It was 49 (F) this morning when I got up to let Howie out, that was a little after 0500. We did have rain yesterday, almost half of an inch. It was so necessary. Things are so dry here. They're predicting more on Thursday, though not as much. Temps are supposed to climb into the 60s (F), though highs for the rest of the week are only supposed to be in the 50s (F). That's fine with me, as long as we get more rain.
And, knocking on wood, Howie has been good about his potty-outsides. There have been a few accidents, but he'll continue to improve. He's a good puppy, now, if only he didn't view me as a chew toy. I ordered him some more toys. I also bought 5 bags of top-soil yesterday. Lily and Seig (mostly Lily) killed off most of the grass in my back yard, so I bought a truckload of pea gravel to spread around. It looked fine and kept the dust down. Howie likes to chew on the pea gravel. He doesn't eat it, just munches on it. Since I don't want to have to go through the expense of having stones surgically removed from his belly, I'm going to be covering the gravel.
I also ordered myself a Garmin Venu 3S to replace my Fenix 6. The Fenix is 4 years old. They normally last about 5, but it has connectivity issues with my phone and my HRM, and it has stopped tracking my sleep. I was going to wait a bit, but most of it is made in China, and in case you didn't know prices are going to be going up. It would cost over $1000 to replace the Fenix (ouchy), and the Venu does everything I did for $375, after my discounts.
And, on my birthday, I went to see Conclave, which is, and I know this sounds odd, a religious thriller. One pope dies, and needs to be replaced and there is much intrigue. The cast is very good. John Lithgow is manipulative. Ralph Fiennes has hidden ambitions. And Isabella Rossellini is a quiet force to be reckoned with. I didn't know if I was going to like it, since it is about Catholicism, but I was pleasantly surprised. There were a number of what I assume were older Catholics in the audience and I wonder what they thought of the story as it developed. There is a really stunning surprise at the end.
MAGAts will believe whatever he says; we he doesn't start the seportations he claim that he never said "Day One."
ReplyDeleteWhen tariffs raise prices on everything he'll say he told them that.
When no one gets a tax break except the top 1% he'll say the money will trickle down.
Fuck.Them.All.
I understand the first thing on his agenda is another tax break for the 1% and, as you say, the cultists will shriek with joy.
DeleteThey had a cable tv show that had American citizens go out and do farm labor picking fruit in California. Half quit the first day, complaining how hard the work was and the exhausting work conditions. By the third day only one was left, he continued to work the full five days and admitted he never worked so hard for so little and would never do it again. He could only wonder how the farm workers could do it for a living and how everyone should be thankful to them for their back breaking work.
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We all know that privileged Republicans would never stoop so low as to to pick produce.
DeleteHahaha Oh Howie!
ReplyDeleteI predict we'll have some Tales of Howie à la Tuxedo.
And you know the MAGAts will find a way to excuse Cheeto's disastrous, no good, fucked up policies. And you are right: we're going to hit inflation like never before. Even worse than Covid era shenanigans. Thanks to the MAGAts and their stupidity.
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Howie's stories will probably be as frequent as Lily stories, or Biggie stories. People don't realize prices stayed high simply because greedy corporations didn't want to give up the money. Prices are not going down, they're going up, and the Cultists will complain; Trump will do nothing because he's more interested in keeping his billionaire buddies happy.
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