Ludicrosity

 We got rain coming in people, lots of showers, and possibly a few hour-long soakers to make your gardens grow.  Daytime highs are going to be hovering in the mid 50s (F) for the next few days, and showers and mini-soakers seem to be the norm.  There is that occasional day in which the skies are just going to be overcast.  Gloomy.

Though the showers and soakers are going to be nice.  Green is good.  I had an old bag of grass seed which is now strewn over the patches of my lawn that are bare of grass.  Female dogs, more so than males, are sod killers.  Salt in their urine spots and destroys your lawn.  Males?  Not so much since they lift their legs and shoot, meaning your backyard prefers shooters to squatters.  AS I said, the seed is old, so I'll have to wait and see if it grows.  If not, I can always buy another bag.

I installed the cove baseboard in my kitchen yesterday.  Cove is that rubber baseboard that fits in the kick area under your kitchen cabinets.  Some people don't like cove, saying it looks kind of cheap, and I'll admit that using white, or black this does tend to be the case.  But I used a pale brown that coordinates the the brown in the flooring.  I'll probably take a pic or two this afternoon and show the world tomorrow.

And for those who like their religion deeply intwined with their politics there is this.

Yep, Trump is grifting of bibles again, though not just any bible.  He's hawking the USA Bible, so for only $59.99 you can not only read you bible, you can read the American Constitution as well as the Bill of Rights.  These are not signed!  At least not that I'm aware of, though I suppose there is an option for you to buy and autographed copy for an additional fee.

And NBC canned Ronna, though most likely it isn't that she's been fired, more than likely they are just not going to renew her contract.  It's easier to pay her the $600 thousand she's owed, then deal with lawsuits.  I read someone said she should sue them for defamation of character.  Big problem, everything said about her was true, and there are soooo many video clips to back that statement up.

Finally, there was a special election down in Alabama and a Democrat won.  Alabama is a very conservative state, in case you hadn't heard.  It was the Alabama Supreme Court who said that a fertilized human egg was a person.  In Vitro Fertilization clinics immediately shut down because if something happened to one of those frozen embryos, they could be charged with murder.  Marylin Landis, a Democratic using the abortion and IVF issues, just won the special election for a seat in the Alabama senate.  She won in a Trump district.  Ouch.  And she won by a large margin.  Republicans are in trouble.

America's Duty

 Even though it's Friday, I keep feeling as though it's Saturday.  Don't ask me why.

The skies are overcast.  Temps are supposed to climb in to the high 40s (F), and there are showers on the way.  Notice, that's showers, not rain, nothing that could be considered a steady soaker.  Tomorrow, temps are predicted to cool off, slightly, but the the warm air the Midwest has been having will begin to move through the area.

I got a measure yesterday for cellular blinds.  The young lady wants one, and it needs to be motorized because the window is too high to reach.  The motorization is going to add about $350 to her bill.  

And while I quite enjoy talking to older people, it's not all of them.  Some people want you to feel sorry for them, it's how they convince themselves that they're special.  Take the older woman I overheard at the post office the other day.  She wanted a Post Office Box, but only for 1 month (you have to rent them for at least 3 months).  She whined this story to the clerk: her husband died suddenly 2 months ago leaving her with a large townhouse that was too big for her, so she decided to sell it and move into an apartment.  However, (and this is a big one), she couldn't move into the new apartment for 30 days, and the closing on her house sale was in 2 days and she needed to be out.  And she definitely wanted those standing nearby to feel sorry for her bad planning.  I listened, and said nothing, as the line behind her grew to at least 7 people.  Finishing my business, I left, and I can tell you, the faces on those waiting were not happy.

When I got home last evening, I found the Lade of the House down on the sofa.  She ate her dinner, did her business outside, and then went back upstairs to bed.  I've decided that Lily is going to play the part of the semi-invalid for as long as she can.  

And what about Alabama?  Is a fertilized egg a person?

Of course not.  But this is what happens when you put the Crazy Cracker Jack Christians in charge.  This is the the religious extremism you see in Iran, except this crazy is in America.  In the 3 days since the Alabama Supreme Court ruled fertilized eggs are people, the country has been in an uproar.  It is the Republican party, the GOP, that has enabled these lunatics, and they are out of control.  The party needs to be taken out of power.  All you need do is look at the House of Representatives to see the GOP can not govern.  In fact, they don't really want to govern, they just want to say "Shut up!  We're in charge!"  And it is every American's duty to take what little power they have away from them.

Eat Mor Peepol

Well, it's Saturday.  The weather's nice, not too humid and not too hot. Over night the temps drop down into the mid 60s (F) and there's nothing wrong with that, it's good sleeping weather.  My central air only runs occasionally during the day.  That's fine with me, it helps keep my electric bill low since this is the time of year when it usually skyrockets.  

I got some treadmill time in yesterday, as well as the dumbbell routine for my arms.  The only issue I had was the old Samsung TV which I use for the treadmill has begun to have issues.  The HDMI ports don't seem to be working anymore, so I needed to run a line from the TV to my modem to connect to YouTube.  As I said, it is old, at least 15 years old, meaning time is slowly breaking it down.

I saw an interesting tidbit about relationships between children and their parents.  Apparently about 25% of all children are estranged from at least one of their parents.  This doesn't surprise me.  I don't think it's as much as not respecting your parents, as it is parents are not all perfect.  They get divorced and when that happens their children usually pick sides.  The world is changing and change requires new rules.  Some have a very difficult time understanding this.  Their viewpoint is unsustainable.  Change is inevitable.

I'm borrowing this pic from Fearsome because I do suspect there are those out there who believe this to be true.

This is obviously true among white people in the red conservative states, like Alabama where the Supreme Court told them they needed to fix their gerrymandered map and give black voters 2 congressional districts, and the white Republicans refused, drawing up on one district.  Their white Republican governor, Kay Ivey signed off on this.  Giving black voters 2 districts would give them more power, and those white crackers down in Alabama simply refuse to do that.  They don't understand that minorities, not just black people, but all people of color are making more babies than then white people.  It is only a matter of time until that boot is going to be on the other foot, and that boot is going to stomp, at which point that sign will read Eat Mor White Peepol.  

Worm Rescue

 Contrary to what some may believe, going part-time has given me a greater awareness of the days of the week.  Perhaps this is because my work calendar changes.  Days no longer run into each other.  For example, this week I work Thursday and Sunday, so when I look at my calendar those days stand out.

And, speaking of Thursdays, next week is Thanksgiving.  One of the gathering holidays, when we're supposed to give thanks.  I know the pilgrims supposedly gave thanks because they had managed to survive a year in the New World.  Survival has changed, but it is still an integral part of our daily lives.    Even though I enjoy the holiday, I do think we need to temper our belief that this is just a gathering moment for family and friends.  When I was growing up, Thanksgiving meant the men stayed in the living room until it was time to enjoy a turkey meal, and the women stayed in the dining room and kitchen cooking, and serving, and cleaning, and then eating, but only after the men had eaten their fill.  For many families this is still the case.  There just aren't enough seats at the table for every body to sit down and eat at the same time.  This is not a gathering.

Speaking of survival.  Yesterday, as I was taking out the garbage, I looked down to see an earthworm shriveling up on the ground.  It's cold out, with night temps dropping down into the low 30's (F).  Worms are not intelligent.  They have a simple nervous system, no brain.  When a worm says "you're getting on my last nerve," he means it.  He only has one.  So, I upped that earthworm's chances of survival.  I picked him up and dropped him in an empty terrarium I have, dropped in a couple handfuls of leaves, and sprinkled everything with water.  I have no idea if this is going to work.  Has anyone out there ever tried worm rescue before?

And what about Gary Palmer, Republican representative from Alabama taking credit for the infrastructure bill he voted against?  Yep, this loser sure did.  Here's his website where he takes credit.  I called him a lying sack of shit on Twitter.  I'd have sent him an email, but you need to be a member of his district to get that privilege.  There is a phone number on his website where you can call and leave a voicemail.  Loser.

The Change

Crap, I slept in again today.  The alarm went off, I got out of bed and walked across the room to turn it off, and then climbed back into bed.  I guess this means I'm going through the change... or, well, at least one change, which is quite different then going through 'the change,' since that change is rather impossible for someone of my gender. 

Lily's cake is baked, and I'm sure it's going to be tasty.  I even took the time to buy some decorating icing and put her name on it.  No laughing.  Decorating is not one of my hidden talents.  I realized after I brought the tube of pre-made red icing home that I was also supposed to by a special tip.  Believe me, Lily is never going to know what this looks like.

And Alabama no longer has any ICU beds available.  I feel sorry for those people down there.  Today Lily's going to get cake and ice cream while those people down there are still being fed the same lie, and right now it's a little too late to change.  I understand more have been getting vaccinated, however it's too late.  They should have started the vaccination process 8 weeks ago.  Getting your first shot today is not going to keep you from getting Covid, it's not going to keep you from being hospitalized.  Antibodies need to time to grow, they don't just suddenly happen.

And there was a lot of patter on Social Media yesterday about Governor Abbott jumping on the Regeneron train.  One of the doctors who approved his treatment Tweeted that even though Abbott was asymptomatic, he was terrified he was going to get Covid.  You would think that by this time, the man who claims to be a Christian would have realized he's damned to the fires of Hell.  This is what happens to phonies, and believe me, it's too late for him to change.

Blame

 Well, hello Mr. Weekend!

Today is the last of my 3 sequential workdays.  Beginning tomorrow, I have 3 sequential days off.  Now isn't that nice.  One of these days I'm will need to sit down with a calendar and decide just when I'm going to go part-time.  Let me be honest, I do like the extra money coming in, so part-time for me might actually be working 24 hours a week.  At the onset of Lockdown, I worked 5 hour days and that was simply fine.  I will have to set up a little spreadsheet to calculate income vs expenses.

And yesterday, things were a bit skewed.  I had ordered one of the Xbox gaming consoles, the Series S version.  With the Series S, you download your games rather then purchase a 'hard' copy.   While I like purchasing a disc you can insert into the console, I took a long look at all of the games I had purchased and realized many were never going to be played again.  Besides, the series S was $200 less then the Series X.  Initially, the console was supposed to be delivered yesterday, how I changed the deliver date to Monday since I was scheduled off, (that cost me almost $6).  Yesterday morning, around 0800, I get an email telling me my console is out for delivery.  So I ended up going into work late.  Last evening, I set it up.  The blame for this mini-fiasco goes to FedEx, and I will be getting a credit since they charged me for nothing.

And what about that sorry sack of shit governor Kay Ivey?  So like a Republican, right?  They sure do like to point their fingers.  What surprises me is that she didn't some how manage to blame Biden as well.  Maybe tie in The Big Lie, a variation on the theme 'these people aren't getting vaccinated because Democrats are phony socialists.'  In conservative states, where the conservative media and conservative politicians have been working in conjunction to spread rumors about the invalidity of vaccines, counts are going up among Republican voters.  Isn't this ripe?  Ivey's been one of those reinforcing the falsehoods about vaccinations... until she realizes it's too late.  The one person she needs to blame more then anyone else is herself, of course she won't.  That would mean she's nothing more then a loser.

Boobs, and their artifice

 Holy Crap!  I just realized today's Saturday.  Yesterday was Friday and all I did were chores, getting things done when you're a homeowner is important.   There are a lot of boxes checked from yesterday's list.  Unfortunately for me, now I have another 5 days of work before I actually have my weekend.  I can't wait for November.  Every day past is a day close.

By the time Wednesday rolls around, the temps here are going to be in the upper 80's (F), which is unseasonable.  

Oh, and I don't think I mentioned it, but I got another Specialist of the month award.  Besides getting a pin and a patch, I also get points towards buying something.  Last time I bought myself a water bottle which I have yet to use.  There's a big Under Armor logo on the front.  Unless I'm getting paid to advertise I don't wear or carry name brand products.  And, in case you're wondering, I did have them remove their little Faulkner logo when I bought my Subaru Crosstrek.  Car dealers are notorious for cheesing their way into getting free advertising.

And what about Caitlyn Jenner running for Governor of California.  Stop Laughing Now!  At first I thought this was a publicity stunt... and, well, I haven't actually decided if that is not the case.  Supposedly she has someone from Loser #45's campaign advising her.  If that's true, I don't doubt the Republican party sees this Boob as a way of syphoning LGBTQ votes into the recall process.  You see, there are other Boobs out there who don't realize Caitlyn has about as much smarts as a brick.

Left or right?  Which one's Caitlyn?

You know?  Sometimes you need to laugh.

And speaking of boobs, what about Katie Ivey, Governor of Alabama who just signed a piece of anti-transgender legislation meant to keep school aged trans girls from playing sports.  Curious, I tried to find out just how many trans girls were in school in Alabama.  That answer's hard to discern.  Privacy, you know?  I mean, is it as many as 5000, or is that number lower?  And out of that total number in the transition process, how many of them really want to play girl's basketball, or field hockey?  Of course, we all know the number isn't important to those Republican boobs.  This legislation has more to do with blowing hatred out of proportion.

Planting the seeds

Today is Saturday and it is the last day of my work week.  I have 2 days off, but then my 'fluffy' schedule starts again.  I work 2 days and have a day off, work 2 more, and have another non-weekend weekend.
I saw that the Idiot Jerk in the White House went down to Alabama to view the tornado damage.  These are always somber moments.  Head bowed, he went to a make-shift memorial, said a few words without mentioning 'fake news' or Mueller, and then signed autographs.  He autographed bibles.  That's right, he signed bibles, as though he were mentioned in them... or, possibly in his mind, the source for their holy inspiration.  Of course, you know the Crazy Christians are flipping for joy because they feel he is 'heaven sent.'  Holy Shit!  He signed other things as well, as did his pinched faced spouse.  He is giving those fools everything they want and, in return, they are handing over their souls, which he will roast like chestnuts for a quick snack between his Big Macs and his diet Cokes.
I saw Jan Michael Vincent died... back in February.  He was 74.  He was big for a while, and then he got small... really small.  He was dead for almost a month before the information made it into the press.  The obit was small.  There was no mention of surviving family members.  Isn't it sad how small he got?
The Temperature is predicted to go up to 45 (F) today, with showers over night.  That's fine with me.  We have snow which needs to go away... soon.  One of the bad things about snow is how difficult it makes the process of cleaning up dog poop from the lawn.  I have big dogs.  If not tomorrow, then hopefully Monday I'll be able to get the Pooper Scooper out.
I eat a lot of fruit and vegetable... some of which have seeds.  I also have a habit of drying some of those seeds and planting them.  Usually they grow, which is nice.  Last evening, while doing the dishes, I looked over at my plants and saw that one of those seeds I had planted was blossoming.

Now, isn't that nice?

Taking Back America!

The sound you hear that sounds a lot like thunder?  Well, it's Anne Marie dancing in the streets of Philly, and Bob and Carlos, and Mistress Maddie in stiletto heels and castanets, and Mark, and Marc, and Sean!  Listen and you can hear John in Wales and Rozzie in cheering from Down Under!  That sound you hear is Americans taking back America!  There's been a lightening strike in Alabama!

And, of course old Roy Moore believes he's been abandoned by... well... that fool is not even close to understand the truth.  And, in case you're counting, this was the 2nd failure by the Idiot Jerk in the White House to influence an election in Alabama.  As for Steve Bannon, I suspect he's started wondering if perhaps he should crawl back under his shitty little racist rock.

Doug Jones' win is being called 'stunning!'  What is stunning is that Americans said "no," to hate.  Americans united and went out to vote.

We are the Thunder!

We are the Lightening!

We are Taking Back America!

Isolationism

So, there's an election in Alabama today.  The Idiot Jerk in the White House wants some loser named Strange to win... he's probably going to lose.  That' super duper, ultra crazy conservative Christian Roy Moore is probably going to win.  And that is funny.  Why?  Because for years the GOP has kissed the asses of these crazies because if it was bad for the Democrats than it had to be good for the Republicans.  Haha.  Now, they're going to end up with a Senator who will only vote for legislation that's as crazy as he is.  Those Southern Baptists in Alabama are going to vote for a dead end, which is fine with me.  Let the loser win so they can isolate themselves even more from the greater American public, at least that's what I say.  Shit, the GOP can't even get enough votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, how in hell would they give him what he wants and put the 10 Commandments in every classroom, and every courtroom, and in front of every Government building.  That's right.  Let that sucker win.  I know where they can get a broken shovel to help them dig their graves!