Shimmering Scars

So, 69 (F) outside.  This afternoon our thermometers should be adding about another 30 degrees onto that.  I remember looking at the long range forecast last week and wishing that it would be nice if it was correct.  Sadly, the forecast was wrong and temps for this week will not be hovering in the mid 80s (F).  Since the rotation of the earth moves all weather to the east, here's a warning to all of those in Europe:  this heat's coming your way.

In dealing with the aching of my left knee, I find that I'm taking 200g of naproxen every other day, so I suspect I'm dealing with one of the aches and pains of growing older. 

Work was terribly boring yesterday.  The aisle associate who was scheduled, called and said that he'd be late and then never showed up.  He's a nice guy and this tends to be SOP for him.  This did, however, leave me by myself for my entire shift.  I was so bored!  Yesterday did start our VOA (Voice of the Associate) survey.  This is our chance to review the great orange retailer I work for.  Last year my old supervisor was lambasted so badly management knew she had to be replaced. The issues I have this year are with decisions that were made by corporate.  One of them was that a customer will set up a measure online, then come into the store to have the specialist do all of the work. We make changes and get the quote ready to sell, and then close the sale.  We used to get credit for that sale.  That no longer happens.  You do all the work and get no credit because the customer spent 2 minutes on their phone or at the home computer setting up a measure.

And just when  did we didn't know we needed one, Muse comes along and gives us a power ballad that breaks your heart.

The Orange Anus is planning on giving a nationwide speech on Thursday evening.  Actually, it's not a speech, it's a rally.  Purportedly he's going to tell America that they have proof that foreign countries intervened in the 2020 election.  He's also, supposedly, going to say that both Warnock and Ossoff lost won because of election fraud.  Because this man is terrified of the midterm elections, he will do anything to keep them from happening.  There was no election fraud.  He doesn't have the authority to remove senators.  But he will rile the hell up in his base of cultists.  Neither he, nor his cultists, can come close to comprehending that his little shit show lies only continue building the anger against both he and the Republican party.  He is long past the time when he could actually learn something.  The backlash against him will simply be horrendous.

AI Mitch

Our afternoon temps got up to 91 (F) yesterday, that's much warmer than predicted.  According to the thermometer our outside temp is 68 (F).  The forecast is the same as yesterday's with a high in the mid 80s (F).  Will that happen?  Probably not.  We have another mini heatwave coming our way.  Tomorrow's highs are supposed to be in the 90s (F), with Wednesday topping off in the low 100s (F).  I suspect this summer is going to be a real cooker.

Yesterday was, as expected, rather boring.  Sundays are usually a full shift for me at the giant, orange, home improvement retailer, but yesterday I was only scheduled for 6.5.  Business was slow.  Some customers wandered in looking for something specific, but there were very few browsers.  Those that did make their way back to the flooring department told me the same thing:  "I'm just starting the process."

I'm not going to the training session down in Maryland.  The store specialty associates are all going down on Tuesday, August 4, and my availability specifically says that I don't work on Tuesdays.

My Trainwell subscription is not  going to be renewed at the end of July.  I've found that the texts I get from my trainer are not as much of an incentive as they once were.  I have the routines down, so paying $550 for 3 months of "at a boy's" doesn't seem to be a wise expense.

So, so many people believe this picture of Mitch and his wife Elaine is AI generated.

Besides the fact that, if this is real, he's had some work down with fillers, people have zoomed in on the  newspaper he's holding and discovered the photo is from a football game in Florida and is dated in 2006.  I guess 20 years ago, Mitch wouldn't have had nearly as many wrinkles as he does today.

There was a laughable headline in the Washington Post about some Republicans are beginning to feel positive about the midterms, in spite of the war with Iran and the rising prices.  This means, I suspect, that the Washington Post is using the same AI generator as the Kentucky GOP.

The big problem with the Republican party is that they are truly living in a land of delusion.  Reality is being kept at an arm's length away... well, maybe they're keeping reality 2 arm's length away.  No matter what the difference, they are so out of touch with the world they are setting themselves up for a terrible fall.  The total collapse of their party is essential for America's survival.  They will sacrifice themselves upon the alter of stupidity simply because they cannot live in a world where they are not in charge.