When you hit middle age you really only have two choices: you can get fat and lazy until you roll over and die, or you can can get off your ass and do something, like maybe ride a bike.
Bluntness
I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.
So, is everybody ready for Hump Day? There are readers out there who still feel that there is some importance in noting that they are halfway through the work week. Thanks to Covid, those who work at home no longer see much purpose in having Hump Day, and those in retail have always though it rather absurd. Things change and adapting to those changes is essential for good mental health.
While I didn't work yesterday, I did pay a visit to the store, and not to make a purchase. They're having a Silent Auction which starts tomorrow. For me, Silent Auctions are a way to eliminate those household possession no one wants to be gifted. This time, I've donated my PS4 Pro. It was one of those "mistake" buys that I thought I would play more; well I didn't. I was not impressed with the games offered, so the console took up space and gathered dust. I did offer it to people. There was little interest because the PS5 has been out for some time now. No gamer wants an old console. However, at a Silent Auction, there's a good possibility someone will take interest because... well, people do like to bid on things. They think they're getting a deal and a there are quite a few who simply cannot turn down a deal.
And, of course, everyone knows Dominion settled with Fox News out of court.
Many were upset Dominion chose this path rather than follow through with their lawsuit. Even if they had won, Fox would never have to publicly admit to lying. That wasn't what this lawsuit was about. Dominion wanted Fox to pay, and they did. What the settlement did deprive Americans was the daily reports of how badly Fox lied. Of course, Dominion did release a lot of examples of that before the trial actually commenced. There's no doubt in most minds that Fox is a cancer on the skin of cable news. What we don't know is what type of internal changes will take place at Fox to avoid further lawsuits... oh, wait, there are still a number of lawsuits waiting to go to court. Now, isn't that nice. The more pressure that gets put on the Murdochs, the better things will be in the world. This isn't saying they'll change, however they might modify.
Well, it's Tuesday... sort of the meat in my double weekend off sandwich... can I have a little mayo on the side, please? On my first 2 days off, we had rain... steady, soaking rains. You can almost watch my grass grow. Tomorrow I will need to mow. Because the weeds are high too, I will need to wack. There's also weeding which needs to done among the Dahlias. And boy, do I have peonies.
I'm kind of excited because when I get home from work today, my copy of Rage 2 will be waiting for me. A first person shooter from ID studios, it looks like a lot of brainless fun. Sometimes you need that, you know?
So, sometime this evening I'll be playing this on my PS4 Pro.
There was a little bit of a problem with the stock market yesterday... it dropped. Certain things that I read and heard made me guffaw out loud. One of my biggest belly laughs came when I saw the Idiot Jerk in the White House threatened China with this verbiage salad. "It will be worse if you have to negotiate in my 2nd term." In his next breath he announced $15 billion in what I suspect will be low interest loans to America's farmers. He must have gotten this idea from that economic cesspool Larry Kudlow. Remember when the government shut down and Larry recommended low interest loans to help unpaid employees survive? At least I think it was Larry. The truth is the Idiot Jerk has surrounded himself with so many unqualified sycophants blurting out inanities, it's difficult to tell one from the other. Holy Shit! His 2nd term? That's not a threat, that's a dare, and a stupid one at that. I'm sure a lot of MAGA heads got their daily jollies from that one.
Okay, so we're into Thursday. Clouds, showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for today and tonight. This weather pattern is supposed to continue into next week. The following week, when I have vacation, things are supposed to be more summer like... you know, sunny and warm.
I read this interesting opinion on the Idiot Jerk in the White House; how he really is terrified of the Mueller investigation. For the first time in his life he can't just shit away accountability. He knows he's a scumbag, doesn't care that he's a scumbag, he just wants to tell people what to do. Rather than demonstrate ethical attributes which earn loyalty, he found it much easier to buy it. His favorite choice of attack was always the lawsuit. Small business owners were easy prey. Except now, that option is no longer available. When something goes wrong with the economy, his supporters will go for his throat. He knows this. He is an asswipe phony who's managed to lie himself into a position where he may be the first American president who goes to prison. I find that rather exciting. Well, not that I think that will happen. As I've said before, he'll run away to Russia first. That's what cowards always do, and that is one thing you can be certain of, he is a coward.
For the past 2 weeks, ever since Blogger did an update, I've not been getting any notification when someone leaves a comment. A lot of bloggers have been complaining and evidently Blogger is working on a fix.
So, I went out yesterday and bought a new toy. A PS4 Pro. I have been having issues with my Xbox one special edition. They started with the original controller's inability to stay synced with the console. After much arguing with Microsoft, they replaced the controller. Sometimes with a disc in the drive, I needed to disconnect the power cable in order for the console to boot up. At other times the game will play in what seems to be slow motion. You should get more than 2 years play time out of a console. The PS4 Pro gets good reviews and is expected to be around for a number of years (4 or 5) before a new console gets released. I may no longer be playing games by then.... nah, I'll still be playing.
I also have a bit of a problem with Microsoft. I bought a Surface tablet for my writing and... well, the damn thing is not nearly as versatile as I was expecting.
And the new Bethesda game is..... Fallout 76, which evidently takes place in West Virginia.... Holy Shit! Coal Country!! On the Fallout timeline, the story starts in October 2102 - 25 years after a nuclear war devastated the planet, a war initiated by the Chinese, I might add. More reveals about the game will come in the next 11 days.
