When you hit middle age you really only have two choices: you can get fat and lazy until you roll over and die, or you can can get off your ass and do something, like maybe ride a bike.
Bluntness
I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.
Here in Central PA, temps climbed into the low 90s (F) yesterday. The forecast is the same for today. And, whereas Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday had been very productive, yesterday turned out to be not so much. I laid around, sometimes passing the hours by watching obscure YouTube videos. What a waste of time.
Lily had her cake and ice cream. Loved it. Boxers are considered big dogs, not large dogs, except for Biggie whose weight puts him in the large category. Being a nine-year-old big dog, Lily is now officially a senior citizen. I've just started her on 150 mg of Carprofen to help whatever minor discomfort she might have. Jumping off the bed can be an issue for her, depending on how she lands. The stairs, not so much of one, yet. And as she gets older, I will probably spoil her more than she already is. Here's a pic of her bowl of cake and ice cream.
As I was leaving my local Giant supermarket yesterday, my sister called to ask if I had any skeletons in my closet. Well, not that I know of, so I told her so, and she began to laugh. It seems as though the police arrest a local man for buying body parts. Now, when I mean local, I don't mean Harrisburg, I mean Enola, my town. Son of a bitch!. Local means 4 blocks away. Damn! He bought them from a woman who'd stolen them from the University of Alabama in order to sell them locally. Holy Shit! Local police are working in conjunction with the FBI.
I saw where Lindsey Graham lost another appeal. All of his appeals make him look just as guilty as if he'd simply gone and used the 5th amendment several hundred times. Might now be a good time for us to start reaching for our canes and parasols?
And, what about that Billy Barr memo? Evidently both he and Mueller came to the conclusion that a sitting president couldn't be indicted and so what they released was heavily redacted. It was sort of like "hey, we can't arrest him because he's president, so let's not tell America how much he relied on Russia to get elected, and how much he, and the Russians, obstructed this investigation." I suspect that when the unredacted version is released, it will almost be like a jolly holiday with Mary.
Well, we have drizzle and flurries outside and the temps are sitting at a robust 38 (F). The new window A/C unit I purchased arrived yesterday and is sitting down on the living room floor. The idea has crossed my mind that I'll no longer need the ceiling fan in that room, so I might take it down and put in a normal ceiling light.
I'm debating as to whether I should bake a loaf of bread or zip to the store and buy. There are several other things I need, so the latter might win out. Of course, none of those other things are essential. I seem to be going to my local, neighborhood Giant supermarket rather frequently and that's a habit I don't want to get into. Perhaps if it were an actual market and not a supersized grocery store.
Should a start watching Valhalla on Netflix? It's Vikings! We were never taught in school that this group of people had such a profound effect upon Europe. They were not some ragtag group of raiders raping and pillaging.
So, we've banned Russian oil and gas. From what I've been reading 78% of Americans think this is a good thing. I have no problem with it. Interestingly enough, one of the groups chirping for this the loudest were Republicans. Not all of them, mind you, since there are the Putinists, like Steve Bannon, and Donald (the Orange Anus) Trump. The Putinists desperately want an authoritarian government in the country, one that puts them in charge. Well, that'll never happen.
Billy Barr keeps dropping redundant tidbits from his book like "Trump had a weak grasp on reality." Is that an unsavory morsel, or what? Hell, he needs to tell the non-MAGA crowd something they don't already know if they want him to buy his book. I find it very telling that this nincompoop went to far as to say that even thought DOA Trump was unhinged, he would still vote for him. Well, that reassuring to the MAGA crowd, isn't it? They don't care how big of a nutcase DOA Trump is, he's the only one who's going to give them what they want.
Well, after 4 days, I have a day off. Many things are planned, mostly household recreational activities. Doesn't that sound nice? Household Recreational Activities. Rather then say that I've a lot of chores needing to be accomplished, I just say I'm going to be spending a few hours with that good, old-fashioned HRA. As long as I don't provide details, no one is ever going to know, will they?
Every year around this time Strava usually hosts a Trek Challenge: ride at least 100 miles in 30 days. Not this year. I suspect Trek bowed out. This year you can create your own challenge, cycling, running, climbing... you name it. You can design a group challenge, or an individual one specifically for yourself. The only goal I have is to ride, stacking up both hours and miles on the bike.
There's also a Zoom call scheduled for this afternoon with some of my Navy buddies. I'm participating downstairs this time. On the last call, I had to keep letting the dogs out and then back in multiple times. If that happens today, I hopefully won't spend as much time at the back door. Of course, it's supposed to be stanky hot so they might just sleep through the afternoon.
When your town makes it into Joemygod, it isn't always a good thing. Mechanicsburg was in one of the headlines. Some stupid MAGA named Sandy Pomeroy Weyer got her ass arrested for participating in the attempted coup on January 6. She's kind of skaggy looking, don't you think. Here's the link if you want to read about it. This is the face of selfishness, and the look of hatred. She bragged about not being afraid of the police, and then her Facebook posts began disappearing meaning in the real world she's a spineless sack of shit.
