Sword of Truth

 Today's weather will be a mixture of sun and clouds with our temps climbing into the low 80s (F).  We're on track to have pretty much the same mix of sun and clouds tomorrow, however there will be the added risk that rain will start to fall.  While the forecasters are unsure as to how high that risk will be, I'd recommend that you take an umbrella with you if you go out.  I have one, but mostly it stays at home.  I learned a long time ago that I'm not made of sugar, so I'm not going to melt if I get a little wet.

I worked a full shift yesterday, being that it was Sunday.  In spite of business being slow, I sold 2 measures, which gives me 3 for the week.  As far as measures go, last week I was better than gold.  I failed everything else, no credit cards, no leads, and my sales were in the toilet.  This happens.  Up until yesterday business in the store had been good, but yesterday there were not a lot of customers.  Blame it on football.  This is always a seasonal thing, especially if the Pittsburgh Steelers or Philadelphia Eagles are playing... Philly especially.

The new book is coming along fine.  Technically challenging, creating music without the sound, especially when some of the songs are over 45 years old.  And, as always, I like to tease things.  So, here's a question.  Does one of the regular characters who happens to have an inoperable bullet lodged in his brain and an uncanny ability to dance, dance to this song?  And if this character does, how does one write it down?  Dear me... screaming guitars!

And, for those like me who missed it, the Republican National Committee had a convention yesterday.  Charlie Kirk's memorial service was more memorable for the politics rather than a celebration of Kirk's life.  If you still want to remember everything it shouldn't have been, you can still purchase your Charlie Kirk Memorial Service souvenirs.  Yepper, the grift of selling merch had a definite presence.  Bibles, crosses, pamphlets, brochures, programs.  You know, you won't know the songs if you don't buy a program, or the acts, and there was a lot of political acting and posturing.  An associate at work was watching it on her computer and I, as usual, made a comment she didn't approve of.  In case you were wondering, she is a white Christian who always wears her Pinocchio cross.  She's also a big Joel Osteen fan, and once, when I pointed out his greed, she walked away.  Truth can be a terrible sword.

You'll notice that I didn't bring up the pyrotechnics.  Let's be honest, nothing sets off off the somber tones of a funeral than fire shooting out of the stage...  or wait, maybe that was a preview of Hell.

And just a reminder.  The Rapture happens tomorrow.

Rapture Incoming

 And will are chilly.  Overnight, the temps stayed in the 60s (F) which was fairly nice sleeping weather, but skies are going to remain partly cloudy keeping the warmer temps at bay today.  Rain is in the forecast for later this week, as well as much cooler temps.  We are officially in Autumn now, so I guess those goal posts are gone.  That's fine.  Leaves should begin turning color around here, but they've already started falling without changing, so that may not happen around my house.

I worked yesterday.  And, I got a measure!  Though, honestly, I don't think that will keep management happy.  The measure goal for the department is 14 and as of yesterday we had a total of 4.  In spite of this, the department is hitting it's sales goal, but not with installs; mostly it's Do It Yourself customers saving themselves the expense of having us do the work for them.  That is a sign of how poorly the economy is doing.  If customers can afford it, they'll have us do the work, if they're concerned about expenses, they'll do it themselves.

For those who don't know, Howie's a bit particular about what he eats.  For years I've fed my dogs Beneful.  Well, Howie doesn't like Beneful.  I did try to get him to eat it, but no, he prefers a more expensive Purina Chicken kibble.  And Spam.  And cheese.  I do believe he's spoiled.

And, almost like clockwork, yesterday this story broke.

Let's be honest here, did anyone ever really doubt that Tommy Homan was a crook?  This unscrupulous loser has been an in our faces asshole from the very beginning.  He's cut from the same fabric as Orangie, a lying, duplicitous, pull the wool down over their eyes textile that's so loosely woven $50,000 fell through it.  And there's a video to prove it.  Better than audio, is the video of the money drop into his hands.  And Orangie's Department of Justice buried this bit of bribery.  You expected anything less?  

Another bit from yesterday was Orangie accidentally posted a Direct Message to his Truth Social account that was meant for  Bimbo Bondi.  It was copied by sooooo many people and posted all over the place.  So much so, that even Main Stream Media is reporting it.  With his deteriorating mental capacities, don't be surprised if the frequencies of his public screw ups pickes up speed.

Finally, for those of you concerned.  There are a bunch of Cracker Jack Crazy Christians who believe that The Rapture is going to happen Tuesday.  I am not sorry in the least bit that many of them are going to be disappointed.

It's Being Reported

 Our outside temp was 67 (F) when I got out of bed this morning.  Temps are predicted to climb into the upper 70s (F) today, not that I care much.  Today's Saturday.  I work.  Rain is in the forecast for at least one day this week, but who knows how much we'll get.  So far the rain showers have been piddling. 

I am going to have to get out the lawnmower and trim the grass out front on one of those days.  It's just a small area 3 feet wide and 10 feet long.  The rest of my front yard stopped growing a few weeks back.

And yesterday was sort of a day of accomplishments, and, well sort of not.  I did get a loaf of bread baked, and that's yummy. And I got my workout out in.  There were 2 new exercises done with 40 pound bands which needed to be adjusted.  I did the same exercises with 70 pounds, so I let my trainer know and now we fixed the pound issue.  He also has me doing squats.  I don't like squats.  Still, I'm paying for a trainer so I'm going to do what he suggests.  There was a bit of discomfort after the first routine, however, that seems to have faded so they don't bother me... much.  I looked ahead and he has me doing what I think of as dancing squats, where I take 3 steps to the left, and then 3 steps to the right.  This means I'm going to need find some dancing music.  

My next workout isn't until Monday, so I have the weekend off.

Here's a pic of the bread.  I'm planning on take a thick slice to work today for a snack.  Yum.

And there are a lot of "reports" being posted on line.  So many, in fact, I think we should have a veracity index because, to put it simply, so many people simply make things up.  Some times they do this on purpose, at other times these posters will see or hear something and their brains will pixilate it into an unverifiable assumption they regard as truth.  With that being said:

It's being reported that Jimmy Kimmel's attorneys have had a meeting with Disney's attorneys.  This may be true, but there's a lot of inuendo being posted from his suing Disney, to his turning down a return offer.

It's being reported that the DOJ can find no link between Tyler Robinson and any Far Left Groups.  This might be much higher on the veracity index simply because it's going against the line the administration is pushing.  It's another one of many reasons Orangie wanted Kimmel off the airwaves for pointing out that Robinson was MAGA.

It's being reported that there will be no Bureau of Labor and Statistics jobs report this month because...  it is just that damn bad.  This is most likely very high on the veracity index.  This lack of information implies that the job news is so bad that even a well worded lie would fail.

The Lessons Republicans Fail to Learn

We had nice weather here in Central PA yesterday.  Our temps were supposed to climb up into the mid 80s (F) but that didn't happen.  I think we might have reached 77 (F), which was fine.  Today is supposed to be a repeat of yesterday.  As always, when it comes to the weather, we shall see.  

I'd like to say that yesterday much was accomplished.  Nope.  That didn't happen.  I did get my cardio completed, 7 miles in Sardinia.  I was not impressed by the ride.  There was nothing to look at because, except for two right turns, the route was straight.  There was a hill with a 6.7 % grade.  That was okay.  But, overall, I'll probably neve ride it again.  I also had a bit of a problem with my HRM.  And another first for the ride was the music I listened to:  Hosier.  Meh.  The only good thing was that my riding stats finally started moving over into Trainwell.  Garmin Connect doesn't import automatically, so I have to link through Google's Health Connect, and for some reason, it needs to go through my phone.  I tried syncing the apps on my tablet and it was a no go.

For those who don't know, I prefer rock and roll over the very floofy pop song currently being played today.  It's not that some of the melodies are decent, a few of them are, what's wrong are the vocals.  There is a reason we have a voice box and way too many of the trendy singers simply don't sing.  The modulate every tone and nuance until their songs are as bland as Velveeta cheese, which is fine if you have undiscriminating ears.  For those who've forgotten what a singing voice sounds like, here's Rainbow Kitten Surprise performing live at Red Rocks.

And to be honest, mostly what I wasted my time on yesterday was perusing social media following the Jimmy Kimmel atrocity.  There are actually 2 reasons he was canceled, the first being the deal I mentioned between Nextstar and Tegen (spelled wrong yesterday), and the second being that the Orange Anus has terribly thin skin.  Orangie, the pedophile from Hell, does not suffer comedy well, especially if the joke is about him.  Here's a quote from him yesterday afternoon.

He refuses to understand having comedians poke fun of him goes with the job, unless your Vladimir Putin and you live in Russia.  Orangie is an idiot.  I'm old enough to remember Johnny Carson and believe me, on more than one occasion Johnny made rather glib comments about the sitting president.   Orangie is older than me, so he should remember, too, but for that to happen he'd need to have a brain.

Every time the administration does something like Kimmel, Orangie's approval rating drops.  It does not go back up.  And when his approval rating drops, so does the approval rating for the Republican party.  Because they are a minority party the further they move towards authoritarianism, the less likely they will survive American wrath, and they do not have a good enough understanding of the country to learn that lesson.

 

Cancel Disney

 If you live in Central PA and believe today is going to be cool, you're wrong.  Even though our outside temp is a comfortable 61 (F), weather forecasters are predicting that your thermometers will end up in the mid to upper 80s (F).  Knowing how frequently the weather forecasters have actually under predicted our temps, I'm betting we will probably be hitting the low 90s (F).  We shall have to wait and see.

I got my first workout in yesterday and I was pleased.  The sequence of doing the exercises is dissimilar to what I've done all of my life, and that caught me off guard.  Instead of doing three sets of, say hammer curls, and then three sets of squats, before moving onto the next exercise, you do one set of each.  This sequence is then repeated three times with a 25 second rest between each exercise.  The workout is designed around different segments: strength, core, and then stretching.  You end with a yoga pose.  I found it a really good alternative to what I'm used to doing.  Today I ride bike!

In the afternoon I had lunch with my friends Tami and Ann.  I've known them for decades.  There is a good thing to have friendships that last for many years.  They add stability as we age.  In these disruptive times it's nice to have anchors of regularity we can rely on.   Of course, I ate too much.  But this is fine.  We laughed a lot, and, as some of you might expect, shared our negative opinions of the bloviating shitbag in the White House.

This also happened yesterday.

Last night I did cancel my subscription to Disney.  So what were the Kimmel's comments about Kirk that the FCC found so offensive?  Nothing.  It seems the FCC is tying itself up in knots because Kimmel went so far as to say that MAGA cultists were deliberately going out of the their way to prove Robinson, the suspected shooter, was anything but a Republican.  Wow!  Being honest, that's far from the most inflammatory thing I've heard since Kirk was assassinated.  This makes one wonder if there just might be an ulterior motive.... (Can you hear me laughing?)  Of course there is a completely different reason than the one given.  You see Nextstar, which owns a number of small market TV stations across the country, wants to by Tegen, a company that owns a number of middle market TV stations for $6.2 billion.  For that deal to go through, Nextstar needs FCC approval, and to get the go ahead on that deal, they're canceling Kimmel.  This is basically the same thing that happened to Stephen Colbert, canceling a comedian who's critical of the Orange Anus to get a deal approved by the FCC. Kimmel's getting canceled doesn't have a damned thing to do with Kirk.  In a sad way it's rather appropriate that Kirk, who, after spreading racial hatred for so many years, is now nothing more than a tool.  Now Disney is dealing with canceled subscriptions which, is not good for Nextstar which  means their revenue will fall.

Texting LOL

Good morning world!  Our temps here in Central PA are sitting at 61 (F) and they're not going to get a few degrees warmer.  Skies are supposed to remain cloudy and the occasional showers will be pervasive.  If you're local and this is giving you climate dispair, fear not, tomorrow our temps will be warming back up into the low 80s (F).

I had the first call with my trainer yesterday and things went well.  He seems like a nice guy, very knowledgeable.  He's been doing this for a number of years, so I would expect him to be very personable.  The idea is to keep people engaged enough for them to stay involved for more than just a few months at a time.  He sent me my first weeks workout plan which includes dumbbells, bands, and the kettlebell, and it looks quite do able.  He even has me doing planks.  That will be interesting.

Otherwise, yesterday was just another laundry Tuesday.  

This morning Howie brought the remains of one of my pepper plants into the house.  That's right, he's big enough to pull it out of the bucket which is sitting over a foot off the ground.  I did try and take another selfie with him sitting on my lap.  We're getting better at the posing.  Now, all we have to do is get both of our heads closer together.

And wasn't yesterday a potpourri of smorgasbord bullshit?  Let's see:  Patel testified before Congress, Tyler Robinson's supposed texts were revealed, and reporters began asking the Orange Anus some tough questions he didn't like.

Ah, the idiocy of Kash Patel was on full view.  This man is inept.  He dabbed on lip balm, adjusted his tie, and got into shouting matches because of his incompetency.  At one point he said that Epstein didn't traffic in little girls and there was no list.  He followed this up by telling the Senate that Pam Bondi had used 1000 FBI agents to scrub Orangie's name from over 100,000 pages in the Epstein files.  Where this had been rumored, yesterday we got concrete proof of how much Orangie is included in the files.  Not a good thing for Orangie.

Utah's Attorney General released pages of texts supposedly between Tyler Robinson and his roommate and nobody, and I mean nobody, thinks they're real.  Even Caturd, a vulgar Orangie loyalist with a massive following on Zitter calls them bullshit.  Seriously, I spent a good hour laughing out loud at all of the hilariously negative comments.  Even Grok complains the texts are nothing but poorly written dialogue, possibly by some AI software which hasn't been updated lately.  One of the things pointed out by so many people is that there are no abbreviations.  No IDK, ICYMI, no BRB, no LMAO, or even an LOL.  The texts use full words with correct punctuation, and have been frequently compared to something one of the Bronte sisters wrote.

And ICYMI, several reporters, one of them from ABC News asked Orangie questions he didn't like.  The result were several mini-meltdowns.  What a Joy! 

Reaping the Rewards of Hatred

 So, our weather seems to have edged into a cooling pattern... sort of.  Our outside temps are a mite cooler today, and our high is predicted to climb into the low, low 80s (F).  Tomorrow things are supposed to be more on the chill side, but only for a day.  Thursday we should be heading into another mini-warmup.

Yesterday was slow.  I didn't get any workouts in.  Words were written, but not many, and I did work.  As I expected, my supervisors did give me my monthly mini-review.  I hit none of my goals for last month.  Of course, now I'm also working less hours.  Of course, the big heads in corporate don't see that as a workable excuse.  There is no excuse.  In fact, I hit none of the goals they had me set.  I told her that reaching goals is dependent upon customers, if there isn't any foot traffic in the department, goals are simply not going to be reached.  Her only comment was a thin, sarcastic smile.  She, at 60+ years has ambitions to get into management, so she will tow the company line.  This is something I simply cannot comprehend, trying to climb the corporate ladder so late in life.  Not that there's anything wrong with having the ambition, however the older you get the more you want to reap the rewards of your earlier ambitions.  At 60+ years she should be anticipating her salad days, not a salaried, 50 hour a week schedule.

For those interested, this is what the oregano on the window sill in my kitchen looks like.

Yesterday Just Dancin' Vance was in charge of Charlie Kirk's podcast and, as expected, he made inflammatory remarks.  Even Stevie (I play with dolls) Miller got into the act.  They are going to crack down far left organizations.  These losers need to take advantage of every situation presenting itself to them to spread their anger and hatred.  They believe the rewards they reap from vilifying every one who disagrees with them will be great.  These people are so stupid, but then this has always been the case with far right.  They have never been able to read the room.  Take for example the Turning Point USA podcast.  There are approximately10 millions followers worldwide.  Should I repeat that for you?  Approximately 10 million followers worldwide.  Taylor Swift has more followers.

Even though his comments did make national headlines, Just Dancin was basically only singing to the choir.  Interestingly enough, Nicky (glug glug 9000) Fuentes was on his podcast almost simultaneously telling all of his Groyper followers that Just Dancin was a big, big problem.  That's right, the far right was being attacked by far, far right.  These people simply do not understand that in the scheme of things, that although they might have big fins, they are very small fish.  They will truly reap what they sow.

Splintering

 Well hello World!  Morning temps here in Central PA are a comfy, cool 57 (F).  The forecast is, again, for them to warm up into the 80s (F), though just passing the borderline, keeping them on the low side.  Tomorrow we're heading back into seasonal temps.  The long range forecast has us again popping up into the pesky upper 80s (F) for a day.

I'm wondering how long summer will be stretching its presence out until we do finally hit our first frost.  I don't know why, but for some reason I feel we should be later in the year than we already are, like maybe something happened to the calendar and we're actually a month behind the times.  Perhaps this is because barely a day goes by without breaking news disrupting the smoothness we want for our daily lives.  We prefer stability, and I do think all of us would enjoy going through at least twenty-four hours without some idiot rocking the boat.

I do get to go to work this afternoon.  Will today be another five hour episode of chitchat with fellow associates, casual conversation passing the time between those rare customers who stumble into the flooring aisles?  Probably.  I do know my supervisor will be there and anticipate her giving me my "One on One."  These are mini-monthly reviews that are supposed to assess my continued progress as a sales specialist.  We will go over the goals I failed to reach for the month: measures sold, leads generated, and credit cards applied for.  Corporate seems to think this pressure applied monthly will increase revenue.  Blame needs to be placed somewhere if the store is not making plan.  These One on Ones are just a waste of my time.

If you go to the movies as often as I do, you probably realize that the movie never starts at the showtime listed because the theater has sold 20 - 30 minutes of ad time you need to sit through before the trailers start.  Obviously people have been complaining because this warning now appears on the AMC website.

There was some sort of memorial service for Kirk at the Kennedy Center and Orangie was a no show.  Why would he go somewhere to hear people talk about someone other than himself?  Or, perhaps that was past his bedtime?

I'm sure many conservatives are concerned about the future of Turning Point USA now that Charlie's gone.  He was the charismatic glue holding the organization together, and let's be honest, his wife Erika doesn't have those adhesive qualities.  This doesn't mean she isn't going to do everything she can to keep herself in the spotlight.  You can't grift if people forget who you are.  As for Turning Point?  I can see it splintering and falling apart since there was, as far as I can tell, no second in command.  Charlie was the only one.  Some of his followers may swing towards Nick Fuentes, but mostly I suspect they will wander aimlessly around in disarray.  What we really need to be concerned about are those who are like the alleged shooter, individuals who are delving into the dark side of the internet.  For these people, there is no Left or Right, there is only depth and darkness.  They have been weaning themselves off of normalcy for years.  They are being radicalized not because they are victims, rather I think it's because they enjoy being different.  In their world, they are the cream of the crop, and the more disruptive they can be, the more important they feel.  

  

Docking

Today our high temps are predicted to climb into the high 80s (F).  Yippee!  There's absolutely nothing wrong with a little fall warmth.  We're also supposed to be enjoying full on sunshine.  We have the same forecast for tomorrow.  The only difference is that our temps will only be climbing into the low 80s (F).  After that our temps will become cooler and more Fall like.

I did work yesterday.  The store is not making plan.  In fact, soon the Flooring department will not be making plan.  How do I know?  No one is getting measures.  As of yesterday, only 2 measures had been sold.  Two others had been booked through our online service.  My goal was 2, I have zippo.  The full-timers?  Each has a goal of 5 measures.  The total goal for the entire department is 14 measures, and we have 4, two of which were set up online.

Otherwise yesterday was mostly boring.  I did buy a sample mosaic tile for the bathroom wall.  Leaning it against the bathroom wall, I realized it simply didn't work, so I'll be returning it for store credit.

And, of course, the Charlie Kirk feeding frenzy continues.  It appears that most of the people posting comments on social media are bots, individuals with 17 followers scurrying around spreading their hatred with some very unsuccessful results.  And much smarter people are responding, like this retort here.

There are also a lot of comments claiming Nick Fuentes (that's the Nazi, Nick Fuentes) has mastered Glug Glug 9000, which appears to be some form of super erotic fellatio.  Interesting.  While Orangie appears to be solely focused on the ballroom he's building, I understand those in his administration with a qualifiable IQ and concerned since his was Chuck Kirk who hustled all those young, white voters in 2024 to vote for Orangie.  Without his hawking white supremacy, there's fear those hostile votes will be lost. 

Do feel sorry for Lance Twigg, Tyler Robinson's roommate.  MAGA cultists have seized upon an old picture of an animated game character Twigg posted to say he was transitioning, even though there is absolutely no evidence that this is true.  These cultists are desperately trying to create a phony connection between Robinson and the, as they call them, Radical Left.

Groyper War!!

 Our high temps for the next 3 days are going to be in the Upper 80s (F), noticed I capitalized the U, since we are about a week away from the official start of Autumn.  There is also a slim chance we might get a passing shower or two, but that is slim, as in it's probably not going to happen.  Most of my lawn is still rather brown, except for a small strip in the median between my front sidewalk and the street.  I'm not going to get out the lawnmower just to cut it back.  This late in the year it can just grow  wild.

Yesterday was a good day, many things were done.  The painting of the bathroom continues.  A large shelving unit was moved, the window was cleaned well for the first time in about 3 years.  I've decided on a natural stone tile for behind the mirror; I will be doing the tiling myself.

Also, a number of words were written.  Calliope Jones has finally made an appearance.  One of the original backup singers with Grantham Pass, she has worked very hard to ensure she will never be in the background again.  She also has a problem with red headed men, so there will undoubtedly be friction between her and Max (oh, joy!).

And I hired an online trainer.  A gent named Dante.  An hour after I hired him, I received a welcoming video, this is, no doubt, standard procedure.  We have a scheduled meeting on Tuesday morning.  Here's a screenshot of his profile. Clicken to embiggen.

And even though we all should have been expecting something like this knowing the anger and hatred the right wing embraces, the knowledge that Charlie Kirk's suspected assassin is a Groyper did come as a bit of a surprise.  I am not up to date on the slang used by right-wingers and neo Nazis, but this article from Vanity Fair helps, especially in regard to engravings on the bullet casings.  Tyler Robinson appears to have been a follower of the self-proclaimed Nazi Nick Fuentes.  Do you all remember Nick?  He's dined with Orangie at Mar a Lago.  He also got into some serious trouble when he said "your body, my choice."  In fact, that got him doxed by a number of people.

Evidently Nicky has (had) a problem with Charlie, reportedly saying he wasn't extreme enough.  Even more important is the fact that Laura Loomer was with the Nicky Fuentes crowd; Tyler Robinson was a follower of both.  Since the middle of July, Laura has been posting a number of hate comments about Charlie.  Since one of the bullets in the suspected shooter's gun took out Charlie's carotid artery, she has changed her tune.

Last evening, wearing more make-up than Orangie, released a statement saying his death was a Battle Cry.  It seems as though she's planning on taking on his mantle and will continue to spew anger and hatred, albeit with blonde highlights.  Will she direct her revenge at Nicky Fuentes?  I would hope so.

Buffoonery

 Good Morning World!  I don't where you all are, but here in Central PA the forecast looks good for the entire day.  Sunshine is already abundant, and the afternoon temps are predicted to be in the low 80s (F).  As I said earlier, we are heading into the a warm spell, with the afternoon highs predicted to climb into the mid 80s (F).  This is nice.

There are those who, with these warmer temps, feel the sudden need to rush out and buy a window air conditioning unit because a few of their neurotransmitters confuse autumn with summer.  They simply do not understand that after this week temps are going to continue to cool down.  These are also the same people who will buy a unit, take it home and install it in one of their windows for a week or so and then realize they've made a mistake.  They can, however, no longer return it to the store.  The big orange retailer has initiated certain changes to their return policy.  Certain items, like window A/C units can not be returned if they have been taken out of the box and used for... oh, say 2 weeks, until temps drop.  You see, there is a certain group of people who like to rent for free.  They like to buy something, like a power washer, or a paint sprayer, use it once and then return it because they're never going to use it again.  Do you see what I mean by saying rent for free?  Well we're finally cracking down on these people.

As I said, I'm thinking of hiring an online trainer.  There's a company called Trainwell who I've sort of been working with; I fill out the form and the recommend a trainer.  I've rejected the first 2 because, as someone who once worked in Human Resources, I didn't think the fit was right.

And for those who didn't see him, Orangie went to a 911 Memorial Service yesterday looking an awful lot like he'd just experienced a TIA (transient Ischemic Attack) or, in the words of a layman, a mini-stroke.

Did you see what I did there?

I did see a humorous headline in The Washington Post this morning asking how Orangie was going to heal the nation after Charlie Kirk's assassination.  Can you hear me laughing?  The announcement had barely been made public before Orangie was pointing a finger and placing blame.  This is how his addled brain has always worked with everything. Point and blame, no matter how obviously he is in the wrong, has always been his credo. Now, because he wanted loyalty over qualifications, he has Kash Patel running the FBI.  Tiny, little Kash is in way over his head and, in order to prove his loyalty to Orangie, has weekend the FBI.  They did release a video of someone jumping off the roof of a building and running away from the campus this morning asking for assistance.  Unfortunately, the supposed perpetrator is so far away he (she) is miniscule.  Oh, and they have a sneaker imprint; a very popular brand that most likely 20% of the people on campus wear that brand.  The buffoonery of this cloak and dagger approach is embarrassing, I mean we're talking about the FBI here.

Now Orangie is saying there is a high degree of certainty they have the suspect in custody.  Knowing this administration, I doubt if that's completely true.  I don't doubt his administration has pulled a page from the Russian playbook and parade someone around who will justify their attacks on Centrist America.

 

Charlie Kirk... International victim?

It looks as though we have another sunny day in store for us here in Central PA.  We are into a warming trend and by next week our daily highs will be in the mid 80s (F).  FYesteror those who don't know, this is standard weather for September, though it isn't Indian Summer, that happens after the first frost.

Yesterday was a pretty good day.  Many things were accomplished.  I'm always pleased when I can look down at my plate and see that it's wiped clean.  Several loads of laundry were done.  The first coat of paint was applied to the bathroom walls.  Painting the bathroom is something that I wanted to do for a long time.  Now it's going to be the same color as the laundry room.  The only unfortunate thing I'm going to have to deal with is I'm going to need to go out and buy another gallon of paint.  That's fine.  Things will look so fresh and clean when I'm finished.

I also signed up for and than canceled a fitness app named Dose.  I was still in the free trial time period, so I didn't lose anything.  Why cancel?  Claims were made about the app which weren't true.  Late last night, not being able to sleep, I decided that I'm probably going to hire an personal trainer on line.  While I do get my workouts in, they are something I have no problem sloughing off.  A trainer would force me to adhere to a regime that works, rather than allow me to make excuses I know are as puffy as cotton candy.

And, of course, Charlie Kirk was assassinated yesterday.  I did, unfortunately, see the video when the bullet hit home.  Damn, that thing was all over social media.  That was graphically violent, so here's a pic of Howie!

As for Kirk?  He was an unpleasant human being who made a lot of money spewing his racist, bigoted, and white supremacist propaganda. He was besties with Orangie.  That should tell you more than you need to know.  One of his famous statements was that if he was flying and he saw that one of the pilots was black, he'd seriously wonder if he was qualified because of DEI and reconsider taking that flight.

Just before the bullet took out his vocal cords, he was telling his audience that transgender people are responsible for most school shootings. Imagine, the last thoughts going through his brain were filled with hatred.  When I read that, I thought to myself, well, maybe God finally decided to shut him up.

Of course, the sniper has not been apprehended, which begs one to ask if this was the reason Kash Patel was put in charge of the FBI?

I did see something this morning about the possibility of this being an international sponsored killing.  I was texting my brother and told him they need to look at who benefits the most from Kirk's death.  Let's be honest, it does create a decisive wedge Orangie could use, I mean he's already having government flags lowered to half mast.  Putin wants to see the United States completely destabilized, so I'm sure he sees this a step in the right direction.  What I am sure of is that he wasn't gunned down by some crazed Democrat, we're much too smart to do something that stupid.

Wednesday

We have an almost balmy 57 (F) outside.  There's not a lot of sunshine and, if the forecast is correct, we're not going to see much today.  Our high is again predicted to be in the mid 70s (F), however that is supposed to be changing.  We've got a mini-heatwave moving into the region.  Tomorrow's highs are supposed to be in the low 80s (F)...  well, I did say it was a mini-heatwave.

Usually Tuesdays are slow for me, being that they are the first days off after working the weekend.  However, that wasn't the case yesterday since I had that nasally, sore throaty thing going on for the past week, and didn't work Saturday.  As a result I got more accomplished than I expected, including several loads of laundry, a nice dumbbell workout, words getting written, and New England Clam Chowder being made for dinner.

One of the things I've never been able to judge about myself is body temperature.  There have been times when I thought I was running a fever only to discover I was not, and at other times I've felt what I consider normal only to discover my temperature is hovering in the low 100s (F).  The only indicator I ever get that I was (past tense) running a fever is a cold sore or two.  Well, I have one.  That means at some point last week I had a fever.  Well, that's news to me.

Last night I watched the last episode of Wednesday.  This second season was much better than the first, which was much darker with a lot less humor.  This time around the entire Addams clan got involved and it was funny.  There were a lot of high points, including Thing's back story.  I don't think Tim Burton's been this creative in years.  I was glad for those who survived, and those that didn't?  Well, who's to say if their part in the story has truly died.

As we all should have expected, just about everyone in the world is talking about Epstein's birthday book.  Nothing is going to make this Republican nightmare go away any time soon.  I wonder if Orangie's saying that the birthday book is a "dead issue," might not be Karma busy giving us a little foreshadowing.  The fact that he has everyone in his administration lying, saying the signature is not his when he, himself, chose to sign everything simply Donald is ludicrous.  Back in 2003 he worked to set himself apart from all the other Donalds in the world by attaching The to his name.  He was The Donald.  His ego designed his signature and he used it everywhere.  His own ego is screwing him over.

And his blow bro Vlad flew drones over Poland last night and 5 countries from NATO scrambled to get jets into the air.  The drones were shot down.  Putin most likely decided to fly a test balloon to see what Europe reacted.  If this was a balloon, the answer he got was not at all satisfying.  A unified, angry Europe is not something he wants to deal with because NATO will end his war for him in no time flat.

At the Barricades

 So our outside temp was 47 (F) when I got up at 0545 this morning.  I has only warmed up one degree since then.  I'd say we're in for a cool day, but our afternoon high is supposed to be in the upper 70s (F).  That's fine.  We're supposed to have sunshine, so I will be hanging out 2 loads of laundry to dry.  Save on the electric bill.  I've used quite a bit less this summer than I did last summer.  That should help when electric rates go up, and they will go up.

The lower electric bills will help offset the higher natural gas bills.  Last February was cold, and even though I kept the house temp at 70 (F) I used a lot of natural gas.  This year, for the first time since I set myself up on the budget plan, I had to pay more.  Usually, my final payment is less.  Natural gas rates have gone up, too, as have water rates.  American Water, UGI, and PP&L always use the same excuse: the extra cost is to update their system.  Still, they're stockholders are still getting paid decent dividends.  Corporate greed does not care how much the little people suffer.

I made coffee this morning and there is still a distinct hint of that flavored coffee I used yesterday.  Blah!  Now I will have to scrub everything down, perhaps even run it through the dishwasher.

When I got to work yesterday I saw that changes had been wrought at self-checkout overnight.  Where the area around it had been open when I left work on Sunday evening, by yesterday the entrance had been barricaded with shelving.  This is to stop people from loading up a cart and just pushing it through self-checkout and out the door.  This is also a strong message that self-checkout is not going away.  In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they expand it; one cashier costs way less than four cashiers.

For those who missed it, the Epstein estate handed over his birthday book to Congress yesterday, and in spite of all of Orangie's lies, his page is definitely one of the highest of the low points.  As expected, Orangie is denying the artwork is his and that the signature is a forgery.  His team doesn't even mention that this vulgarity is in a bound book.  From what I've been seeing, this is birthday present to Epstein is really just the tip of the iceberg.

One of the things I find interesting about this administration is their belief that they can ignore public sentiment and do whatever they want because they're in charge.  They seem to think they can ignore the fact that Orangie's approval ratings are so low, even in areas thought to be his strengths, like crime and immigration.  When even the Main Stream Media starts waving their hands in alarm, they should re4alize there is a serious problem, however, they don't.  I suspect this is because most of the people Orangie has surrounded himself with have bought into his deceits, like the fact that elections have been stolen, and that he won in 2024 by a landslide.  Take the terrible numbers put out by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.   When they look at them, his sycophants chorus "they're fake."  Because their hearts tell them all bad numbers are lies, they fail to grasp the fact that a majority of Americans truly despise this man.  And as his numbers continue to worsen, his lies will become even richer.

US Open This

 The chill days of Autumn have begun to arrive.  Here we are heading into 0800 and the temp is still in the mid 40s (F).  Today's high's supposed to be in the low 70s (F)  That's fine.  We are going to be heading into a warming trend with daily highs climbing into the upper 70s (F) with possible a day or two with them reaching the low 80s (F).   Still, this cool nights are making me think the time might be now to break out another blanket.

I did thoroughly clean out Howie's ears.  I suspecting his scratching is the result of gnat bites.  As I've said, for some reason they seem to swarm around my house.   While is fur is thick, the underside of his floppy ears might be good eating for gnats.  If it isn't the gnats, he might have an allergy, but that would most likely mean he'd be losing fur and that's not happening.

The last time I received my order from The Lancaster Coffee Company they included a sample of flavored coffee, apple cider something or other.  I don't do flavored coffees, still, I thought since they'd sent it, I might as well try it.  Blah!  I don't know what some people see in them.  Of course, there are also people who can't drink their coffee without a ton of sugar.  Blah!

And when I went in to work yesterday I discovered that during my absence Halloween had arrived.  That scarecrow is 18 feet (5.5 meters) tall.  I simply don't understand why you would want a Halloween lawn ornament so big unless you're someone who has size issues.  

Of course, the Orange Anus did show up at the US Open yesterday and, as usual, there was a shit show.  First of all, he arrived almost half an hour late.  If you're thinking that was so he could make a grand entrance to cheering crowds, you're wrong.  Very few people were allowed in before he arrived, so the stadium was virtually empty.  This allowed certain networks to avoid the boos, and hisses, and cat calls directed at him after the spectators were allowed to take their seats.  So, Orangie arrived late and a half an hour into the first match, there were still thousands still waiting to get into the stadium.

And did he get booed?  Oh, my yes.  Every time his face appeared on the jumbotron boos erupted from the crowd.  And even though the United States Tennis Associate request that networks not televise the booing, ABC, ESPN, and a number of other Main Stream Media groups ignored them.  Maybe that's why Orangie was such a Grumpy Gus sitting in the stands, he knew that so many people from around the world were hearing the jeers.  To make matters worse for him, Sinner (real last name) the player he was routing for lost to Alcarez.  

Phillies Karen

 And we have a cool start to the day here in Central PA with our morning temp sitting at 58 (F).  A cold front passed through the area and for the most part our skies were cloudy yesterday, oh and there was that occasional drizzle, but not the amount of precipitation to write about.  In fact, the only thing to really say is that I'm amused Accuweather notifies me that the rain will be stopping shortly when in fact it isn't raining.

The cold (if that's what it was) is now pretty much out of my system.  Up until yesterday my routine was get up, write the blog, and then nap.  Then after the nap, I'd putz around the house a little bit and feel the need for another nap.  I napped all day on Friday and then got a solid 8 hours sleep on top of that.  Today my nasal passages are clear, though I still get the occasional dry cough.  This means that I'm going in to work today.  Oh, joy.

Things were accomplished yesterday, including a mini workout and many words getting written.  

One of Howie's ears is all red, so later on this morning before I go to work I'll give both of his ears a cleaning.  For some reason the area around my house has lots of gnats and mosquitos during the summer, perhaps because I'm so close to the river, and both of us get bitten.

One of the things that stole the media away from the Orange Anus this weekend was the tawdry tale of Phillies Karen.  

This woman, whether she wanted it or not, got her 15 minutes of fame and then some.  You see, a Home Run was hit into the stands at a Phillies game and Phillies Karen wanted it... badly.  It landed close to her, however the father of a young boy got to the ball first.  And Karen, in true Karen style, followed the father back to his seat demanding that he give her the ball because it landed closer to her, than to him.  And Karen was loud!  And she was pushy!  And what she didn't know was that the stinky scene she was causing was being played on all of the Jumbotron's in the stadium.  So not only was everybody at the game watching her, everybody watching the game on TV saw her meltdown.  The father gave her the ball and the fans began to boo.  Now a decent person would have realized their mistake and given the ball to the boy, but not this Karen.  She took her ball and left the stadium.  However, this tale does have a happy ending, for Phillies management gave the boy a bag of balls, each one autographed by Phillies player.  And to give you an idea how big this story got, the above picture is from the Hindustan Times, so Karen was making news in India.

Petey Hegseth Gets Aroused

 Well, weather forecasters are predicting that storms will be (possibly) pummeling us today with high winds and torrential downpours.  There is a large front that stretches from West Virginia up into Quebec moving eastward dropping substantial amounts of rain.  Tomorrow should be cooler for everybody on the eastern seaboard.

I did take a personal day rather than go into work today.  I still have the occasional cough and nasal drainage, as well as some slight chest congestion.  This cold has been dragging itself out since Tuesday.  If my memory serves me correctly, I had a cold about 2 years ago that also hung around for about a week.  I'll go to work tomorrow because I don't have any personal time left, and taking off without time is an offense.  I have 80 hours of vacation time on the books, but we're not permitted to use vacation time for personal time.  

Yesterday morning at 10:01 I dropped the broken printer off at the UPS Store in Mechanicsburg.  That's right, I carried that big, bulky box the 30 feet from my front porch to my car without coughing or sneezing once.  The woman at the UPS Store was helpful in getting it onto a rolling cart and pulling it inside.  I just checked the tracking number and that sucker is on it's way back to CDW.  Now all I'm waiting for is one of those survey's which asks "how did we do?"

Also yesterday, without the approval of Congress the Orange asshole Anus changed the Department of Defense to the Department of War, and we have one of the most unqualified people in America running it.  I don't doubt for a second that this new title erotically aroused the drunkard Petey Hegseth.  This name change is going to cost the United States millions but Orangie don't care, he ain't paying for it.

And if that wasn't absurd enough, yesterday Mikey Johnson floated another trial balloon regarding the Epstein files:  that Orangie was actually secretly working with the FBI in an investigation of Epstein.  Yep, that's the reason Orangie was spending so much time on Epstein's island, and in his townhouse in New York, and going to parties with him.  Now, I'm sure there are some cultists who might actually believe this, but they are the dumbest of the dumb (and you didn't think MAGA cultists couldn't get any dumber).

Finally, after the terrible jobs report, Orangie is now intimating that our economy might not recover until 2027....   Woah!  Did he just say that inflation is going to continue to increase and unemployment will grow steadily worse until 2027?  This is not going to go over well with the Cultists.

Relying on Dishonesty

 So, that damn cold is hanging on just like that old Supremes' song that all too easily send an ear bug into your brain.  Normally, when I get a cold it's here and gone in the blink of an eye.  This one?  Evidently I'm dealing with a slow blink.

On the other hand, our weather is nice.  The nights have been cool and good for sleeping.  Our days have been warm, upper 70s (F) and low 80s (F).  Yesterday we had rain... twice.  The first time was in the afternoon and Howie was out and got wet.  So, he and I had a fun game of towel, towel, who's got the towel.  Then last evening a thunderstorm moved through the area and we had more rain.  

And I've been wrangling with  CDW, the company that sold me the broken Xerox printer.  While they did replace it, as should be, they don't want to pay UPS to pick it up at my house.  The customer service rep emailed me, "but that would cost us money."  So, I've got to load a71 lb. (32 kg) printer into my car and drive it over to the UPS store.  Well... damn.  After reading that email, the first thing I did was go out and punch in the hand holds in the box to make carrying it easier.  I was a bit surprised when I picked it up; it wasn't that heavy.  Later this morning, I'll drive it over to UPS.  CDW?  If they send me a review, will have to deal with some professionally scathing comments.

Here's a pic of Howie and the gaming towel.

And RFK Jr testified yesterday and it was a rough day for him.  Good.  This guy has a liberal arts degree in history.  He has never taken a single medical course while in college.  He's also openly admitted to injecting heroin for 14 consecutive years.  Yesterday he was called a liar to his face multiple times.  He would say, "I never said that," and both Republican and Democratic congressmen had the receipts.  They quoted him verbatim, and still he lied.

Yesterday ADP released their jobs report for the month of August.  It was dismal.  Only 54,000 jobs were created in the US.  Companies are simply not hiring.  The biggest non-hiring states are those GOP run states in Center of the country.  This means that the job's numbers Orangie releases will be fudged to make him look good.  He has never, ever relied upon honesty.  If it doesn't make you look good, then change it.

The Conservative "Woe is Me," Act

 Well, didn't yesterday surprise us here in Central PA.  The temps climbed up into the80s (F), in fact the house got so warm the Central Air kicked on.  When it's 76 (F) downstairs, it's much warmer upstairs, so I even used the bedroom ceiling fan last night.  This afternoon, however, temps are once again predicted to climb into the 80s (F) and thunderstorms are expected to move into the area.  No steady soaking rains, just storms that will sweep through the area.

I had some bloodwork yesterday to check my sugar.  My PCP got back to me in late afternoon, everything's okey dokey.  It seems that after a certain age, diabetes runs in my family.  My sister's full blown.  Me?  I've been borderline all of my life.

And that sneezy sinusy head cold thing that gave me a sore throat yesterday morning?  It's all gone today.  I had some slight concern that the congestion might move south into lungs, but that didn't happen.  That sound you might be able to hear is me knocking on wood since I haven't had a chest cold in... maybe decades.

So, after lazing around and wasting time for a few days, I seem to be back on track.  Things are planned for today, like a quick drive over to Dick's to get some whey.  I had planned on stopping in yesterday morning because my bloodwork was done over in Rossmoyne, however the blood draw was finished in a snap and I didn't want to putz around in Dick's parking lot for a half an hour until the store opened.

And here's a pic of Harrisburg taken Tuesday morning at sunrise.  I didn't take it, someone else did and posted in on Facebook.  Nice? huh?  It almost looks European.

And, as usual, yesterday was another shit show with the Orange Anus.  The Epstein survivors had a presser and Orangie arranged for jets to flyover 3 times in an attempt to disrupt the proceedings.  This is because Orangie is all over the files.  Isn't it interesting that he had no problem with being a pedophile until he got his slimy ass elected and now he so desperately wants to keep those sins swept under the rug.

Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, attempted to get legislation passed that would for the administration to release the Epstein files.  It failed because Republicans realized that the contents of those files would prove to the world how terrible a pedophile Orangie was, and the ensuing anger by the American people would kill the party.  They will accept any evil as long as it keeps them in power.  And don't believe it when you see politicians like Nancy Mace and Anna Paulina Luna wringing their hands in a phony "woe is me" act, they will always vote party line because for them, like every Republican, it's all about power.

Finally, Florida is going to eliminate mandatory vaccinations for schools.  This is turning the clocks back 150 years.  Not only will childhood disease come roaring back, they will turn Disney World and Universal Studios into plague zones.

Besties No Moe

 Well, it looks as though we're in for a repeat of yesterday:  a nice warm afternoon, a fairly cloudless sky, and a nice, warm day over all.  Sometimes the weather in Central PA is marvelous.  Tomorrow, however, they are calling for rain showers in the afternoon.  That's fine.  We need the precipitation.  We've beendry for too long.

And, since yesterday day was my first day off after working 3, I ended up not doing too much, other than laundry.  Napping seemed to be in the forefront of my mind.  Around mid-afternoon I began sneezing, and soon after that realized some sort of nasally, sinusy thing was going on, and before long I had a teeny weeny sore throat.  Nothing to write home about, but an inconvenience all the same.  If I was prone to allergies, I'd put the blame on them.  Thinking today might be similar to yesterday, I took a sinus pill this morning hoping it will keep my nasal passages nice and dry.

My neighbor has started doing something odd.  Whenever she goes anywhere during the day, she places a small, wooden child's chair on their front porch blocking the front door.  I searched, thinking this might be some obscure tradition in an attempt to keep evil spirits away and found nothing.  Does anyone know if this has any relevant meaning, or is my neighbor just nuts?

And Orangie's a bit down in the dumps because Xi threw a military parade that made Orangie's look like moose squat.

Making matters worse for Orangie,  was the fact that Vlad and Xi were actually pictured holding hands. I kid you not!  As someone who has a little travel experience, men who are friends to hold hands in other countries, it's mostly only here in Christian America that it's considered gay.  Anyway, Orangie's feelings are terribly hurt.  He wasn't invited to the party, and Xi's parade made Orangies look like... well, we all know it looked like moose squat.  So did everyone else in the world.  

And Orangie's presser yesterday?  He showed up with bad makeup and even worse hair and rambled.  The Space Force is being moved from Colorado to Alabama because Colorado has mail-in voting.

Finally, for those of you who read The Body in History, spyware by the name of Pegasus made an appearance.  Well, it seems that, Paragon Solutions, the company that developed Pegasus has out done themselves, developing spyware they call Graphite, which can hack into any cellphone.  Orangie's administration has bought Graphite and is planning on putting it in the hands of ICE.  This is not a good thing.  

The Announcment

 Well, September is off to a nice start weatherwise.  Our days here in Central PA  have temps climbing up into the upper 70s (F) and nights are simply grand for sleeping.  This is our forecast for the next several days and I have no problem with that.  By Thursday, however, skies should be clouding up and the threat of rain enters the picture.  We do need the rain, so I'm not complaining.

And, being that yesterday was Labor Day, I have to say that I did labor... somewhat.  We did have customers in the store, but most of them steered clear of me, and I did talk to a few, cut some blinds, and did odd things, but nothing that was going to make management proud of me.  They brought in food, so I grazed.  Rollups: ham and turkey, as well as some odd cheese and veggie ones.  Later in the afternoon they brought in pizza.  I only ate 2 slices.  I'm proud of that.  But, to be perfectly honest, way more calories were consumed while way, way too many calories were not burned.  I did get in my steps yesterday, so at least that was one box I could check off.

Today is going to be busy.  My first load of laundry is in the washer.  Several more will be done, including pants, though pants get dried in the dryer.  They get all wrinkly if you hang them out to dry and not about to pull out the old ironing board.

One of the things that did get done last week was the hanging of my 8th book cover on the wall.  Even though a few of the frames are the same size, a large number of them are not, and because they've not been arranged consecutively, the look is... artistic.

And Orangie has announced that there will be a big announcement this afternoon at 2 PM.  Speculation is running wild since he hasn't spoken publicly in a week.  The few times he's been seen, Orangie has supposedly been getting into his car.  During this time the official White House Press Pool has been kept at a distance, usually around 1000 feet (305 meters) away.  His administration has released a number of still pics of him claiming he was golfing, but those pics have been easily identified events that happened several weeks ago or earlier.  This means everything his team has been putting out has been bogus.  Some think he died, not me.  Had that happened, Vought and the rest of his Project 2025 team would have quickly moved Just Dancin' Vance into the White House faster than shit goes through a goose.  Did he have a stroke?  Possibly.  He might say he had a terrible stroke, the worst possible stroke there ever was and God saved him, and told him that he is the next Messiah.  There are enough dummies in America who would believe that, and bow down before him.  What ever happened, we'll get some sort of clue this afternoon.  Will he resign?  Don't make me laugh.  He will stay in office as long as there are others with enough breath in their lungs to praise him.

Appearances Can Be Deceiving

 And we have a holiday!!!  And I get to go labor!!!  With food provided by the great orange home improvement retailer I work for!!!  As if to celebrate, our temps warmed up a little overnight, but just a tad.  When I left work yesterday our outside temp was 78 (F) which was just a few degrees short of the projected high.  That's fine.  There is no precipitation in our long range forecast and there is not supposed to be a lot of variation in our daily temps.

So, I have a Hewlett Packard ink jet printer (as well as the new, snazzy color laser printer) that has also been having problem.  I get a print head error as soon as it is turned on.  One of the techs at Hewlett Packard decided the problem was with the ink cartridges, so sent me new ones for free since it's still under warranty.  I installed them yesterday and got... a print head error.  I'm thinking the problem might be with the printer itself, rather than the print heads.  I will contact Hewlett Packard tomorrow.  As I said, it still is under warranty, but what does that warranty cover?  Your guess is as good as mine.

And I did work yesterday.  My long shift.  I sold just enough product to hit my sales goal for the week, but missed everything else.  One of the three women with hajibs came back and bought the vinyl she'd wanted on Saturday.  She brought her husband and her son and evidently tied the vinyl to the roof of their car.  It was inexpensive vinyl, I hope she's happy with it.

Howie has begun to bark.  Not a lot, maybe once every few days.  Usually he barks at odd things, like a puppy cookie lying on the floor.   Yesterday, he was sitting on the futon and barked at me for some unknown reason, so, I took his picture.  That seemed to satisfy him.

And the intrigue regarding the Orange Anus continues.  I saw this morning that scheduled interactions between Orangie and others where the press corps is present have been canceled for today.  That means no public appearances.  I think Keith Olbermann says it best.  Oh, and am I the only one who thinks that the hat this supposed Orangie is wearing looks odd?