Pranked and Stroked

Saturday, and not the beginning of a 3 day weekend.  The 4th is next Wednesday and that's the day people will get off work, unless they take vacation or personal days.  I work, but then I'm off Thursday and Friday.  That's the last week I work my mid-shift schedule.
I am off tomorrow, and I will finally take My Syn out on the road - very early.  Around 0600.  Why so early?  Traffic.  I hate riding in traffic and, unfortunately, I live in a rapidly growing suburb.  When I moved to Enola 21 years ago we had a population of around 11,000.  That number has nearly tripled.  We have a lot more drivers on the road now.  While some drivers pay attention, too many others are dicking around with their phones while they drive, or singing along with some shitty pop song on Sirius XM.  Hence, I ride early.  Cumberland County does list a number of routes that are relatively traffic free, or are where old railway lines ran.  Rail trails can be great rides.
Oh, and I saw where the Idiot Jerk in the White House was pranked.  Evidently Kim Jon Dumb isn't going to denuclearize.  They have pictures.  It seems as though he's actually increasing his fuel capacity.  Ooops, there goes that Nobel Peace Prize.  Maybe I should start calling him the Chief Dupe in the White House.  Oh, and I also heard some DJ managed to get through phone security and talked to the Dupe on Air Force One.  So, how many ways can you spell the word stupid starting with the letter "T?"
Finally, Mother Nature has decided to gift us with a bit of heat over this holiday.  Today the temp is supposed to hit 96 F.  Tomorrow we might crack the century mark.  I mean, they're only forecasting 99 F, but let's be serious here, that's pretty damn toasty.  That's another reason while I'll get my ride in during the early morning hours - heat stroke is not pretty.  Of course, I suspect that every day the Idiot Dupe in the White House comes close to stroking out.

First Kim gives him the shitty handshake,  and in about 9 days Vlad's waggle a snarky finger at him as he laughs at this First Class Bonehead behind his back.

My Special Nut

Well, it's Friday and the 5th day of my vacation and I... slept in... until 0630.  Yesterday was busy.  Lots of accomplishments:  weight training in the AM, 11 + mile ride in the afternoon, lawn got mowed, grass around shrubs was trimmed, and one of my wisteria vines was cut down almost to the ground.  The one in front of the house was spared because of.... a bird's nest, with 3 little blue eggs.  Hopefully today will be just as fulfilling.
One of the things done yesterday that I'd been planning to do for some time was to put a coat of Helmsman on my special nut.  Now, I don't know about you, but I have a nut which is really dear to my heart. You see, a long, long time ago, in a state far, far away, I was born.  Florida.  My dad's parents were delighted.  I was their first male grandchild.  I would carry their genes forward... oops.  Anyway, because they could afford to do so, and because they wanted to see their true heir, they took vacation and drove all the way down to the land of Florida to meet me.  I don't remember any of this, now, so am forced to go on physical evidence alone.  But one day my grandmother picked up a coconut on the beach, sometime in mid-December, 1952.  She packed it into their car and brought that nut back to Pennsylvania.  And I still have it.  My Special Nut is going to be 66 years old this fall.  Amazing, the things we pick up in life.

And wasn't yesterday a shit storm for the Idiot Jerk in the White House.  New York is suing to close the family Foundation - turns out the most favored charity on it's books is DDI (Donald, Donny Jr, and Ivanka).  Of course he freaked out.

There was also the video of the Idiot Jerk saluting a North Korean Major General (or whatever he's called).  The video I saw included a North Korean announcer shrieking his excitement in a brittle falsetto.

Oh, and the Idiot Jerk said that Kim had to do all of those brutal executions because he needed to be a strong leader and.... what the fuck?  That's right.  The Idiot Jerk said 'Kim's a tough guy, but he needed to be tough."  Translation:  if the Idiot Jerk ever gets the chance, he will start executing.  

Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to find a special place to put my special nut, a place where anybody and everybody can see it.

North Korea lights another fart

For years the Chinese government sat back and watched North Korea posture and rattle swords and, figuratively speaking, lay on their back and light farts at the United States.  For most people, the accepted reality was that North Korea was their bastard.  They helped bring it to life and only they chose to ally themselves to the sorry, little country.  Over that period of time things have changed, slowly at first, but then more rapidly.  One of those changes being China rediscovered Capitalism.  Before, when their spoiled brat of a child acted up, they most likely chortled among themselves, watching the world react with stogy amusement.  Now, however, with Kim Jung-un government muttering daily about the threat of nuclear war, I suspect something else is crossing the collective Chinese mind.  Whether they want to admit it or not, they are responsible in more ways then one.  Instead of reigning back this spoiled brat of a country, they permitted juvenile outbursts.  Instead of teaching their illegitimate child about responsibility, about the benefits of Capitalism they allowed it's people to starve.  If the idiots of the north actually do something stupid, or bad, or both, the world will look at China and say "where the fuck was your head?"  This is not a good thing when your economy depends upon untold trillions in exports to the world.

Dumb Shit

As with most parents of too late discover their only child is a spoiled brat, I suspect the Chinese have a real problem on their hands.  While they may be hoping dialogue will work, in the end they may have to rely on intervention, a resolution which would be bloody for both countries.  They should have resolved these issues a long time ago.  Now they're letting the fat faced moron and his hyper active military regime back them into a corner in which they will only have two choices.  Sit back and do nothing and hope your economy survives, or smack the North Koreans back, really hard, in order to teach them a lesson.