Husted's Ass

Our temps are supposed to be breaking the 70 (F) degree mark both  today and tomorrow, and after the morning clouds disappear, there should be plenty of sunshine.  The forecast for the next 10 days is looking very moderate.  I can live with that.  The longer the heating days of winter stay away, the better it is for my bank account.

Yesterday was sort of meh in a way, but not quite.  I did get things accomplished.  There were 3 large, potted spider plants on a shelf above my kitchen window, and they got broken apart into 8 smaller plants which are now scattered about the house.  I always forgot to water because they up high.  If you know anything about spider plants, you know they have babies.  One of the plants that was broken apart had 8 babies.  Did I tell you they were large?  They have now been replaced by colorful bowls which do not need to be watered.

I saw an article in The Guardian this morning about publishing scams.  I've been targeted twice by these scammers and, after about 5 minutes of research, realized how bad they are.  The first tier price was $35 and for that they "advertise" you book.  The 2nd tier price is $70 and that gets you a review on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  They don't specifically say if it's going to be a good review or not, but there are people who find that an big enough incentive to fork over the cash.  Me?  I'm cynical by nature.  It turns out both Amazon and Barnes & Noble run reviews through an algorithm before they can be published.  I suspect these reviews have certain word patterns, especially if they've been written with AI, and the reviews are flagged, and then your book is removed.  So, here's my word of warning, do not give into the temptation.

We now have a coffee bar at work.  Not everyone is excited.

And Sixpence said he was going to Google John Husted's ass, well, I did it for him, and to be perfectly honest, I'm not  that impressed.  Of course, I'm not an 80 year-old pedophile with dementia, either.

And Republicans are ripping their hair out by the roots over the Peltola's team looking for a 2nd Dan Sullivan.  Hats off to Aaron Parnas who's reminding us that in 2022 the Republicans ran a ghost candidate in the Miami election, a candidate who syphoned votes away from the Democratic candidate in order for the Republican to win.  

Another and:  The big question about Flavio Bolsonaro's arrival in Miami should not be about America taking a turn at safe harboring criminals.  Nope.  The big question should ask how much $$$ Flavio had to for over for those visas.  This administration is transactional, meaning there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.

Wicker

We have another sunshiny day on tap here in Central PA.  This forecast will be holding steady until sometime next week.  At one point, the forecasters had said rain was going to move into the picture, but they've changed their tune.  Of course, we don't want things to dry out too much, this is autumn and the leaves will be falling from the trees soon, so a nice sprinkle every now and then would be nice.

And yesterday was rather ho-hum.  Not one load of laundry was done.  I did load my morning dishes into the dishwasher and run it.  I went to my local Giant supermarket and bought some things, beef bones being one of them.  Howie likes bones, but only beef.  I've tried pork bones and he turns his nose up at them.

I did go see Wicker last evening.  I liked it... a lot.  It's very funny at times.  Olivia Coleman as a lonely fish woman who has the basket weaver make her a wicker husband.  And for those interested, you do get to briefly see a wicker sticker, but only from a distance and very, very briefly.  Wicker is a love story, but it's also about bias, and how some people can be so jealous of happiness.  It's R rated for language, in spite of the fact that the fish woman and her wicker husband have a lot of sex... and, occasionally, they break the bed.

So, it appears that Flavio Bolsonaro and his family will be taking up residency in America after losing the election in Brazil to Lulu.  This is because he's under investigation for money laundering, as well a a host of other corruption charges.  Like the Orange Anus, he ran for president to avoid going to jail, except he lost.  Since this is an administration based on corruption, Flavio will be safe here.

An interesting point is that Fox viewership has declined on par with Orangie's disapproval ratings.  Lower viewership means a drop in advertising revenue.  After losing that lawsuit with dominion, you would have thought they'd have realized that everything Orangie touches dies.

Lisa Murkowski has broken with the Republicans and endorsed the Democratic candidate for governor of Alaska.  Ouch.  She is not alone.  In bastions of Republican strongholds like Kansas, and Mississippi, Democrats are getting endorsements from Republicans.  In Kansas, two former Republican governors are endorsing the Democrat, Hamilton, over the Republican nominee.  In every case, their motivation appears to be defeating the agenda of the Orange Anus.  They understand that authoritarianism is bad.

By the way, I understand that John Husted has a nice ass.  Does anyone agree with our sitting president?