Priceless

Well, it's 63 (F) here in Central PA and we'll be topping off in the upper 70s (F) sometime this afternoon.  Tomorrow and Friday our daily highs will be in the mid 80s (F). This is great when it comes to saving on your heating expense.  I like to keep the heat turned off until October, some years that has been difficult.  Not so this year.  Except for those 2 weeks during which the sun attempted to melt us, this summer has not been that bad.  Natural gas and electric bills are still going up, but not because of usage.  High bills have everything to do with price increases and little, if anything, to do with how frequently they've been turned on.

Even though I did a lot yesterday, some serious fall cleaning, baking a bread pudding, and working on the new book, I still had enough time for naps.  This tends to be SOP whenever I work 25 hours.  Whether this is actually work related, or the fact that I sometimes just look for an excuse to take a nap is up for debate.  It doesn't help that Howie knows what the word nap means and the mere mention of it sends him racing up the stairs.

As I've said, I've been playing Kingdome Come, Deliverance II, and I will admit to having made some serious mistakes.  This is a Role Playing Game in which your main character (me) has to both eat and sleep... and bathe.  If you don't take a bath, other characters will tell you that you stink and refuse to help you.  If you don't eat or sleep the game will just grind to a halt.  These are things I had to learn.  This being said, this evening I'm going to load an earlier save and start anew.  Here's the trailer.  Be forewarned, there is violence and language, and when I get farther on in the game there will be sex.

And yesterday the Republicans demonstrated on a massive scale their total incompetence. They spent hours and hours building up a case Jack Smith, alleging that he colluded with Frani Willis down in Atlanta at a basketball game.  They went to the hearing fully armed with posterboards.  Kennedy, from Louisiana, also known as Foghorn Leghorn, said that Smith made him want to throw up.  However, they didn't do their homework and all of their posturing and posterboards were for naught. Jack Smith was not with Fanni Willis at an Atlanta Hawks game, he was at a Hawkeyes basketball game in Maryland with his wife.  The look on Katie Britt's face as she came face to face with her "Oh, Shit!" moment rocketed around the internet because they had everything wrong.  Her look is priceless.

They allowed Jack Smith to tell the truth about the Orange Anus because they thought they were going to nail him with a lie... and they utterly failed.

Orange, Red, and Blue

Good Morning, Afternoon, and Evening people.  Weather forecasters are predicting that our high this afternoon will be in the low 70s (F).  Tomorrow's high should be in the mid 70s (F).  Temps are supposed to increase until Saturday, at which time rain is going to once again come into the picture.  Some forecasters are predicting at least an inch of rain on Sunday... again.  We had rain this past weekend thanks to a Nor'easter.  If this keeps up, I'm going to have to mow my lawn again.

So, I worked yesterday and a change happened.  Around 5 PM I was called back to the office.  Usually when you get called back you've done something... wrong.  Being the wonderful associate I am, I knew that couldn't be the case.  I was correct.  My position has been changed, and I have no problem with that.  I am no longer a Flooring Specialist, which means no more sales goals, credit card goals, or measure goals.  I am now a Flooring Aisle Maintenance Associate, at my same rate of pay, of course.  The change was done because corporate only allows so many hours for specialists and that number is predicated by the total dollars in sales.  Basically, our flooring sales aren't high enough to warrant 2 full time and 2 part-time specialists.  This is actually fine with me, because I've really gotten tired of having to call people up to try and talk them into buying a flooring installation.  In my mind, this is a win, win situation.

And I'd like to remind you about the Orange Anus and Carrier, the A/C company.

Back in 2016 there was a big "to do" about Carrier moving its manufacturing to Mexico, and Orangie intervened.  He was going to save all of those jobs.  One of his deals was struck (do you know where this is going?) and jobs were saved.  800 jobs remained in the US, however 1400 from one Carrier plant moved down to Mexico.  Other Carrier jobs followed.  I'm bIringing this up because yesterday Orangie made a big announcement about a steel plant opening in Iowa, a $15 billion steel plant.  Iowa, a very Red state, is very close to turning Blue, and Orangie is scared shitless, hence his $15 billion lie.  We all know that plant will never be built, let's just hope that the Iowans have grown smart enough to know how much Orangie lies.

The Rats Are Learning Too Late

Good Morning World.  Our outside temps here in Central PA are in the low 60s (F).  They will climb into the high 60s (F) this afternoon, but that's just the beginning of a mini-warmup.  By Thursday we should be flirting with the low 80s (F) and no, this is not Indian Summer, or whatever you call the annual fall warmup in your neck of the world.  Things might get a lot warmer, too, because there is a "planetary heatwave" (meteorologist word) heading towards California.  That wave will move east, they always do.

Yesterday was a full day at work, and boy were things slow.  We had to deal with rain in the morning and national football in the afternoon.  Because we are centrally located (literally), we have Giants, Eagles, Ravens, and Steeler fans... oh, and Commodore fans, too.  This means that football lovers can pick their poison, so to speak.  No matter which team is playing, shoppers stay home, except for the Asians who are into soccer. 

So, I've begun playing Kingdom Come, Deliverance II and so far there's far more dialog than sword play.  Last night I did have to cook up a chamomile decoction to save Henry Capon, back in the 15th century many people attempted to ply alchemy.  This means I now have a recipe book to carry around.

This pic has garnered so much negative press, the words "negative press" might be an understatement.  It was posted by Dan Scavino Jr., a man who went from being a golf club manager to being Orangie's White House Personnel Manager because.... golf?  Perhaps?

These people are going to be brutalized when the real world tears their delusional world asunder.  I don't think many will survive.

I saw on "Joe, My God," that the Orange Anus attempted to sell American weapons systems to Communist China.  He's still desperately trying to perfect the art of the deal.

And I got a decent chuckle this morning from Steve Beschloss, a conservative writer who is profoundly against this administration.  He's reporting that those Republican Senators and Congressmen who've gone home to work on their re-election campaigns, are horrified to learn that 71% of American utterly despise the Orange Anus.  I've" already mentioned "delusional world," so if you listen closely, you can hear those seams beginning to rip apart.  These people simply refuse to understand that they have become the ultimate minority group.  As Beschloss said, "the rats are learning too late that they should have jumped ship long time ago."

Who's Next

 Our outside temp is in the high 50s (F) and we have high wind gusts.  We are being hit by the outer bands of the Nor'easter.  Looking at the weather maps, the storm appears to have come ashore in New Jersey with the heaviest rains drenching Philadelphia... meaning this is a big storm.  Our high today will hit the low 60s (F).  Inside, the temp seems to have settled at 68 (F).  Believe me, that's a nice temp for transitioning to cooled Autumn temps.

This will be a short one because I slept in until 7.  Usually I'm up at least an hour earlier, however this happens when you're dealing with cooler temps and warming blankets.

I got 2 more measures yesterday, which means I'm leading the department.  That's not bad for a part-timer.

And there was food!  As I said before, we're having our Success Sharing bonus and to celebrate we're having Fiesta Days, with tacos and tortillas.  And there's no supervision meaning us grazers can... well, graze to our heart's content.

I saw this picture and thought, hhhhmmm, I wonder who's next.

Evidently Iran has said that a peace deal is on the table, the same deal that's been on the table since June.  The Orange Anus said, "no deal."  He's also said that the bombing campaign will begin again after the midterms.  Speculation is that he's actually threatening the United States.  What he's really saying is "vote Republican or I'm going to devastate your lives with high gas prices, high food prices, higher prices all around."  This is not the "art of the deal," but then he never was the wheeler dealer he claimed to be.  That's why he has all of his bankruptcies.  He's dumb.  He has no idea how bad the retribution is that's coming his way.  Some Republicans are figuring that out, like Byron  Daniels.  This is a good thing.  Enjoy their fear.

Republican Mistakes

Here comes the Nor'easter... sort of, well, right now we have a lot wind.  The rain is predicted to start off as showers this afternoon.  Looking at a map, I can see that the rain bands are moving past Philadelphia and moving in our direction.  We're supposed to get heavier rain late this afternoon and over night.  The skies are not expected to begin clearing until Monday.  Since I work the next 3 days, that's fine with me.

I had lunch yesterday with one of my editors, he has the first 10 chapters of The Body in the Words.  I told him to be as critical as possible; you need to be able to take the bad news with the good.  He said, "you're meandering a bit."  And I said, "a lot of none essential horseshit?"  His response:  "you could say that,"  Long story to short:  Much of those first 10 chapters is on the chopping block.  Not surprisingly, I was hoping he'd say something like that because I was meandering.  There was a time when I thought every word I wrote was sacred.  Not anymore.  Most readers don't want to sit back and say to themselves, "that's profoundly holy."  Nope.  They want the story to move.  Progression is better than deviation.

The same thing holds true for this administration.  There is nothing more devious than a Republican, and that includes all manner of conservatives, a group of soulless humans who care about nothing but themselves.  I think they pride themselves on the fact that their hearts are empty.  You can't hurt their feelings, but you can piss them off.  Believe me, there are times when pissing them off is much more rewarding than simply hurting their feelings.  When they're pissed off they make mistakes, and Lord have they been making mistakes.

Anyway, I posted this picture on Facebook noting  how those suffering from dementia frequently suffer from uncontrollable outbursts, in fact, that a primary symptom of being dementiated. 

And someone named Dave, who's Facebook account does not have a profile picture, left a negative comment.  Posting a negative comment while trying to stay in the dark is a terrible mistake.  Anonymity has no validity.  How can Dave ever be taken seriously when he chooses to remain in the shadows?

One of the super big mistakes Republicans are making is not holding Townhalls.  When Republicans do hold Townhalls, they seem to always end up leaving early; they don't like dealing with confrontation.  They hate having their constituents accuse them of wrongdoing.  This has been another big mistake by Republicans, the belief that once they're elected they no longer need to listen to those who voted them into office.  They mistakenly believe that once elected they can say, "shut up! we're in charge!"  You would think that after so many years they would have learned from their mistakes.  They haven't.  They will never learn.

A Matter of Time

Our outside temp here in Central PA was a cool 48 (F) this morning when I climbed out of bed.  My downstairs thermostat registered the inside temp as 66 (F).  We have definitely returned to sweat shirt/pants weather.  This afternoon our high is supposed to be in the low to mid 70s (F), again, not bad.  Tomorrow, however, a pesky Nor'easter is supposed to bring us more rain... like we need it.

Yesterday much was accomplished besides a baking of the bread.  The front lawn was mowed, too.  The upstairs (1st floor for you Europeans) was winterized.  

And I downloaded a new video game.  This means I just finished Star Wars, Zero Company.  I'd like to say that this was a super game... but to be honest, it was just okay.  My biggest problem was that it wasn't long enough.  Quests were on some odd timetable, you only had 3 or less cycles to play them before they disappeared.  Once they were gone, they were completely gone, the only way you could play through them was by going back to an earlier saved game.  The new game is Kingdom Come, Deliverance II and takes place in Bohemia in the 1600th century.  There is lots of melee.  You can find a lot of joy in clubbing the hell out of a Westphalian. 

I also learned yesterday that I can subscribe to Netflix through my T-Mobile and save myself  $9 a month.  I will be doing that later this morning.  I can also do the same thing for Apple TV and save myself $11, but since I've already paid for a year, I have to see how that works.

And Orangie met with Xi yesterday and, once again, revealed his soul to the world.  

The important thing about this picture is not the rage on Orangie's face or the fact that Melanoma looks just as furious, rather it's the look on Xi's face as he observes their souls at close range.  You can bet the bank Xi's going to avoid the terribly thin ice that Orangie and Melanoma are skating on.  He knows that it's just a matter of time.

I've signed up get updates from The Washington Sun, which is made up of many of the reporters who used to work for The Washington Post until they were let go.  Their criticisms of Orangie and his administration ar pretty much on point.  I like to think of them as the attack wing of Meidas Touch.  They pointed out this morning how the only thing which might save Republicans in the House would be to come back to Washington and try to pass some sort of affordability legislation.  The point was made that this will never happen because Republican Congressmen are too busy back in their own districts fighting for their very lives.  This is the Orangie effect.  What's amazing is that they idolized Orangie so much they failed to understand how much hatred he was generating throughout the entire United States.  Now, they too, realize it's just a matter of time.

The Helipad, And How Not To Use It

We had 48 (F) this morning when I woke up.  That's a chilly start to the day.  We are supposed to have full sunshine today with an afternoon high in the upper 60s (F).  Tomorrow's high is predicted to be in the mid 70s (F).  That'll be nice.  We are approaching the waiting time of Autumn, when we wait to see how long it will be until we turn on our heat.  I realized last night that I need to throw another blanket on the bed.

Yesterday was a combo of busy and lazy.  I slept in, so everything got off to a late start.  Then I went out to lunch with my friends Tami and Ann.  I had fried chicken tenders and waffle fries, very tasty.  Of course, after that, I was lazy, you know how it is sometimes after a meal.  And I was rather pleased with myself for not getting desert.

Then last evening I downloaded a book on Pilates for men and was surprised to see some of the mobility exercises I'd been doing with Trainwell were listed.  Mobility is important as we get older.  Nothing stays the same.  Too many people fail to understand that adapting doesn't stop when you hit a certain age.  

I'd said I'd be either baking bread or making pasta today, well, the bread won out, so John, I'll be dropping the blow by blow pics of pasta making in the future.

And that nasty, drag-along cold I had is gone.  

For those who haven't seen this yet, here's a picture of Orangie raging at his helicopter pilot courtesy of a Reuters photographer.  

Why is he screaming?  You see this old fool doesn't like walking on grass, so he had a tax payer funded helipad built near the White House.  However, because he's an idiot, he said, "put it there," and pointed to a spot.  The new  tax payer funded pad was constructed... close to the White House.  In fact, the pad is too close.  There are safety issues with landing there, so pilots are touching down on the grass, meaning that Orangie still has to walk on the grass.  Remember, everything he touches dies.

And while I'm happy that the press are again going to be covering him, I'm also cringing.  You seek the press are going to be bringing their microphones with them, which means we're going to be hearing his voice ad nauseum.  Shit.

The Good Thing

The temp in the house dropped down to 70 (F) overnight.  Last night was great sleeping weather, as they say. Temps are going to be warming up, at least that's what the forecasters are saying. Yesterday's high was around 61 (F), today we're supposed to top off at around 67 (F).  That's fine.  Forecasted highs for the next 2 weeks are supposed to be in the mid 70s (F), so the time has come to take out the small window A/C units I have in the bedroom and workout out room.

My cancelation of Trainwell was official yesterday.  They officially thanked me, agreed with me that my trainer was outstanding, but said nothing regarding my suggestion that they initiate senior citizen rates.  If anyone is interested in an online trainer, I recommend them, at least for a few months.  I used them for a total of 9 months, and while they'd basically like you to from a lifetime commitment, that didn't happen. 

I had lunch at Pinera yesterday and I have to say I was disappointed.  Seventeen years ago, when I was at the Carlisle store, I used to have lunch there at least once, sometimes twice a week.  Back then you could choose the type of bread you wanted, sourdough, wheat, or rye, and it was thick.  Now the menu is pretty much set and the bread is thin.  I ordered a chicken, cranberry salad on wheat and the bread began falling apart in instant I picked up the sandwich.

I used my grain grinder this morning.  Four cups of barley grain yields almost 7 cups of flour.  Tomorrow I'm going to either bake bread or make homemade pasta.

I don't have the inclination to check out such things, but others do, so after a quick glance at Threads I can report that as of an hour ago 467 fools were watching Orangie TV.

Yesterday's lunch was with my cousin and her husband, both big supporters of the ass in the White House... well, not anymore.  I'm not one to rub people's noses in their own mistakes, so mostly I remained silent, except for one statement.  Being life long Republicans, I know their shining hero has always been Reagan, so I said, "I remember when Reagan called us a shining city on a hill... that is no longer the case."  Sometimes it's the simple reminders that hurt the most.

And Orangie spoke at the United Nations yesterday.  His speech was peppered with stupidities and salted with inanities.  There were several pregnant pauses during which he anticipated applause.  Since a vast majority of the representatives had found something more interesting to look at on their phones, he received none.  This was a good thing.

Silence Is Golden

Here in Central PA we have an outside temp of 57(F), and folks, it ain't going to get much warmer today.  Our temps might eek their way into the very low 60s (F) some time this afternoon.  We also have what we call a soaking rain that began after midnight.  The rain will end later this afternoon.  Today is going to be damp and dismal, and would be good sleeping-in weather, except I have things to do.

I worked yesterday.  Management should be happy that I got 3 measures.  I also had the assistant manager who was supposed to key in my sick day, as well as my sick pay, to do just that.  As he was keying them into the system, he said, "I already did this."  The fact that nothing had been keyed proved that he hadn't.  I didn't point out the obvious.

Another work story from yesterday:  Walking down the back aisle, I ran into the store manager who had just come out of the lady's restroom.  She was holding her hands up in the air and said, "I really hate the fact that we don't have paper towels in the restrooms."  I agreed, and had a bit of a brain fart while telling her I always wen to the.... (damn, I couldn't remember lunchroom) to dry my hands.  The focus of this little story is not that I had a brain fart (we get them more often as we get older), but on the fact that someone in corporate decided that paper towel dispensers were going to be removed from restrooms.  We have hand dryers, so we don't need paper towels.  I do not doubt that this decision was based on the fact that paper towels are a waste of money and getting rid of them would help to improve the bottom line.

My grain grinder arrived yesterday.  I'll be making my first grind this afternoon.

Something happened yesterday that was nice, something that hasn't happened in a long time.  The Orange Anus did not have a press conference.  Well, that's a bit of a false statement.  He did hold a bit of a press conference, however, because the media outlets are boycotting him because of his ban of CNN, the conference was only televised on YouTube... without any microphones.  So, while his jaw flapped, the only thing viewers heard was a  low, burble, burble, burble.  And I realized that the words "silence is golden," are almost Holy.

The lack of press coverage made Orangie angry.  His approval rating has dropped to 29% and that also made Orangie angry.  The White House also launched Orangie TV on YouTube, a 24/7 channel for those who can never get enough Orangie.  As of this morning, Orangie TV had a little over 5000 hits.  I'm sure Natalie Harp is going to lie to him about that number while changing his diaper.

Warriors (Not)

And the cool days of Autumn begin.  Our daily highs will only break into the 70s (F) on Friday, if we're lucky.  Skies are going to be overcast, with drizzles expected this afternoon.  In a 2 week time period we've gone from temps in the mid 80s (F) to temps in the mid to upper 60s (F).  Very shortly the leaves are going to start changing into their fall colors.  We've had a lot of rain this summer so they might be rather brilliant this year.

And not only did I work yesterday, I made my sales goal for the week!  I didn't get any measures last week or any leads, but the money I put into the store's bank account will make someone happy.

There was a bit of a downside though.  Because of my cold, I called off on Thursday.  I actually had a voice conversation with the Operations Assistant Manager.  He put nothing into the system, however, and this morning when I checked last week's hours I was listed as having a "no call, no show."  I also put in the paperwork to be paid for those 6 hours, talking to the same assistant manager, who told me to put the paperwork next to his computer.  Surprise!  The paperwork wasn't processed either.  This means this afternoon I'm going to have to have a talk with management.

As for the cold?  Except for the occasional cough and sniffle, I'm back to normal.  

This past week was another bad week for our Department of Defense because of the unprofessional, incompetent leadership of Kegs Breath Hegseth.  America should be truly frightened by the way this low level moron's brain if functioning.  This idiot had Logan and Jake Paul speak at a meeting in the Pentagon on how to be warriors.  He is the joke of the world.

He believes that these two men, who have never been in the military, who have emotional problems, whose activities are known to be ethically and controversially questionable, are authorities on warriorism.  I do not doubt that when he hit 14 years of age his brain stopped maturing.   This would explain his alcoholism and his being partial to spousal abuse.

The Orange Anus is in New York City today.  He's supposed to  meet with the Mayor, and also speak at the United Nations.  Prepare for him to go off topic.  It's my understanding that he's quite... angry.  I've heard that those surrounding him have begun to tell him that his ego is wrong, and that a vast majority of are former allies despise him... probably not in those words.  This means his lies will be unleashed this afternoon.  His ego will bluster his words with hatred.

Bots loving Bots

Today... we will have rain.  Lots of rain, will fall.  The drizzling began shortly after midnight.  Right now we have steady rain.  This will continue for most of the day.  Our high temp is predicted to be in the low 70s (F).  By Wednesday, our high temp should be in the low 60s (F).  I don't mind those temps when we have sunny days, but that isn't going to happen.  In fact, we might have to wait until Friday for our first hit of sunshine.

I did work yesterday.  Customers in the flooring department were sparse. Business was slow.  With today's rain, I doubt if things will be better.  This means they're going to be paying me to sit there for 7+ hours.  I will just have to figure out ways to keep myself busy.  

Big changes happened in our backsplash tile aisle (say that real fast five times).  Twenty styles are now available online only.  This is not a good thing.  We always recommend that when considering tile for a new backsplash, that you buy at least one and see what it looks like in your kitchen's lighting, under your cabinets.  Styles purchased online can not be purchased individually, but need to be bought by the case.  Most people don't want to plunk down $180 for a case of tiles they may have to return to the store because they hate them.  Also, online sales slow down the process of a kitchen renovation.  

So, I used to do Twitter when it was Twitter, canceled out when it became Zitter.  Now I do Threads, which is usually fine.  Over the past few days, however, I've notice that the platform has developed a propensity for pushing pro Trump bots.  Over the past 2 days I've seen at least 4 postings by Bots claiming that their rights have improved under the Orange Anus. 

How do I know they're Bots?  I click on their name.  If you do this, you'll find out that Charlene For Jesus has 17 followers.  That's a red flag.  The odds of Charlene being a Bot are infinitesimally high.  I also look at the number of "likes" each post gets.  Bots seem to like round numbers: 1200 and 1400 seem to be very popular numbers.  When checking on the comments I usually discover that none of the commentators approve of Charlene's message, meaning they are humans responding to a Bot.  I suspect that this is because, while Bots may love Bots, they are too overwhelmed by their love to put their emotions into words.  Of course, these Bots are pure propaganda.  They are not intended to convert you into a cultist.  They are meant to instill conviction into those already cultivated.  When one of these Bots makes it into my stream, I block them rather than commenting.  Blocking breaks the algorithm.

Digging Holes

So, we'll be seeing the sun for a bit today, but then for the next week that golden globe will vanish, hiding behind a cloud.  Forecasters are saying that there are also going to be torrential rains hiding in that same cover.  Temps will barely make it into the 70s (F).  This means that Autumn has arrived.  

Yesterday was another feeling under the weather cold day.  I was taking Sudafed until I got to wondering just how long the med stayed in my system.  Well, Sudafed cause the tiny blood vessels in your nose to tighten, which why your drainage stops.  Unfortunately, it causes other blood vessels around your body to tighten, too, and is not recommended for people with hypertension (high blood pressure.)  Just as I'm  borderline glaucomic, and borderline diabetic, I'm also borderline hypertensive, so I stopped taking the Sudafed.   Lucky for me I've had this silly rhinitis for a week, they symptoms have pretty much run their course.  All I have right now is the occasional dry cough, which is good since I work this afternoon.

So most of yesterday I was napping on and off throughout the day.  Though I've been getting a lot of sleep, I don't feeling rested, so when I finish this, I'm going to go upstairs and take another nape before I go to work.

Here's another thing that Petey Hegseth needs to work on in the Accountability chapter in his skill book.

Believe me, nothing should surprise you/us by now.  Two meritorious bronze stars does not mean competence.  Petey's also shrieking that reports of a higher number of casualties for Orangie's war with Iran are much higher than either he or Orangie will admit.  He's shrieking "fake new, fake news."  Tell, me where have we heard those words before?  Except for the cultists, by now most Americans know that when they hear those words, they're lies.  

And more Main Stream Media members have been banned from the Oval Office because they're nothing but "fake news."  Banning them is not going to stop questions from being asked.  In fact, banning them will make people believe things are even worse than they already are.  These people don't understand that they're digging a hole for themselves, and the deeper they dig, the deeper they're going to be buried.

The Cold, the Chili, and the Midterms.

The temp on my inside thermostat is 76 (F), outside the temp is 71 (F), go figure.  One forecast for this afternoon has our temp in the low 80s (F), while another has our high in mid 70s (F).  That's another go figure.  Next Wednesday, if the forecasters happen to be correct, our afternoon high will be 58 (F).  That'll be a chilly day.

And I did take off yesterday because of "the cold."  The plan was to sleep away the afternoon.  Well, that sort of happened.  I have a dog who thinks that whenever I'm home, it's play time.  You have no idea how many times we played fetch with his pink pig.  I am surprised that my sides are sore from coughing, or maybe they're sore from sneezing.  Anyway, the Sudafed is good at keeping my passage clear and the coughing/sneezing to a minimum.  After I finish this, I'm going to take one and then take a nap.

I'm scheduled to have lunch today with one of my editors.  Wish me luck.

My neighbors were arguing loudly about their car this morning.  They had 2, but 1 went into the shop about a month ago, so for her to have a car she needs to drive him almost an hour to work, and then pick him up when his shift is done.   Neither is happy about this.  Making the situation worse, occasionally someone will park a small, Chevy in front of their house.  She hates  this.  I don't think she understands that she doesn't own the street.  Several times she's parked so close to the Chevy it looked like their bumpers were touching, she's going to be a bitch about this.

And I made chili with vegetables from my garden!   Tasty!!

I understand Orangie's mad at the South Koreans because they're refusing to send troop to help us in Middle East.  This happens when you shit on allies.  Honestly, we always knew he wasn't the brightest bulb in the box, but saying he is dim doesn't quite drive home the point.  He is politically inept. 

So, a judge said the administration needs to provide him with a notice in writing at least 30 days before Orangie starts demolishing the Kennedy Center.  The problem with that is our loser in Chief is just going to ignore that, because that's what he always does.

Finally, I have to chuckle every time I hear Mikey Johnson, or someone else of his ilk, saying that if the Democrats get in power Impeachment will be the word of the day for the next 2 years.  He simply doesn't understand that at this point in time, 3/4 of the American people want more than impeachments.

The Piggy Hat

Our morning temp was 69 (F) and we have rain in the form of thunderstorms on the way for this afternoon.  We're supposed to be in the mid 80s (F) today and the low 80s (F) tomorrow.  This time next week our daily highs should be in the low 70s (F).  We will officially be in Autumn, so that's about normal.

My cold is proceeding as normal.  Sometime last evening I entered the "coughing, sneezing, running nose," stage.  If this cold moves along the same trajectory as previous colds, the CSR should begin to disappear sometime this evening.  When it comes to colds, my immune system's rather good; they usually run their course in 3-4 days.  That doesn't, however, mean that those 3 days are any less unpleasant.  According to my Garmin watch (it tracks my sleep), I got about 4 hours of snooze time in last night.  

I'm supposed to work  this afternoon, but since I have the cold and we're going to have a rainy day (it's already started), I'm going to use personal time and laze away the day.  That doesn't mean I'm not going to  do anything.  I've been doing a bit of research on fingerprints.  Did you know you can do that at home?  They recommend that you use a very fine white powder, like cornstarch, for dark surfaces and a dark powder, such as cocoa, on light surfaces.  Now, I know some of you are wondering why I would be interested in doing fingerprints at home.  Well, maybe I'm doing the research for someone else.  And I might not be dusting for them in my house.  Someone else might be dusting for them... in a cottage in Ireland.

Howie turned his pig toy into a pig hat.

And a lot of people are concerned that the Orange Anus might tear down the Kennedy Center, and I don't doubt that some believe he'd understand that would be the straw breaking the camel's back, so to speak.  Well, I news for you, he doesn't give a shit what the American people think.  He never has.  He never will.  When things don't go his way, he is spiteful has hell.  So, I'd say there's a good possibility he's going to rip that memorial down.

And Congress has  been adjourned until after the mid-terms because Mikey Johnson doesn't want to deal with the impeachment of Kegs-breath Hegseth.  He knows he doesn't have the votes to save that drunkard's ass. 

I find it fascinating that for a party who has control of the House, the Senate, and the presidency, Republicans have worked very little this year.  The House has been in session just 72 days and Mikey J. keeps sending them home because there's so much legislation he doesn't want to deal with.  The Senate has spent more time in session, but then they are nothing without the House of Representatives.  As for the Orange Anus, no president has ever spent more time golfing, and signing Executive Orders, and talking about himself every time he manages to get in front of a camera.

Kraft This

We're supposed to hit 86 (F) this afternoon.  That's possible since we're already at 66 (F).  Then, the downhill temp slide begins.  Tomorrow temps are supposed to hit 84 (F) and on Friday they'll barely make it into the 80s (F).  After that our daily highs will be hovering in the mid 70s (F) with overnight lows in the low to mid 50s (F). 

Today's entry started late because for the past 2 days I've been going through a head cold, sore throaty type thing.  I don't feel bad enough to throw my hands up in the air, shrieking "I'm sick," but the stuffy head and the post nasaly drip thing can get quite frustrating.  My sister had given me some Benadryl  about a year ago and while it's not supposed to act like a diuretic, I found myself peeing every  40 minutes, so even though it did stop the nasaly crap from running down the back of my throat, I only took it twice.  In case you haven't figured it out, this whole paragraph is my way of telling you I slept poorly last night.

I don't really have too much planned today because of the stuffy, sneezy, head coldy thing.

Howie's trip to the Vet was canceled.  Here's a thing I learned recently:  Labrador retriever ears are more  susceptible to ear infections than other dogs.  The solution:  instead of cleaning his ears every few months they need to be cleaned every week.

As most of you know, I heat my house with natural gas.  I think it's expensive.  Well, as things turn out, it's not going to be as expensive as home heating oil.  Here's a thing I learned:  home heating oil comes from the same crude oil as diesel fuel.  This means that the price of diesel fuel is going to correlate directly with the price of heating oil, or vice-versa, depending upon how you want to phrase it.  Today's cost is $5.28 a gallon, or about $1200 to fill up your heating oil tank.  Wowza!!  This is just another price Americans are going to have to pay on top of the $50 of $60 it takes to fill up your car's gas tank.

And there's no evidence that Orangie's war with Iran is going to end anytime soon.  While that's important to we home owners, keep in mind that these expenses mean nothing to the  billionaire sycophants surrounding the Orange Anus.  They simply don't care because their universes revolve solely around their own selfishness and greed.  To them, we are nothing.  

And what about the Ed Shereen major faux pas?  He thought he could cater to the billionaire Robert Kraft by staying on the fence.  Ed kicked Macklemore off the tour because of a pro-Palestine speech.  So, all of Ed's opening acts quit.  This morning, Ed's sound engineers quit.  This is not only Ed's problem, it's Bobby Kraft's, another one of those wannabe demi-gods.

Mitch Rolls In

The temp was 68 (F) when I left work last evening.  When I woke up this morning, the outside temp was 49 (F).  We are definitely experiencing a cooling off.  We're about a week away from Autumn, and I'm ready.  By next week our daily highs should be in the upper 60s (F) to low 70s (F), that's sweater weather; time for the cozy comfort of sweatpants and sweatshirts.

So, my flooring sale went through yesterday, that should keep management happy.  The only thing that will make them glum is the fact that I haven't gotten a measure so far this week.  This is the time year when people start to consider new flooring for the holidays; they want to impress during the holiday get togethers.  However, the price of diesel fuel has a direct influence on how much we charge for products, as well as the amount that people are willing to pay.  So, we may be hitting a very dry season.

I did get a morning workout in yesterday.  I'm taking the bits and pieces of my Trainwell workouts and repurposing them into something new and exciting.  I haven't actually canceled my subscription, but that will happen shortly.

I'm also considering buying a grain grinder and milling my own flour.  I'm seeing a lot of good things about spelt, which is an ancient wheat.

After 3 months, a rather slack jawed Mitch McConnel returned to work yesterday.

He is non-mobile, meaning he needs to be rolled to where ever he needs to go.  There are no pics of him voting, but supposedly he did.  He can't seem to keep his mouth open for very long.  As someone said, he is becoming the poster child for elder abuse.  

One of the suspected reasons we have so many tech billionaires saying we need to slow down AI is that it's generating no income.  Expenses are going through the roof, but there are apparently very few buyers for the services it provides.  This is not good for Orangie's son, Donny Jr.  He is heavily invested in an AI company, which is the main reason Orangie's shrieking that we need to go full speed with AI.    As is always the case with Orangie, it's always about the greed.

Not the Case

We have 69 (F) outside.  There is a bit of a cool weather front moving though the area, so  temps will only  climb few degrees today.  Yesterday, they got warmer than the forecasters had been predicting.  The outside temp was 86 (F) when I left the store at 6 PM.  How long will this cooling trend last?  A few days. Temps are supposed to warm up again on Thursday, but then most of next week is going to be rainy.

And I did work yesterday, and it was boring.  The sale that was supposed to come in, didn't.  I discovered a $40 charge against my sales goal without any backup.  I suspect things are going to get worse.

As I'd said in an earlier blog, I'd put some thought in to monetizing Riding On, well, that ain't happening.  They have too many problems with the blog, one being, as they say, consistency.  I'm too much of a generalist.  There were other reasons, like possible bestiality....  I suppose that means I post too many pictures of Howie in compromising positions.  And here I thought all they'd be looking at is the number of hits my blog gets daily.  That is not the case.  I suppose if I were more ambitious, but again, that's not the case.  Maybe if I were younger and didn't mind putting the time and effort into giving them what they want, but again....  

And for those who missed this, the Orange Anus actually took 3 planes to Ireland, this number does not include the 5 transport planes which carried his Secret Service and quite a few specialized vehicles because, like any other emperor, he needs a massive motorcade.

Why 3 planes?  He's afraid someone's going to try and shoot him out of the sky, and 3 planes means there are 3 separate targets.  This is him trying to be a sly old fox.  This is, of course, not the case.  No one is going to waste a single missile, let alone 3, to shoot him down.  Nope.  Those who would like him dead, are going to wait and watch the American people stomp the shit out of the Republican party.

And when he was in Dublin, quite a few people were talking about him walking around with a broken shoe.  Believe me, his shoe was not broken.  His problem is that his cankles were so huge, he couldn't put his foot into his shoe, and was walking around with the back of his foot on the heel of his shoe.  I don't mean to insult anybody, but that is so white trash.

Sourpuss Trump

And  we have rain.  Serious drizzling is occurring. Today's afternoon high might reach the mid 70s (F). Just a remind, the start of Autumn is less than 2 weeks away.  For those who love the heat of summer and who live in Central Pa, fear not.  California is going through a heat thing right now and since the Earth spins on an axis, that thing will move east.  However, whether that thing edges a bit north on its eastward journey, or moves parallel, staying mostly to the south is anybody's guess.

Work yesterday was boring.  Today, because of the overcast skies, and on and off drizzle, things will slower.  While being bored is not fun, getting paid to be bored isn't bad.  Besides, that sale I thought I lost looks like it might go through this afternoon.  Unfortunately, that sale will not be large enough for me to hit my sale's goal for this week, but then my goal is rather high for a part-time associate.

I just got a weather update, the rain is supposed to end in a few hours.  This would be really good sleeping weather.

And Orangie is in Ireland, and the Irish people are having none of his bullshit.  He left a 3 minute meeting with Prime Minister looking cranky as hell.  She didn't fawn like a sycophant.  We need more world leaders treating him like the moldering dung heap he is.  This is what you call a sourpuss. 

Of course, we suddenly have all those wannabe big brains now telling us we need to begin slowing down the development of AI.  One of the researches said that it might kill the human race in 10 years, however, he didn't say how.  There are 2 schools of thought, one is that AI will do something insidious to destroy us, the other is that the AI bubble is going to burst causing the world's economy to come crashing down.  Such an event would not wipe out humanity, however, it would decimate the billionaire class.  I'm thinking the researcher was talking about the latter, especially with the likes of Sam Altman, and Elonia Musk; without their bank accounts, these people are nothing.  

The Saudis find Karma

We've got 62 (F) outside and once again, the temps are predicted to hit the low 80s (F).  We did manage to hit that 80(F).  We're going to be repeating yesterday's forecast today.  If those people who predict the weather are correct, our daily highs from now on should be sailing through the upper 70s (F).  That is until we get to Indian Summer.

Yesterday was quite the solemn day.

Berkheimer's came to service my furnace around 0800.  The tech was training a new person.  He said he was supposed to do both the furnace and the central air.  I told him to just do the furnace, I'll have him back in the spring for the central air.  My brain thinks that the furnaced should be serviced prior to the heating season, and the central air prior to the cooling season.  I guess it doesn't really matter.  I shall have to work on being more flexible since have both units serviced at the same time will cost me less money.

The pain of 9/11 seemed stronger on this anniversary, perhaps because so much of what's happening today in the world seems to stem from that moment in our history.  

I did go to my local Giant supermarket for fresh fruit and bones for Howie.  While I was there, I bought him a new toy.  A pink pig.  He loves it.

I understand the Orange Anus gave a... "fiery," speech at the Pentagon yesterday, after he woke up from his nap.  I don't know if it was fiery or not, since I didn't see a single clip on social media other than those of him snoozing away.  By now most people know, except for his cultists, that every time he opens his mouth, the only thing that comes out is yada, yada, yada.  He is not now, nor will he ever, be considered a wise man.  One of the things not included in his yada, yada, yada was that the Saudis asked him to attack Yemen.  To be honest, I don't doubt they expected him to do what they wanted, after all, isn't that why they paid him $5+ billions of dollars?  Unfortunately for the Saudis, America has wasted so many bombs and missiles on Iran we don't have them to spare.  And the Houthis, from Yemen, have taken over a major Saudi pipeline. If the Saudis want the Houthis stopped, they're going to have to use their own army, and Orangie's war will expand.  Expect gas to get more expensive soon.  And what is Orangie planning on doing?  Play golf in Ireland.  So, what we're seeing might possibly be the beginning of Karma for the Saudi Royal Family, since they were the ones who funded 9/11.

Where Were You on 9/11?

Today's weather looks to be a repeat of what we had yesterday, though the forecasters were wrong, thunderstorms did not strike.  Around 10:15 PM, I left Howie out for his final pee and there did seem to be a slight drizzle falling... possibly.  The very light rain, if that what was falling, was evaporating before hitting the ground.  Anyway, today's going to be much of the same thing.

Work was really slow yesterday.  Customers were buying, but not in the flooring department.  I'm fairly certain that I lost a sale because our installers took too long to get back to us on a simple question.  To be honest, the installers weren't the only ones to blame.  My customers wanted to put our top of the line vinyl plank flooring over a ceramic tile floor.  The flooring they chose has no problem with this, however, when the quote was built an expensive charge was added to rip up and haul away the tile.  This is not what the customer wanted.  Instead of getting back to us in a timely manner, waited... and waited, until finally sending us an email officially telling us there was no need to rip up that tile.

Today, is the anniversary of 9/11, 2001.  Hundreds of millions of Americans can pinpoint the exact moment when the tragic news broke.  I was working in the accounting department for International Paper, and I found out when my mom called me at the office.  The first thing she said when I answered the phone was "David, a plane just flew into the World Trade Center."  International Paper had a distribution center directly across the river from the World Trade Center and many of the associates working there were out on the loading dock watching the tragedy unfold.  Since we were the accounting hub, someone was always on the phone with us.  Shortly after the 2nd plane hit, our trucks were told to return to the distribution center.  Drivers were stuck in traffic.  People on the phone to us were crying.  Someone had a small black and white TV in their car and brought it in, and over 50 associates stood silently watching the horror unfold.  That's where I was on 9/11.

And Trumpaloozza's over.  While a vast majority of Americans are remembering 9/11, the Washington Post's headline was not about that horrific moment, rather their lead story was about JD Vance taking over the mantle of the GOP.  This should come as no surprise.  Bezo's propaganda rag will always bend in the direction of another possible tax cut.  How badly did Trumpaloozza fail?  Only the super, hardcore cultists showed up and many of them were surprised at how empty arena was.  Their lack of numbers is a message they will never understand.

Hasan Piker's Hotter than UGI

Today's probably going to be a hot one.  Our outside temp is already at 73 (F).  We have a 55% + chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon, and then the temps begin to fall.  We are, after all, less than 2 weeks from the start of Autumn.  

Cooler temps will help with the utility bills... somewhat, but not much.  I heat with natural gas, and was always under the impression that they were lower than the national average because of the extensive fracking in Pennsylvania.  Well, I did some research yesterday.  I was terribly mistaken.  Heating by natural gas is actually higher here than the average cost.  Some states, like Wyoming and Nebraska, where you'd think natural gas bills would be higher, are more than a bit lower.  Why do we pay so much more here in PA?  Because the distributors, like UGI, tack on so many extraneous charges onto your bill.   For August, I'm paying $3.45 for the commodity, that's the natural gas, I'm also paying $3.61 for them to distribute the gas.  Those 2 charges aren't bad.  However, I'm also paying a $16.31 Customer Charge.  That's right, I'm paying to be a customer.  And that $16.31 is not a fixed rate.  The more gas I use, the higher my Customer Charge is, which is why, while being on the budget program, my average bill is $103 per month. The real problem is corporate greed.

I'll be working this afternoon.  I'm betting the store will be slow.  

And the GOP is having a midterm convention in Da Las.   Don't believe me?  All you have to do is look at their podium.

That's right, one of the Ls fell off, so the midterm election is no loner taking place in Dallas, it's been moved to Da Las.

And boy is that arena empty.  When Orangie talks about it being packed, he's talking about the first 27 rows on the floor.  Anyone who got a free ticket was moved to the floor.  I find it amusing that none of the "official" cameras are moving back past that 27th row.  There are thousands of empty seats.  So many loyal Republicans are staying home, just like they will in the midterms.

You know they're getting desperate when the put a picture of Hasan Piker wearing only a Speedo on the Jumbotron, though they didn't want too much definition, so they pixilated the Speedo.

And Orangie's going to send us all a $5000 check if Republicans win in November.  That's called bribery, and election interference, and I'm sure we'll get that check right after we get the Doge check for $5000.

Star Wars Zero Company

Crap, our overnight temp failed to drop below 70 (F) and that means we're going to be in for a hot day.  Will we hit 90 (F)?  Possibly.  Our afternoon will be skimming along in the upper 80s (F).  That's pretty much a given.  After today, temps are predicted to drop, though I don't know if this is something you can bet on.

Yesterday was sort of a meh day.  This doesn't mean I didn't get things done.  That is not the case.  Two loads of laundry, dishes cleaned, made the Vet appointment for Howie's ear.  the soonest they can fit me into their busy schedule is next Tuesday. That appointment might actually get canceled.  When I cleaned his ear this morning, it was obviously less inflamed than yesterday, so if Monday rolls around and it's looking normal I will cancel that appointment and save myself some money.

Patty MacNeil, a detective from Belfast, along with 2 day sergeants, Holmes and McAlister, have entered The Body in the Words.  Bally Seamus is too small a town to have it's own Detective so Patty's going to be making the commute.  She finds the binoculars on the table... curious.  Gee, I think I forgot to mention the binoculars.  Well, they're truly irrelevant to the plotline.  You should forget I mentioned them right this minute.

I've had my fill of Balder's Gate 3 for the time being, so I started a new game last evening.  Star Wars Zero Company is a tactical, turn based game that should keep me busy for 30 - 40 hours.  This was a needed change.  I'm back to shooting guns and throwing hand grenades, and there's no need to memorize 20 - 30 different spells and cantrips.  An interesting thing about the new Star Wars game is that no Jedi are involved, so there's no using the Force to fly through the air, or bend metal with your mind.

So, the Orange Anus spread his old lie about being at the Towers on 9/11 yesterday.  He was never at Ground Zero.  He spent those terrible hours watching the TV in his office, and later in the afternoon, after the towers had collapsed, bragged to a radio station that he now owned the tallest building in New York City.  He might be the best and most ultimate weapon the Democrats have against his evil regime.

And the tariff war with Canada is heating up.  Orangie's supporters need to chalk this up as another loss.  I don't doubt that behind the scenes his administration is frantic.  That this should happen so close to the midterms, and the GOP is going to stick with him.  They will be prosecuted.  

If trade war isn't enough, his war with Iran is heating up again.  Ships are being attacked.  The price of Brent Crude is over $100 a barrel.  Gasoline will soon be up to $4.50 a gallon.  Diesel will hit $6.00 a gallon.  Everything is going to get so expensive.  As the mood in America turns against the Republican party, their liars will keep on lying, but then all they've ever had are lies.

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The Ultimate Disloyalty

Our temp dropped down to 51 (F) overnight.  Good sleeping weather.  Today's high is supposed to, once again, be in either the high70s (F) or low 80s (F).  No rain is in the forecast.  Looking ahead, the only change is expected to be a slow decline in temperatures.

I worked yesterday.  Business was booming during the morning hours, however, the instant I punched in we began losing customers.  This meant that I got my steps in early.  Staffing was low, almost all part-timers; this is normal.  Some full timers worked 40 hours and got  8 holiday hours, most worked 32 hours with their holiday pay.  You want to give your full time associates a holiday off.  This helps with your payroll expense.  Food was also provided: pulled pork or chicken, and mac & cheese.  No beverages, no salty snacks like chips.  There were leftovers, so I brought home some pulled pork and mac & cheese.  Howie got most of the pork.

Speaking of Howie, he has an ear infection so I'm going to have to take him to the Vet.  I truly dislike taking him to the Vet because like any other retailer, they like to fill your shopping cart to the brim.  They will pump your pet full of what they have decided are now "standard" medications that in reality are completely unnecessary.  They get angry when you refuse "standard" meds since that takes revenue out of their bank account.

And I learned yesterday that these pretty white flowers growing along my fence Sweet Autumn Clematis and they are an aggressively invasive plant.  So this means trimming and pruning every fall.

And they're giving away free tickets to Orangie's midterm convention.  The MAGA brand has become so toxic no one wants to attend.  If you do decide to go and you want to stay on the cheap side rather than splurge, you can have your picture taken with JD Vance and it will only set your bank account back $25,000.  Since this is JD we're talking about, you might get a bit of a discount if you bring along a loveseat.

Evidently the official White House Labor Day video, one that wasn't AI slop celebrating the Orange Anus's fantasies, was of a pen being put together on an assembly line.  Not a single human being was in  the video.  Basically, they celebrated Labor Day by showing that machines do things better than people.

Rumors are swirling that Kegsbreath Hegseth's head may be on the chopping block.  This is not because he's doing a horrific job, rather the horrific job he's doing is making the Orange Anus look bad, and that is the ultimate form of disloyalty.

Anniversary

Our outside temp was 55 (F) when I woke up this morning.  That meant we had good sleeping weather last night.  Today's high will be either in the high 70s (F) or the low 80s (F).  I don't really care because I'm going to be working on this Labor Day.  The forecast for this week has been revised down.  We will no longer be having highs in the low 90s (F).  Instead, they will be cresting in the upper 80s (F), which is a step in the right direction for Autumn.

And I did work yesterday.  Things were slow.  We're in a holiday weekend and the only shoppers we're going to be getting are those looking for a sale.  Our appliance section did well.  That's where the deals are.  As a result, I got my steps in fast.  And, of course, today is the actual holiday.  As usual, I work.  They're bringing in food.  Someone said mini-tacos.  I guess that means we're going to be eating teeny, weeny, tiny tacos.

And then this happened as well.  

Overnight the Orange Anus has been pumping out all sorts of AI slop on his Truth Social account and bragging about all of the billions of dollars he's made while president.  This is against the law, but why would he care about that.  In his addle-paddled brain he is above the law.  Rules and Regulations have no meaning to him because he's special.  His idea of helping Republicans get out the votes for the midterms is to throw a mini-Republican convention in order to celebrate himself.  Two nights long, he will be speaking on the first night... and in case that isn't enough for his cultists, he's going to be repeating his performance on the 2nd night as well.  I understand Republicans are coming up with excuses to avoid his ego extravaganza.  Sorry guys, it ain't gonna help.  Perhaps you should have thought about your future in politics before selling your soul to the Orange Anus.

Sometmes

So we got down to 61 (F) overnight.  I did get out the red blanket.  Sleeping was fine.  According to those in charge of predicting the weather, today's temps will not be climbing out of the 70s (F).  That's fine.  I do enjoy the changing of the seasons.  Except for about 2.5 weeks of blistering heat, this summer hasn't been that bad here in Central PA temperature wise, however, we did get those storms.  As a customer said to me at work yesterday, "we've had some very unusual storms."  They've been large, for one thing, covering 3-4 counties with thunder and lightning at the same time.

I worked in the Paint department yesterday.  I like mixing paint.  I get to chat with a lot people about a host of different subjects.  I once had a young man hand me one of Jesus's business cards.  I told him he could keep it, that solicitation was not allowed in the store.  While he didn't raise his voice, he did tell me that I was "damned and would burn in hell for all eternity."  These people are rare.  Mostly, people chat about their paint projects.  Some of them are fascinating.  Yesterday I talked with 2 different customers who were paint brick, one was a fireplace, the other a cinderblock wall in her basement.; different types of brick, different types of applications.  It's fun to help people.

My front porch is large, around 7 feet by 10 feet.  Sometimes things walk on my front porch, sometimes birds, sometimes squirrels.  Sometimes Howie sees them and finds them fascinating.

And yesterday Orangie did the unimaginable.  He went from Orange to Brown.  Someone said that Natalie Harp told him he'd look younger as a brunette.  People are laughing, and sometimes they're just at a loss of words.

And the comedy team of Witkoff and Kushner met with Brownie's blow bro Vlad.  There's a clip of them showering him with praise.  One of the things Witkoff said was "years from now we'll look back on this and your story will be the greatest."  Yepper, an American said that to a war criminal.  Sometimes stupid people say stupid things.  Sometimes history looks back and says, "yep, that was the greatest piece of ass kissing ever recorded."

Testosterone

We had no rain yesterday.  None last night either.  Right now, the sun's shining and we have a temp of around 71 (F).  According to some forecasts, our high this afternoon will be in the low 80s (F), according to others we'll be in the the high 70s (F).  I don't really care about this afternoon's weather since I'm working.

Yesterday was rather meh.  I did a little cleaning, baked a blueberry thingy by dashing a number of ingredients into a bowl, stirring briskly, and than baking the batter in the oven.  I ended up with something like a cakie cookie that will be going with me to work this afternoon as a snack.  

And sometime yesterday I realized that Friday was the beginning of a holiday weekend.  Some people will have a 3 day holiday, others 4 days.  Being my age and semi-retired I'm on a holiday most of the time, so all this holiday means to me is an extra 4 hours holiday on my check.

I'm also celebrating (not the right word) 18 years with the orange retailer I work for.  That means as of midnight last night, I have 80 hours of paid vacation on the books just waiting to be taken.  Yes, I earn vacation pay.  I'm also still accruing personal time.  I told management I should get a cake for my anniversary.  That ain't gonna happen.  

 Here's a picture of the blueberry thingy.

I see that Kegsbreath Hegseth's mandatory testosterone testing for all military personnel over 30 has been changed to voluntary testing.  Testosterone therapy is also on a voluntary basis.  I'm sure this must aggravate Kegsbreath to no end, since he believes masculinity is defined by screaming testosterone levels.

Keggie's also having senior military personnel take polygraph tests in an attempt to find out who's leaking all the bad news about him.  Leaks like the letter detailing his incompetence signed by a number of high ranking members of our military.  Maybe, instead of a testosterone test, Keggie should just take a competency test.  Of course, you have to remember he was put into his position, not because of his experience as a 2 Bronze Star officer, but because he and the Orange Anus are driving down the same lingo lane in the land of delusion.  Both seem to believe that a loud voice and a good coat of face paint will cover up their ineptitude.

Solving a Problem Like Maria

This afternoon's high is supposed to be in the low 80s (F).  We have 71 (F) right now.  The sun is shining.  Though, as we should all expect by now, there is a threat of thunderstorms this afternoon.  In fact, for the next week our afternoons are going to be threatened by thunderstorms.  Highs are expected to be in the mid to upper 80s (F), though there does seem to be a cooling trend on the horizon.  This is a good thing.  Everyone I know is ready for Autumn.  Though what late Autumn and Winter are going to be like is anybody's guess since El Nino seems to be supersizing out in the Pacific.  If I'm remembering correctly, the last time we had a serious El Nino, out winter was extremely mild.  

Yesterday was quiet here.  I'm in the process of taking all of my Trainwell workouts and and modifying them, keeping certain exercises and routines and throwing others out, like squats.  Squats are out.  There are quite a few other quad and glute focused exercises in which you don't need to squat.  I did one of the preliminary routines yesterday and was rather pleased.  Other exercises will be added until I end up with a routine that runs around 50 minutes, or so.

I also broke the 3 pounds of angus ground beef I'd bought at Karn's in 8 oz servings, that's 6 servings at about 380 calories each.  Those servings should last for a while since I tend to eat more chicken and pork than I do beef.

And, of course, the breaking news was about Maria Bartiromo getting fired by Fox.

So, Fox Entertainment is no longer asking "how do we solve a problem like Maria."  I'm hearing that she has already hired a "high profile attorney."  This means that Fox is once again going to be going into court because of the Orange Anus.  They last time this happened they settled out of court with Dominion Voting, paying Dominion $787 million.  Can you hear me laughing?  Things are going to get real interesting if this makes it to the Discovery stage of the trial.

People are wondering if this means Fox Entertainment might be trying to cut the umbilical cord of propaganda between themselves and the White House.  Have they, so to speak, seen the writing on the wall?  Possibly... somewhat.  More likely I think they're trying to butter both sides of a slice of bread, cover their asses, so to speak, if the midterm elections go horribly wrong for the Republicans.  How would something like that effect their viewership?  The only time Fox will take the side of the loser is if they find that by doing so viewership is going to increase.  At this point, with Orangie's approval rating on the economy at 29% I'm suspecting they're not seeing a good return on an investment by claiming he is now one of the downtrodden.

Oh, and the government just released the jobs report for August.  Don't believe them.  ADP reported that only 38,000 jobs had been created.  Orangie's team, on the other hand, pulled the number 162,000 out of their ass.