Jonathan Bailey

Our outside temp was 48 (F) this morning and today's projected high is going to be in the mid 60s (F) again.  This is nice.  Tomorrow, our high is going to be up around 70 (F).  That will be nice, too.  I don't work today or tomorrow, so this is fine by me.  If the long range forecast is correct, next week we should be in the upper 40s (F), though we all know how far off long range forecasts can be.

Yesterday was okay, meaning it was better than being so, so.  My VPN was down again, so I told the IT people from Panda that if it happened again I was canceling, and that meant I was going to want a refund.  I know that part of the problem is that while most people use only one search engine, I use both Microsoft and Google.  Believe me, results are different.  For some reason, using bookmarks in both Google with Windows creates a bit of a complication.  Verizon had a built in VPN, the T-Mobile I now use doesn't.  Windows will let you add a VPN, but it wants you to stick with Microsoft.  At least, that's how it's been explained to me.

I'm on both Instagram and Threads.  I don't have a lot of followers, and that's fine.  Fans mean having to post something regularly, if not daily, then every two or three days because you need to keep your fans involved.  That is too much of a both for me.  My life is not exciting, and I like it that way.  I just checked and, this too may surprise some of you, I only follow 251 people on Instagram.  This is far different from some people who need to constantly know what someone else, usually a celebrity, is doing.  Not me.  Mostly I use Threads for commenting and Instagram for messaging.  My comments get a lot of reactions.  My messages, not so much.  This doesn't mean I don't get comments back, I do, and some of them are surprisingly nice, and it's even nicer when they have that blue check attached.

And Jonathan Bailey is People's Man of the Year.  What a hoot!  He is their first Man of the Year who is both Gay and Out.  How sad for all of the women with their lusty loins ogling him with licentious thoughts.

The news that Dick Cheney has died left me quite dry-eyed.  While his daughter Liz seems to have some form of conscious, he was soulless and power hungry.  What I find interesting is that while old school Conservatives might morn his passing, Orangie's MAGA Cultists couldn't give a shit.  This is probably because even with all his lies, he didn't lie enough, and wasn't corrupt enough.  They do like to wallow in their immoralities. 

Today is election day.  This means you need to go out and vote, unless you're a Republican, then you should stay home and sit on your hands.  I believe the Democrats will be out in force.  This means we Blue people need to prepare ourselves because the Cultists are going to flip out if they lose badly.  Of course, there is the possibility that too many of them will be flipping out at People's first Gay Man of the Year to even notice.  Something tells me that the GOP is going to be drowning in their own torrential tears.

Quayle vs Cheney

 Well, let's all say hello to a sleepy Sunday morning.  I don't know about you, but I turned off the alarm and rolled over to catch an addition hour of shuteye.

Yesterday the weather was cool and windy, today it's going to be nice, with the temp possibly hitting 78 (F).  Sadly, I do have to work an 8-hour shift.  There is the good possibility the store will be slow.  I am hoping for as much.  It is Father's Day after all, another Hallmark Holiday, and a lot of fathers, especially the conservative ones, are expecting to be treated royally.  If you're a MAGA, it's just another day to suck down beer without thinking about the hangover you'll be dealing with tomorrow morning as you head into work.

I drove down to York yesterday to have lunch with my friend Betsy.  We talked politics.  It was a good time.  The only problem was with the diner, (diner food is great).  She only ate half of a very thick BLT, and half of her sweet potato fries, and so she asked for a box.  We continued our conversation as we walked to the car, when she suddenly said, "oh, I left my box on the table."  By the time she got back to the table, they'd thrown the rest of her meal away.  Bad customer service.  For all that clean-up person knew, Betsy might have left her container on the table while she went to the restroom.  It should have been taken to the cashier, not thrown into the garbage.

My dahlias are preparing to burst into bloom!

I saw where Trump was at the Faux Faith and Freedom to Lie conference.  That Cracker Jack Crazies were in their version of heaven (no caps).  Once again, he criticized Mike Pence for not breaking the law and creating a constitutional crisis.  And as if cue, Steve Bannon called Pence a Judas.  Guess who wasn't at that phony festival of fools.  Mike Pence.  He avoided it for the first time in 5 years.  Can you guess why?  Well, besides being a coward, he wants to run for president.  More power to him, since there are 2 groups of Christian voters:  the Evangelicals who believe God sent Trump, and the rest of the believers who quietly shake their heads at this blasphemy.  We might end up with a knockdown, drag out war, Christian against Christian war.  Honestly, I don't think Pence has the fortitude for such a fight.  Remember, when his little, faux Christian world was spinning terribly out of control in 2020, the person he turned to for advice was the namby-pamby Dan Quayle, not the aggressive Dick Cheney, who'd been Vice President for 2 terms.

 

Wait and See

First of all a big 'thank you' to everyone who wished me (and the dogs) a great 2019... the year in which the Republican Party slices and dices itself in one horrific blood bath.  I saw in BBC where Mitt Romney has already thrown the first 'sucker punch.'    Isn't it funny how their boy Mitt loves the tax break which, as very, very wealthy man, benefits his bank account greatly.  He is a conservative, of course, which means he is an automatic member of the Party of My.
Yesterday I went down to York, PA to see my friend Betsy.  We had lunch at Panara and went to see a movie.  Initially I'd thought we might get tickets for "Vice."  However, the more I thought about it, the more I decided I was going to wait and rent it.  You see, even though it is a comedy and you do get a chance to laugh out loud at that imbecilic ass wipe, in the end nothing happens to him.  He doesn't go to jail.  He shoots another, very deserving conservative, in the face and gets away scott-free.  And it isn't like Cheney cares what people think, that they're going to be sitting in their movie seats laughing at him.  Hell, no.  As a conservative, and member of the Party of My, he doesn't care about people... nope, just himself.  His credo is, and always will be, 'I did it all... and I did it My Way.'
I'm thinking of buying a desk for downstairs for what used to be the dining room.  The upstairs computer is used for blogging, and playing games, and watch gaming Youtube channels.  Occasionally I do write upstairs, but mostly the writing and the research are done downstairs.  Yeah, I know it's weird.  It's easier to understand if you consider the downstairs writing is 'work' and that area is a 'work space,'  That work space is nice, but I think it's a bit cluttered.

The writing Room

Yes, you are seeing correctly, I write at an old kitchen table.  Storage space would be really nice.  Right now I find myself shuffling through notes looking for reminders of things that need to be either added, taken out, or revised.  I was looking at desks that were immense, some up to 76 inches wide, and they are all way to big.  So I've changed course, smaller, for once, might be better, and maybe kidney shaped.  That style would go much better with my Von Scheirholz porcelain.  We shall have to wait and see.

First the legs and now the Abs... and other stuff.

So, I went to see my Mom today, as I do every Wednesday.  I suspect she doesn't have a lot of friends at Graysonview; her personality overrides friendship since her 2 defining characteristics are:  1) she is always right and has no problem telling you you're wrong; 2) above all else, you need to feel sorry for her and therefore cater to her.  Among 95 other seniors, many of whom share these same traits, she tends to keep to herself.  She also suffers from dementia which means that most of her memories are a mish-mash, and time is constantly warping back and forth.  None of this bothers me too much.  There is not a strong bond between she and myself, nor is there much of a connection between her and my brother and sister.  This is how it goes.
Anyway, I was expecting my legs to be sore after spending 30 minutes on the treadmill yesterday, and, they aren't, which is nice.  I did pull out an Ab Workout book which was practically my Bible in my younger days.

I guess the Idiot in the White House when on some sort of Twitter tirade, no surprise there, blaming conservatives for his recent defeat.  Now isn't that just like a Republican?  Evidently even Dick Cheney the Russkie thing is... well, pretty bad, quite possibly and act of war.  And, of course the GOP really wants this to be gone... well, sorry buddies, it ain't going to happen.

And this just in, Gallup says the Idiot's approval rating is still on the decline.   You know, you would think that simple, common sense would tell the GOP there's a stench emanating from the White House.  Duh, no one ever accused them of having commons sense.  They are a failed party with a failed president... how low will they go?  Who knows?  Just hold you noses and keep back, when this baby goes it's going to be one really, huge, I mean really huge, explosion of shit.