.  My average heart rate for that ride was 124 BPM.  This is a good thing for heart health.

Some more words were written.  One of the things that seems to be happening as I write this musical mystery is old song lyrics are making their way into the manuscript.  Usually, it's not until after I've written them down and spend a few moments reading what's been written that I think, "oh, I remember that."  Yesterday, in a bit of dialog regarding whether someone was autistic or not, I put in a bit with Eli wondering "what condition her condition was in."  That's from an old acid rock song (that's the LSD kind of acid, in case you're wondering) titled Just Dropped In (to see what condition my condition was in).

I went to see Good Fortune last night.  Meh.  It's a comedy about a failed wannabe guardian angel messing up people's lives.  Keanu Reeves plays the angel, and while he's downright hilarious at times, the rest of the movie is an unsuccessful morality tale.  Aziz Ansari wrote and stars in his first attempt at directing.  Instead of coming across as being downtrodden, his character was more like "pity me, pity me, pity me."  Stream this just to see Keanu being funny. He's good at comedy.

Of course, the East Wing of the White House is now gone.  Yepper, the Orange Anus has torn it down without bothering to get permits.  A piece of history has been destroyed so this idiot can build a vanity ballroom.  From what I'm hearing, the administration did not want pictures or videos of the destruction being leaked to the press.  Good luck with that.  They're all over social media, and the more Americans see what this loser is doing, the more he's pissing off Americans.  The end result will be more than simple castigation of the GOP.  This will be a good thing.

Supposedly Frat Boy Hegseth has told members of the armed services to stop talking to Congress.  Makes you wonder what Petey's hiding.  Could it be that he's worried about their rising anger towards him?  The truth is that he's too stupid to know his own incompetence.  Back during the Vietnam war there was an occasional problem with accidently on purpose taking out their platoon leaders with a hand grenade.  It was called fragging.  I'm wondering if Petey's concerned about that, or possibly defenstration.