I Agree With This Statement

 Well, it's Saturday, and according to the weather forecasters rain is already drizzling around Central Pa.  Temps are predicted to be warm again, and with all of the moisture in the atmosphere things will also be very humid.  I can look forward to the same thing tomorrow.

And yesterday I got little accomplished because of my window install.  They only installed 5 because as they were loading them onto the truck they discovered that one of my attic windows had a crack in it, so they've ordered another.  Another has been ordered.  I must say that the ones that were installed look amazing.  Last night, I turned off the A/C unit in the window and easily got by with just the ceiling fan.  That's a plus for the pocket book.  I'm all for saving money.

I also made the first payment on the new windows.  I got a zero % for 12 months loan, however if I don't pay it off the interest is a real killer.  I had been hoping to do transfers from my bank to the lending institution but that's not possible.  What they want you to do is set yourself up for Autopay, so they can deduct a meager amount from your bank every month for the next 20 years.  It's sad to say, but there are people out there who will just do that because it's simply too much work.  There is a mailing address to send checks for payment, so I had my bank send them a check.  When I get back from Greece, I'll have them send another one.

And since Treaders mentioned it, I thought I'd share a picture of the Dressage Event from the Paris Olympics.  It's being held a a cozy, little chateau called Versailles.

Of course on Tuesday Kamala Harris will name her choice for Vice President.  Anticipation is high.  That's an understatement.  Every candidate on her short list has cleared his calendar for the next for days.  Speculation is going through the roof.  Unlike Trump's selection of Vance, which was so anti-climactic it left many scratching their heads in confusion, her choice will only further the strength of the movement.  All of the candidates are out slamming Trump and his henchie Vance, who has become the focus of so many mocking jokes.  Yesterday on national TV Shapiro said Vance was nothing more than a phony baloney.

So the Orange Anus has finally said that he would debate Harris, but only on his terms:  in an arena, moderated by Fox Entertainment, and without fact checking.  And this is the loser some Christians believe was sent by God to give them their every heart's desire?  Can you hear me laughing?  Whispers are saying that his campaign is falling into utter chaos.  As a supposed insider has said, "Harris approval rating is still growing, and she hasn't even chosen her Vice President yet, and the convention will put her beyond reachable limits."  As the writer of this blog, I agree with this statement.

Holy Crap! I missed the Dressage Team Event... not really

As the summer Olympics play out I find myself wondering if some of the categories are actually sports, or are they perhaps art forms.  Does being competitive make it a sport, or are the games meant solely to demonstrate competitive spirit?  From what I've read I gather the original games were, while being called games, were more exhibitions of war-like behavior, people didn't just throw javelins for the hell of it, they used were used in combat.  Perhaps the confusion is that I want to see them as sports and they really are nothing more then competitions.  Take synchronized swimming which might also be called water dancing and is more of an art form then it is a sport.  One surely wouldn't use it in battle unless you were entertaining your enemy.  Still, these are human swimmers involved and they use precise muscular behavior, and they need to control their breathing.  This is a lot more then I can say for those participating in dressage which reminds me an awful lot of the trained horse acts you see in circuses; with one you get water dancing, with the other you get horse dancing.

Horse Dancing

Another thing, when a synchronized swimmer wins a medal they get the medal, who gets the medal in dressage.  I doubt very much if the rider gets to hold on to that.  I'd say more likely it goes to the owner of the horse even though he or she is rarely ever, and most likely never, the rider.  I'd like to see the owners riding their own horses, but a rider is, after all, nothing more then an employee, a hired hand.  As such, should he not win a medal, I'd say there is a very good possibility loss will lead to termination of employment.  How many people actually watch dressage?  I don't.  In fact when I saw it listed on Bravo I decided that was the perfect time to load the dishwasher.  Since I didn't watch it I have no idea who was in the stands, millionaires I suppose, and a lot of people who thought it was something else when they were buying their tickets.  To be honest, I equate dressage to another horsey sport, polo, both of which are mostly enjoyed by the rich and famous and those rich and famous wannabe's.