Trump tells the Supreme Court to go to Hell

 Well, we still have a bit of a drizzle outside, and according to Accuweather, this will continue into the afternoon.   We didn't have the torrential rains that were being forecast, they stayed to the east of us.  What we ended up with were steady, soaking rains that are more beneficial than the gushers that lead to flash flooding.  Temp wise we're suppose to stay in the mid 40s (F) throughout the day.

Yesterday was a good day to get things done, even though it was cloudy and rained from cloudy sun up to cloudy sun down.  Lotsa laundry was washed, and dried, and folded.  I rowed.  I lifted weights.  I cleaned.  The aquarium in the living room was cleaned thoroughly.  And, even though this might be too late in the year, I planted seeds in a starter kit.  Honestly, the we're still too cold up here to plant gardeny things outside.  Tomatoes and green peppers were planted, as well as some squash seeds in this little Jiffy greenhouse starter kit.  I'm pleased.  This is a big first for me.  I'll be pleased if they grow.  If they don't, I won't be too upset since the kit was rather inexpensive.  I wasn't about to through out a lot of money for something that I consider to be iffy.

Yesterday the Supreme Court, the same one that gave the Orange Anus almost unlimited immunity for everything that he does while in office, in a 9-0 decision told Orangie that he needed to bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the United States.  The Department of Justice, in a piss-assed use of semantics told the Court to go to Hell.  In a statement released by Orangie, he said that he "would consider" listening to them.  Have you any idea how extremely rare it is for all 9 judges to agree?  They were sending a clear message to the Orange Anus, he needed to comply.  However, with their decision on his immunity, the John Roberts' Court set the stage for his disobedience.  If you thought the American people saw them as losers and failures before, yesterday elevated that anger exponentially.  He is trying to illegitimize every decision they make.  Way to go Supreme Court.  You are responsible for this shit.

 

Percentage Points

 The weather today is supposed to be great, temps in the low to mid 80s (F), slightly breezy, lotsa sunshine, and... of course... I'm scheduled to work.  Ah, well, I'm sure I'll survive.  This isn't the first nice day we have this summer, and it's not going to be the last.

And I did work yesterday, and yes, it was very slow.  I did briefly talk to an older couple about having carpet installed.  They were rather unhappy that we weren't running a 4th of July sale.  This is a serious problem with retail.  It's bad when you've trained your customer to only buy when there's a sale.  Take Bali and Levelor blinds and shades, both top of the line brands.  They both frequently run sales.  When I started designing blinds their average sale markdown was 25%, occasionally they'd do a big sale and offer 30%.  Over the years prices have gone up, but so have the sale markdowns.  Now it's not unusual for them to run a sale with 40% to 45% off, and a few weeks ago they offered 50%.  However, even at that high a percentage, customers are not getting a deal.  Yet, they see that % and jump at the deal that isn't really a deal.

 When I first made reservations to go to Greece, 3 months ago, people thought I was really excited.  Honestly, at that time it didn't even faze me.  In spite of what some of you might think, I'm not a very excitable person.  However, as my departure date draws closer, enthusiasm is beginning to build.  It's now less than 2 months away and anticipation is beginning to build.  

Of course, since the debate, there has been a small, loud minority yelling that Biden needs to drop out of the race.  While I'm not a big believer in polls, this is the first one I've seen since the CNN  fiasco, and it's surprising.

This same poll had Biden up by 1%.  While the legitimacy and accuracy of polls is debatable, I do think this one possibly underscores what most Americans think:  Trump is unfit to be president.  Nothing drove that point home more than his constantly lying during the debate.  While Biden may have stumbled, the Orange Anus spit out continuous lies and not once had to deal fact checking.  Americans don't want a liar and chief.  

Another aspect of the debate not too many are talking about is that viewership was down quite a lot.  So, who watched it?  Those same cultists who travel from rally to rally and pundits who think that their opinions are important to Americans.  Sad new for them, people may get angry at what they say, but truthfully no one cares what they think.  While the New York Times may want to use Biden's bad performance as a game changer, it isn't.  They don't understand it's not about whether he stumbles, it's about Democracy.  What will be a game changer is the Supreme Court's decision on Trump's immunity.  Republicans will be happy as pigs in shit if they give him even the slightest bit, but America will harden against him.  We do not want a king.  We do not want a Republican authoritarian government.

Comparatively Speaking

 Wow! The morning temp is 74 (F), which is rather toasty.  If the forecasters are correct, we're going to crack the triple digits today, with the mercury rising to 100 (F).  Does anyone still know what that means?  Mercury rising?  For those who don't, there was a time when mercury was used in thermometers; all types of thermometers, even the ones you slid under your tongue to take your temperature.  Those days are long gone.  Now they stick something in your ear, or drag it across your forehead.  Science!  Isn't it grand!

The window unit in "the gym" is on low cool, high cool is way too loud.

I had my last window quote yesterday.  It was from the great orange home improvement retailer that I work for, and it was, as all of the other sales agents had said, the lowest that I received.  If I had decided to go cheap, I'd have taken their offer, however, the quote was for Simonton 6500 windows.  Being the curious person I am, I did a lot of comparison shopping, if you want to call it that, and comparatively speaking, Okna windows rate better than Simonton.  I understand that for some, cheap is the only way to go, and sometimes that all you can afford, but I would rather pay a bit more and get a better quality product.  On top of the quality, there is also the fact that Okna windows are made in Bristol, PA, making locally owned.

And this is what the writing room floor looks like, all I need is a couple strong people to move the desk so I can put the area rug beneath it.

Time is running out for the Supreme Court to rule on Trump's immunity.  Will they decide in his favor and give that same immunity to Biden?  Don't bet on it.  Not that they wouldn't love to, however, because he's got Eileen Cannon in his back pocket constantly delaying his treason trial, they'll deny his immunity claims.  Ouch.

And whiny Stevie Bannon appealed to the Supreme Court in order to keep his slimy ass out of prison.  He's another loser who feels he doesn't need to be held accountable for his words and actions.  Unfortunately for Stevie, it's too late for him to crawl back under his rock, and the Supreme Court has been rocked with so many ugly charges, and allegations, and so many of their decisions have been so anti-American and anti-Democracy, they will toss his appeal in the trash.

A Bad Day for Republicans

 Okay, so it's Wednesday.  Again we have sunshine, but then that's not something I reckon I'll get tired of soon.  Let's be honest here, when was the last time you heard anybody wish for a cloudy day?  If the weather people are correct, next week we should be hitting the low 60s (F) for a day or two.  After that, they have us dropping back down to more season temps.

My UGI inspector did his thing yesterday.  A real talkative chap, he felt the need to complain about a customer who needed a police intervention, and even then the inspection failed to take place.  I got to hear how a customer refused to allow him into his house, and waved a pipe at the inspectors, and tried to sic his dog on him.  What happens when the inspector can't do his job?  They turn off your gas.  

Because he managed to get here earlier than I had been expecting, I got in time on both the treadmill and the rowing machine.  I did increase the tension on the rower, moving up a notch to 5, and there was a noticeable difference.  In no time, I had my heart rate up to 130.  I don't know how accurate they are, but according to both the rower and Garmin I burned off 153 calories in 15 minutes.

I signed up for Kinomap, which is an app that lets you select a video you can row to, using down a river, or in a bay.  So, not only will I be riding with Garmin all over the world, I'll be rowing with Kinomap, though mostly in Europe.  I'll have to see if they have any videos of rowing down the Thames.

And, of course, yesterday this happened.

This is the decision I was expecting.  As they Appeals court stated, any other decision would have invalidated the 3 branches of government, and the president would become a dictator.  That is precisely what the Orange Anus wants.  I don't doubt he has wet dreams about being re-elected and then becoming the American version of his blow bro Vlad.  Well, that ain't gonna happen.  He will, as always, appeal to the Supreme Court and they're not gonna touch it.  They will let it stay.  And, if things continue to go as badly for him as they have, his Insurrectionist trial could start in May.  He's trying to get it moved out of Washington, but that's going to be a no go.  

And Nikki Haley came in 2nd in the Nevada primary... 2nd to None of the Above.  Ouch.

Really, yesterday was a truly terrible day for Republicans.  Once again, the House of Representatives, in which they have a slim majority, demonstrated gross incompetence.   You can bet that Trump is behind every one of their bad decisions.  Someone should tell them that everything he touches dies.