Today in History

Well, it's Thursday, January 3, 2019.  Today in history a large majority of Democrats are going to be sworn into the House of Representatives.  The Republicans, because they totally ignore what America wants, have gone from having a 23 seat majority to being in the hole by 41 seats.  Or is it 42?  Or 43?  I'm a bit uncertain.  I do know that those white, racists Republicans down in North Carolina are probably going to get their asses handed to them by the courts for throwing away, or changing, black absentee ballots.  Oh, and Pelosi has already said "no wall to that racist, moral degenerate in the White House.  Ooops.  Google "wall, polls, or wall priority" and you can see for yourself that about 49% of Americans feel there is a need for more increased border security, only 31% are demanding a wall.  Guess who makes up that 31%... white, conservative Republicans, the Idiot Jerk's base.
On another note, I went to see "Mary Poppins Returns" last evening.  It was good, but not great, not like "Mary Poppins."  My biggest complaint?  The song sequence is exactly the same as in the original, no changes.  In the original Mary arrived and they sang "Spoon full of Sugar" as they cleaned up their room.  In this new version, Mary arrives and they sing some sort of sea song as the kids clean up in a bath.  If you saw the first movie, you will know exactly what type of song is coming up next.  The original had Ed Wynn with a funny song, this version has Meryl Streep with a funny song.  Now, I know a lot of people aren't going to remember this sort of thing... but I do.  I thought Lin-Manuel Miranda was much better than Dick Van Dyke,(no boos or hisses here, but I never thought he was that good.)  I thought there was only one song, "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" in which the magic from the original film burst forth and actually brought a bit of tear to my eye.  For about 4 minutes I was 12 years old again and awestruck.

And finally, I did order a desk.  Kidney shaped.  I believe that will fit better into the room.  There's a little bookcase on the visitor side.  The front drawer is called a 'keyboard drawer' but my laptop will fit easily inside.  100% wood, no MDF which is a big problem nowadays, especially if you're buying cabinets.  They will call them wood, but actually what you're buying is a veneer on top of MDF.  I don't have to worry about that.  Delivery is going to be between 1/16 and 1/31... I can't wait.