Just 23%

So, what's on your agenda for today, Thursday, August 6?  I'm going to go to work.

I found out yesterday that the Specialist who's transferring to North Carolina will be moving down on August 22.  Wow.  I might have the joy of working with him for 8 of those 15 remaining days... doubt it.  He's going to be taking some time off between now and then...  The great orange home improvement retailer I work for gave those of us over 65 six weeks of personal time, just in case we came down with Covid.  I'm betting he takes some of that.  He doesn't like coming to the store.  He doesn't get the respect he thinks he deserves.  The sad truth is people are counting down the days.  He also has a bad case of short-timer's attitude.  That's not a good thing to have when you're unpopular.

Otherwise, things are slowing down in the store.   That's normal for this time of year.  

A Reuters poll shows two thirds of Americans oppose delaying the election in November, and well over half of them believe the Idiot Jerk made the suggestion, hoping to provide himself with some political protection.  Interestingly enough, only 23% of those responding said the elections should be delayed and they were...(are you ready for this?) Republicans.  For those who don't know, that is the core of his base.  Ouch.

The Body in the Loch is proceeding nicely.  Whereas in The Body in the Well the entire team arrived at Rattler's Den as a group, here Jules and Bobby get to the 'scene of the crime' at different times.  For a while I had thought of excluding them in this mystery, but then I realized I really needed Bobby to shout out "Let loose the hounds!"... oh, gee... I think that might be a spoiler.  Sorry.

And of course I have started picking out lines from songs.  They are always important.  They always reveal something that is happening, or about to happen.  Here's an example:  Towards the end of The Body on the Lawn there's an important lyric.  At that point, Eli turns into a knight in shining armor and goes to slay a dragon.  A lyric or two from this song are going to be in The Body in the Loch.

Okay, so how do you think this is going to play into the story line?  I can be so evil at times 😈😈😈

Vacation Entry #1

Slept in the morning.  Got up, made coffee, read the news.  Fun stuff.
In Cumberland County, Republicans still won more races, though not as many as usual.  This area is Uber Conservative.  Lisa Grayson lost.  She was the only faux Democrat on the ballot as far as I know.  Kentucky now has a blue governor Virginia went Royally Blue.
My brother and I are driving down to Philly on Friday to see Elton John and the Wells Fargo Center.  It sits where the Spectrum used to be.  I saw a number of concerts at the Spectrum, include, back in July of 1976, Elton John.  This might be what they call going full circle.
The bar of Dr. Squatch soap lasted me for 10 showers, which means I'd use about 4 - 5  bars a month.  That's pricey.

Blue

Well, it's Thursday and I get to go back to work... for 4 days, and then I'm off for 2, back for 1 and then off again.  The following week's schedule is shit since I don't have any consecutive days off, however in 3 weeks I will have 3 days off in a row.  I guess that makes up for it.
The dining room walls have been painted.  Juniper Berries is much bluer than I was anticipating.  This turned out to be a 3 day project, 1 day for stripping, 1 for patching, sanding and priming, and the third to put on 2 coats of paint.  That's right, I always put on 2 coats of paint.  I'm not a big fan of the single coat coverage paint that's out there.  For one thing, I always tend to miss a couple of spots on the first go through, or I don't apply the paint thick enough.  The 2nd coat doesn't take that long, and personally, I think the finish is better.  Once I have everything hung back on the walls I include pictures.
I went to see my Mom yesterday.  This is always an interesting experience.  Dementia, you know?  I found her sitting in the lobby without her glasses.  She told me "they told me to sit here and I left my glasses in my room."  When I asked who told her to wait there she said "I don't know."  She seems to be stuck in the past, about 50 years ago, since those are the memories which come up in the conversation.  She knows they're in the past, but doesn't know how far back she's going when she talks about Rusty.  Rusty was an Irish Setter, and her most favorite dog in the world.  She will say "I wonder how he's doing."  We don't tell her he died half a century ago; that makes her cry.
Evidently Melanoma is having a birthday.  Just what do you get a Trophy Wife, especially one contracted to the Idiot Jerk in the White House?  A 'Get out of Jail Free' card?'
And I was reading how things are really beginning to look bleak for the GOP in November.  So many people retiring, such high disapproval ratings, and fundraising that's somewhat lackluster.  There was a cautionary edge to the article, though, saying it's "too early to call the election a blue wave," evidently they can't say it's a blue wave until the election is upon us.  Instead they're going to say things like "there might be," and "the possibility exists," and "voters are much more appreciative of the Democrats."  And it's only 6 months away.

I wonder how many more Republicans will abandon ship before the truth hits home?