Iowa Caucus

 Quick entry today because it's a holiday... well, no, actually, I slept in until 0700, and not because I stayed up late, rather I was tired, and it's cold outside.  Winter temps are blessing the area, finally.  And snow is on the way as well, starting very late this afternoon, about an hour before I head home from work.  Forecasters are saying we might be getting 4 - 5 inches.  Temps tomorrow are not predicted to climb above freezing, so it'll be sticking around for a few days.  

Work was steady yesterday.  I got 2 measures for carpet, that means 3 measures for the past week.  Management is pleased with me.  

As part of the prep work for my next book, The Body in History, I've been having some conversations with Jon, my PT friend about types of therapy he'd prescribe for certain injuries, say a broken ankle, and a compound fracture of the femur, among other things.  Now how in the world could this be related to Eli and Max going to Greece?  I know you can't hear me, but I just let loose with one of my evil laughs.

I've also been chatting with David up in New York on turning the first 2 books in the series into audio books.  I see difficulties looming ahead, he sees challenges, especially in The Body on the Lawn, which relies on flashbacks, some going back over 20 years.  I changed the font in the book to let the reader know a flashback was happening, I don't know how he's going to do that in an audiobook.

And, again, the Iowa caucuses are tonight.  Ho Hum.  That state is suffering from bitter cold, in fact, our temps here in Central PA seem downright balmy to theirs.  We might get four inches of snow, they have had blizzard conditions.  It almost seems as if God, himself, is making it as difficult as possible for Republicans to give Trump the nomination, doesn't it?  Knowing how much of a sacrilegious, blasphemous sack of shit Trump is, that wouldn't surprise me.

Garbage

 Wednesday.  Outside the temp is 26 (F) and there is frost on the windshield of my car.  One improvement over yesterday is that the wind has died down.  Tuesdays are garbage day around here, and wind and emptied garbage create an obstacle course on the streets and sidewalks.  Yesterday was no exception.

I got more accomplished yesterday then I thought I would, including caulking of the side window in the kitchen.  Today, I will prime it.  Tomorrow, I will paint it, and the door frame.  Friday, I'm thinking I may do the final touch up on the walls.  This means that next week, the final coat of paint will go on the woodwork and trim.  That leaves on the tiling, which won't take long, and the flooring, which will create a bit of a hardship for my knees.  After that, everything will be completed.

A small royalty payment dropped into my account from Findaway Voices.  Honestly, I didn't think I'd get anything.  Audiobooks are great, however they're in a series they need to be released in a sequence.  This is why sometime in March, books 1 and 2 will be released, and possibly number 3 in the Eli and Max series.  One thing in my favor is that I don't write long books, nothing that takes more the 5 or six hours to listen to, which means less cost on the production end.  I'll also be selling them at a lower cost since the production is all thing I'll need to cover.  The royalties are nice, but just the idea that someone is either reading or listening to my work is pretty awesome.

Oh, and I did get a gift yesterday.  A new garbage and recycling can.  They're pretty snazzy.

And I suppose that everybody in the world heard me burst out laughing last evening when word dropped that the Supreme Court of Colorado had decided they could keep Trump off of the ballot in that state.  Oh, my gosh!  Thank God I wasn't eating or drinking anything at the time, otherwise I might have choked, or hurled chunks, or spewed.  Will it stop the Moral Degenerate?  Nope.  What it does do is send a clear message to the GOP that they have a problem.  Just because Trump is their presumed candidate does not mean that he's going to win the General Election.  What they really need to consider is that not only will he lose, but the likelihood Republicans will lose seats in both the House and the Senate is increasing daily.  A large percentage of Americans believe Trump committed serious crimes, and the GOP will pay for those crimes by giving up so much of the power they love.

Another little bright spot?  Evidently Scott Perry, congressman from Pennsylvania, has lost his bid to keep 1700 communications on his phone private.  The last thing this fool wanted was for the DOJ to gain access to all the texts and phone conversations he had with the other ring leaders of the attempted January 6 coup.