Things Are Not The Way They Used To Be

 For some, the end of the work week has arrived.  I never work Friday, and I'm part-time so "end of the work week," does not pertain to me.  The weather forecast today is Sunny and mild, temps in the mid 70s (F).  That's something I can deal with.  In fact, that is the perfect invitation to spend time outside focusing on winter clean-up.  

I did work yesterday and scheduling was bare bones to say the least.  Flooring and Decor had a total of 14 hours scheduled, and while that may seem like a lot, it isn't.  No aisle associate was scheduled, so there was no one to bring down pallets of product.  This means we have to steal someone from another department.  I was told by my department manager that on Tuesday the department was over scheduled.  Our schedules are actually pre-built by corporate and downloaded Monday morning. The HR rep doing the scheduling should be able to adjust them by moving people around, that's what I used to do.  Frequently I would simply delete their schedule completely and write my own.  Unfortunately we are part of a corporation that likes to micro-manage hours, so her hands may be tied.  Things are not the way they used to be.

Here's an update on the seeds I planted.  The beans are sprouting like... well, bean sprouts.  The green peppers are coming along fine.  However everything else, including the tomato seeds?  Nothing.

Lots of things in the political mix today:

Little Marco says that the United States will pull out of the Ukraine peace talks because no one involved is kissing Donald's ass.  Now, I have to admit, that's not exactly what he said, but everyone knows it's the truth.

Senator Van Hollen met with Abrego Garcia down in El Salvador.  That's a crack in Orangie's illegal deportation policy.  His approval rating is constantly eroding.  This is not going to stop it.  

Lisa Murkowski, for the record, has said that Republican Senators are terrified of Trump, that's why they're not doing anything to stop him.  Lisa, this is a terrible message.  You were elected to represent your constituents, not bow down to the Orange Anus out of fear.

According to Bloomberg, the country is already in a recession.  Ouch.

And it seems that in these tariff talks, no one is bending the knee.  They all know that Orangie is a spineless blowhard and will cave, and then lie.  They are circumventing us.  They are going to punish us because of one man, and one political party.  We are going to pay the price because things are not the way they used to be.

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.