Trump and Murdoch: Deal or No Deal

 Baby, it's cold outside!  The temp is 30 (F).  Plants don't do well when the temp is below freezing.  And we're heading into a really big contrast since the temp, if the weather forecasters are correct, will be a scorching 81 (F) on Saturday. That is really a little too hot for this time of year.

On a whole, yesterday was really productive.  I'm pleased, not only did the small aquarium get cleaned, I also got a 10+ mile ride in on the bike.  During that 10+ ride I discovered something.  For the past several months I've been listening to audio books, mostly about Greek history.  Yesterday, rather than listen to a podcast, I played one of my old playlists and got in a decent ride.  Since a decent ride with music is preferable to a so so ride with a podcast, it seems as if the playlists are back on.  

I also cut up some beets and boiled them, the first step in making pickled eggs, or as we here in Central PA call them red beet eggs.  And, speaking of eggs, they cost only $4.99 at my local Giant supermarket, that's $3 less than they cost 2 weeks ago, so I'm wondering if they're buying local, or if these eggs were imported from Turkey.

The cushion on the futon in the living room, after three dogs, has finally begun to wear down.  The seam tore open so I temporarily fixed it with duct tape (and it is duct tape, not duck tape).  This is how it started:

Of course, when I got back from my visit to the supermarket, I discovered that the duct tape had been no match a 7.5 month old puppy.  There was now a hole, and about 2 pounds of stuffing were all over the floor.  So, this is how it ended:

Lily did the same thing when she was about the same age, which is why I ended up with an inexpensive futon in the living room.

Of course Signalgate continues.  While the anger and outrage being expressed by Americans and these dodo brains the Orange Anus installed in his cabinet, I'd relatively certain there is also a lot of smug satisfaction being enjoyed by a vast majority of the country:  Orangie deserves every terrible thing that comes his way.

As someone said, this is what happens when you staff your cabinet with TV personalities, rather than qualified individuals.  Hegseth, Homan, Waltz, and Gabbard all come from Fox.  As someone who's old enough to remember, Rupert Murdoch tried to become very influential in British politics a long time ago with several prominent members of Parliament in his pocket, so to speak.  Now, it seems, he's done the same thing with Orangie's administration and it makes one wonder if perhaps some deal was struck between the 2 billionaires, something like: you put my people in your cabinet and my entertainment channel will drown you with praise.  Such a deal would slack the appetite their egos have for attention and power.  It does make one wonder, doesn't it?