Cutting Carpet

 The rain has returned.  For today and tomorrow, my days off, of course, steady soaking rains are in the forecast.  Temps will hover in the mid 60s (F), so that means another return to sweatpants and sweatshirts.  Our future forecast doesn't look much sunnier.  Showers and thunderstorms are scattered throughout the long range forecast.  All of this rain we're getting is coming up from the south, so while we here in Central PA are dealing with the persistent showers, those down south are dealing with heavy rains.

Work was interesting.  When I got there, the full time associate had already left for the day; he'd mentioned taking his granddaughter to see Thunderbolts on Sunday.  Our aisle associate called to say he was coming in late; it was a beautiful sunny day and he doesn't like to work.  So it was me... any my supervisor.  Ten minutes after I sat down at the flooring desk a customer showed up wanting 16 linear feet of carpet.  Cutting that much carpet is a 2 person job and I was by myself.  As I stepped out into the middle aisle to see who was available, my supervisor returned.  When I asked her to help cut the carpet she said, "I can't.  I have to go to lunch.  I have a meeting," and walked away.  Hell's Bells!  She's in charge of the department and she's prioritizing her lunch over customer service.  So I reported her to the Specialty Manager.  I do believe she has time management issues.

Here's an updated pic of the Greek Oregano I'm growing on the windowsill. It's coming along nicely.

So, during my boring moments at work I look at social media on my phone.  Yesterday there was a lot of chatter about the $400 million jet that the Qataris are giving the Orange Anus.  From some of the clips I saw I'd have to say he is not happy with all of the questions he's getting ask.  I truly enjoyed the clip where he snapped at the reporter from ABC news.  Wow! the anger in his voice.  He was furious at the sniveling audacity of a news reporter to ask him about the legitimacy of accepting gifts from foreign countries worth millions.  And, as everyone should have expected, he lied.  He said that the plane was a gift to the US military when in reality it is a gift to him; when he leaves office that plane becomes the property of the Orange Anus presidential library, which means it is his.  He owns it.  And he's not going to let it go.

Oh, and he signed an Executive Order reducing the prices of drugs.  Don't believe it.  Big Pharma is going to take that order to court and years from now, when they've won, they will take that piece of paper and use it to wipe their asses.

Stromboli

 Well, chill my bones, the outside temps was 47 (F) this morning.  We also have a bit of breeze, meaning you'll have to calculate in a chill factor if you want to know how cold it really feels outside.  Today is supposed to warm up into the 70s (F), but right now, with the temps lower than 50 (F) my heat is on... in May.  Cheesh.

I do get to work today.  Fun stuff.  With the weather looking to be nice, I'm sure our Outside Garden department will be busy; people buying patio sets that will really never be used as much as their inside furniture.  This either says they have a lot of disposable income, or they're trying to impress the neighbors.  While enjoy sitting out in a comfortable lawn chair on occasion, I'm not one to sit out everyday.  I own both a lawn chair and a recliner, both only get used occasionally, that's why they were both cheap.

There was some excitement here yesterday.  Howie brought a bird into the house.  I didn't know what it was when I first saw it sticking out both sides of his mouth.  When I realized there were tail feathers sticking out the right side of his mouth and a bird's head out the left side, I spoke French.  Luckily it was dead, otherwise it would have been difficult to pry his new toy away from him.  As it was, he opened his mouth quite readily for a puppy peanut butter cookie, and the dead bird was quickly dispatched over the fence so nature can run it's course.

I made a stromboli for dinner yesterday.  It was okay.  I was lazy and used Pillsbury pre-made pizza dough.  Big mistake.  Being lazy is neither smarter nor better.  The dough had some sort of sweet bread-like flavor, which is not what I'm used to tasting.

I was talking to my sister yesterday about the new Pope and, as usual, the Orange Anus came up in our conversation, my brother in law is a big fan of Orangie.  Anyway, she told me that she couldn't understand why he needed to be on TV every single day, so I explained his appearances had to do with his ego.  When he's on TV people talk about him, and he desperately needs to have people talking about him.  She went even farther by saying, "Dave, he doesn't make sense.  He just talks and you don't even know what he's talking about."  So, I told her that's his dementia speaking.  His handlers know that his cultists love to hear him ramble through inanity after inanity, and believe me, he does have handlers; they're the ones who are actually running the government.  Because of this, he's going to be signing a televised Executive Order everyday simply for his own benefit.  

Approval Ratings

 Supposedly, we were in the middle of a rain shower this morning when I got up, but you could have fooled me.  Outside everything was dry, without even the hint of a drizzle.  Temps today are only predicted to climb into the high 40s (F).  That's fine with me.  I did see on the long range forecast that on Saturday temps are predicted to climb into the high 70s (F).  If that happens, people will be showing up at the store looking for window air conditioning units and they will end up getting turned away.  The few unites we do have are palletized in the overhead.  We're gearing up for spring sales, not summer sales.

Yesterday was a good day for getting things done.  I got in a decent rowing session and then completed and upper body workout.  The big aquarium was cleaned.  Laundry was done.  Cleaning.  I ended it with playing a few hours of Avowed.  I like the game.  Whether it will be one of my most favorite games of all time has yet to be decided, though it is fun to play.

I applied for a credit card from the credit union I deal with, I'm ditching the Amazon Visa.  I always pay off the charges with each statement, so I never have to pay interest, so I'm sure Morgan Chase and Amazon can survive without me.

Benson Boone's been getting a lot of airplay, Rolling Stone even did a big article on him.  His music's okay, good but not great.  Between you and me, I'm getting some serious Freddie Mercury vibes from Benny.

And, of course the shit and Shinola show from Orangie's administration continues.  Mike Waltz has taken responsibility, though his confession needs to be taken with a side dish of clown car humor, especially when he says that Elonia and his techies are going to get to the bottom of how Jeff Goldberg was invited into his secret chat group.  I guess this is geared for the Cutltists.  One thing I did find out, Signal is preferred by Orangie's group because, unlike the secure service they're supposed to use, it doesn't keep an official government record, so they can say what ever the want.

Someone asked if Orangie's blow bro Vlad was having buyer's remorse?  Nah, I don't think so, he's know Orangie for years.  He knows the depths of his ineptitude.

And I see the Vance's have changed their itinerary for Greenland.  They're no going to be staying on a military base far away from the angry Greenlanders.  Doesn't it seem like everywhere JD goes he's met by angry protesters.  

Finally, where would Orangie be with out his Executive Orders.  A day doesn't pass when he doesn't break out his Sharpie to sign one, you'd think he believed they were decrees.  And every one he signs is getting challenged in the courts.  There is no fixing stupid.  Hegseth will not resign, not will Waltz, because would mean Orangie made a mistake.  You'd think that with 6 bankruptcies he'd have learned at least one lesson.  Nope. Without guardrails his approval rating will continue to fail.

Swept Away

 Well, I got out of bed at my standard 0445 this morning.  This is how life is for me.  I'm a morning person.  I like to get things done as early as possible so I have the rest of the day to do what I want.  Managing your time is important, it is yours after all.  True, you have to give some to your employer in order to get a paycheck, but after those 8 hours are done it all 'your time' to spend as you wish.

I'm going to spend some of my time this morning by driving into Staples - I need some small tablets for making my grocery lists.  A walk with the dogs is also planned; early though, because of the heat.  Yes, it's still hot here, at least for today.  There is a 60% chance of thunderstorms.  Tomorrow the temps are supposed to only get into the low 80's (F).  Hopefully the hottest part of summer is over.  Just think, thanks to global warming, every summer will be getting warmer.

Yesterday, as I was walking down the stairs, I caught a glimpse of both dogs sitting on the futon in the living room.  Since I had my phone with me, I snapped a picture.

And, of course, for those of you who haven't realized it yet, those Executive Orders by the Idiot Jerk in the White to help benefit the (cough, cough) common man, were really designed to give him a boost in the polls.  It isn't going to work.  Believe it or not, most Americans have already made their minds up on how they're going to vote this November.  That, too, should not come as a surprise to you.  That decision began to solidify almost 4 years ago, when an electoral win put him into the White House.  The Second Republicans started saying "shut up, we're in charge," votes were already being set in concrete.  Rather than move to the center, they hardlined to the Right, all the while saying "we have the majority in the House and Senate."  Their inability to understand America, their need to force their Conservative will onto a Centrist country, is the reason the lost the House in 2018.  That lost was a real eyeopener for them.  America was not going to sit back and swallow their hatred.  They knew back then that the odds of the Idiot Jerk surviving into a 2nd term were shrinking daily.  And so they buckled down on tearing apart Centrist America believing all their changes were going to be permanent.  They don't understand.  Everything they've put in place is going to be swept away.

Don't Lose Your Job

 Today will be my last day at work... for an entire week.  I'm expecting the 8 hours I spend on the clock to be... normal.  By that I mean the Specialist who is leaving, will call off.  This will 2 aisle associates and myself to run the department... the definitive word there is 'myself.'  This is how life goes sometimes.  It's not as though they're going to be pulling out my fingernails with a pair of rusty pliers.  At 4:30 PM I will punch out, come home, and maybe take a ride on my bike.  Mostly the week ahead is filled with... chores.  The Specialist who is leaving asked me where I was going on my vacation.  "Why would I want to go anywhere?" I asked.  "There's a virus out there."  I don't know why, but for some reason this idea has grown almost worldwide, that when you take time off... a vacation... you need to go somewhere and spend money... usually, lots of money; more than you earn in a week.  I can guarantee that I will spend some money, but the dent in my savings will be minimal.

The Idiot Jerk in the White House signed some Executive Orders yesterday in an other episode of "Who Wants to be a Dictator."  Neither party was going to budge, in fact I've read things which indicate both the Republicans and the Democrats wanted this to happen.  The Republicans because they're slovenly drunk on the power they think the Idiot Jerk gives them, and the Democrats because these orders have no validity under the Constitution.  We're a Democracy, not a right-wing dictatorship.

He's attempting to eliminate Social Security.  Republicans have always hated the program.  It's Socialism, they whine... yet they take advantage of it.  They complain about Medicare, too, yet they use it and save money on their medical expenses.  Just think, eliminating the Social Security tax until December benefits employers more than it does workers.  Suddenly, they're getting another tax break, courtesy of the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  Do you think they care about their employees, or how they're going to survive in their senior years?  Absolutely not.  Oh, sure, they'll say we have 401k retirement options, just don't lose your job, and pray nothing happens to the stock market.

Anyway, I took another picture of my Zins when I got home from work yesterday.  They are quite colorful!