The Bigger Stick

 Say hello to Thursday!  We're in for more sunny, fairly warm weather today.  Again the high is predicted to be in the 40s (F).  Yesterday, we cracked the 50 (F) degree mark.  Now how nice is that.  Since February begins on Saturday, I thought I'd post a reminder about the warm-up that always comes in the 2nd month of the year. It never fails.  During the past warm years, the temp has climbed into the low to mid 60s (F), this year, because this winter has been a tad colder, expect those warm days to easily hit the mid 50s (F).

Yesterday was odd in that I didn't do any sort of workout.  Except for taking Howie on a walk around the block, I pretty much sequestered myself inside.  I did look at my dumbbells for a bit, but left them lying on the floor.  My treadmill did not run.  My bike's tires did not spin.  There's lot of stuff going on inside my head about the new book.  This doesn't mean I celebrated the hours pretending to be a slug.  Chores were done.  Dirty laundry was washed.  I changed the filter on the dryer.  But for the most part, it was a meh day.

Evidently I'm part of a class-action lawsuit against Erie Insurance Group, that is if I sign, date, and mail back the forms.  If I do, I could get a check for between $25 and $500.  Thinking about it, I'll probably not return the authorization.  This is part of what's wrong with America, so many are continuing to litigate because so many of us think that we are owed, and I really don't want to be part of that "I'm going to make you pay," mentality.

This afternoon I get to go work.  This will be the last week I'm scheduled for 22 hours, from then on out it appears that I'll be working either 17 or 18 hours a week.  I can live with that.  As the weather warms up, I'm expecting to begin spending more time at Adams-Ricci.  

And yes, the sticks keep getting bigger.

Last evening a commercial jet liner collided with a military helicopter which evidently had it's transponder turned off, meaning that the controllers at JFK airport did not know it was in the air.  I've heard that this was a military transport with only 3 on board.  This means it had either dropped someone of some importance off, or was on it's way to pick someone up and it was being done... shall we say off the record.  That's the only reason it would not have been broadcasting it's position.

And Robert F Kennedy Jr was in the hot seat yesterday during his confirmation hearings to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.  He proved his incompetence by failing to answer so many questions.  Probably the most shocking was the fact that he tried to put distance between himself and his espousing the anti-vax community.  This man has made millions by speaking out and writing books about the evils of vaccines and then yesterday he said no, no, no, he never said that, or wrote that.  He betrayed everyone who ever believed he was speaking with some bit of authority.  I wonder how many people died because of him.

The Party's Over

 And another Sunday has arrived.  A slow Sunday, hopefully.  The temps are going to be warm, but rain is on the way.  Lots of rain since the chance of rain today is 90% and the likelihood for rain tomorrow is 99%.  Oh, the temps are going to be super warm - in the mid to upper 70's.  

I scheduled a vacation day for this week, so I only work 3 days.  I do have to use vacation.  Use it or lose it.  The big orange retailer I work for doesn't let us carry it over, not that I've ever done that, at least not with vacation.  I used to do that with personal time.  Never got sick.  However, accumulating personal time is no longer an option.  They do a deposit to your bank account for the days not used.  Me?  I'd rather have the time off.

The new aquarium pump arrived yesterday and will be installed this morning.  I don't have to be to work until 1:15 PM so there's plenty of time to get things done.  I might even get in a jog on the treadmill.

I have daffodils that are ready to bloom.

There are about 1000 truckers waiting in somewhere in Maryland who have come to protest mask mandates... Woah! they came a little too late for that party.  So, I guess they're planning a peaceable protest for all mandates which, I suppose, means most of them are anti-vax.  Covid deaths are still over 2000 per day among the anti-vax group.  It also turns out that they are 3 times more likely to believe The Big Lie.  Hhhmmm.  One can only wonder if they'll even realize the party's over.  Probably not.

And I saw Mikey Pence gave a speech to the RNC on Friday.  He said Putin apologists have no place in the Republican party.  That group includes the, Donald, the Orange Anus, Trump (aka DOA Trump).  That fool has claimed several times "Putin is my friend," or that Putin's "a good friend."  At least that's what desperate Don wants to believe, and feels the world needs to accept it as a truth.  DOA Trump doesn't understand he is no longer useful to his blow bro Vlad.  That's right, his party's over, too.  In fact, the only ones who are going to believe him are the unvaxed group who still believe there's a mask mandate.