Price Drop

 For those who missed the news, we had bad thunderstorms and torrential downpours yesterday afternoon.  In DC, the Federal Government said it was fine for people to leave work early.  That didn't happen for us.  Then again we weren't in DC.  We had a few minutes of gusty wind, a bit of thunder, and then steady rain for about an hour and a half.  Everything was done by the time I got home from work.

I did 14 sets of Kettlebell exercises yesterday and my L1 - L5 rather impolitely reminded me that they're slowly fusing together.  Naproxen does wonders.  So does a heating pad.  This means I will have to work the exercises in slowly, possibly into other workouts.  Maybe a set or two when I do arms, and a set or two when I do chest.

Twenty-four hours after the house next door was listed, there was a price drop from $185,000 to $179,900.  This was after one showing, so obviously it didn't go as well as the owner thought it was going to go.  I've talked to him several times, he thinks he's a shrewd businessman and that all potential buyers are stupid.  They aren't.  Not with the prices of homes today.  They do their research.

Remember my cutting back my peach tree?  Well, this is what it looks like today, not at all like the nectarine tree which is pretty much dead to the world.

Because today's Tuesday, and down in Atlanta the Grand Jury usually meets on Tuesdays, there's a good possibility more indictments are going to be handed out.  Trump's indictment dance card must just about be filled by now, so I guess he will need to flip it over and start listing them on the back.  

For those not paying attention to the details, yesterday his attorneys whined that they had needed more time to come up with a delaying tactic that would sound good to Republicans as a response to his stupid comment, "you come for me, I'm coming for you."  They claimed first amendment rights, that he was allowed his freedom of speech.  Jack Smith shot that down, saying his comments had nothing to do with freedom of speech.  Ouch.  The DOJ is having none of his bullshit, which means he must be going through cases of ketchup.  People are not only saying "no" to him, they're spicing it up with a silent "screw you, loser."

Locked and Loaded

 Well, it's Tuesday morning and the first load of laundry is in the washer.  The outside temp is 64 (F), and the weather's supposed to nice today.  All sun, no rain.  Our high is supposed to register no more than 82 (F) on the thermometer.  Speaking of thermometers, doesn't anyone still own one?  I don't.  Mostly, I rely on my phone to find out how hot or cold it is, even though I know it isn't as precise.  Honestly, I haven't watched a weatherman or woman in year.  Why should I waste 5 minutes listening to someone forecast the weather when I use all of 15 seconds to glance at the forecast?

I'm thinking of buying a kettle ball. 

One of the workman at the house next door implied that it's nearly ready to go on the market.  It will be interesting to see how fast it's sold.  The gent who bought it told me he's going to be asking $180,000.  That's a lot of moolah.  If he gets what he's asking, it's good news for me.  I paid $61,000 for my house 29 years ago, which means that I probably have tripled my original investment, or will have when I finally decide to sell.

Paul Reubens died yesterday.  I was surprised at his age, I guess because I thought Pee Wee was almost immortal.

Here's a pic of some of my roses.

Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's business partner, talked to members of the House yesterday in what you might want to call a closed hearing.  Republicans were not happy because he told them the truth, they're seeing a fire when there isn't even any smoke.  Of course, the Republicans are the party of retaliation.  Trump was impeached twice, so they desperately need to impeach Biden, their only problem is they can't find any wrongdoing.  Not only is this the GOP kicking a dead horse, it's also the only thing they can do to distract from the lord and savior's legal issues.  Am I the only one who can remember the times when they were constantly complaining that the Democrats were nothing but smoke and mirrors?

Fanni has said the she's locked, and loaded, and ready to go.  Her indictments are supposed to begin in early August, and... well, we're in early August.

The Meat and Potatoes

 Foggy and drizzly, with the temps hovering at 53 (F) is how today is starting out.  The weather will improve over the coming hours, but the temps begin to drop.  We're heading back into the tail end of winter.  Winter's been very warm so far.  You'll get no complaints about that for me.

I did have to chortle privately at work when one of my associates told me that the winter wasn't cold enough to kill off the insects.  I don't know if he was talking about insect eggs, or those hibernating.  Honestly, we've had warm winters before and I've never noticed the difference.  Being close to the river I will have to deal with gnats occasionally, but never swarms, and the Susquehanna is only 3/4 of a mile away (if that).  

And business was slow yesterday.  You can't sell an installation if there aren't any customers in the store.  I have noticed an uptick in online measures.  I would not want to buy carpet for my house without actually touching and feeling it.

It was sad to see Bruce Willis has dementia.  He is only 67 years old.  His career has filled many lives with memorable moments; over 100 films.  I will never forget sitting in a packed movie theater and hearing people crying at the end of Armageddon.  

And, of course, sections of the Grand Jury report in Atlanta were released yesterday.  Caution needs to be taken.  I did see on Twitter where are least 2 individuals were shrieking that Trump needed to be indicted.  Both received scathing rebukes because not only were no names mentioned, the recommendations for indictment were for those individuals who were believed to have committed perjury, Lyndsey Graham, for example.  What wasn't released was the middle section, think of it as the meat and potatoes of the report.  What we got were the appetizer and the desert, that main course, the part where they might recommend Trump be indicted for racketeering has yet to be served.

Finally, a few words about the mess in Ohio.  I was not surprised when the same people who voted for Trump pushed back on a Tweet for Buttigieg noting the former president deserved some of the responsibility, since it was his administration which relaxed the safety rules regarding rail shipments.  His MAGA base is dealing with a great disconnect from reality.  They truly define the Republican party.

Release Day

 Yesterday was nice and sunny, and by that I mean the temps topped 70 (F).  There was a bit of a breeze in the air, but nothing to complain about.  Temps are supposed to coast back down into the more seasonal range.  I can deal with that.  We've basically got a month and a couple of days until we are officially in spring.  Then we'll be able to say "what a strangely warm winter we've had."

I had lunch with my cousin Robin and her husband yesterday. I'm the baby of the bunch by 3 months.  Being the baby can be good when you're as old as we are.  Afterwards, I stopped in to see my Aunt Lois.  She reminded me she's 88.  The Snyder side of the family has always been long lived.  We laughed at our old memories... and they are old.  Both of my sets of grandparents were from a small town named Pine Grove and, unlike the rest of my cousins, I spent much of my summer off from school with them.  It was a good visit.

Editor number 2 has The Body Under Ice.  Later this morning, after my treadmill time, I want to do another little video for YouTube.  They're fun, too,.

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute released an 86 minute video of the Titanic.  There is no narration, but there music, just the footage that was shot the first time they sent a camera down in 1986.  The ship is continually falling apart, and will not be a long term memorial for those who died.  I think that's what people though was going to happen.  There are frequent trips down to see the wreckage and apparently souvenirs are being taken.  Honestly, I have no problem with that.

Today is Release Day.  In other words, some of the Grand Jury report on Trump's Atlanta interference is going to be released to the public, i.e. the prologue and the conclusion.  Oh, and there's a bit about the liars.  You know?  Those people who swore to tell the truth and then lied.  I do believe the reason the judge decided to have Release Day was an incentive for Fani to speed up the action, another way to tell her it's time to either indict or get off the pot, so to speak.

And evidently a 3rd Trump attorney has been forced to testify in Jack Smith's investigation.  These attorney's are basically being treated as hostile witnesses.  If they get caught lying, they can be prosecuted.  We all know that by working for Trump, lying is second nature to them.  

Landslide

Well, it's Sunday.  A day of rest for some, but for me?  Just because I don't work doesn't mean I haven't a list of chores.  I need to wack so weeds.  I have an old bag of potatoes that's starting to go to seed so I'm thinking of cutting them up and putting them in the ground.  This  fall I could have my very own potato harvest.

I had thought yesterday I might skip the bike ride.... ...  Well, as of last evening I've ridden 66 miles so far this past week.  Since Monday is the start of my week, rather than Sunday, I might end up with... oh, maybe 80 miles.  That would be a record for me.

The Idiot Jerk gave the commencement speech at West Point yesterday.  He spoke a lot about 'unity,' using that word a number of times.  This dumb shit of a man has spent the last three and a half years dividing the country because he stupidly believed his base was a majority group.  Not that he's trying to mend any bridges.  More likely, I suspect, one of his speech writers thought 'unity' sounded nice since his approval rating is heading towards the drainage ditch.

And it looks as if someone else understands Dave's Axiom.  We get this opinion from someone at the NYT... a conservative, no less, who evidently thinks now's a good time to run around wearing a placard shrieking "the end is nigh!"  Don't you find it interesting how "landslide" managed to creep into this opinion?

There was more trouble in Atlanta.  The police once again look bad.  The man had a taser, and he was running away from the police, so they shot him.  The Idiot Jerk's white supremacist / MAGA head base has no problem with this which, is why he will gloss over this situation giving it a superficial mention at best.  To do otherwise would be totally incongruous for this Racist Republican.  He doesn't want to offend his shrinking base.  If he does so, no one is going to vote for him this coming November.

Finally, I thought I give you a shot of my cucumbers.

I started growing these babies from seeds.  Let's hope I get some fruit... or vegetable.  What is a cucumber exactly?  A fruit or a vegetable?  Or something else?