The History of Sound

 Well, temps here are in the low 40s (F).  I appreciate any temp that's warm enough to keep my furnace from constantly running.  Expectations are that we're going to hit the mid 50s (F).  That, too, is nice.  But don't worry, temps will drop.  By the time Thanksgiving gets here our daily highs are only expected to be in the low 40s (F) with overnight lows down in the very low 30s (F).  Don't worry, it will be fine.  We always have a cold spell heading into the first weeks of December.  Then, as of late, temps tend to warm up.

Yesterday was my free day.  No workouts.  While I appreciate that, on these days I feel that I'm missing out on something.  I do enjoy the 40 minutes or so when when I'm pulling bands, or lifting weights, or just hanging around doing a plank.  

Yesterday I had a nice flooring sale to an Asian man.  It was large enough easily hit my goal for the week.  He was a little overly friendly, if you ask me, too many pats on the back if you know what I mean.  I politely ignored him.  This happens from time to time.  We get it from both genders.  I think it's worse when it happens with women, especially when they start asking questions like, "are you married?"  Then can get very personal very fast.  Men are different.  They simply pat you on the back.

I watched The History of Sound last night on Mubi.  If it played in Harrisburg, it was in and out of the theater in the blink of an I.  If you haven't seen it, watch it.  This gentle story of enduring love is one of the best films I've seen in years.  Paul Mescal is terrific.  Have tissues handy.

I follow Aaron Parnas and the day Orangie signed the legislation for releasing the Epstein files, he posted something to the effect that "tomorrow would be boring," after that.  Yesterday he apologized.  Let's be honest here, Orangie's shit never ends.  And he's getting worse.  He's saying things like members of the military who don't follow orders, even if they are illegal, are guilty of sedition.  He threatened Senators and Congressman for pointing out that members of the military are not supposed to follow these orders.  His administration later did a retraction, however, they simply don't realize that it was too late to pull that knife out of their eye.

And then the Coast Guard said the swastika was no longer a "hate symbol" but is simply divisive.  Today they did a flip-flop, and it is once again a hate symbol.  Republicans have a long history of not cleaning their own house, to do so might lose them the votes of a minority group.  So you will hear crickets from them in order to keep the White Nationalists and Neo Nazis loyal.

Who's for lunch?

Yesterday got warmer than I was expecting.  When I drove home from work the thermometer in my car had the temp at 55 (F).  Bye bye snow.  Officially we only have 26 more days of Winter.  Now I don't mind winter, normally, but this year we seem to have had more ice than usual.  Almost every snowfall we've had is followed by sleet and freezing rain.  This past storm, we actually made the list on the Weather Channel (I saw it at work) with 1/4 inch of ice.  The dogs hate ice.  They don't know what it is.  Their paws do not have biometric traction strips and so they will slide.  Believe me, they are not graceful.  And, just like humans, a fall can strain a joint or pull a muscle.
Yesterday Sixpence noted that the Idiot Jerk was jumping on board the 'Smollet  hate wagon' while failing to mention the Coast Guard Lieutenant who had amassed a cache of guns and ammunition with the intent of killing Democrats and others.  We all know from past Republican responses to shit like this, silence equals acceptance.  I don't think a lot of Republicans realize just how much this man hates, and I'm talking about the Idiot Jerk.  But then Republicans, themselves, are filled with hatred towards everything they cannot control.  This is why they will lose.  We do not live in a hive... or a nest.  We are human beings.
And... of course, Mueller's report is almost ready to be turned into the Department of Justice.  Many are talking about it.  One of the words being bandied about in regard to the White House response is "bracing."  That's not a good word when it comes to an investigation.  When used as a verb, brace is indicative of something bad about to happen:  you brace for a collusion... oh, wait, I mean collision.  There's a lot of commentary out there on how much of the report is going to be made public.  The Idiot Jerk in the White House wants it locked in its own little Pandora's Box.  We know that will never happen.  There will be leakers.  When it comes to leaks, this administration is like the Titanic, after the iceberg.  If you think the rats are jumping now, just wait.  One thing you can bet on, the Idiot Jerk is not going to go down with his ship.  Nah, he's going to be the old guy dressed as the fat chick in the lifeboat.  You do know what they say about lifeboats, don't you?  What happens in lifeboats stays in lifeboats... usually because almost everybody gets eaten.

It's snack time.

Stability, or lack thereof

Well, we had snow... about 6 inches up here in Enola, and we had ice, too.  The branches have crystallized, all glittery in the lamp light.  The only thing keeping it from being a Hallmark moment is the absence of "B" actors fawning all over each other in a "G" rated game of touchy-feely.  That, and the fact it's slick as hell.  Good thing temp is going to hit the 40's (F) today.
Can we talk about things that warm the cockles of every Conservative's heart?  I'm sure this lit a toasty, little fire in their bosoms.  This guy wanted to kill Democrats and News people, among others.  Of course, you do know he is not alone. There is more than one of him out there, and all of them support the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  He encourages them.  They, just like him, despise criticism.  They want to be thought of as special, as chosen.  Rather than focus on the needs of others, they prefer self-specialization... in other words, they are very selfish.  Just like the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  Whether they understand or not, he has become their face... and he's pretty damn ugly.  He tells them who to hate, and they hate.  He bellows "the New York Times is an enemy of the state," and they agree.  What fucking state is he talking about?  North Carolina?
Oh, I forgot, since he only gets his briefings from Fox News, he may not know, but North Carolina is already screwed.  Wait, I have to correct myself, it's not the state that's screwed, it's the Republican Party.  Can we talk about voter fraud?  If you want, you can watch a clip of Mark Harris crying in the back of the courtroom as his son testifies against him.  Harris was warned and do you know what he told himself?  "I don't have tow worry.  I'm special.  This is for the good of all conservatives."  Now that his ass is in the fire, you can bet he's going to apologize and ask forgiveness.  Will he learn anything?  Absolutely not.  He's a Conservative.  He's Special.  He believes he's been Chosen.  If he hasn't already done so, you can bet his white pastor will tell him "It's for the good of the party."
And Jussie has been arrested.  Things to keep in mind, a lot of people jumped on board the Jussie Bandwagon because he provided them with the ugly truth about racism, when in actuality he was providing them with the ugly truth about mental illness.  Does he hate white people so much he felt compelled to create an ugly incident in order to vilify them?  Or are his neural transmitters consistently misfiring to such a degree his actions seemed rational... to him?  The truth is we may never precisely know.  Of one thing we can be certain, he was not spurred into action, like the Coast Guard Lieutenant who wanted to kill Democrats, my a morally degenerate president spewing hatred.  Jussie's problem is personal.  I do not think he was terrified the Idiot Jerk in the White House might be impeached.