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."

Executioner's Style

As I type here in Central PA, our outside temp is 45 (F).  This after our temp will be in the low to mid 70s (F).  Nice.  We're supposed to have full sunshine, too, that also is nice.  However, that is going to be changing tomorrow.  Isaias is tracking straight towards us.  Seriously, that hurricane's path is almost directly over my house.  We really don't need anymore rain.  Having it fall over the weekend is bad for the retail business.

Work was fine yesterday.  I spent much time in the aisles, cut a bunch of blinds, in fact, that leads to an amusing blind story.  A very pregnant woman came into the department looking for blinds.  She had her measurements and told me that she needed to have 7 cut.  No problem.  The machine we use to cut blinds is computerized, so once we have the measurements keyed in, all we have to do is hit the repeat button to cut the next blind.  While making it easier to cut the blinds, it does not speed up the process, so it takes about 3-4 minutes to cut each blind.  I had just cut her first blind when a middle-aged couple came up to me with a cellular blind.  They told me they hadn't measured, they'd brought in their old, broken blind instead. I wasn't going to change the parameters already keyed into the blind cutter and politely asked them to wait.  They had no problem with that, so they went and pulled their new blind from the shelf and waited for me to cut the remaining 6 blinds.  When finished, they gave me the old blind, as well as the new blind, once again telling me they hadn't measured, just brought in the old blind.  So, I pulled out my handy, dandy measuring tape and measured the old blind.  I then looked at the new blind, and handed it back to them saying, "this doesn't need to be cut."  A surprised little "oh" popped out of his mouth.  Just think, if they had taken the time to measure their old blind, they wouldn't have had to wait for 20+ minutes for me to tell them their new blind did not need to be cut.

And I made chili yesterday! And it is scrumptious!

And we're going to have public executions again in this country.  This is what you get with authoritarian regimes, and the Orange Anus is a wannabe authoritarian.  Watching the internet explode in anger was amazing.  I sent a text to my brother saying this was barbaric, and he agreed with me.  He said he hoped Frankie Graham would step in and stop this insanity.  I didn't tell him Frankie's a failure, I did, however, tell him that Kegsbreath has his own pastor, an extremist named Doug Wilson.  Dougie has a BA and an MA in Philosophy, no religious training what so ever.  He has never been to a Seminary, never been to a school of Theology, he is a self-taught, self-proclaimed minister of God.  Dougie's also super big on Christian Nationalism.  Under Dougie's guidance, Kegsbreath is enjoying the biggest boner of his life.  Everyone who voted for the Orange Anus is responsible for this.  They must all be held accountable.

Booing the Demigod

Holy Hannah!  Our overnight temp did not fall into the 40s (F), but stayed in the mid 50s (F).  Yesterday's afternoon high was in the low 70s (F), today we should be climbing into the mid 70s (F), and tomorrow into the upper 70s (F), but then rain again moves into the picture, though not from Isais.  The projected tract for the hurricane is, however, going to come barreling up into central PA.  So much for the United States going a season without a hurricane.

A lot of running around was done yesterday.  My mail-in ballot was taken care of and I did some shopping, including buying a new pair of sweat pants at Dicks.  There is a certain brand that I like, but I'm not one of those people who needs to stick with brand loyalty, so I ended up buying a pair of Dick's generic brand.   The fact that the generic brand started out with a $45 price tag had a lot to do with my decision.  Seeing named brands $20 to $30 more initiated my sticker shock.  Holy schmackarinis!  I checked the tag to see where they were manufactured: Vietnam.  Geez.  And here I thought Vietnam caved so they wouldn't be hit by the tariffs... so something else must be driving up the price.  Diesel fuel, maybe?

I also took a few minutes this morning to check out my followers on Threads.  There seems to be an inordinate amount of sex workers and Musk bots who love what I say.  This morning alone, two of the Musk bots followed me.  While Threads is associated with Instagram, it's not the same.  On Insta you need to request to follow me.  I get a lot of requests from sex workers even though my profile specifically states "sex workers need not apply."  

And I found this headline in yesterday's WaPo simply fascinating.

Yeah, you read that number right, Republicans have spent over half a billion dollars on the midterms to no avail.  The belief used to be that going into an election with a large war chest would help your chances of winning tremendously.  Of course, that belief is pre Orangie.  When you have a president with a 29% approval rating, all of the buckos under your belt mean nothing.  There have been 2 leaks from the Paxton team about Orangie "dragging them down."  Orangie's ego will never let him understand this, so last night, in Texas, he stood on a stage and was loudly booed 6 times.  That's right, his lies were interrupted 6 times by protestors.  How demoralizing that must have been for his loyal cultists sitting in the audience, to have to listen to people booing your demigod.

We need much more of this, because every time it happens another pin gets stuck into the Orangie voodoo doll.

Dickey Dunkin'

Another cool night is almost over here in Central PA.  We got down to 41 (F) and my heat is on; every time I write that phrase I think of the Glenn Fry song, never, ever one of my favorites.  Anyway, our outside temp is now up  to 42 (F).  This afternoon's high is predicted to be in the low 70s (F).  That afternoon high is expected to be extended over the next several days.  This is a nice way to enter the frosty time of the year.  These temps always remind me of that old ditty:

When the nights are warm and sticky

Ain't no time for dunkin' dicky,

When the frost is on the pumpkin 

Then's the time for dicky dunkin'

Gee... I hope blogger doesn't censor me for that.

Yesterday was, for the most part, an good day.  Breakfast with the bro.  Then several loads of laundry done.  I made some rice pudding with cinnamon and raisons.  My afternoon was spent chopping out the initial verbosity of The Body in the Words.  I find it amusing that a book about murder and words might have too many... words. 

Here's a picture of my roses taken yesterday afternoon as the shadows were beginning to fall.

One of the things my brother said yesterday about the midterms, is that if they go badly for the GOP it's the party's fault.  This is patently false.  The blame falls on the shoulders of those voters who either couldn't vote for a woman, or who thought the Orange Anus wasn't going to be as bad as he is.  Since we're talking about the Republican party, both statements are true.  They have never been the brightest bloc of voters in the United States, and they have always been too quick to sweep bad morals under the rug.  The GOP is, after all, the party of Family Values.  Boy, that's a statement we haven't heard in a while, is it?  When Democrats get caught in a steamy scandal, they either lose an election or resign.  Republicans have always taken a different approach.  They always made a statement and then brought their wife on stage to tell the world she forgave her husband's indiscretions, as though it were her fault he decided to be dunkin' dicky elsewhere.  Of course, that doesn't happen anymore, just as Republicans no longer call themselves the party of Family Values.  At least they're no longer pushing that lie

A Little Later Today

 I had breakfast with my brother this morning, so today's running a little late.

We have a chilly day on tap here in Central PA.  Our high this afternoon is expected to be in the low 60s (F).  Right now our outside temp is 48 (F).  We are supposed to have full sunshine, which is nice.  Most of my windows have a southern exposure so all of that bright sunshine pouring in through them will keep things at a constant temp.  My heat is set to go on if the temp drops below 68 (F) and so far that hasn't happened.

I did work yesterday.  Things were very slow at the flooring desk, which is where I spent most of my time since I was the only one in the department.  I also did a lot of aisle work since that's my new job description.  One of the full time specialists is talking about stepping down out of his position and moving to a different department.  He sometimes rushes through his sales without checking carefully, making mistakes that management is tired of correcting.  One of the appliance specialists is thinking of doing the same thing.  He had himself switched to a plumbing sales associate so he wouldn't have any metrics, but then stayed in the appliance department because he didn't want to work in plumbing.  Well, he's an appliance specialist again with metrics and he's upset because he's not going to be held accountable.  I suspect he will end up resigning.

As for breakfast with my brother, he's against the war, yet he still supports the Orange Anus. I suspect this is because for years Republicans have deluded themselves into believing that with the right conservative leadership, massive numbers of Americans would simply choose to become conservatives.  Republicans have been delusional since Reagan, so there's no fixing them.  He did say that if the GOP suffers badly during the midterms it's their own fault.  He's still not making the connection that he, himself, is one of the  millions who are to blame simply because of who they elected.

And, of course, last night this happened.

I actually saw the clip of him saying this.  His words are directed solely at his base.  No one else in America condones this evil.  Threats like this will not make him popular, nor will they win him supporters. I don't doubt he says things like this because his dementiated brain actually believes this and has no problem with a foreign government taking out Americans on American soil.  Comments like this might be one of the reasons Fox Entertainment is no longer carrying his rallies.  Perhaps Rupert has learned that airing hate like this is like walking into quicksand, without help there is no way out, and I'm fairly certain at this point that no one is going to throw Ruppie a rope to save his network.  The truth is that the Ellisons might actually be hoping for something like that to happen, since that might propel one of their Fox Lite channels into the number one propaganda slot.

The Rallies

Yesterday our weather was crappy.  Overcast skies, with drizzles throughout the day, and a high in the low 60s (F).  Last night I turned on my heat.  The thermostat is set at 68 (F).  I wouldn't mind the low temps, but I truly am tired of all the precipitation we've been getting.  We're supposed to have sunshine for the rest of the week with temps in the mid 70s (F).  I was hoping the transition to Autumn would be quick, however these weather patterns are dashing my hopes.

Something's up with blogger again.  Bob's Saturday post showed up this morning with a posting time of 0800 this morning, however it's 0732.  

I worked in the paint department on Saturday with a paint associate who used to be a doors and windows specialist until they started moving people around.  She's unhappy.  Her hours were cut.  However, besides her part-time job with the orange retailer, she has a full time job with the state that pays well.  She was complaining because her husband was up for a promotion and didn't get it.  And all the while I'm thinking, maybe she shouldn't have bought that Lexus last year, the one she told me she still owes $26,000 on.  The icing on the cake is that she is a Republican and a supporter of the pedo in the White House, and she is still waiting for him to make things great again.

So, I plucked my last tomato from my garden this morning.  This is a beefsteak tomato, however, when you see it next to a butter knife you know it's not that beefy.

The Orange Anus doxed Republican senator Tom Cotton on Saturday by publishing his personal cellphone number.  This is the sort of thing 12 year-old children do when things aren't going their way.

Orangie is also campaigning in 17 states to support Republican candidates.  There are those who don't believe he'll survive this, and some are praying he doesn't.  I'm betting he does, though by the time his last rally rolls around his speeches are going to be so off the rails even Fox Entertainment won't be carrying them.  He had one yesterday in Mississippi and he had a crowd, sort of.  Most of the people were wearing MAGA haute couture and I knew that these were people with a poor education, and poor jobs who seriously believed  Orangie was going to make them great.

We've got less than a month before the midterms and a day doesn't go by in which the Orange Anus doesn't do something to piss off even more Americans.  This is a good thing.  Saturday evening in Ohio he told Republicans that if they all go out and vote Republican victory was going to be so big they were going to celebrate by "shoving it up the Democrats ass."  I can remember when Republicans at least made the attempt to say they had ethics, and values, and morals.  Not any more.  And if November goes badly for Republicans he's going to strike out in anger.

Prepare Yourself

We had a few showers yesterday afternoon around 4 PM as the cold front moved over us heading eastward.  No terrible storms announced the arrival of cooler temps, but they are here.  For a few  brief days T-shirt and shorts weather returned.  Those temps are fast falling away.  Today's high will be in the low 70s (F), tomorrow's in the high 60s (F).  Overnight lows will be down in the 40s (F).  This is Autumn.

Yesterday was sort of an on and off busy day.  I cleaned windows, I wished that meant that the world was a lot clearer, and it is in my backyard.  I also bought a new pair of work pants at Community Aid.  I suspect that my days of buying new clothing are over.  I am in the casual years of my life, and believe me, they are so nice.

Today is a work day, and because today is the first Saturday of the month there will be a Kid's Workshop taking place.  This means that my afternoon will be spent in the paint department.  

The East Pennsboro Newsletter arrived yesterday detailing everything that's going to be happening in the community for the next quarter.  Besides updating me on what's going on in the senior center, it also let me know that our Halloween parade is October 21.  This is important because they shut down a lot of roads for the parade and on more than one occasion I've had to take a seriously alterative route to get home from work; preplanning is imperative.

I got my mail-in ballot and it's filled out and waiting to go.

Rather than mailing it out, this year I'm going to be driving it to the drop box in Carlisle, a twenty minute ride.  

And you know the Orange Anus is going to try and do screwup the midterms.  He may try to enact the Insurrection Act to put troops at polling places, of course that will be appealed.  Even if there is a Blue Wave, he will be doing as much damage as possible until those Senators and Congressmen are sworn in.  One of the things he'll be doing is selling pardons, lots and lots of pardons.  We'll end up knowing who all is in the Epstein files because he's going to pardon each and every one of them... for a small fee.  Prepare for an onslaught of Executive Orders.  He'll be signing EOs faster than Natalie Harp can change his diaper.  He will also start stealing everything that isn't bolted down... literally.  There will also be wonton destruction in each and every government office; files will be erased, records will be copied and sold to the highest bidder, and computer systems destroyed.  George W.  did something on a lesser scale.  As a result, massive numbers of Americans will rise up and stomp the shit out of the Republican party, the conservative movement, and Evangelical Christians, holding them all to blame.

A Bad Jobs Report

So, if the forecasters are correct, we're going to be enjoying the last of our summer weather today with this afternoon's high in the mid 80s (F).  They were correct about yesterday's temp, so they're is the possibility they may be right about today's.  Just keep in mind, they're not always known for their accuracy.  Next week's overnight lows are supposed to be touching down in the low 40s (F).  With a couple of blankets on the bed that will be good sleeping weather.

Yesterday was my first day as an aisle associate, and body did I get the steps in with almost 15,000.  Since I wasn't sitting at the flooring desk, I can honestly say that I picked things up, and put things down.  Also, one of my measure customers was waiting for me when I got there and had a $3500 sale, not that it counts any more.  Mine was not the only change.  The other part-time flooring specialist is now a cashier.  I talked to her yesterday and she's quite happy with the change.  The only people not happy are the two remaining full time specialists.  Their sales goals and measure goals are now double what they were.

I have today off, so there's some shopping planned for later this morning, and then some mobility exercises for this afternoon.

And this is not good, especially for retailers.

Ah, but the Republicans aren't worried.  The Orange Anus is sending out almost a million $500 checks to individuals on Medicare claiming they were overcharged during.... are you waiting for it?  The Biden administration.  And it seems that most of these checks are being mailed to Medicare recipients in battleground states.  That's right, he's trying to buy votes.  Will the bribery pay off?  Except for his cultists who believe every word out of his mouth is holy, that $500 is not going to be enough to swing many votes in the Republican direction.  I'm curious to see if I get one of the checks.  If I do, then I know it will be an out and out bribe since, even though I pay for Medicare, I use my Veteran's Administration benefits instead.  Oh, and one final note, these checks are your tax dollars hard at work.

I was also notified by the state that I should be receiving my mail-in ballot any day now.  This year, rather than mailing it back, I'm going to be dropping it off in an official drop box.  

How Can This Be!!

We're supposed to have a scorcher today... at least an October scorcher.  Our afternoon high will be sitting in the mid 80s (F).  Humidity will be rising.  There were showers this morning, but none around my house.  Tomorrow is supposed to be a repeat of today except the showers will be storms as a cold front moves through the area.  Yepper, tomorrow's high will be in the mid 80s (F) and Saturday's high will be in the low 60s (F).  I might actually need to turn on my heat.

And yesterday was another big Autumn cleaning day!  There's spring cleaning and then there's fall cleaning.   With one you prepare to summerize your home, the other winterizes. And there are also Howie cleaning days, they happen much more frequently out of necessity.  Howie is a walking, barking, hair storm.  There are times when he is a shedding extravaganza, more so in the spring then at any other time of the year.  It's almost as though my house is super hirsute and in constant need of barbering.

I'm working this afternoon, and I will no longer be a specialist.  All of my schedules have been changed and I'm not listed as "aisle maintenance."  This means I no longer have any metrics and those measure I got last week will be processed by another associate.  That's fine with me.

This was a headline this morning's Washington Post and I have to admit that I'm a bit surprised.

Single handedly the Orange Anus is destroying the Republican Party.  I don't think that the Conservative movement is even slightly prepared to take a big one on the chin.  I can almost hear them now running around and shrieking, "How can this be!  How can this be!!"  Can you hear me laughing?  They truly did believe that the Orange Anus was going to give them the authoritarian government they've always had erotic dreams about.  Hhhmm... maybe I should have said wet dreams.  This would, of course, include Susan Clark who's always fantasized about being one of the boys.

And everyday things continue to get worse for the Republicans (their stupidity is quite amazing).  Take Marsha Blackburn, who has decided to sue Jack Smith because he asked for the call logs of a number of phones... but not the phone's contents.  Not knowing the difference, Marsha with the bad hair has decided to take Jack Smith to court.  This means there will have to be a Discovery phase during which Marsha will have to release the contents of her phone calls.  Marsha's running to be governor of Tennessee (the state where they just tried to execute a woman with 2 lethal injections and failed).  She thinks this will endear her to the voters.  I can already hear her running around and shrieking, "how can this be! How can this be!!"