Dividing America

 And here we are at the start of a brand new week.  Temps here in Central PA are predicted to rise into the upper 60s (F).  I'm looking forward to the real Spring finally arriving, rather than the fake spring that sprung from an overly warm winter.  We may have had a total accumulation of perhaps 3 inches of snow in total, none of which lasted more than few hours.  Just to be on the safe side, however, I will not put my snow shovel to bed until sometime in mid-April.

My back's a bit cranky again this morning.  The little A/C unit ;and the ceiling were deposited at a friend's house yesterday on my way back from York.  Of course, I was the one to carry both of them from my car to the patio at the back of her house.  The slight strain is muscular, I can tell because of where it's located, around kidney height and to the left.

I called and ordered a refill on Biggie's gabapentin this morning.  That his only med, I discontinued the Carprofen.  I took him off of it when his liver issues showed up and never put him back on it.  Honestly, I didn't see any change between when he was on it and when he was off, so I have no idea how much of a help it actually was.

I have buds on my nectarine tree.

I find it fascinating that Trump is calling for civil protests and possible violence over his approaching indictment and Kev McCarthy spit out something yesterday saying there should be no protest.  I suspect Kev is going to find out that most MAGAs see him as nothing more than a wet noodle.  By giving away the store to the Far Right in order to get the Speaker position he gave away what little authority he could scrap together to call a backbone.  MTG, Jordan, and the rest want to incite.  They see that as a strength while most Americans see it as ugly.  The Kari Lakes of this world see dividing America as giving them and advantage.  They don't understand they are actually driving people away.

As I said, yesterday I went down to York for lunch with a friend.  My route on my way back brings me up the Susquehanna past Scott Perry's Harrisburg Office.  Or, I guess I should say the former home that used to house his office.  His lawn shingle is down and that property is now up for sale.  Perhaps his neighbors complained.  Perhaps his landlords realized he was taking up space in a million $$$ property and kicked him out.  In fact, there are so many possible reasons.  I'm just glad that he's gone.

The Last Subpoena

 Okay, so there's no other way for me to put this, yesterday work was boring.  While I did talk to some customers, most of my time was spent checking out headlines.  We hired a Jordanian to replace the Haitian and he seems to be working out much better.  The last we heard of the Haitian, he was up in Canada and didn't know if the United States was going to let him back in.  We shall have to wait and see.

Biggie is much better, but then I, personally, adjusted his gabapentin.  He now gets 900 mg twice a day.  The vet had prescribed 600 mg in the morning, 300 mg in the afternoon, and then 600 mg in the evening.  I think the gabapentin helps him more than the carprofen he's on, so I might cut that dosage back to half a tablet in the morning and the 2nd half in the evening.

I'm still waiting for Barnes & Noble to get back to me on publishing.  The hang-up appears to be with my W9.  Evidently, they didn't get it when I initially emailed it to them.  When I can publish, my books will be available in either paperback or eBook.

Back on 9/11 the Twitterverse was in full speculation mode; Trump had suddenly, and without notice, arrived at Dulles airport in a rented jet.  People wondered if he was ill, or if he had arrived to give some secret Grand Jury testimony, or if he was going to be indicted and had flown to Washington to avoid a perp walk similar to the one Steve Bannon had taken.  No One Knew!  The secrecy began to unravel yesterday afternoon at his golf club.

He, and eight of his co-conspirators had a golf outing... when no one played golf.  Devin Nunes was there, so was Kevin McCarthy, and Eric, and Newt Gingerich (you can see him in the top photo).  The reason for such a clandestine outing is to keep people from knowing it's taking place.  Obviously, the secrecy bit failed entirely.  There are quite a number of videos of them driving around in their carts and standing, talking in the rain.  Ooops!  And at first people wondered why.  Then the news began breaking.  So, why did Trump suddenly fly into Dulles?  Over the past week, the DOJ has issued over 40 subpoenas, and confiscated 2 cell phones from his close allies.  This is an 'oh! shit!' meeting.  They need to get their stories straight.  This is the gang that couldn't shoot straight, try to make sure they can corroborate their stories in secret.  The bottom picture has been dubbed Da Vinci's Last Subpeona.

Expectations

 Well, will wonders never cease!  Well, it's actually not really a wonder, more of an error on my part, but that doesn't make it any less of a wonder.  You see, I misread my schedule.  Or, probably to be more precise, I made an assumption.  Never make an assumption.  You see, I roasted a chicken with rosemary yesterday assuming I'd take a half-breast along to work for lunch.  Wonder just when my lunch was scheduled, I checked my calendar and... Well, son of a bitch!  I'm not scheduled to work today!  Unless I request off, I always work Saturdays.  It's a given.  Except for today.  This is like a present.  I now have an extra day to fill with chores!

Last Tuesday, Biggie's vet changed up his gabapentin dosage.  She didn't increase it but said he could have another capsule in the middle of the day.  Yesterday was the first time since we've started this new regime that I saw a noticeable improvement.  without his normal aches and pains, he had much more energy yesterday, and no problems sitting down.

And since we are heading into autumn, my late summer roses are blooming.

And while common knowledge tells us to assume nothing, there are times when we can't help but assume, especially knowing the nature of certain things.  Like those 43 empty file folders the FBI recovered from Mar a Lago.  The reality is that Trump's ego mandates he prove his superiority any and every way he can, and so solidifies our assumptions he would eagerly give those documents to anyone he was trying to impress.  None of us have any problem picturing him preening as he hands over documents saying, "oh, it's nothing, just some nuclear secrets I've had lying around."  On the other hand, many thought he there was at least one thing he would do that was presidential.  That was a bad assumption.

Truly, the word assumption is a bad word in regard to Trump.  Do not assume he will do the worst, expect him to do the worst.  He's going to be at a rally up in Wilkes-Barre with the assumption being that he's going to help the foundering campaigns of Mastriano and Oz.  Instead, the reality is that this being his first rally since Mar a Lago he will spend most of his time complain about the FBI, spitting out lie, after lie, after lie.  Expect nothing less.

Time

 Well, it's Tuesday and I slept late.  I stayed late, just in case you're curious.  I watched The Adam Project with Ryan  Reynolds.  Like a lot of movies on Netflix, it starts strong but then...  Time travel stories have always had problems and this movie has them in spades.  The greatest tenet about time travel is that you don't tinker with the past.  Well, the writers flushed that tenet down the toilet when they sat down in front of their computers.  They warn the audience about tinkering, and then they tinker like hell.  Relying on science is always helpful when making a science fiction movie.  Of course, I tend to think about things like that.  If you're one of those people who like to simply sit there and let the images flutter in front of your eyes, this movie just might be for you.

I'm picking up Biggie's med today.  He's getting a full month's supply of the gabapentin.  I'm buying it from the Vet pharmacy, which means I will have to grow another arm or leg, but then his next refill will be coming from Pet Meds.  He will be taking 2 pills every 12 hours for the rest of his life.  I am so glad he eats anything.  All I have to do is tell him it's a baby biscuit and it's down his throat.

Will Smith's slap is still reverberating across the country.  He apologized on social media.  However, the apology sounds rather trite after you watch and listen to the uncensored version.  Nothing bangs up respectability as much as publicly shitting in your pants.

And finally, of course, Donald (the Orange Anus) Trump got some more bad news yesterday.

His time is running out.  He, and the Trump crime family, need to sit for their public depositions within 23 days.

Time is flying fleetingly fast for Ted Cruz.  Connections are being made between him and John Eastman,, the corrupt attorney Trump turned to to steal the election.

There also turns out to be a time lapse, a full seven hours long, in the communication logs from the White House on January 6.  That's a ticking time bomb, you know?  Nixon had one, and now so does Trump.  

Omnipotence

 Well, Biggie just had his last carprofen tablet.  He's been only getting one a day for the past 3 days.  This is what happens when his meds don't ship on time.  To be honest, I don't know how much they help.  The gabapentin seems to be doing a much better.  He has less problems going down the back steps.  Before he rarely stood, always sat down, he also has much less difficulty in stand up.  Gabapentin takes 1 - 2 weeks to hit full efficacy.  One of our cashiers takes it for neuropathy and she says it works wonders, it just takes so long before it takes effect.

Today is also the first day of Spring! So man plants are poking their first leaves up through the ground.  I hope this year will be really colorful!  Right now the temps are in the mid 40's (F).  They're predicted to climb into the mid 50's with some clouds.  And, as far as long range forecasts go... well, we all know how inaccurate they are; forecasters can barely get the days right let alone 2 weeks in advance.

So, I've been thinking about the Cracker Jack Crazies and their desperate belief that God sent Trump to give them a Conservative Supreme Court.  I use the word desperate because... well, one of these mornings at 0300, get your butt out of bed and go outside and look up.  If you are not too close to a metropolitan area, you will see the Universe.  You will see stars light years away, as well as galaxies so very, very far away.  The Cracker Jack Crazies will tell you God created the universe: all those stars, all those galaxies, so far away we don't even know where it actually ends.  Seeing this immensity, all of this power, I wonder why is it He can only give them an American president by flipping the Electoral College.  That seems like... well, the tip of a little finger move for something they say is omnipotent.  Maybe He has to use the Electoral College because their numbers are not as great as they think.  And this last election?  2020? The one they said was chosen to give them what they want lost, and attempted a coup, and then started The Big Lie because he believed the Supreme Court he packed was going to throw the election.  Hell, this does not say much for omnipotence does it?  That their deity would need to resort to such deceit?  Perhaps if they weren't so stinking desperate.

Drip, Drip, Dripping Away

 My mid-week weekend has begun.  I picked up a bottle of wine last evening on my way home from work and then didn't drink a single glass.  Cork is still in the bottle.  Maybe this evening.  

I also stopped off and picked up Biggie's Gabapentin.  He's on 300 mg every 12 hours though the dosage may change.  According to what I've been reading on line, he will notice some relief within 2 -3 hours, but the full effects will take 1 - 2 weeks.  He has had his 2nd pill this morning and that is pretty much what is happening.  I find it interesting that he will be on meds for the rest of his life.  The Vet charged me $21.60 for 60, so I'll have to check out other costs on line.

The temps today are forecast to hit the upper 60's, continuing to climb into the 70's by Friday.  This means I will need to put the window A/C unit in the bedroom.  Because I live in an old house with high ceilings, 70 (F) outside means means temps on the 2nd floor will hover around 80 (F).

And what about Tulsi Gabbard?

She's another loser with a big mouth, who's pro-Putin.  She's been spreading lies about biological warfare factories in the Ukraine.  Mitt Romney has called her treasonous.  In fact, so many have commented about her traitorous lies.  And who loves Gabby?  The Far Right.  She's fast becoming a Putanista Sweetheart.  If I remember correctly, there were rumors about her campaign financing, and one of her biggest donors has been suspected of being a Foreign Agent.  You know? One of those people employed by Putin to spread lies in order to break apart America?

Am I the only one to notice that the Republican Party is splintering all to Hell?  Their problem is that they truly believed they could put all of their shit in one of Trump's sack and it would hold.  They still don't understand that his sock, like his brain, is filled with holes and there is serious leakage.  This is my way of saying their reality is drip, drip, dripping away.