The Independents

 The new week is starting off with temps in the mid 70s (F) here in Central PA.  Yesterday our thermometers climbed up into the upper 90s (F), in fact the temp was 98 (F) on my ride home from work.  That was a bit warmer than the weather forecasters had predicted.  Their prediction for today is a high in the upper 80s (F), we'll have to see how close they come.

And yesterday was pretty much a meh day since I spent most of it at the flooring desk.  I did hit my measure and lead goals for the week, and no, I didn't not set up follow up appointments in order to try and force customers to buy.  This is not only about closing that sale as soon as possible, but also about micro-managing your associates.  Believe me, the great orange retailer I work for has always been micro-management oriented.  It is corporate headquarters in Atlanta who decides when the A/C goes on in the summer and the heat goes on in the winter.  

There was a moment of brevity yesterday when a senior woman came up to me and showed me a 1/4 inch nut and told me it was brass.  She then asked if I had brass nuts, of course I knew what she meant and told her where she could find brass nuts.  Still, that bit of levity was shared by myself and others several times over.

I've been watching Murderbot on Apple TV.  Who ever that that Alexander Sarsgaard could be funny.  One of the many things I like about the show is its opening theme.  It reminds me of those old TV shows that had themes composed by up and coming composers, like Lost in Space.  How many know that the composer behind that theme was John Williams... you know, the Jaws, John Williams.  Here's the theme from Murderbot.

So the Senate is going to start voting on different line items today for Orangie's tax break legislation.  They're trying to make the tax break he gave billionaires back in 2017 permanent, and then give them another tax break because billionaires can never have enough money.  This piece of legislation is vastly unpopular.  Do you think Orangie and the rest of the billionaires care?  Absolutely not.  Who likes this tax bill?  Republicans.  Of course Republicans have never actually been economically savvy.  I find it pathetic that so many Cultists believe this bill will bring them tax breaks.  This is because in their tiny minds they know how much Orangie lies, however, they just don't believe he's lying to them.  And when things fall apart, they will blame the Democrats because blaming themselves would mean they'd been lied to by their fearless leader.

Will this legislation die?  I don't know.  As I said this legislation is unpopular and it is growing more so by the minute.  Still, these legislators are terrified or Orangie's base.  Without those votes they will lose their jobs to Democrats, and staying  in power is what drives them.  What they do not comprehend is that Orangie's base is a minority group and it's the Independent voters that put them, and then keep them, in office.  Right now Independents are totally pissed off at this legislation.  If this bill dies, it will be because of the Independents.