A Fart in Space

So, I was digging in the dirt yesterday.  I am slowly removing all the bushes from in front of my porch, not that I have any idea what's going to be planted there, but it will be something that doesn't get too tall.  Besides being predatory, the Burning Bush grew way too tall, often blocking the view.  The wisteria, which had originally been planted created a different problem: it needed constant trimming.  

The weather yesterday was nice, again climbing into the mid 80s (F) with little humidity.  The same is in the forecast for today.  Tomorrow that's going to change.  Forecasters are calling for highs in the low to mid 90s (F).  When it gets that warm outside, my 2nd floor gets much hotter, so my Central Air is primed and ready to go.

I did file a dispute against the only charge on my debit card that wasn't removed, a $16.57 purchase made from Alien Gear Holsters.  When I talked to the agent handling the chargeback, she told me that was a popular one in that she'd seen that online retailer enough to remember it.  I searched it.  They sell holsters, most of them fairly expensive and I didn't want to waste the time trying to find out what $16.57 buys.

I saw that the NYT did a comparison test to see which olive oils were the best.  It turns out Bertolli, the one use, hit right in the middle.  Now, ain't that nice?

The House of Representatives is going to vote today on the package their moronic leader, Kev McCarthy, put together with the Biden White House.  Of course, the far right crazies are shrieking mad because they believe their small minority means they get to dictate... well, they're wrong.  I suspect it will get enough votes to squeak by and head to the Senate.

And some turd bird named Comer wants to file contempt charges against the FBI because they're ignoring the subpoenas the the far right has issued.  This is rather hysterical in light of the fact that these same Republicans ignored every subpoena the January 6 committee issued.  While this will excite their base, that's about all which will come of it.  They simply don't understand they have about as much power as a fart in space.

Rouvy and the Day off

 Oh, my gosh!  I'm scheduled off today and will end up dealing with temps in the upper 90's (F), though our heat index values will be between 100 and 104 (F).  That's toasty.  A day to stay inside, and ride, and work on the next book.  Today's also the day that new, little A/C unit gets tested, thanks to the forecast.  It handled yesterdays temps quite well.

I do have to go to my neighborhood Giant.  I also plan to pay my school taxes,  Both those things will happen this morning.  Oh, and I'll probably nap on and off during the day. Oh, and as usual, I'll go for a ride.  For those who haven't seen the updated Rouvy screen, here it is.

Colorful, isn't it?  That's the Bowtie Ride, 27 miles long and fairly flat... and boring, as your ride through cornfields.  I use it as a recovery ride, or just to add some miles to my total.

One of the interesting things I've seen lately, is that Americans associate pictures of January 6 with the Republican Party.  That is not a good thing.  For their part, most Republicans don't care.  They see something completely different.  They do believe the 74 million votes Loser #45 received are set in stone, that those same people will vote Republican again.  Of course, they've been believing their own lies for so long, they'll never acknowledge the truth.  We need to teach them a lesson.  The only way to do that is to vote them out of office.  We out number them, so that should be easy peasy for us.  This means taking all of their voting laws and shoving them back down their throat.