The Memorial Weekend Begins

So, here we are on Saturday morning, the first day of a three day weekend, a holiday weekend, and our outside temp is 49 (F), and we have a steady rain.  Folks, I don't want to be the bearer of bad news, but here in Central PA, it ain't gonna get much better.  Our high temp might be in the low 60s (F).  I'm not talking about a patch of rain, nor a swath of rain, I'm talking about an enormous sheet of rain covering almost the entire northeast of the country.  The skies are not going to start clearing up until sometime on Monday.   Tuesday's going to be nice.  That's a good thing.  I don't work on Tuesdays and I am definitely going to have to mow the lawn.

Yesterday was sort of busy.  I didn't cook anything special.  Dinner was ham salad.  That was the last of the Easter ham.  I did some grocery shopping.  I bought a ham hock so perhaps on Tuesday I'll make bean soup.  I have tons of dried beans, some wrinkly old potatoes, so I'll probably stop off at the supermarket on my way home from work tomorrow and pick up a carrot or two.  

I am scheduled to work this afternoon.  I'm not expecting it to be busy.  It is the holiday weekend.  Those who do show up will only be doing so because they're looking for the Memorial Day sales.  In the flooring department, we're doing a free install on specialty carpet.  Up until about 8 months ago, all of our carpet installs were free.  Then they began charging so could see an install charge on their quote, however, to offset this they lowered all of the carpet prices.  Then, 3 months ago, they repriced carpet according to density and... if you guessed that 70% of our carpets went up in price you'd be right.  And that increase was more than the amount they deducted to offset the install charge.  Remember, it's all about insuring that the customer pays as much as possible. It's all about greed.

And here's another picture of some of my roses.

What about Tulsi Gabbard quitting?  She's always been seen as a Russian asset, so I'm suspecting Putin has more important issues for her to attend.  I'm suspecting that perhaps her resignation was a mutual decision by both her and Orangie.  In his mind women are good for one thing, and one thing only, and diplomacy is not that one thing.  I also suspect that Orangie's blow bro Vlad is not too happy with Orangie's performance.  One of his main objectives, after all, was to insure that Ukraine capitulated.  Now that Ukraine is kicking Vlad's booty boy ass in so many Russian cities, it must be obvious to Vlad that Orangie is too untethered to be any use at all to him.  Even the real estate goons, Witkoff and Kushner seem to have disappeared form the negotiating stage, and both had some serious ties to Vlad.  I'm suspecting that Orangie's abysmal approval ratings have turned him into the biggest political anchor the world has ever seen.

Sit Back and Watch

 We have a rainy Saturday ahead of us here in Central PA.  Temps are predicted to climb up into the 50s (F) today and into the 60s (F) tomorrow.  This is unseasonably warm.  Long range forecasts had the temps dropping back into the 30s (F), but now it looks as though we'll have to settle for the mid 40s (F) on most days.

I got a lot done yesterday. The aquarium in the living room was cleaned again.  I have a black algae problem in it that I'm trying to eliminate, that means frequent cleanings and water changes.  Besides that, I got in over 2 miles on the treadmill, and made bean soup, enough for 4 servings. I work for the next 3 days, so that means I'll be having soup for lunch everyday.  

The Body in History was worked on as well.  I'm up to page 45 on the hard copy.  Hopefully, I'll have it finished by the end of January and will be able to start sending copies out of my readers and editors.  Once again, I'm looking for someone to read an advance copy and comment.  I like getting the feedback. The last time I asked for a reader the slot was filled fast, so don't dawdle.  Here's my email.  Send me a note.  drsnyderwriter@gmail.com

And here is a pic of the scrumptious bean soup I made yesterday.

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And the Civil War in the Republican party is continuing today, and, in my own way, I am aiding and abetting it's growth.  The fact that MAGA cultists are realizing that their Fearless Leader (and there are people who call the Orange Anus Fearless Leader) doesn't really give a shit about them.  Honestly, when I hear or read those two words, Fearless Leader, I think of the old cartoon show Rocky and Bullwinkle.  I don't doubt that any day now the cult is going to begin calling Elonia, Boris Badenuff.  If they had only paid attention during the campaign, they wouldn't be drowning in their anger.  Now, they've not only screwed themselves, they've screwed America as well.  I don't doubt that at some point, fearing for their own safety, the leaders of the MAGA movement will try taking away guns from the cultists.  Hilarity will not ensue.  As for me?  I'm going to sit back and watch.