Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

 What a difference a day makes.  Our temp this morning in Central PA was 58 (F).  Our high today is predicted to hit the very low 80s (F), which is fine.  No rain is in the forecast for at least a week.  I'm happy about that.  Things need to dry out.  I don't mind watering the tomato plants. 

I did get things done yesterday, most importantly a new area rug to cover up the tiny hole Howie made.  Otherwise, yesterday was pretty much rather forgettable.  I did get some words writ.  That was nice.

I listened to the first chapter of The Body on the Lawn I put on Audible.  What a difference a year makes.  I definitely could have give the narrator more direction.  The voice he used for Max is way too deep, in fact the first thing I thought of was Himbo, and Max is anything but.  Still, there's nothing I can do about it now.  The idea has occurred to me that if I do any more audio books, I might narrate them myself.  My speaking voice isn't that bad, just don't ask me to sing.

And here's a pic of Howie on the new rug.  He's almost fully grown, now.  

And the tariffs kicked in yesterday.  The plum tomatoes at my Giant supermarket went from $1.69 a pound to $1.99 a pound.  Of course, they come from Mexico.  There is some produce which didn't go up in price, it's locally grown, however we're heading out of growing season here in Central PA.  Prepare yourself for other higher prices.

And then there was the jobs report.  ADP has been reporting the serious drop in hiring for the past 3 months.  Their reports were legitimate.  The reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics were skewed horribly higher, no doubt to please Orangie.  Yesterday they reported the truth.  The woman in charge was immediately fired because she told the truth.  According to the BLS only 73,000 jobs were created last month.  As one economist put it, "that number will probably be adjust downward, so it may only have been 7000 jobs."  Orangie is killing the economy.  Remember, he has already racked up 6 bankruptcies.  Also, historically speaking, the Republican party, the party of selfishness and greed, has always ended up destroying the economy.