The Tops

Yesterday was a good day for accomplishment. Many little chores were completed.  I always feel good when that happens.  I even took the dogs out for a walk since the temps were relatively warm.  I have a sneaking suspicion this winter is going to turn out like last.  For those who don't remember, December of 2019 was brittle and cold, and then we warmed up to comfortable fall temps for January and February.  The arctic air stayed north.  Even though I don't mind snow, I wouldn't mind another warm winter.

On our walks, the dogs and I pass what used to be a small Day Care Center which closed down over a year ago.  Yesterday there were 2 vans in front, a plumber and a contractor... oh, and there was a sign that it is going to be the home of Hope Church.  That made me pause because directly across the street is a very large Methodist Church.  Then I realized that Methodists and Cracker Jack Crazy Evangelicals are basically 2 different groups trying to exist under the large umbrella of Christianity.  I couldn't help but think about the best word of advice you can give to a fledgling business:  Location, location, location.  I'd say this was the equivalent of setting up a Mom & Pop convenience store next to a Target... or a Walmart.  Ouch.

And I have myself set up to receive breaking news notifications.  Truly, I was baffled yesterday to receive a notification yesterday that Lori Loughlin had been released from prison.  I found it sad that a manipulating user like her deserved a headline, and even worse that some might even consider it important.

I heard whispers that the only reason the Idiot Jerk signed the relief package was because he received a call from a 'desperate Republican senatorial candidate from Georgia,' begging him to do so.  I can not wait for this shithead to be flushed.

Yesterday I went for a run / jog somewhere in New Zealand.  The scenery was nice... except for the steps.  For some reason the decision was made to take a route that included many steps.  Steps slow the runner with the camera down.  That doesn't happen when you're on a treadmill.  Anyway, since I didn't take a picture of the scenery, I decided to include one of how I ran / jogged.  The colors are nice.  You'll notice that the Blue is on top.  I always new we blues were Tops.

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Today is the first day of Spring!  Right now, the Temp outside is 29 (F).  That's a chilly -1.6 (C)  Of course, let's be honest, 29 (F) is still a bit too cool to be running around in a T-Shirt and shorts.
I got a really good cardio in yesterday.

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Having some free time yesterday, I did a little digging into the declining approval ratings of the Idiot Jerk in the White House - I was spurred on by his claim that he was at 52%...   Sean Hannity must be feeding him numbers again from the bullshit grading scale.

Gallup has him sitting at a solid 39%.  That's not as low as he's been, that was an approval rating of 37%.  Yet he says his approval ratings are high... I mean, can we talk about fake numbers here?  The funny thing is that back in January even Faux News was ringing the alarm bell.  Of course, in his world of superfluous bullshit those numbers can't be right.  In his mind, people love him.  Keep in mind, he is mentally ill.  He has some sort of narcissistic specialty disease which cause him to constantly lie about how important he is even in the face of the truth,

An interesting statistic these polls point out, even the one from Faux News, is that his base is eroding.  His approval rating from Evangelical Christians has dropped from 78% to 69%, and they are the highest group of religious supporters.  Only 30% of Catholics approve.  This might be one of the reasons he went to church this past weekend.  However, I suspect sitting in a pew and being scolded by a minister on 'hate speech' must have burned his ass.  He no doubt thought his ears were going to ring with praise.  Oh, dear me, was he disappointed.

As for me, I have to go to work today.  Five days in a row.  Shit.  And then I have Jury Duty for at least one day. 

Oh, and I saw where USC is not letting those students who bribed their way in register for classes.  Boy, that must really piss off the Loughlin clan.  They didn't spend half a million in bribes to be treated like everybody else.

Dirt

I chipped a nail at work.  I keep them cut short because... well, I'm not a long nail kind of guy.  Also, I work in a retail environment which is quite similar to a warehouse environment: lots of dirt.  Since I deal with customers on a one to one basis, I try and keep from looking like I've been rolling around int the dirt.  While I'm not always 'the professional,' there's nothing wrong with looking like one.  Dirty fingernails can send the wrong signal, clipped and clean is better.
There was a picture of Lori Loughlin and her 2 stupid daughters in the LA Times.  They have vacuformed smiles... all of them, phony smiles and vacant stares.  I can understand now why she and her husband had to pay $500,000 in bribes to get them into USC.  For them a deep, philosophical conversation is about 'rose blush' or 'peach blush.'

Rose Blush, for those who didn't know

I saw Lori was released on $1M bail.  My money says the first thing she did was wash the prison dirt from beneath her nails.

I saw where the Republicans in the Senate sent a tiny rebuke to the Idiot Jerk in the White House yesterday.  They gave him a teeny weeny smack back.  There are at least 2 more coming his way.  The first is on his ability to call his racist wall necessary because of his phony National Security lie.  The 2nd will be to limit his ability to issue and revoke National Security Clearances.  The legislation is getting bipartisan support.  This not only has to do with his forcing them to give a TS clearance to Jared, but limit the Idiot Jerks ability to take away clearances from those who are smarter than he is... which is just about everybody.  If the Republicans keep this up, their nails might actually get a little dirty... nah.

Finally, I saw Beto is running for president.  I like Beto.  This is not his election to win.  2020 belongs to Biden.