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.

Abusive Maxi Miller

Today is going to be nice, with a high in the low to mid 80s.  The sun is shining brightly and there is nary a cloud in the sky.  Weather like this needs to be taken advantage of, so I'll be out back with my chainsaw and chipper.

I got a nice upper body workout done yesterday morning before I went to work.  This was good.  Even though work was slow, I did manage to get 2 measures, one for a blind installation, and one for carpeting in a bedroom.  Two measures are good at this time of the year.  

Corporate made a rather foolish decision.  Someone thought that sending every specialist to an 8 hour training session in Baltimore was a great idea... everyone except the part-timers.  Knowing that over 100 specialty departments were going to be unstaffed, one would like to believe that part-timers would be used for coverage.  Nope.  Nobody is scheduled except the aisle associates.  I told our scheduler that I was thinking of punching in for a few hours this afternoon, and was rather nonchalantly told, "sure, if you want to."  And I actually did think I'd go in for 4 or 5 hours, until I realized today's weather was going to be great.  I got 2 measures yesterday, and I am not responsible for coverage.  I've also decided that I like 4 days off in a row.

I'm supposed to have a cardio session this afternoon.  Looks like that will be replaced with the lifting and the cutting of limbs and branches.  One of the interesting things is that Deutsche Bank new way back when that Orangie was involved in questionable banking practices, and evidently he bribed some members of the board to keep his accounts open.

Another thing I find interesting is the way the Max Miller abusive, child beater, restraining order story is playing out.  

To be honest, if all of these allegations had surfaced under a different president, I don't think this story would have gotten too much coverage, knowing how Republicans liked to sweep their dirt under the carpet.  But we've got Orangie in the White House, and he has endorsed Maxi Miller.  With both his ex-wife complaints and Stephani Grisham's restraining order, he looks like he's on his way to being labeled a serial abuser.  And all of this is happening, not only across the front pages of main stream media, but in deeply red, Central Ohia as well.  Ouch!  Maxi says he's not going to resign because... I suppose... because physical abuse is part of the Republican playbook?  I'm betting Maxi has some serious anger management issues when it comes to women, of course, that shouldn't be surprising.  He is a Republican, after all.