Abdul El-Sayed

We have 71 (F) outside and the skies are seriously overcast.  Rain is on the way.  The drizzles are supposed to start shortly.  Humidity is not expected to fall... much.  The same forecast is on tap for the next 2 days.  After that we should be getting some sunshine.  Temperatures will also climb a bit, but not much.  Temp wise, we'll probably not crack the 90 (F) mark.

My plans yesterday had been to do some chores in the morning and to then go in and spend a couple of hours getting paid to sit at the flooring desk.  That didn't happen.  The sun was shining.  My yard cleanup was calling, So I made an executive decision and stayed home and played with my chainsaw.  The number of branches on the hill outside my fence is shrinking.  This is a good thing.

For dinner I made tuna noodle casserole.  I haven't made this in years.  I consider this one of my comfort foods, though I really didn't need any comforting.  Of course, I ate way too much.  In fact, a large helping was my breakfast this morning.

And Howie got a brand new toy.  He carried that piece of wood everywhere, even to bed.  This morning, however, I saw his new toy lying abandoned outside.

We had a few primaries yesterday.  Progressive Democrats did well.  Of course, usually anytime a Democrat wins the American people win as well.  Abdul El-Sayed won in Michigan.  A doctor, he is the son of Egyptians and (drumroll please), a Muslim.  You can bet the Christian Nationalists are flipping out this morning.  I'm waiting for them to start gouging out their eyes in protest.

Almost $60 million dollars was spent trying to keep El-Sayed from wining.  A lot of that money came from AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.  The problem with AIPAC is that they are not pro Israel but pro Netanyahu. Old Nettie's genocidal attacks on Gaza are making him very unpopular.  The fact that the Orange Anus and Netanyahu have practically become blood brothers makes accepting AIPAC campaign donations a big fail.  There are those who claim that being anti-AIPAC is the same thing as being an antisemite.  This is a deceit. People who are anti-AIPAC are simply anti-Nettie.

And Republican Senator John Cornyn said on camera that "there is no way to reign in this president."  Translation:  Republicans are so desperate to be in charge that if they have to grovel before the Orange Anus, they will willingly grovel.  They are destroying America and they don't care.  The only thing making their hearts sing is being in charge.

Corruption

Outside temps are 68 (F) and, so far, if the forecast hods, we're going to have a nice day in Central PA.  Sunny skies, with a few scattered clouds are on tap.  The temperature is going to climb a little, with our afternoon high being satisfied to reach the low 80s (F).  However, as with all weather, the temps are always in flux.  Saturday's high is supposed to be in the low 90s (F).  After that we'll be seeing afternoon highs back in the mid 80s (F).  Fine with me.

After my morning workout yesterday, which is done mostly on the piece of equipment, I grabbed my trusty chainsaw and cut up the rest of the limb in my backyard.  I still need to deal with the treetop on the other side of the fence, but the main goal was to start getting my yard to look like a yard.  Because the weather is going to be so cooperative today, I'm going to start chipping away at all of the smaller branches I tossed onto the hill.  This should make for a nice pile of mulch.

An interesting bit about my raised bed garden:  3 of the tomato plants have fruit, one doesn't.  I have poblano peppers but no green peppers.  There are eggplant (s), but only one cucumber, and that cucumber vine is all over the place.  There is a problem with the tomatoes in that they are all growing together creating a veritable tomato jungle.  Next year, I'm going to place the containers around the yard to give them some room.

Here's the new cover of Rolling Stone.  This is going to piss off a lot of Republicans.  

Neither Republicans nor Conservatives have any problem with the Orange Anus being corrupt; the only thing they care about is being in charge.  So what if the $13 billion from the sale of Venezuelan oil has disappeared?  And what about Orangie's Peace Council?  Didn't the US donate (?) a billion + dollars to that?  And then there are the bribes he gets, and his selling of pardons.  Remember, the Republican party has always been the party of selfishness and greed.

And yesterday they went after Dr. Fauci because their beginning to lose their MAGA base.  Affordability is a major concern but don't expect the GOP to talk about that anytime soon.  If they did that more cultists might begin wondering about the missing moolah, moolah that Orangie has been pocketing.  For him, it has always been about the art of the steal.  He and his party have driven over the cliff and still don't realize that there is no bottom in sight.

Napping at the Funeral

We had storms yesterday afternoon.  I'm not talking about the windy, blow down trees type, but rather the thunder, and lightening, and torrential rain storms that cause flash flooding.  Starting around 2 PM, this storm last at least 2 hours and the rain fell in buckets.  Depending upon where in Central PA you live, you got between 1 and 4 inches of rain.  The temps dropped as well. We might get more shower this afternoon.  I hope not.  I want things to dry out.

Nothing was done in lawn cleanup because of yesterday's rain.  Today I'm hoping to get out the chainsaw and finish off the remains of the big branch that's in my backyard.  I'd also want to start chipping away the hundreds of little branches I tossed up onto the hill.

Otherwise, yesterday was pretty much a meh day.  I did go for an 8 mile bike ride in Bavaria.  Words were written.  And I also played some Balder's Gate 3.

And Amazon made a $2.07 deposit to my bank account yesterday and I have no idea what it's for.  Kindle deposits are identified, but this came from Amazon Services which, from what I've been able to discern, deals with 3rd party charges and credits.  Amazon did lose a class action lawsuit and is being forced to pay back $2+ billion to customers, so maybe that's my share.

So they had Lindsey Graham's funeral yesterday.  I was surprised that in all of the pictures of the mourners, there was not a single escort.  Nope, they were all middle-aged and older men wearing black suits.  Orangie was there.  He gave a rally speech eulogy, and then he took a nap.  The internet went viral with this pic.

There is no hypocrisy greater than that of a Republican.

And Orangie's administration is eliminating Medicare Supplemental Plan D in 2027.  While this doesn't effect me, there are about 25 million other seniors who will see an increase in the cost of their medications.  Also, those with this plan will see their deductible climb to $700.  We are seeing this because conservatives are more concerned about their own selfishness and greed than anything else.  Their actions are now defining them as being soulless.  2027 was chosen because the GOP estimated that they were going to lose either the House or the Senate during the midterms, which would put the Democrats in charge when these higher costs hit.  Of course, they were not counting on the possibility of a blue wave.  These greedy sacks of shit are so unprepared.