We are in the Multiverse

 Hello Thursday morning.  We're supposed to have record breaking temps today.  As always, I have a wait and see attitude.  The sky is overcast and there is a whopper of a winter storm crossing the state just above us.  Originally we were supposed to climb into the upper 70s (F), that no longer seems to be the case, so revisions are being made to the forecast as I type.

There was a slight hiccup in getting paperback version of The Body on the Lawn set up in Barnes & Noble.  I was sounding a lot like Bobby Tussel yesterday when I found out they only accept pdf photos for cover art.  I have no problem converting a jpeg to a pdf, however there are limitations when it comes to sizing.  Windows will create fairly standard page sizes, however the template requires a photo 5.895 inches, a size that is not on the menu.  To blunt my frustration, I went downstairs and killed a number of robots in Atomic Heart.  After that, I quietly subscribed to Adobe which will permit me to convert any jpeg to a pdf  in any size my little heart desires.

I went to see Ant Man and The Wasp last evening.  It's entertaining, for the most part.  Except for a few scenes at the beginning and end, you're in a CGI Universe.  I watched a Scottish reviewer call it shite.  Well, it isn't, not really.  The Marvel Studios has the formula for turning comic books into hit movies down pat.  They will only change it if forced to.  That being said, I didn't think Paul Rudd was nearly as funny as he's been in the past.  Part of the success for the Ant Man series depends upon his comedic talents.  Because they weren't there, I noticed other things, like the fact that his head is so much bigger than his body.  Cory Stoll has a supporting role and he has the same problem: big head, little body.  If you have Disney, you might want to wait until this one streams.

The Republicans, it seems are also in their own little universe, though without Ant Man to protect mankind.  They are the party the wants to say "shut up, we're in charge," and they believe that everybody will listen to them and do as they say.  They don't understand they're a minority group, or that a majority of the people do not want them in charge.  They have also proven time and time again that they do not learn lessons.  They are stuck in repeat mode because they are desperate to run the country their way, and only their way.  Democracy is useless to them.  They simply don't understand that if they keep pushing their agenda, there will be civil disobedience.  Maybe that's what it will take for them to learn. 

Ye, gods!

I went to see "Ant Man and the Wasp" last evening.  Paul Rudd, you know?  I liked it, a lot.  Paul Rudd, you know?  There is a villain..ess, but not in the normal definition of villain.  Mostly there were people interacting with situations they don't quite understand.  There are recurring themes, like magic, which repeat as variations.  I always enjoy that, and have always had immense regard for a writer who pulls it off.  I say this because Paul Rudd is also given writing credit, and the guy is funny, and creative.  How nice to see a middle-aged hero who has a heart.

And the Idiot Jerk in the White House is sowing his seeds of disruption in the UK, in case you didn't hear.  If he has zero tolerance when it comes to taking children from their parents, do you really think he's going to care about what the Brits do?  He wants an abrupt Brexit.  He wants England to take a dull ax and use it to chop away chop away all ties to the EU.  He hates the EU.  But then, he hates so much.  He wants respect but then does nothing to earn it.  He thinks you owe it to him.  What a scumbag.
I saw this AM that Mnunchin, another greed bag if there ever was one, has said "talks with China" over tariffs have broken down.  And Paul Ryan has come out saying these tariffs are "bad for the economy."  Get ready folks, this is going to get worse.  The best thing to do is cash in your chips now and just wait it out.  When the dust clears there will be no more Idiot Jerk.  The GOP / Republican Part will be nothing more than tattered shit paper blowing in the breeze.  I say that because I saw a blurb in the WSJ where they were talking about how the Idiot Jerk's tariffs were destroying the GOP. 
And finally, I had a weird dream.  I was waking up the gods... and I had just finished talking to number 13 when the dogs woke me up.  There are only 12 Olympian gods.  I've no idea where #13 came from.  Nor do I have any idea why I was the one waking them up.  Interestingly enough, after I had roused them from their sleep, I hid them so know one would know they were awake.  The were waiting for something.  Curious.