They Should Have Taken Off Their Shirts

 So early in the morning, and yet so late in the day, for met at least.  You see, I've already been out and about.  I had a blood draw scheduled for 0715 this morning.  Oh, and I had to fill the little pee cup.  Fun stuff, you know?

Yesterday was filled with accomplishments:  8 miles on the bike, cleaned and vacuumed the upstairs, moved the new PC to a better spot on the desk, and several loads of the ever-present laundry.  Oh, and a snapped a pic of some of my tulips.

Oh, and I went to see The Secrets of Dumbledore last evening.   My feelings?  Hhhhmm, which is better than a meh by a small amount.  It's been at least 3 years since I saw the 2nd part of this trilogy which wasn't supposed to be a trilogy.  What?  Yep, after the first film made a bundle upon release, the producers decided to stretch the story out for 3 films.  Bad idea.  Not enough source material.  Still, they decided to stretch the running time out to almost 2.5 hours.  Bad idea.  Also, three years saw whatever interest I had invested in the characters completely dissipate.  Eddie Redmayne gets top billing, but Jude Law is the title character, and the story is about him stopping Grindewald (sp), who's now played by Mads Mikkelson rather than Johnny Depp.  The special effects are strong, the story, however, is weak.  Things might have improved if, perhaps, the men had started taking off their shirts.

And finally, if you seem to have noticed a lot of Republican attacks on the LGBTQ community lately, you're not alone.  Mid-terms are coming up and they're throwing any red meat they can at their base to get them riled up and to the polls.  You see Donnie (the Orange Anus) Trump just ain't hitting the high notes anymore.  He's endorsed a New Jersey Muslim for the Senate seat in Pennsylvania.  Tennessee just kicked another one of his endorsements off the ballot because she failed to meet the state's requirements.  He threw a poorly attended rally.  Oh, and he just walked off of an interview with a desperate Piers Morgan over questions about The Big Lie.  They're savior is showing his charlatan colors and the Republicans need someone to attack, and... well, Hillary's isn't running and Hunter Biden's laptop has no legs.

So Many Crimes

It's Cyber Monday!  I'm off work!  And today I'm going to go to the courthouse in downtown Harrisburg to probate my Mom's will.  My checkbook is going to be in my back pocket.  I suspect taxes will have to be paid... though I'm not sure.  She and I had joint checking and savings accounts for the past... oh, 5 or 6 years, and I was the beneficiary.  I will have to wait and see.
I went to see "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" last evening.  On average, I thought it was good, slow at the beginning with a noted improvement as the story unwound.  They take a lot of time to get the characters reintroduced... or introduced.  Not surprisingly, Johnny Depp plays a deplorable villain no doubt because his career requires him to just shut up and give the director what the director wants (I understand Disney fired him - no more pirate movies for him).  Ezra Miller proves he's a pro when it comes to brooding attractively.  A bearded Jude Law brings a good diversity to the cast.  The first film was pretty much a star vehicle for Eddie Redmayne, however, if Law's presence is any indicator, the following installments will have a much more ensemble story line  which is fine with me.  I'm not a big Eddie fan.  Oh, and installments is the correct word.  Originally slated as a trilogy, it now looks as though the decision has been made to stretch this thing out into 5 films.  That's a problem since a lot of the ticket buyers for this movie bought tickets for the Harry Potter series... and they're getting older and older.

Oh, and I saw there was some pseudo-violence down at the Mexican border.  The Idiot Jerk wants to seal off the entire border.  You know, they really do need to keep those dark skinned people out of this country.
And this AM, listening to the news, I heard that that the Mueller investigation is going to be devastating to the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  Subpoenas all around, perhaps?  Early Christmas presents.  While nothing concrete has been leaked, shutting down the investigation now would devastate the Republican party.  The Idiot Jerk's approval rating would plummet.  There would be massive protests.  Anger would rage.  They know this.  Donnie Jr may actually be indicted for Treason.  I do believe that is a hanging offense.  Gee, if that happens, I wonder if Cindy Hyde-Smith is going to want a front row seat.