The Lunatic Fringe

 For some of you it's normal to sleep in on a Saturday, for me normal is a 0530 wake-up call.  Being a morning person, I don't mind.  Unless I request off, I'm always working on Saturday.  This is the way of Retail.  This is what I told a Navy buddy of mine who's setting up a video meeting this afternoon.  I told him that I'd love to join, but these things need to be scheduled at least 4 weeks out so I can request the day off.  

AMC emailed me a survey, I'm a Stubbs ticket holder, which is their free entry level account.  I earn points towards free purchases at the concession stand with every $ I spend.  Filling out the survey earned me 500 points.  There were some interesting questions regarding my concerns of going to the movies in the time of Covid.  One of the odd questions concerned my interest on playing my video games on the big screen.  While that might be interesting, I do think seeing my Eivor on a giant movie screen might be a little overwhelming.

Oh, and snow is in the forecast.  In some places they're forecasting for 6 inches (plus).  Don't you just love that 'plus'?  That's also known as a guestimate.  All we have so far is an advisory, however when I check the map I saw that Harrisburg is just north of the warning zone.  This means they're tracking the storm to move south of us.  Also, this storm is moving slowly, so our accumulation will come from sporadic spurts.

There was a bit on NBC News about the Biden administration beginning to repair the Court system.  During the four years of the Idiot Jerk's term, McConnell shoved through a lot Cracker Jack Crazies bent on thrusting a Conservative agenda down America's throat.  This is an excellent example of their "shut up, we're in charge" approach to dealing with a majority of Americans.  For a change it seems as if the Democrats are moving with extreme haste, mostly because the party in power tends to lose seats in the House and Senate during the first election cycle of a new president.  That statement is true under normal circumstances.  These are not normal times.  The losing party is splintering.  Their failed president wants to start an egocentric party of Cracker Jack Crazy Conspiracy Theorists.  Moderate Republicans who stayed onboard simply because it was the Republican Party are abandoning ship.  They are a party desperately trying to hold onto a minority Lunatic Fringe.  The next voting cycle will be anything but normal, and that terrifies the opposition.

Reflections

Well, here it is Wednesday and I'm halfway through my Leave of Absence... let me tell you, I'm not exactly looking forward to going back to work next week.
And yes, I did go see "Justice League" last evening - it wasn't baaaaad.  Ezra Miller definitely stole the show.  Gail Godot showed up and had a cocktail with Ben Affleck (I was wondering if they'd show him sucking down alcohol), and Jason Momoa took off his shirt and swam with the fish.  Ray Fisher was good as Cyborg, what a shame he's saddled down with a clunky cyborg suit.  The only thing that was really baaaaaad was AMC Theater's Premier policy.  You have to pay extra for a Premier membership (I didn't) and that gives you head of the line privileges at the concession stand.  Last night admission tickets were being sold at the.... you guessed it, concession stand which meant Premier Members could skip to the head of the line even if they weren't buying a snack or beverage.  By the time we got our tickets the line of non-Premier Members stretched back 50 feet to the shuttered Box Office, through a set of double doors, and out through the lobby.  Because there are 'family films' showing, there were adults with young children in that line, and they stood and watched while adult Premier Members jumped ahead of them.  This is horrendous customer service, so this AM I sent AMC a rather salty complaint, no language, mind you, just specifics on how big of a failure this policy is.
Oh, and the Idiot Jerk in the White House is supporting Roy Moore... was anybody surprised?  Not really, his desperation stinks worse than a bad mother's soured milk.
And another non-surprise was his administration's attempt to end net neutrality...  This is all about corporate greed, about Internet Providers being able to charge you as much as they want in order for you to watch, and read, and research what ever you want.  Of course Republicans have always been corporate puppets to this really should have been expected.
 Anyway, this morning I hung the last of the decorative mirrors I've been making, and of course I felt I should share.  The walls are going to be painted something called Juniper Berry, once I can move furniture which will make the tiles pop.  You also get to see a reflection of Big Seig as he gazes through the window, reflecting on the world at large...

Mirror, mirror on the wall.