Swat This

So, here it is Tuesday.  The sun has yet to rise, so it's difficult to tell if the skies are overcast or not; I'm betting that here in Central PA we're sitting under a heavy cloud cover.  Rain is predicted to roll into the area later this morning, starting off as possible sleet.  Forecasters are predicting as much as 3 inches.  Looking at the weather map, I must admit that there is a large chunk of green wetness heading our way.  We will have to wait and see.

Yesterday was slow at work.  I did manage to get a carpeting measure just before my shift ended, which should keep management happy.  We are heading into the slow season.  Winter is always bad for installations and renovations in this part of the country.  No one wants to have their constantly opening and closing letting their expensive heat escape.

I was told that my gift card would be replaced by one I can use, however, the more I think about it, the more I'm questioning the wisdom of the wannabe Assistant Manager who purchased it in the first place.  It seems as though I was the only individual who received an "over 21" gift card, everybody else won movie tickets, or food gift cards, and as far as I know they were being selected at random.  I'm certain that giving a gift card for alcohol to someone under 21 is a definite fail, as far as corporate is concerned, so it will be interesting if I get a card for alcohol, for dinner somewhere. 

Swiping through Instagram, I was surprised by how many ads there are.  It seems that for every person, group, or think I follow, I have to endure 2 or 3 ads, which is growing rather frustrating.  I wouldn't be surprised if Zuck doesn't turn it into some subscription service as some point since he can never be rich enough.

I saw Billie Eilish (sp) won a Golden Globe for her song from Barbie.  I'm hoping I'm Just Ken gets an Oscar nomination.  Wouldn't it be interesting to see Ryan Gosling cavorting across the stage?    For those who haven't seen it, here's the  full song, including the dance sequence.

I am surprised at how many people involved in the Trump investigations are getting swatted.  For those who don't know, getting swatted means someone has called the police and told them a heinous crime has been committed.  In Jack Smith's case, they were told a man had shot his wife at his address.  While some of this can be blamed on Cultists, most of it, I suspect, is being done by simple assholes.  Marjorie Tayler Greene has been swatted several times, and while I do think she's one of the most reprehensible people in Congress, those swattings have created a "tit for tat" scenario.  The cultists are bad enough as it is, we didn't need someone initiating mutual swatting incidents because they found if funny.

 

Are you Kenough?

The rain stayed away yesterday.  We had sunshine and low humidity, the temps never broke above 90 (F) and in case anyone is wondering, these temps are saving me a bunch of $$$ on my electric bill.  Today is supposed to be more of the same - that's fine by me.  Tomorrow, on the the other hand is iffy, there's a 40% chance of rain.  Hopefully it will hold off until I get my lawn mowed.

I did almost 2 miles on the treadmill yesterday, that's the first time I've done anything physical since I did that little twitchy thing to my back with the kettlebell.  By Monday I should be back on my regular regime.  It's all part of my goal to live to be 100.  I told a friend that and he said if I live that long I'll be decrepit, so now I have 2 goals.  He's younger than me, so not only am I going to live to be that old, but I'm going to prove him wrong by still being fit.  Oh, and I'm still going to be doing the kettlebell exercises, however I've learned to do with with a little less oomph.

So, Barbie's grossed over $1.2 billion at the box office and I suppose that overly patriarchal conservatives are on the verge of going in conniptions. Remember, their 1950s based egos are rather fragile.  Anyway, I got a bit laugh this morning when I read in the Washington Post that Ryan Gosling's song "I'm Just Ken" is a surprise hit.   In spite of all the A List musicians who contributed songs to the film, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the one that gets the Oscar nod.  I can easily picture it being performed, live on Oscar night.

And what about those dipshit MAGA cultists publishing the names and addresses of the members of the Atlanta Grand Jury which indicted Trump.  In case you're wondering, this is what hatred looks like.  These nimrods are provoking thoughtless violence.  They simply do not understand that if anything happens to a single one of those jurors they will alienate themselves even more from the rest of America.  But then the cult has never really understood anything, and it is virtually impossible for them to learn.

A recent AP/IPSOS poll shows that Independent voters are moving away from Trump.  Actually, that movement is fairly rapid, increasing by 3%, from 54% to 57% in a little over three months.  This trend is fatal for the GOP since they are the minority party and rely heavily on Independent voters to win elections. 

The big question is will that 36% -37% of voters who believe Trump did nothing wrong show up to vote for him if he gets the nomination?  I don't know, they might... or they might jump ship like the rats they are.