Well, we had rain yesterday... all day. There were times when it looked as if a thick fog bank had enveloped our parking lot, and usually that means you're getting some sort of misty drizzle. Nope, a walk to my car at lunch was a walk through a constant rain shower. As the day wore on, it got windy. Sitting at a red light after taking the Enola exit off of I81, I watched as the steel posts holding the traffic lights swayed and bobbled in the breeze.
This morning the sun is out. Predictions are for our temps to climb up into the middle 40s (F), and the next few days are supposed to be bright and sunny. Bring it on. I'm tired of the overcast skies.
Retail wise, the store was terribly slow yesterday. There was an interesting article in the NYT about corporate America's struggle with pricing power. I'm seeing that first hand. People have only so much disposable income and are willing to only go so far into debt to buy what they want. I found it interesting to see that some retailers are now talking about profit margins rather than market shares. For years, that was drum beat I heard rolling thunderously down from corporate, "we need to lead in market shares." Not that attitudes have changed substantially, but there is now a hint of reality seeping into that need to satiate Wall Street's demands.
I like monster movies, always have, so when I saw the trailer for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, I thought it might be an interesting movie. I was wrong. It's a series on Apple TV. What makes this series so intriguing is that it stars both Kurt Russell (remember him) and his son Wyatt, playing Kurt 40 years ago, and the series juxtaposes the current story with the past story. Interesting casting.
You know when he goes all caps he's lost his mind so this is rich!
ReplyDeleteAnd it was 2 (two) pages of ALL CAPS
DeleteIt rained here, too, and turned cold, which in Florida means the high today was 59. On Saturday it was in the 70s. The only way Donald saves himself is by blaming everyone else, especially the Biden Crime Family. lol Every accusation he makes is something he's guilty of.
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Janie
Temps are supposed to drop down into the upper 20s (F) tonight, so you can bet I'll be bundling up.
DeleteOh, we all knew he was going to be a no-show. He's incriminated himself enough. And of course he blamed others for his fuckery. No surprise.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait until this disgraceful piece of wasted space goes to jail...
XOXO
I agree with you, it's about time Trump gets slapped silly.
DeleteI sincerely hope the powers that be are realising there is only so much juice you can get out of a lemon. When grocery prices started to skyrocket here I wouldn't buy certain things on principle. My pension is fine and I'm buying for one, but nope, not paying those massive inflated prices. Oh they tried to blame it all on Ukraine etc. but so much of it was just plain greed on their part. I used to pick up a Starbucks iced coffee when I went grocery shopping. That is, until they nearly doubled in price, so I haven't bought one since and won't go back to them either!
ReplyDeleteWe have that "blame" for higher prices game going on over here, and people are beginning to realize that when companies are continually posting billion dollar profits, they're doing this by gouging consumers.
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