Molar

 The forecasters lied, the temps did not rise above freezing yesterday.  They didn't say they were wrong, but they are predicting that we will crack the 32 degree mark today.  I'm debating whether I should hold my breath or not.  

Today is the last of my 4 day mini-vacation.  While I enjoyed it, I will also admit to looking forward to going back to work tomorrow.  I'm not one to sit around, however with the temps as cold as they've been, that's how I spent the time.  Sure, I worked on the book, and watched TV, but I get bored quickly.  Besides, it's slow at work and I can get my 7500 daily steps in.

I'm almost halfway through the final draft of The Body in History.  I haven't reached that point where I'm ready to be done with it, but I know that it's approaching.  I know this because I'm already starting to think about the next on.  The title is already set, so I suppose that will give everybody a clue as to what it will probably be about.  I like it.  The Body in 4/4 Time is snazzy, eh?

Yesterday was one of those days where things sort of got accomplished... sort of.  I did get a bike ride in.  I was pleased with that.  I made a Shrimp Lo Mein for dinner and it was tasty.  Otherwise, it was pretty much the same old, same old.  If the weather was warmer, I'd take Howie for a walk.  But 27 (F) is just too cold.  He did lose a tooth in a rather amusing way.  We were playing fetch with a ball and he dropped it on the floor in front of me, look down at it, and then this tooth fell out of his mouth.  It's a molar.

And, of course, the Orange Anus gets sentenced today.  He went to the Supreme Court to try and get it thrown out and they rejected his plea.  I was more interested in the way the justices voted and, as I expected, the decision was close with the Alito, Brown, Kavanaugh, and Gorsuch being the cultists in the group.  If you didn't know they were going to vote this way, I've got some land in Florida you might be interested in buying.  

I was surprised to see that a lot of Americans view Biden's term unfavorably.  He has accomplished a lot, I do believe, however, that it is his age that gets in the way when it comes to people understanding what he's done.  My biggest problem with him is that he refused to accept that he was a caretaker president.  He is old, and unfortunately, his team did an excellent job of hiding his shortcomings.  Had he done like Lyndon B. Johnson and announced that he was not going to try for a second term, I'm fairly certain we would not be in out current situation.  This is a terrible way to learn from his mistake.

Trailer Trash Royalty

My mini-vacation begins today.  Well, I suppose you could call it a mini-vacation.  I don't have to go to the store.  That's always a good thing.  Even though we're heading into our busy season, I will admit that yesterday, for a Monday, was very slow.  At one point, just like on a late Sunday afternoon, there were probably on 15 customers in the store.

Before I left work, I picked up some dahlias to plant out front.  They will be replacing the tulips.

The window A/C unit I bought for the workout / computer room will be arriving today.  The temps are forecast to stay in the 40's (F), so I'll keep it boxed until later in the week when once again they'll climb into the 50's (F).

And I have to ask, of all the losers who aligned themselves with Trump, am I the only one surprised to find out that Mark Meadows is Trailer Trash Royalty?

For those who don't know, this is the mobile home Mark (I'm really more trashy than I look) Meadows listed on his voter registration as his residence.  This is the North Carolina address he was living at when he voted in the General Election.  His wife was living here, too, when she voted in a run-off election as well as the General Election.  Of course, we know this isn't true.  Of course, being both a conservative and working for the Orange Anus, I don't doubt for a minute that Mark and his wife thought they were 'special.'  This is a terribly large problem with conservatives.  They don't really know their place in the world.  The fact that Meadows, being a crony of corruption, sipped from the Kool-Aid of voter fraud should come as a surprise to no one.  Every cohort of Trump is suspect.