When you hit middle age you really only have two choices: you can get fat and lazy until you roll over and die, or you can can get off your ass and do something, like maybe ride a bike.
Bluntness
I've also been told I have little tact, so if this offends you simply ride on.
So, here we are on Wednesday, the middle of the week. Our weather is supposed to be hot and sticky with the possibility of sporadic thunderstorms throughout the day. Let's just hope they don't spawn on or near my house; rain we've had enough of. The storms will bring a drop in temps, so tomorrow's high will be in the mid 60s (F), but then we're heading back up into the low 70s (F) for a couple of days. October temps have been rather moderate, but then Pennsylvania is considered a moderate weather state.
Yesterday I was busy enough to keep from taking any naps. I got a decent leg workout in so my gams are having a bit of a stiffy problem this morning. This is not a bad thing. The idiom "no pain, no gain," is true. Mild muscle pain from a decent little workout will always pass. Knowing what you're doing helps, as does not overworking specific muscle groups.
This afternoon the 25 pounds of wheat berries I ordered from Azure arrives. Their shipping process is different. Instead of your order being sent directly to you, it, along with a number of other orders, is sent to a drop off location. On a specific day and time, you go to that location and pick up your order as it is unloaded from a truck. I'll have to see how well this works. Cost wise, I like it since my shipping costs were $1.71.
Andy my yellows are blooming!
And Kimmie Guilfoyle resigned from her ambassadorship to Greece because... well, she's a grifter just like everyone else who's been even mildly associated with the Orange Anus. Kimmie likes to spend other people's money. Kimmie also believes others should cover her debts because she's a VIP. The only reason Kimmie got that gig was because Donnie Jr. went looking for another slag, and Kimmie knows where the bodies are buried. Don't feel too bad for Kimmie, she may be out of a job, but she still knows so many secrets. I'm betting Kimmie's going to get the Noem treatment and moves into a newly created job that guarantees her the same paycheck. Hell, Orangie may even give her a raise. He doesn't care how he spends your tax dollars.
For those into numbers, inflation came in "hot" this morning, rising to 3.7%. Many think that Republicans are simply incompetent when it comes to the economy. That's wrong. They simply don't care about the middle classes. They never have, and never will. They do not care how difficult life is for a majority of Americans, in spite of what they might say. Unless it effects them personally, they don't really give a shit. They're all a bit like Kimmie, wanting you to foot their bills.
For the next 2 days here in Central PA our temps will be in the low 80s (F), and no, this is not Indian Summer. The humidity is going to be on the rise as well. Tomorrow, there will be a threat of thunderstorms in the late afternoon. We really don't need anymore rain right now.
I worked yesterday and business was slow. The shivering snowman, who looked as though he were shivering his timbers, is no longer shivering. People, other than store employees, were complaining. In fact his sexual antics have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram. I watched the G rated "unboxing" video the Orange Retailer put out and in that his transition from G snowman to XXX self-pleasuring snowman is almost instantaneous. I'm sure your neighbors will look at you in a totally different light if you decide to purchase him and set him up in your front yard.
I watched Below on Netflix, a monster movie of sorts. I liked it, mostly. One of the problems was that this is a limited series and there are not enough episodes. As a result, problems and issues are resolved with a single sentence. Something major happens involving the military and, unfortunately, that event is told in a 5 second flashback. Maybe the producers realized they were running out of money. This isn't to stay Below isn't fun, but it could have been so much funner.
And yesterday Ilhan Omar had her home searched by the DOJ for reasons that were totally illegitimate. I had said that things were going to get worse as we approached midterm election day, and this is part of it. We have a very unpopular, two dimensional president facing political ruin. Instead of pivoting to a new tactic to improve his popularity, he is sticking to the same old playbook. Yesterday's raid was Act II of "they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats," his problem was that most of the audience walked out during the intermission. The only ones who stayed were the extreme cultists and their numbers are near large enough to even budge an election.
Orangie had a rally in Ohio for John Husted and about 7000 people showed up. People are talking about 2 things: he praised Husted's ass, saying how nice it was, and then a man beat up a female protestor. Everyone in the arena turned to watch that fight. It was projected on the screens on either side of the stage, and there are so many videos out there of one of his supporters punching a woman several times in the face. Damn.
Usually we have what's called an October surprise, where a bit of politically bad news will effect the outcome of the election, swing it one way or the other. To me, it seems as though this administration is having to deal with an October surprise on a daily basis.