Eggs in a Basket

 Let me begin by wishing those of you who are starting your 2-day weekends, a happy weekend.  I work tomorrow.  A full 8-hour shift.  And I work Monday as well, but only for 6 hours.  Then I begin another weekend.  Heading into the July 4th weekend, I have a week where I'm only schedule 2 days, 14 hours.  I like around 20 - 24 hours a week, that gives me enough for spending freely without having to tap my savings or use my social security.   Just because I'm semi-retired doesn't mean I'm going to stop saving.  I think that might happen when I hit 80... or so.

I got the results from my CAT scan.  Nothing new.  Nothing to be worried about, which is what I want to hear.  

The printer I order arrived yesterday and it's being returned on Monday.  Wrong thing.  I'm replacing a printer / scanner, which is what I searched for; the one I purchased was at the top of that list, and it's only a printer.  I ordered another.  That one is arriving today.

Also, the yellow laptop I used for my Tacx training, and running videos has been retired.  The flat screen monitor it was attached to is a smart TV, so that has a mouse and keyboard attached, and I now watch videos directly on YouTube.  I mirror the Tacx app from the tablet I bought a while back.  Everything works out rather well.

Since I'm dropping pics from my past, here's a shot I took while in Paris.  

I hear and read where a large number of people are waiting for Merrick Garland, and the Justice Department, to do indict Trump.  I doubt very much if he will do anything, not because the proof isn't in the pudding, rather, I think there is a lot of concern what that would do to the country.  The MAGAs would not take such an action lying down; many do see him as some sort of icon.  The civil unrest in this country would be unprecedented.  The Republicans know this.  The main purpose of the January 6 committee is to teach America all about Republican evil ways, and then vote Republicans out of power.  This is the legitimate way to remove them without violence.  However, this doesn't mean Trump is not going to be indicted.  That will happen, don't worry.  However, it will not come from the Federal Government.  Nope.  That indictment will come from either the New York Attorney General, or the state of Georgia.  If I were to put my eggs in one of those 2 baskets, I'd say Georgia.  I'm also suspecting they will charge him for something like racketeering instead of voter intimidation.  Of course, this is just me putting my eggs in one basket.  Who knows how that omelet is going to be made. 

X - the Unknown

 A busy Monday has arrived.  Not only do I get to go to work this afternoon, but this morning also I will be driving down to the Lebanon VA for a test.  Because a long, long time ago I used to be a smoker, they now do a CAT scan of my chest yearly nothing is budding in my lungs.  I have no problem with this whatsoever.  My dad died of lung cancer; it is not a good way to end the last days of your life.

The flooring department was hopping yesterday, mostly because after 1 PM I was the only one in the department.  Not a lot of issues.  But questions.  I designed blinds for several customers, changed the color of carpet for another, and signed up 2 customers for measures.  My managers should be happy.

In a fit of what you might call whimsy, I ordered a Blu-ray copy of one of the films that scared the crap out of me when I was a kid because those minutes of cowering behind my hand standout in all of my youthful memories.  In my pre--teen years, the Academy Theater in Lebanon would do Saturday matinees of movies from the 50s.  From all of those movies I saw, 2 stand out:  The Creature from the Black Lagoon, which I found really terrifying, and X-the Unknown, in which, while I knew the radiation was never going to kill, I thought the suspense truly might.  Anyway, I bought the disc.  Here's the trailer for those of you bold enough to watch it.

I saw where Louie Gohmert is continuing to get a mountain of shit for his "you can't lie to the FBI line." The idea that people actually voted this man into public office is appalling.  I wonder if they find him embarrassing, or if they simply shake their heads and chuckle "well, that's our Louie."  If that's the case, they really should avoid polling booths at all costs.

As for other political news, the weekend was rather quiet.  The UK's BoJo has some trouble brewing up today.  A vote of no confidence might pass because... you see, this buffoon enacted a serious Covid lockdown, and then members of his party... partied, behind doors... and got caught.  Ouch.  For those who don't know, Boris Johnson is the UKs version of mini-Trump.  He's the one who pushed Brexit, telling Briton's life would be Chim, Chim, Cheree happy.  It isn't.  BoJo deserves everything he gets.

I'm wondering, will the Prime-Time January 6 hearings get higher ratings than Amber and Johnny?

The Body in the Loch

 A couple of you have already read it, Bathwater and Krayolakris. Now it's available for all on Amazon in 3 different versions, Kindle, paperback, and hardback.

Weddings are joyous occasions, two people vowing to love, honor and cherish.  Eli and Max were having a wonderful time at their best friend's wedding, except for the golf, until... a body is discovered.  Sudden death is often accidental, but was this more heinous?  Cold-blooded murder, perhaps?  Could the nobility we respect be not as noble as they want us to believe?  People say the view from McCreary's Creagh is a real killer.  Eli and Max are about to find out if that is true, as they work to solve the mystery of The Body in the Loch.

In other news, I had an ultrasound done on my aorta yesterday to check if everything's alright.  It is.  They also did a CAT scan of my lungs to check of anything out of the ordinary.  Things are fine.

Evidently things are not so good with both The Proud Boys and the The Oak Keepers.  The word schism is being bandied about, no doubt because both are in various stages of plea bargains.  Don't forget, there is nothing more sacred to a white extremist then his own ass.  One can only wonder whose name is going to get dropped to avoid jail time.

And Loser #45 is prepping to start his road show to promote The Big Lie because he's such a rotten loser...  He craves the attention, even if it means destroying the groups that put him into power.  I don't believe Republicans have an inkling as to how badly he is going to make them look.