Corporate Greed

So, it's Wednesday.  Once again the temps are supposed to climb into the lower 90s (F)  The Central Air is on, but the temp is set to 75 (F), there's no need for the house to be chilly willy.  The forecast for tomorrow is the same, later in the week the temps are predicted to drop into the upper 80s (F), which is fine with me.  

Lily's downstairs chewing on a pig ear.  Yes, she's getting spoiled, but then she is an old lady and seniors dogs need to be spoiled.  She's developed a bit of a slowness when she sits down, so the arthritis has finally arrived.  Hers is not nearly as bad as Biggie's was, but then he had so many other problems as well.  I don't know if I'll put her on puppy Nsaids or not, I guess it all depends on how bad things get for her.

We go for a walk every day.  On our way we pass an old Craftsman house that used to have a beautiful stone wall next to the sidewalk.  However, the people who live there are seniors and the upkeep of the wall has not been the best.  The textures of the different types and colors of moss make it a rather interesting, however, this is how things move into history.

And there was an interesting article in The Hill on the number of single households in America.  This is a bit of an eyeopener, to say the least.  I was somewhat surprised when I saw that it was as high as 30%.  Then, of course, I took a few moments and thought about it, about how many people I know are not married and living alone.  I don't doubt that certain socially conservative groups are going to use this figure to try and guilt some people in dealing with some sort of frowned upon stigmata.  And I was not surprised to see that a number of corporations aren't happy with this.  Couples make babies, single people usually don't.  Because of that the population of the United Staters is dropping and as far as corporations are concerned, fewer people mean lower profits.  They want people to make babies, lots of babies.  That's one of the main reasons they're also pumping money into the hands of the anti-abortion crowd.  It's not about the sanctity of life.  Nope.  It really all about corporate greed.

Shut Up, We're in Charge

Well, here it is, Friday already.  Seems like just yesterday it was Tuesday and I was starting my mini-midweek break.  I'd call it a vacation, or possibly a staycation because I wasn't working and didn't go anywhere, but I did do things.  Like hang a door between the kitchen and the back porch.  When I picked it up at the store, there was a white tail deer walking through the parking lot.  I'd have taken a pic but my phone was in my pocket.

I'm going to cancel my subscription to Adobe since I don't use it.  Originally the idea had been to use it to create the PDF files needed to publish paperbacks through Barnes & Noble, but since I'm moving into audiobooks the odds of that happening are slim.  And, speaking of audiobooks, The Body Under Ice is complete.  It's in the Review stage and unless problems are discovered should be available to purchase in 20 - 30 days.  It will be available on a number of markets, including Spotify.  It will be, however, on Audible because that platform require you sign a 7 year exclusivity contract.  They also take a bigger chunk of your royalties, so audible is out.

So, I'm adding bands into my workout routine.  Any guesses on how long it will take me to look like this?

Okay, so I saw this humorous article in The Hill about Senate Republicans and how they're worried that the Republicans in the House are going to screw everything up.  You see, those radical conservatives in the House are furious about the debt ceiling deal.  They saw their chances of gauging great holes in the Biden administration, and in Medicare and Social Security go up in smoke.  Remember, these the insurrectionists who all desperately want to shriek "Shut UP!  We're in Charge!" loudly into your ears.  Rather than take their defeat and move on, they're planning on retaliating, just like the Orange Anus.  They are writing smaller, sharper bits of legislation which they hope will hobble the economy to such a degree the Biden administration looks bad.  The Senate Republicans are smart enough to know this will lose the votes, however for those Crazies in the House bleeding away Republican voters is far less important than shrieking "Shut UP!  We're in Charge!"