Cleaning Up

Yesterday was a good day.  The weather was very, very nice.  The temp went up into the mid 70's (F).  Warm temps mean the back door stands wide open; the dogs go in and out at their own whimsy.  I cleaned up along the side of the house and started clearing away the winter debris from the back corner of the fence, filling 2 big 30 gallon bags.  I took pictures.  Here's one.

That's my hill behind the fence.  It's very steep.  My land extends another 25 feet back from the top of the hill.  One of these years I'll have someone come in and clear away the scruff, run a pathway up, and extend the fence.  My yard is large, it's a good selling point, the hill, unfortunately, is not.
And I saw where Joe Biden is having what they're calling an 'Al Franken moment.'  An assemblywoman from Nevada is claiming he kissed the back of her head.  She claims she was mortified.  When you look at the horror stories which have surfaced as a result of the #metoo movement, when you look at what Al Franken was accused of... groping a lot of buttocks (he's evidently an ass man) these accusations are enough to make you wonder.  Biden's accuser talks about getting justice... and I'm thinking, wait a minute, she did not have a Brett Kavanaugh moment.  He did not throw her down on the bed and drunkenly try and rape her.  For those who don't know, Joe Biden is a touchy-feely kind of guy.  He touches everybody, and not just women, he touches men too, lays his hands on their arms or shoulders, and even knees.  Google it.  There are literally thousands and thousands of pictures of Joe Biden touching people.  Instead of writing about how 'mortified' she felt, she should have searched for pictures of 'Joe Biden kissing women on the tops of their heads.'  Is a touchy-feely Joe Biden a problem?  Well, for some I'd say that answer is probably yes.  Is his being touchy-feely a reason vilify him?  No.  If he gets the Democratic nomination for president they're going to have to decide?  Vote for Joe, or possibly endure another 4 years of the morally degenerate Idiot Jerk in the White House.  Think about it.  Oh, and I just saw that Lucy Flores, the woman behind the accusations, is a Bernie Sanders supporter.

Grazing

Well, it's Saturday and my first of 3 days off in a row.  I'm stoked.  Yard work gets done today: the raking of the leaves, the pulling of the early weeds, and the cutting up of the branches.  The Temp is supposed to hit the mid 70's so there's a good possibility I will also start 'the wearing of the shorts.'  If my year were to be categorized by my clothing selections it would fall into 2 seasons:  Sweatpants Season, and Shorts Season.  Comfort is essential, everything is loose and baggy.
I stepped on the scale this morning.   Holy Shit!  I am up 5 lbs.  Not that I'm really surprised since last week we had our Success Sharing party at work - food all weekend... and into the middle of the week.  This past Wednesday our Northern Divisional President walked the store and... as you might expect, they brought in more food.  Unfortunately, I have been cursed with the ability to graze.  That's right!  The dirty, little truth is that I am a grazer.  Never take me to a buffet.  My definition of smorgasbord is more goes in... my mouth.  For a grazer, I've had a really great 3 weeks.  Now I must face the ugly truth... calories count.  Shit.  To make things even worse, when I graze I also turn into a sloth... 

The grazing zone

Of course, I'm not alone, everyone else at the store has been munching away.  Unlike most of them, I will do something about it.  Cardio is fun!!

And isn't Brexit turning into a big cluster fuck?  Blame those damn conservatives, the ones who said "this is going to be easy" (wrong).  You know?  The ones who promised the UK would leave the EU "on our own terms" (wrong).  Boy, did those conservatives sell the British people a bundle of shit.  The Idiot Jerk in the White House is anxiously waiting for Brexit to happen.  His administration is already looking forward to the 'great, trade deals.'  Yo!  Britons!  In case you didn't know, the Idiot Jerk's definition of a fair trade deal is to "take you to the cleaners."  When he and his minions say 'fair deal,' what they're really saying is "what's in it for me."  They don't care about setting up an equitable trade accord with the UK.  If you give him the chance, he will bankrupt you.