Macron

 Tuesday.  Our outside temps are in the low 30s (F).  This afternoon they should be in the mid to upper 50s (F) and those are temps I can live with.  There is the possibility of an occasional shower, but what's a little drizzle when the temps are, after this past winter, close to being tropical.

I rode almost 9 miles yesterday.  It was good.  Again in Corsica.  I haven't decided if I'm going to do the treadmill or go for another ride this afternoon.  Or possibly I work with the dumbbells and bands.  Strength training can burn a lot of calories, but it does need to be done in conjunction with cardio.

This morning I'm scheduled for my annual eye appointment.  If there are no substantial changes, I'm hoping exams will only be necessary every two years.  Of course, that might be wishful thinking when I think about my age.  One thing that's true about getting older, we do tend to break down a little easier.  When I had my physical last year, they asked me if I wanted to start setting my appointments for every 6 months.  I declined the offer since I don't feel that's necessary.

Howie was bad this morning.  I found him drinking out of the toilet bowl.  It was clean, but still.  For a while, when Biggie and Lily were alive, I had a water bowl upstairs.  I'm thinking that might be something I start doing again.

Now I know the French are not always happy with Macron, but yesterday, whether they understand it or not, he made them proud.  As one person put it, he began his press conference with the Orange Anus by lightly blowing smoke up his ass... and then, he tore him a new ass, which means, I suspect, Orangie's now going to have to wear a second pair of Depends.

Let's see... Macron called Orangie's blow bro Vlad "a butcher."  Ouch!  And he interrupted Orangie in the middle of a sentence saying "that is wrong, let me explain how it really works."  That's right, one of our greatest allies called Orangie took Orangie to the woodshed and gave him several wacks.  Macron is not alone, other European leaders are also speaking out, but he is the first to do it live on American TV.

This is just another example of Orangie's blow bro Vlad making another terrible mistake.  You see Vlad made the mistake of invading the Ukraine because he believed they would cave.  Almost one million dead Russian soldiers later he's realizing he was wrong.  Vlad also believed that a win by Orangie would rattle Europe so bad, they'd be shaking in their boots.  Well, that didn't happen either.  In fact, they are more united than ever and Vlad has another black eye.  Vlad also thought that he and Orangie could put their two corrupt heads together and decide an outcome for the war he started which would benefit Russia... well, that fell apart.  Now Vlad's saying that the Ukraine does need to be involved with the talks.  I suspect that right now Vlad's trying to save face with the Russian people, because the last thing he wants is any sort of revolution public displays of dissatisfaction. 

Karma in New Palestine

 Rain is in the forecast.  How much we're going to get today is anybody's guess.  The weather map has big splotches of blue snow heading our way but the temps outside are in the mid 30s (F).  We may end up with some big, fat wet flakes that melt when they hit the ground at first.  Today is also supposed to be cool, tomorrow temps are predicted to pop up into the mid 70s (F) before falling back down to what's considered normal spring weather.  Of course, spring is still a month away.  

I have an eye appointment on Monday morning and for some reason I didn't ask off for work.  Actually, I'm surprised that I even made it for a Monday since that is always one of the days that I'm scheduled to sit at the flooring desk.  I will call and get my start time changed to noon since there's a possibility my eyes will end up getting dilated.

Some day this week, I want to paint my kitchen ceiling.  I scrubbed it down yesterday.  Because of cooking, kitchen ceilings can be the worst.  I must have twisted the wrong way while up on the ladder because my lower 5 vertebrae are having a bit of a fit; nothing that some quality time with a heating pad won't cure.

For dinner last night I made fish chowder.  It was the first time for this recipe and I have to tell you, it's a keeper.  Rather than heavy cream, evaporated milk is used.  This chowder is quite tastylicious. \

The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has gotten involved with the New Palestine chemical mess.  It is a shame politics had to become involved with the problem, but it did, though not in the way some might think.  Right from the start, the Republican governor, Bill DeWine said things were under control, that no help was needed.  This was his way of saying Ohio didn't want to be beholding to a Democratic administration.  Offers were made for assistance by the Biden administration and they were politely declined, until the Republicans realized they could play this top their advantage.  

What is interesting about the entire situation is how Karma has come into play.  You see, the Obama administration passed legislation require brakes on rail cars to be upgraded to avoid such derailments.  Trains go very fast in the country and brake to a much slower speed when coming to towns.  Brake failure was a major factor in the New Palestine derailment.   So, how could that happen?  Well, Norfolk Southern, the rail company responsible, among others, complained these upgrades were too expensive.  So the Trump administration rolled back that legislation so brakes were not upgraded.  People in New Palestine voted heavily for Trump in both elections.  This is how Karma works.