In Case you've forgotten

 Well, it's dark outside.  Not because the sky is overcast, nope, I just got up at my normal time.  No lazing around like a slug in a bed for me today.  I work.

Temps today are supposed to again hover around in the mid 40s (F); tomorrow as well.  Saturday, however, is predicted to be a horse with a different weather pattern.  Clouds and... rain, turning to snow, with temps only climbing to the low to mid 30s (F).  Of course, I'm scheduled to work Saturday, that's normal.  The snowfall, however, if we get the estimated 4 - 8 inches, is not.  Everything is going to depend upon how this storm tracks.  Closer to the shoreline means more snow.  If it runs up the center of the state, then less snow.  We have not had a lot of cold days, so the ground is still relatively warm and that's not conducive to deep snow.

I am pleased to announce that all of the white trim in my kitchen has been painted.  The proof is on Lily, who managed to put the tip of her nose where it didn't need to be.  The spot was tiny, and it's practically gone.  This is what happens when an old dog tries to help.  Up next will be a touch up of the walls, and the tiling, which I'm expecting to have finished by the end of next week.  Then, I shall move onto the floor.  Just ran down and took a pic of the side window, here's what it looks like so far.  There are a few more decorating touches which will be added.  

And in case you didn't hear, the Orange Anus, Donald Trump, has appealed to the US Supreme Court to get his name reinstated on the Colorado primary ballot.  This should prove very interesting, since so many of the Justices are Federalists, meaning they are supposed to be purely about the Constitution.  If that is truly the case, they will choose not to get involved, since Federalists believe they shouldn't interfere with state's rights.  Also on their plate is the issue of his immunity.  If they agree that he is immune, then Biden can do anything he wants, since he, too, will be immune.

Jeffy Epstein's guest list has been released, so to say, and I understand Bill Clinton's name is on it one time.  Republicans, never a group to give up the chance of kicking a dead horse, have started shrieking about that.  The Orange Anus, however, is a different story.  Trump's name is listed 7 times, but the cultists are shouting out that he and Epstein were just friends, and that Trump never flew to Epstein's island in order to have sex with underage girls.  Right. This is the man who bragged about grabbing women's pussies, in case you've forgotten.

Through an Open Window

Today is my Friday, the end of my work week.  I know there are a lot of you out there who wish they could say the same thing.  Starting Thursday, however, my schedule fritters around all over the place.  Because I'm scheduled off on 9/1 there is the tease that I'm going to be off on Labor Day... as though that would actually mean anything to me.
And, of course, everybody was talking about Epstein yesterday... did he or didn't he?  Did this administration substitute Mrs. Danvers for one of his guards... someone who very kindly "opened a window for him?"

And even though the Idiot Jerk is trying to stoke the fires of conspiracy, this is just one more tawdry episode in the shit show that is his administration.

So, I'm beginning to harvest the fruits (or I should say vegetables) of my tiny plot of a garden just below my kitchen window.  First up is a butternut squash... to be truthful, everything I planted turned out to be a squash.  Anyway, I'm looking for suggestions.   What do you do with a butternut squash that's this tiny?

I mean, it's cute... however if I had known I was planting single portion vegetables I would have had second thoughts.  And, in case you are wondering, my hands are rather small.

As I was focusing on taking a snap of the the squash, I looked over and saw Lily posing pretty as a picture.  She usually doesn't sit still, so I snapped her too.

Doesn't she look tiny?  She weighs in around 60 lb.  She has a birthday next Monday and that means white cake and vanilla ice cream for everybody.  Yummy.

Desperation

Good news!  The dog's colds seem to have passed.  Lily is no longer coming up and sneezing in my face.  In fact, right now she's running around the house with her purple Wubba in her mouth.
I rode another 11. 17 miles on the bike last evening.  The next challenge I have with Rouvy is to ride to 16 mile rides in 'race mode.'  One of them is a 16 mile climb... yep, the whole ride is up hill... for 16 miles.  Damn!
My friend Patty fell and broke her ankle last night.  I told her it just looked sprained, an x-ray said there was a hairline fracture.  She's in a boot.  You'd think by know they'd have come up with stylish colors... nope, still the same formal black.
Of course, everybody now knows Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide yesterday morning.  It didn't take long, only a couple of hours before the Idiot Jerk in the White House re-Tweeted some sort of bongo bongo conspiracy theory.  This was to be expected since he's a gutless sack of shit and he, himself, had some serious connections with Epstein.  There is that video out there of he and Epstein ogling cheerleaders.  The truth is that the Idiot Jerk is swinging into desperation mode.  This suicide happened under his watch.  Epstein was in a Federal prison.  Some official decided to take him off suicide watch.  Many people are questioning that, especially since he had already made one attempt and failed.  Billy Barr is throwing a suicide investigation party because this makes him look bad.  And the two-bit president who wants to be a dictator?  He's starting to throw shit against the wall hoping something will stick, no matter how unrealistic  As I said before, he's growing desperate.
Yesterday was my Hump Day.  That means my next two days are supposed to be easier, right? 

Mike and Barbara?

Something is eating my nectarines!  I have no idea what... some sort of buggy things.  It's actually not that upsetting.  I hadn't planned on being able to harvest any this year.  I'm off tomorrow and that's one of my yard work chores.
In my Trek Riding Challenge I am 98,983 in the rankings.  That sounds bad, right?  Well, there are actually 41, 208 cyclists who are doing worse than I am.  Oh, and I hit 50 miles yesterday.  Also, I can tell you that some of the few ahead of me have over 1000 miles in so far this month.  Think of that, the month is not even half over and they've already traveled more than 1000 miles on their bikes.
One of the things I did to aid myself in learning Greek was to print off a copy of the alphabet.  For me, learning a language has always depended upon specific sounds with specific letters.  Showing me a word with letters I've completely unfamiliar with is not the way to teach me, especially when at some point I'm going to have to write Greek... and that depends on spelling.  I also write down the new words I'm given.  You need to be familiar with the Eta, Beta, Theta... if you know what I mean.
On Jeff Epstein: there are a lot of words being written about how he, as a sex offender, a jailbird, managed to get so many of the rich and powerful to turn their heads.  He lent his jet to the rich and famous.  Here is a very small list of those many who flew Little Lolita down to Florida:

The names include well-known performers, including Ralph Fiennes, Alec Baldwin, David Blaine, Jimmy Buffett and Courtney Love; media figures including Charlie Rose, Mike Wallace and Barbara Walters; former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak, former British prime minister Tony Blair, industrialist David Koch and the late Salomon Brothers Chief Executive Officer John Gutfreund and his wife, Susan.

Holy Shit!  Barbara Walters!  Mike Wallace!  It wasn't just Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, there were a whole slew of people.  So, were all these people being flown down to one of his parties?  No. Before we blindly brand everybody with Epstien's evil we need to get to the truth.  He is not some dolt, like the Idiot Jerk in the White House, rather he is exceptional when it comes to muddying up the waters.  The truth he doesn't want you to see is there, all you need to do is filter the water first.  His purpose has always been to do what he wants by covering his ass.  Tell me, do you really thing Mike Wallace and Barbara Walters got massages from 14 year old girls?

Of course, you never can tell.  Maybe they made a sandwich with Tony Blair...

Oh, my, did I really write that?