My mini-vaca begins today.  It actually began last evening.  Instead of going for a ride, I watch the first 2 episodes of the 2nd season of The Umbrella Academy.  Season 1 was okay, it got better towards the end.  Season 2 started off with a bang.

And I didn't ride because... I ended up staying late at work.  The Specialist who is transferring to North  Carolina likes to tell customers he's an 'architectural engineer who's designed schools and office buildings.'  Well, that's not true.  The truth is he can't design anything.  So when a couple showed up at the flooring desk at 4:25 PM, he pointed to me and said, "he's our blind specialist."  That's right.  I had to stay late and design blinds for a house because he can't.  His transfer cannot come soon enough.

We did have rain last evening, about half an inch.  This is good.  We have been so dry.  However, now the humidity is so thick you can cut it with a knife.  And it quite warm, too.  We might get thunderstorms this evening, but the forecast doesn't specifically call for rain.  That's suppose to be here tomorrow and Tuesday, and then later in the week I guess we'll get the remnants of Isaia.  We're far enough inland we don't usually get too much wind, but we do get rain.

I didn't see where TikTok was banned yesterday, no Executive Order being issued by the Idiot Jerk in the White House.

With just 3 months until the election, his approval rating is still in a slow death spiral.  Quite a number of reasons have been floated as to why he can't turn his campaign around.  Some say he doesn't have a clear message.  Others say it's his total incompetence with the Corona Pandemic.  And there there are those who say he treasures the loyalty of white supremacists over average citizens.  Some say it's because he sees women as nothing more then sex toys.  The truth is that there is no one reason, rather there is a cesspool of festering problems which need to be flushed in their entirety.

And did I hear something odd yesterday, that when the Idiot Jerk gives his acceptance speech no media are going to be present.  I suspect this is because it's going to be one humdinger of a hate curse.  Maybe he's going to call all white supremacists to rise up.  Whatever he says is going to get out.  There's no keeping it a secret.  Maybe it's because his very words are so often used to prove his incompetence.  One thing you can count on is that it's going to be a conflagration of hate.

Men on Bikes

Yesterday the temperature reached 76 (F).  Of course, I was working.  The skies were clear and blue and I was sitting at the Flooring Desk.  Don't that suck?  When I got home I opened the back door and left the dogs out.  When the temperature is that warm I usually leave the back door open.  The dogs love it.  So do flies.  A little after 6 (PM) a very large fly flew in.  Dogs do not know the difference between a big fly and a little bird.  Excitement was in the air.  You have no idea what funny is until you've seen Big Seig snapping at a fly zooming past his face.
Yesterday, the Idiot Jerk in the White House vetoed the bill aimed at shutting down his Emergency Declaration.  His Idiotic white base loved it.  They see him standing for white supremacy values.  If you tell them their white values are racist they'll stomp their feet and shriek "no they're not!"  They are a desperate group of people who hate the truth science reveals.  If Evolution is happening, then their core beliefs are broken.  Unfortunately for them, this late in the game, it is far too late for those core beliefs to... evolve.  They do not understand the life preserver they are clinging to is waterlogged and will only drag them down.  Nothing is going to change that fact.
In "The Body in the Tower" I talk about the peloton.  For those who do not know, the peloton is the main body of cyclists in a race.  Breakaways happen when a few cyclists ride ahead of that main group.  Since they are pedaling at speeds of around 25 to 30 miles per hour, helicopters are used to film the peloton.  Here's a shot of the peloton taken this past Monday during the Paris : Nice race.

The peloton in the Tour de France is much larger, usually starting out with 125 -145 riders.  That's a lot of men on bikes.  By the time the Tour gets to Paris and those men are riding down the Av. des Champs-Élysées that number has been whittled down to around 110.  That's still a lot of men on bikes.  Just think of that.  It's almost enough to give one the vapors.

Simply Glacial

Well, we got snow, a little over three inches.... and we got rain, a steady drizzle... and the temperature is above freezing.  For now.  I shoveled off the back porch and steps and it's... heavy.  I'm also supposed to be at work by 8 and that may not happen.  In a few short hours the temperatures are supposed to plummet, a lot like the Idiot Jerks approval ratings, as we enter the Quick Freeze stage of the Arctic Blast... or whatever they call it.  Around 1 PM high winds are going to grace the countryside with wind chills that can reach 20 (F) below zero.  Oh, and I'm scheduled to work until 4:30 PM.  I seriously suspect I may be using a personal day.  My sidewalks need to be cleared because... the desk arrives on Tuesday and by the time I do get home things will be rather glacial.

This might be the view from my front porch

Something else that was rather glacial?  The little turd the Idiot Jerk floated yesterday in a meager attempt to get the Democrats to fund his wall.  Yeah, he offered to give Dreamers a temporary protected status, emphasis on the word temporary.  Well, the Democrats said "no," and, of course, many Republicans apparently joined them, though for a much different reason.  Republicans hate immigrants.  White Racists, like Ann Coulter, see it as Amnesty and immediately rejected the plan.  In fact, Ann sniped with a nasty Tweet, but then what else would expect from a 'whites only" spinster.  Oh, and in case you are wondering, at 57 years of age, this bottled blond is a spinster:  57 years old, never married, no children.  One suspects her vagina is a frigid as my sidewalk's going to be this afternoon.  Which makes one wonder if her boyfriend (I think she pays for services rendered) uses pinions.
Anyway, I'm going to eat my breakfast and then go out and use the noisy shovel and experience the joys of Free Cardio!  Just think of all the calories I'm going to burn.  I'm going to be so hot I'll turn into a walking melt and dry machine!  Are you jealous yet?

Pointing Fingers

Okay, so here it is Thursday, my Hump Day.  That's right, for me it came a day later than for most.  This happens sometimes.
I'm need to buy a new coffee maker... soon.  Mine is struggling to brew my morning pot.  Though only about six years old, I suspect that's elderly for a coffee maker these days.  The only real decision I have is should I drive over to target to make my purchase, or order one from Amazon.  Either way will work.  I'll probably check Amazon first, see what colors the have.  I don't want anything that's stainless, or chrome, or black.  Colors are great!  However, after managing a paint department for almost 5 years, I can tell you there are a number of people out there who are afraid of color.
Speaking of color, I saw this morning that drinking whole milk is becoming quite popular with white supremacists.  It has to do with lactose intolerance.  They're thinking that if you can drink whole milk you've got to be superior.  Unfortunately for them, I know a lot of white people who are lactose intolerant.  Racial purity, you know?  This is funny because genetically speaking, the gene for white skin is inferior to the gene for dark skin.  It doesn't make a difference how much milk these dumb shits drink, whole, 2%, or skim.  The dominant gene is going to rule the day.
And even though the midterms are what?   Three weeks away, the Idiot Jerk in the White House is already playing the blame game.  If the Republicans lose the House, it's there fault, not his.  He is not to blame.  Not at all.  Nope.  He is nothing more than an innocent lamb... with a shitty mouth and a dirty dick.  This is interesting because as we get closer and closer to the midterms, more and more people are agreeing this election will be a referendum on him, and his policies, and his Tweets, and his vulgarity.  If you think he's ugly now, wait until America serves him a shit sandwich the day after the midterms.

On the new car:  I sent my 'Sales Professional' an email yesterday pointing out that the Kelly Blue Book price for the car I'm going to be buying is a bit lower than the price they want to charge me... by a couple thousand dollars.  No response.  I suspect he was off.  Before I go to work today, I will shoot him another email requesting the numbers.  You see, I know they're going to try and sell that car at the MSRP.  They're going to have to drop that price down.  I understand they are in the business to make money.  Me?  I'm in the business of getting the best deal I can get.  Do I really care about their profitability?  Hell no.

The Garden Pary

I guess there was this little party yesterday somewhere in Washington.  Yeah, this group of white supremacists thought they'd show the world how strong they were, how many there were of them, and....  And, well, I guess you could say 'someone left their cake out in the rain.'  They showed up, saw the thousands of anti-white supremacists had gathered around them, massive numbers they said, and went home without even putting on their party hats.  They dispersed faster than a fart in a hurricane.  I'm sure the Idiot Jerk in the White House was filled with dismay.  Sure, one of his spokes lackeys has said he 'condemns all racism' but his supporters know better.  That's why some of them gathered in DC... so he could fawn over them.  They were hoping for another pro-racists statement similar to the one he made after Charlottesville.  You know what I'm talking about, that there was blame on both sides.  Oops.  Well that never happened, at least publicly.  Let's be honest here.  If there were a large enough voting block who supported him, and who also happened to eat kittens for breakfast daily, he would try and give them what ever they wanted.  If you bow down to him, he doesn't care who you hate, what you pray to, or even what you eat.  He will have your back as long as he has your vote.  This is not to say he isn't racist.  Look at whom he surrounds himself with:  bleached blondes, White Russians, and that token fool Ben Carson.
And what about that Amorosa... 'what's her name?'  She has a book out (she can write?), and some audio tapes of the Idiot Jerk.  I guess yesterday the world got to hear John Kelly firing her.... I guess it wasn't pretty.  Does she have any idea how much her career choices invalidate everything she says?  She claims to have been paid what?  $15,000 a month for her silence....  Translation for those who don't know - she got fired, she's no longer getting paid, and now she's going to talk.  Basically, she had no problem with the Idiot Jerk's racism as long as she was on the payroll.  Now she's talking.  Give me a break.  She doesn't help the Blue Wave.  She doesn't hurt the Blue Wave.  She's nothing more than a zit that will go way in time.
Finally, I'm having some dental work done this AM.  I chipped my front tooth on a peach pit.  My good dentist is going to fix the chip.  Yippee.  If I swing down around the DC area I might be able to fine one of those party hats... I'd have to do something about he swastika though.

Lilly has a dry nose

That's right, she does.  I noticed her nose looked a bit funny, in a tiny, lumpy kind of way yesterday morning.  A quick check online identified the problem - dry nose.  Evidently certain breeds are more susceptible than others and Boxers happen to be one of those breeds.  There were lots of pictures of noses, some in really bad shape.  An order of Snout Smooth is being delivered tomorrow.  We'll see how well it works.

The lady Lillian

A little bit of balm will cure her problem, the Idiot Jerk in the White House?  He's a bomb of a different color.  Watching him in action is kind of like watching all the ingredients of hatred slowly being emulsified in a blender.  He speaks to a hate group and his ever shrinking group of supporters cheer.  I saw that some moron named Gorka, a sack of shit who used to be one of the Idiot's advisers... (he had something to do with the Idiot Jerk in the White House) also spoke to the same hate group.  Gorka evidently got kicked off the Idiot Jerk's staff because he was such an obvious White Supremacist, which tells you exactly where this particular hate group is headed.

Anyway, there was this  bit in Bloomberg about how the liberal media was kicking the snot out of the Idiot Jerk.  What what so beautiful about the article was the specific point on how his supporters are basically devolving into 'cult' status.  I liked the bit about how his base even cheers when he denigrates the First Amendment, but then what more could you expect from a group that has been breed for their loyalty not their intelligence.  The article is spot on.  Conservatives are not only trying to isolate America from anything which might lead to revolutionary ideals, they are fervently binding their own beliefs into a tight little knot which treats a majority of Americans not only as though they were fresh off the boat immigrants, but as illegal aliens as well.  They are desperately trying to anoint themselves as the only true Americans.

Where as on Monday evening I'll be able to rub some soothing balm on Lilly's nose, the only thing they're going to do is continue to explode in a confined space of their own making.