Ballroom Dancing

Well, our temps are a nice, comfy 64 (F) outside.  We'll be getting warm again today, but our afternoon high is only supposed to be in the upper 70s (f).  That's an improvement over highs in the low 90s (F)... in mid April.  Sunday we will be cooling off and, if the long range forecast is correct, our temps will stay in the mid 60s (F) for at least a week.  As we head into May, things will be warming up again.

I worked yesterday.  It was boring.  Last week our store was making our sales plan every day.  This week?  Not so much.  At this point, management is no doubt hoping for a big weekend, but Sunday?  Well, the forecast is calling for rain.  Even though there are people who don't mind browsing through the garden department in the drizzles, many will not.  They will stay home.

On the bright side, I did have 2 sales:  a carpet installation, and a blind installation.  This means I will have met my sales goal for the week.  That's a plus.  The few other customers I've talked to had no interest in having flooring installed.  They were either "just looking," or "just starting the process."  Those 2 phrases are completely interchangeable and both mean "thanks, but no thanks."

Howie's dewclaw scratched me yesterday and it did draw blood.  I was sitting down in the living room and he and I were playing catch with his neon green bone, when he decided he wanted to jump on my lap.  I put my arm up to stop him because he's a little too big to be jumping on my lap, and that's when it happened.  t's not really as bad as it looks, though I did wear an long sleeve shirt to work.

So, Orangie was bragging about his ballroom again, or more specifically, about what's going to be built beneath it.  

Let's see, there's a state of the art medical center, a combat center, a drone proof military center, a bomb shelter, his personal MacDonald's... well, maybe not the MacDonald's.  Though he's said there's going to be top, top secret stuff there and in his mind a MacDonald's might be essential, but not necessarily top, top secret.  For those of you who don't know, minor versions of those things were already under the East Wing.  And while I don't mind being a spoil sport when it comes to Orangie, I'm wondering why he thought it necessary to tell the entire world.  Doesn't it seem as though he's setting up his new ballroom to be the number one target?  Especially since he spends most of his time at Mar a Lago?  Since this new construction is entirely backed by private contributions, think Zuckerberg, and Miriam Anderson, and Bezos, amongst others, one can only wonder what's in it for them.  Since most of them already have built rather formidable compounds, I'm betting they're not planning on staying there in case something bad happens.   Makes one wonder, doesn't it.

Finally, Russel Vought testified before Congress yesterday. This man is a soulless sack of shit brimming to the top with unbridled hatred of every he can't control.  He needs to go to jail for a very long time.