And it's Comey and Disney... Again

Temps today are supposed to hit 60 (F), but just briefly before showers enter the picture.  We're going to be staying in this pattern of moderate temps and showers for a while.  Next Wednesday there 's a blip when the temps are expected to hit the low 70s (F), but it's only a blip.  Except for a few days with partial sunshine, the forecast is for showers, showers, showers.

Yesterday was a decent day.  Much was accomplished, including the purchase of 4 more tomato plants and a poblano pepper plant.  I've got 3 more containers to fill.  Last year I tried zucchinis and cucumbers and got zilch. Maybe this year I'll try eggplant.

I also got a 45 minute ride in.  My quad is still a bit achy, so I may go lite on the squats today.  There are leg extensions in today's workout, but both legs are used.  It was the single leg extensions on the left leg that were tough.

And I got an email this morning from YouTube.  They've blocked my edited version of Storm at the behest of Virgin Music.  I sent a copy to a friend yesterday morning and at that time it had 39,000 views and over 2000 likes.  That's not too shabby.  I suspect that if I had contacted Virgin and asked to pay for the rights they would have said "yes," but I don't doubt that would have bee expensive.  Copies of that shortened version are everywhere, so I was obviously not the only one impressed enough to make a copy.  

And the administration is going after both Kimmel and Comey again.  I've heard that the CEO of Disney is far more concerned about a public backlash than he is of the FCC, no doubt because he has lawyers who can tie that up in the courts for years, or at least until Orangie and his personal henchie Brendan Carr can be removed.  And the Comey indictment?  It's for his picture of sea shells on the beach that say 86 47.  This administration is a total joke and that is showing up in Orangie's approval ratings.  According to a recent poll by You Gov, only 18% of Americans strongly approve.

And in case you're wondering, it ain't gonna get no better for him.  I don't doubt that the Comey and the Disney bullshit are distractions from the fact that the economy is going to continue to tank.  Big headline today is that gas prices have gone up again.  They're going to go much higher, as will food prices.  Discretionary spending is going to collapse.  Americans are going to be punished for this idiocy, and so Americans will punish those in charge.  As I've said before, the midterms are going to be an extermination even for the Republican party.

Another incumbent Republican congressman dropped out of his race for re-election yesterday.  That brings the total number of Republicans to 36.  He'd rather dropout than lose.  No surprise there.

Portland Will Outlive Him

We have a dense fog advisory in effect for the next hour or two.  Looking out my window, I have to say the wisps I'm seeing have less to do with density and more to do with mistiness.  This is because we had on and off showers throughout yesterday afternoon, and overnight the temps dropped down into the mid 50s (F).  Supposedly they're going to climb up into the mid 80s (F) this afternoon.  We'll have to wait and see on that.

Yesterday was pretty much a meh day.  No workouts are scheduled for the weekend.  I did get some nice wordage done on the new book.  Oh, and I also had to spend time at the flooring desk.  Things were slow.  I did talk to a few customers, but none of them were in the buying mood.  One of my associates spent about an hour and a half with a wife and husband who are in the planning stages for a new kitchen and bathroom floor.  Believe me, they can be the worst because "planning stages" usually means they're going to waste your time.  This is play acting for adults, comparing different styles of backsplash tiles to different colors of flooring.  Pictures will be taken for future reference.  I mean, what better way to spend a drizzly, rainy afternoon than dreaming of what you might what your kitchen and bath to look like.  Just don't mention the probable $30,000 price tag for all the improvements they're thinking of doing.  That's a real spoiler.

So, while my fellow associate did that, I got in my steps.

And everybody was talking about the warzone Portland had become.

Well, maybe not.  Mostly people are talking about the Orange Anus reaching a decision to send troops to a peaceful, northwest city because he saw a hit piece on Fox Entertainment.  There's also his loss to Jimmy Kimmel, I'm sure that has his blood seething like boiled over ketchup through his veins.  Let's be honest here, Orangie lost in a very public way.  He doesn't take humiliation well, and that is what happened.  He was all "braggadocios" about shutting Kimmel down only to have his loss smeared all over the front page of every Main Stream Media website.  

Some have pointed out his sending troops to Portland might be another attempt to change the topic of conversation away from the Epstein Files, especially since more names were released on Friday.  While that might be a part of his decision making process, I'm thinking Sinclair, and Nextstar, and Tegen going against his will really torched his ire.  Either, Or, this is just him once again farting into the wind as a way of distracting from his multiple failures.  You know it's bad when Karl Rove is on Fox Entertainment telling America that 70% of both Republicans and Democrats think Orangie is taking the country in the wrong direction.

Sinclair Caves Big Time

 Saturday.  Today, if the forecast is correct, might just be last hottest day we have this summer.  The temp is predicted to climb into the mid to upper 80s (F).  You could say we're in a mini-heat wave for the next few days, then Autumn returns with cooler daily highs.  I can deal with that.

Being that we are in the weekend, I'm scheduled to work.  Because today's is supposed to be sunny and warm, I'm not expecting the store to be busy.  Now I know some might be questioning that statement, but you need to realize that the time for curb appeal is out of season.  That happens in the spring, not fall.  And while there will be those who are out looking for Halloween decorations, because the economy appears to be slip, sliding away, their numbers will be lower.

There will be food, though.  This weekend is our bonus weekend.  Our bank accounts are a tad bit fuller because of our miniscule bonus checks.  Though, mine was nice.  I used part of it to buy a new game, Borderlands 4.  It's what's called a looter/shooter.  A first person shooter with lots of fancy weapons, and ammunition tucked away all over the place so you never run out of bullets.  It's entertaining, meaning that it will help fill the gaming time until something more interesting comes out.  And since I'm probably a little better than average playing first person shooters I'm not disappointedly dying every few minutes.   Sometimes I play stealthy, and at others I run in guns-a-blazing.

And Kimmel's back on all stations.  Now tell me, wasn't that fun?  Punching Orangie and his henchman car in the face?  I saw a clip of Just Dancin' Vance and he was not happy.  He was spewing some sort of garbage about affiliates should be allowed to censor that which Orangie doesn't like... well, those weren't his words exactly, but that is the gist of their meaning.  The problem Republicans have always had is they have this seriously flawed belief that if they're in charge they can dictate and America will simply bow their heads and do as they say.  They just learned that belief was terribly wrong.  Will they learn anything from this learning experience?  Absolutely not.  That would mean everything they believe to be true is a lie.  Ouch!

And Elonia is in the Epstein files, so is Petey Thiel, which is a bit odd since Thiel, being gay, is not into little girls, and I don't recall there being any mention of little boys.  In fact, while Orangie and Randy Andy may have been going for the pedophilia, I'm wondering if there might not have been some other shenanigans going on.  We know Petey Thiel owns Just Dancin' Vance, so who's to say this wasn't the beginnings of Project 2025.

The Raving Lunatic

 Weather wise, we here in Central PA are supposed to living through a reprise of yesterdays weather, temps in the upper 70s (F), though this time they're guessing that we might actually have rain.  Yesterday we didn't.  And even though they said that yesterday there would be far more clouds than sunshine they were wrong with that as well.  Right now our cloud cover is fairly dense and according to the weather radar there is a large cloud mass moving our way.  Let's hope when it gets here there's still rain associated with it.

And yesterday, for a Tuesday when I usually slough things off, was fairly productive.  Four loads of laundry were washed and dried (inside because of the threat of rain).  I mowed that patch of grass that was tall and weedy.  I also completed a 7.2 mile bike ride which included a 3 mile climb, with an average heart rate of 133 through the entire ride.  Not bad.  And baked a salmon loaf for dinner.

First off, a big correction.  Our local ABC affiliate is not WTPA, that call sign disappeared a long time ago, but is in fact WHTM.  Sadly, it is owned by Nextstar and because of this it did not air Jimmy Kimmel last night.  Approximately 20% of ABC affiliated stations, including stations owned by Nextstar, Tegen, and Sinclair chose to air some sort of other garbage instead.  If your local ABC affiliate is owned by one of these groups, grab a pen and pencil and note down the advertisers during their news hours.  Then call or email these advertisers to complain.  The more complaints they receive, the more pressure they will put on your local affiliate, which needs their money to survive.

And Orangie gave a speech at the United Nations yesterday.  A very long speech during which he said that the countries of European leaders were going to hell, because only Orangie knew what he was doing.  He also talked about the merchandise he was selling, like hats that said  he was right all along.  I honestly expected some of them to leave, none did, though more than one claimed afterwards that he's a raving lunatic.

And he wasn't happen about Kimmel's return.  He again threatened ABC/Disney, claiming they'd already paid him $16 million.  This guy's an idiot.  That $16 million was not a win for him, rather it was a teensy weensy bribe to keep him out of Disney's hair.  A lot of corporations gave Duffer Don these little bribery gifts when he won, and now they're finding out they were a waste of money.  Orangie wants more than money from them.  He wants them to genuflect just before they bow down to him.  Unfortunately, Orangie doesn't understand there is a big difference between the $16 million he was gifted and the $4 billion Disney lost.  Orangie doesn't understand that all corporations will put their greed and self-interest first.  Not one of them will genuflect and bow down.  And as for Sinclair, and Nextstar, and Tegen?  I understand their contracts with Disney will expire in 2026.  Just guess who might lose Monday Night Football?

  

Sinclair: The Extortionist

Again we had a morning in the low 80s (F), and again the forecast is for partially cloudy skies, though the chance of rain has increased to 65%.  Tomorrow, if the forecast is correct, our chances of ran will climb to 95%.  We do need the rain.  However, looking the window right now, we have more sun than we do clouds.  The only issue I have with the weather is that today's one of my laundry days, so instead of hanging clothing out to dry, I'll be using up electricity by using my dryer.

I got an nice upper body workout in yesterday morning.  One of the exercises was a reverse fly done with bands that didn't work.  My legs are short, my arms are long, and, as a result my flying never really got off the ground.  We're going to change that one out.  Otherwise, I will admit to being a bit sore this morning. That's fine.  

The dance bit I was talking about writing was writ yesterday.  I think it's fine.  This is, however, the first draft and as any one of you who writes will tell, first drafts are subject to change.  Everything depends upon the whim of the muse, if you know what I mean.  Just because a scene has been integrated into the story doesn't mean it's integral.

I did work yesterday.  I even made my measure goal, though I'm fairly certain it's not going to sell.  It's an office that used to be a one car garage.  The customer wants to put down vinyl plank flooring, however there are already several layers of vinyl there including sheet vinyl that's been glued down and a layer of VCT (those are the vinyl tiles they used to put in schools).  All that vinyl will need to be removed and that's costly.  

And for those who missed the announcement, Jimmy Kimmel is back.

Unless your ABC affiliate is owned by the Sinclair Group.  They are the crackerjack crazy conservative group who want Kimmel to make a sizeable donation to Turning Point USA, the faux Christian organization founding by Charlie K.  Kimmel is refusing, so Sinclair is refusing to air his shows.  So, if  your local ABC station is owned by Sinclair, watch it for a half hour to see who the local advertisers are, and the complain to the advertisers.  You have to wound Sinclair where it hurst the most, and that's their wallet.  Our local ABC affiliate, WTPA 27, is owned by  Nextstar, one of the groups initially responsible for this conservative fiasco.  The routine is the same for them if they don't air Kimmel.  

And yesterday the Orange Anus blamed Tylenol for autism.  This harkens back to those Covid days when he asked if we could inject bleach into our bodies to kill the virus.  Orangie is dumb as a brick.  I'm sure Tylenol's attorneys are already hard at work prepping their lawsuit.

It's Being Reported

 Our outside temp was 67 (F) when I got out of bed this morning.  Temps are predicted to climb into the upper 70s (F) today, not that I care much.  Today's Saturday.  I work.  Rain is in the forecast for at least one day this week, but who knows how much we'll get.  So far the rain showers have been piddling. 

I am going to have to get out the lawnmower and trim the grass out front on one of those days.  It's just a small area 3 feet wide and 10 feet long.  The rest of my front yard stopped growing a few weeks back.

And yesterday was sort of a day of accomplishments, and, well sort of not.  I did get a loaf of bread baked, and that's yummy. And I got my workout out in.  There were 2 new exercises done with 40 pound bands which needed to be adjusted.  I did the same exercises with 70 pounds, so I let my trainer know and now we fixed the pound issue.  He also has me doing squats.  I don't like squats.  Still, I'm paying for a trainer so I'm going to do what he suggests.  There was a bit of discomfort after the first routine, however, that seems to have faded so they don't bother me... much.  I looked ahead and he has me doing what I think of as dancing squats, where I take 3 steps to the left, and then 3 steps to the right.  This means I'm going to need find some dancing music.  

My next workout isn't until Monday, so I have the weekend off.

Here's a pic of the bread.  I'm planning on take a thick slice to work today for a snack.  Yum.

And there are a lot of "reports" being posted on line.  So many, in fact, I think we should have a veracity index because, to put it simply, so many people simply make things up.  Some times they do this on purpose, at other times these posters will see or hear something and their brains will pixilate it into an unverifiable assumption they regard as truth.  With that being said:

It's being reported that Jimmy Kimmel's attorneys have had a meeting with Disney's attorneys.  This may be true, but there's a lot of inuendo being posted from his suing Disney, to his turning down a return offer.

It's being reported that the DOJ can find no link between Tyler Robinson and any Far Left Groups.  This might be much higher on the veracity index simply because it's going against the line the administration is pushing.  It's another one of many reasons Orangie wanted Kimmel off the airwaves for pointing out that Robinson was MAGA.

It's being reported that there will be no Bureau of Labor and Statistics jobs report this month because...  it is just that damn bad.  This is most likely very high on the veracity index.  This lack of information implies that the job news is so bad that even a well worded lie would fail.

Cancel Disney

 If you live in Central PA and believe today is going to be cool, you're wrong.  Even though our outside temp is a comfortable 61 (F), weather forecasters are predicting that your thermometers will end up in the mid to upper 80s (F).  Knowing how frequently the weather forecasters have actually under predicted our temps, I'm betting we will probably be hitting the low 90s (F).  We shall have to wait and see.

I got my first workout in yesterday and I was pleased.  The sequence of doing the exercises is dissimilar to what I've done all of my life, and that caught me off guard.  Instead of doing three sets of, say hammer curls, and then three sets of squats, before moving onto the next exercise, you do one set of each.  This sequence is then repeated three times with a 25 second rest between each exercise.  The workout is designed around different segments: strength, core, and then stretching.  You end with a yoga pose.  I found it a really good alternative to what I'm used to doing.  Today I ride bike!

In the afternoon I had lunch with my friends Tami and Ann.  I've known them for decades.  There is a good thing to have friendships that last for many years.  They add stability as we age.  In these disruptive times it's nice to have anchors of regularity we can rely on.   Of course, I ate too much.  But this is fine.  We laughed a lot, and, as some of you might expect, shared our negative opinions of the bloviating shitbag in the White House.

This also happened yesterday.

Last night I did cancel my subscription to Disney.  So what were the Kimmel's comments about Kirk that the FCC found so offensive?  Nothing.  It seems the FCC is tying itself up in knots because Kimmel went so far as to say that MAGA cultists were deliberately going out of the their way to prove Robinson, the suspected shooter, was anything but a Republican.  Wow!  Being honest, that's far from the most inflammatory thing I've heard since Kirk was assassinated.  This makes one wonder if there just might be an ulterior motive.... (Can you hear me laughing?)  Of course there is a completely different reason than the one given.  You see Nextstar, which owns a number of small market TV stations across the country, wants to by Tegen, a company that owns a number of middle market TV stations for $6.2 billion.  For that deal to go through, Nextstar needs FCC approval, and to get the go ahead on that deal, they're canceling Kimmel.  This is basically the same thing that happened to Stephen Colbert, canceling a comedian who's critical of the Orange Anus to get a deal approved by the FCC. Kimmel's getting canceled doesn't have a damned thing to do with Kirk.  In a sad way it's rather appropriate that Kirk, who, after spreading racial hatred for so many years, is now nothing more than a tool.  Now Disney is dealing with canceled subscriptions which, is not good for Nextstar which  means their revenue will fall.