Bite this

Well, I actually did sleep in this morning.
Both dogs have colds.  Seig showed symptoms first (sneezing & runny nose).  His has just about run it's course, but Lily's is kicking in.  The only problem is having them sneeze in your face.  They're dogs... they don't know any better.  There's a lot of... spray.  I'm so glad I'm not one of those hyper-sensitive types.
I saw that even after calls from her own party to resign, that bimbolina Candice Keller from Ohio has refused.  She's saying she a conservative and this is what a conservative believes... of course, we all know conservatives haven't a spare modicum of intelligence.  She said she's going to let her constituents decided: retire her ass fast.  Put her out in that conservative pasture where she can drop her cow flops with other conservatives.
And the Idiot Jerk in the White House is going to Toledo... (wait a minute...) he means Dayton (he stands corrected) and El Paso today.  I'm sure they will do their damndest to keep protesters away.  His sycophants are desperately trying to keep his ego safe.
I went to see "Hobbs & Shaw" last evening.  It was really entertaining.  This was definitely a work of testosterone inspired fantasy.  And for those who are wondering... yes, Dwayne takes off his shirt.  In fact, at one point he's dressed as a Samoan warrior.  The supporting cast is great.  Ryan Reynolds!  and he is funny.  Actually, this movie is almost a comedy, what with all the tit for tatting going on between Dwayne and Jason.  Sadly, Jason does keep his clothing  on - no skin.  I mean, nothing that you could really sink you teeth into.
And finally.  I thought this was interesting.  From time immemoriam  we've been told that the Milky Way is a flat, disc shaped galaxy.  Well, that's wrong.  We've got curves.  That's right, our galaxy is a little... bent, if you know what I mean.

Pringle shaped is what they're saying.  That's right!  It's like a tasty potato snack made from stars and planets and gas clouds rather than itsby bitsy potato parts.  If you click on the link there's an animation where you get to see the Milky Way move.  Tasty, huh?

Germ Warfare

Today is a rather unusual day for me.  I called off sick.  About two weeks ago I developed a mild cold, runny nose for about a day and a half, that's all.  This is how colds normally effect me - here today and gone tomorrow.  On Friday one of my associates, the one who looks like Santa Claus, came in complaining of a vicious cold - sneezing, coughing, bad post nasal drip.  I told him "if it's that bad you should have stayed home."  We constantly deal with the public.  We want to sell them stuff, not make them sick.  Anyway, yesterday morning I noticed the beginning of a sore throat.  Shit.  So about 3 AM this morning, when I woke up to find swallowing very painful, I decided to take the day off.  Around 7 I called the store manager and told him I wouldn't be in.  His comment "I don't have any problem with you taking the day off."

Here it is, about 5 hours later, and my symptoms are pretty much gone.  My glands are a teeny bit sore yet, but my nasal passages are clear; breathing is easy.  I don't take medications, one of my little quirks, unless prescribed by a physician.  Anyway, I probably could have gone into work.  Maybe spread around a little contamination.  Shared a little of my discomfort with a lot of other people.  Practiced a little germ warfare on the unknowing masses who stopped in to buy a gallon of paint.  Nah, it was much easier to make a phone call and go back to sleep until the little dog decided to jump up on the bed with squeaky toy and shove it into my face.  Isn't this why we have 'personal days?'