Vote Blue. Bring Back Democracy

Well, we've got 51 (F) outside as I type.  Our high to day will be in the low 70s (F).  With not a cloud in the sky, this is perfect voting weather.  Tomorrow is going to be a repeat of today, which means it's going to be perfect weather to start finalizing the count, so make sure that your vote is part of that count!

I did work yesterday, and once again I was an aisle associate who spent more of my time being a specialist than anything else.  That's fine.  I was very busy for most of the day.  As I was leaving, I reminded many associates to go vote today.  The weather is going to be fine for standing in line.

The space bar on my laptop is getting sticky.  I might have to switch this one out with the sporty laptop upstairs.

Today is election day, in case I haven't mentioned it yet.  It's my understanding that if things go awry for the Republican party, there will be a very bloody civil war among their registered voters legislative leaders.  This might be a good reason to go out and vote Blue.

I understand that the Orange Anus spent most of the night shit posting on Truth Social.  He's a bitter old man who's lied to himself all of his life about his own popularity.  Now his ego is having to deal with a possible wave of Blue hatred.  This is a very good thing.   A large failure for him will mean his cronies will be hit with the same crushing reality.  Elonia has spent nearly a half billion dollars to save both his tax breaks and government contracts.  His reality might just end up getting washed away.  This also would be a very good thing.

Make sure you are part of this momentum.  That would be a really great thing!

Vote blue.  Bring back Democracy!

Haley Fails

Our outside temp is 43 (f) and, if the weather forecasters are correct, we'll be adding another 25 degrees onto that for an afternoon of 68 (F).  The original forecast for tomorrow, election day here in the states, was for showers and temps in the low 60s (F).  That's been updated.  Our afternoon highs are now supposed to be in the lower 70s (F) under full sunshine.  Now, isn't that nice for the voters.

Yesterday was a full shift at the great orange retailer I work for, and, as now happens on Sundays, I was a flooring specialist.  I was fairly busy until late afternoon.  Foot traffic slows down once the football games start.  I can honestly say that no other sport has that kind of effect on sales.  Because we're centrally located, we have Raven's fans, Giant's fans, Eagle's fans, and Steeler's fans in the area, all of whom stay home on Sunday afternoon and evening.  We do have the "getting out of church" rush between 11 am and 1 pm, but once the games start, even the religious stay home.

We did have costume day on Saturday so store employees could dress up.  I don't.  Cori, the woman who does my book covers does.  So, in case you've ever wondered what she looks like, here she is.

Of course, there was some political news yesterday.  Haley Stevens, a Democrat who'd run against Abdul Sayed for the Senate nomination in Michigan, endorsed the MAGA candidate Mike Rogers.  Mallory McMorrow, who'd also been a candidate in that primary said that this was a "blatant attempt at relevancy."  I think Haley's conversion is the result of sour grapes.  Originally, many thought that she was going to win the nomination... and she lost to Sayed.  I hope she wasn't so delusional as to think that tens of thousands of Democrats would suddenly vote Republican because of her.  For whatever reason, Haley's career in politics is now over.

And tomorrow is election day here in the States.  The administration is shrieking that all results should be known tomorrow night.  This is never the case anywhere, except in Russia where elections are rigged.  In many states winners will be projected, however certification may not happen until several days after the election.  What will be known is how badly the Republican party has shot themselves in the foot, the back, the chest, and the head by fully supporting the Orange Anus.

Candy

Yesterday our high did not make it up into the 70s (F) as predicted.  We have the same forecast for today.  I'm doubting if that's going to happen.  We'll make it into the upper 60s (F).  This is fine.  It's time for the autumn leaves to begin falling and mine are barely beginning to change color.  Next weekend we're supposed to be getting rain.  We need it.  Everything is dry here.

Not too much happened yesterday.  I got some work done on the book before heading off to work.

Work was... well, I spent a lot of time doing research on a flooring measure I set up on 10/18.  The job is for a pet clinic, that's a commercial install.  I originally set it up as residential, though I left notes letting the measure tech this was a clinic.  On 10/22, I found out how to set up commercial measure and set one up for the customer.  The residential measure tech went out and measured half of the building, then left, telling the customer he'd come back and finish the job.  He didn't.  Instead he complained.  Yesterday, the customer called, the commercial measure tech has not yet set up a measure date.  That makes me look bad, so I spent 2 hours researching, documenting, and emailing.  So the only good thing about my shift was that there was candy for Halloween, so I placated my frustrations with numerous Kit-Kat bars.  Did you know they have different flavors and colors.

Yesterday was Halloween, and while the administration tried to pull a lot of tricks, all of which failed, there were some delightful treats.

Orangie's $10 billion lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal was thrown out because it was nonsense.  I don't doubt he filed it while he was having a bad diaper day.  His $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC is in deep doo doo.  He has until November 23 to provide written documentation that the BBC purposefully intended to defame his character with slander.  If such paperwork is not filed, the case will be thrown out and he will have to pay all legal expenses.  I don't doubt that this was another bad diaper day lawsuit.  Good luck with him paying any legal costs.

My brother told me a while back that he was seriously considering changing his voter registration from Republican to Independent.  Then yesterday he texted me saying he was so busy with work, he might not be able to vote on Tuesday.  I think he represents those Republicans who have not fallen under the influence of the cult.  I suspect many dyed in the wool Republicans our going to sit the midterms out.  Depending upon what happens after the midterms, they may sit out the 2028 elections as well.  My brother's comment about JD running for president:  😂🤣😂

Vote! Vote! Vote!

Good morning world.  We're going to have a moderate Halloween here in Central PA.  Our high will be in the low 60s (F).  That's not bad for sitting at the doorway to November.  We have been warm like this before, though.  We're only about halfway through autumn.  Winter's another story, and it zooming at us faster than you know..

And yesterday was a good day.  Laundry was done.  Chores were done.  Most importantly, I cleaned out my refrigerator, not that it was dirty.  Underneath the bottom vegetable drawer I did find 3 desiccated asparagus spears and a dried out mushroom.  Mostly what I did was throw away things that were definitely past their expiration date, include a jar of bread and butter pickles.    When I was finished, I stood back and realized how empty my fridge is now that it's been cleaned.  This doesn't mean I'm going to run out and buy all sorts of refrigerated food stuffs to make it look full.  Having every shelf in your fridge filled does not mean you have a lot of food in your house.  Fresh vegetables need to be eaten when they're fresh, not wilted.  You don't need to religiously follow every expiration date, but you do need to understand that after a certain time, things are simply not healthy.  

I understand that the real reason the Orange Anus originally canceled this weekend's rallies was because someone in his administration told him that the Republican candidates in Iowa and Kansas were going to lose, and, being the asshole he is, he didn't want to be photographed standing next to losers.  At least this is what Aaron Parnas and he seems to hear a lot of leakage from the White House.  Of course, canceling meant that Orangie was subjected to a lot of "old, ailing, and weak" comments, so now he's back on the road for two more rallies.  Hearing that he was heckled several times in Florida last evening does my heart good.  Knowing that his thin skin is being prickled so frequently makes me smile.  The time has come to vote that sucker into oblivion.

Elonia Musk anguishing over the midterms after spending almost half a billion dollars trying to keep Republicans in power is the honey in my tea.   This phony is terrified he's going to lose all of those highly questionable contracts he signed with Orangie's government.  If this happens, it will be duly fitting for a failed human who chose greed over feeding the worlds hungry.

The only way we can nail these coffins shut for good is to vote.  I can not drive that point home hard enough.  Vote.  Only American voters can bring these losers down, and when they're down, we need kick them hard.  Their expiration date has long since passed.

Gutless Cowards

Yesterday, our afternoon high was supposed to be in the low 70s (F).  We didn't make it.  We have a similar forecast on the menu for today and I'm betting that once again we're not going to hit that high.  The upper 60s (F) are fine with me.  After today our daily highs will drop a bit lower, into the upper 50s (F) for a day or two, then we'll be back in the 60s (F).

More plants were repotted yesterday.  I do tend to have a lot of greenery within my house.  I like green, it's one of my favorite colors.  The only problem with having so many plants is the time needed to water them all.

I also got a small workout in yesterday.  I'll get another in this morning.  I do miss the scheduling I got with Trainwell.  Without it I let things slide, so I'm considering returning after the new year.  It all depends upon how expensive things get.  

Some texts I've been getting from a few Republicans hint that they might sit the midterms out.  The GOP is evidently worried about this too.  This makes it more essential that every Democrat and every Independent vote Blue.

The Orange Anus has canceled the rest of his rallies.  The logical reason is that he was only drawing between 1200 and 1500 people, numbers not nearly high enough to feed his hungry ego.  Also, Obama is holding rallies drawing 15,000 at the same time.  That's like taking a blunt instrument to Orangie's ego, too.  Obama's literate attacks are having their intended effect.  Orangie is staying home.

There's a lot of concern out there that he might do something terrible if the midterms go badly for him.  These concerns are legitimate.  If the Republican party fails at the polls, he will direct his anger at the American people.  Don't be surprised if he attempts to send ground troops into Iran.  He would consider  the killing of vast numbers of Americans as punishment.  

Will he stay and endure 2 years as a lame duck president?  I don't think so.  If he does escalate things in the Middle East, I suspect that action will also be used as a distraction so he can better steal as much as possible.  That's what gutless cowards do, you know.

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?

Midterms

We have another beautiful day in store for those of us who live in Central Pa.  I have to say, I just love a good sunny day in the fall.  Leaves are beginning to turn on the trees around my house.  Once they begin falling, I'll have to begin mulching.  While I occasionally do rack my leaves, most of the time I mulch them, putting the nutrients back into the ground from which they came.

I did work yesterday, spending most of my time making our flooring aisles look pretty for the big walk today.  I've met this VP twice before, on both of those occasions he had hair, now he's bald.  He will be nice, talking to a few associates as he walks up and down a few of our aisles.  If any sticky questions are asked, they will come from his entourage of between 30 and 40 store managers who will participate just so they can be graced by his presence.  I've told a number of those associates that one of the best things that's going to happen today is that all sorts of good snacky food will be brought in to impress all those store managers.

My neighbor had a serious meltdown last evening while they were taking out the trash.  They have no back porch light.  I had one put in when I bought my house 33 years ago, it has a motion sensor and lights up when I open the back door.  They use a flashlight when it's dark.  Well, something happened while he was opening up the top of their large garbage can and he began shrieking obscenities.  He then went into the house and both of the screamed at each other for about 5 minutes.  They hate the house.  They hate the neighborhood.  They're very unhappy because they bought the place because it was staged to look like a million bucks.  They never realized that buying a house means expenses for upkeep... and putting in a back porch light so you don't fall down the steps in the dark.

While I was outback this morning, I saw another large, white rose was blooming, so I took a picture.

We have 7 days until the midterm elections.  My nephew was complaining about all of the texts, and fliers, and phone calls he and his wife have been getting.  For some reason I have not been inundated.  I've been getting maybe... 3 texts a week, and so far only 2 fliers in the mail.  I did get a survey request from You.gov which I filled out.  I do get a lot of emails, but I'm fast on the delete button.  I use Outlook to access my Gmail account and that eliminates most of the spam the filters don't catch.  So, maybe I'm just blessed that way.

Remember, polls are shite, mostly because voters lie.  We have secret balloting in this country, so they will tell you anything except the truth.  It's not until the votes are counted that the truth will be known.

I saw that down in Brazil, Bolsonaro conceded, blaming this administration for not helping enough.  But I've heard the real reason he lost is because Ukraine has been taking out so many bot farms in Russia.  That seems to make more sense to me.

I've also heard that the bottom is falling out of the Republican party.  Everybody needs to vote blue on Tuesday to ensure it goes through the garbage disposal before it heads to the sewer line.

And finally, I understand Obama's line about the cheesecake factory truly pissed off Orangie.  This is because Orangie equates that comment with being called white trash.  Truthfully, there's no denying the obvious.

You Get What You Pay For

We've got nice fall day forecast for today.  This afternoon our high temp should be in the low 70s (F).  Things will cool off a bit though, and tomorrow's daily highs should be in the mid 60s (F).  Still, when you're this close to November, that's a nice daily high.  I understand that some long range forecasts are predicting we have a stormy winter.  They didn't specify rainy or snow, just stormy.

Yesterday was my long day at the store.  I was one of 2 aisle associates scheduled, so once again I played specialist.  I honestly don't mind this.  I had to deal with a whiny customer on the phone regarding an installation.  He had a lot of non-essential complaints he thought were going to make him special, like the fact that he was on dialysis.  He was having carpet put on a staircase and had been measured several months ago, but decided to be measured again.  He claimed he was in church when the measure tech called, and then the measure tech showed up a day early.  The customer also claimed that he had to scream at the tech through his Ring camera to go away.  In instances like this, the best thing to do is let the customer squawk.  I uncanceled his old quote and on his third credit card number the charge when through.  His total cost $276 and change.  This customer is putting the shitiest possible carpet on a staircase.  You get what you pay for.

Otherwise my day was rather boring.  I did get in over 15,000 steps.

Evidently the Orange Anus is still royally pissed at Obama's speech in Ohio, because he posted a 4 page scree of nonsense on Truth Social.  I glanced at it briefly and decided someone else must have written it since there were very few words in all CAPs, and there was punctuation that defined phrases and sentences.  Usually his grammatical errors overwhelm his shrieking, little diatribes. 

And the WaPo had an article about Mar a Lago this morning including a pic of the ballroom.  The first thing that went through my mind was that Saddam Hussein's Cheesecake Factory is a franchise.

After seeing the Vanity Fair article on Kushner, certain questions crossed my mind.  If Orangie was such a loyal asset to his blow bro Vlad, why would the Russkies hack Kushner's phone?  Was it because they knew Orangie and his crime family were double dealers?  Was it one of our agents that did the hit the Saudis paid for?  I mean, really, I do hope Kushie follows through with his threat to sue Vanity Fair, the discovery phase should be quite interesting.  I'm also wondering if the Saudis and the Israelis feel they got their money's worth?  With all of this corruption bubbling to the surface, do they now think they got what they paid for?

One thing this October surprise does reveal is that Orangie's crime family is far, far worse than any of us could have imagined.  They make the mafia look like the Boy Scouts.  In case anyone is wondering, this is why the bottom is falling out of the GOP.  This and that fact that Orangie thinks Nikki Minaj has a nice ass. 

Whitehouse Cheesecake Factory

Well, we've got bright and sunny on the menu for the next few days.  Moderate temps will abound.  Tomorrow we should actually top off our afternoon high in the low 70s (F).  So far, we are enjoying a rather nice autumn here in Central PA.  In fact, we're not supposed to get any precipitation until Halloween evening.  That rain should be on and off until the morning of November 3.

I worked yesterday.  Business was slow.  All of our Halloween decor has been reduced to 50% off, so most of that has flown out of the door.  Our display was not nearly as large as it was last year.  The same thing goes with our Christmas display.  Once the Halloween display is gone, our Christmas gift center will be set up... 2 months before Christmas.  We're a month away from Black Friday, and I'll be interested in seeing how that goes.  The economy is not doing that well.  Prices are still going up.  So, when you're out buying your Christmas presents, if you're looking for that special drill, or screw driver, buy from your local Mom & Pop hardware store.  The big retailers will survive; remember, Lowes, Home Depot, and Menards all got a really nice tax break.

For those who missed it, Obama was speaking in Cleveland and Detroit yesterday.  He shredded our sitting president and his ostentatious need for gold and gold leaf in a memorable way.  So, behold, I give you the White House Cheesecake Factory.

Orangie began freaking out on Truth Social around 0100.  He's supposed to have a rally today in Port Huron, Michigan which will be splattered with explosive shit.  You can't help but compare his incoherence with well structured speech of Obama. Prepare for Orangie to glitch.  Obama sharply skewered while Orangie will blurt out obscenities.  If anyone is sitting on the edge of their seats in Port Huron, it will be because they're waiting for him to once again JAIIIIIT.

And what about Kushner's phone?  The fact that the Russkies hacked it and were basically listening to every conversation he was having.  That guy thinks he shrewd.  This is a problem with people who are dumb as bricks.

Dishonesty, Profiteering, and Bribery

Hello world, from Central PA.  Yesterday was filled with sunshine, the temps were in the mid 60s (F), and overall it was a beautiful day.  Today is going to be a repeat.  In fact, we're in a bit of a holding pattern as far as the weather goes.  The long  range forecast is predicting a smattering of showers over the next 2 weeks as well.  This is nice fall weather.  Here's hoping this weather continues into the winter, my heating bill could use a break.

And my heat is on.  I have the house temp set at 68 (F).  Right now, because the outside temp is in the low 50s (F), my furnace is running.  That's fine.  Whenever I hear the blower kick on, I think about how the tech from Bowman told me that I had a hole in my heat exchanger.  He saw an older man who he thought was going to be an easy mark.  The idea of replacing my heating system did cross my mind, however, I did what everybody needs to do, I got 3 estimates and all 3 wanted to sell me a new furnace.  Then I called the Carrier rep who told me there was nothing wrong with the heat exchanger.  In fact, I learned that I have a 40 year warranty on my heat exchanger, a warranty that will expire when I'm 99.  

Yesterday was sort of a meh day.  I made chicken salad for dinner, did some laundry, some cleaning, and played with Howie... a lot.  His pink pig has been getting a real workout in over the past few days.  Most of his toys have short life spans, this one was worth the money it cost, $9.95.  It's holding up so well, I bought a yellow chicken to replace it once it finally goes to piggy heaven.

And I suspect that in their black hearts, Republicans might be truly frightened of the up coming midterms.  Orangie had a rally at Fort Myers, Florida yesterday and hundreds showed up.

Ken Paxton, from Texas, has an even bigger problem.  When he holds a rally tens show up.

And it's not just the high price of gas and food that's pissing people off.  While the high cost of living is very close to the top complaint by most Americans, it's not the number one issue.  That's Corruption.  Americans are realizing that there is not one solitary person in Orangie's administration who isn't on the take.  And it's not just his administration, it seems to be Republicans in general.  The party of selfishness and greed has hit the pinnacle of dishonesty, profiteering, and bribery (to name a few).  What else could expect from the party of "what's in it for me?"  A group of people so bent on accruing as much wealth as possible by whatever means necessary.  Except now those Republicans who find themselves far less fortunate are asking WTF!  They're realizing that while those in charge are packing away the buckos, they, themselves, are being told to "just deal  with it."  They're beginning to understand that the only purpose of their votes was to put the grifters in charge, and they're angry.  This is a good thing.

Putin's Puppet

And another sunny day is in store for us here in Central PA!  Once again our afternoon high is going to be in the mid 60s (F).  This is perfect autumn weather.  Leaves are slowly beginning to change color.  The air is not quite crisp yet.  We need to enjoy it while it lasts.

Yesterday retail was slow.  That doesn't mean I wasn't working.  There is a "store walk" with the regional vice president on Tuesday, so those associates not helping customers are tasked with making the store look like it's opening day.  I've been through these before, in fact I've experienced a "walk" by a corporate vice president, even having a small conversation with her.  The real issue is that every store manager within driving distance will show up for "the walk," as will every store manager in training, and anyone with aspirations of climbing up the corporate ladder.  This means there will be about 125 people meandering up and down the aisles.  These are the people who will whisper among themselves about the empty spots on shelves and overall store appearance.  There was a time when I cared, but now?  What the hay?  I'm not even scheduled to work on Tuesday.

Last night was my hometown's Halloween parade.  Usually there's an easy detour around it, however, that detour was closed because of road construction.  Normally it's a 16 minute drive from the store to my house.  Last night it took almost 45 minutes to get home.

A bit about the Lindsey Graham sex revelation that was not so much of a revelation.  Had it been about Josh Hawley?  That would have been an explosive revelation.  I don't know who  thought this news was going to shatter the voters in South Carolina, but most of the people down there are shrugging it off.  One of the sex workers was seventeen years old.  It's not like Lindsey corrupted some fresh faced school boy, the young man was a sex worker.  This news is not going to rock the midterm elections.

So, Orangie had another one of his rallies last evening, this one in Sioux City, Iowa.  He doesn't really speak any more, he rambles.  Once again, there were the hecklers.  He also glitched 3 times, twice making odd noises and once simply standing there with his mouth open.  Last week there was a video of him leaving the stage and walking past his car, heading towards a field.  His dementia is growing more and more apparent.  What we really need to start doing is asking loudly, just who's running the government?  Who's making the decisions?  I suspect he truly is Putin's puppet, with Vlad's orders coming through various sources, Witkoff, Miller, and Rubio, to name a few.  This administration's policy is clearly aimed at aligning us with Russia.  You can bet that this pleases Vlad to no end.

And evidently there are a lot of people in the Department of Defense who want Hegseth gone.  Tick, tock.  Tick, tock.

Rally Fights and Hecklers

I know this might be difficult to believe, but our outside time is 57 (F).  That's warm for an October morning.  Our high this afternoon is predicted to be in the upper 60s (F), that's fine.  There's little moderation in the long range forecast without any rain until the beginning of November.

Yesterday was another cleaning day, including the aquarium.  I actually spent very little time looking at social media.  This timeline is too distracting.  It's become an excuse to not do what should be done, like writing the words.  This doesn't mean I wasn't looking for an excuse.  I had lunch with one of my local editors a few weeks back, and while the conversation was pleasant, it was obvious to me that he wasn't too pleased with the first 9 chapters of the new book.  Shit!  This doesn't mean I didn't know what the problem was, I just needed someone to put into words what I didn't want to admit to myself.  In a book titled The Body in the Words, there were just too many words.  Let me clarify that.  There was too much exposition. So I printed off the first 60 + pages, grabbed my red ink pen, and started cutting.  I was reminded of a scene in Amadeus where the emperor says, "there are too many notes," and since I'm not Mozart, I fully agreed with the emperor.  Words were cut.  

I work this afternoon.  It will be interesting to see if business has picked up.  On Monday, people were beginning to buy their Halloween decorations.  I'm interested in seeing if that trend is still holding.  Our display was a lot smaller this year.  The same is true with our Christmas display.

And evidently Orangie had one of his "heckle me hoot-nanny's" last evening in South Carolina.  In between hecklers, and there were 12, he brought Darlene Graham Nardone up on stage for a few seconds.

Evidently Deeny's not that popular with the voters of South Carolina and Orangie thought he'd help by going and talking about himself.  This is, I believe, the 2nd rally at which punches were thrown.  Protesters now seem to be mandatory when ever he tries to fill half a gymnasium.  He claims they're paid to protest.  Me?  I think these are people who simply hate that bitter, old man.

There are also reports of voting issues in Tennessee, with votes defaulting to the Republican candidates.  This wouldn't surprise me, since the Republican motto has always been, if in doubt, cheat.

And Elonia is really beginning to freak out.  Countries are dropping his Starlink.  Here in the US, both Republicans and Democrats are calling for an investigation into his manipulating the service.  People are realizing that it's bad for some ketamine addicted wack-doodle to have the power to turn the internet off.  I wonder if Elonia understands that if he does that, Wall Street will crash.  Probably not.  That little nugget of comprehension might be too big for addled brain to grasp.

Trump's Fraud Line

We're supposed to have sunshine for the rest of the week.  That will be nice after all of the rain that we've had here in Central PA.  Daily highs are predicted to be in the mid 60s (F), with overnight lows in the deep 40s (F).  This will be nice.  I do have some yardwork that needs to be done.

Now that it's cooler outside, I'm planning on getting out the chainsaw again.  There are still branches which need to be cut down to size, and chipping to be done.  The cooler days and nights mean I'm not going to have a gnat problem to deal with; now there's a reason for wearing a long sleeved shirt.

Yesterday, much was accomplished:  cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.  Back when I was a child, I can remember when my mom did both fall and spring cleaning, so I guess this is my fall cleaning.  This is on top of my usual cleaning.  Great forests of Howie hair seem to grow overnight, so I am constantly sweeping them up and tossing them into the trash bin.

I'm back to playing Balder's Gate 3.  Kingdom Come, Deliverance was becoming tedious.  I will probably go back to it at some later point, but right now I need a game that's fast moving.

Here's another shot of my roses I snapped yesterday.

I see the Orange Anus set up some sort of fraud and tip line where whistleblowers can make a lot of money by reporting... fraud.  Knowing that he, himself, is a super fraudster, one can only surmise that this has more to do with voter fraud.  You know what I'm talking about, report your neighbor, make some coin.  This might actually work if he were more closer to be being borderline popular with the American voter, but he's not.  Like every other desperate scheme he's been trying, this will backfire terribly, especially since 99% of all the voter fraud discovered has been by Republicans.

And while this seems odd, we've gone.... what?  Two days without another October Surprise doing some serious bodily damage to the GOP.  We do have 2 weeks to go, so there's plenty of time for another shoe or two to drop.

Orangie also got heckled again last evening at one of his micro-rallies.  Does anybody know if there's some sort of TikTok challenge going on?  You know?  Like... who can create the biggest distraction/disturbance while Orangie's on stage talking about some other Republican man's ass?  Those stories have become part of his schtick.  If it gets him attention, he's going to ramble about it.  Or maybe he's decided that he's got the pussy grabber vote in the bag and now needs to focus on the ass grabber vote.

Reality Bite

Our afternoon high might hit 70(F) today.  That's not bad being that we're almost 2/3 of the way through October. The long the moderate temps hang around, the happier I am with my heating bill.  We have been known to have some very warm winters here in Central PA, where the daily high sits in the mid 40s (F).  During those years we barely get any snow, and while I like the white fluffy stuff, the free cardio I get from shoveling the stuff is not essential to my well being.

Retail was slow yesterday in that flooring sales were not going through the roof.  After 4:30, I was once again an aisle associate masquerading as a flooring specialist.  I had numerous questions from several customers, but none were interested in diving into the installation pool.  They may return.  The average person puts several months of thought into investing in an installation.  This doesn't mean that we don't get customers who are "spur of the  moment, we tend to have problems with them.  Buyers Remorse.  I dealt with one yesterday, a woman who was not satisfied with the installation dates offered by our installers.  We guarantee your flooring will be installed within 45 days or less, however not one single day worked for her.  She also repeated several times that she can go with someone else and have carpeting installed sooner.   This customer changed her mind and was looking for a way to cancel her install and get a refund... she mentioned that several times as well.  We're going to end up eating the cost of that carpet.

And what about Adam Hamilton from Kansas?  He's an ordained elder with the United Methodist Church and he's running for Senator.  Today Orangie's going to take his Satanic presence to Wichita to campaign against him.

I find this very amusing.  For decades Republicans claimed to be the anointed party of Family Values.  It was extremely rare for any Republican to say anything without repeating those those 2 words.  Family Values.  That was before they realized that their core values were more laser focused on selfishness and greed.  Thanks to Citizens United Republicans in Congress discovered that tax breaks for the rich and infamous bought them bigger campaign donations.  Those donations were essential for staying in power, so they damned values all to hell.  They found out that corruption was far more lucrative for them then providing Americans with a decent living wage. They trashed their ability to be compassionate and Democrats are now picking up that helm.

Hopefully there will be attendees at Orangie's small rally who will heckle him.  There were six hecklers at his rally yesterday.  He hates this.  You can see the glint of hatred in his beady, little eyes.  He finds this humiliating, which makes this is a good thing.  And he's not the only one getting heckled.  This bitter sassing is happening to so many of them, and it's pissing them off.  The simply cannot deal with the fact that Americans hare rejecting them en masse.  Reality is biting them in the ass big time.  They truly hate having to harvest the crops that they've sown.

Republicans have a Biden Conundrum

We had another night with our low temps in the mid 30s (F).  The car windows have a bit of a glaze on them, but there's still no frost on the pumpkin.  We're in for a bit of a warming trend with tomorrow's high expected to be in the low 70s (F), but after that our afternoon temps will be topping off in the mid 60s (F).  These are seasonal temps and to be expected. 

Retail was slow yesterday.  Only 2 associates were scheduled for the flooring department, another aisle associate and myself.  This means I had specialist responsibilities without having to concern myself with specialist job requirements.  I like this.  And I set up a measure for a pet clinic!  The customer told me that there are no pets there right now, they owners decided to take a break.  This is considered a commercial job, so I sent emails to those with a need to know.  Since I set up the measure only the store will get credit.  While I did talk to a few other customers, foot traffic in the department was light.  This is not good, since now is the time when people usually begin the process of the installation of holiday carpet.  We have our signs up letting customers know what the cut off date is if they want new carpet or vinyl planks installed before Thanksgiving.  So far, no one seems to interested.  I wonder if it's the economy.

Otherwise yesterday was meh.  I did stop off on the way home from work to pick up a frozen pizza.  That's the current routine now.  Howie and I share.

While I was at work yesterday, someone sent me a video with Scottie Bessent being interviewed by Kristen Welker asking if she'd have been as forceful if she'd been interviewing a Democrat.  I texted back, "most assuredly," and then reminded the individual that the Republicans have a Biden conundrum. 

This administration will never admit to any failure, always needing to point a fraudulent finger of accusation at someone else.  There "go to" target is Biden, however, time has run out for their blame game.  At a certain point in every administration responsibility falls squarely on their own shoulders.  People are fed up with them pointing their crooked little finger of corruption at the president who left office over 600 days ago, and now they're getting publicly schooled.  Republicans hate this.  They deride accountability as if it were a poor man's suit, with patched elbows and threadbare knees.  What they hate even more is that this schooling is picking up speed.  This creates a terrible conundrum for them.  Who do they blame for the price of gas, for the cost of groceries, and increased medical expenses if not Biden?  If they had a spine this wouldn't be a problem, however they have to protect their boss, the failed businessman who has 6 bankruptcies.  They would rather go to their political grave rather than point their fingers at him.

What the Cultists Believe

We were under a freeze warning last night and while there was no frost on the lawn when I woke up, our outside temp was a chilly 35 (F).  Today's temps are predicted to be warm than yesterday's high of 53 (F) by a few degrees.  Yep, they're supposed to climb into the mid 60s (F), and there are no freeze warnings in effect for tonight.  Tomorrow's afternoon high will be in the 70s (F).  I wonder how much longer that's going to be happening.

I worked 6 hours yesterday, so not much was accomplished.  There were shoppers in the store, but I don't think we made our plan.  Being an aisle associate, I don't spend as much time at the flooring desk.  While make sure that the the empty spaces on the shelves get filled, I'm also getting in steps.  Last weekend I got over 30,000 steps in, that number will not be as high this weekend because right after I punched in yesterday, I had to do specialty things.  There was a specialist working, however he was too busy doing non-specialty things, like making personal phone calls.  

I also sent my brother several texts yesterday regarding this administration's not so sudden partnership with the war criminal Vlad Putin.  No response.  I like poking my brother with texts, it brings a little ray of reality into his MAGA life.

There's also some sort of fungus growing in my yard.  This is not the first time this type of fungus has shown up, and it's always in the same place.  I suspect something interesting must be buried there.

As expected, the Orange Anus's decision to reject every ally we've ever had in order to budso up with his blow bro Vlad has had an effect on his approval rating.  That sucker continues to slide downward.  The writing is on the wall, however, he is simply too dumb to read it.  Even if he could understand the words, he'd simply refuse to believe them.  In his mind, he's never made a mistake, they've all been made by someone else.  His cultists believe the same thing.  Because of that numbskull charlatan Frankie Graham, many believe he was sent by God.  This is actually a sign of their desperation.   After 2000 years, in their hearts of hearts, they need God to reward them, and their broken brains believe he has done so by giving them the Orange Anus.  I talked to one about the midterms and was told that I needed to wait.  They believe he will be triumphant, that the terrible press, the polls, the complaints, his losses in court are all fake news.  They are not going to be happy when God fails to deliver the miracle they feel they are owed.

Trump Sells Out America

 Well, it's officially chilly here in Central PA.  When I woke up the temp was 51 (F), it's now down to 49 (F).  Temps normally rise as the day goes on, not drop.  Our high today is supposed to be in the mid 50s (F), so we'll have to wait and see how much of a bounce back we're going to get.  We are under a freeze warning for tonight.  This means that that the frost might be on the pumpkin.

Yesterday was kind of a meh day.  I was busy in the morning, mostly shopping.  I now have hamburger for the rest of the month.  I now get my meats at Karn's, they cost about the same as I'd pay at my local Giant supermarket, but are fresh.  That's become important to me, especially under this administration.

I did bake another loaf of bread, this one in the bread machine.  I didn't get the ratio of white flour to wheat flour right and since wheat flour doesn't rise as much as white flour, I ended up with what I'm calling a low flying loaf.  The bread tastes great, it's just very... compact.

A group of people filed a class-action suit against the orange retailer I work for a little over a year ago.  Their complaint was that during Covid associates weren't getting paid correctly for the breaks they were forced to take.  Their complaint must have been legit because I got a check for $19.10 yesterday.  As I said to a friend, it'll help; Brent crude hit $110 a barrel yesterday.

And, if there was any doubt, the Orange Anus signed an Executive Order last evening stopping all sanctions against Russia, saying it was in America's best interests.  He lies.  His decision has absolutely nothing to do with America's best interests.  His best interests are the ones that are at stake, and only his, no one else matters.  Remember that meeting he had with his blow bro Vlad in Alaska?  The one where after a private meeting with Vlad, everyone came  into the room looking distraught?  I suspect we're about to find out what it was that Vlad said to them.

Here are a couple of pics of Orangie that were taken at Mar a Lago yesterday.

This is the face of a man who's going to sell out America, and that act might not be enough to save his own skin.  

I asked myself why would he do something this terrible so close to the midterms?  This is a rather desperate move by his friend Vlad.  And, I'm thinking his blow bro Vlad knows how terrible the midterms are going to be.  Vlad's 5 year war with Ukraine is not going well.  The idea to slow down Starshield blew up in their faces, and now Elonia and Orangie are pointing fingers at each other.  Vlad is growing desperate.  Why else have his stooge Orangie betray America so close to an election?  So prep yourselves, desperate villains do desperate things.  

Trump's Corruption

Rain is on the way... again.  Today's high is supposed to be in the mid 70s (F), tomorrow's in the mid 505s (F).  That's a big temperature drop.  There will be a bounce back, but our highs will not be as high as were predicted last week.  I read that because of El Nino we might have a warmer and wetter winter, think Seattle weather, and that means less snow.  Less snow means less free cardio.  Drats.

Yesterday was sort of a meh day because I baked bread... the old fashioned way.  This meant I was dealing with "rise" periods during which I did absolutely nothing constructive.  I used my own recipe and learned a thing or two.  The big thing was that my bread pans are too large, 5 x 9, meaning my loaves will go wide before they go high.  Anyway, this is what the loaves looked like when I took them out of the pan.  Believe me when I tell you that freshly ground wheat make the bread tasty, tasty, tasty!

The public execution is off.  The administration actually thought this would be a ratings bonanza and give Orangie a boost in the ratings.  There is no fixing stupid.

And Orangie's super pissed that Ukraine has once again begun targeting Russian refineries and fuel depots.  And I think a 5th data center was blown up yesterday.  He has no idea how much his genuflecting to his Russian god is pissing off Americans, but then, you know what they say about stupid.

You know it's bad when Fox Entertainment puts out a graphic showing what pisses most of Americans off in regard to this administration.  I would have thought that it would be inflation and the high cost of gas. But no, I'm wrong.  It's corruption.  It's in plain sight.  Orangie and his crew don't even pretend to have low flying ethics.

This administration is so bad, 88% of Americans see this as a serious problem.  And the 12% who don't find this concerning?  They're totally bereft of ethics and values.  They're the ones who's daily prayer is "what's in it for me?"  Jail time?

 

Trump Betrays the Ukraine

It looks as though today's high is not going to make it out of the 60s (F).  Right now we have sunshine, but later this morning the clouds are going to come rolling in.  They'll be bringing more rain into the picture.  We don't really need it.  Unfortunately, there's not too much you can do to stop the rain.  Tomorrow there will be more rain as temps rise a bit, but then they'll drop and stabilize with daily highs in the mid 60s (F).  

While some of the leaves on my trees have started to change color, most have not. 

Yesterday was pretty much a meh day.  Some laundry was done, as well as a decent cleaning of my kitchen.  Mostly the meh was caused by my waiting to go pick up my wheat berries; I had no idea how this was going to work.  The drop-off point was at Vibrant Church, though over and over again we were reminded that there was no affiliation with Azure.  From where the drop-off point was located, I'd say this was very true.  

There were around 30 people already waiting when I arrived.  A large, white tractor trailer with the back doors was at the center of the crowd and at the designated time the driver began the unloading process.  He would set packages at the back and four people would pick them up, look at the label, and then call out names.  A lot of packages came off of that truck, whole sacks of potatoes, and onions; cases of organic beverages, and tomato sauce; a six foot tall pallet with nothing but sacks of grains.  It was kind of amazing.  My wheat was on the pallet, of course, and for those interested, I paid $25 for 25 pounds.  That's a deal.

So, Trump betrayed the Ukraine by nearly shutting down Starshield to please his blow bro Vlad.  The world is royally pissed!  For years people have claimed that Orange was a Russian asset, now there is little doubt in anyone's mind.  Naturally, he's blaming Elonia, who in return is blaming the Department of Defense.  They're both to blame.  They both totally underestimated the global reaction, but then you to realize than neither Orangie or Elonia are the brightest colors in the box; they live in a deluded world filled with assumptions.  Why was this down now?  I suspect the midterms have a lot to do with the decision.  If things go as badly as some are predicting, the new Congress and Senate will hobble the Orange Anus.  There's also a good possibility Elonia may lose some of his government contracts.  And Vlad?  He will lose his war with Ukraine.

Early and mail-in voting has begun for the midterms.  While one group is touting certain results, I'm looking at things from a different angle.  To me, it seems as though there's a certain group of voters who have decided to sit this one out.  Bob is right, victory will only be certain if you Cast A Damn Vote!

All Republicans are like Guilfoyle

So, here we are on Wednesday, the middle of the week.  Our weather is supposed to be hot and sticky with the possibility of sporadic thunderstorms throughout the day.  Let's just hope they don't spawn on or near my house; rain we've had enough of.  The storms will bring a drop in temps, so tomorrow's high will be in the mid 60s (F), but then we're heading back up into the low 70s (F) for a couple of days.  October temps have been rather moderate, but then Pennsylvania is considered a moderate weather state.

Yesterday I was busy enough to keep from taking any naps.  I got a decent leg workout in so my gams are having a bit of a stiffy problem this morning.  This is not a bad thing.  The idiom "no pain, no gain," is true.  Mild muscle pain from a decent little workout will always pass.  Knowing what you're doing helps, as does not overworking specific muscle groups.  

This afternoon the 25 pounds of wheat berries I ordered from Azure arrives.  Their shipping process is different.  Instead of your order being sent directly to you, it, along with a number of other orders, is sent to a drop off location.  On a specific day and time, you go to that location and pick up your order as it is unloaded from a truck.  I'll have to see how well this works.  Cost wise, I like it since my shipping costs were $1.71.

Andy my yellows are blooming!

And Kimmie Guilfoyle resigned from her ambassadorship to Greece because...  well, she's a grifter just like everyone else who's been even mildly  associated with the Orange Anus.  Kimmie likes to spend other people's money.  Kimmie also believes others should cover her debts because she's a VIP.  The only reason Kimmie got that gig was because Donnie Jr. went looking for another slag, and Kimmie knows where the bodies are buried.  Don't feel too bad for Kimmie, she may be out of a job, but she still knows so many secrets.  I'm betting Kimmie's going to get the Noem treatment and moves into a newly created job that guarantees her the same paycheck.  Hell, Orangie may even give her a raise.  He doesn't care how he spends your tax dollars.

For those into numbers, inflation came in "hot" this morning, rising to 3.7%.  Many think that Republicans are simply incompetent when it comes to the economy.  That's wrong.  They simply don't care about the middle classes.  They never have, and never will.  They do not care how difficult life is for a majority of Americans, in spite of what they might say.  Unless it effects them personally, they don't really give a shit.  They're all a bit like Kimmie, wanting you to foot their bills.

 

We're Having an October Surprise Daily

For the next 2 days here in Central PA our temps will be in the low 80s (F), and no, this is not Indian Summer.  The humidity is going to be on the rise as well.  Tomorrow, there will be a threat of thunderstorms in the late afternoon.  We really don't need anymore rain right now.

I worked yesterday and business was slow.  The shivering snowman, who looked as though he were shivering his timbers, is no longer shivering.  People, other than store employees, were complaining.  In fact his sexual antics have gone viral on TikTok and Instagram.  I watched the G rated "unboxing" video the Orange Retailer put out and in that his transition from G snowman to XXX self-pleasuring snowman is almost instantaneous.  I'm sure your neighbors will look at you in a totally different light if you decide to purchase him and set him up in your front yard.

I watched Below on Netflix, a monster movie of sorts.  I liked it, mostly.  One of the problems was that this is a limited series and there are not enough episodes.  As a result, problems and issues are resolved with a single sentence.  Something major happens involving the military and, unfortunately, that event is told in a 5 second flashback.  Maybe the producers realized they were running out of money.  This isn't to stay Below isn't fun, but it could have been so much funner.

And yesterday Ilhan Omar had her home searched by the DOJ for reasons that were totally illegitimate. I had said that things were going to get worse as we approached midterm election day, and this is part of it.  We have a very unpopular, two dimensional president facing political ruin.  Instead of pivoting to a new tactic to improve his popularity, he is sticking to the same old playbook.  Yesterday's raid was Act II of "they're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats," his problem was that most of the audience walked out during the intermission.  The only ones who stayed were the extreme cultists and their numbers are near large enough to even budge an election.

Orangie had a rally in Ohio for John Husted and about 7000 people showed up.  People are talking about 2 things:  he praised Husted's ass, saying how nice it was, and then a man beat up a female protestor.  Everyone in the arena turned to watch that fight.  It was projected on the screens on either side of the stage, and there are so many videos out there of one of his supporters punching a woman several times in the face.  Damn.  

Usually we have what's called an October surprise, where a bit of politically bad news will effect the outcome of the election, swing it one way or the other.  To me, it seems as though this administration is having to deal with an October surprise on a daily basis.

Death on a Bot Farm

Boy, did we have rain yesterday, steady throughout the day, sometimes torrential.  Not until I was heading home from work did the downpours end.  We had a bit of a breeze, but no wind.  The clouds will be hanging around today, and the temps are expected to rise.  We should have temps topping off in the low 80s (F) for the next 3 days.  Then the Autumn cool down is going to begin again.

As expected, sales were low yesterday because of the rain.  Football was televised throughout the afternoon.  Customers had many reasons for now going shopping.  As a result, I hit my step goal twice!  I walked many miles before leaving for the day.  This is a good thing.

I also purchased a white, food-safe bucket.  I ordered 25 pounds of wheat berries (yes, they call them berries, not grains) which will be arriving Wednesday and it needs to be stored.  The orange buckets we sell are not food-safe.  They are fine for the container garden, but that's about it.

One of the few inflatables in our Christmas display has developed a problem.  Something is wrong with his blower.  As a result, he's visibly vibrating, and, unfortunately, it looks like he's masturbating.

And in case you missed this little tidbit, apparently Ukraine destroyed 3 datacenters in Russia and all of a sudden disappearance of pro MAGA in the states and pro AfD accounts in Germany.  In fact, it appears as though many far right commentators on X, Threads, and Orangie's Truth Social were born and raised on a Bot Farm.  Here's a graphic courtesy of Tomas Zdechovsky.

Thanks to Ukraine, they died when those farms were blown apart and incinerated... and just before our midterms.  I understand that Truth Social has been hurt badly, and that a lot of the AI videos love sharing with Orangie are now gone.  Elonia's also pissed because now much of the hate traffic on Twitter, or which he likes to called X, but I think of as Zitter, is seriously down.  As many started pointing out yesterday afternoon, so much of this MAGA loyalty has been a scam.  For an added bit of hilarity, I understand that millions of incels who'd thought they'd found love on the internet are now crushed and heartbroken.  As is, I don't doubt, Orangie's blow bro Vlad.

Finally, some wacked out MAGA influencer, Nick Sortor, posted that he'd been told by a woman claiming to be an employee at the Lindner Center for Hope, that James Talarico had been receiving treatment there.  Both the hospital and Talarico's campaign called out this lie.  He was evidently at a Casey Musgrove concert.  It's safe to bet that legal proceedings will follow.

Russian Asset

Well, in case anyone is wondering, we have steady rain.  This happens when a tropical storm arrives on the scene.  What we're getting are soaking rains, nothing torrential.  They should continue, on and off, throughout most of the day.  No wind.  Not even the shadow of a breeze.  That's fine.  The storm is brining some late summer warmth up into Central PA.  Our afternoon high might even reach 80 (F) on Wednesday.

I also have wet dog.  My other dogs despised the rain.  Howie?  He just saunters around in it, sniffing at this bush, peeing on that one.  He has a thick coat so steady rains don't phase him.

I did work yesterday. Time was spent in both the paint department and at the flooring desk.  In flooring, we have a customer who wants us to let him pay for his install (over $6000) through our app so he can get American Airlines points.  It ain't gonna happen.  He's already talked to someone in our Atlanta offices and they told him, "it ain't gonna happen."  This happens occasionally, customers who feel they can tell us how our software systems are supposed to work.  Stores cannot rewrite code to give the customers what they wants, and what this gentleman wants is his American Airline points.  He's returning on Monday so we can "explore this issue."  Sorry, there's nothing to explore.

It seems as if more and more people are starting to believe that the sitting president of the United States is a Russian Asset.  

Honestly, why are so many people realizing this now?  This has been so obvious for years.  Has everybody forgotten how desperate he was during his first term to meet the dictator he idolizes?  Barely a day seemed to pass without him saying that he was hoping to meet with Vlad.  And when they did finally meet, Vlad gave him a white soccer ball... with a hidden microphone, which makes me wonder if ear buds might have come in a separate package.

So, is he Orange Anus a Russian Asset?  I don't doubt that he would prefer you to call him a business partner.  Does Vlad have dirt on 47? Possibly, though I think Orangie's problem is his extreme idolatry of the Russkie dictator.  While he says he likes Kim Jung Dumb, he simply adores Vlad, who is the ultimate CEO.  This is why he will do whatever he can to please the war criminal from Russia.  Strike a deal for diesel?  Consider it done.  Demand Zelensky step down?  Right away, sir.  Barely is the day in which we don't learn of more people in this administration who are wannabe Muscovites.  These stupid people have no idea what fire they are playing with.

Franklin Graham: Charlatan

We'll have sunshine today... for at least a bit.  Depending upon which weather forecaster you're turning to for information, afternoon highs will either be in the high 60s (F) or low 70s (F).  Of course, rain will be moving into the picture.  Isaias, by then a tropical depression with wind gusts of 38 mph, is supposed to start raining on us a little afternoon, though those winds will be arriving a bit earlier.  Oh, and the rain is supposed to hang around for 3-4 days.  Now, isn't that ducky.

Howie's been pulling the stuffing from his pink pig.  He doesn't seem to understand that I got the squeaker out before he could get a hold of it.  There's something about dogs and squeakers in toys, they like to run around with them in their mouths.  Because they're plastic, it's not good to chew them up and swallow them, so I get them out before they become fodder for his intestinal system.

Things were done yesterday.  Laundry.  I made chicken stew for dinner.  Oh, and when slicing an onion I nicked the forefinger on my left hand... and, of course I was in the kitchen and my bandaids are upstairs... and Howie kept trying to lick it and make it better.  It was an "oh, shit!" moment that lasted about 2 minutes.

And with all the anger and outrage about the Orange Anus deciding we were going to have a public execution, I began wonder if Frankie Graham had made a comment.

For those who don't know, Frankie's dad Billy was an advisor to 13 presidents.  Frankie's not been so lucky.  I've talked before about how I feel this gives him Daddy issues.  In fact, the only president who has given Frankie the time of day has been the Orange Anus.  In return for that, Frankie has thrown his support behind Orangie.  With so many religious leaders, bishops, pastors, ministers, rabbis, expressing outrage of the "execution" announcement, I wondered where Frankie stood on the matter.  Well, Frankie has stayed silent, that means he has no problems with it.  Frankie has always been a failed Christian seeking prominence.  He wants to be the supreme leader of Evangelicalism.  However, Frankie is a charlatan.  I knew this in the early days of Covid.  Frankie used his group Samaritan's Purse to set up a hospital in Central Park to help nurse all of the sick and dying in New York City.  Then Frankie announced that if you were gay, or lesbian, or trans... you could not help, you could not nurse, you could not care for all of those people who were suffering.  He passed judgement.  It was like a punch in my gut when I saw that, and the first words that went through my head were, "Jesus weeps, but not for him."