The Singers

Holy Shmolly, we had snow flurries galore last night.  Seriously!  I'm talking about near white out conditions.  There was some wind as the cold front went through, just enough to have the snow fall horizontally.  How bad was it?  Howie went out and did his Tweedle Dee against the recycling bin and then ran back into the house.  He doesn't usually care about the weather.  This morning all that remained was a light dusting, and only on some areas of the lawn.

I got a text from Dental Specialties, they're the oral surgeons who are going to extract my bad molar, in which they sent me a quote.  The cost?  $163.40 after insurance.  I am so glad I renewed my dental insurance this year, otherwise I'm certain that cost would be rather prohibitive.  One thing I'm not going to be paying for are the new crowns and bridges my dentist wants me to buy.  I can think of better things to spend my money on.

We had a specialist who retired a few months back.  About six weeks ago they hired a replacement.  I found out yesterday that 2 weeks ago he gave his notice.  Now he's going to need to be replaced.  That probably won't happen for a month or so.  I did change my hours a bit, mostly because I wanted to go in later to ensure I got my workouts in, not that I think that's going to help with coverage.

Last night, I watched The Singers, the short film that won the Oscar for live action short.  While there is drama in it, mostly, it's sort of like a musical comedy... sort of.  This is evidently Sam Davis' second nomination and first win.  Sam's the cutie Bob spoke about, by the way.  I liked it.  It's a bit different.   But different can be very good.  It's only on Netflix, so if you subscribe, watch it.

And Cuba is going through a full out blackout because of the Orange Anus.  I was thinking about this and couldn't stop myself from shaking my head.  This asshole has initiated a war in Iran, and while his administration is saying there are "off ramps" in place, I can't help but think that they're lying.  The Pentagon is saying that we've had at least 200 injured. Knowing how much this administration is trying to put a good face on this terrible screwup, you know this number is a lie.  And now Cuba.  We used to be the good guys on the block.  Now no atrocity is bad enough for Orangie's Gang.  For those idiotic Republicans who prayed and dreamed about being in charge of an authoritarian government, this is what it's like.  The rest of American is trying to grab onto the reins, yelling woah!  Hold your horses!  And the GOP, instead of listening, is too busy giddily singing, "We're in Charge!  We're in Charge!"  People are dying because of them.  School girls in Iran.  Americans.  And that reality simply doesn't sink in.  It never will.  They have been drinking Desperation Kool-Aid for way too long.  They can never change.  The only choice left to us is to manage them, the way you do any delinquent.