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.