The Slice and Dice Period

Woah!  It was a chilly one this morning!  Our outside temp was 22 (F) when I got up this morning.  After today we will be warming up to more Spring like temps.  I talk to a lot of people, no one has said they were sad to see the Winter temps go away.  I will be happy for the sunny days of Spring and Summer.  In the bathroom, my heating vent is about 3 feet off the ground, one of the few good things about this winter was that I could set my drying rack in front of it.  Believe me, it works just as good as the dryer and is a lot less expensive.

I got a nice ride in yesterday on Achille's Island, Ireland.  It had the right amount of low grade hills that get my heart pumping.  Good cardio.

My two aquariums are going to be combined as one.  I'm going to keep the 30 gallon in the living room and get rid of the 50 gallon in the writing room.  This will happen as soon as the last tiger barb in the 30 gallon tank dies.  He has some serious air bladder issues, so I don't think he'll be swimming around too much longer.

While talking to my sister on the phone, she said she told my brother in law to get a job.  He abruptly retired back in November without any plan for how he was going to occupy his time.  Now he sits around the house doing nothing.  He retired abruptly back in November and now just sits around the house.  There are a lot of people like him wasting away the rest of their lives.

And evidently a Federal Judge is... skeptical of the Orange Anus's plans to add a new ballroom and Convention Center onto the White House.  

Wow!  It doesn't seem as though anything is going right for this dictator wannabe, does it?  He starts a war with Iran and then asks for help and all of our former allies tell him to eat shit.  Woah!  They say there are off ramps in place to end this war, but you can bet your bottom dollar he'll not take one of them.  That would mean he made a mistake.  As a result, he will send America's youth to die there, all the while ignoring the fact that American hatred for both he and the Republican party is growing almost exponentially.  

His SAVE Act is dying in a very public manner, with Republican Senators openly saying that there are not enough votes to pass this crappy piece of legislation.  

And every day his dementia becomes more and more apparent.  

And then yesterday Joe Kent, a staunch follower and major MAGA cultist broke away, saying that Israel strongarmed Orangie into invading Iran.  MAGA world is entering the slice and dice period, a precursor the inevitable downfall of the Republican party.  The blades are out for Orangie, himself.  Do not fret for him too much.  You know he's finding solace in a Big Mac and an order of fries.

The Singers

Holy Shmolly, we had snow flurries galore last night.  Seriously!  I'm talking about near white out conditions.  There was some wind as the cold front went through, just enough to have the snow fall horizontally.  How bad was it?  Howie went out and did his Tweedle Dee against the recycling bin and then ran back into the house.  He doesn't usually care about the weather.  This morning all that remained was a light dusting, and only on some areas of the lawn.

I got a text from Dental Specialties, they're the oral surgeons who are going to extract my bad molar, in which they sent me a quote.  The cost?  $163.40 after insurance.  I am so glad I renewed my dental insurance this year, otherwise I'm certain that cost would be rather prohibitive.  One thing I'm not going to be paying for are the new crowns and bridges my dentist wants me to buy.  I can think of better things to spend my money on.

We had a specialist who retired a few months back.  About six weeks ago they hired a replacement.  I found out yesterday that 2 weeks ago he gave his notice.  Now he's going to need to be replaced.  That probably won't happen for a month or so.  I did change my hours a bit, mostly because I wanted to go in later to ensure I got my workouts in, not that I think that's going to help with coverage.

Last night, I watched The Singers, the short film that won the Oscar for live action short.  While there is drama in it, mostly, it's sort of like a musical comedy... sort of.  This is evidently Sam Davis' second nomination and first win.  Sam's the cutie Bob spoke about, by the way.  I liked it.  It's a bit different.   But different can be very good.  It's only on Netflix, so if you subscribe, watch it.

And Cuba is going through a full out blackout because of the Orange Anus.  I was thinking about this and couldn't stop myself from shaking my head.  This asshole has initiated a war in Iran, and while his administration is saying there are "off ramps" in place, I can't help but think that they're lying.  The Pentagon is saying that we've had at least 200 injured. Knowing how much this administration is trying to put a good face on this terrible screwup, you know this number is a lie.  And now Cuba.  We used to be the good guys on the block.  Now no atrocity is bad enough for Orangie's Gang.  For those idiotic Republicans who prayed and dreamed about being in charge of an authoritarian government, this is what it's like.  The rest of American is trying to grab onto the reins, yelling woah!  Hold your horses!  And the GOP, instead of listening, is too busy giddily singing, "We're in Charge!  We're in Charge!"  People are dying because of them.  School girls in Iran.  Americans.  And that reality simply doesn't sink in.  It never will.  They have been drinking Desperation Kool-Aid for way too long.  They can never change.  The only choice left to us is to manage them, the way you do any delinquent.