Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

 Once again our overnight temp did not drop below freezing.  Right now we're sitting at around 37 (F).  Cloudy skies are in the forecast, however, and they will keep our afternoon temps down.  Still, after 2 weeks of not cracking the 20 (F) this is downright balmy.  By Saturday, we should be up in the 50s (F), but only briefly.  Temps will fall.  We are, after all, still in winter for another 29 days.

And yesterday was meh, not because I didn't want to do anything.  My eye exam, however, put the kibosh on doing a number of things.  Overly bright and blurry meant I couldn't read or write until mid afternoon.  As for my eyes?  They're the same as they were last year.  Nothing has changed.  As proof of this, the glasses I wore to the exam were over 2 years old.  This is a good thing.  

This doesn't mean that I didn't get any editing in, I did.  

There was also a surprise.  When I checked my mail I found 2 print copies of Wine Spectator.  Now, I will admit to enjoying the leisurely glass of wine every now and then, but there's no way I would spend $48 for subscription.  Still, when I checked the mailing label the subscription is good unto 12/26.   While some of the wines listed are expensive, there are quite  few that are quite affordable.

Since the dilation period was over by mid-afternoon, I went to the movies last night to see Good Luc, Have Fun, Don't Die, which is kind of an action, comedy, sci-fi thriller about AI taking over and destroying the world.  Except, there's this guy who comes back in time, he's done it 117 times already, to stop the AI.  I liked it.  Sam Rockwell is good as the unnamed protagonist.  The visuals were at times mesmerizing.  

And, for those of you living deep inside a cave, Prince Andrew, i.e. Randy Andy, was arrested this morning in conjunction with the Epstein files.  The charge is for misconduct.  Apparently UK authorities believe Andy was giving Epstein secret government information.  There will probably be a trial.  Of course one of the difficult questions is whether Randy did this willingly, or if he was being blackmailed by Epstein because of earlier dalliances with under age women.

Unfortunately, this arrest increases the chances that the Orange Anus will launch an attack against Iran. With so many other countries in the world taking down sultans, and princes, and people of government, except the United States, a big distraction is called for.  Orangie has no problem putting American lives in jeopardy, in sending them off to their deaths, in order to save his own ass.  I don't doubt for a second that he and his best friend Jeff were two of a kind.  The Evil runs deep in his soul.

The Save Act

So we're at 36 (F).  That's not a bad temp for sunrise.  We do have some extensive cloud cover and a bit of rain is on the way.  There's nothing wrong with that.  At some point things will begin drying out as well. This is my way of saying that my back yard is muddy.  Lucky for me Howie hasn't decided to dig any holes.

Yesterday was rather uneventful.  I cleaned.  I did laundry.  I worked on the book.  What I didn't do was my Tuesday workout.  Tuesdays are supposed to be ride day and instead of climbing onto the saddle, I ate cheesecake.  That's right, when I did my grocery shopping I picked up a cheesecake. By the end of the day all of those fat calories were nestled comfortably in my stomach.  As a result, I'm not going to be stepping on the scale this morning.  

My Wednesday workout is going to be delayed because I have an eye exam this morning.  This happens every February.  This is the time of year I buy myself new glasses.  Last year I keyed in my prescription wrong and had to throw the glasses away.  This means that the glasses I'm wearing now have a prescription that's 2 years old, and I see fine.  In fact, I switch off these glasses off with the ones I bought 3 and 4 years ago and don't have a problem.  I guess this means that my eyes are changing much as I get older.  I will have to go through the dilation process because I do have borderline glaucoma.  I have that for almost 10 years now and nothing has changed.

RFK Jr and Kid Rock posted a semi-nude faux workout video yesterday that ended with one of them wearing pants sitting in a hot tub drinking raw milk.  RFK Jr was the one in pants, and the kid was wearing shorts, the clothing was to insure no one thought the two men were boning each other.  So many people reposted screen shots and the video, itself, in disgust I had trouble scanning Threads without being grossed out.  Instead of posting any of those disgusting pics or videos, I'm offering a pallet cleanser.  Howie running around with a bath towel.

The Republicans have the 50 votes to pass the  Save Act thanks to Susan Collins, a failed woman who has spent her entire political life struggling to a member of the Republican boy's club.  The Democrats are going to play the filibuster card which means this aberration of a law will need 60 votes to pass.  Susie's going to be voted out after this term.  Susie should have been more concerned about representing the people of Maine rather than being accepts as part of the Republican establishment.

CBS is saying the reason they didn't want James Talarico on Colbert was because they'd have to give equal time to his opponents.  The truth Republican candidates are unpopular since all they do is parrot the Orange Anus. That and the fact that they might be questioned and put on a spot makes them bad guests.