Dumb Money

 Well, it's Friday.  The weather's supposed to be overcast and gloomy.  Humidity is supposed to increase during the day leading to possible thunderstorms, and then... temps drop.  Originally the forecast had them falling into the mid 50s (F), but that forecast has been revised to the warmer side with them only dropping down into the mid 60s (F).  September was the warmest on record and, I suspect, October's will not be changing the surprises much.  

My contractor is here for her final day sanding down the seams of drywall mud so they'll be ready to paint.  Joy of joys.  I did make another trip to the orange retailer I work for this morning to pick up more Pex tubing.  The cold water line has a leak in the basement that needs to be fixed.  I should actually replace the entire line, and I will, but not until the kitchen is complete.  The leak will be fixed, but the rest will have to wait until next spring.

I went to the movies last night to see Dumb Money.  And I liked watching the little guy stand up to the monster that is Wall Street.  Paul Dano was very good as Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill.  One thing I found intriguing was that it's not only a story about Gill and his like for  Gamestop stock, but also shows how a number of very small investors helped to take down a small section of Wall Street.  It details the machinations of people who use big money to manipulate the lives of so man, and how greed has no limits.  This is really a story for the little people.  

Of course, the de-evolution of the Republican party continues.  Tiny Jimmy Jordan wants to be Speaker of the House, so does Steve Scalise.  Some duffer called them conservatives.  That is so far from the truth.  They, and their cabal of ultra-right wingers, are authoritarians who dream nightly of controlling America.  They are the bringers of Chaos.  Pundits, conservative and liberal, are laughing at them because they fired the McCarthy without putting a single thought into who was going to replace him, and now they will need to vote for an individual who's not going to get enough votes, unless they get democrats to side with them.  Ouch!  Some want the Orange Anus to run for the opinion, however these losers passed a rule that said no one with and indictment that holds a penalty of 2 or more years can be Speaker of the House... and they're going to need Democratic votes to change that rule.  Yes, you know where I'm going... these people are that damn stupid.

Kitchen

 Yesterday was warm, the temps climbing to 86 (F), heating the house to point where the Central Air kicked in.  That's okay.  It was only for a few hours.  This early into autumn, I can live with that.  Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow bringing cooler temps to the area; highs in the upper 50s (F) are expected.  Time to break out sweat shirts and pants and pack away the shorts and Ts.  

My new neighbors are not happy with their house.  The first time I met her she talked about the new appliances, so I think for her and her husband that was the main selling point.  Do Not Buy a house simply because it has new appliances.  Now her complaint concerns the lack of wall outlets.  "Only 2 in the living room," she's griped about every time I've talked to her.  She also voiced her opinion that they weren't told about things like that, and I thought she should have realized that was her responsibility.  When most people buy a house, they walk through the rooms and picture where their furniture is going to be, so if they decide their TV is going to be on one wall they usually check to make sure there's an outlet.  They are going through what may be a very expensive learning experience.

And the kitchen is proceeding nicely.  All the cupboards and cabinets are in place, all the drywall has been hung and every hole covered.  Late yesterday afternoon I installed the drain pipes and this afternoon I will install the fixtures.  Tomorrow?  Probably the dishwasher.  Once that's done, I can begin painting.  There's some tile work I need to do around the stove.  And, of course, there's the floor; that will make these creaking bones ache.

The disarray and chaos in the House of Representatives continues.  Republicans are upset that they forced McCarthy to add a rule which allowed one sole congressman to have him fired.  Sorry, bobo brains, you are the ones who voted for that rule and no one was holding a gun to the head of their first born.  A number of them are saying that they'd like to expel Matty Gaetz, but we know that's not going to happen, that would cost them a vote.  Remember, these people are Republicans, for them it's not about corruption, it's about being in charge.  They accept any evil as long as it gives them the power they crave.