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.