Dickey's

 So today is Barbecue day!  Day 5 of our 6 days of Christmas.  And it's coming from?

Now, I know some of you are going to be jumping to conclusions, especially those who didn't realize that Dickey started a barbecue back in 1941.  Can we talk about being popular?  Dickey has become a real crowd pleaser.  So much so, that today, you can franchise your own Dickey. Don't worry, I'll not take a pic of Dickey's barbecue, I'm afraid some might find it too saucy.

Yesterday was slow at work.  The holidays are rounding the corner and this year they're being celebrated differently.  Except for trees, most of our Christmas crap merchandise is sold out.  That's right, no ornaments.  No lights.  Everything sold at full price, so there were no clearance markdowns.  There are artificial trees left... expensive trees, in the $400 - $500 range.  Sorry, but I can think of much better things to spend my money on then a tree that sings, and spins, and flashes colored lights.  Sorry, I hope I'm not stepping on any toes here.

Stay cautious, stay safe.  A new variant of Covid 19 is out there and it is far easier to contract.  The UK is reporting it, and if you can bet if it's there, then is over here as well.  

And, of course, that treasonous sack of shit in the White House is blaming the Russian Hack on China.  He's also saying everything is under control and that it wasn't as bad as government offices are claiming; he said this about Covid.  This man is pure evil. 

Candy Day!

 Well, what can I say?  It's Candy Day!

In lieu of a Holiday Party, my store is celebrating the 6 days of Christmas, starting today, and we get Candy.  I love candy!  This is something I rarely buy for myself since I understand all it really represents is a really sweet sugar rush.  Most people don't understand, there is always a little bit of a crash after you eat candy.  The more you eat, the bigger the rush and the deeper the crash.  You run around like hell for a while and then you want to take a nap.  

Oh, and for those of you in warmer climes, it's a bitterly brisk 17 (F) degrees outside.  That's chilly.

And my Strava has posted my stats for the past year:  2079 miles on the bike, I climbed enough hills to reach a height of over 88,000 feet, and 188 days out of the past year I was on my bike.  I'm happy with these stats.  Also, I'm heading into my slowest month, which is January.  And an interesting tidbit:  I rode on more Tuesdays then any other day of the week.  Nifty, huh?

For those of you who haven't heard, the United States is suffering from the worst hack in history.  And the Idiot Jerk's blow bro Vlad is responsible.  This is what happens when you put loyalists and lackeys into positions of authority.  The Department of Defense has suddenly put a hold on their transition meetings until January 5.  They say it's a Holiday Break.  Right.  The truth is the Russkies have been prowling around the DOD's computers since March.  This is why they were so happy when the Idiot Jerk got elected, they knew this wannabe tinfoil dictator would leave the back door standing wide open.  The terrible thing is that this is exactly what the Conservatives voted for when they voted for the Idiot Jerk.  Ain't gonna be no sugar high with this one. 

Shut... Up

So, I see that Jeffy (the Keebler Elf) has finally sold his soul to the Idiot Jerk in the White House, not that his blackened stain of a hear was worth much.  And the Idiot Jerk wants to sue Stormy Daniels for $20 million - but then this also is what that shit stain of a human being has always done.  There's a difference this time, however, the McMaster firing and the Daniels lawsuit are all going very, very public.  And it's not sitting well with a number of people.  But then, this is Republican stupidity at its height.  The time has come to vote them into oblivion.
Hackers are at the gates of power girds, and utilities and, of course, the Idiot Jerk doesn't care.  I suspect the only thing that will really bother him will be when he's pilloried on the White House lawn so people can pelt him with rotten eggs.  This will happen.  The sooner, the better.  How do I know?  Even Trey Gowdy is breaking with the GOP.  Stating that the Russians were directly involved in trying to get the Idiot Jerk into the White House, they indirectly imply that there was collusion.  Of course, I've said before, I suspect this to be the main reason he's not running for re-election.  He knows the hammer is going to come down hard on the GOP as Americans vote them into oblivion.
The time has come to take back our country from the Crazies on the Right.
Shut them up and shut them down.
We do this by taking back the House and the Senate.  The easiest way for this to happen is to regionalize the party and then isolate the regions.  No more purple states.  Blue forever.
For years Social Conservatives have been saying there's a war against Christianity.  The time has come to start calling that lie out.  Tell them to shut up.  The only war is the one they, themselves have started.  When some one fool says "It's against my religion," just tell them to shut up. 
In fact, that's a very good first step in shutting them up and shutting them down.  Just say "shut... up," and make sure you include that little pause between those 2 words.  No profanity.  Just 2 words.  "Shut... up."  Do that a couple of times and you'll get to see a Republican brain explode.

The Russians?

I don't know what they're looking at, and doubt if they're trying to learn English from my blog, but when I checked my stats this morning I saw I had over 1200 hits from Russia.... The entry they seemed to be swarming around was the one about the Republican part being a dead elephant.  And I thought boy, they really are interested in even my opinion about Trump.  As a result, I wasn't too surprised when I got home from work and saw this headline regarding the Russians and the hacking of the DNC computers.  Of course, Trump has always seem to have had a fondness Putin and Russia, and especially for Slovakian women, especially plastic ones.

Dark Green = heavy hitters

And one suspects Putin keeps his eye out for pseudo dictators and will, no doubt, lend a hand to get one into power for the right price.  Of course, a Trump presidency would be the end of democracy in this country.  He would substitute it for the kind of democracy they have in Russia, where he always manages to stay in power.  And don't forget there are Trumplings waiting in the wings, which means if things go his way, we might one day be living in Trumpsylvania.  One can only wonder if we should start learning more Russian then da and nyet.